Check back on Wednesday, 5-13 for an update.

Check back on Wednesday, 5-13 for an update.

Check back on Wednesday, 5-13 for an update.

We went to the library for the whole class period to allow students to work at the tables or computers as they gathered information for their poster... OUTLINES for the character essay were due by the end of the period.

Requirements for the poster:

• a title that clearly indicates the TITLE of the book and the ALLUSION you are presenting
• at least 3 quotes that demonstrate how your research is related to the book's allusion(s)
• at least 3 quotes from your internet research (CITED SOURCES!!!) that explain the allusion
• at least 2 paragraphs that explain, in your own words, the connections between the historical event or literary reference and the book you are reading
• visuals that help clarify the information (again, don't forget to cite your sources)

Posters are due on MONDAY, April 27th.

We covered the information needed to complete the allusion posters (Due MONDAY, April 27th)
and reviewed the definition of an allusion (see requirements below).

Students signed up for poster topics, based on the historical or literary allusions in their book.
We then went to the library to allow students to work at the tables or computers as they gathered information for their poster and finalized their character analysis essay outlines (due Thursday, April 23!!)

Requirements for the poster:

• a title that clearly indicates the TITLE of the book and the ALLUSION you are presenting
• at least 3 quotes that demonstrate how your research is related to the book's allusion(s)
• at least 3 quotes from your internet research (CITED SOURCES!!!) that explain the allusion
• at least 2 paragraphs that explain, in your own words, the connections between the historical event or literary reference and the book you are reading
• visuals that help clarify the information (again, don't forget to cite your sources)
  

Individual work (A Lesson Before Dying and Cold Mountain):
reading, summaries, journalling, character lists and quote gathering.
Begin work on character essays.


Sm. group schedule: Thursday, 1st 40 min: Red Badge of Courage, 2nd 40 min: Slaughterhouse Five
Teacher led: Check questions, discuss questions & predictions, find/discuss quotes

THEME "ONE PAGERS" DUE THURS!!!

Individual work (Red Badge of Courage and Slaughterhouse Five):
reading, summaries, journalling, character lists and quote gathering.
Begin work on character essays.


Sm. group schedule: Thursday, 1st 40 min: A Lesson Before Dying, 2nd 40 min: Cold Mountain
Teacher led: Check questions, discuss questions & predictions, find/discuss quotes

THEME "ONE PAGERS" DUE THURS!!!

Group Lesson: Introduce theme one-pagers and have students take notes/create their theme statements (themes listed with character notes).

Themes, we decided as a class, are defined as the message the author intends the reader to understand.

Individually, students created theme statements, based on one of the themes listed for their book. After discussing some examples of theme statements as a class, students reconsidered or revised their statements. NOTE: They need to be able to VISUALLY represent their theme.

Mrs. Evans (re)introduced the idea of a theme "one pager"--a visual alternative to writing a thematic essay. Students were advised to collect pictures from magazines or the internet (must be properly cited!) and three quotes that DIRECTLY and CLEARLY support their theme statement.

This theme one-pager will be completed outside of class as an assessment of their understanding of theme and visualization--two concepts we have been working on throughout the year.
DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 16th at the beginning of class.

Sm. group/lit. circles schedule:
Tuesday, 1st 40 min: A Lesson Before Dying, 2nd 40 min: Cold Mountain
Thursday, 1st 40 min: Red Badge of Courage, 2nd 40 min: Slaughterhouse Five

For those students reading Red Badge of Courage or Slaughterhouse Five, this was a workday.
Individual work: reading, study questions, journalling, character lists and quote gathering.

LITERATURE CIRCLES
Student led: discuss questions & predictions, find/discuss quotes that show characterization or emerging themes.
Teacher led: act as moderator for discussion, collect study questions, hand out "active reading" strategies bookmark as a reminder/aide for journal entries and study guide questions.

Sm. group/lit. circles schedule:
Tuesday, 1st 40 min: A Lesson Before Dying, 2nd 40 min: Cold Mountain
Thursday, 1st 40 min: Red Badge of Courage, 2nd 40 min: Slaughterhouse Five

For those students reading Red Badge of Courage or Slaughterhouse Five, this was a workday.
Individual work: reading, study questions, journalling, character lists and quote gathering.

LITERATURE CIRCLES
Student led: discuss questions & predictions, find/discuss quotes that show characterization or emerging themes.
Teacher led: act as moderator for discussion, collect study questions, hand out "active reading" strategies bookmark as a reminder/aide for journal entries and study guide questions.

Quote explication paragraphs due at the beginning of the period. Late work will be accepted, but will not receive full points.

Character Analysis lesson: writing activity (whole class)
Students will be writing a character analysis essay on one of the major characters from their novel. Work on this essay should be on-going, as students take character notes and write in their journals. Today, several examples were shared/discussed and an outline format was handed out.


Reminder of related upcoming due dates:

April 22/23: Essay outline due

April 30/May 1: Final, typed, essays due

Sm. group/lit. circles schedule:
Tuesday, 1st 40 min: A Lesson Before Dying, 2nd 40 min: Cold Mountain
Thursday, 1st 40 min: Red Badge of Courage, 2nd 40 min: Slaughterhouse Five

For those students reading A Lesson Before Dying or Cold Mountain, this was a workday.
Individual work: reading, study questions, journalling, character lists and quote gathering.

LITERATURE CIRCLES
Student led: discuss questions & predictions, find/discuss quotes that show characterization or emerging themes.
Teacher led: act as moderator for discussion, collect study questions, teach quote explication (students take notes).

REMINDER: Quote explication paragraphs are due MONDAY, April 6