Warm-up DGP
Ghost story writing
The Monkey's Paw (click here to read online)
Read The Monkey's Paw and annotate according to instructions (above); find and print a copy of your favorite scary story (to share); sketchnote exercise (handout)
Classwork (click here for the class flipchart): Warm-up DGP Ghost story writing The Monkey's Paw (click here to read online) Homework:
Read The Monkey's Paw and annotate according to instructions (above); find and print a copy of your favorite scary story (to share); sketchnote exercise (handout)
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Classwork: Warm-up - read aloud 3rd place winner Kathy T. (click here to go to her online story) Writer's workshop - continue writing your ghost story! Homework:
Read The Monkey's Paw and annotate. Pay particular interest to the author's craft: How does he build suspense? What makes this story particularly creepy? How does he set the mood? As a writer of your own scary story, you will find this information useful! Classwork (click here for the class flipchart): warm-up - sketchnote share Scarlet Ibis sketchnote: Creating your sketchnote on the Scarlet Ibis, make sure to consider the essence of the story and include the following: -3-4 quotes that are significant in some way to the story (these can be character reveals, they can pertain to the theme, or they can have some significance/connection to you, personally) -the significant symbols in the story -the mood of the story Start writing your ghost stories! (click here for the assignment page) Homework:
Complete your sketchnote of The Scarlet Ibis; write an outline or the first page of your ghost story (in other words, do your pre-writing) Classwork (click here for class flipchart):
warm-up - draw two symbols from the Scarlet Ibis reading and explain SI reading questions Sketchnotes introduction - two videos (see class flipchart) Homework: Complete and "all about me" sketchnote and finish questions started in class Classwork (click here for class flipchart): Class discussion (discussion questions, see class flipchart) on All of Summer in a Day The Scarlet Ibis - begin annotations as a class (see below) Homework:
Finish reading and annotating The Scarlet Ibis Classwork (click here for class flipchart) :
Picture day Writing diagnostic test - not graded annotating video character development in The Most Dangerous Game The Big Question - introduction - distribute the question list and class discussion (click here for the list) Homework: Choose your Big Question and write about 1 handwritten page explaining why you chose that question. Due next class Classwork (click here for class flipchart):
Warm-up - Share your chosen quote with a neighbor Seal our memoir letters and turn in Diagnostic testing - not graded! Begin reading All of Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury and annotate (click here) Homework: Complete the reading of the short story All of Summer in a Day and annotate Classwork (click here for class flipchart):
Learning Styles and Time Management (guest speaker Ms. Clerkin) Introduction to annotating (and bookmark) Begin reading The Most Dangerous Game and annotate for characters and setting Hand in Memoir assignment Homework: Complete reading and annotating of TMDG |
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