Wednesday

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Content Objective: 4.01 Analyze the purpose of the author or creator and the impact of that purpose; evaluate any bias, apparent or hidden messages, emotional factors, and/or propaganda techniques; evaluate the underlying assumptions of the author/creator; and evaluate the effects of author's craft on the reader/viewer/listener.

Language Objective: Join small group discussion during poster construction; develop a message and deliver it to a target audience.

Essential Question: What is the message in An Inconvenient Truth and how are propaganda techniques used to convey a message to a target audience?

Today's classroom activity concerned issues and questions in An Inconvenient Truth. Students answered guided questions as they watched the film. Following a discussion at film's end, small groups brainstormed together to create graphic organizers. This information was later used when students created posters containing their ideas to be posted about the school. These activities were developed in preparation for our upcoming coastal trip.

Homework: Reading Comprehension practice #5; SSR.