Content Objective: The reader will respond to various literary genres using interpretive and evaluative processes; use the stance of the critic to review; analyze and evaluate informational materials that are read and viewed.
Language Objective: Discuss elements of literature in general and The Outsiders in particular; discuss the problems in making a movie from a book.
Essential Question: What is the purpose of an expository paper?
Today in class we nearly completed watching The Outsiders film. First drafts of the expository paper were returned. I began planning for our next unit: The Research Paper. I also planned a few extra items to coincide with Valentine's Day and Washington's birthday. The Boosters' Dance and Faculty Student basketball games were held tonight. It was a lot of fun and made me think of the way communities must have been: families gathering at the local schoolhouse for an event. Miss Shumaker and IO took a lot of pictures for the news show/yearbook, but what made the night even better was watching the boys repeatedly sink three pointers in order to come from behind and notch their first win of the year!
Homework: Continue work on The Outsiders frontpage project'expository paper; self-selected reading.
Friday
Thursday
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Content Objective: The reader will respond to various literary genres using interpretive and evaluative processes; use the stance of the critic to review; analyze and evaluate informational materials that are read and viewed.
Language Objective: Discuss elements of literature in general and The Outsiders in particular; discuss the problems in making a movie from a book.
Essential Question: What are the difficulties in bringing a novel to the screen?
Today in class we completed our reading of The Outsiders. We read Johnny's letter to Ponyboy and debated its meaning for both Ponyboy and ourselves. We discussed the difficulties in making a book into a movie: it's difficult for a movie to contain everything in a book in two hours or less, some literary devices aren't able to be transfered to the visual medium, and several students expressed dislike for the voiceover. We began watching the film version and compared it to the novel. Many students were quick to spot inaccuracies in the film. First drafts of the expository paper were turned in; I will check them, add comments, and return them tomorrow.
Homework: Continue work on The Outsiders frontpage project; self-selected reading.
Language Objective: Discuss elements of literature in general and The Outsiders in particular; discuss the problems in making a movie from a book.
Essential Question: What are the difficulties in bringing a novel to the screen?
Today in class we completed our reading of The Outsiders. We read Johnny's letter to Ponyboy and debated its meaning for both Ponyboy and ourselves. We discussed the difficulties in making a book into a movie: it's difficult for a movie to contain everything in a book in two hours or less, some literary devices aren't able to be transfered to the visual medium, and several students expressed dislike for the voiceover. We began watching the film version and compared it to the novel. Many students were quick to spot inaccuracies in the film. First drafts of the expository paper were turned in; I will check them, add comments, and return them tomorrow.
Homework: Continue work on The Outsiders frontpage project; self-selected reading.
Wednesday
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Content Objective: The reader will respond to various literary genres using interpretive and evaluative processes.
Language Objective: Discuss elements of literature in general and The Outsiders in particular.
Essential Question: How does one use quotation marks to signify speech in print?
Today in class we continued reading The Outsiders. We read about the aftermath of Johnny's death; the death of Dally was emotional and Ponyboy's crackup puzzling. I was pleased that so many students understood the aim of S. E. Hinton when she has Ponyboy pick up the broken glass. Students received instruction for using quotation marks. I called on students to help demonstrate their use with sample sentences from The Outsiders and the overhead projector. Then they practiced independently with assitence from me or a peer as needed; afterwards, students self-checked and self-corrected. This skill will be useful when they record their interview with a character on the newspaper frontpage project. Those students writing an expository paper examining the popularity of this novel among teens either conducted peer review and offered suggestions or grouped together with me for some targeted instruction.
Homework: First draft of expository paper or continue work on frontpage.
Language Objective: Discuss elements of literature in general and The Outsiders in particular.
Essential Question: How does one use quotation marks to signify speech in print?
Today in class we continued reading The Outsiders. We read about the aftermath of Johnny's death; the death of Dally was emotional and Ponyboy's crackup puzzling. I was pleased that so many students understood the aim of S. E. Hinton when she has Ponyboy pick up the broken glass. Students received instruction for using quotation marks. I called on students to help demonstrate their use with sample sentences from The Outsiders and the overhead projector. Then they practiced independently with assitence from me or a peer as needed; afterwards, students self-checked and self-corrected. This skill will be useful when they record their interview with a character on the newspaper frontpage project. Those students writing an expository paper examining the popularity of this novel among teens either conducted peer review and offered suggestions or grouped together with me for some targeted instruction.
Homework: First draft of expository paper or continue work on frontpage.
Tuesday
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Content Objective: The reader will respond to various literary genres using interpretive and evaluative processes.
Language Objective: Discuss elements of literature in general and The Outsiders in particular.
Essential Question: How does one use the Five W's (who, what, where, when, and why) to create a summary of a significant event in The Outsiders?
Today in class we continued reading The Outsiders. We read about the big rumble and the death of Johnny. Students received instructions for a project related to this novel. Most students will be creating a newspaper front page that contains a summary of a major event, an editorial in which the student stakes out a position and defends it, and an interview with a character. Others will be writing an expository paper examining the popularity of this novel among teens.
Homework: Rough draft of summary or paper.
Language Objective: Discuss elements of literature in general and The Outsiders in particular.
Essential Question: How does one use the Five W's (who, what, where, when, and why) to create a summary of a significant event in The Outsiders?
Today in class we continued reading The Outsiders. We read about the big rumble and the death of Johnny. Students received instructions for a project related to this novel. Most students will be creating a newspaper front page that contains a summary of a major event, an editorial in which the student stakes out a position and defends it, and an interview with a character. Others will be writing an expository paper examining the popularity of this novel among teens.
Homework: Rough draft of summary or paper.
Monday
Monday, February 4, 2008
Language Goal: Discuss elements of literature.
Content Goal: The learner will respond to various literary genres using interpretive and evaluative processes.
Essential Question: What are the significant events of the novel?
Today in class we resumed our reading of The Outsiders. As we near the end, several story lines begin to converge. Students were given an introduction to an upcoming project: a newspaper frontpage depicting a) a summary of a major event, b) an editorial in which the student expresses and defends an opinion, and c) an interview with a character from the novel. In addition, we visited the Media Center to renew/check out books.
Homework: Self-selected reading.
Content Goal: The learner will respond to various literary genres using interpretive and evaluative processes.
Essential Question: What are the significant events of the novel?
Today in class we resumed our reading of The Outsiders. As we near the end, several story lines begin to converge. Students were given an introduction to an upcoming project: a newspaper frontpage depicting a) a summary of a major event, b) an editorial in which the student expresses and defends an opinion, and c) an interview with a character from the novel. In addition, we visited the Media Center to renew/check out books.
Homework: Self-selected reading.
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