1. Read: "Why I Am A Writer" by: Pat Mora.
2. Write: Add one additional paragraph to your autobiography that explains how your culture has shaped who you are as a writer and as a person. Before you tell me you don't have "culture" in your family... let me stop you. EVERYONE has a culture. Food you eat often or on certain days, holidays, special times, routines, songs you sing in the car, etc. YOU HAVE THAT! So, what parts of your culture have shaped you into the person you have become? Do you view this as a positive or a negative? Does it match with what your peers define as positive or negative? How does that define your view of yourself? This paragraph can be located anywhere in your story between the introduction and the conclusion. Place it in the part of your story that you think fits the best. 3. Edit your autobiography. 1. Is it typed up and spelled correctly? 2. ARE there at least two colorful words in each paragraph? 3. Does the introduction have a hook? 4. Have you used a literary element such as a metaphor or simile, used a word(s) repeatedly to show importance, or used the same letter at the beginning of each word in a group of words (spondee, alliteration)? 5. Reread it. Does it make sense? Are there any parts that make you pause for understanding? Fix/re-word those parts. 6. Did you create a scene in the readers mind using descriptive words showing time, place, feeling/mood? 7. What is one thing you can add to make your story rich and enjoyable to read? Humor? Clarification? Adjectives?
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Spend no more than 15 minutes doing online research for one aspect or detail related to the theme of your game (Creative Pursuits). This should be completed independently. Find information from a photograph, chart, story, or video. UEN is a great place to start. Use the skills you have learned in identifying reliable sources. Choose information from a reliable source (.edu vs. .com). Be sure to record WHERE YOU GOT YOUR INFORMATION!!!! This is key to the competition and judges will be looking for it! You can use easy bib or whatever preferred method of online bibliography helper you prefer.
For 3 minutes, brainstorm all of the different ways you could use the information you have gathered, into your game. (Ideas might include directions, pre-story, questions for cards, the way to make the dice relevant to your game topic, etc.) Then, put a star by the idea that will be the best one for the game. Spend 22 minutes creating your best idea from the brainstorming list. Think about detail! What can you do to make it unique to your topic? What artistic eye-catching features can you include to make it more creative and pleasing to look at? Each of these steps needs to be completed on your own! There will be plenty of time to work together as a team. Today's work is where your own individual style comes into play. Be creative! Push an idea to outer limits! Do it in your own style, do not hold back in fear of what your teammates may say or think. Instead, focus your thoughts on how you can create something unique and relevant to the topic. Read: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. This is found in the book "The 1940's: A Decade of Change" by the College of William and Mary. Some of you will need to buddy up with ONE partner, as there are not enough books for everyone. Then, answer these questions on a piece of paper. When you are done, be sure your name is on it and turn it into the green basket.
1. State an important theme of the reading in a sentence or two. 2. What does the story tell us about the idea of change? Support this with details from the book. 3. What is ironic about the different village functions that Mr. Summers conducts? 4. Mr. Summers says, "Now we've got to be hurrying a little more to get it done in time." In time for what? 5. Why did the villagers continue the lottery ritual? What is its purpose? 6. What suggestions does the author give early in the story about the true nature of the lottery? What evidence in the story allows you to draw inferences about what will happen? 7. Why is it that many aspects of the lottery ritual had been forgotten and the original black box lost, yet the villagers remembered the stones? In what ways had the lottery changed, and in what ways had it not changed? 8. Who in the story is most resistant to the idea of quitting the lottery? Why do you think that individual is so reluctant to change? I will miss you today!!!
1. For 30 minutes, write the 3rd and 4th paragraph of your autobiography! DO NOT WORK ON ATHENA!!!! Athena is homework if you are not finished with it at this point. The third and fourth paragraphs should be about a different life experience that ties into the main theme you have chosen for your autobiography (change, adventure, fear, courage, etc.). Paint a picture for your reader using vivid and colorful words that describe the sights, sounds, emotions, time period, and location of your experience. The reader should be able to clearly see and draw conclusions as to why this experience relates to your overall theme or big idea. Explain this clearly to them. (Example: How did you moving schools and becoming the only female football player on your team show courage? At what changing point did you show the most courage?) When you finish, begin writing your conclusion. This should be a summary of the theme that keeps popping up in your life. Similar to the "top bun" (Introduction), but worded differently. 2. For 15 minutes, locate a quote (online) that reflects the theme for your autobiography. Tie it in to your conclusion. Work on the third paragraph of your autobiography. It should be about the second life experience on your web. Give details and draw conclusions as to why this experience relates to your overall theme or big idea.
Read: All Summer In A Day by Ray Bradbury. Whittier students, you can click above to read the story.
Show: Independently complete a Literature Web found under the "Favorite Harbors" tab of the web site. Print and fill it out. Turn it into the basket or next time you come to class. This assignment is worth 10 points. Write: Briefly respond on the back of your Literature Web to this question: How does the weather affect your feelings and activities? *Be prepared to answer in-depth questions about the book in a Socratic Seminar tomorrow. |
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