the best laid plans..
Thursday, February 26, 2015
#9 Your Small Group Novel News Story
insert the link and explain how it relates to your small group novel (doesn't need to be a direct link....as long as you can see the connection)
#8 the small group novel first half
what was the most memorable part of the first half of the book?...where in the book did this occur?...why did you choose it? Explain
The Small Group Novel : INDEPENDENT
1. Read the book
2. Complete the blogs
3. Answer the content questions (print )
4. Complete the handouts
a. Issues Web
- front side complete for teen society in general ....the middle should say teen culture ...branching out from there could be entries such as peer pressure, education pressure, economic pressure, relationship pressure or , better yet, categories of your choosing...compete the web from there
- back: complete as front but this time for the world of your group novel..the middle should be the title of your novel ...complete from there
b. Conflict : three types: person vs self, person, society etc...choices of person ...the result of these choices ...predict where it is going ..then recommend better solution for the three
c. Narrative Voice:
first column: 4 events etc from story
ex. George and Lennie travel together (from Of Mice and Men)
second column: 3 things that you can easily surmise
ex. George and Lennie are friends
third column: 2 examples that require inference (reading between the lines)
ex. George is a very good guy who feels responsible for Lennie's welfare
forth column: 1 example from own experience
ex. an example from your own experience when someone looked out for someone else who was challenged in some way
complete sections on reliability of the narrator and how it affects your reading of it
d. Find a news article that deals with your issue in some way...post a link to it in your blog and explain why you chose it in relation to your novel
2. Complete the blogs
3. Answer the content questions (print )
4. Complete the handouts
a. Issues Web
- front side complete for teen society in general ....the middle should say teen culture ...branching out from there could be entries such as peer pressure, education pressure, economic pressure, relationship pressure or , better yet, categories of your choosing...compete the web from there
- back: complete as front but this time for the world of your group novel..the middle should be the title of your novel ...complete from there
b. Conflict : three types: person vs self, person, society etc...choices of person ...the result of these choices ...predict where it is going ..then recommend better solution for the three
c. Narrative Voice:
first column: 4 events etc from story
ex. George and Lennie travel together (from Of Mice and Men)
second column: 3 things that you can easily surmise
ex. George and Lennie are friends
third column: 2 examples that require inference (reading between the lines)
ex. George is a very good guy who feels responsible for Lennie's welfare
forth column: 1 example from own experience
ex. an example from your own experience when someone looked out for someone else who was challenged in some way
complete sections on reliability of the narrator and how it affects your reading of it
d. Find a news article that deals with your issue in some way...post a link to it in your blog and explain why you chose it in relation to your novel
The Small Group Novels: the Issues
the following will form the basis of some of your individual and group tasks in relation to your Small Group Novel:
THEORIES OF RELATIVITY: teen homelessness
FAR FROM SHORE: economic hardship / family dysfunction
CUT: self-harm
CRANK: drug (meth) addiction
PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER: sexual abuse
FAULT IN OUR STARS: teen cancer /illness, grief
ALASKA: sucide / peer pressure
FUNNY STORY: depression / mental illnes
THEORIES OF RELATIVITY: teen homelessness
FAR FROM SHORE: economic hardship / family dysfunction
CUT: self-harm
CRANK: drug (meth) addiction
PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER: sexual abuse
FAULT IN OUR STARS: teen cancer /illness, grief
ALASKA: sucide / peer pressure
FUNNY STORY: depression / mental illnes
until the break schedule
thu 26
small group novel task introduce / library: read / blogs / task
fri 27
serial 4 complete /blogs marked / disconnected introduced
mon 2
library: small group novel project
tue 3
library:small group novel project
wed 4
disconnected
thu 5
disconnected
fri 6
library; small group novel project
mon 9
Small Group Novel Pres x2
tue 10
Small Group Novel Pres x2 / ind work (INDIVIDUAL WORK DUE)
wed 11
Small Group Novel Pres x2
thu 12
Small Group Novel Pres x2
fri 13
serial 6 / March Break
small group novel task introduce / library: read / blogs / task
fri 27
serial 4 complete /blogs marked / disconnected introduced
mon 2
library: small group novel project
tue 3
library:small group novel project
wed 4
disconnected
thu 5
disconnected
fri 6
library; small group novel project
mon 9
Small Group Novel Pres x2
tue 10
Small Group Novel Pres x2 / ind work (INDIVIDUAL WORK DUE)
wed 11
Small Group Novel Pres x2
thu 12
Small Group Novel Pres x2
fri 13
serial 6 / March Break
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Friday February 20th, 2015 instructions
1. Read the articles on brain injury / concussions / mental health and answer the questions on the handout. Put completed handout in folder.
(there are a few copies of the articles copied for student use, but most should read through the links on the blog)
2. Serial 1+2
the transcripts for each episode are here:
#1
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tf9zC1atDaClrBt2waYpMQP8UHB034FdxzvhajOFw2A/edit
#2
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cy0p5YZ98oxeIJnkRY5gyu0lGfGv7uz2s8JhG72RPS4/edit
TASK:
In the hand-in folder, a paragraph (minimum five sentences) outlining what you think is the most interesting aspect of the story so far
3. Read small group novel (finished in two weeks) (books in basket )
4. update blogs / begin novel content questions
(there are a few copies of the articles copied for student use, but most should read through the links on the blog)
2. Serial 1+2
the transcripts for each episode are here:
#1
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tf9zC1atDaClrBt2waYpMQP8UHB034FdxzvhajOFw2A/edit
#2
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cy0p5YZ98oxeIJnkRY5gyu0lGfGv7uz2s8JhG72RPS4/edit
TASK:
In the hand-in folder, a paragraph (minimum five sentences) outlining what you think is the most interesting aspect of the story so far
3. Read small group novel (finished in two weeks) (books in basket )
4. update blogs / begin novel content questions
#7 your small group novel...the first 1/4
in five sentences (minimum) explain how it has went so far...are you happy with it?...are you interested in the storyline?...does it seem like something teens could relate to?....etc
#6 the vaccination question
well..your thoughts on vaccinations and school attendance (see article two posts up)....in five sentences
Thursday, February 12, 2015
#5 Mental health in schools...
why? / why not?........... when ?............. where?............how?...................REFLECT....give it some thought and respond in your blog
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Tuesday February 10th...
second day in the library....complete in order...
1. get blog up and running
2. complete personal essay....print off and put in hand in folder
3. get blogs up to date (there are 4)
4. read small group novel
1. get blog up and running
2. complete personal essay....print off and put in hand in folder
3. get blogs up to date (there are 4)
4. read small group novel
#4 the Samsung eavesdropping televisions...
read the article and respond in five sentences in your blog to the following:
"how significant of a problem do you think this is?"
"how significant of a problem do you think this is?"
#3 the Maclean's article on the mental health crisis on campus
list ten facts learned in the article
Sunday, February 8, 2015
#2 your 4th R small group novel
why did you choose the one you did (whether it was your 1st, 2nd or 3rd pick)?
answer in approximately 3-5 sentences
answer in approximately 3-5 sentences
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