Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Learning Objectives:

• Learn and apply the skill of summarizing to text being read
• Write and present a summary to a small group

UIL Updates (Practices)
Open Mic Sign-Up

• Rehearse!  Perform?

If absent Monday - Turn in Notebook at the end of class

Opening:
1. Continue in Class Notebook: "4/18: UP!"
Create a FOUR column graphic organizer: 

|   Clip # | Setting  |  Plot  | Character |
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|              |              |           |                 |
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Take notes on each clip, and especially how each develops over the course of the film clips.

• We'll stop in between each clip to share notes.

Work Period:2. Class Notebook 4/19: My Lit. Element: 
Summary: After we've seen all three clips, write a summary of your literary element throughout the three clips.

3. Share your summary in your small group and be sure you have all of your notes complete in your graphic organizer.


Closing: 
4. Review the themes that come from UP!

• Topics: 
• Travel
• Promises
• ?
• ?

Class Notebook: 

"4/19: Literary terms make themes"

• Connect literary elements in UP! to the themes we've brainstormed.
• How did the film makers develop a theme using literary elements?  How did one or more contribute to your understand of ONE theme?

Consider Walk Two Moons...
Tonight - 

Review Chapters 26-29 and write a summary of your literary element and how you think the author, Sharon Creech, may be using that literary element in developing a theme in Walk Two Moons.