Graphic Novels!

Today we began talking about the genre of graphic novels. Then, groups spent time sharing thesis statements.

If you were absent, please get the Comic Book Primer(white packet) and a copy of the final graphic assessment (green sheet) from the side table in the classroom. See a classmate for information about graphic novels and the requirements of the unit.

Homework: Work on acquiring a choice graphic novel (don't forget about the public library--it is not necessary to purchase one!); Work on thesis statement--move to outlining.

Tomorrow you will begin reading Persepolis in class.

Recommended and Required due dates for the choice essay:

¨Recommended Outline – Friday, May 22
¨Recommended Rough Draft – Tuesday, May 26
¨REQUIRED PEER REVIEW – Thursday, May 28
*The peer review is worth 10 points
*NO EXCEPTIONS
¨Required Final Draft – Friday, May 29

Choice Unit--Day 8: Choice Essay

Choice Essay - Due Friday, May 29
Requirements
-4-6 pages
-Double-spaced and typed
-Follow MLA Guidelines (heading, header, citations)
-You do NOT need to do outside research

Post-it Notes
-Arrange your Post-it Notes on printer paper
-The Post-its should come out of the book in chronological order
-You should make sure you have the page number (from whence it came) written down before you take the Post-it out of the bookReflection
-Read over your Post-its once they are in chronological order
-Look for patterns in your thinking
-Did you often look at symbols?
-Were you interested in characters?
-Did structure catch your fancy?Reflection Worksheet
-List the patterns of thought you most often see in your Post-it Notes
-Explore your favorite topic in a free write

Thesis Worksheet
-If you can go straight from the reflection to the thesis worksheet – great!
-If not, take a look at your list again and see if something else interests you…
-If all else fails
– think of your group’s discussion from yesterday (think tree maps) and try to come up with a topic you could live with

Group Work
-Go around in your group and share thesis statements
-Person 1 shares his/her thesis statement-Each group member says something positive and then offers a thought for considersation
-REMEMBER: A GOOD THESIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE SOMETHING TWO, REASONABLY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE COULD ARGUE ABOUT
-Each person has to sign off on the thesis statement before I see it

Recommended Deadlines/ Required Deadlines
-Recommended Outline – Friday, May 22
-Recommended Rough Draft – Tuesday, May 26
-REQUIRED PEER REVIEW – Thursday, May 28-The peer review is worth 10 points-NO EXCEPTIONS
-Required Final Draft – Friday, May 29

Homework: Complete both sides of freewrite/thesis worksheet

If you were absent, print the post-it reflection and thesis sheets from Edline (both dated 5/19) and complete both completely.

Choice Unit--Day 7

Today we prepared for group discussion before spending the hour in groups, discussing choice reading books.

If you were absent, please complete the following:

1. Create a notebook page entitled, “Novel Commentary”
2. Create a tree map with 4 branches, labeled: character, style, theme, and an appropriate 4th label of your choice.
3. Review your post-its—don’t remove them, just peruse them.
4. Add details from your post-its to your tree map.

Tomorrow we will begin to organize the post-it notes to create a thesis statement for your literary analysis paper.

Choice Unit--Day 6

Today I shared the examples of literary elements that groups submitted from their choice book. You will be responsible for the literary terms from the blue and yellow sheets on the final exam. Then, groups discussed the books using the questions and quote discussions that were due.

Homework: Read assigned pages; vocabulary cards due Tuesday.

Choice Unit--Day 6

We used today as a reading day.

Homework: Read assigned pages. Also, to prepare for tomorrow's discussion, complete the following:

TYPE
3 discussion questions (open-ended, thought-provoking questions)
1 significant passage (with page number) and discussion (100+ words) of the quote's significance.

Choice Unit--Day 5

The BIG Discussion

Today in class you had BIG discussions about your books.

Toward the end of the discussion you talked about the literary terms from Sherlock Sheets 1 and 2. Each group was told that it is responsible for finding 2 terms from the book.

You then designated one person to do the following tonight:Create a PowerPoint slide for each term (2 total) that includes the following:
1. the term and its definition
2. a typed out example from the text
3. explanation of how your example fits the literary term

PLEASE PICK SOMEONE FROM THE GROUP THAT CAN MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY ON THE SLIDE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT BACKGROUND DESIGN SINCE I HAVE TO MERGE ALL SLIDES TOGETHER.

When you are done, please e-mail me the document for use in class tomorrow.

Choice Unit--Day 4

Today we took the Nectar vocab quiz. Then, we worked on reading choice books.

Homework: Read/Post-It assigned pages. Tomorrow you will have a group discussion of your book so far, so be where you are supposed to be in it! New vocabulary (due next Tues.) is on Edline.

If you were absent today, be sure to make arrangements with me to make up the vocabulary quiz.