Do you KNOW what you have submitted?
1. Blog - in to Mr. The Lobb -
2. On that blog is an intro to you (summative)
3. Then, you have an evaluation paragraph (formative)
4. Inferring Paragraph (The Other Family)
Rough Group Work on the short story analysis project
Short Story Analysis Project (summative)
Monday, March 18, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Do you KNOW what you have submitted?
1. Blog - in to Mr. The Lobb -
2. On that blog is an intro to you (summative)
3. Then, you have an evaluation paragraph (formative)
4. Inferring Paragraph (The Other Family)
Rough Group Work on the short story analysis project
Short Story Analysis Project (summative)
1. Blog - in to Mr. The Lobb -
2. On that blog is an intro to you (summative)
3. Then, you have an evaluation paragraph (formative)
4. Inferring Paragraph (The Other Family)
Rough Group Work on the short story analysis project
Short Story Analysis Project (summative)
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
We know the pattern today:
Check Questions/Responses for spelling and grammar.
Exchange information with other groups - we want to build STRONG plans.
BEFORE you posterize - do a pencil version! Check the spacing.
We don’t want ANY errors on the wall.
Do your questions need SECOND HALVES or EXTENSIONS?
READ YOUR STORY!
DISCUSS
RESEARCH (words you don’t know, whatever else)
DISCUSS as you answer your questions.
You may want to edit/change/adapt your questions AFTER you read your story.
There are two short stories - Young Man’s Folly (NOT Young Molly’s Fan, which is WAY different) and the other is August Heat.
Both of these short stories are available online with some careful Googling (or you could just follow my links above...)
Check Questions/Responses for spelling and grammar.
Exchange information with other groups - we want to build STRONG plans.
BEFORE you posterize - do a pencil version! Check the spacing.
We don’t want ANY errors on the wall.
Do your questions need SECOND HALVES or EXTENSIONS?
READ YOUR STORY!
DISCUSS
RESEARCH (words you don’t know, whatever else)
DISCUSS as you answer your questions.
You may want to edit/change/adapt your questions AFTER you read your story.
There are two short stories - Young Man’s Folly (NOT Young Molly’s Fan, which is WAY different) and the other is August Heat.
Both of these short stories are available online with some careful Googling (or you could just follow my links above...)
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
As Donated in A Time of Note Loss, by Jachelle Gower
The parts of a short story
Plot : a plot has a begingging middle and end - this is one of the easiest elements of a story to understand
- WHAT HAPPENS in a story is the plot
what can you say about plot in the story ? how can you discuss it without simply retelling it ?
1: Where is the conflict ? plots arenproems and possible solutions
2: how do the story events effect the characters? Do the characters ouch the story or does the story pull the characters ?
when a character has to react to a story point he / she is being pulled
into a new place or being changed by the story FATE DRIVEN
When a character does something that causes the story to change or another character this is pushing the plot. CHATACTER DRIVEN
3: what I the sequence ? What happens first? What does that set ino
motion? How did we get into this piticulair end? A+ B + C = a story -
the whole thing leads to a RESLOUTION - evaluating a story by the ending
is a good idea
Setting :
-setting is TIME and PLACE for the story events
-also MOOD and ATMOSPHERE
- you can talk about what the setting gives the story -some places and times add a great deal to the story
Character :
- In a short story there is one critical element that makes the story even BE a story
-THERE IS A PERSON WHI IS IN A CRISIS MOMENT THAT IS A MOMENT OF LIFE -CHANGING DECISION
- another key that main character haddock motivation that drives the
story and their decision making - WHY does the character do X? - we need
to dig deep when we think abou these things
Theme :
go to last days note - re meaning HUMAN VALUES AND UNIVERSAL IDEAS
- themes in stories are about ideas that affect ALL PEOPLE
- this is called universality - something thatbis universal is known to all of us affects us all and is understandable
Monday, March 4, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
ENG1D -
Did you get that inferring paragraph about The Other Family in to Mr. The Lobb?
Did you get your paragraph back?
If you did, there is a process you can undergo:
check the comments -
don’t retell the story - a reference just needs to be a short recap of the KEY THING that you need to show - in this story it is the bit about the art and the mother’s response - dark skinned family, maybe Indian, Mother is offended, kids responds
Need to make a better connection - you need to better EXPLAIN the way that the reference proves your point - eg you need to show that the kid is reacting to a definition of normal that doesn’t fit her - the mother notices, and the kid doesn’t and the kid is picking up unintended racism
Watch simple errors - that means you didn’t check for spelling and grammar
The Parts of a Short Story
Plot
a plot has a beginning, middle and end
this is one of the easiest elements of a story to understand
when you talk about a movie after you see it, you usually talk about the plot
WHAT HAPPENS in a story is the plot
What can you say about plot in a story? How can you discuss it without simply retelling it?
Here is a little plan to follow when looking at a story’s plot:
Where is the conflict? Plots are problems and possible solutions
How do the story events AFFECT the characters? Do the characters PUSH the story or does the story PULL the characters?
When a character has to REACT to a story point, he/she is being PULLED into a new place or being changed by the story. FATE DRIVEN (DESTINY, RANDOM, COINCIDENCE)
When a character does something that causes the story to change, or another character to change, this is PUSHING the plot. CHARACTER DRIVEN
3. What is the sequence? What happens first? What does that set into motion? How did we get to this particular end? A+B+C= a story - the whole thing leads to a RESOLUTION - evaluating a story by the ending is a good idea
Setting
setting is TIME and PLACE for the story events
also MOOD and ATMOSPHERE
you can talk about what the setting “gives the story” - some places and times add a great deal to the story
ie The Other Family - is set in a place where white people tend to be in the majority - this is crucial to the ideas of the story
eg Spiderman NEEDS NYC in order to be effective.
Character
in a short story, there is usually one absolutely critical element that makes the story even BE a story
there is a person (the main character) who is in a crisis moment that is a moment of life-changing decision
another key - that main character has a MOTIVATION that drives the story and their decision making - WHY does the character do X? - we need to dig deep when we think about these things
Theme
see last day’s notes - re: meaning and HUMAN VALUES and UNIVERSAL IDEAS
themes in stories are about ideas that affect ALL PEOPLE
this is called UNIVERSALITY - something that is universal is known to all of us, affects us all and is understandable
When you are coming up with a PLAN for analysing a short story, you want to have questions that dig deeper and hit all THREE of the kinds of questions there are:
EXPLICIT - simple - direct from the text
IMPLICIT - how, why - you have to use your thinking to answer (50-50 between info from the text and from your brain)
MAKING CONNECTIONS - you need to apply your own knowledge almost completely in order to come up with the answer - you’ll need to use your background knowledge, maybe research, maybe your experience and opinion.
Checklist for the Short Story Summative
we form a group where EVERYONE HAS A TASK
we plan a rough outline of our short story analysis
we come up with a MINIMUM of 10 interesting and DEEP questions (or TASKS)
we did some research to see what other people do in analysing a short story
if we used something from online, we ADAPTED IT, not copied it
we showed Mr. The Lobb our rough outline and he checked it
we then made a POSTER of our PLAN
we received a short story
we UTILIZED the plan to analyse the story
Group 1
Courtney, Erin, Lauren, Robyn
Group 2
Jachelle, Rosie
Group 3
Kyle, Sean, Nick, Lee
Group 4
Abigail, Rachel, Julia
Group 5
Meghan, Ashley, Devon, Neil
Group 6
Caitlan, Caitlyn, Cole
Group 7
Laura, Laine, Cameron, Mitchell
Did you get that inferring paragraph about The Other Family in to Mr. The Lobb?
Did you get your paragraph back?
If you did, there is a process you can undergo:
check the comments -
don’t retell the story - a reference just needs to be a short recap of the KEY THING that you need to show - in this story it is the bit about the art and the mother’s response - dark skinned family, maybe Indian, Mother is offended, kids responds
Need to make a better connection - you need to better EXPLAIN the way that the reference proves your point - eg you need to show that the kid is reacting to a definition of normal that doesn’t fit her - the mother notices, and the kid doesn’t and the kid is picking up unintended racism
Watch simple errors - that means you didn’t check for spelling and grammar
The Parts of a Short Story
Plot
a plot has a beginning, middle and end
this is one of the easiest elements of a story to understand
when you talk about a movie after you see it, you usually talk about the plot
WHAT HAPPENS in a story is the plot
What can you say about plot in a story? How can you discuss it without simply retelling it?
Here is a little plan to follow when looking at a story’s plot:
Where is the conflict? Plots are problems and possible solutions
How do the story events AFFECT the characters? Do the characters PUSH the story or does the story PULL the characters?
When a character has to REACT to a story point, he/she is being PULLED into a new place or being changed by the story. FATE DRIVEN (DESTINY, RANDOM, COINCIDENCE)
When a character does something that causes the story to change, or another character to change, this is PUSHING the plot. CHARACTER DRIVEN
3. What is the sequence? What happens first? What does that set into motion? How did we get to this particular end? A+B+C= a story - the whole thing leads to a RESOLUTION - evaluating a story by the ending is a good idea
Setting
setting is TIME and PLACE for the story events
also MOOD and ATMOSPHERE
you can talk about what the setting “gives the story” - some places and times add a great deal to the story
ie The Other Family - is set in a place where white people tend to be in the majority - this is crucial to the ideas of the story
eg Spiderman NEEDS NYC in order to be effective.
Character
in a short story, there is usually one absolutely critical element that makes the story even BE a story
there is a person (the main character) who is in a crisis moment that is a moment of life-changing decision
another key - that main character has a MOTIVATION that drives the story and their decision making - WHY does the character do X? - we need to dig deep when we think about these things
Theme
see last day’s notes - re: meaning and HUMAN VALUES and UNIVERSAL IDEAS
themes in stories are about ideas that affect ALL PEOPLE
this is called UNIVERSALITY - something that is universal is known to all of us, affects us all and is understandable
When you are coming up with a PLAN for analysing a short story, you want to have questions that dig deeper and hit all THREE of the kinds of questions there are:
EXPLICIT - simple - direct from the text
IMPLICIT - how, why - you have to use your thinking to answer (50-50 between info from the text and from your brain)
MAKING CONNECTIONS - you need to apply your own knowledge almost completely in order to come up with the answer - you’ll need to use your background knowledge, maybe research, maybe your experience and opinion.
Checklist for the Short Story Summative
we form a group where EVERYONE HAS A TASK
we plan a rough outline of our short story analysis
we come up with a MINIMUM of 10 interesting and DEEP questions (or TASKS)
we did some research to see what other people do in analysing a short story
if we used something from online, we ADAPTED IT, not copied it
we showed Mr. The Lobb our rough outline and he checked it
we then made a POSTER of our PLAN
we received a short story
we UTILIZED the plan to analyse the story
Group 1
Courtney, Erin, Lauren, Robyn
Group 2
Jachelle, Rosie
Group 3
Kyle, Sean, Nick, Lee
Group 4
Abigail, Rachel, Julia
Group 5
Meghan, Ashley, Devon, Neil
Group 6
Caitlan, Caitlyn, Cole
Group 7
Laura, Laine, Cameron, Mitchell
Friday, March 1, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
You looked up some future “stuff”
You described it in brief.
You explained your view on this tech or this “stuff”
You give reasoning.
You conclude with some kind of ending thought about where the world is headed.
Hey, you used our paragraph structure!
Hey, you did some research!
Holy cow! You applied the pattern we were talking about!
You described it in brief.
You explained your view on this tech or this “stuff”
You give reasoning.
You conclude with some kind of ending thought about where the world is headed.
Hey, you used our paragraph structure!
Hey, you did some research!
Holy cow! You applied the pattern we were talking about!
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