Friday, September 28, 2018

THUG CHARACTER PREZI AND SHORT STORY

AGENDA:

Work on character Prezi with partner.

Work on THUG short story.  Work-in-progress due today.

HMWK: Finish reading The Hate U Give for Tuesday.  TEST: Identifications and thematic essay.

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Notice and Note --THUG--Short Story

AGENDA:

Afternoon reflection:

1. Introduction to Notice and Note (mini-lesson)
https://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/cms/lib010/GA01903603/Centricity/Domain/3782/Notice%20and%20Note%20signpost%20notes.pdf

2. Register for Scholastic Art & Writing awards/Bennington
https://www.artandwriting.org/what-we-do/the-awards/how-to-enter/

https://www.bennington.edu/events/young-writers-awards

3. Think, Pair, Share Activity with Handout:  With a partner find several "Notice and Note" moments for your reading in The Hate U Give.  Be sure to use quotations and cite page numbers. Turn in handout for credit.

4.  Continue to work on YOUR SHORT STORY ASSIGNMENT! If you  haven't turned in your
Google classroom assignment on characterization, be sure to do that!

HMWK:  For Thursday, read Ch. 16, 17, and 18---Catch up!

Thursday, September 13, 2018

THUG/Quiz/Writing Assignment

AGENDA:

1. Morning Reflection: Madison

2. Quiz: THUG vocabulary on vocabulary.com
THUG Multiple choice--handout

3. Work on character questionnaires, develop a protagonist, choose a theme for your story

4. Begin work on story assignment.  On a Google doc, write a character description of your protagonist and indicate what theme you will be exploring in your story.  Put this in the classroom folder marked THUG assignment.
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme. Select any of the themes in the key below to highlight it in the Theme Wheel.  Use the theme wheel to support your reading and writing.
Racism and Police Brutality  Theme Icon
Racism and Police Brutality
Dueling Identities and Double Consciousness  Theme Icon
Dueling Identities and Double Consciousness
The Power of Language Theme Icon
The Power of Language
Community and Loyalty Theme Icon
Community and Loyalty
The Cycle of Poverty and Crime Theme Icon
The Cycle of Poverty and Crime

Self Check

Ask yourself these questions when trying to understand characterization:
  • What does the character look like?
  • How does the character behave towards others? How do others behave toward the character?
  • What does the character seem to care about?
  • What adjectives does the author use to describe the character's personality?
  • What does the character think or say?

5. Read More on characterization:
http://udleditions.cast.org/craft_elm_characterization.html


HMWK: Study vocab. Ch. 11-15
READ CH. 11-15 (Part One)

Sunday, September 9, 2018

Vocabulary.com Link

http://vocab.com/join/3KK3YQA

The Hate U Give


AGENDA:

Morning Reflection:

 https://www.ted.com/talks/jamila_lyiscott_3_ways_to_speak_english?language=en

code switching

(noun) the practice of changing one’s language, dialect or speaking style to better fit one’s environment.


CodeSwitch-Pin


2. Vocabulary.com--Join class and practice



3. char·ac·ter·i·za·tion
ˌkerəktərīˈzāSH(ə)n/
noun
noun: characterization; plural noun: characterizations; noun: characterisation; plural noun: characterisations
  1. 1.
    the creation or construction of a fictional character.

    "he preferred to emphasize characterization and human conflict"
  2. 2.
    a description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something.

    "she rejected that characterization of her film"


    https://literarydevices.net/characterization/ 


Defining characterization: 
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson800/Characterization.pdf

4, Discussion Question 1
What does Starr mean when she says that "It's dope to be black until it's hard to be black" [11]?
Discussion Question 2
What is the significance of "the talk" about police Starr remembers having with her parents [21]?
Discussion Question 3
What can we discern about Starr's family from the pictures of Malcolm X in their home?
Vocabulary
latchkey, stampedes, maneuvers, humongous, argyle


5. ACTIVITY:  Work on Gotham characterization (Fictional character) and Proust Questionnaire (Personal).  What personal characteristics could be used for your fictional character?

HMWK: Read Ch.5-10, Study vocabulary for Friday quiz

The Hate U Give theme Wheel

Use this wheel to check out summaries of chapters and themes:


https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-hate-u-give/chart-board-visualization

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Welcome Back, Sophomores!


AGENDA:



Welcome Back

1. Review Course Criteria/Google Classroom  (4veanc)

2. Morning Reflection:  Black Lives Matter  (Watch and post comment on blog for credit)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5WeJaNtMQs

em·pa·thy
ˈempəTHē/
noun
  1. the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
sym·pa·thy
ˈsimpəTHē/
noun
  1. 1.
    feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
    "they had great sympathy for the flood victims"
    synonyms:compassioncaringconcernsolicitudeempathyMore
  2. 2.
    understanding between people; common feeling.
    "the special sympathy between the two boys was obvious to all"
    synonyms:rapportfellow feelingaffinityempathyharmonyaccordcompatibility



3. What are the elements of fiction?

http://thewritepractice.com/elements-of-fiction/
http://users.aber.ac.uk/jpm/ellsa/ellsa_elements.html

http://cstl-cla.semo.edu/hhecht/the%20elements%20of%20fiction.htm

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/lit-elements/overview/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukU5kzAaxrI


4. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiI3jtebWu0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8P7mvd0NQs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWRgIX_GyZU


5. Read aloud from text: Ch. 1 and 2. Discussion questions.
1. As Starr and Khalil listen to Tupac, Khalil explains what Tupac said “Thug Life” meant. Discuss the meaning of the term “Thug Life” as an acronym and why the author might have chosen part of this as the title of the book. In what ways do you see this in society today? (Chapter 1, p. 21)

2. Chapter 2 begins with Starr flashing back to two talks her parents had with her when she was young. One was about sex (“the usual birds and bees”). The second was about what precautions to take when encountering a police officer (Chapter 2, p. 24). Have you had a similar conversation about what to do when stopped by the police? Reflect upon or imagine this conversation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g96iU1zX-Fo

HMWK: Read to pg. 70 Ch. 5 in The Hate U Give for Monday
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