Another Question of the Day

April 3, 2017


Pretend you have special powers and you could put yourself in your reading.


Where would you put yourself and why?


How would you being there change the story?


Example:
While reading The Art of Racing in the Rain...
I would drop myself into the scene when Eve leaves Enzo all alone in the house.
I would be a veterinarian that specializes in animal rescue.  A neighbour called me, as they heard Enzo barking but did not see the daily routine of having him let out and the house was too quiet of human activity.
I break into the house and take Enzo to my shelter. I leave a note and number for Denny (although I don't know his name) and he comes to me furious for having taken his dog.  We piece together the happenings and realize what Eve has done, leaving Enzo unattended.


AM I DONE?
Not quite, I still have to explain the why and explain if the story will change...


I have a need to place myself in the story as the rescue agent because this is one of the hardest parts of the book for me to read.  I actually cried the first time I read all the suffering that Enzo went through during this scene.
This scene is very important because Eve has issues and Denny has no clue to the state of his wife.  The story needs Eve to make this mistake, and Enzo really suffers because of her actions.  My empathy for Enzo drives me to want to lessen his suffering.
The story still needs Eve's mistake and my interjection doesn't take this mistake away.  Denny will still have to face the facts and the plot still moves forward with Enzo's horrific abandon scene still in existence demonstrating the true love and loyalty between Enzo and Denny.

It's Spring Break!

and 2B9 received a gift!

A box of Books ...

Thank you to the Crockett Family.  Please know that the books have found a wanting and loving new home.

To All Students...

Come and check out the new selection...

Here are the Daily Questions thus far:

Two New Questions this week:

March 22

Select an important object in the plot of your book

• draw that object in the square of your question of the day sheet
• use a minimum of 4 sentences to describe why that object is so important to the book, plot and/or character.

March 24

Describe the setting of your Lit Circle book. Remember that setting includes details like the:

• physical buildings
• neighourhoods
• Town/City, State/Province
• Country and time period

Below are the other questions: a repeat of the post from March 7, 2017

Feb 24

The who; The what; The where; The when

March 3

What kind of person is your main character? Explain why?

March 6

Select an important quotation from the novel that you either complete agree or disagree with.
Discuss why you agree or disagree with this quotation.

March 7

Describe three things the main character in the novel would carry in their purse/wallet
or pocket.
Why you they choose to carry these things?

• What do they reveal about that character's personality?

Thinking about Writing:

Today a group of students were thinking about writing!


First we brainstormed forms!  What are you interested in trying to write?


Commercial
Written Advertisement
Comics
Eulogy
Letter
Movie Poster
Photo essay


Then we explored new ways of creating...


take a look at


Powtoon


You could made an Ad. or a comic using Powtoon.


And...


following the links under your grade, look in Writing Folders and find different "How To" guides.

Daily Questions for Lit Cirles

Here are the Daily Questions thus far:

Feb 20

The who; The what; The where; The when

March 3

What kind of person is your main character? Explain why?

March 6

Select an important quotation from the novel that you either complete agree or disagree with.
Discuss why you agree or disagree with this quotation.

March 7

Describe three things the main character in the novel would carry in their purse/wallet
or pocket.
Why you they choose to carry these things?
What do they reveal about that character's personality?

Monday, March 6

Lit Circle Daily Questions:

#1 The Who, The What, The Where; The When
#2 Consider your Main Character: What type of person is he/she?


#3 Select an important quotation from the Novel that you either completely agree or disagree with. Explain why you agree or disagree.




Today we also reviewed: How to write an article!


Also: Brainstorm of writing forms:


Link to Writing Rubric

Success Fridays

We started Success Fridays today:

Students watched Coach Wooden's TED talk defining his ideas around Success.




Here is the Link to his website and the video.


CoachWooden




As they listened, they recorded what they heard in a double entry chart