Wednesday, June 1, 2011

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Presentations, Novel quiz, response, and discussion (events, conflict, theme)

Housekeeping

Website• Group discussion notes• Answer key to “Additional Information About

Verbs,” handout

Party – Monday, second half of class

Presentations

Novel Quiz/Reading Response (Part 1) 15 minutes

1. Multiple Choice Quiz /5 marks

• Close your books • Circle the best answer• When you are done, hand in your quiz and get

the “Reading Response” handout from me

2. Reading Response – see handout /5 marks

Reading Response (Part 1)Throughout both novels the protagonist and other characters often make serious or profound statements about people or life. For example, Junior: “I think the world is a series of broken dams and

floods, and my cartoons are tiny little lifeboats.” (p. 6)

Christopher: “. . . loving someone is helping them when they get into trouble, and looking after them, and telling them the truth. . .” p. 87

Take a few moments now to see if you can locate one or more of these. Write them down on the paper provided.

Philosophical StatementsTrue Diary / Curious Dog

Written on board; not transcribed

Reading Response (Part 2) 15 minutes

Pick one of these philosophical statements from your novel and write a brief personal response or reflection. You may choose to agree, disagree, explain how it relates to the character’s experience in the story, or how it relates to your own experience.

Group Work – Part 11. True Diary p. 169-230 / Curious Dog p. 155-221• Vocabulary and clarification (5 minutes)• Key Events (5-7)• Conflicts

2. Wrap up • Most important event(s) in the novel (1-3)• Most important conflicts in the novel

(and how they were resolved)• Was the ending appropriate? Satisfying? Discuss.

• Total time = 40 minutes

Group Work – Part 2

• Meet with a group studing a different novel than you– TD#1&2 + C#1– TD#3&4 + C#2

• Share– briefly describe the main character – the most important conflicts – the most important events

Make sure you explain *why* they are important!

For the Exam

• For any question– explain your answer clearly– then, provide support by referring to the story– it is not enough to “memorize” what was discussed in your

group; you need to understand and be able to explain your own ideas and any ideas you got from group discussions

• For conflict– who/what is it between– cause/why– how it develops– is it/how it is resolved

Homework

For Monday, June 6th• Make notes on your secondary character• Bring food, drinks (non-alcoholic!), and music (party in the

second half of class)

For Wednesday, June 8th – quiz and exam• grammar review links on website• review your notes and group discussion notes (available

online)• complete the handout “Judging Characters” and “Theme”

(available online) – no marks – for study purposes only.