Comp/Lit 9: 5/6/2011

QUIZ: Vocabulary & Spelling #27-28, Outside Reading Log and Night

• We started the period with the Vocabulary & Spelling #27-28 QUIZ
• The students then read silently in their Outside Reading Book
• I then introduced the Outside Reading Log Assignment.  The students need to complete four tasks for this project:
• #1: Read the entire book chosen for this project (in connection with the group served)
• #2: Type a one page summary.  Include 10 words from the VFA workbook, and start every sentence with a different word.
• #3: Find 2 quotes that connect with the theme chosen for the final presentation.  Cite both quotes correctly and provide analysis where the thematic connection is explained.  The quote analysis should be about 5-8 sentences for each quote.
• #4: The students will create ONE visual to display one of the major characters or themes in the novel.  The students may choose to create a book jacket OR a character collage.  The student needs to write a half-page explanation of the significance of the visual.
• We then spent the rest of the period discussing Night.  See the Night Power Point for the day to get the lesson details.
• The students had 5 minutes to complete the 'Escaping Realities' journal.
• Each student was then assigned to a page.  They needed to select a significant quote from the page and write it on a plain white piece of paper.
• Each student then presented his/her quote to the class.  Another student needed to explain the significance of the quote and take notes on at least three quotes during the discussion.
• Homework: Get the Night Scrapbook Binder; Complete the Section 6-9 Writing Prompts (3 quotes with responses, and the 2-page 'Two Fathers, Two Sons' Response).