Friday, April 20, 2012

4/20/12 - POETRY SCRAPBOOK

SCHOOLWIDE EXTENDED RECESS TODAY
- CANNED FOOD DRIVE REWARD

I.  TRACKER REVIEW/CHECK IN



II.  CINQUAINS - multicultural poetry scrap book
* we've done these before
- review Cinquain forms (3, each more complex than the previous)
- use word list you created in your Spiral (if you need to)
- create 3-9 quick rough draft cinquains
* our goal is to be ready to type by next week
* this also becomes another review of the story

II.  REFLECTION ON MULTICULTURAL BOOK
- quick write review of opinion and thoughts on multicultural book
- will be part of or all of introduction  
AS YOU WRITE, SOME/ALL OR MUCH OF THE FOLLOWING 
THOUGHTS AND IDEAS WILL BE INCLUDED

- what is the story about (in one paragraph)
- what is the setting
- how familiar were you with this culture and setting? Explain.
- your thoughts and opinions of this culture and setting?- what were you thinking about the story as you read?
- How did you feel about the character and the events in
   the novel? What are your thoughts and opinions?
-  How is life for you/us different than the main character
   in your novel?
- what would you have done if you were the main character?
- overall, what's your opinion of the novel, the main character and the story?
- what will you take away from this tale?  What about you has changed
  or not changed in the way you view your own culture or other cultures

WHEN YOU FINISH, YOU WILL NOW HAVE A ROUGH DRAFT OF YOUR
INTRODUCTION (1-2 PAGES)



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