12/5 [MO], 2016 - CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED check out

DUE:  How A Handful of Change Can Change A Person's Life

I.  looking at STORY SEQUENCE (worksheet)
- recognizing the sequence of plot statements
- read example; box any vocabulary or concept terms
- underline any details/definition details

* complete in class the two story sequences
   (cold weather related since it's cold outside)
* consider/review YOUR short story:
    did you give enough detail to show sequence, cause and effect

II.  LIBRARY -- CHECK OUT A CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED
- read by end of winter break (and watch at least one OLD movie version)
- 60 vocabulary words (again); 20 from each 1/3rd of the book
   strong, powerful, colorful, interesting, era-specific/authentic, unfamiliar words
   (a) word; (b) part of speech based on how it is used; (c) detailed, thorough definition;
   (d) sentence in which word appears, with the word boxed, underlined, all caps, or bf;
   (e) a sentence or two explaining/commenting on what's happening in the story where
        word shows up.
     * this activity give students choice, allows for some freedom, builds on vocabulary,
        and acts as a reading journal

THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF ALL CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED CAN BE DOWNLOADED ONTO AN IPAD OR SOME VERSION OF A SMART PHONE/TABLET.  It is expected that stronger readers WILL do this to read at least 1-3 chapters of the original to make comparisons.  Most all classics can also be found online, since they are usually public domain and free to publish.

ABOUT WATCHING A MOVIE VERSION:  MOST OLDER VERSIONS (1955 or earlier) are often available on Youtube in full movie version.  You can also check out an older version from the library.  You will be writing a comparison between the movie version and the version you read (National Common Core Standard).