Wednesday, September 16, 2015

RL.9-10.3 - Common Core State Standards
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

Activator
Russian Revolution Recap

Resources:
    A Little Background Info...: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfAYT2-j-JY



Learning Target
Students will read chapters 4, 5, and 6 of Animal Farm and write about the change in the characters so far.


Work Session
Today we’re going to have a special treat… you guys get to listen to the audio version of the story!! YAY!! That means you get all the fun of a read-aloud but I don’t have to strain my voice to do it. Here’s the audio version we’re working with: 

(and yes, if that gets pulled off youtube, I downloaded it :))

After we finish reading chapters 4-6, we’re going to do another writing exercise. The idea here is to talk about static vs. dynamic characters. Static characters are ones who stay the same throughout the entire story – they never change, just like static on the radio is one constant sound. Dynamic characters, on the other hand, are constantly changing and evolving. It’s safe to say that most of us are dynamic – we probably are not the exact same people that we were last year. So, that in mind, fill in the following chart:

(BTW, some of you have asked about my PDF version of the book. I will happily send it to you if you would like it for your kindle or whatever, just email it me and ask!)

After we finish with our chart, that’s it for today! We will be finishing up the book this week (time flies when you’re reading a good book, I always say!) and starting on our art project / writing project next week :)

Resources:
    Animal_Farm__A_Fairy_Story_-_Unabridged_Audiobook_[_FULL]_-_by_George_Orwell.mp3: https://www.filepicker.io/api/file/k4QZ8FlTpSQC3CejhWoQ



Closing Session
Ticket Out The Door: What's a dynamic character you've seen or read about?


Assessment
Character charts will be collected and graded


Differentiation
Printed charts, audio versions, differentiated reading strategies

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