English

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Class 4: July 7, 2016

Part 1: Wri:ng
Narra:ve Wri:ng

Do Now! Tree Diagrams

Happy students make a diagram

Check your answer

Run-On Sentences
Run-on: something that looks like a sentence, but has too
many ideas in it, or is missing punctua:on.
Comma Splice
I stayed up all night, I was exhausted.

Fused Sentence

I stayed up all night I was exhausted.

Monster run-on

There were s:ll a dozen or so guests who remained at the party,

not coun:ng the host, but aTer Raul and Sue Mei leT, we
decided to go, so we collected our coats and said goodbye to
the others, and then, aTer driving home carefully at speeds not
exceeding 50 km/h, we sat up all night drinking coee while
discussing our hosts terrible taste in friends.

Prac:ce!
1. The fog has liTed, we can go home now.
2. HiZng a golf ball may look easy, its not.
3. Im sure the job couldnt have been as hard
as he claims maybe he didnt try hard
enough.
4. In Canada, winter is more than a season its a
bad joke

Prac:ce!
Ill bet you didnt know that eyeglasses were
invented in China more or less approximately
800 years ago, which is 500 years before lens
grinding in the West was suciently rened to
permit the making of correc:ve lenses and we
know this because it was Marco Polo who early
in the 13th Century reported seeing many people
wearing eyeglasses during his visit to China in
1275.

Narra:ve Wri:ng
Many applica:ons in academic and
professional contexts
Social Work
Educa:on
Health Science
Criminology

Tells the reader how something happened

Narra:ve Wri:ng
Basic parts
Introduc:on
Story unfolds in chronological detail
Sucient detail and descrip:on
Conclusion

Tells the reader how something happened

Tips for Narra:on

You need to have a point (theme)
Begin with an outline
Remember, you need to have
characteriza:on!
Be clear and concise
Avoid dialog use paraphrase
Use a few events
Be descrip:ve but not too descrip:ve

What is a Digital Story?

Mul:media text
Combines photographs, videos, anima:on, sound,
music, text, voice

Mul:purpose classroom tool

Expressive
Integra:ve
Cross-curricular

What are some benets of digital

storytelling in the language classroom?
Combines technology and language, enabling
new approaches to reec:on and
engagement
Supports crea:vity, mul:modal thinking,
collabora:on, project management
Leads to development of mul:literacies and
mul:lingualism

What are the essen:al elements of a

digital story?

Point of view
Drama:c ques:on
Emo:onal content
Economy
Pacing
Voice
Soundtrack
Bull & Kajder (2004)

Outline Samples

Story Board

Part 2: Reading
Focus: Symbolism

Reading Recap
In your group, summarize the plot of Ch.4, Ch.5, and
Ch.6. Use a maximum of 2 sentences for each chapter.
What characters are introduced in Ch. 4-6? How is
Holdens character further developed.
Chapter 5 introduces important informa:on about
Allie, Holdens brother. Does this informa:on change
the way that you understand his character? Explain.
A number of symbols have emerged (the ducks, the
red hat, Allies glove). What do they mean? Explain.
Is Holden a people person? How does he interact with
the characters around him? Explain.