Monday, December 9, 2013

Learning Objectives:
I can…

• use compare/contrast organizational structure in writing
• write an imaginative narrative using characterization and sensory details
• employ appropriate transitions to aid clarity of thought and relationships between features and subjects or to aid chronological sequencing

Opening:

1. Handout Article of the Week #3

2. In your journal, please write down the following about The Giver:

• One Question from the final chapters
• One personal connection
• One interpretation of the final scene

3. In small groups, discuss your questions, connections and interpretations.

Work Period:

4. Using the prewriting suggestions on page 79 to plan for writing the "Epilogue" to The Giver.

5. Two Options for what you turn in:

A.  Create a draft of the Epilogue.

B. Write at least ONE paragraph comparing and contrasting Jonas from the beginning of the novel through fChapter 20 (if you have read through 23, you can use evidence from the falling action and resolution as well).

• employ a clear organizational strategy (page 69)
• use appropriate transitions for comparisons and contrasts (page 69 and your journal)

C. Do both and receive 50 points extra credit if they are of a high quality. 

Closing:
6. Both writing assignments are due tomorrow (turned in.)  You will share your story or your paragraph(s) with another student who has finished, highlighting his/her details/evidence (color #1) and transitions (color #2).