--Take out any notes you have taken while viewing Les Miserables.
--Peruse the final projects from past school years located on the side and back counters.
S. the C.
--agenda/HW
--brief overview of the final project--begin brainstorming!
Transition
--in-class meeting order established for Ayn Rand Essay Contest Papers--meetings conducted during Les Miserables viewing
Film -- Tom Hooper's Les Miserables
--conversation with
Mrs. Bennett discussed
--while viewing, jot
down notes for discussion/future writing
--reminder:
- Track themes, historical events depicted, etc., as we will engage in literary analysis drawing meaningful connections between Les Miserables and The Count of Monte Cristo
Discussion -- Tom Hooper's Les
Miserables
--engage in discussion in order to wrap up the film/brainstorm additional potential literary analysis essay topics (as this is our "endgame")
Transition -- sign out a The Count of Monte Cristo book at the front table--Mr. Martin will assign characters
--engage in discussion in order to wrap up the film/brainstorm additional potential literary analysis essay topics (as this is our "endgame")
Transition -- sign out a The Count of Monte Cristo book at the front table--Mr. Martin will assign characters
Instruction/HW Time -- The Count of Monte Cristo
--"set the table" for some of our work with the novel (go over the purpose of and expectations for character posters and re-visit the Post-It Strategy)--see HW below
--talk about the purpose of the "Key Facts" and share the first two
--begin mindfully reading (orally? independently?)
T-O-D -- Respond to the following question on a scrap of paper to hand in: What motivates Danglars? Pick a direct quotation that helped lead you to your conclusion.
HW
--The due date for submitting a revised literary analysis paragraph for the Writing Portfolio is April 24th (just over a week from today)--do you want/need to revise? Don't forget to schedule a meeting with Mr. Martin to go over your revisions.
--The due date for submitting a revised Ayn Rand Essay Contest paper for the Writing Portfolio is May 15th (approximately one month from today)--do you want/need to revise? Don't forget to schedule a meeting with Mr. Martin to go over your revisions.
--Figure out enough about your character (flip through the book, use the internet, etc.) to find an accurate picture to use as a visual representation. Print picture and attach it to poster BEFORE NEXT CLASS. Be prepared to share with the class why you picked the picture that you did.
--While reading pgs. 1-30, work on character posters (if any of your characters "show up" in this section of the reading) and complete Post-its (focus especially on flagging seemingly important passages).
