Friday, November 5th, 2021

 Circle (after career activity): What super power would you want?

Intro to the Day

Target practice

Vocab Quiz

5/6 Words: oxymoron, articulate, formative

7/8 Words: Jargon, superfluous, innate, divergent

Reading Practice

We will read for 20 minutes each class to get better at reading.

Unit: Understanding how Theme's a developed in Literature/Film
Learning Target: I can explain how an author uses symbol, setting and (especially) characterization to develop a theme.

Final preparations to write

1) Here is characterization chart for "The Present." Now do the same thing for Cast Away in the assigned groups of two and three.

2) Make sure to write the short and full theme on the bottom.

3) Gallery walk to see different versions and to record possible themes.

4) Here is an example of an essay that would receive a 100.

5) Think, pair, share, report out

6) Any questions?

7) Write the essay: 3 body paragraphs for CCR, 4 for honors.

FYI, here is the movie Cast Away in sections:

Part 1 - All about time

Part 2 - Time stops

Part 3 - The initial attempt

Part 4 - The escape

Part 5 - The new Chuck