Today’s Activities 1.Independent Reading (three books total) 2.Write summary sheets (one page for each book) 3.Begin nontextual data collection sheet (film)

Independent Reading 1.Pick up / Get out your independent reading prior to the bell. 2.Read your text. 3.Write your one page summary about the book. a.Author / title b.Author’s purpose for writing the text. c.Subject / theme (message) d.Evidence / examples from the text to support that this is the subject / theme.

Name______ Block______ Date______ Classic Book Summary The title of the classic book that I read was Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The purpose of her book was to entertain her readers with a scary monster story; however, it also could have also been to persuade readers that scientists shouldn’t play God by creating life (not certain yet). I also noticed that the author uses the word “countenance” (which means “face”) A LOT. This might (?) be important to the theme. For example, in the story…

Name______ Block______ Date______ Nonfiction Book Summary The title of the nonfiction book that I read was Night by Elie Wiesel. The purpose of his book was to inform readers about his experiences during the Holocaust; however, it could have also been to persuade readers that the world should never forget these horrible events. The subject of this fact-based work is the Holocaust, and it shown through examples of violent acts against Jews in the book. First, Elie and his family are forcibly removed from their homes and sent to live in a ghetto. During this time, I noticed that how Elie uses the word “normal” changes…

Nontextual Data Collection Sheet TITLE :The title of the film we collected data on in class was “_______”. It was based on a book titled ________ written by ________. THEME : The theme or message of the film (and book) is _________, and this can be seen in the examples explained below. CHARACTERS (names & goals): The first major character seen in the film was ____. His goal was to ______. The second character seen in the film was… EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THEME (EXPLAIN all examples!): 1.The first example from the film that supports the theme is ________. It supports the theme by showing how ________. 2.The second example from the film that supports the theme is_______. It supports the theme by showing how ________. 3. (etc.)

Today’s Assignments 1.READ BOOKS 1.READ BOOKS: Silently finish reading your sources a.Classic book b.Nonclassic book (“fun book”) c.Nonfiction (fact-based) book 2.WRITE A SUMMARY 2.WRITE A SUMMARY of each source / book (hold on to this and turn it in with your final essay). 3.PLAN 3.PLAN: Begin considering similarities and differences in the themes, subjects, ideas, or context of each book.

Exit Pass: Turn in All Materials Turn in all materials (warm ups, etc) to the basket up front.