September 2016 Mrs. Burchette

Homework and Important Dates: Friday, September 9, 2016 Homework and Important Dates: Read 20 minutes nightly! Warm-Up: Update your agenda. Begin reading immediately in your SSR material.

Friday, September 9, 2016 Learning Target: I can make connections from the ideas in stories, drama, and poetry to other things that I know. Today’s Agenda: The Giver Chapters 1-4 Discussion Questions SSR “Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed”– Main Idea Comic Strip

Chapter 1-4 Discussion Questions Friday, September 9, 2016 The Giver Chapter 1-4 Discussion Questions What is significant (important- what does it show) about the airplane incident in the opening pages of the story? Why is Jonas apprehensive about the upcoming Ceremony? How are Assignments determined in the community? Why does the community value ‘precision of language’? What are the different ways the community views ‘release’? Explain the role of Birthmother in Jonas’s community. How is conformity encouraged in the community? What is the purpose of the telling of feelings? Why didn’t Jonas share the incident involving the apple with his family at the telling of feelings session that evening? How are the elderly treated in Jonas’s community? When you are finished: Turn your work into the class tray Read silently in your SSR material until further notice Yes, you may move to a comfy spot to read once you have turned in your work!

“Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed” These tips are related to writing your own “Wimpy Kid” comic strip. Don’t be confused by the tips that reference the “Wimpy Kid” books. Your comic strip should be about our short story! Friday, September 9, 2016 “Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed” With your group, create a comic strip that includes the main ideas and details from the story. Your comic strip should contain no less than 6 frames. Be sure to include text/dialogue as well as illustrations! This is an example of how one group chose to approach this yesterday. What a great idea to use post-it notes to plan out the comic strip before jumping into the artistic creation! Way to go!!! This an example of a comic strip for this story, but the creators left out WAY TO MANY details. Be sure to include main ideas and supporting details for the entire text!