Film & Literature Course Introduction

The Daily Journal Daily activity (bring your notebook!) First ~5 min of class Starts @ exactly 10:30 If you’re late, please enter room quietly I will supply the topic each day – write a short paragraph Write as neatly as you can

Daily Journal Example

Today’s Journal Prompt (7 Mar) What is a book that has had a strong influence on you? How or why did it influence you so powerfully?

Making Groups/Learning Teams Take the personality quiz For each personality type, choose a number along the continuum 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) When you’re done, we will score the quiz & look at what the results indicate How accurately do the results show your actual personality? Scoring the quiz Type #1: (3 Qs) – if majority of answers are ‘4~5’, you tend to Type #1 Type #2: (3 Qs) – if majority of answers are ‘1~2’, you tend to Type #2 Type #3: (3 Qs) – if majority of answers are ‘4~5’, you tend to Type #3 Type #4: (5 Qs) – if majority of answers are ‘1~2’, you tend to Type #4

INTRODUCE YOURSELF This is your learning team for the time being – introduce yourself to your new group by sharing the following: Your name Where you’re from Your favorite book (remember your journaling exercise) Your favorite movie Your role model Countries you have visited (and which you especially liked) Your personal goals for this class

Literature Circle Daily activity – journaling & reflective discussion 5 roles/group: Summarizer Word Master Connector Discussion Director Culture Collector

Literature Circle Roles DISCUSSION DIRECTOR: Create some discussion questions (3~4) for your group based on the reading. During your Lit Circle discussion, keep everyone focused on the task. Be sure everyone contributes according to their role and asks/answers some questions/gives opinions. SUMMARIZER: Summarize to your group what you read for today. Consider the following: What has happened in this part of the story? Who are the characters (major & important minor char.)? Is there a clear protagonist/antagonist? WORD MASTER: In your reading, what words, expressions, idioms did you find interesting or important? Make a list of new & interesting vocabulary. CONNECTOR: What does the reading remind you of in another book/movie/your own life or someone else’s life? CULTURE COLLECTOR: How is the story similar to or different from your own culture or life? What is strange or what is familiar about the story?

Literature Circle Roles Discuss the roles with your group and choose one person for each job for your first reading (The Picture of Dorian Gray) SUMMARIZER WORD MASTER CONNECTOR DISCUSSION DIRECTOR CULTURE COLLECTOR Please note your job will change each class and I will replace some jobs with new ones in the future

Literature Circle Journal Entry Example

Homework For next class… Read Ch.1~8 (p.1-26) of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Write in your journal according to your literature circle role Consult the class blog (professorwaynekhu.wordpress.com) to view the PPT from today’s class