Comparing Literary Works Week 6 October 7 th, 2013

The plan…. Hand out and explain vocabulary notebooks and writing folders Objectives Review – The Writing Process – My Friend named Venn Compare and Contrast – How to C & C Practice – Read two stories – Compare and Contrast Homework – Complete unfinished classwork

Objectives Students will practice and hone their teamwork skills and delegation tasks Students will practice the five steps of the writing process with particular emphasis on revising and correcting Students will acquire the skills and practice needed for self-revision and -proofreading

The Writing Process Prewriting – Exploring and choosing ideas – Gathering information and organizing details Drafting – Written ideas in a layout similar to the desired product Revising – Correcting big errors – Improving form and content of the writing

The Writing Process Editing & Proofreading – Polishing writing and fixing spelling and grammar mistakes Publishing & Presenting – Sharing your writing with everybody

My friend, Venn Differences Same

Practice Muslims Jews & Christians

Practice Muslims Jews & Christians 5 pillars Hajj Mohammad (pbuh) is the prophet Quran Synagogues Churches No Mohammad (pbuh) No Hajj Torah/Bible 1 God Have prophets

How-to C & C Compare: To show similarities and commonalities Contrast: To show differences Read the passages, stories or books carefully Note down important events, themes, plot components (problems & solutions), characters, settings and lessons Write these down in a chart – My friend, Venn, is a good place to do this – A table with labels is also good You can find one on the next slide Questions?

The Other Chart Story Characters Setting where? when? What is the problem? why? Did the character have a problem? What is the solution? how did the character solve the problem? Lesson what did the characters or reader learn?

Let’s Practice! Read the following two stories Fill out the table as you read When you finish both stories fill in the Venn diagram to show the similarities and differences

Adrift at Sea Non-fiction

Steven Callahan was in his life raft. His boat had sunk on February 4 th, Now he was adrift at sea. He was all alone somewhere in the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. Without a radio and only a few supplies, his only goal was to stay alive. Wham! Something crashed into the tiny raft, hurling it across the water. It was a huge shark! Although Steven was terrified, he took instant action. He knew that the shark could easily destroy the life raft. His life depended on his ability to scare it away. Steven stabbed at the shark with his spear gun. The shark was too big and tough to hurt, but Steven was able to annoy it enough that it swam away.

When Steven was able to spear a fish, he would gobble the eyes and organs. These parts provided moisture and important vitamins. Steven had to eat the fish raw, but food was food. Once, when a bird landed on Steven’s raft, he grabbed it and ate it raw, too. On April 21 st, 1982, three fisherman saw some birds out over the water. Thinking the birds were feasting on fish, they headed their boat toward the birds. As they got close, they thought they saw a tiny barrel bobbing in the water. It wasn’t a barrel– it was Steven! After 76 days at sea and drifting 3,333 kilometers, Steven was rescued.

Captain’s Log Fiction

May 27 th, 2008: A huge wave hit my boat Solo Explorer yesterday, swamping it with water. I barely had time to inflate my life raft before it sank. Now I’m nothing but a tiny speck in the vast expanse of water. I have few emergency supplies, but at least I have a solar still. If I can keep my solar still working, I can change salt water to fresh water and prevent dehydration. June 15 th, 2008: All emergency food supplies are gone, but I did spear a triggerfish that came to eat the barnacles that now cover the bottom of my raft. The flesh was bitter, but I swear it was the sweetest thing I’ve ever eaten! I ate the moist organs first to help prevent dehydration. I cut what I couldn’t eat into strips and hung them out to dry.

June 21 st, 2008: I’m so weak that yesterday I ripped a hole in my raft with my spear gun when I was wrestling with a fish. I’ve tried several patches, but nothing is working. I’m hip deep in water. June 26 th, 2008: It took me five days to devise a successful patch made up of a bent fork, part of a shirt and some rope. I have to add air to inflate the raft every twelve hours, but I can live with that! July 5 th, 2008: Rescued by a fishing boat! I said, “Thanks!” to the fishermen, but they said, “No, thanks!” to my dried triggerfish!

Homework Any unfinished classwork is homework – Finish reading the two passages – Fill in the table as you read – Complete My friend, Venn Due on Tuesday, October 8 th, 2013