1. Monday January 26, 2009 Agenda HOMEWORK STRIKE SYSTEM IN EFFECT (3):
Composition notebook and pen/mechanical pencil
1st period: Put your homework in the bin
Warm up: “When Disaster Strikes”
Discussion
Shifting gears: Non-Fiction stories
“Based on actual events” discussion
“Titanic,” pg. 390
Movie clips to help visualize what is going on in the story.
Irony in Titanic
Objective(s):
Differentiate between fictional and non-fictional elements of “Titanic” by engaging in class discussion and answering questions at the end of reading.
Important Dates:
1/28: Early Release (Film Club meeting)
1/30: Film Club Viewing (4pm-6pm)

2. WARM UP
1/26/2009[5 min]
Last week we discussed the definition of a real “hero”—someone brave, willing to sacrifice him/herself for other people, etc.
Today, we are reading “Titanic,” a real ship that sunk and killed thousands of people back in the early 1900’s.
Imagine that you are on board the “Titanic” as it is sinking—what are your thoughts/feelings. Would you worry about saving others, or saving yourself? Explain your answer.
Timer

3. F.Y.I. Ever heard of a movie or television show that says….
NO NOTES
F.Y.I.
Ever heard of a movie or television show that says….
BASED/INSPIRED BY ACTUAL EVENTS?

4. F.Y.I. “Based/inspired by actual events”
TAKE NOTES
F.Y.I.
“Based/inspired by actual events”
It is non-fictional (based on some truth), but contains fictional (made up) elements.

5. Shifting Gears: Non-Fiction
NO NOTES
Shifting Gears: Non-Fiction
Today, we read “Titanic,” which is a non-fiction story.
While reading, I’ll play clips from Titanic the movie (1997).

6. Before we begin… There are two types of Irony:
TAKE NOTES
Before we begin…
There are two types of Irony:
Situational: when expectation does not match with reality.
Dramatic: when the reader knows something BIG and the character does not.

7. NO NOTES
Titanic
Turn to pg. 390
When we encounter irony, you can laugh…it’s ok!