WOW! That was a whole lot of talking and information I gave you on Thursday. I'm sure that some of you were sitting there watching my words float right over your head and there were others who were just starting to see where all the concepts and ideas were leading.No need to panic. We will be going through these terms, definitions and ideas again often over the course of this semester.
In our quest to become better writers and engaged learners it is important to learn the rules of literature. Before we can get to the "fun, creative stuff" we will have to learn the basics. If we start to think of this lesson in relation to our first unit - Conflicts, Challenges and Choice - then we can being to make connections between the lectures and the assignments.
During this lesson we came up with a definition for "well-crafted". We asked ourselves what a well-crafted work looked like. Now we are going to apply the definition to the novels we have been reading and articulate (say out loud) what actually makes it a "good" book.
Homework: Due Monday Nov.1st. (for both 9A and 9B)
Look through your bookshelf and decided which book is your favourite and why. Choose one "well-crafted" book that you are going to share with the class. Come to class with some ideas of what you would put on the front cover. Make a list of symbols, imagery, characters or themes that are present in the book and some thoughts on how you could represent them on a book cover.
Presentation and Assignment due date is November 10th, 2010.
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