Friday, January 29, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:                                                                   Choose new seats.  Choose your own adventure this time.

Targets for Today: READ!  Learn about ways to respond to books (and other literature).   Read more from Stargirl.     Learn about the literary element of character.

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Individual Reading Time: Choose your own materials 2. Respond to what you read:   In your composition book.  Write about 1/4 to 1/3 page under Reading Response Log. 3. Share your responses.   Appointment partners   -- 8, 1, 7,  Today:  3 o'clock   4. Stargirl  -- Character -- What actors and actresses would you choose for Stargirl, for Leo? for Hillari, etc.  Character --  Continue to fill in these charts: Character Description Chart for ____________________________________________ What the character says, does, thinks What this shows about the character What others think and say about the character Character Description Chart for Various Other Characters What the character says, does, thinks What this shows about the character What others think and say about the character Hillari Kimble Kevin  Quinlant Archie Dori Cinnamon Wayne Parr Ron Kovac Anna Grimsdale Danny Pike Mr. Robineau Mr. McShane Mica High School Students From an online casting call for a movie of Stargirl: Leo sEEKING Male, ages 15-18, All Ethnicities ROLE DESCRIPTION Leo: (Lead) still waiting for puberty to fully kick in, not particularly popular; in fact, Kevin may be his only friend, dateless and likely to remain so, he is the producer-director of an on-campus TV interview show called "Hot Seat," but he's too shy ever to step in front of the cameras. SEEKING Male, ages 15-18, All Ethnicities ROLE DESCRIPTION Kevin: (Lead) Leo's best friend. SEEKING Female, ages 15-18, All Ethnicities ROLE DESCRIPTION Hillari: (Supporting) captain of the cheerleading team. SEEKING Female, ages 14-18, All Ethnicities ROLE DESCRIPTION Dori: (Supporting) a quirky, solitary student, becomes Stargirl's friend. SEEKING Female, ages 15-18, All Ethnicities ROLE DESCRIPTION Drea: (Supporting) a cheerleader, Hillari's friend. Found on http://www.backstage.com/ Here is how one girl would have cast the movie -- and a movie for Love, Stargirl, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciR6pT54_Sw

If You Were Absent:

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:

Targets for Today: READ!  Learn about ways to respond to books (and other literature).   Read more from Stargirl.     Learn about the literary element of character.

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Individual Reading Time: Choose your own materials 2. Respond to what you read:   In your composition book.  Write about 1/4 to 1/3 page under Reading Response Log. 3. Share your responses.   Appointment partners   -- 8, 1, 7,  Today: Your choice!   Last time: 8 o'clock, 1 o'clock 4. Stargirl  -- Character --  Continue to fill in these charts: Character Description Chart for ____________________________________________ What the character says, does, thinks What this shows about the character What others think and say about the character Character Description Chart for Various Other Characters What the character says, does, thinks What this shows about the character What others think and say about the character Hillari Kimble Kevin  Quinlant Archie Dori Cinnamon Wayne Parr Ron Kovac Anna Grimsdale Danny Pike Mr. Robineau Mr. McShane Mica High School Students Blithe: showing a casual and cheerful indifference "a blithe disregard for the rules of the road" synonyms: casual, indifferent, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled, uncaring,      happy or joyous. "a blithe seaside comedy" synonyms: happy, cheerful, jolly, merry, joyful, joyous, blissful, ecstatic, euphoric, Bafflement -- a favorite word "She is," I think, "Who were really are.  Or who we were." What name would you pick for yourself?  Why didn't Hillari drop the rat to its death? Have you ever been in a speech contest?

If You Were Absent: See above