Wednesday, January 27, 2016

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.







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:casualindifferentunconcernedunworrieduntroubleduncaring,

     happy or joyous.

"a blithe seaside comedy"





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