Monday, February 29, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:                                                                    If you haven't handed in your composition book check  or your brief report on Stargirling/Starboying,  hand it in today.

Targets for Today: We will do some sustained reading for enjoyment. We will read from The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Individual Reading Time: Choose your own materials As you read, watch for words you do not know, or words you especially like -- or an impressive  phrase or sentence.   2. Write it down in your composition book under Word Collector (for words you didn't know) or under Favorite Words.     If you haven't handed in your composition book check, do that today. 3. Share your responses.   Appointment partners:   5 o'clock                                            Already used:  8, 1, 7, 3, 4, 11, 2, 6 Link to Bulbous Bouffant Add to your favorite words.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uuCNAwXGaQ 4. Vocabulary from  The Invention of Hugo Cabret:  https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/311601#view=notes 5. Read from The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

If You Were Absent: See above.  See also the links below.

Movie Soundtrack: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFf1245LMSA&list=PLBFA320B8982F5C6A&index=1
Vocabulary for the book:
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/311601#view=notes
For next time:
The Clock Store -- Disney 1931  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLBCHFmwDaY
The Million -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUS56JGKNUE

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:                                                                    If you haven't handed in your composition book check  or your brief report on Stargirling/Starboying,  hand it in today.

Targets for Today: We will do some sustained reading for enjoyment. We will read from The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Individual Reading Time: Choose your own materials As you read, watch for words you do not know, or words you especially like -- or an impressive  phrase or sentence.   2. Write it down in your composition book under Word Collector (for words you didn't know) or under Favorite Words.     If you haven't handed in your composition book check, do that today. 3. Share your responses.   Appointment partners:   6 o'clock                                            Already used:  8, 1, 7, 3, 4, 11, 2 4. Vocabulary from  The Invention of Hugo Cabret:  https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/311601#view=notes 5. Read from The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

If You Were Absent: See above.  See also the links below.

Movie Soundtrack: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFf1245LMSA&list=PLBFA320B8982F5C6A&index=1
Vocabulary for the book:
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/311601#view=notes

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:                                                                    If you haven't handed in your composition book check  or your brief report on Stargirling/Starboying,  hand it in today.

Targets for Today: We will do some sustained reading for enjoyment. We will read from The Invention of Hugo Cabret, and compare it to a silent movie.

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. If you haven't handed in your composition book check, do that today. 3. Share your responses.   Appointment partners:   2 o'clock                                            Already used:  8, 1, 7, 3, 4, 11 4. Learn about Camera Shots (Make a list in your composition book.)  5. Watch a  Georges Melies silent movie.          Compare the silent movie with the book illustrations.   Venn Diagram 6. Read from The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

If You Were Absent: See above.  See also the links below.

Movie Soundtrack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFf1245LMSA&list=PLBFA320B8982F5C6A&index=1
Vocabulary for the book:
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/311601#view=notes

A Trip to the Moon - Georges Méliès 1902

movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FrdVdKlxUk Full Video with more appropriate music

 This statement was made about George Méliès: “He was among the first to demonstrate that film didn’t have to reflect real life. He quickly realized that film had the power to capture dreams.” (p.355)

Friday, February 19, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:                                                                   If you haven't handed in your composition book check, do that today.

Targets for Today: We will do some sustained reading for enjoyment. We will learn about a popular author -- the author whose book we are about to read. We will begin reading The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

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. If you haven't handed in your composition book check, do that today. 3. Share your responses.   Appointment partners:  11 o'clock                                            Already used:  8, 1, 7, 3, 4 About the Author Begin reading The Invention of Hugo Cabret  http://www.scholastic.com/hugocabret/   to explore A Letter from Brian Selznick Dear readers, When I was a kid, two of my favorite books were by an amazing man named Remy Charlip. Fortunately and Thirteen fascinated me in part because, in both books, the very act of turning the pages plays a pivotal role in telling the story. Each turn reveals something new in a way that builds on the image on the previous page. Now that I’m an illustrator myself, I’ve often thought about this dramatic storytelling device and all of its creative possibilities. My new book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, is a 550 page novel in words and pictures. But unlike most novels, the images in my new book don't just illustrate the story; they help tell it. I've used the lessons I learned from Remy Charlip and other masters of the picture book to create something that is not a exactly a novel, not quite a picture book, not really a graphic novel, or a flip book or a movie, but a combination of all these things. I began thinking about this book ten years ago after seeing some of the magical films of Georges Méliès, the father of science-fiction movies. But it wasn’t until I read a book called Edison's Eve: The Quest for Mechanical Life by Gaby Woods that my story began to come into focus. I discovered that Méliès had a collection of mechanical, wind-up figures (called automata) that were donated to a museum, but which were later destroyed and thrown away. Instantly, I imagined a boy discovering these broken, rusty machines in the garbage, stealing one and attempting to fix it. At that moment, Hugo Cabret was born. A few years ago, I had the honor of meeting Remy Charlip, and I'm proud to say that we've become friends. Last December he was asking me what I was working on, and as I was describing this book to him, I realized that Remy looks exactly like Georges Méliès. I excitedly asked him to pose as the character in my book, and fortunately, he said yes. So every time you see Méliès in The Invention of Hugo Cabret, the person you are really looking at is my dear friend Remy Charlip, who continues to inspire everyone who has the great pleasure of knowing him or seeing his work. Paris in the 1930's, a thief, a broken machine, a strange girl, a mean old man, and the secrets that tie them all together... Welcome to The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Yours, Brian Selznick Amazon.com Exclusive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yq_4toc_H0  Remy Charlip How is reading pictures/drawing different from reading text/words?  Linguistic Structures and Features common to both written and visual texts:  • Point of view  • Sequence in plot and sub-plot  • Narrative structures       Expository structures Notice whether it is a photo, a drawing, a painting. Notice the size of the picture on the page. What choices has the author made with color? Movie Soundtrack:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFf1245LMSA&list=PLBFA320B8982F5C6A&index=1

If You Were Absent:

http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=3485&a=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FrdVdKlxUk  Full Video with more appropriate music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbGd_240ynk   A Trip to the Moon  -- modernized music

https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/311601#view=notes

Wednesday, February 17, 2015

Composition Book Check:

6 points -- Word Collector  -- If you do not already have at least 3 words, add them as you read today.
    example:  Stargirl, page 173 "Maybe the music was a tether."
                           Def. a rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement.

10 points -- Favorite Words  -- If you do not already have at least 5 words, add them.

5 points  -- Books I've Read -- Add your recent readings -- the books I've read so far this semester.

5 points -- Books to Read -- Add at least two you'd like to read.

18 points  (3 points each for 6)  Reading Response Log
6 responses to your individual reading

5 points  -- Writing about Conformity.  Answer the questions below:
In your composition book, under "Reading Response Log," 
label your entry "Conformity,"  add today's date, and write to answer these questions:

• What does conformity look like at our school, in our community?
• Do you conform or not?
• How are you expected to conform? 
• Is it a problem or a plus when you don't conform.

Explain your answers.


Stargirl charts:
12 points Chart for Stargirl -- filled out  (4 "does/says/thinks)
12  points Chart of Leo -- filled out  (4 "does/says/thinks)
36  points (3 points each) Chart for the list of other characters

5 Points  -- How much of our identity is really left up to us, and how much is just a mirror of everyone else around us?

Announcements and Reminders:                                                                   Parent-Teacher Conferences were held on February 11. Do an anonymous act of kindness for someone.  Hand in your write-up as soon as you can.

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. (and prepare for the composition book check word collector).  2.  Composition Book Check 3. Stargirl  --  Today we read from  the top of page 174 to  Winner (and only entry) in the Desk-Decorating Contest from last time:  Allyssa Christiansen

If You Were Absent: See above.

Friday, February 12, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:                                                                   Parent-Teacher Conferences were held on February 11. We are having  a Stargirl/Valentines' Day Party on February 12 -- today! Desk decorating contest. Do an anonymous act of kindness for someone.  You will write about it in class.

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. Stargirl Party Stargirl  --  Today we read from page 149 to the top of page 174. Winner (and only entry) in the Desk-Decorating Contest:  Allyssa Christiansen Thank you to all who brought treats!  Moa Mockingbird Bunnyhop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWndL5N6edI

If You Were Absent: See above.