Journal Companion Activity/Strategy/Formative Assessment: Voice Thread Exemplars Media: The Princess Bride Ex: (Could also fit under discussion Hotel Rwanda Art/Painting inhumanity vs humanity) Journal writing Music Martyrdom of Saint Barbara” Double-column notes “The Images by Lucas Cranach the Elder Advertisements (Painting) Clips Memoirs du Temps” by Andre “Les Martins De Barros Activity/Strategy/Formative Assessment: Narrative of a personal journey Writing: (either their own or a family Thinking Maps member’s) Outlining Paragraph Development Edit and revision Condense a grade level story of a personal journey down into a children’s book version. Story telling Speaking/Listening: Potentially go to middle/elementary school to tell the children’s story they have written (or invite those students to the high school or use the daycare if there is one on the high school’s campus) Language/ Topic Sentence, evidence, analysis, conclusion statement, narrative, inference, theme, coherent, text structure terminology (Informational, argumentative etc.), Terms from applicable Common Core Standards. Academic Vocabulary: Technology/ VoiceThread of a Narrative Use some form of digital media like flipsnack, prezi, storybird, discovery boards, etc to tell their personal journey or to relate a journey they have read about. Teachers, please contribute to this section as you engage your students in the use of technology and multi-media tools.
Journal Companion Media: Ex: Art/Painting Music Images Advertisements Clips Voice Thread Exemplars The Princess Bride Hotel Rwanda (Could also fit under inhumanity vs humanity) “The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara” by Lucas Cranach the Elder (Painting) “Les Memoirs du Temps” by Andre Martins De Barros Activity/Strategy/Formative Assessment: discussion Journal writing Double-column notes Writing: Narrative of a personal journey (either their own or a family member’s) Paragraph Development Activity/Strategy/Formative Assessment: Thinking Maps Outlining Edit and revision Condense a grade level story of a personal journey down into a children’s book version. Speaking/Listening: Story telling Potentially go to middle/elementary school to tell the children’s story they have written (or invite those students to the high school or use the daycare if there is one on the high school’s campus) Language/ Academic Vocabulary: Topic Sentence, evidence, analysis, conclusion statement, narrative, inference, theme, coherent, text structure terminology (Informational, argumentative etc.), Terms from applicable Common Core Standards. Technology/ VoiceThread of a Narrative Use some form of digital media like flipsnack, prezi, storybird, discovery boards, etc to tell their personal journey or to relate a journey they have read about. Teachers, please contribute to this section as you engage your students in the use of technology and multi-media tools.
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