1.5.18+and+1.8.18

Book talks: Information about the six different graphic novels that are available for literature circles. Each student will be in a group of 4-5 and each group will read a different graphic novel. Take a look at the first 13 slides in the following document: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18dFIuxhETpqvoyo4xFrdz3OC2O49TEgOcO8bMW4lmKw/edit?usp=sharing Slides 7-12 give some information/reader reviews of the different texts. We've also included a difficulty rating based on density of text and amount of historical context required. Consider the higher difficulty scores as a good challenge. The assessments/expectations for each group will be the same around work. Know that //Maus, March,// and //Palestine// have some strong language/violent imagery.

If you were absent, I've placed you in a group, but we can chat a bit when I see you next, and you are welcome to send me your top three choices if you see this.

Snapshot Writing: Editing

WU: Visual

Pick one of your “snapshot” memories that wrote about for homework. In your reading/writing journal, use a full page to illustrate the memory as best you can. Consider: dialogue, setting, characterization, scale, and how you could show the sequence of events that your memory might involve.

Save this WU for later writing as we'll use it as a basis for your own mini-graphic novel after finals.

Editing:

For editing, we focused on two elements: setting and dialogue.

Setting: Watch: Mary Poppins trailer: []

Scary Mary []

What differences exist here? What does an author do to create a setting? > > > > >
 * Imagery--specific, descriptive,
 * Foreshadowing
 * Plot
 * Dramatic irony
 * Background--verb, sensory language (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)

Dialogue:

What does dialogue do for a story, and what makes it “good”? How do people act in real conversations? What do people “do” to language in real conversations?

How to punctuate dialogue: We started going over this. Get these notes from a friend. []

HW: Edit your Snapshot Writes with a focus on setting and dialogue. Where can you make the setting become clear for your reader? How can you add/use dialogue to make characters come alive? Show what's happening v. telling us. Keep these edited Snapshots in your google folder. We'll come back to them after finals.


 * A note about late essays for Tan/Espaillat: I will accept these essays this week for late credit, but after Friday, we're moving on and focusing on graphic novels and finals. I will NOT accept late essays past 3:30PM this Friday, 1/12/18.