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*No Red Ink

*Literature Circles:  Intro to our Novels

*Novel Talks:  I want to talk about the novels that we will be reading.  Yesterday, I forgot “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”…it is also a choice….

*Reminder:  Spoken Word:  Tuesday and Wednesday April 25th and 26th.  Do these dates work?

*Role Sheets:  Please download and save each role sheet.

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*Looking Ahead:

*Novel Background Information Infograph:

Infographs should include:

*a main title

*eye catching section headings

* charts/graphics

*a minimum of 3 colours

*a minimum of 4 graphics

*non-fiction text analyzing and summarizing the information

*accurate facts

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Sorry I am not there with you today….

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*Reminder:  Today the heat will be off for the eco challenge.

*Period 2 (A Block) …there will be a fire drill today at 9:10

*Novels:  Looking Ahead…we will be reading the following novels in Literature Circles.  When I return, I will talk about these novel titles…but in case you are interested and want to look these books up:

1.  All The Light We Cannot See
2. The Kite Runner
3. The Nightingale
4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
5. Red Rising

*Spoken Words:  You have time to work on the writing portion of your spoken word… But first…Quick writes using imagery and sensory language.

Choose one of the following topics below.  Write on this topic using imagery and sensory language.  (approximately 10 minutes).  After the 10 minutes are up, I want you to go back to your write and add devices, rhymes, word play if possible (5 more minutes) for a total of 15 minutes.

You will then repeat this exercise with a second word from the list.

1.  Anger
2. Peace
3. Despair
4. Hope
5. Freedom

*After you have written on two of the above words, you have time to work on your spoken word.

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*Novels:  Looking Ahead

*Spoken Words:  You have time to work on the writing portion of your spoken word… But first…Quick writes using imagery and sensory language.

Anger

Peace

Despair

Hope

Freedom

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*Friday Writes

1. The pursuit of freedom involves change.
2. With independence comes increased responsibility
3. Determination

*Spoken Words:

You have time to work on writing your spoken word….

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-spoken word criteria

Grade 12-Learning is a journey that takes courage, patience and humility. (works with graduation)

OR It is about striving to become a better human being and living with balance in body, mind, heart and spirit.

OR Learning honours our ancestors, elders, knowledge keepers and descendants.

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*Spoken Word:  Brainstorming activitiy

Warm up spoken word free write activity:  Practice writing with imagery that includes all five senses.  Students describe an abstract or intangible entity using all senses:  what do they look, sound, smell, taste and feel like?

Examples:  Choose 2 of the following examples and write for five minutes each using imagery/sensory language.

a. homesickness

b. grief

c. love

d. joy

e. emptiness

f.  time

g. envy

Spoken Word Activities:

*Techniques for Creating Word Play

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*Word Play Activity

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