Mr. Schuck's Language Arts Class
Assignments
In-class assignments and homework*
Day 1 .................................... Storytelling & Point-of-View
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Tell a personal story to a friend*
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Make a list of people who are
in the story* -
Make a list of people NOT in the
story, but who know the story*
Day 2 .................................... One Story, Two Points-of-View
& Qualities of Storytellers
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Read and compare Jamie's story and Grandpa's story
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Using your Penzu journal, write a paragraph telling which story you would rather hear, why, and which is better
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Choose a story to tell, jot down your ideas and details*
Day 3 ..................................... Preparing to Write
& Visualizing and Hearing Characters
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Choose who will tell your story (not yourself)
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Draw a detailed picture of
your narrator or use Blabberize to create one -
Using your Penzu journal,
list the expressions that person uses when they speak, & -
Begin writing your story.*
Day 4 ..................................... A Story in the Voice of Someone Else
& Listening to Students' Stories
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Write your story in your Penzu journal and publish it in Bookr
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Read your story aloud and present your Bookr book.
Day 5 ..................................... Listening to Death in the Woods
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Listen to and watch the dramatic reading of Death in the Woods
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In your Penzu journal, write down your thoughts about the story and answer the question: What surprises you about the story?
Day 6 ..................................... Omniscient/Limited Omniscient
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Know what an omnicient narrator is
Day 7 ..................................... Reading Section II & Making Inferences
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Learn what it means to infer
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What inferences can you make about Death in the Woods?
Day 8 ..................................... Reading Section III
& Understanding How Writers Use Plot
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Answer the Section III comprehension questions
Day 9 ..................................... Reading Sections IV and V
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Answer the Section IV comprehension questions*
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Use details form the story to support your answers*
Day 10 ................................... What Makes it Newsworthy?
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Find the most newsworthy part of Death in the Woods
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Write a headline for the story
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Write a news story in third-person point-of-view, beginning with the six Ws: Who, What, Where, When, Why and How*
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Broadcast your news story for TV or radio via Ustream.
Take the final unit asessment!
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*Homework is noted with an asterisk :)