Don't just take the quiz, Make the quiz.

No scantrons. I promise. 

Goal: Creating an online assessment about the book you are reading.

Agenda:
Read
Quiz expectations
Quiz making

With your team you will create a quiz that other students will take about the book your group has been reading.

Quiz Expectations:

• 7-10 Questions
• Ask questions that go up through content halfway through the book.
• Include both multiple choice and short answer questions.
• First question should be name, second question should be period. 
• For multiple choice questions you can have 5-10 answer choices. 
• For multiple select questions use the checkboxes question type. These questions should have more than one right answer. 
• For short answer questions, be sure your question actually requires a written answer. (Don't ask questions that have one word answers.) Use the paragraph question type. 
• Make your quiz in a Google Form. Name it Period, Color, Title, for example "6 Blue Pull of Gravity"
• Click the three vertical dots in the upper right corner and then "add collaborators" to add your teacher and your group members to the form. 
• Click settings (gear icon) and then "quizzes" to turn your form into a quiz. Go back through your questions and choose "answer key" to mark the correct selection for each question. 

Homework: 

Keep reading. (I hear you're going to have a quiz to take soon.) 

Going Further with Setting

Goal: Looking closely at what setting says about character in our novels.

Agenda: 
Read
Setting in your Novels
Creating a setting


Look closely at the setting in your book
Look at the settings described in your group novel.  Select three quotes from the novel that describe the setting, but ALSO tell you something about the character. Add this chart to your English Journal.

Create a Setting:
CHOOSE a character from your group book that doesn't have his or her own setting, or who's setting is not well described.
DISCUSS that character and his/her setting with your group.
WRITE a descriptive paragraph about the setting for that character. (In English Journal)
EXPLAIN (in a second paragraph) what you are trying to show about the character with the setting you created.

Homework:
Be sure your English Journal is caught up. (You should have entries for 10/17, 10/18, 10/20, 10/24, and now 10/26. Visit the blog for any of those days you are missing.)
Keep up with the reading in your group novel.

Setting and Mood in Literature

Goal: Understanding that setting contributes to mood.

Read: 
You should be working toward the halfway point of your group novel.

Setting and Mood: 

• The term MOOD in literature refers to how the setting of the story makes the reader feel. 
• It is the emotional feeling of the place where the events are taking place. 
• Sometimes the mood of the place matches the characters mood and sometimes it is in contrast to it. 
• Word choice and the details an author includes help to create the mood of a setting. 

Example:

Thick darkness swam over the building. The surrounding oak trees stood so tall that even in at this time of day their shadows turned the area to night. One of them appeared to have fallen over onto the house. The roof caved in around the diseased trunk. The tree was so rotten it had to be years since it stood with its brethren.

Other than the roof the house itself was in horrible conditions. All the blue paint had chipped off, leaving it a stained yellow color. The porch’s column was broken in half, at first glance looking like the tree did it but when examining closer other dents cast all around the porch, with a baseball bat sitting in the middle, only causing one to wonder.

The yard itself was pure dirt, somehow weeds managed to grow in the hard ground, dried paint flew around the yard somehow even though the trees blocked all wind.

The front door opened and slammed shut every few seconds, due to the unknown wind and the its lack of a door knob. The windows were all completely smashed, below some the glass still sat. Only a few were boarded up with cardboard, others let the cool air drift in.

Why it is a strong example:

        This scene portrays a scary emotion through the look of the house. From other parts of the book you would know that this is the house of a kidnapper, and in this setting I feel I have shown it. The more obvious examples are the army of trees surrounding the building, let alone the one that crashed through the roof. But the eerie wind that blows the door open and shut, and dried paint around the yard starts to make you slightly scared. And while some factors like the tree seem a bit obvious, it makes you think, why would someone not get that repaired? What do they not want people to see inside?

Reminders: 

Keep reading

The setting is telling you something

Art by: Cate Simmons

Goal: Understanding how setting helps us understand characters.

Agenda: 
Read
Writing about setting
Reading a setting
Reading specifically for setting

#1: Open your English Journal
Start a new entry at the top.

Describe a place you like to be. What does this place say about you as a person? 

#2: Look closely at a setting
CLICK THIS LINK: to view a description of a setting from Great Expectations. We will look closely at what this setting tells us about the characters.

#3: Talk to your group

Talk to your group about what's happening in your novel.
How has setting played a role so far?
What do the settings tell you about the characters? MARK the places in your book where the setting informs you about the characters.
What is confusing you about the events or characters in your novel? 

Homework: 

Keep up with your reading. Be prepared to meet your reading goal for Friday. 

Getting Meta: Reading about Reading

Goal: Analyzing some texts about reading.

Read: We always read.

Before we go further into our Reading the Novel unit, let's take a look at some of the benefits of reading. Your article of the week this week includes some choices.

Article of the Week: Reading Edition

1. Read one (or more) of the articles below. 
2. Add a new entry to your English Journal (at the top).
3. Summarize the article in the first paragraph. 
4. Share your thoughts in the second paragraph. 

Articles you can choose from: 

 The Surprising Power of Reading Fiction: 9 Benefits

 7 Benefits Of Reading Literary Fiction You May Not Know

 Reading Fiction Improves Brain Connectivity and Function | Psychology Today

 Three Cognitive Benefits of Reading Fiction | Refine The Mind

 9 Ways Reading Fiction Will Make You Happier and More Successful | Inc.com