Today we took Quiz 3 of Throne of Glass. We discussed fantasy fiction that came out in the 70s and 80s because of Tolkein's Lord of the Rings, and we finished our "Gather the Fellowship" Wrap-around Story. Make sure that you email me if you missed today for the fantasy literature historical slideshow.
Today we took our second quiz for Throne of Glass and discussed the Golden Age of Fantasy Fiction, including the Lord of the Rings and its influence on Fantasy. To end class, we started writing a wrap-around story for our fellowship assignment. We will finish next class period. Today we took Quiz 1 of The Throne of Glass and presented our character creation assignment and watched Terry Brooks "Why I Write about Elves" and discussed the importance of fantasy literature. We also discussed 30s and 40s Fantasy Fiction. Make sure that you finish your character creation assignment asap and turn it in with a late pass. Today we discussed the origins of fantasy fiction. Send me an email so that you can get that slideshow. I passed out hall passes and we turned in our Comic Con collage assignment. To end class, we created a fantasy character and I passed out the assignment and a character card to do for homework. Also, we turned in our Literature Circle books and checked out Throne of Glass. I passed out bookmarks
Today we turned in our hall passes, discussed the Comic Con assignment (See me for a packet) and presented our final projects. Can't wait for Comic Con! See you Friday! Today and the next class period, we are going to be in the computer lab working on our slideshows. See the example project for more information.
Today we discussed how to create your final project for your literature circle books. I showed example slides and then we had discussion day #3. Be prepared to go to the computer lab the next two class periods to start and finish your project. Today we discussed contemporary science fiction and movies today and had discussion day #2. Make sure that you turn in your packet for our literature circle discussion day. Today we talked about dystopian science fiction and how to review your literature circle books. We did a writer's notebook on a movie you've seen recently and what you liked and what you didn't like about the story. I showed the class an example review that will be due the day of your presentations. |
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March 2020
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