In the midst of the holiday season--with presents to wrap, traditional foods to indulge in, family and friends to visit, and good cheer to spread--students are wrapping up their reading of The Giver. They are exploring their own visions of utopia in poems they are writing, and they are creating storyboard posters focused on an element of fiction: character, conflict, theme, or the dystopian genre. Our schedule this week will be to work on poems at home and the storyboard in class. The goal is to complete at least one (most likely the poem) by Thursday to turn in. If students are not finished with the storyboard by the end of class Thursday, they may turn it in upon return in January. We will kick off 2018 with a new unit on nonfiction during which students will read a nonfiction book of their choice.
I wish everyone happy holidays and a fun winter break!
Homework:
Monday-Wednesday: work on utopia poem. If finished by Thursday, can turn it in.
Thursday/Friday (break): Can turn in storyboard at end of class on Thursday if finished; if more time is needed on poster, finish over break and turn in 1/2.
Giver Storyboard Activity
