Transcript The Farming of Bones Pgs. 33-49, 50-66, 67-81

The Farming of Bones
Pgs 188-203, 204-217
Presentation by Kim Decatrel
Day 1
DATE:
AIMS: How do we analyze the concept of “exile” and connect it to the
Edwidge Danticat’s novel, The Farming of Bones?
DO NOW:
Definition of EXILE:
“the state or a period of voluntary or forced absence from one's country or home”
Write a REVEALING sentence using the word “exile.”
Extra challenge = try to make your sentence about something or someone in our
book!
Flashcard Vocabulary 188-203
• Fringed
• Chants
• Hastily
• Dense
• Paces
• Exile
Grades: PupilPath and Portfolios
MARKING PERIODS ARE CUMULATIVE
MP1 + MP2 + MP3 / 3 = TRANSCRIPT GRADE
(33% ) + (33%) + (34%) / 3 = average %
HW 20%, Notebook/Classwork 25%, Quizzes/Writing 25%, Projects/Tests 30%
Students and parents have access to grade and attendance information through an
account at www.pupilpath.com
Parent Teacher Conferences
• Thursday 3/26 6:30-8:00
• Friday 3/27 1:00-3:00
EXTRA CREDIT if your parent or guardian attend
Ms. Decatrel 106 or 004 ???
Group Idea Study - EXILE
Analyze the idea of “exile.”
Analyze = closely examine something by separating a whole into it’s
parts. Closely inspect each part and make connections between them.
Group Jobs
•Reader
• Reads and re-reads aloud for the group as needed
•Recorder
• Writes everything down for the group
•Researcher
• Looks back for relevant quotes to support ideas
•Reviewer
• Clarifies directions for the group and has final say about answers
•Presenter
• I will choose! Everyone must be ready!!!
HW1
• Read pgs. 188-203
• Personal Glossry (5 wds)
• 2 Double Entry Journal – Level 3 (in your notebook)
• Flashcards
• Register for PupilPath, download app, get parent signature, use your
portfolio to check for mistakes
Day 2
DATE:
AIMS: How do we design and critique tableaus about themes, events,
and characters in Edwidge Danticat’s novel, The Farming of Bones?
DO NOW:
How do we communicate with each other without speaking or writing?
Explain your answer using examples.
Progress Reflection
I am/ am not satisfied with the grade I earned this marking period because…
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The reasons I earned this grade are …
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I can improve in MP2 by …
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Steps to Improve
• Use the website every night when doing HW
 http://newcomershs.schoolwires.net/Domain/168
• Check PupilPath at least once a week
 www.pupilpath.com
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Meet with the teacher before/after school or at lunch 112C
Be in class everyday on time
Use the website to make up missed work when absent
Take notes every day and use your notebook as a reference – look back, study
HW2
• Read pgs. 204-217
• Personal Glossry (5 wds)
• 2 Double Entry Journal – Level 3 (in your notebook)
• Flashcards (bring ALL flashcards to next class)
• Continue using your portfolio to check for mistakes on PupilPath
Non-Verbal Communication
• Facial expression
• Eyes
• body language
• Gesture
• space
• Levels of space
• high
• middle
• low
Tableau
A group of models or motionless people
representing a concept.
Audience Participation
Story
• What do you see?
• Characters?
• Setting?
• Conflict?
• Emotions?
• Themes/ideas?
• What part of the text is being represented?
Audience Participation
Concept
• What do you see?
• What are they doing?
• What expressions are on their faces?
• How are they standing?
• What are they doing with their arms and legs?
• What concept do you think they are showing us?
Why?
Tableau Revealed
Story
Title
Introduce yourselves (characters)
Chosen quote from your excerpt
• Characters?
• Setting?
• Conflict?
• Emotions?
• Themes/ideas?
Tableau Revealed
Word
What is your word?
What does it mean?
Explain your tableau
what were you doing?
how does it show us your word?
Tableau Procedure
• Groups 3-5
• Make frozen statues
• everyone has to be in it
• everyone has to have a role
• Short amount of time to prepare
• 123 “freeze!”
• get into your positions
• Be prepared to explain you tableau
Preparation
Write your plan down:
• Read your section.
• Describe the setting.
• Explain the conflict.
• Identify the characters.
• List the themes.
• Create an interesting and meaningful title
• Plan your poses. Include:
• Body language, facial expression, had gestures, spatial
variation
Plan Your Poses
• Facial expression
• Eyes
• body language
• Gesture
• space
• Levels of space
• high
• middle
• low
Day 3
DATE:
AIMS: How do we study the vocabulary from Edwidge Daticat’s novel,
The Farming of Bones, by playing a game?
DO NOW: Take out all of your flashcards and spend 5 minutes
reviewing and quizzing yourself or your partner.
HW3
• Write 4 multiple choice questions for the quiz.
Two about pgs. 188-203
Two about pgs. 204-217
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You must know the correct answer
Make 4 choices (a, b, c, d)
“Regent’s Style” language and quotes/excerpts from the novel
About important aspects of the reading: theme, characters, plot, literary device
Require skills: inference, identifying detail, main idea, vocab from context, interpretation, etc.
Correct English conventions: grammar, spelling, usage, capitalization, punctuation
EXTRA CREDIT if chosen for quiz