Transcript BELL WORK (JOURNAL) - Howell Township Public Schools

Daily
Language
Practice
21.1
Happy
Birthday
BELL WORK: (JOURNAL)
Who is your best friend? Why
is this person’s friendship
important to you?
Sam
Schou!
Jordan!
And
Julie B.!
In your journal, describe your
friend & explain why you
value his or her friendship.
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
• Reading to find out how & why two teenagers
become best friends.
• Reading to build our vocabulary.
• Reading for enjoyment & the opportunity to have
conversations discussing the book.
• Reading to compare & contrast an author to his work.
• Reading to practice comprehension & reading
strategy skills (Working with/Analyzing text skills)
• Reading to recognize themes in the novel.
• …Any perhaps you will find that there are more
purposes for reading this novel other than those
listed above!
What is a BIOGRAPHY?
?
What is a biography’s purpose in
literature?
About the Author: PAUL ZINDEL
• Birth Date: May 15, 1936
• Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York
• Occupations: playwright, screenwriter, author
Let’s read some more about this interesting man …
Chapter Questions & Vocabulary
• When completing the reading assignment for
each day, you are to complete a chapter
questions & vocabulary assignment.
• The assignment consists of questions based on
the chapters and defining vocabulary terms from
those chapters.
• The assignment will ALWAYS be due the next
day!
• The assignment will be scored as a QUIZ.
VENN DIAGRAM ASSIGNMENT
• Today, you will be given a blank Venn
Diagram hand out.
• You are to compare and contrast Paul
Zindel to his book The Pigman, using the
Venn Diagram.
• The completed Venn Diagram will be due
on Monday, April 6th.
• It is will be graded as a TEST/PROJECT.
• It should be neat, on time, & presentable.
Chapter Titles Assignment
• You are to create chapter titles for any 4 of the 14
chapters.
• For each one, you are to indicate your chapter title
and the chapter to which it corresponds to.
• For each one, you are also to write a brief
paragraph explaining why you gave that particular
chapter the title you created.
• This will be due on April 6th.
• The assignment should be neat, on time, &
presentable.
• This assignment will be scored as a
TEST/PROJECT.
READING SECTION:
Think-Pair-Share
Look at the cover of
this book. What do
you think the story
is about? What kind
of person might a
“pigman” be? What
can you tell about
the two people on
the cover? What do
you know about the
setting? Explain
your answers!
Do you AGREE or
DISAGREE?
Most adults just don’t
remember what is was like
to be young.
Do you AGREE or
DISAGREE?
Parents should trust their
children.
Do you AGREE or
DISAGREE?
Teenagers shouldn’t drink
alcohol at all.
Do you AGREE or
DISAGREE?
There’s no harm in a few
practical jokes.
Do you AGREE or
DISAGREE?
A person can’t be used
unless he lets himself be
used.
Do you AGREE or
DISAGREE?
No one can really force you
to do anything you don’t
want to do.
Do you AGREE or
DISAGREE?
A child learns his/her values
from his/her parents.
Do you AGREE or
DISAGREE?
Your life is what you make of
it – nothing more, nothing
less.
In your notes (reading),
Brainstorm a list…
• …of behaviors that might get a teenager in
trouble with his or her parents. List a
minimum of 5 and then rank them with the
most severe being #1.
• …of ways older people in this country are
exploited. List a minimum of 5 and then
rank them with the worst exploitation being
#1.
Our Reading Schedule
Mon. 3/30
Tues. 3/31
Wed. 4/1
Thurs. 4/2
Fri. 4/3
Read
chapters 1-4;
Answer
questions;
Work on Venn
Diagram
Read
chapters 5-8;
Answer
questions;
Work on Venn
Diagram
Read
chapters
9&10; Answer
questions;
Work on Venn
Diagram
Read
chapters
11&12;
Answer
questions;
Work on Venn
Diagram
Read
chapters 1315; Answer
questions;
Work on Venn
Diagram
Mon. 4/6
Tues. 4/7
Wed. 4/8
Venn Diagram
& Chapter
Title
Assignments
are due!
Test
Review
Day
The Pigman
test.
Insight into The Pigman
• Some novels begin with a prologue, or
short introduction. The Pigman, for
example, begins with a prologue titles
“The Oath.” The purpose of a prologue is
to give background information about the
story that follows.
• After reading “The Oath,” what kind of
story do you believe The Pigman will be?
• When, where, and how will it be told?
Insight into The Pigman
The Pigman has 2 narrators, John &
Lorraine. They are the main characters in the
novel, as well as the “voices” that tell the story.
John & Lorraine take turns explaining what
happened, so that readers see events from
John’s point of view in one chapter and
Lorraine’s point of view in the next. Pay special
attention to the comments that John & Lorraine
make about each other. Like real-life best
friends, they often have insights into each
other’s personality.