Today, I handed out the booklet I was unable to get printed last week entitled "The History of the Short Story."
We discussed it and then used it to examine traits (direct and indirect) as well as the plot line. We did this by viewing a Pixar short (Presto) and determined the main character, conflict, climax, resolution and personality traits. There are two characters in this story and BOTH have conflicts. In the end, students understood that opinions, such as personality, must be backed with examples/evidence.
I also handed out a sheet entitled "Active Reading" which reinforces the conversations we have already had. There is a typo in the example (cross out the "not" by "true" when describing "non-fiction) and add a must analyze the title as the first step. Be sure to bring this to tomorrow's class.
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