What are we doing unit 2?
"Sequential Article" Project
Step 1: Choose an article from below and print, read, and annotate it. The articles are listed by the book titles, but you may choose an article that is listed by a different title than the book you chose to read. Pick something that interests YOU.
Step 2: Take notes during Mrs. T's graphic article lesson.
Step 3: Convert your article into sequential art, what we'll call your "graphic article."
Step 4: Present your graphic article during a class gallery walk.
Step 2: Take notes during Mrs. T's graphic article lesson.
Step 3: Convert your article into sequential art, what we'll call your "graphic article."
Step 4: Present your graphic article during a class gallery walk.
Article Choices
Facing the Lion
Joseph Lekuton, Teacher/ Emerging Explorer - This article explains who Joseph Kekuton, the author of Facing the Lion, is and gives some info about his cultural background.
Malala
Malala the Powerful: The Amazingly True Story of a 15-year-old Girl Who Stood up to a Deadly Terrorist Group
Chinese Cinderella
China's Last Foot-Binding Survivors- The painful practice of binding young girls' feet seems like an ancient tradition. But photographer Jo Farrell has tracked down the last living survivors in the remote areas of China.
Mockingbird
What is Autism? As Bad as Things Can Get When You Have Autism, They Can Get Better Too ( A girl with Autism reviews her experiences at school)
Bad Boy
Where Are the People of Color in Children's Books? (NY Times Article written by Walter Dean Myers, author of Bad Boy)
Outcasts United
The Fugees: Adjusting to Life in America; Outcasts United
Wonder
"Kendra's Wish" explains a young girl's struggle with Treacher Collins Syndrome, which is a craniofacial genetic disorder that affects the head and face. "Amie's Mask" is an essay about a girl with Treacher Collins Syndrome.
Here's One Bullying Story that Has a Happy Ending
No Ordinary Day
Leprosy: India's Hidden Disease
Before We Were Free
The Butterflies: The Mirabel Sisters of the Dominican Republic Bio of Rafael Trujillo- Dictator of the Dominican Republic from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Joseph Lekuton, Teacher/ Emerging Explorer - This article explains who Joseph Kekuton, the author of Facing the Lion, is and gives some info about his cultural background.
Malala
Malala the Powerful: The Amazingly True Story of a 15-year-old Girl Who Stood up to a Deadly Terrorist Group
Chinese Cinderella
China's Last Foot-Binding Survivors- The painful practice of binding young girls' feet seems like an ancient tradition. But photographer Jo Farrell has tracked down the last living survivors in the remote areas of China.
Mockingbird
What is Autism? As Bad as Things Can Get When You Have Autism, They Can Get Better Too ( A girl with Autism reviews her experiences at school)
Bad Boy
Where Are the People of Color in Children's Books? (NY Times Article written by Walter Dean Myers, author of Bad Boy)
Outcasts United
The Fugees: Adjusting to Life in America; Outcasts United
Wonder
"Kendra's Wish" explains a young girl's struggle with Treacher Collins Syndrome, which is a craniofacial genetic disorder that affects the head and face. "Amie's Mask" is an essay about a girl with Treacher Collins Syndrome.
Here's One Bullying Story that Has a Happy Ending
No Ordinary Day
Leprosy: India's Hidden Disease
Before We Were Free
The Butterflies: The Mirabel Sisters of the Dominican Republic Bio of Rafael Trujillo- Dictator of the Dominican Republic from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Notes from Mrs. T's Components of Comics Lesson
Graphic Article Rubric
Belonging Quote Block Party
Belonging Socratic Seminar
Nonfiction Book Clubs
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Unit 2 Blog Posts
POST 1
Reflect on the book American Born Chinese. What did you learn from this book and from our Socratic Seminar? Be creative in your response. Don't limit yourself to a basic 1 paragraph answer. Think outside of the box. Consider writing a poem, creating a Scratch project or an Animoto video. Draw something in reaction to the book, take a picture and upload it. Be creative.
What features will you include in your blog to make it engaging and interesting? Hyperlinks? Pictures? Sound and video? Check out these literature reaction blogs for other ideas.
Maggot Moon
Navigating Early
The Paradox of Vertical Flight
Expectations:
1. Post your blog by Friday night. (You'll have 1/2 of the class on Thursday and all of class on Friday to work on this so most of this can be done at school.)
2. Comment on at least three classmates' posts over the weekend.
3. Grading: Your post and comments combined are worth 12 points.
Reflect on the book American Born Chinese. What did you learn from this book and from our Socratic Seminar? Be creative in your response. Don't limit yourself to a basic 1 paragraph answer. Think outside of the box. Consider writing a poem, creating a Scratch project or an Animoto video. Draw something in reaction to the book, take a picture and upload it. Be creative.
What features will you include in your blog to make it engaging and interesting? Hyperlinks? Pictures? Sound and video? Check out these literature reaction blogs for other ideas.
Maggot Moon
Navigating Early
The Paradox of Vertical Flight
Expectations:
1. Post your blog by Friday night. (You'll have 1/2 of the class on Thursday and all of class on Friday to work on this so most of this can be done at school.)
2. Comment on at least three classmates' posts over the weekend.
3. Grading: Your post and comments combined are worth 12 points.