The document outlines an assignment for students to create a zine, or self-published magazine, as the final project for their literature circle group. Students will compile texts they wrote over the course of the literature circle discussions into an online portfolio, then select their best pieces to refine and include in the group zine. The zine must include a minimum of 10-15 multimedia texts and be hosted on an English language platform. Guidelines are provided on compiling, designing, and presenting the zine, which will be launched and shared with the class at the end of the term. Performance will be assessed based on submission quality, demonstration of novel understanding, source use, visual design, skills, originality, and more.
This document provides an agenda for a workshop on using Shakespeare in the Swedish classroom. It discusses how Shakespeare fits into the Swedish curriculum and provides examples of lesson plans that use multiple literacies to engage students with Shakespeare's works, such as studying a film adaptation, performing a readers' theatre, flash mob performances of scenes, close analysis of character emotions in a scene, assigning music to interpret themes, and creating an online "zine" multimedia project. Additional resources for learning Shakespeare are also listed.
This document provides teaching materials for a lesson on William Shakespeare's play Othello. It includes discussion questions, activities for students to analyze themes and characters in the play, instructions for a group project requiring students to make connections between issues in the play and modern society, and guidelines for presenting their findings. The activities are designed to engage students in critically examining universal human concerns depicted in the play that remain relevant today.
The document provides instructions for a creative writing assessment consisting of two tasks totaling 1200 words. Students must choose their tasks from different topic areas: "Moving Images," "Prompts and Recreations," or "Me. Myself. I." They are given examples of prompts and instructed to spend 10 minutes writing without overthinking to warm up their writing skills before attempting the two main tasks. Students will then review and provide feedback on each other's warm-up writings.
The document provides an overview and analysis of the poem "Ode to Pablo's Tennis Shoes". It discusses different literary elements like odes, mood, implications, and figurative language. It then presents three activity tasks for students to demonstrate their understanding of the poem: writing an essay on the author's purpose, describing the image created, or rewriting the poem as a narrative story. An example is given for each task.
The document discusses the key elements of fiction stories, including the title, which provides an idea about the work; characters, as stories require believable characters; and plot, which is what happens in the story and keeps readers engaged through exciting events. Subplots and conflicts are also mentioned as elements inside the overall plot.
This document outlines the key features of different writing styles and genres including:
- Factual description which includes characters, plot complications, climax and resolution.
- Formal correspondence which follows a standard format of sender/recipient details, date, salutation, body, complimentary close and signature.
- Journal entries which include orientation, chronological recounting of events, dates and use of additional materials.
- Science fiction which includes characters, complications, sequence of events, climax, resolution and use of descriptive language.
- News reports which provide who, what, when, where and how of recent events concisely.
- Feature articles which provide background and opinion on a topic from a subjective viewpoint.
The document outlines an assignment for students to create a zine, or self-published magazine, as the final project for their literature circle group. Students will compile texts they wrote over the course of the literature circle discussions into an online portfolio, then select their best pieces to refine and include in the group zine. The zine must include a minimum of 10-15 multimedia texts and be hosted on an English language platform. Guidelines are provided on compiling, designing, and presenting the zine, which will be launched and shared with the class at the end of the term. Performance will be assessed based on submission quality, demonstration of novel understanding, source use, visual design, skills, originality, and more.
This document provides an agenda for a workshop on using Shakespeare in the Swedish classroom. It discusses how Shakespeare fits into the Swedish curriculum and provides examples of lesson plans that use multiple literacies to engage students with Shakespeare's works, such as studying a film adaptation, performing a readers' theatre, flash mob performances of scenes, close analysis of character emotions in a scene, assigning music to interpret themes, and creating an online "zine" multimedia project. Additional resources for learning Shakespeare are also listed.
This document provides teaching materials for a lesson on William Shakespeare's play Othello. It includes discussion questions, activities for students to analyze themes and characters in the play, instructions for a group project requiring students to make connections between issues in the play and modern society, and guidelines for presenting their findings. The activities are designed to engage students in critically examining universal human concerns depicted in the play that remain relevant today.
The document provides instructions for a creative writing assessment consisting of two tasks totaling 1200 words. Students must choose their tasks from different topic areas: "Moving Images," "Prompts and Recreations," or "Me. Myself. I." They are given examples of prompts and instructed to spend 10 minutes writing without overthinking to warm up their writing skills before attempting the two main tasks. Students will then review and provide feedback on each other's warm-up writings.
The document provides an overview and analysis of the poem "Ode to Pablo's Tennis Shoes". It discusses different literary elements like odes, mood, implications, and figurative language. It then presents three activity tasks for students to demonstrate their understanding of the poem: writing an essay on the author's purpose, describing the image created, or rewriting the poem as a narrative story. An example is given for each task.
The document discusses the key elements of fiction stories, including the title, which provides an idea about the work; characters, as stories require believable characters; and plot, which is what happens in the story and keeps readers engaged through exciting events. Subplots and conflicts are also mentioned as elements inside the overall plot.
This document outlines the key features of different writing styles and genres including:
- Factual description which includes characters, plot complications, climax and resolution.
- Formal correspondence which follows a standard format of sender/recipient details, date, salutation, body, complimentary close and signature.
- Journal entries which include orientation, chronological recounting of events, dates and use of additional materials.
- Science fiction which includes characters, complications, sequence of events, climax, resolution and use of descriptive language.
- News reports which provide who, what, when, where and how of recent events concisely.
- Feature articles which provide background and opinion on a topic from a subjective viewpoint.
The document discusses the process of designing a magazine title and cover. Some key points:
- The designer considered titles related to "escape" and settled on "Outbreak" before considering more technological terms
- They chose "Technicolour" as the title as it sounds inviting while relating to technology
- The font "Adventurer Light SF" was selected as it has a retro, technological, interesting and uncommon style suitable for the magazine
- Different color schemes were tested before settling on a clear simple pink that was not too bright and easy to read
- Additional tweaks were made to spacing, layering, and adding other colors to the title design before getting feedback
This document discusses characterisation techniques for a theatre production. It covers direct characterization provided by the text and stage directions, as well as indirect characterization developed by the actor. Students practice embodying different characters through vocal exercises and exploring objectives and relationships. The learning outcomes are to understand the importance of characterization and identify skills for developing a character consistently according to the play.
Collaborating, Creating, and Publishing to Improve Literacytolll
This document discusses using technology to improve literacy. It introduces several free apps for literacy skills like fluency practice, letter recognition, summarizing, and writing. Attendees participated in activities using apps like Voice Memo, Comic Touch Lite, Story Kit, and Book Creator. They recorded themselves, created comics and stories, and shared their work. The goal was for educators to experience collaborating and publishing digitally to engage students in literacy.
The Sentence as Speech Act - the act of communicating the writer's intention and attitude - based on Concepcion Dadufalza's chapter in Reading Into Writing 1.
The document outlines a project for 11th grade English students where they will create robotic renditions of scenes from literary works. Specifically, the students will focus on Edgar Allan Poe's works. They will be graded on their storytelling ability, robot construction skills, how expressive the robots are, how well the scenery integrates with the robots, and their level of collaboration. A rubric is provided to assess the students' performance in each category.
Personification is a type of figurative language that gives human characteristics to nonhuman things. It helps writers create vivid pictures in the reader's mind by allowing objects, ideas, places, or animals to perform human actions or take on human qualities. Some examples of personification include describing a sailboat dancing across the water, flames eating at a burning house, and trees bending before a storm.
The document discusses tie-in products, which are authorized products based on existing media properties like movies, TV shows, or books. Common types of tie-ins include novelizations of stories, soundtracks, collectible merchandise, and promotions from fast food restaurants. The purpose of tie-ins is to generate additional income and promote visibility of the original property.
A short story is a brief work of fiction that focuses on a single incident or event. It typically features a small cast of characters, a well-defined setting and plot, and aims to convey a single effect or mood. Key elements of most short stories include the plot, which usually contains a crisis, conflict, and resolution; the setting and characters; a central theme; and a single point of view through which the story is told.
This document outlines the objectives and tasks for a scriptwriting unit. Students will analyze scripts from Donnie Darko, War of the Worlds, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer based on style, content, narrative structure, genre, and target audience. They will consider aspects like language use, direction, narrative form, fiction/non-fiction, and intended demographic. As homework, students must complete their own script analysis, which could cover films, television, or video games. Key areas of focus are understanding script structure and format and how it varies across different media.
The document defines and provides examples of various literary terms including:
- Plot is the framework of events in a story. Exposition introduces the basic situation and characters. The rising action moves the plot along to the climax, which is the peak emotional moment. The falling action and resolution conclude the problems.
- Conflict can be internal, between a character and themselves, or external, between characters.
- Characters can be protagonists, antagonists, dynamic or static, flat or round. Point of view can be omniscient, first or third person.
It also defines figurative language devices like metaphor, simile, personification and irony which help describe characters, settings and themes in a story
This document provides guidelines for writing dialogue in a screenplay, including identifying the scene location and time of day, labeling each character's name above their dialogue, including lines of speech for each character, and using parentheticals to provide character actions or attitudes alongside their dialogue.
The document discusses applying various film theories to analyze the opening sequence and overall story structure of a drama film. It analyzes the main characters, villain, and lack of binary opposition. It also includes draft interview results about the genre of drama and the target audience for the opening sequence. Font choices and inspiration from other films for the title and credits are discussed.
Video Production
by- Nihal Ghosarwade- points covered- Ideating a video, characters, conflict, resolution, communicate your ideas, camera angles, level shots, Aerial shots, Mise-en-scene, lights, green room, chroma keying, studio lights, color temperature, depth of field. Hope it will help you out.
This document provides an overview of the key features and elements of narratives. It discusses the purpose and types of narratives, including common genres like adventure, fantasy, mystery, and science fiction stories. It also outlines a typical narrative structure including orientation, sequence of events, complication, and resolution. Additionally, it covers grammar conventions like tense, point of view, and descriptive techniques commonly used in narratives like imagery, rhetorical questions, and sentence variation. When planning a narrative, the document recommends focusing on plot, setting, characters, structure, theme, and use of sensory details.
The document discusses different types of scripts in the commissioning process:
1) "Spec scripts" are written without payment to target a specific producer in hopes of being developed.
2) "Optioned scripts" are bought by a producer, who pays a writer for the rights to produce their original script or adapt an existing property into a screenplay.
3) "Commissioned scripts" involve a writer being paid to produce a script for a specific production like a film, series, or episode according to the producer's needs.
This document provides lesson objectives and content for analyzing the different types of language used in the play Metamorphosis. It discusses the sparse text and emphasis on non-verbal communication chosen by the playwright. Key types of language examined include verbal vs non-verbal, rhythmic, third person, naturalistic, and direct address. Students are instructed to find examples of these in their text extracts and present their findings to the group, considering how the language is used to develop character, mood, status, and the overall effect on both characters and audience.
This document defines and provides examples of personification, a type of figurative language where non-human objects or ideas are given human attributes or abilities. It explains that personification helps writers create vivid pictures in the reader's mind. Examples are given such as describing a sailboat dancing or flames eating hungrily. Readers are prompted to identify personification in sample sentences and provided guidance on creating their own sentences using personification.
This document provides guidance and learning materials for students studying the play "Metamorphosis" by Steven Berkoff. It includes assignments on vocal awareness, language, and non-verbal communication in the context of the play. Students are instructed to practice techniques for demonstrating non-verbal communication and transforming physically into a beetle. They will present next week on the historical, social, political and cultural contexts of the play.
Jackson Associates is a marketing research firm located in Atlanta with over 200 years of combined industry experience. They operate facilities in Midtown Atlanta, North Atlanta, and partner with AnswerQuest in Boston. Jackson Associates prides itself on building long-term relationships and innovating to meet clients' needs through quality service, specialized databases, and strategic partnerships. Their focus is on providing exceptional insights through dedicated staff and state-of-the-art facilities and technologies.
The document discusses the process of designing a magazine title and cover. Some key points:
- The designer considered titles related to "escape" and settled on "Outbreak" before considering more technological terms
- They chose "Technicolour" as the title as it sounds inviting while relating to technology
- The font "Adventurer Light SF" was selected as it has a retro, technological, interesting and uncommon style suitable for the magazine
- Different color schemes were tested before settling on a clear simple pink that was not too bright and easy to read
- Additional tweaks were made to spacing, layering, and adding other colors to the title design before getting feedback
This document discusses characterisation techniques for a theatre production. It covers direct characterization provided by the text and stage directions, as well as indirect characterization developed by the actor. Students practice embodying different characters through vocal exercises and exploring objectives and relationships. The learning outcomes are to understand the importance of characterization and identify skills for developing a character consistently according to the play.
Collaborating, Creating, and Publishing to Improve Literacytolll
This document discusses using technology to improve literacy. It introduces several free apps for literacy skills like fluency practice, letter recognition, summarizing, and writing. Attendees participated in activities using apps like Voice Memo, Comic Touch Lite, Story Kit, and Book Creator. They recorded themselves, created comics and stories, and shared their work. The goal was for educators to experience collaborating and publishing digitally to engage students in literacy.
The Sentence as Speech Act - the act of communicating the writer's intention and attitude - based on Concepcion Dadufalza's chapter in Reading Into Writing 1.
The document outlines a project for 11th grade English students where they will create robotic renditions of scenes from literary works. Specifically, the students will focus on Edgar Allan Poe's works. They will be graded on their storytelling ability, robot construction skills, how expressive the robots are, how well the scenery integrates with the robots, and their level of collaboration. A rubric is provided to assess the students' performance in each category.
Personification is a type of figurative language that gives human characteristics to nonhuman things. It helps writers create vivid pictures in the reader's mind by allowing objects, ideas, places, or animals to perform human actions or take on human qualities. Some examples of personification include describing a sailboat dancing across the water, flames eating at a burning house, and trees bending before a storm.
The document discusses tie-in products, which are authorized products based on existing media properties like movies, TV shows, or books. Common types of tie-ins include novelizations of stories, soundtracks, collectible merchandise, and promotions from fast food restaurants. The purpose of tie-ins is to generate additional income and promote visibility of the original property.
A short story is a brief work of fiction that focuses on a single incident or event. It typically features a small cast of characters, a well-defined setting and plot, and aims to convey a single effect or mood. Key elements of most short stories include the plot, which usually contains a crisis, conflict, and resolution; the setting and characters; a central theme; and a single point of view through which the story is told.
This document outlines the objectives and tasks for a scriptwriting unit. Students will analyze scripts from Donnie Darko, War of the Worlds, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer based on style, content, narrative structure, genre, and target audience. They will consider aspects like language use, direction, narrative form, fiction/non-fiction, and intended demographic. As homework, students must complete their own script analysis, which could cover films, television, or video games. Key areas of focus are understanding script structure and format and how it varies across different media.
The document defines and provides examples of various literary terms including:
- Plot is the framework of events in a story. Exposition introduces the basic situation and characters. The rising action moves the plot along to the climax, which is the peak emotional moment. The falling action and resolution conclude the problems.
- Conflict can be internal, between a character and themselves, or external, between characters.
- Characters can be protagonists, antagonists, dynamic or static, flat or round. Point of view can be omniscient, first or third person.
It also defines figurative language devices like metaphor, simile, personification and irony which help describe characters, settings and themes in a story
This document provides guidelines for writing dialogue in a screenplay, including identifying the scene location and time of day, labeling each character's name above their dialogue, including lines of speech for each character, and using parentheticals to provide character actions or attitudes alongside their dialogue.
The document discusses applying various film theories to analyze the opening sequence and overall story structure of a drama film. It analyzes the main characters, villain, and lack of binary opposition. It also includes draft interview results about the genre of drama and the target audience for the opening sequence. Font choices and inspiration from other films for the title and credits are discussed.
Video Production
by- Nihal Ghosarwade- points covered- Ideating a video, characters, conflict, resolution, communicate your ideas, camera angles, level shots, Aerial shots, Mise-en-scene, lights, green room, chroma keying, studio lights, color temperature, depth of field. Hope it will help you out.
This document provides an overview of the key features and elements of narratives. It discusses the purpose and types of narratives, including common genres like adventure, fantasy, mystery, and science fiction stories. It also outlines a typical narrative structure including orientation, sequence of events, complication, and resolution. Additionally, it covers grammar conventions like tense, point of view, and descriptive techniques commonly used in narratives like imagery, rhetorical questions, and sentence variation. When planning a narrative, the document recommends focusing on plot, setting, characters, structure, theme, and use of sensory details.
The document discusses different types of scripts in the commissioning process:
1) "Spec scripts" are written without payment to target a specific producer in hopes of being developed.
2) "Optioned scripts" are bought by a producer, who pays a writer for the rights to produce their original script or adapt an existing property into a screenplay.
3) "Commissioned scripts" involve a writer being paid to produce a script for a specific production like a film, series, or episode according to the producer's needs.
This document provides lesson objectives and content for analyzing the different types of language used in the play Metamorphosis. It discusses the sparse text and emphasis on non-verbal communication chosen by the playwright. Key types of language examined include verbal vs non-verbal, rhythmic, third person, naturalistic, and direct address. Students are instructed to find examples of these in their text extracts and present their findings to the group, considering how the language is used to develop character, mood, status, and the overall effect on both characters and audience.
This document defines and provides examples of personification, a type of figurative language where non-human objects or ideas are given human attributes or abilities. It explains that personification helps writers create vivid pictures in the reader's mind. Examples are given such as describing a sailboat dancing or flames eating hungrily. Readers are prompted to identify personification in sample sentences and provided guidance on creating their own sentences using personification.
This document provides guidance and learning materials for students studying the play "Metamorphosis" by Steven Berkoff. It includes assignments on vocal awareness, language, and non-verbal communication in the context of the play. Students are instructed to practice techniques for demonstrating non-verbal communication and transforming physically into a beetle. They will present next week on the historical, social, political and cultural contexts of the play.
Jackson Associates is a marketing research firm located in Atlanta with over 200 years of combined industry experience. They operate facilities in Midtown Atlanta, North Atlanta, and partner with AnswerQuest in Boston. Jackson Associates prides itself on building long-term relationships and innovating to meet clients' needs through quality service, specialized databases, and strategic partnerships. Their focus is on providing exceptional insights through dedicated staff and state-of-the-art facilities and technologies.
InvisibleCRM offers a reselling partner program for its Salesforce.com product line. The program offers three partnership levels - Silver, Gold, and Platinum - with increasing benefits such as higher commission rates, free product seats, marketing support, training, and account management. Partners must meet annual license sales quotas of 500, 1,000, or 2,000 respectively to qualify for the Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels. The program aims to provide reselling partners with competitive advantages in the CRM market through InvisibleCRM's products and support.
Slides from a presentation by Unidev CEO Greg Alexander discussing Cloud Computing, including information on Software as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Infrastructure as a Service.
Dynamic benchmarking overview for franchises.
Stack-up™ is an online benchmarking service that provides real-time performance comparisons of financial, operational, procedural and best practice metrics.
Stack-up for franchise systems offers franchisees and franchisors insight on financial, operational and key performance data points through dynamic peer comparisons and can be integral part of the franchise recipe for success.
This document provides guidance on communicating between different layers in Ember, such as between routes, controllers, views, and templates. It lists several standard Ember approaches for accessing models, routes, controllers, and views from different layers. These include using this.modelFor(), this.get('target'), needs: [], and this.get('controller'). It also presents some non-ideal but possible approaches as emergency options, like manually connecting layers through init functions or using the container lookup. The document aims to help understand how information flows between layers in Ember.
What happens to Youtube stars after their fifteen minutes of fame? Do they get longer than fifteen minutes or do they disappear as quickly as they appeared? We looked at 19 of the most popular Youtube videos to find out
The document discusses key issues websites will face in 2014, including a growing number of connected devices, the need to go beyond responsive design to provide adaptive content tailored for different devices, challenges of optimization and monetization across multiple devices, and the importance of integrated systems and technologies to ensure performance and scalability. It emphasizes that websites must adapt to changing user behaviors and find new ways to experiment with content delivery and monetization models to stay ahead of these trends.
Dynasoft is a UK-based ICT service operator, specialising in architecting solutions aimed at empowering businesses with competitive and innovative solutions.
Telecom ISP VoIP CDR billing software for Telecom carriers, Public-Access Internet centres and more
We specialise in designing leading-edge out-sourced, off-the-shelf and bespoke software products and services for many business billing needs. Our flagship product is called Dynasoft TeleFactura. It is a BSS Telecom billing system. It supports and provides billing functionality for telecom service providers and carriers. The product is a Windows and Web-based suite of applications that offers a rich set of billing features. Dynasoft TeleFactura enables precise and reliable telecom billing, call rating and account reconciliation with a minimal investment as Dynasoft also offers hosted and outsourced service options to further mitigate start up cost. The Engine version integrates TekRadius and Radius Manager and is ideal for ISP's.
Impel Elemech is an Indian company established in 2004 that manufactures and supplies various types of lifts and elevators such as passenger lifts, hospital lifts, home lifts, and goods lifts. The company has a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Pune, Maharashtra, equipped with advanced technology and machinery. Impel Elemech prides itself on offering high quality lifts and elevators at competitive prices along with maintenance and installation services.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Retailers considering mobile point-of-service (POS) solutions should evaluate key considerations to ensure success. Seamless integration with existing retail systems is important, as is utilizing similar business processes to the existing POS. Solutions should adhere to payment security standards and allow for cost-effective implementation and maintenance. Addressing these factors will maximize returns on mobile POS investments.
Web 2.0 and the world of global collaboration v2010GroveSite
This is a presentation by Jane Hagen, VP Marketing at GroveSite, to a group of small business executives and companies in international trade. While Hagen discusses GroveSite collaboration software and wikis. the majority of the presentatiaon introduces Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, podcasts, videocasts, wikis, social networking sites, and web conferencing.
From Prep to racing, see how managing your business is a lot like driving a racecar.
Check fuel, tire pressure, electrical, etc.
Test brakes, transmission, steering, etc.
Warm up the engine
Review plan of attack
Team review of plan, roles, responsibilities, and goals (metrics)
Play position strategy
Know when to draft and when to pass
Anticipate turns – start high, move to low and tight
Anticipate obstacles
Watch the gauges – frequent fast reads
Drive with “field awareness”
Avoid desperate moves – leave that to the rookies
This document outlines a year 10 English homework project on investigating a theme across various texts. Students must select a theme, read at least six related texts in different formats, and keep a log of their readings. They will then write a report making connections between the texts and evaluating their investigation. The report is due at the end of term three and students will complete reading and log entries both in class and as homework.
The document discusses using Web 2.0 tools to transform research writing assignments in content areas. It presents an example of giving students a choice between writing a traditional research paper or using alternative presentation formats like a biopic, blog, graphic novel, etc. to show their learning about a World War II topic. It addresses challenges like matching presentations to content standards and grading various formats. Overall it promotes giving students choice in how they research and present information using creative tools they enjoy.
This document outlines a theme study homework project for an 11th grade English class. Students will select a theme and read 6 related texts, including at least 4 written texts and 2 visual texts. They will keep a log of their reading and write a report evaluating their investigation of the theme across the texts. The report will synthesize connections between the texts and compare their presentation of the theme. Students must establish critical reputation for 2 texts and discuss one self-selected text in more depth. The project aims to develop students' understanding of a theme through analyzing its portrayal across different mediums.
The document provides information about an English class covering several topics:
- Grammar session with practice books and online resources
- Introduction to drama, its origins and main types (tragedy and comedy)
- Elements of drama like script, characters, acts, scenes, stage directions, dialogue, and asides
- An upcoming drama performance assignment with expectations, assigned plays and groups, and preparation steps over the next two weeks.
This document provides instructions for a lesson on William Shakespeare for 12th grade English students. Students will research Shakespeare and Elizabethan England, choose a scene from one of Shakespeare's plays, translate it into modern language, and perform their version for the class. They will analyze themes that are still relevant today. The lesson is designed to be completed over 3-5 class days and will involve group work, research, creative performance, and presentation of historical context.
The document discusses digital storytelling for educators, which is using multimedia like images, voice recordings, and music to tell a narrative story. It provides an overview of what digital storytelling is, examples of personal or academic stories, elements to include, and tips for creating and producing digital stories with students. The goal is to engage students and help them demonstrate creative and critical thinking skills through technology.
The discussion analyzed the potential meanings of the titles in Enduring Love and selected Tennyson poems, providing textual evidence. They evaluated how the titles encapsulate themes, give indications of genre, highlight characters, and can be used ironically to suggest alternative interpretations. The discussion concluded that writers carefully choose impactful titles to engage readers and suggest where the narrative will go.
This document discusses ways for students to actively engage with texts as readers. It introduces several strategies for annotation, including marking text with symbols to note characters, settings, unfamiliar words and important information. Students are encouraged to write comments in margins to summarize, make predictions, form opinions and ask questions. The purpose of annotation is to help readers think metacognitively about what they are reading in order to better understand and analyze texts. Examples of annotating a short story are provided to demonstrate the process.
This document discusses using storytelling tools to teach students. It provides examples of online tools and apps that allow students to create digital stories by choosing characters, backgrounds, and writing text to accompany images or artwork. Some tools allow embedding the created stories, while others do not. Suggestions are made to have students brainstorm ideas for stories, use graphic organizers, storyboard, and incorporate authentic materials into their stories. Themes for potential stories are also listed. In conclusion, it recommends having students read their stories to others and signing an acceptable use policy for the tools.
This document discusses strategies for analyzing literacy learners and selecting appropriate texts. It outlines methods for assessing students' reading and writing skills, including interviews, portfolios, checklists and surveys. When selecting texts, factors like genre, structure, readability and use of visuals should be considered. The document also describes interactive teaching perspectives like read-alouds, think-alouds and guided reading, as well as critical perspectives for examining texts from different viewpoints and response perspectives for student reflections.
This document provides strategies for developing writing skills in students. It discusses managing the writing workshop with large blocks of time, modeling writing, practicing specific criteria, and using formative assessment. Key aspects of the writing traits like ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions are defined. Strategies like quick writes, building criteria with students, and using artifacts to inspire story writing are presented.
This document outlines the requirements for a Year 9 English reading passport homework project. Students must read and log a total of eight texts over the course of the year, including at least five written texts and three visual texts. For each text, students must complete a log entry explaining key elements such as characters, events, and their personal response. They must also discuss one self-selected text in a class presentation. The selected texts must represent a variety of genres and include at least two by authors with established critical reputations, which the student must provide evidence to support.
This document discusses how to analyze the film "This is England" in relation to genre conventions. It provides examples of genre conventions and signifiers to discuss, such as iconography, storylines, themes, and technical elements. It notes that this is a social realist film, which typically comments on social issues through naturalistic techniques. While the film uses conventions like improvised dialogue and handheld camerawork common to the social realist genre, the director Shane Meadows also brings his own stylistic flair. The document advises the student to consider both how the film adheres to and diverges from typical social realist conventions in their analysis.
The document provides definitions and examples of various language arts terms for 6th grade students, including parts of speech like adjectives, adverbs, and verbs. It also defines literary elements and genres such as plot, characterization, and fiction. Additionally, it covers writing concepts like thesis statements, research papers, and proofreading. The document serves as a reference for 6th grade language arts vocabulary and standards.
The document discusses best practices for teaching reading. It recommends developing readers who are passionate, inquisitive, strategic, confident, flexible, efficient, enduring, open-minded, and thoughtful. It advocates changing talk around texts, expanding the definition of comprehension, and developing readers from novices to experts. Specific teaching methods are outlined, including mini lessons, reading application, and sharing. Mini lessons should focus on skills, strategies, genres, and sustainable habits. Reading application involves conferencing and small group guidance. The document provides examples of establishing reading routines and choosing a path for instruction, either focusing on one text at a time, using broad units of study, or following a long-term systematic framework.
This document outlines the requirements for a Year 7 English reading passport homework project. Students must read and log a total of eight texts over the course of the year, including at least five written texts and three visual texts. For each text, students must complete a log entry explaining key elements and their reaction. They must also select two texts that have established critical reputations, and present an in-depth discussion of one self-selected text to the class. The goal is for students to explore a wide range of genres and gain experience reading and evaluating different types of texts.
This document outlines the requirements for a Year 7 English reading passport homework project. Students must read and log a total of eight texts over the course of the year, including at least five written texts and three visual texts. For each text, students must complete a log entry explaining key elements and their reaction. They must also select two texts that have established critical reputations, and present an in-depth discussion of one self-selected text to the class. The goal is for students to explore a wide range of genres and gain experience reading and evaluating different types of texts.
This document discusses the narrative structure of films and asks the reader to consider how conventional or unconventional the structure of their chosen text is. It prompts the reader to relate this to other textual elements like genre, themes, ideologies, and character representations. It also provides some points for analysis, such as Todorov's theory of narrative versus portmanteau storytelling, how nonlinear narratives affect character development and themes, and whether the structure enhances the film or is just a stylistic choice.
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Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
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Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
How to Setup Warehouse & Location in Odoo 17 InventoryCeline George
In this slide, we'll explore how to set up warehouses and locations in Odoo 17 Inventory. This will help us manage our stock effectively, track inventory levels, and streamline warehouse operations.
Main Java[All of the Base Concepts}.docxadhitya5119
This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
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An import error occurs when a program fails to import a module or library, disrupting its execution. In languages like Python, this issue arises when the specified module cannot be found or accessed, hindering the program's functionality. Resolving import errors is crucial for maintaining smooth software operation and uninterrupted development processes.
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বাংলাদেশের অর্থনৈতিক সমীক্ষা ২০২৪ [Bangladesh Economic Review 2024 Bangla.pdf] কম্পিউটার , ট্যাব ও স্মার্ট ফোন ভার্সন সহ সম্পূর্ণ বাংলা ই-বুক বা pdf বই " সুচিপত্র ...বুকমার্ক মেনু 🔖 ও হাইপার লিংক মেনু 📝👆 যুক্ত ..
আমাদের সবার জন্য খুব খুব গুরুত্বপূর্ণ একটি বই ..বিসিএস, ব্যাংক, ইউনিভার্সিটি ভর্তি ও যে কোন প্রতিযোগিতা মূলক পরীক্ষার জন্য এর খুব ইম্পরট্যান্ট একটি বিষয় ...তাছাড়া বাংলাদেশের সাম্প্রতিক যে কোন ডাটা বা তথ্য এই বইতে পাবেন ...
তাই একজন নাগরিক হিসাবে এই তথ্য গুলো আপনার জানা প্রয়োজন ...।
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This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
1. English: Lesson Plan Ideas
MULTIPLE VOTE OR
YES/NO FORUM
CHOICE SUGGEST
• Agree/disagree with events • Choose the character you • Best solution to a problem • Icebreakers
in a story or decisions most identify with and in a novel
made by a character explain your connection
• Analysis and synthesis
• Make connections questions
• Predictions about the novel • Choose a theme and between novel and related
analyze its presence in literature
the novel • Compare/contrast
• Debate controversial issues characters
in the text • Analyze themes in text,
• Choose a character and offering strongest
rewrite a scene from his/ examples from the text • Peer editing of writing
• Make a prediction and allow her point of view
class to agree or disagree
• Write an alternative • Reflect on personal
• SAT sample questions ending to the story connection to the text
• Debate the meaning and
purpose of figurative
language • Test students’ knowledge • Best found poem for a • Share “best” example of…
of formatting quotes, chapter (i.e. quote introduction,
citations, etc. hook strategy, conclusion,
etc.)
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2. English: Multimedia Embed Ideas
IMAGE VIDEO DOCUMENT
• Clips of movie version to compare/ • Notes
• Bizarre photo to inspire creative contrast
story • Grammar practice sheets
• Documentaries related to time
• Art inspired by literature for
period or events in a novel • Vocabulary lists/activity sheets
discussion
• Picture of scenery/setting to inspire • Lectures on English topics • Best examples of writing
a creative description with sensory
details • Music related to a novel (time period • Peer editing guide
or theme)
• Photo of a person/portrait to prompt • Related poetry
a fictional biography or • Videos to prompt responses/creative
autobiography writing • Award winning essays to
demonstrate quality writing
• Fictional news story based on a • Recorded readings of novel excerpts
picture of a natural disaster and poetry
• MLA format resources
• Picture of two people - Students • Watch a video and analyze rhetorical
devices • Copy Change poems to be completed
create a dialogue
• Sentence diagramming photos to • Recreate a scene from a • Project guidelines
demonstrate grammatical process Shakespearean play using modern
dialogue then upload • Historical songs/music lyrics for
analysis
• Student-created videos (performing
SLAM poetry) • How-to guides
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