The 14th Goldfish Cross Curricular wk 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Lesson aim

Making links between myself and the story

Today

Classmate discussion

SCA assignment

Haiku 

Homework

Text connections

Take your copy of the book

Which parts of the book do you relate to?

Brainstorm with a partner

Ever had a babysitter? Ever had a pet that's died? Do your parents embarass you? Thinking about your future?

Take note!

In your notebook you are keeping note of the following critera  while reading the story.

SCA

SETTING, CHARACTER, ACTION, 

STYLE, IDEAS (we'll talk about this later!)

Expository - analytical/ explaining something

Motif - something which recurs in writing to support the theme

Classmate check-in

Read over what your partner has written on SCASI

What do you have the same?

What is different?

Change what you think is necessary

Haiku?!

Haikus are easy. 

But sometimes they don't make sense.

Refrigerator.

What is a haiku?

It's an ancient form of poetry which originates in Japan. 

Its often themed around nature and feelings about the natural world. 

It follows a set pattern. 

Haiku rules to writing

Your assignment for today's class

Choose one of the three topics written below.

Make a haiku about that topic, and stick to the writing rule.

Structure:                                             Topic: 

5 syllables                                          1. Friends

7 syllables                                          2. Parents/grandparents

5 syllables                                    

Tomorrow

Recap of the poetry assignment

What is performed poetry?

• Read chapters 9-11

• Due 13th September

Today

Aim: To learn different ways of performing poetry

Performed poetry

Your poem turned into performed poetry

Performances

Homework

What makes something 'performed poetry'

Poem 1- IF

Poem 2 - Wake up

Draw a table in your notebook. Note the differences between poem 1 and 2

Poem 2

Assignment

Take out your haiku poem

How can you perform this (use the ideas you wrote down while watching the other two

You have 5 minutes

This will help you prepare for the test

Finished? Practise your poem out loud - 1 minute max length

Performances

In groups of 4

Each person performs their poem

Audience: write down what you liked about the poem e.g the language they used, how they performed it

Back up what you have written by explaining why.

What did you most enjoy about the poem(s) you heard?

• Finish reading chapters 12-14

• Finish the SCASI writing to accompany what you have read so far 

• Due 14th September

Next week:

Tuesday: Figurative language (ch 21-23)

Wednesday:article writing practise (ch 24-26)

Thursday: Vocabulary word definitions and finish book

Friday: Write poem 1st draft

Today

Vocabulary

Who is Melvin Sagarsky?

Kahoot

Homework

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Quiz

In pairs, use the book to find out the meaning of these words:

1 Optional p1

2 Flushed p4

3 Specific p5

4 Mystified p6

5 Frazzled p10

What is an autobiography?

What is a biography?

Autobiography

Biography

Who is Melvin Sagarsky? 

Take note!

In your notebook take notes about Melvin. You should have:

 Drawing of what Melvin looks like 

 Date of birth 

 Education 

 Scientific interests 

 Notable achievements 

 Invention 

 Typical quote from him 

Kahoot

Lesson aim

Lesson aim???

• Finish reading chapters 15-20

• Finish the SCASI writing to accompany what you have read so far 

• Due 19th September