Oct. 13 - 16: The Alchemist

Debriefing activity sheet DUE Wed. Oct. 14
Mind map assignment DUE Fri. Oct. 16.

Thursday, Oct. 15 - Friday, Oct. 16, 2015

- Students will be working on a synthesis essay in class. All materials will be provided.
- The slide presentation below provides information about synthesis essay writing. The sample essay topic is not the topic students will write about on Thursday and Friday.

 

Wed. Oct. 14, 2015 - The Alchemist     The Alchemist audiobook 

- 20 min. for silent reading or assignment completion .
- Visit the 15 stations posted around the room. Read and discuss the quotes at each station; then, write a response to the question at each station on the debriefing activity sheet.  Hand in the completed sheet at the end of the class.



Tues. Oct. 13, 2015 - The Alchemist      The Alchemist audiobook 

The computer lab is booked for today.  During this time, finish reading the novel and constructing a mind map on one of the novel topics on the assignment sheet.
- Work on your computer-generated mind map project.

• Review the mind map evaluation rubric and assignment (work alone or with one partner).
• Go to Google Drive. Click New button and select Drawing from the drop down list.
• Create a new Google Drawing mind map for your novel mind map topic selection.
• Depending on your mindmap topic choice, consult the novel study guide, symbolism ,  novel setting map and/or the  study notes.
• Your mindmap must include at least three (3) quotes with citations.
• When finished, share your mind map with me (en8a@yahoo.ca) with full name(s) and block