Communications

Hey gang,

 

Sorry I am away today. I will be at a medical appointment. Mrs. Randall will fill in for me today.

 

Start with attendance and 20 min. of reading from Touching Spirit Bear. Remember, no cell phones, especially when being read to.

 

After reading, the students will start the rough draft of a short essay. (Mrs, Randall, the computer carts are in the Library and need to be brought up to class. Hopefully a couple of generous students will help you with them. They can stay there for Tuesday morning. Be sure to leave them plugged in.)

 

 

Assignment:

 

Write a short essay describing how either Michael Oher, from the movie Blindside, or Cole Matthews, from the novel Touching Spirit Bear, show resilience.

Note: You have two days for this assignment. Posters will be continued on Wednesday.

 

Start by planning: Make an outline on a piece of paper. Don't just start writing. Sketch out your writing blueprint. Try different introductions.     (5 marks)

 

Intro: Must include a topic sentence (look it up or ask if you have forgotten). Three to four sentences would be great.     (3 marks)

 

Sub-topic 1: Resilience. Describe what it is and give an example.     (2 marks)

 

Sub-topic 2: Describe how your character shows resilience. Use direct examples from either the movie or the book.     (3 marks)

 

Conclusion: Two to three sentences describing what you wrote about.     (2 marks)

 

 

Total marks: 15

 

 

*outline is due Tuesday morning