Unit 2B - Style Analysis, writing a style analysis essay & Pixar
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The Digital Journal is our work for the next 6weeks. The journal includes, Pixar Background information, Film notes, Writing an analysis and analysis practice, Essay prompt, Essay rubric.
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Updated due dates for the essay.
In order to be successful on our Style Analysis Essay, Student need to be familiar with the cinematic techniques (cin-tec) terms.
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Presentations
Writer's Workshop week - November 26-30
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This week all students participated in Writer's Conferences and Writer's Workshop. Students made sure that their rough drafts were revised and turned into Style Essay 2.0 folder.
Due Dates Saturday, December 1, 2018 - Submit to Google Classroom Pixar Style Essay 2.0 by 11:59. * Your draft must be your revised, cleaned up and turned it. Do not copy and paste your work. |
11/15/18 - Writer's Workshop
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Students need to turn in their essays November 16, 2018 by 11:59.
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11/13/18 - Finishing the outline - Introduction and conclusion
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Students worked on completing their outlines and beginning to type their essays.
ALL outlines are to be complete by the time you walk into the door Thursday. Thursday will be spend writing our essays and going over the check-off page. |
11/8/18 - TURNING IN THE NOTEBOOKS & OUTLINES
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11/8/18 - congratulations to the few students that completed their interactive notebooks. You are well on your way to writing that A/B essay.
For those of you who didn't complete your interactive notebooks. . . You have been given a hard copy of the outline form. Please make sure that you have completed the outline for your three body paragraphs before class on Tuesday. Tuesday and Thursday are writer's workshop days. Students will have a chance to write their essays from their outlines, confer with teachers, and make sure their essays are complete for the rough draft. The rough draft is due 11/16 by 11:59pm. As long as rough drafts are turned in, there will be no homework. |
11/6/18 - Review of Writing & Viewing Sanjay's Super Team
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Student need to complete their interactive notebooks before class on Thursday.
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11/2/18 --> La Luna - film viewing and practice writing analytical paragraph
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Today students took their Friday test on the parts of an analytical essay and writing an analytical paragraph. After the test, students watched La Luna, took notes, and began working on their practice writing page.
HOMEWORK - See notes above. |
10/31/18 - Review--> Claim, Textual Support, Reflective Commentary with Burn*E and Toy Story of Terror
The Burn-e clips are parts of the film. However, there should be enough to analyze for your interactive notebook.Toy Story of Terror is shown in 6 parts on YouTube. |
Review Game! What are the parts needed for the body paragraphs of an analytical essay? What is a claim? What is textual support? What is a reflective commentary? What do you need in a claim? . . .
Now that we have gone over the parts of an analytical paragraph it's time to practice writing analytical paragraphs. |
10/29/18 - Discovering the Reflective Commentary - One Man Band
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10/29/18 - Working on the Reflective Commentary.
The reflective commentary is the most important piece of an analysis. This is where you show your readers (the teacher) that you know what you are talking about. The reflective commentary focuses on two ideas; 1) How does my textual support prove my claim, focusing on the mood? 2) Why is my claim important? What is the purpose of the technique? By focusing on these ideas, students are able to narrow down their ideas and write a focused reflective commentary. HOMEWORK * Complete the Film Note Slide & the Writing Practice Slide for One Man Band * Complete the Film Note Slide & the Writing Practice Slide for Geri's Game * Complete the Film Note Slide & the Writing Practice Slide for Luxo Jr. |
10/25/18 - Discovering Textual Support - Geri's Game
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Today student's continued to practice writing their claims, and we began to practice writing textual support. We watched Geri's Game, and practiced taking notes about what stood out, why it stood out, the cinematic technique, and the purpose the animators used that particular cinematic technique.
Slides 16 & 17 should be complete. |
10/23/18 - Completing the Claim
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Today we continued our work on claim that we began on Friday.
Students analyzed the short Luxo Jr. and we worked together on pages 13 & 14 of our Pixar Interactive Notebooks. If you missed class, please make sure that you complete these pages. |
10/19/18 - Vocab Friday & Making a claim
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10/19/18 - Friday Test Day.
- Students took a vocabulary test on cinematic terms. If you missed the test, be sure to go to google classroom and make up the exam. It's a quick 12 question multiple choice quiz. - Today we began learning about claim. This includes the purpose, how to write, and practice. |
10/17/18 - Pixar Webquest
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Students were introduced to the new Interactive Notebook / Journal. The notebook was developed by Team B.A.T for the purpose of supporting our students understanding what it means to write an analysis essay.
Be sure to work on pages 6-11 |