Wiki Page, ELA 10A - Heintschel - Tri 1: Tue 9.21: Fluency + Comprehension Work

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2021-09-21T14:17:49-07:00

#9 - Fluency Ex: Description (9.21)

For the next 5 minutes, I’d like you to write as much as you can.

Don’t worry about getting grammar and punctuation perfect at the moment – just push yourself to keep writing the whole time.

The goal of this practice is to generate as much content as possible.

Resist the urge to reread your writing and instead search for new ways to keep going after you’ve hit a block.

Remember to continue to use showing, not telling writing practices.

You may write about anything, if you have something on your mind, but otherwise address this prompt:

Day 2: Describe anything that fascinates you; show it to me from every angle or perspective.

After the writing time, we will briefly share, count words, and ask questions.

Comprehension Work (Chart Handout)

Today, we took time in small groups to complete the Comprehension Chart.

Side 1, Events: List the major events in the story from beginning to end, or break the story into parts (maybe 5 or so).

"Songsam is a smoker" is not a major event.

"Songsam returns to his home village as a police officer and finds that his childhood friend is held as an enemy prisoner and has memories about their childhood" is a major event

Side 2, Characters: In your own words, list what you learn about each character, and then in the next column to the right, write down where you found the evidence in the text (including page #).

Example:

Songsam - He is angry, frustrated, and threatening when he questions Tokchae - p2 (bottom) "Speak now! What is your mission?" and p3 (top) "You are going to be killed anyway"

Try to include 3 details for Songsam and 3 details for Tokchae. For each, maybe one detail from the beginning, one from the middle, and one from the end.