8th graders have been learning Connotation, Denotation, shades of meaning and the difference between Mood & Tone!
We watched several movie trailers and as a class identified the moods and tones. We watched the original Mary Poppins trailer and then "Scary Mary". It blew my mind how many students have not seen Mary Poppins!! If you're interested in "Scary Mary" check it out on YouTube!
We also read an excerpt from Maniac Magee (Chapter 17) and analyzed how authors make specific word choices to enhance the message they are trying to send to the reader!
After that we practiced writing in different tones without saying the word they were suppose to write in. Ex. Critical, proud, angry! The kids did great at "showing" not "telling"! :) So, this got me thinking...
We watched several movie trailers and as a class identified the moods and tones. We watched the original Mary Poppins trailer and then "Scary Mary". It blew my mind how many students have not seen Mary Poppins!! If you're interested in "Scary Mary" check it out on YouTube!
We also read an excerpt from Maniac Magee (Chapter 17) and analyzed how authors make specific word choices to enhance the message they are trying to send to the reader!
After that we practiced writing in different tones without saying the word they were suppose to write in. Ex. Critical, proud, angry! The kids did great at "showing" not "telling"! :) So, this got me thinking...
What If Moods Could Speak? What type of voice would they have? What experiences would they associate their feelings with? In this mini project, students chose a mood and were able to choose one poem format to write in.
I was blown away by my students creativity! Below are some pictures of the poems they created!
I was blown away by my students creativity! Below are some pictures of the poems they created!
Excellent Job 8th Graders!!
Moving onto perspective, voice and point of view!
Until Next Time,
Ritchie
Moving onto perspective, voice and point of view!
Until Next Time,
Ritchie