Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Robinson English 10--Wednesday, January 16

Objective: How do Family Silences affect us? How do Family Silences affect Melinda?

1- Watch youtube clip--The effects of Divorce on Teens
2-Journal Entry--Write about a time you've experienced Family Silence
3-Clip from "Speak"--Talk about how this shows family silence
4-Group Activity--A Poem for two voices


Homework: Read pages 67-91 and complete one note card and reading questions.

If you were absent, then...

  • Create a 20-line two-voice poem.  To do this, read pages 113-116 in the book and pick 2 characters from Melinda's family.  Then take a sheet of paper and fold it in half hotdog style.  You should have two columns.  Write the name of each character at the top of the column.  Now write a poem in which the two characters in Melinda's family talk about the conflict between them that you see in the scene you read.  For an example of a two-voice poem, see this link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B56Yxn-bJzoVdklLSkpJNmdKV3c/edit
  • Do the homework. 

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