Ideally, students should have their rough drafts Tuesday so we can revise them for content.
Today:
We discussed one last way to think about a response to literature for those who are not quite seeing the big picture. We read through the sample pieces so they could see the difference between a D and an A. I showed them the rubric that I posted on my blog last week. Then we looked at another video for "Somebody that I used to Know."
When we looked at the second video, I wanted them to think about the theme of the song. The song is about a break-up from two perspectives. The theme of the song, then, might be something like We don't always see things the same way as the other person in a relationship.
Which video best portrays the theme of the song? What choices of craft did the creators make? How did those choices influence the viewer, us? We agreed that the first video portrays the perspectives of the two people better than the group singing. But we did agree that the group was creative and kept our attention.
Response to literature:
Start
with a focusing statement (focus of critique?)
Summarize
story to give context for your commentary
Critique
and connect to the text
Give
examples to prove your focus
Finish
with a strong summary
