Students will submit the essay in class Tuesday. They can also come in with it done. Like last MP, the essay will count as a large grade. I score them like they are a test of all that I have been teaching them, like a essay question on a test.
We will start a new unit after the break.
Writing options for Ransom
of Red Chief:
1.
Write
the response to literature like I taught you this MP.
a. Summarize
the story to give context for your commentary
i. Main
characters and their motivations
ii. Main
conflict
iii. The
basic plot as it leads to a resolution
b. Critique
the writer’s craft
i. Author’s
use of irony for humor
ii. Author’s
use of characters
iii. Author’s
use of vocabulary
c. Explain
your reactions to the piece
i. Text-text
ii. Text-self
iii. Text-world
2.
Evaluate
both video productions of the original story giving your opinions about how
well each presented the written story visually.
a. Be
sure to discuss the features of the original written story:
i. Author’s
use of irony for humor
ii. Author’s
use of characters
iii. Author’s
use of vocabulary
b. Compare
how the movies created humor as compared to how the written version created
humor.
i. Physical/slapstick
ii. Play
on words
iii. Visual
iv. Other
3.
If
you could only keep one version of the story for the future, which version
would you keep?
a. What
is good about the original written form?
b. What
is good about the video versions?
c. Be
sure to think about audience.
d. Be
sure to discuss the features of the original written story compared to the
video story:
i. Author’s
use of irony for humor
ii. Author’s
use of characters
iii. Author’s
use of vocabulary
