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Lesson: Background of The Lesson: Lesson:

W Hook Lesson: Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas T.H.U.G in Context Language and its different uses;
E Whiteboard Race Begin talking about perception Looking at how word choice Bias and Perspective Activity
E “When the Book is Better than Mini Lesson/ Intro to Double & bias affects how we can read a text
K the Movie” Video Entry Journals (DBJs) (what to
Discussion/Collaboration note, what to put for your own Mini Lesson: Other note taking Mini Lesson:
O thoughts, and what not to do) strategies ( & hints for
N upcoming projects)
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Begin reading T.H.U.G,

Homework: chapters 1-2 (Class time to read, Homework: Homework:
3-4 Adaptations you may want if not done, HOMEWORK) w/ Read chapters 3-5, with DBJ’s Chapters 6-9 with DBJs Homework:
in this unit DBJs (3-5 DBJS per chapter) Chapters 10-13 DBJs
Mini Lesson: Close Reading; Discussion Lesson “What would you do if you Practice Fishbowl - just the text
W Why do we create stories? A Reading with a Purpose How to keep a discussion going could adapt this book?”
E Look at pop culture & how to make it go beyond the Class discussion & writers
E Looking at Author’s Choices - text. journal
K order of drama, sequence of Begin Film discussion -
events, where it starts, and bringing in the beginning of
T character development film jargon & looking at
W adaptations
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Homework: Homework: Homework:

Chapters 14-16 / DBJs Homework: Chapters 20-23 / DBJ’s Prepare for Fishbowl (practice
Chapters 17-19 DBJs one tomorrow)

Movie in class - guided notes Movie in class - guided notes A deeper look into film: Assessment One: Fishbowl Lesson: What’s different in a
W Excerpt of Seger’s Adaptation Using DBJ’s and other notes short story from a novel?
E textbook on the moves of film students participate in a
E in adaptations -- movement collaborative discussion looking Start “It Had to be Murder” by
K activity at the text and the film as an Cornell Woolrich (Read as a
Prepare for Fishbowl adaptation pair. class? To model note taking
T Homework: strategies? )
H Homework: Homework: Record a short video or audio
R Questions and ideas for Questions and Ideas for segment, explaining (in your
E Fishbowl fishbowl own words) the concepts from
E the reading & how they interact
with the reading and the
assessment tomorrow.
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 Context Lesson for It Had to Be What would you do if you could Movie in class - guided notes Movie in class - guided notes Plays as an adaptation: Assign
W Murder adapt this short story? The Glass Menagerie, by
E Class Discussion - further Tennesse Williams
E Mini Lesson: A deeper look practice using text evidence to
K into film & its terms support ideas & collaboration Context lesson on TGM
Read: Adapting History and
F Literature into Movies by John Start Movie in class - guided Read Scenes 1 & 2 in class and
O Dean notes begin DBJ’s
U Conference sign up ( for Week
R 5 & 6) Homework:
Homework: Scenes 3-5, DBJs
Homework:
Read rest of IHTBM & 10
DBJ’s
The Three Kinds of How does The Glass Menagerie Start 1987 movie; 20-30 Movie - 1987 Glass Menagerie
W Adaptations: fit into today? Why would we minutes Mini Lesson:Using and Citing guided notes
E Newsweek Article: 10 Types of bother to adapt it? Evidence
E Film Adaptations Discussion What would you do if you could Movie 1987 Glass Menagerie -
K Jigsaw for further research on adapt The Glass Menagerie? guided notes
different kinds of adaptations Written Assignment
F Mini Lesson: Staking a Claim One - on - One Conferencing One - on - One Conferencing
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E Assign Assessment Two Homework:
Homework: Work on rough draft
Work on rough draft
Homework:
Read scenes 6-7 DBJs
Modeling Day! One - on - One Conferencing One - on - One Conferencing One - on - One Conferencing Assessment Two Due
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E Model Compare & contrast Rough Draft Due - Workshop Day?? Workshop Day
E Peer Review Day! Mini Lesson: Planting a Guess the Lit!
K Naysayer in your text Potential Mini Lesson: (Hand out barebones outlines of
previous literature read & have
S students examine the movie to
I see what it is an adaptation of)
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Start watching The Lion King
(students have already read
Hamlet in a previous unit)

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 Finish The Lion King Read: Camera Angles: Telling a Recap on Film Moves: Youtube Drafting Time for Storyboard One-on-One Conferencing
W Story Through Perspective & on camera angles (paper copy or online at
E Lesson: When is an adaptation, looking at examples in the films Storyboardthat.com) Justification Drafting
E not? we’ve watched Further explain Assessment
K Look at this weebly comparing Three & answer the many Introduce Justification logistics
the movie to the original play Assign Assessment Three questions
S Look at more reviews & Put groups together
E comparisons (to be found) Sign up for conferences
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E What else can you find that is Assign: Storyboard & thesis Exit slip: Muddy Q’s
N also an adaptation? Homework; Brainstorm 2-3 draft of Justification
ideas you have for your
adaptation (using notes,
thoughts, and class discussions)
Justification Drafting Peer Review Day! Lesson/Overview EDITING Rotating Discussions: What are Begin Filming/Editing
W Rough Draft Due and why it MATTERS we doing? Why?
E Mini Lesson: So what? Who
E cares? Creating theme and Conferencing
K purpose in your writing Introducing the multimedia part
of the project
E Conferencing Mini Lesson: Grammar (i.e.
I subordinate clauses)
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Work Time Work Time Work Time Work Time Assessment Three Due
W Conferencing Conferencing Conferencing Conferencing
E Final Projects Presentations
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K Justification Due

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I End of class: Mini Self End of class: Mini Self End of class: Mini Self End of class: Mini Self
N Reflection Reflection Reflection Reflection
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