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Rehearsal and Tone

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Fourth period continued working on mood and tone. We watched a few trailers for films in which the genre had been switched through skillful editing.

  • Dumb and Dumber was turned into a horror film, Lurk and Lurker;
  • The Shining was transformed from horror film into a feel-good romantic comedy; and
  • Mary Poppins edited as a horror film, Scary Mary.

After examining the elements of tone and mood in the trailers (music, sound effects, lighting, scene sequence), we tried our hand at writing the same thing (an account of taking a dog for a walk) with different examples of tone and mood.

All other classes worked on Diary of Anne Frank.

Homework
  • First, second, and seventh periods: continue reviewing parts at home.
  • Fourth period: none.

Preparations and Presentations

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First, second, and seventh periods spend the day preparing for the in-class performance/reading of Diary of Anne Frank.

Seventh Period

Seventh Period

Second Period

Second Period

Seventh Period

Seventh Period

Second Period

Second Period

Seventh Period

Seventh Period

Each group had a chance to practice as a group and discuss the text. I also shared with students the grading criteria:

  1. Preparedness: I am familiar with my lines (not necessarily memorized) and I understand the meaning of my words.
  2. Awareness: As I’m performing, I am aware of what others are doing and what I should do in response. I am also aware of where we are in the play and know when my character will be speaking again.
  3. Expression: The tone of my voice and my gestures reflect my character’s emotional state.
  4. Volume: Peers can hear me at all times.
  5. Enthusiasm: It’s obvious that I’m doing my very best, and I’m taking it seriously.

Fourth period completed the presentations/class discussions for “Cub Pilot on the Mississippi” that we began yesterday.

Fourth Period

Fourth Period

It was an informal practice for the coming poetry unit, during which students will be teaching small mini-lessons on topics and/or poems.

Additional pictures are available at the gallery.

Homework
  • First and second periods: review your individual roles.
  • Fourth period: analyze the tone/mood sheet; determine the mood of the three major pieces we’ve read in class thus far.
  • Seventh period:
    • review your individual roles;
    • study for stems test.

Holocaust and Written Style

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Fourth period worked on three elements of an author’s (and individual selection’s) style:

  • diction
  • tone, and
  • mood.

We looked at an example selection to see how the author manipulated words and phrases to create a specific mood and tone.

First, second, and seventh periods  began a couple of days of lessons dealing with the Holocaust in preparation for reading the Diary of Anne Frank.

All periods turned in the final draft of one or another projects.

Homework

Fourth period: read “Cub Pilot on the Mississippi”