ENGLISH 7

Reviewing  Chs 12 & 13

QW: Memories & Wisdom--Everyone in the community had carefully controlled one-generation memories. Only The Giver and Jonas could go back farther. Previously, the author revealed that such things as volunteer hours were tabulated at the

Hall of Open Records.

1. What do you suppose happened to these personal records after someone became an adult or was sent to the House of the Old? Why?

2. What evidence can you find in Chapter 13 to prove that The Giver did not agree with the way the community operated?

3. Do you agree with The Giver that physical and mental pain can grow into wisdom? Why or why not?

FILL ONE PAGE IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS AND HAND IN FOR POINTS. 

Returned/ explained context sentence work--Can re-do for more credit. Late pass not required on these.

HW: Thurs: Mugs &  Chs 16, 17 & 18

Fri: Vocab Set 3, context sentences and quiz on Set 3.  Ready for quiz,

ENGLISH 8  

Returned  The Pearl essay. Read over. In notebooks, comment on your work and your essay. File in portfolio when done.

Rough draft of a movie review for The Pearl. In Chromebooks and in your googledocs shared English 8 folder.

Consider--What have you noticed that is the same in the movie and the book? What is different? Who are the new characters added in the movie? Was that a good idea or not? What are some of the new scenes/situations? Name a few.What do you think of the actors playing the characters? Better? Worse? More fully fleshed out -- rounded? Or thin-- a stereotype?

Since we know Steinbeck wrote this to be a movie, what do you think he would have thought of the version you are seeing?

Use your rubric to help guide your responses. These will be finished in class on Thursday.

Cast Names:

Juan Tomas   G. Paul Davis

Apolonia        Angelica Soler

Kino              Lukas Haas

Juana             Tere Tarin

Priest             Rene Gatica

Doctor            Richard Harris

Witch             Elia Domenzian

Director   Alfredo Zacarias.    Film was made in 2001. Rating: PG-13