Animated Poems!

Click here for a podcast of poems that you can listen to and think about using for your animated poem.

Listen and choose some that you like. Have at least 3 choices for next Monday.

Poetry

What feelings do you feel and what things does your body do when you hear the word poetry?

What do you already know about poetry? Tell all!

Science Fiction

The Giver is part of the Science Fiction genre. A friend of mine has said that true science fiction is when the setting is the main character and not the story line.

So, based on that assumption, which of the following movies is science fiction and which is not: The Matrix and Star Wars -- why?

As you read The Giver, try to think about whether the characters are the focus or the setting and whether YOU think it is science fiction or not.

Book Cover

This is the most commonly used book cover for the novel, but here are two more I found:





I want you to tell me what the pictures show you about the novel and what you might think it would be about based on the images. DO NOT look up the summary of the novel and do not answer with a summary of the novel. Also, don't tell me which one you like the best. Just describe what is in the images and how that would make someone think about what would be in the novel. Predict: What MIGHT it be about?

The Giver

What would the world be like if someone else controlled your choices?

Stand By Me

What could this title mean? What do you think the movie is about based on the title? (Don't respond to this question if you already saw the movie or if you have looked it up online)