Comparing Lit-erary Works

Week 6October 7th, 2013

The plan….• Hand out and explain vocabulary notebooks and

writing folders• Objectives• Review

– The Writing Process– My Friend named Venn

• Compare and Contrast– How to C & C

• Practice– Read two stories– Compare and Contrast

• Homework– Complete unfinished classwork

Objectives• Students will practice and hone their

teamwork skills and delegation tasks

• Students will practice the five steps of the writing process with particular emphasis on revising and correcting

• Students will acquire the skills and practice needed for self-revision and -proofreading

The Writing Process• Prewriting– Exploring and choosing ideas– Gathering information and organizing de-

tails

• Drafting–Written ideas in a layout similar to the de-

sired product

• Revising– Correcting big errors– Improving form and content of the writing

The Writing Process

• Editing & Proofreading– Polishing writing and fixing spelling and

grammar mistakes

• Publishing & Presenting– Sharing your writing with everybody

My friend, Venn

Differences DifferencesSame

PracticeMuslims

Jews & Christians

PracticeMuslims

Jews & Christians

5 pillarsHajjMohammad (p-buh) is the prophetQuran

SynagoguesChurchesNo Mohammad (pbuh)No HajjTorah/Bible

1 GodHave

prophets

How-to C & CCompare: To show similarities and commonalitiesContrast: To show differences

• Read the passages, stories or books carefully• Note down important events, themes, plot com-

ponents (problems & solutions), characters, set-tings and lessons

• Write these down in a chart– My friend, Venn, is a good place to do this– A table with labels is also good

• You can find one on the next slide

• Questions?

The Other Chart

Story

Characters

Setting where? when?

What is the problem? why? Did the character have a problem?

What is the solution? how did the character solve the problem?

Lesson what did the characters or reader learn?

Let’s Practice!• Read the following two stories

• Fill out the table as you read

• When you finish both stories fill in the Venn diagram to show the simi-larities and differences

Adrift at SeaNon-fiction

Steven Callahan was in his life raft. His boat had sunk on February 4th, 1982. Now he was adrift at sea. He was all alone somewhere in the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. Without a radio and only a few supplies, his only goal was to stay alive.

Wham! Something crashed into the tiny raft, hurling it across the water. It was a huge shark! Although Steven was terrified, he took instant action. He knew that the shark could easily destroy the life raft. His life depended on his ability to scare it away. Steven stabbed at the shark with his spear gun. The shark was too big and tough to hurt, but Steven was able to annoy it enough that it swam away.

When Steven was able to spear a fish, he would gobble the eyes and organs. These parts provided moisture and important vita-mins. Steven had to eat the fish raw, but food was food. Once, when a bird landed on Steven’s raft, he grabbed it and ate it raw, too.

On April 21st, 1982, three fisherman saw some birds out over the water. Thinking the birds were feasting on fish, they headed their boat toward the birds. As they got close, they thought they saw a tiny barrel bobbing in the water. It wasn’t a barrel– it was Steven! After 76 days at sea and drifting 3,333 kilo-meters, Steven was rescued.

Captain’s LogFiction

May 27th, 2008: A huge wave hit my boat Solo Explorer yesterday, swamping it with water. I barely had time to inflate my life raft before it sank. Now I’m nothing but a tiny speck in the vast expanse of water. I have few emergency supplies, but at least I have a solar still. If I can keep my solar still working, I can change salt water to fresh water and prevent dehydration.

June 15th, 2008: All emergency food supplies are gone, but I did spear a triggerfish that came to eat the barnacles that now cover the bottom of my raft. The flesh was bitter, but I swear it was the sweetest thing I’ve ever eaten! I ate the moist organs first to help prevent dehydration. I cut what I couldn’t eat into strips and hung them out to dry.

June 21st, 2008: I’m so weak that yesterday I ripped a hole in my raft with my spear gun when I was wrestling with a fish. I’ve tried several patches, but nothing is working. I’m hip deep in water.

June 26th, 2008: It took me five days to de-vise a successful patch made up of a bent fork, part of a shirt and some rope. I have to add air to inflate the raft every twelve hours, but I can live with that!

July 5th, 2008: Rescued by a fishing boat! I said, “Thanks!” to the fishermen, but they said, “No, thanks!” to my dried triggerfish!

Homework• Any unfinished classwork is home-

work– Finish reading the two passages– Fill in the table as you read– Complete My friend, Venn

• Due on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013