Students' Responses to Adolescent Characters in Novels of Their Choice

Here are some paragraph responses of students analyzing the believably of the adolescent characters in a novel of their choice.

• Amber
• Numbers by Rachel Ward http://ambercandy11.blogspot.ca/2013/11/numbers-by-rachel-ward-my-opinion.html
• Conor
• The Maze Runner by James Dashner http://kangarooconor.blogspot.ca/2013/11/maze-runner-novel-responce.html

Gabe C:

• Gabe J
• The Obsidian Blade by Pete Hautman http://gabriel-nlc.blogspot.ca/2013/11/character-review-for-obsisdian-blade.html

• Hudson
• Midnight Fire by Melody Ann http://hudsonsnlcstuff.blogspot.ca/2013/11/midnight-fire-character-review.html

• Jade
• The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han http://thisismyblog9898.blogspot.ca/2013/11/novel-response.html

• Kiera
• In the Woods by Robin Stevenson http://kierasblog8.blogspot.ca/2013/11/my-novel-response.html

• Kira
• Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher http://iamkirathisismyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/11/novel-response.html

• Landon
• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne  http://landonlandonland.blogspot.ca/2013/11/the-book-i-am-reading.html
• Marissa


• If Only by Carole Geithner http://amazingrissalearning.blogspot.ca/2013/11/teenage-protagonist.html
• Ming
• City of Glass by Cassandra Clare http://stayhappyandlove.blogspot.ca/2013/11/my-novel-response.html

• Megan
• Nightshade by Andrea Cremer http://just-that-leo.blogspot.ca/2013/11/a-novel-response.html
• Nikki
• Arousing Love by M.H.Strom http://nikkislearingandpicture.blogspot.ca/2013/11/arousing-love-teen-novel.html

Parker:

• Sylvie
• The "Percy Jackson" series by Rick Riordan  http://steampunkdystopia.blogspot.ca/2013/11/percy-jackson-are-protagonists.html
• Tyson
• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins http://tasmaniantyson.blogspot.ca/2013/11/paragraph-on-recent-book-i-have-been.html
• Zach
• Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers http://zachlearning.blogspot.ca/2013/11/sunrise-over-fallujah-walter-dean-myers.html

Students' Posts on Devices Used in "Miss Representation"

The students watched a very interesting video called "Miss Representation." You can see a trailer of the film here: http://film.missrepresentation.org/.

Here are some student posts analyzing how different persuasive devices or elements are seen in the film:

Appeal to Authority

Kiera: http://kierasblog8.blogspot.ca/2013/10/miss-representation.html
Megan: http://just-that-leo.blogspot.ca/2013/10/miss-representation-corrected.html

Hyperbole

Amber: http://ambercandy11.blogspot.ca/2013/10/hyperbole-in-miss-representation.html
Gabe: http://gabegabegabegab.blogspot.ca/2013/10/miss-representation.html
Nikki: http://nikkislearingandpicture.blogspot.ca/2013/10/hyperbole-miss-representation.html

Irony

Jade: http://thisismyblog9898.blogspot.ca/2013/10/miss-representation.html
Tyson: http://tasmaniantyson.blogspot.ca/2013/10/miss-representation-tyson-and-jade.html

Rhetorical Questioning

Hudson: http://hudsonsnlcstuff.blogspot.ca/2013/10/miss-representation-rhetorical-ouestions.html

Ming: http://stayhappyandlove.blogspot.ca/2013/10/miss-representation-rhetorical.html

Sarcasm

Conor: http://kangarooconor.blogspot.ca/2013/10/sarcasm-is-miss-representation.html
Sylvie: http://steampunkdystopia.blogspot.ca/2013/10/miss-representation-sarcasm_29.html

Slang and Repetition

Landon: http://landonlandonland.blogspot.ca/2013/10/miss-representation-point-of-movie-was.html
Zach: http://zachlearning.blogspot.ca/2013/10/miss-representation-movie.html

Simile

Gabe: http://gabriel-nlc.blogspot.ca/2013/10/similie.html
Parker: http://parkersbogger.blogspot.ca/2013/10/simile-comparison-using-like-or-as.html

Tone

Kira: http://iamkirathisismyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/10/miss-representation.html
Marissa: http://amazingrissalearning.blogspot.ca/2013/10/tone.html

Media Campaign: The Intro to the Rant (Persuasive)

Monday Class Outline

1. Silent reading

2. Presentation of Creative Expressions

• Remember to explain why this shows you as an individual and the process you used. 

3. Journal 

• Use the same journal you used for the last activity (what others said about you).
• Make sure your journal is in your NLC folder. Beth will comment on it. If you do not have comments please ensure Beth can see it.
• Write at least 5-10 full sentences answering:
• What was difficult or challenging about the Express Yourself activity?
• What were you impressed by or surprised about in someone else's work?
• Do you think you really expressed yourself to your best ability here? Why or why not?

4. Blogs

• Take a picture, video, etc. of your creative response and post it to your blog.
• Make sure you give it a descriptive title, labels, and write a few sentences explaining it to your readers. 
• Write your name on the list to signify you have done this. 

5. Twitter activity

You will use Twitter to tweet out reflections from the class or share something you think others would find interesting, using the NLC twitter account as your platform.

• Mentions
• Hashtags
• Pictures
• Links

When you take your turn posting to twitter, write your name on the calendar. 

What are some examples of things we can reflect on via twitter?