Advice Sheet by Jared https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp (Activity 7: Jared/Lisa/Dorj) en-us 2017-05-20 13:23:49 UTC 2025-11-29 15:04:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Preparations before the day of the commentary teacherjared https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/172923518 1. Get to know the texts well.
2. Understand the commentary assessment criteria - A & B are worth double of C & D (A - 10 points and B - 10 points and C - 5 points and D - 5 points); this means your understanding/knowledge and appreciation are more important than structure and language use.
3. For poetry, get to know how all the poems relate to one another.
4. Take good notes during class discussions; they will help you a lot!

]]> 2017-05-20 13:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/172923518 Prep for 20 min prep time teacherjared https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/172923917 1. Create an overview or thesis ( a written outline ) based on previous study and close reading during 20 min. prep time.
2. Give a close reading of the passage.
3. Notice anything new you haven't noticed before?
4. Select main points for discussion (this will help with the STRUCTURE of your commentary)
**Don't try to write out whole sentences to read aloud - it will waste time and come out sounding artificial and mechanical.]]> 2017-05-20 13:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/172923917 https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/173081043 2017-05-22 07:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/173081043 How to structure your commentary: https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/173083708 1. Make sure what you are going to talk and put them into a logical order.
2. Start your paragraphs with some main thesis and supporting points.
3.  Make sure what you are talking about is interesting and attention getting.  Be selective.
4. Make sure that you have some samples and evidences to prove or support your points. 
5. Make sure you discuss the impact of the writer's choices has on the overall work. ]]> 2017-05-22 08:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/173083708 Additional questions students may ask themselves when considering how to structure their commentary: teacherjared https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/173143766 *Does the work itself have any intrinsic structure that makes sense to point out and that may be useful mentioning in your commentary?
e.g. a poem's form or other forms of organization such as contrast, chronological order or physical space/movement.
**Is there any pattern to the imagery or structure to the motifs in the passage? 
***Is your interpretation in the commentary?
****Have you mentioned the conventions of the genre?
*****For HL, have you identified links to other poems from the same author. For SL, have you identified links to the whole work?]]> 2017-05-22 13:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/173143766 How to introduce the commentary: https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/174166580 1. Make sure that you contextualize the passage and connect it to the full work(s). 
2. Be sure to address how the passage works on its own and together with the whole.
3. Ensure you have a clear thesis that addresses not only the content of the piece, but also the impact of its elements and stylistic choices.]]> 2017-05-28 23:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/174166580 How to conclude the commentary: https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/174166730 1. DON'T just summarize all your main points.
2. DO discuss how all your ideas help the author convey a main idea or message.]]> 2017-05-28 23:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherjared/8embb4opokvp/wish/174166730