Learning with YA Fiction: The Giver by https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez en-us 2016-11-23 02:31:50 UTC 2016-11-23 03:03:05 UTC hello@padlet.com (1) Introduction to Science fiction: sci-fi tropes akoenigluck https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez/wish/139501168 Using in class research, create a list of characteristics and commonly used tropes of the science fiction genre. Post links or images of any examples of sci-fi that are familiar to you. ]]> 2016-11-23 02:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez/wish/139501168 (2) Representations of the science fiction genre akoenigluck https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez/wish/139501424 Using the excerpts and videos looked at in class and The Giver as examples of science fiction, add to your list of commonly used tropes and conventions. ]]> 2016-11-23 02:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez/wish/139501424 (3) Discussing context akoenigluck https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez/wish/139501572 Using in class research about the different contexts of a text, write a response about how The Giver affirms or challenges your own personal values and beliefs. ]]> 2016-11-23 02:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez/wish/139501572 (4) Chapter summaries akoenigluck https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez/wish/139501838 Using your allocated chapter of The Giver, make a chapter summary which includes:
Examples of science fiction genre tropes
Important quotes
Narrative conventions]]> 2016-11-23 02:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez/wish/139501838 (5) Symbols in The Giver akoenigluck https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez/wish/139501959 Identify symbols used within The Giver and make a list that explains:
What each symbol is
What each symbol means
How does each symbol relate to the science fiction genre]]> 2016-11-23 02:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez/wish/139501959 (6) Purpose of construction in The Giver akoenigluck https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez/wish/139502085 Using your thinking notes completed in class, write a response about purpose in The Giver, answering the following questions:
Why was this text constructed?
What is the purpose of The Giver?
What does The Giver tell us about the world?]]> 2016-11-23 02:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/akoenigluck/enlr5kp40yez/wish/139502085