Wednesday, August 20, 2014

CLIFF WALK AT POURVILLE

CLIFF WALK AT POURVILLE

Reflection

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Bell Ringer:  Make a list of words/ phrases to describe an egg without using obvious details....ex. produced by a chicken, has a shell, the yolk.  (Be creative)

8/22  Determine the meaning of the underlined word using the context clues surrounding the term. (Write the entire sentence, write the answer, and draw an arrow that shows the key part of the sentence that helped you determine your answer

ILL will between the two families goes back so many generations that nobody remembers what originally caused the animosity.
A.  strong dislike      B. admiration  C.  great fear
Reflective writing:

The need to think reflectively improves your ability to read critically and analyse ideas presented in class as well as daily experiences. As you write, you clarify your own understanding. The process of thinking and writing reflectively helps you to lay philosophical foundations for all of your creative work.

Thinking reflectively helps you:

Understand the concept of reflective writing
Recognize the benefits of reflecting on your developing an idea or philosophy



Painting:

CLIFF WALK AT POURVILLE

Artist: Claude Monet

ASSIGNMENT: Study the painting above. Place yourself in the composition and experience the message that the artist, Claude Monet, is attempting to convey. If you are one of the people that Monet is painting, what have you just experienced? Why are you here? What is his message? What do you see? Incorporate the following concepts into your essay:

1. Your emotional reaction

2. What emotion is being expressed?

3. How do the colors influence the emotional impact? (Comment on the use of color, direction, brushstrokes used)
ASSESSMENT:
Three Areas of Assessemnt:
1. No contractions
2. Complete sentences (Uses subject and verb; Cap. first word; end punctuation)
3. Personal response

***At least 1 paragraph

Closure Activity: 
At the end of each class, students will evaluate their work. This will promote the ability to self and peer edit. It will also facilitate the goal of positive response. 

Daily Closure Activity:(Click on the appropriate day when completing the closure activity 
Thursday, 8/22: Would you describe your responses as figurative or literal? Explain 


Standard - 1.2.11.C: Examine the author’s explicit and implicit bias and assumptions, beliefs about a subject, use of fact and/or opinion, and/or the author’s argument or defense of a claim as related to essential and non-essential information.Standard - 1.8.11.C: Analyze, synthesize, and integrate data, creating a reasoned product that supports and appropriately illustrates inferences and conclusions drawn from research.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

In this painting I see a beautiful day before a change. The painting shows lots of beautiful and amazing colors. In the picture I see a story. It all started in 1882 at cliff walk at Portville. Young Kathrin Heaps and he mother Rolando heaps were taking in the view of the magnificent Sea. Kathrin was astonished at how lively the flowers were that day. It was as if someone had painted them. She got to thinking about things. Kathrin thought it was so weird that in an hour she would be moving to the big city. She was going to miss the scary cliffs and odd shaped rocks that were out in the sea. Kathrin didn’t understand why her mother wanted to move so badly. She wanted to live in the farm house and keep coming out to this cliff every day to take in the spectacular view.
Rolando felt so