Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Brochures & Thief of Always: Chapters 1-3

This morning, please take a look at this short video about creating effective brochures.

To create your brochure:

In Microsoft Word or Pages, from the FILE menu, please select New From Template.
Choose BROCHURE as a template. Create a brochure about your chosen genre by following the steps below. Be creative. Play around with design and how you present the information in a clear, and creative way. You may use graphics and lists to provide answers to these questions:
1. Describe this genre. What is it?
2. Who is the target reader (a fantasist, a realist, a pragmatist, or what combination?)
3. What are some expectations a reader of this genre might expect?
4. What are some categories of this genre? AND what are the expectations a reader might expect from this genre?
5. Examples of some popular or famous books or films that fit this genre; and/or examples of authors who write in this type of genre.
For more tips about effective brochures, check out this article!

During period 4, we will stop where we are and move back to our reading assignment and writing task with the book The Thief of Always by Clive Barker.

During period 4, get into small reading groups. Please gather with your group and begin reading the book. Take turns reading the chapters out loud. This is PRACTICE in reading effectively--a skill we all need to improve, particularly for our upcoming coffeehouse reading performance. Try to be sincere, energetic, and read with some understanding of audience. Don't bore your peers! Group X has been disbanded because they could not work together. Please see your new groups:

Group Z: Reyenne, Janelys, Justice, Amanda, Jahde, Kiera, Hetep, Robert
Group Y: Olivia, Jasmina, Rashid, Gilda, Frieda, Rosalia, Aslin
Group W: Alannah, Kadesha, Nandi, Avana, Cameron, Leilanis, Kami

When you have completed reading chapters 1-3, please stop and participate in the writing exercise given to you today. Record your writing for this exercise in your journal. When you have finished writing, please continue reading ON YOUR OWN.

HOMEWORK: Please complete the writing and continue reading through at least chapter 5.




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