Today we met down in the cafeteria and we continued our film study of Big Fish. Students were organized into groups of four. Students chose a central character from the film and surrounded their character with three collages that represent three important threads of plot. For each of the three plot collages, students were to write a brief paragraph explaining that part of the story.
We'll continue work on this next week some time.
For homework: students should begin reviewing ALL the terminology learned this year. Specifically look at the vocabulary sheets given in September (you'll find words like metaphor, simile, jargon, personification). Study those for the final exam. In addition, find the short story notes (eg. dynamic character, theme, rising action, setting) and study them for the final exam.
Any excellent way to study is to create a study sheet. That is, re-write each of the terms and it's definition and given an example, if you can.
Remember, your final exam is Tuesday, Jan. 25th.
