Notice and Note: Again and Again

Notice and Note: Again and Again

Mrs. Schwarz and Ms. Douglas

Multiple Choice

Cameron's hands are so dexterous, he can untie any knot in under a minute!!

• sluggish

• skillful

• amateur

• clumsy

Multiple Choice

I don't want to go to that party, the lights there are so garish and music is too loud!

• too dim

• red

• obnoxiously bright

• tasteful

Objectives

• Explore and utilize the close-reading technique of Notice and Note

• Apply notice and note to the final chapters of The Art of Racing in the Rain

Breakout Rooms

• You have read/watched SO many books and movies so far in your academic career

• Consider some of these novels and think about what continues to pop up in these books and movies

• Discuss with your group about what reappears again and again in your chosen novel/movie

• Some examples are: The Hunger Games, The Giver

Notice and Note

• An annotation tool that encourages readers to look closely and think critically about literature

• What does annotation mean??

• 6 "signposts" to look out for while reading literature

  
  

  This is in a great majority of YA and classic novels!!

Again and Again

• A symbol or event that intentionally occurs multiple times.

• When you come across this: STOP!

  Ask yourself:

• 1. Why does this keep happening?

• 2. What does this symbolize?

• 3. How does it contribute to the theme or message of the story?

Again and Again Example

• Take a look at this video and consider the following

• What continues to occur throughout the short film?

• Why does this keep happening?

• What does this symbolize?

• What overall message is this video trying to convey to us?

Again and Again... and Again

We are almost finished with The Art of Racing in the Rain, yet something continues to appear in the book

As we read today, ask yourself: What continues to appear in the book again and again?

What does that tell us about the possible themes of this story?

We will highlight again and again in GREEN in Kami

Homework

Please read chapters 43-47 for Thursday/Friday!

Don't forget your materials for the pep rally on Wednesday!