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Lesson 11--ENG 4C The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Chbosky, Stephen Novel study written by Emily MacDuff (NOTE: Either do this study or the alternative novel study below, on Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese) 1) Read pages 2-39 of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Initial here to show that you have finished reading: _________ 2) Write a one to two paged letter (typed, double-spaced) in response to Charlie as if you are the “Dear Friend” to whom he addresses his letters. This letter should accomplish two purposes: showcasing your writing abilities while demonstrating your understanding of the plot to page 39. Remember that the narrator of your letter is the “friend”, not you. You can make up any details of the friend’s personality that do not contradict information given in the novel. Use the format for a friendly letter (your return address in the top right corner, followed by the date. Indent each paragraph.) ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ , ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ , ___________________________________ LESSON 13--ENG 4C 1. Initial here when you have read pages 142 to 206 ______. 2. For each question below, you must give details from the novel to support your opinion. If you use a direct quotation, write the author’s last name and the page number right after the quotation. Ex. She was a very angry lady. She even shouted at a small child, saying “stop playing in my yard,” (Brown, 23). a) Is Charlie a static character—one who stays basically the same—or a dynamic character—one who changes throughout the course of the novel? Give details from the novel to support your answer. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ b) Does not knowing the character's real names affect the reader’s attachment to them? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ c) What kind of role model is Bill to Charlie? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ d) Charlie's sister says that Sam and Mary Elizabeth have low self-esteem. Do they? How is Charlie's sister's self-esteem? Does anyone in the book feel good about themselves? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ e) On page 33 of the novel, Charlie says “I feel infinite.” What might he mean by that? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ f) What activities does Charlie participate in, and what does he merely observe? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ g) Charlie considers the reader a friend, simply because he or she listens to what Charlie has to say. Is Charlie someone that you would like to be friends with? Why or why not? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ h) There are so many books, songs, and movies referenced in this book. What do they mean to the characters? How do they affect the way you read the book? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ i) Does Charlie write more frequently when he's happy or when he's stressed? Why? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ j) What do you think Charlie will do after high school? Why? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ LESSON 14 There have been many novels in the past that have been adapted to the big screen. As you are watching the film, pay attention to the similarities and differences between the film adaption and the novel. Support Questions 1) You are now going to compare the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower to the movie. As you watch the movie, take notes on the following: a. How are the characters portrayed in the novel vs. the film? Are they the same or do they come across differently? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ b. What were the standout scenes in the film that were described differently in the book? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ c. Do the relationships that Charlie has with his family/friends come across differently or the same in the book/movie? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ d. Were there any other differences or similarities? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ e. Which format was best, film or novel? Why? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2) Write a rough draft of your movie review using the following format: The title of your review (not the book/movie title) Introduction (Begin with a catchy sentence to grab my attention, then outline your argument and state your opinion...all without using the words “I” or “me”. Body paragraph One (one difference or similarity and how it appears in the book and in the film) Body paragraph Two (second difference or similarity and how it appears in the book and in the film) Body paragraph Three (third difference or similarity and how it appears in the book and in the film) Conclusion (Summarize your earlier points, give your overall thoughts, do not add new information.) __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3) Ask a friend or family member to edit your work. Hand in their suggestions when you submit this lesson. Read your work out loud as a way to find your own errors. Also, use your teacher’s edit sheet to remind you of common errors to avoid. 4) Write or type a final draft on separate paper and submit. Reflecting on your writing 5) What do you see as your strengths and weaknesses as a writer? Explain at least two of each. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 5) Where do you see yourself using your writing skills outside of high school? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 6) How do you edit your written work? Do you do complete first, second, and possibly third drafts, or do you have other revision strategies? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 7) Which piece(s) of your writing would best demonstrate to a college or university admissions board your writing skills, your maturity, and your potential for success as a college student? Explain why. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ LESSON 15 Consider the following advice from Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, one of Canada’s leading experts on healthy eating. The Only 46 Words of Health Advice You'll Ever Need In no particular order: · Avoid trans fats. · Substitute unsaturated fats for saturated if you can. · Cook from fresh whole ingredients. · Minimize restaurants and ultra-processed foods. · Cultivate friendships. · Don't smoke. · Nurture sleep. · Drink alcohol at most moderately. · Exercise as often as you can enjoy · Only drink those calories that you love Comparatively, everything else is minutia. Choose the tip from the above list the interests you the most. Write your choice here: ___________________________________________________________ Now you’re going to research the tip you chose, with the goal of finding evidence that supports or contradicts it. You need to find at least three sites that relate to your topic, although you may not end up quoting from all of them. Write down the information about each website. To do this in the Modern Languages Association (MLA) method which is required for an English course, gather as much of the following information as you can find: URL, Website title, Author, Publication Title, and Website Publisher. The image below will show you where to look for this information: 4. For each of the three articles that you find, write down the important information. Note that sometimes the information is not provided, so just write NP in that case. FIRST ARTICLE URL _____________________________________ Website title ____________________________________________________________ Author ___________________________________ Publication Title ___________________________________ Website Publisher ___________________________________ SECOND ARTICLE URL _____________________________________ Website title ____________________________________________________________ Author ___________________________________ Publication Title ___________________________________ Website Publisher ___________________________________ THIRD ARTICLE URL _____________________________________ Website title ____________________________________________________________ Author ___________________________________ Publication Title ___________________________________ Website Publisher ___________________________________ You will be writing a paragraph on the subject that you have been researching. It should begin with an introductory sentence that outlines your position. Next there should be several supporting arguments that defend your point. Refer to at least one of your sources, making sure to give the source credit by putting the author’s last name or the website in brackets following the sentence that refers to or quotes from it. Finally, conclude by restating you main idea. Here is an example of how to include a source in your paragraph: It seems that diets don’t work for most people. One recent study shows that “eighty percent of people who lose weight from dieting regain it (“Why so May People Regain Weight after losing it”). 4. Write the rough copy of your paragraph here: ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ To edit your rough copy, use the method that you find the most helpful. Read it out loud. Check your teacher’s edit sheet. Ask a friend or family member to look it over. Do make sure that you are doing something to produce your best work. 5. Write the good copy of your paragraph here: ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Any time you use information from outside sources (written by anyone but you), you must prepare a Works Cited list to give credit to the authors. Don’t forget to refer to list the Weighty Matters website as one of your sources. When you list items in a Works Cited list, you write the details in the following order: Author’s last name, Author’s first name, the title of the publication in quotation marks, the website name in italics, the publisher, and the posting date. Finally, list the date you accessed the site. If any of this information is missing from the website, just leave it out. When you write each entry in your list, you don’t indent the first line of an entry, but you do indent each line that follows. If you want an easier way to cite your sources, go to Bib.me or Citation Machine, type in the name of the article you are using, and it will automatically provide you with the information in MLA formatting. You just cut and paste the results onto your Works Cited list. 6. Now it’s time to list all your sources: Works Cited ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ LESSON 16--ENG 4C The Media The media has its own precise vocabulary. The word list just keeps growing as the media itself evolves and works its way into more and more areas of modern life. What is the “media” exactly? What’s meant when people talk of such things as “mass media”, “media literacy”, and medea text”? Defining these terms