Stephen Chbosky Required Work to be Graded MixedTape Project amp Presentation Personal Journals 6 in total Character Assignment Part One Literature Circle Participation 3 Asleep Analysis ID: 363763
Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Slide1
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen
Chbosky
Slide2
Required Work to be Graded
Mixed-Tape Project & Presentation
Personal Journals
(
6 in total)
Character Assignment - Part One
Literature Circle Participation (3)
“Asleep” Analysis
Character Assignment - Part Two
Playlist/Song Analysis Assignment
Anticipation
Guide
Reflection
Final TestSlide3
The Mixed-Tape to Your Life: Playlist Project
Who doesn’t want to have a DJ make a list of songs that tells the story of their life? Well, you’re all in luck because that’s what you get to do for yourselves today!
You
get to pick a list of songs that corresponds to some of the best
and/or
worst experiences in your life.
So
what do you have to
do? Create a 7-slide Power Point Presentation.
1. Include
a
playlist with
no fewer than
ten
songs. Make
sure that all songs are clean or edited versions before
you
put them in your
presentation.
2. Choose
an event in your life before you choose a
song and then write a 3-5 sentence explanation for
five
of the songs on your playlist.
3. For
one
of the songs, be sure to include the YouTube link as you will be presenting it to the class.
4. Include at least 3 visuals in your presentation.Slide4
Mixed-Tape Presentation
You will present your 7-slide presentation (title slide, playlist, 5 songs w/explanations, video on final slide)
You will be responsible for choosing your
favorite song/memory from
your
playlist and w
e will listen
to
that one
song
as
a
class
and watch the video (if there is one).
How
much is this worth?
This project will be worth 50pts
including presenting
your
playlist to
the class.
See
Rubric.Slide5
Anticipation Guide
Complete the handout and pass it in.Slide6
Journal #1: Introduction
Take
out a sheet of paper and write about how you felt coming into high school as a
freshman (grade 9)?
Good
experience or bad
experience, anything that you were feeling or thinking on the beginning of a new chapter in your life. (15
min)
You will be creating
these journal-type entries throughout the unit. You will need to have at least six of them completed by the time we finish the book
. Be prepared to share them from time-to-time.
Outcome:
You will
create a relationship with Charlie (main
character, take
a risk in
your writing and
use personal experiences and write about them.Slide7
Pg. 2-12 & Journal #1 Extension
Read through
Charlie’s entry on September 16, 1991 (pg. 2-12). After
you
finish
reading, go back through your first journal and decide
how similar or dissimilar
your first
day(s) in high school were
compared to
Charlie’s
.
Write an additional 3-5 sentences in which you include these difference or similarities being sure to use examples from Charlie’s experience. Slide8
Assignment for today:
Continue
reading pg. 12 through the end of the entry on pg.
39.
Answer the following questions and pass this in as an assignment:
1. Name three incidents which have greatly affected Charlie prior to being a freshman.
2. In the form of a chart, explain how each of the following eleven people have had an impact on Charlie to date:
Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Aunt Helen, Michael, Sean, Bill, Patrick, Sam & Brad. Slide9
What is a
Literature
Circle?
Your
literary circle will be a place for you and your group members will discuss sections of the literature that we have completed in our class. Ideas and opinions will be exchanged and
none
will be rejected or put down.
Protocols/Guidelines
:
1
. Each group member will be given an opportunity to share his/her ideas with the rest of the group.
2. No group member will be interrupted by another.
3. Thoughtful and constructive questions are the only ones that will be allowed.
4. NO
HUNTING = No looking up information on the internet.
5. This if your group and your experience, so make the experience a positive one!
6. Be prepared to share any and all ideas that you group has discussed. Always be ready
.
7. One person from the group will record the important points of discussion addressed. This will be passed in and up to 10pts will be awarded for participation in this exercise. Attendance is mandatory in order to receive this group grade.Slide10
Literature Circle Discussion
Get into your
literature
circle groups and
discuss the following questions:
W
ho
do you think Charlie is writing these letters to and also look at the very first line on the very first page at the word “she” that Charlie
mentions?
W
ho
do you think “she” might be and why do you think that? Slide11
Assignment for today:
Continue reading pg.
42
through the end of the entry on pg.
63.
Complete Journal #2Slide12
Journal Entry #2
What did the reading that you completed for today make you think?
About
Charlie, his friends, his family, anything that you encountered that stood out to you is all things you can talk about.Slide13
“Asleep” by The Smiths
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D9ae_hdkUM
Answer the following questions on
looseleaf
and put the page in to the back of your
duotang
for grading:
1. Does
the song fit well in the book, and if it
did,
why do you think so?
2. What
emotions does a song like this create for you when you hear
it? Complete this question for yourself and then
t
hink
about Charlie and the things that he is dealing
with then answer this question again.
3. Does
the music give the words in the book more emotion/meaning
?
Outcome:
Students will relate Charlie’s experiences with their own real-life experiences. Students will see the impact that music can have on a reader as they move through just about any book.Slide14
Assignment for today:
Continue reading pg.
63
through the end of the entry on pg.
117.
Complete Journal #
3
Complete Character
Assignment
Prepare for Literature Circle DiscussionSlide15
Journal #3: Decisions
Think
of a time when you had to make a tough decision in your life. Write about that situation and the decision you
made.
You
might want to talk about how you came up with the decision that you made. You might also want to talk about any regrets that you may have looking back.
If
so, what why and what would you change about your decision?
Objective
:
Students will once again use real-life experiences to create more meaning as they move through the reading.Slide16
Character Assignment:
Part Two
You will
receive a list of characters from the book
.
You
will work their way through the list and find connections that do and don’t exist between
yourself
and the characters on the list.
You will
need to explain why
you
feel the way
you
do about the characters.Slide17
Literature Circle Discussion
Get into your literature circle groups and discuss the following questions:
Relationships
are one of the most important themes that Charlie deals with throughout his experiences.
What
are some types of relationships that that Charlie has to deal with
?
Objective:
Students will relate Charlie’s experiences with their own real-life experiences. Slide18
Assignment for today:
Continue reading pg.
117
through the end of the entry on pg.
161.
Prepare for Literature Circle Discussion.
Get handout and begin Song Analysis AssignmentSlide19
Literature Circle Discussion
Get into your literature circle groups and discuss the following questions:
Why
does Charlie choose that moment to be honest? Why could he never be totally honest before that night?
What
could he have done differently to change the outcome of that night?
Was there anything that he could have done that would have made his friends look at him differently after that evening?Slide20
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
– Song Analysis Assignment
Choose one of the songs from the original playlist to analyze using the handout given.
1. The Samples – Could It Be Another Change
2.
Dexys
Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
3.
Galaxie
500 – Tugboat
4. New Order – Temptation
5. The Innocence Mission – Evensong
6. The Smiths – Asleep
7. Cracker – Low
8. Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot
9. XTC – Dear God
10. Cocteau Twins – Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops
11.
David Bowie – HeroesSlide21
Assignment for today:
Continue
reading pg.
161
through the end of the entry on pg.
213.
Complete Journals #4, #5 & #6.Slide22
Journal Entry #4:
How do you feel?
After
finishing the book, what do you think about Charlie now?
Do
you still feel the same as you did at the beginning?
What
do you think about Charlie’s Aunt Helen? Was she a good influence or something different?
What is something from the book that has changed your opinion(s)?Slide23
Journal Entry #5:
So
, what did you think?
Did
you like it?
What
did you like the most?
What
did you like the least?
Do
you think you will do anything differently in your own life after reading about Charlie?Slide24
Journal #6: Final Assignment
Anticipation Guide Reflection
In a final journal, reflect on how your ideas/opinions have or have not changed after the reading of this novel.Slide25
Final Test: 50 Marks
Choose any
five
of the thirteen “Topics & Questions for Discussion” found at the back of the novel
except for #2
.
Each answer must be a
paragraph of no less than 8-10 complete sentences
.
Provide as much
evidence
as possible to receive the highest grade. Use the novel if you need to
Slide26
Literature Circle #4
Before we watch the movie version of the novel, your group will name the top 10 essentials of the story which you believe to be crucial and must be shown in the movie.
Then your group will discuss the top 10 non-essentials which you believe do not have to be included in the movie version for it to be completely understandable.