September - Exploration of alternative texts and alternative responses
For the month of September we will be looking at alternative texts (Graphic Novels, Picture Books, Documentaries, and Movies (short and longer). We will be working together and then more independently by the end of the month.
Texts we will be exploring:
Texts we will be exploring:
- Woolvs in the Sitee by Margaret Wild and Anne Spudvilas (Picture Book)
- Excerpts from various Graphic Novels including authors Neil Gaiman, Raina Telgemeier, and Shaun Tan
- We will look at how to process and respond to Documentaries that will also align with our exploration of Identity in Social Studies
- Inside Out (Disney) - we will look at how the representation of emotional states of being is represented using allegory and metaphor
WOOLVS IN THE SITEE - this thought provoking and moody piece was written with middle school youth in mind. Asking what makes someone brave enough to stand up for a friend, even in the face of terrifying and unknown environments, this picture book will allow us to explore through drama, art and writing, what it would be like to be called upon to have courage in the face of extreme adversity.
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