Studio - Book Report Student Guide and Reading Notebook Sample

Page 1
e
m
pl
Sa
tra
ct
Ex
ur
ric
of
C
ul
um
Teaching Scenario
Book Review
This teaching scenario is aimed at leading students to develop an open attitude toward the world
and a respect for diversity. After reading a book on a topic related to the culture of peace, the
student will carry out visual research to illustrate a text based on the book.
ul
um
Areas of development
ur
ric
Contribution to a culture of peace, including the following topics: the negative consequences of
stereotypes, forms of discrimination or exclusion, the struggle against poverty and illiteracy, and
awareness of situations involving cooperation and aggression.
Context
Sa
m
pl
e
Ex
tra
ct
of
C
Following writing in their reading notebook, they must establish links between the book they are
reading and their immediate environment (existing facts, other facts that affected the student).
Page 1
Activity 1: The Reading Notebook
Choice of subject and writing the reading notebook.
Suggested books:
1. Hunting and Gathering, Anna Gavalda
2. The Sari Shop, Rupa Bajwa
ul
um
3. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
4. No Exit, Jean-Paul Sartre
5. The Dark Child, Camara Laye
6. The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger
ur
ric
7. The wave, Todd Strasser
8. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
9. 1984, George Orwell
Sa
m
pl
e
Ex
tra
ct
of
C
10.Lord of the Flies, William Golding
Page 2
Activity 5: Become Animated!
Use Toon Boom Studio to produce your Avatar and make it speak:
Step 1: Start the Software and Create your Project
A.Double-click on the Toon Boom Studio icon.
ur
ric
B.In the Name section, enter the name of your project.
ul
um
The Welcome Screen opens.
C.Make sure that the data registered in the Frame Rate and Camera Size fields are the following:
yyCamera Size: 640 X 480
of
C
yyFrame Rate: 12
D.If necessary, enter this data in the appropriate field.
E.Click on the Create button.
tra
ct
Toon Boom Studio will then be launched and your project is created.
F. Select File > Save as to record your project.
yyYour teacher will provide you with the location where you must save your project.
Ex
yyYour project name is already entered in the appropriate field but you can change it if need be.
G.Click on the Save button.
m
pl
e
H.To quit Toon Boom Studio, select File > Exit.
Step 2: Open your Project
Sa
Once you have created and recorded a project in Toon Boom Studio, you can open and work on it
whenever you want.
A.Start the software.
B.On the Welcome Screen, the name of your project might appear in the Open Recent section.
yyIf this is the case, click on the name of your project to open it.
yyIf not, click on Browse to open a dialog box in which you will find your project at the location it was
saved.
Page 8
Step 3: Generate your Avatar
To generate your Avatar, you must display the Camera view and open the Library where various
character templates are stored.
A. Click on the Camera
icon located in the left-hand corner of the main view.
ul
um
B. You can deactivate the grid by clicking on the
Show Grid
button.
tra
ct
of
C
ur
ric
C. In the default workspace, the Library is located in the right- hand corner of the screen.
e
Ex
y Click on the Library tab situated at the top of the Colour Palette view.
m
pl
D. If the Library view is not available in your workspace, select Window > Workspaces > Default.
Return to point A if necessary.
Sa
E. In the Library view, click on the + sign beside the Avatar folder to open it.
The templates are classified in the Avatars folder under two main categories: Girl and Boy. The
various pieces are also in various sub-folders named according to their contents.
Page 9
yyClick on the + sign to open a folder.
yyClick on the - sign to close a folder.
contains in the right side of the Library.
F. Open the Girl or Boy folder, then select Body.
ur
ric
The available templates appear in the
right side of the Library view.
ul
um
yySelect a folder to display the templates it
tra
ct
of
C
G.In an empty space on the right side of the Library, right-click (Windows) or [Ctrl] +click (Mac OS X)
and select View > Thumbnails.
Sa
m
pl
e
Ex
H.In the Library, select a body and drag it in the Camera view.
I. Explore the other templates and bring a nose, eyes, clothing, etc, into the Camera view, in order
to build an Avatar to your liking.
Page 10
ur
ric
Remember this useful command, use it
whenever you need to. At any time it can
cancel the last action completed in the
software.
ul
um
If you drag the wrong template to the
Camera view, click on the Undo
button.
of
C
The various elements are also displayed in the Timeline view which is located under the Camera
view.
tra
ct
J. In the Timeline view, you can manipulate the display order of the elements and remove those
which you do not want to keep.
y To remove an element, select the element in the Timeline view and click on the Delete Element
Ex
button.
e
y To modify the display order of the elements, select the element which you wish to rearrange and
m
pl
drag it to its new position. Be careful not to place it over another element but to carefully position it
Sa
between two elements.
Note: The elements located at the top of the list are displayed in the foreground of the Camera
view and the elements at the bottom of the list are displayed in the background.
K. After you created your Avatar, you must save your project. Click on the Save
button.
Page 11
To read and appreciate various texts
Critical judgement based on a text:
y To base judgement on relevant criteria.
ur
ric
Language
of
C
y To justify reactions to one or multiple texts using extracts,
examples or relevant ideas
Write varied texts
tra
ct
y The ideas must be relevant and related to the subject,
intended for the recipient.
m
pl
e
Ex
y Respect the constraints of the language (syntax,
punctuation, vocabulary, gender agreement, adjective
agreement, spelling, grammatical agreement, and
conjugation) according to the lessons carried out during the
cycle.
Cross skills
Sa
To make the most of information technologies and
communication
Effective use of the technological resources in a learning
context:
y The student carries out varied tasks while using
technological resources.
Page 18
Does not reach
expectations
Partly achieves
expectations
ul
um
Criteria of evaluation
Achieves
expectations
Exceeds
expectations
Evaluation
Reading Circle
m
pl
e
Ex
tra
ct
of
C
ur
ric
ul
um
Literary Review
Sa
This notebook belongs to:
Book Title:
Introduction and
Calendar
Title: . .................................................................................................................
Author:................................................................................................................
ul
um
Publisher:............................................................................................................
Place:..................................................................................................................
ur
ric
Year:................................................. Number of pages:.....................................
Instructions
of
C
1.Answer each question before the date of your next meeting.
2.During the reading circle, you will share your point of view. It is necessary that
you read the part of the book determined by your team.
Ex
tra
ct
3.After your meeting, you will make a self-assessment of your participation which
will be confirmed by a fellow team member.
m
pl
e
Meetings Calendar
Date of the meetings
Read pages...
1.
Sa
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Reading Circle - Activity created by Anne Daoust and Pascale Paquet
Page 1
1st Meeting : What I discovered
1.Why did you choose this novel?
ul
um
2.What does the cover page illustration suggest to you?
3.Does the text on the back cover give you a good idea of the novel? Why?
Yes
ur
ric
Self-evaluation
Partially
No
of
C
I read the assigned part of the book
I answered the questions on my own
I took part in the exchange at the reading circle
I listened to the other members of the reading circle
The team confirms my self-evaluation / Initials
tra
ct
2nd Meeting : What I anticipate will happen
Ex
1.What is the first part of the story about?
Sa
m
pl
e
2.According to you, what will happen next?
Self-evaluation
Yes
Partially
No
I read the assigned part of the book
I answered the questions on my own
I took part in the exchange at the reading circle
I listened to the other members of the reading circle
The team confirms my self-evaluation / Initials
Page 2
Reading Circle - Activity created by Anne Daoust and Pascale Paquet
3rd Meeting : My interests
1.What makes you continue reading the novel or, why would you stop reading it?
Yes
No
ur
ric
I read the assigned part of the book
I answered the questions on my own
I took part in the exchange at the reading circle
I listened to the other members of the reading circle
The team confirms my self-evaluation / Initials
Partially
ul
um
Self-evaluation
4th Meeting : The main character
of
C
1.Write down the name of the main character inside the
sign and note three of its physical characteristics.
tra
ct
Physical characteristics
Ex
2.Note three features of its personality and justify your choices by actions in the
story.
Action in the text
Sa
m
pl
e
Character traits
Self-evaluation
Yes
Partially
No
I read the assigned part of the book
I answered the questions on my own
I took part in the exchange at the reading circle
I listened to the other members of the reading circle
The team confirms my self-evaluation / Initials
Reading Circle - Activity created by Anne Daoust and Pascale Paquet
Page 3
5th Meeting : The objects
ul
um
1.In the box below, write or draw the objects which are important to the story and
that will help you remember it.
ur
ric
2.Compare the selected objects.
Self-evaluation
of
C
3.Choose a member of the team who will tell the story using the objects drawn in
the box.
Yes
Partially
No
tra
ct
I read the assigned part of the book
I answered the questions on my own
I took part in the exchange at the reading circle
I listened to the other members of the reading circle
The team confirms my self-evaluation / Initials
Ex
6th Meeting : The moment when...
m
pl
e
1.In the story, what moment captivated you the most?
Why?
Sa
2.It is the moment when the most
Self-evaluation
Yes
Partially
No
I read the assigned part of the book
I answered the questions on my own
I took part in the exchange at the reading circle
I listened to the other members of the reading circle
The team confirms my self-evaluation / Initials
Page 4
Reading Circle - Activity created by Anne Daoust and Pascale Paquet
7th Meeting : Literary critique
1. Complete your personal appraisal of the novel.
A little
A lot
Very much
Not at all
I recommend this book:
ul
um
I liked this novel:
YES
NO
of
C
My question to the author:
ur
ric
Because:
tra
ct
2. Analysis of the team - Note the strengths and weaknesses of the novel.
Weak points
Sa
m
pl
e
Ex
Strong points
The team recommends this book:
YES
NO
3. Choose a spokesperson who will communicate your analysis and who will return
the team members’ books.
The spokesperson is:
Reading Circle - Activity created by Anne Daoust and Pascale Paquet
Page 5
Summary of the novel : Narrative scheme
Title:
ur
ric
is a character who
ul
um
The story takes place
of
C
A problem occurs when
tra
ct
After that,
Ex
Then,
Sa
m
pl
e
The problem is solved when
In the end,
Page 6
Corrine Gilbert
Illustrating my novel!
Sa
m
pl
e
Ex
tra
ct
of
C
ur
ric
ul
um
Produce a drawing of what occurs in the book. You can orient the page as
landscape or portrait depending on the drawing.
Corrine Gilbert
Page 7
Partly achieves
expectations
Does not reach
expectations
3 pts
2 pts
1 pt
ur
ric
Effectiveness of the comprehension
strategies used
4 pts
ul
um
Ability 1: Reading varied texts
Achieves
expectations
Language
Exceeds
expectations
Evaluation: Reading Circle
Literary Review
of
C
The student will have to write new or difficult words
and find their significance using different sources of
information.
tra
ct
Extraction of the explicit and implicit
elements of information
The student will have to establish the physical or
psychological characteristics of characters.
Ex
The student will have to ascertain the important
objects in the story.
TOTAL:
/16
Sa
m
pl
e
The student will have to create a drawing
representing important characters and objects of
the novel (page 8).
Comments:
Page 8
Corrine Gilbert
Partly achieves
expectations
Does not reach
expectations
4 pts
3 pts
2 pts
1 pt
ul
um
Ability 2: Appreciating literary works
Achieves
expectations
Language
Exceeds
expectations
Evaluation: Reading Circle
Literary Review
ur
ric
Expressing their perception of a text
of
C
The student will have to share with the other
members of the class what they understood about
the novel they’ve read.
TOTAL:
/8
Sa
m
pl
e
Ex
tra
ct
The student will have to write their appraisal of the
novel by discussing the weak and strong points
(page 6) as well as a summary (page 7).
Comments:
Corrine Gilbert
Page 9