Due 10/29 by the start of class - Day #1 Loon Lake TWO 1 CD Responses
Due 10/30 by the start of class - Day #2 Loon Lake 2 CD Response
Due 11/3 by the start of class - House on Loon Lake Journal (30 points)
Learning Target - I will learn how to actively listen to nonfiction sources and use my lit terms to make meaning or identify purpose.
NO Chromebooks
Task #1 - Lit Terms Notes - Make sure you understand these elements of narrative that should help you make meaning of the story.
- narrator/point of view
- biographical context
- historical context
- setting
- rising action
Task #2 - The House on Loon Lake - For the next three days we will be actively listening to a non fiction podcast. Please focus on writing down a list of at least 20 major CDs that relate to characterization or clues that might impact the theme (use the Life List as your guide) on a piece of paper or in a journal that will be graded. For homework, please complete the following questions for each day in a 1 CD response with 2 bits of CM.
Day #1 - Answer the Connect, Question and Predict elements of your Reading Reminder handout
Choose 1 of the following, but be ready to answer all questions.
- What is the most important clue found that might shed light on what happened to the family?
- What is the most insightful bit of characterization that helps you understand the narrator’s thoughts and feelings?
- What is the major Life List idea that is present in the story up to this point?
- Why is the narrator so obsessed with the house?
Choose 1 of the following, but be ready to answer all questions.
- What is some important biographical context about the narrator and how should it shape your understanding of the his interest in the house?
- What is the most important clue found that might help you understand the Mason family?
- What is the major Life List idea that is present in the story up to this point?
- Pick one strong CD of characterization for a person in the story, besides the narrator and explain what it says about how they think or feel.
Day #3 - Answer the Extend and Challenge questions on your Reading Reminder handout
Answer all of the following
- Who is the protagonist and why?
- What is the climax and resolution of the story?
- What is the theme of the story
While many listeners struggle with the anti-climactic ending of the story, you should still see that this is a horror story. Why is this true story about an abandoned house actually more tragic than a work of fiction? What is the real monster, conflict, or antagonist in the story?