~Sky Gerdel
Interpreting Non-Print
Look at the picture on the following slide and
be thinking about the following questions as
you look at it :
What do we see?
What do we know?
Why does it matter?
“Insanity” by Gega Nizharadze
Interpreting Non-Print
There are three posters around the room. Each has a different question:
What do we see?
What do we know?
Why does it matter?
Select a question that you would like to address based on your
interpretation of the work “Insanity” and go to the poster to add your
information to it.
You have 5 minutes to complete this part of the activity!
Use your time effectively!
Sharing Interpretations of Non-Print
What do we see?
What do we know?
Why does it matter?
“The Tell Tale Heart”
PURPOSE:
The story “The Tell Tale Heart” develops a message
about guilt and a person’s reaction to the guilty
feelings. This theme is captured through the setting
and character development. How would you describe
the narrator? What do you notice about the
descriptions and details of the setting? What point do
you think the author is making about guilt?
Vocabulary
You will be broken up into 8 groups to complete the
Vocabulary Pre-teach activity. Each group will be
assigned a word. The words are:
Group 1- pulsation
Group 2- hearken
Group 3- gesticulation
Group 4- sagacity
Group 5- suavity
Group 6- acuteness
Group 7- profound
Group 8- dissimilation
Vocabulary Poster
In your groups, you will create a poster to teach your
vocabulary word to the class. Your poster must
include:
1. Your Word
2. The denotative meaning of your word (It’s Dictionary
meaning).
3. A list of Synonyms for your word (Compare to…)
4. A list of Antonyms for your word (Contrast to…)
5. An example sentence that explains the meaning of
your word through the use of the context clues in
your sentence (connotative meaning). (Real life…)
6. An illustration that demonstrates the meaning of
your word.
Here are a few examples:
Vocabulary Poster
In your groups, you will create a poster to teach your
vocabulary word to the class. Your poster must
include:
1. Your Word
2. The denotative meaning of your word (It’s Dictionary
meaning).
3. A list of Synonyms for your word (Compare to…)
4. A list of Antonyms for your word (Contrast to…)
5. An example sentence that explains the meaning of
your word through the use of the context clues in
your sentence (connotative meaning). (Real life…)
6. An illustration that demonstrates the meaning of
your word.
“The Tell Tale Heart”
PURPOSE:
The story “The Tell Tale Heart” develops a message about guilt and a person’s
reaction to the guilty feelings. This theme is captured through the setting and
character development. How would you describe the narrator? What do you
notice about the descriptions and details of the setting? What point do you think
the author is making about guilt?
TASK:
As you read, circle the key words related to setting, and underline imagery or
figurative language that you find.
OUTCOME:
At the end of your reading, you will use your underlined descriptions to create a
dialectical journal that will be used to complete a one-pager that captures critical
points for the development of the theme.
Dialectical Journal
1. You will find at least three examples of text (from your underlined
descriptions) that you wish to further analyze and provide your own
personal response to. You will create a chart on notebook paper of the
references to the text you chose and your responses to the textual
examples. Below is an example:
Reference to the Text
Responses to the Textual
Examples
“His eye would trouble me no
more.”
“His eye” is symbolic of the
life of the old man. It is the
author’s way of removing
himself from the accusation of
murder. It is his attempt at
justification . He killed the
eye—not the man.
One-Pager
You will use your dialectical journal to complete a one-pager that captures
the critical points for the development of the theme.
Your one-pager must include:
• 3 of your entries from your dialectical journal and your responses to them
• An illustration for each of your entries
• The title of the poem
• The author of the poem
Your One-Pager will be graded on your analysis of the text, your illustrations,
neatness, legibility, and overall completeness. This One-Pager will count as
an evaluation grade!
--An example of a One-Pager is on the next slide!
One-Pager
Example: