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The Writer's Cafe
JENNIFER JACOBS
Created on September 26, 2024
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The Writer's Cafe
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Welcome to The Writer’s Café! Your goal is to create a balanced "meal" to help you refine your ILA skills. Choose one Appetizer, one Entrée, and one Dessert from the menu below.
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Instructions
- Choose your Appetizer: Start with a quick task to warm up your ILA skills.
- Pick your Entrée: Dive deeper into analysis and critical thinking.
- End with Dessert: Reflect on what you’ve learned and make connections.
Desserts
Entrees
Appetizers
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Vocabulary Builder (Offline)
Character Perspective Essay (Offline)
Reading Reflection Journal (Offline)
Annotate the Text (Online)
Create a Podcast (Online)
Book Trailer Video (Online)
Grammar Challenge (Offline)
Storyboard a Scene (Offline)
Poetry Connection (Offline)
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Did you know? Students with a strong vocabulary are more successful in reading comprehension and overall academic achievement. In fact, vocabulary knowledge is one of the strongest predictors of academic success, with studies showing that students who understand more words are able to comprehend 75% of what they read in standardized tests and other academic texts.
Vocabulary Builder
Create a list of 10 challenging words from our current reading or your SSR reading. Write their definitions, parts of speech, and use each in a sentence that relates to the story.
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Access the text using Kami (link embedded to the right). Follow the instructions on the document.
annotate the text
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Grammar Challenge
Complete a grammar worksheet focusing on sentence structure, punctuation, or common grammatical errors. Apply the rules by correcting provided sentences. Pick up your worksheet from your teacher!
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CHaracter Perspective
Write a one-page essay from the perspective of a secondary character in one of our readings or your SSR reading. Explain how they view the protagonist and how their perspective influences the plot.
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Create a Podcast
Record a 5-minute podcast discussing the main theme of the novel we’re reading. Include your analysis, quotes from the text, and a brief explanation of why this theme is significant.
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Storyboard a scene
Draw a storyboard for a key scene from a story we've read in class or from your SSR reading. Include at least 2 panels with illustrations and captions describing the action, dialogue, and character emotions.
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Reading reflection journal
Write a one-page journal entry reflecting on how the novel’s events relate to a personal experience or current event. How does the story’s message resonate with you?
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book trailer video
Create a 1-2 minute video book trailer based on one of the stories we read in class or your SSR reading. Use a tool like Adobe Spark or iMovie. Highlight the key plot points, characters, and themes. Make it engaging to attract new readers!
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Poetry connection
Find a poem that connects to the theme or mood of one of the stories we've read or your SSR reading. Write a brief explanation of the connection and perform a dramatic reading of the poem for the class.
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