1 – Free-Write: Class begins with a pre-writing exercise in which students freely convey their continued reading experience for a full five minutes. They are asked to write as much as possible on key points during that time, such as: 1) what do you like and dislike about the novel? 2) How has reading a comic book instead of a ‘regular’ novel shaped your experience? 3) Anything else that you would like to share? The teacher should write these questions on the board prior to class. After the free-write activity, the teacher should also make sure to clear up any confusion and address any vocabulary words the students still consider challenging even after logging them.

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2 – Our Story So Far: Contrary to the third day, students will target the general story instead of the main character by constructing a story development chart. In groups of 3, students fill out the chart for chapters 3 and 4, paying special mind to the purpose of the chapter or main idea, conflicts or issues revealed, and techniques used by the author to clarify events. The teacher should walk around the classroom to ensure students understand the assignment and to answer any questions they may have.

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3 – The Theme of Color: After an overview into the content from chapters 3 and 4, the teacher speaks briefly on one of the main techniques the author uses to portray various emotions, actions, events: color! Once the mini-lecture is over, students are given painting supplies and asked to represent the shades of color the author uses to depict different emotions, actions, and events. On a blank sheet of paper, they should then write a short summary about the colors they choose and the primary page numbers that they focused on.  

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4 – Quiet Reading Time: Once the activity is over, students can take the rest of the class hour to read quietly to themselves.

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Homework: Chapter 5 and 6 (p. 107-152) of Daytripper. At the end of class, the teacher should remind students to make note of any new vocabulary in their logs, and anything of interest related to these chapters, and the theme of life and death.  

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Anticipated Problems and Possible Solutions: If students do not want to use paint, they are free to use other art supplies, such as crayons, markets, colored pencils, etc.

 

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Overview of the Day: