Independent Novel Studies - ELA 9
The ELA 9 class have completed their independent novel study assignments. Next up is their head-to-head battles to see whose novel will come out on top! Like in our short story unit, students were placed in groups and given the task to make a synopsis of a short story they read and persuade their fellow classmates to vote for their story to win. The winner received a prize of pride, an enthused pat on the back, of course, and the winning story was used in our short story unit where students were to read, analyze, and create a final project for it. The winner in that case was Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart. We then took that short story and made a unit out of it, including other works by Poe for the students to read and analyze. We came up with a unit theme of "a guilty conscience can never be overridden" and tied that class theme into all 3 stories that we read of Poe's.
The independent novel study will be set up similar to the short story unit; in groups with a vote-out style until there is one final winner. I will keep you updated! In the meantime, check out some pictures of the final projects from the 9s. How awesome are these?!
The ELA 9 class have completed their independent novel study assignments. Next up is their head-to-head battles to see whose novel will come out on top! Like in our short story unit, students were placed in groups and given the task to make a synopsis of a short story they read and persuade their fellow classmates to vote for their story to win. The winner received a prize of pride, an enthused pat on the back, of course, and the winning story was used in our short story unit where students were to read, analyze, and create a final project for it. The winner in that case was Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart. We then took that short story and made a unit out of it, including other works by Poe for the students to read and analyze. We came up with a unit theme of "a guilty conscience can never be overridden" and tied that class theme into all 3 stories that we read of Poe's. 
The independent novel study will be set up similar to the short story unit; in groups with a vote-out style until there is one final winner. I will keep you updated! In the meantime, check out some pictures of the final projects from the 9s. How awesome are these?!
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