Do Now

1.

Get out your homework from last night (annotated Scott article
and Analytical Summary).

2.

For Part Two (the how and why), please do the following:

Circle or put a box around any specific details you

included in your discussion.
Underline any part of your summary in which you make
analytical interpretations regarding how the author
expresses his ideas in the text and why he made these
decisions.

Todays Objectives
1. Share and discuss Analytical Summaries on Scott Two Films, Two Routes From Poverty
2. Apply the Notice and Focus method to audiovisual
media and consider its effects on comprehension and
active engagement.

Mr. Peters English 12B

Spring 2016
Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Two Films, Two Routes From Poverty:

Actively Reading Precious and The Blind Side
Mr. Peters English 12B Spring 2016
Friday, March 18, 2016

Revisiting and Sharing Analytical Summaries:

Scotts Two Films, Two Routes From Poverty

Turn and Talk!

Show your partner the detail(s) you circled during
the Do Now. Then, explain your underlined
interpretations and how you arrived at them.
Be prepared to share an interesting detail or
interpretation your partner included in their
Analytical Summary.

Notice and Focus: Audiovisual Texts

We will watch each trailer twice. By the end of the second viewing,
you should have recorded your 5-6 details on the handout.

It might be worth experimenting with your criteria. You could, for

instance, look out for significant details the first time before
focusing on strange details the second time.

After the second viewing of each trailer, youll have a chance to

focus on your top two details and comment on what they reveal
about each films depiction of issues of social class.
After we do this with both trailers, well talk a bit more about
Scotts article.

Notice and Focus: Precious

Focus and Discussion

Individually:

Circle your top two details and write why you noticed them in the
space provided.
Comment on what your chosen details reveal about the films
depiction of issues of social class.

Whole-class Discussion:

Share the details you selected and your ideas about their
significance with regard to the films depiction of social class.
Make connections to Scotts argument in Two Films, Two Routes
From Poverty

Notice and Focus: The Blind Side

Focus and Discussion

Individually:

Circle your top two details and write why you noticed them in the
space provided.
Comment on what your chosen details reveal about the films
depiction of issues of social class.

Whole-class Discussion:

Share the details you selected and your ideas about their
significance with regard to the films depiction of social class.
Make connections Precious and to Scotts argument in Two
Films, Two Routes From Poverty

Wrap-Up: Reflecting on Scotts Article

Did actively watching these trailers affect your understanding
of Scotts article? If so, how?
Did they
Enhance your understanding of his argument?
Clarify his points by making them concrete and observable?
Raise points of agreement or disagreement?
Problematize or complicate some aspect of his argument?

Homework

Enjoy your weekend!