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MODULE 1
LESSON 15
WELCOME
WELCOME
How does Alexander’s discussion about poetry relate to the craft work you have been doing in the module?
LAUNCH
FOCUSING QUESTION:
How does form shape a story’s meaning?
Crossover?
CONTENT FRAMING QUESTION:
Reveal: What does a deeper exploration of language choices reveal about the shape and meaning of The Crossover?
LAUNCH
LEARN
Collect Evidence (15 MINS)
Work with your assigned group to complete the handout.
Collect Evidence
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CONNOTATION-an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Vocabulary to Know
(20 mins)
Listening Goal: “Listen with the intent to write.”
(20 mins)
KEEP IN MIND:
What is the narrative arc created by specific uses of the word crossover?
Which is the most significant use of the word crossover in the novel?
Why Is the word crossover an effective title for this novel?
*choose three to five words to use strategically in the Socratic Seminar discourse to develop or enhance your ideas
Debate Alternative Titles (20 mins)
Free throw -an unimpeded attempt at a basket (worth one point) awarded to a player following a foul or other infringement.
Backboard -an upright board behind the basket, off which the ball may rebound
Fly
Coach
- Determine the literal definition(s) of the word, and possible figurative meanings.
- Create a narrative arc with your word, defining a different usage of the word to represent the beginning, middle, and end moments of the novel.
Which word would make the best alternative title for the novel?
How would your choice change the meaning of the story?
LAND
How does what you learned in the Socratic Seminar relates to the quotation.
Answer Cotent Fraaming Question
LAND
“Poetry, because of the language we choose, because of the metaphors we use, we can make the reader feel something pretty powerful in those few words.”
Deep Dive
Stop and Jot
the definition of crossover based on how Josh defines it in “cross-o-ver” (29).