8.2.1 Time to Read

Time to Read

Read through the media in the tabs below before progressing to your next assignments.


• Read
  
• View
  
• Listen
  
• Write
  
 

Read the following texts:


• Tyrone's Story of Aboriginal Peoples
  
  
• Drew Hayden Taylor Biography
  
  
• Play summaries ( The Boy in the Treehouse and Girl Who Loved Her Horses )




View Karinn's Modern Drama Tutorial (below)







1. Read and listen to the following in The Boy in the Treehouse and Girl Who Loved Her Horses text:


• "Introduction" ( pages 5 to 6 )
Introduction


2. Read and listen to the preface of one of these plays:
• The Boy in the Treehouse : pages 7 to 8
Boy in the Treehouse


• Girl Who Loved Her Horses : pages 83 to 84
Girl Who Loved Her Horses




By now, you should have made a choice about which play you will read fully for the modern play unit. Begin reading your modern play choice in its entirety.

As you read the play, practice close-reading habits by filling in a "What? So What? Now What?" Chart on the play you choose. Filling out the chart will help you more meaningfully understand the play, as well as help you with the related assignments.


• MS Word "What? So What? Now What?" Chart
• PDF "What? So What? Now What?" Chart
• Google Doc "What? So What? Now What?" Chart