Quarter+Four

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=//A Parchment of Leaves//=

//Some cultural things to know before you read// //Some linguistic things to know before you read// //Some historical things to know before you read//

//Instructions from the novel about reading the novel: //

One Beautiful Sentence assignment One Beautiful Sentence assignment

One Beautiful Sentence [|Animoto Assignment Example]

What's in a Name? Name Study in //A Parchment of Leaves//

[|Silas House Appalachian Writer-in-Residence Page] [|Silas House's blog]

=Face Jugs: Stories in Pottery= [|History of Face Jugs and curent Appalachian potters]

=Final Project: Family Story Crankies= So, [|what is a crankie and what's the story behind it?]

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Some other[| examples of crankies]

[|How a Crankie Works]

So what will my quarter assignment be?
1. Understand what makes a good story. We'll discuss and examine this as we read //Parchment of Leaves// and as we listen to some Appalachian ballads and storytellers. Here are some film makers talking about what makes a good story: media type="custom" key="23484944" media type="custom" key="23485150" 2. You will find a fi nd a family story by talking to parents and grandparents, or a personal story of yourself that has the qualities of a good story. You may embellish.

3. You will begin to embellish the story, practicing telling it. Record yourself on your phone or computer. We will work together on this.

4. Create a storyboard for your story, deciding how to illustrate the story.

5. Begin to illustrate the story on the roll of butcher paper we will share with you,

6. Be prepared to share the story, first as a storytelling; then, as a crankie. F