The Perks of Being a Wallflower Teacher's Guide.pdf. How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study! Lesson Running Effective Book Talk Groups. Daily schedule After sharing the daily expectations for group time and sharing which two groups I will be with today, students break into their groups and the discussion director begins the discussion and the secretary checks their paperwork for completeness and for accuracy.
Students share their responses to the main idea, problem, message and predictions practicing the TPS The 4 Ls Students share parts of their book that they found interesting, share confusing vocabulary or passages, talk about what they like and don’t like, and relate parts of the story to their lives. On some discussion days I also give students Literature Circle discussion card questions to include in their discussion.
Group secretaries collect and submit all paperwork and I evaluate their work as well to determine scores and those who need reteaching, redirection, or accountability. This clip is a little long (15 min) but it shows a book group meeting and how they conduct their discussions and questioning. Literature circle discussion card questions. Identity, Love and Friendship – Moderna språk Lagaholmsskolan. Introduction Watch the video: What is love? We are going to analyze different aspects of love in the following weeks.
You will read the popular novel ”The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky. We will also have a look at Shakespeare and his works. 1. Perks of Being a Wallflower - Literature;. Discussion Questions: 1.
There are many life-lessons in this story. Describe one. Suggested Response: The lessons of the story include: (1) standing on the fringes of life leads nowhere; if you want something, go for it; if you don't you'll never get it; if you try, you will often succeed; (2) acceptance by others and acceptance of others is important to everyone; as the author/director said in the commentary "When we accept each other, we save each other every day"; (3) people accept the love they think they deserve; (4) at the end of the day it's your family and your friends who get you through life.
[After one student has described a lesson from the story go to several other students in succession until all ideas have been exhausted. [The following two questions should be asked together] 2. The_perks_of_being_a_wallflower_eng_9c_v34-37.docx. The-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-study-guide. Perks Of Being A Wallflower: Trailers, Reviews and Cast. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Questions. WallflowerStudyVocab. The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Discussion Questions. Discussion Questions1.
Why do you think Charlie wants to remain anonymous? Have there been times when you wish you could have, or did? 2. Would you be friends with Charlie? Why or why not? 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Top of page (summary) Daily Lesson Plans - Self-discovery in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Essential Questions Overarching: What makes up one’s identity? What does growing up mean? What issues do the characters face in the story, and how do these issues relate to the students’ own lives? Topical: What do the relationships in The Perks of Being a Wallflower contribute to the characters’ identities? How do stereotypes affect character identity? Daily Lesson Plans Lesson One: Students will be able to discuss thoughtfully and respectfully, and be able to reflect on their inherent assumptions of what it means to be a teenager. Lesson Two: Students will be able to reflect on inherent assumptions that will be further explored in our reading of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and they will learn new words: epistolary novel, Bildungsroman, coming-of-age.
Lesson Three: Students will be introduced to the Reflective Journals assignment, will learn the term "allusion," will understand how art can respond to its viewer's/reader's identity. This is an optional lesson, if need be. The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Summary & Characters - Video & Lesson Transcript. The Perks of Being a Walflower - EnglishCaddy. Character Sketches & Discussion Questions - The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The protagonist of the piece, Charlie is just entering his freshman year of high school.
He is a bit of a social outcast, as he is quiet, keeps to himself, and has no friends. Thankfully, while at a school football game, Charlie meets Patrick and Sam, brother and sister and seniors at school, and Charlie begins to experience high school for real. Charlie has an immense crush on Sam, and he is also dealing with unknown mental health issues.
For most of the piece Charlie is described as being a “wallflower—“that is to say, he watches, listens, and observes. Sam is the object of Charlie’s desires for the majority (and possibly all of) the piece. Otherwise known as “Nothing,” Patrick is perhaps Charlie’s closest friend. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Summary.