Names _________________________________________________________________

 

Voices from The Civil War, 439

English 11

 

With your partner, choose and read four selections from this section in your book. For each of the four selections, fill out one of the log forms.

 

Then, choose your favorite selection and discuss why it is your favorite and prepare to present it to the class.

 

In presenting to the class you will

• Give the title and author.
• Give the context: who, where, when, why, etc.
• Tell what genre the piece is.
• Tell what the dominant tone is.
• Say what this writer does that is important or worth thinking about or remembering.

 

The four log forms and the presentation are worth 50 points. Turn this sheet in with your completed log forms BEFORE your presentation.

 

	Great	Pretty Good	Okay	Slacker effort	Did not do
Both partners present all information listed above equally, with credibility & confidence.
Log forms #1
#2
#3
#4
Totals:
____ / 50

 

 

 

 

 

Log form for Voices from the Civil War.  (Printing from Web? You need four of these.)

 

Title & Author	What does this writer say that is important to think about? Explain why?
Context: Who, what, when, where, why, etc.
What is the dominant tone of this piece?	What did you think of this selection?
What genre is this?
Vocabulary words we needed defined were… and their definitions are….	What visual images were presented with this selection? In what way(s) did it/they enhance or change your view of the writing?