Welcome to the FFP Book Club
The goal for our first meeting is to do some introductions through an online discussion. We are a small group (10) which should makes things easier.
We will migrate to Adobe Connect at some point but at first I want to try online discussions.
We will migrate to Adobe Connect at some point but at first I want to try online discussions.
ACTIVITY # 1: Contact Ms. Doelman
ACTIVITY # 2: Look around the website |
Learning Goal for Activity #1:LG # 1: I will make contact with the teacher-faciliatior of the group.
SC#1: I can fill out the form. I can add Ms. Doelman to twitter. I can tweet out a hello. |
Find the following pages and resources. Once you found the page or resource, skim through it to get a sense of what it contains. You will be looking more closely at each of these items this week or in the following weeks.
Can you find?
If you can't find a resource, tweet Ms. Doelman (@adoelman) for help. |
Learning Goal for Activity #2:LG#2: I will find the different resources and activities on this website.
SC#2: I can locate different resources on the "Resource" page. I can find the schedule for reading. I can locate the different forums under the "news" heading. |
ACTIVITY # 3: Read, Reflect & RespondPlease post in the following 4 topics. You can find them below in the Forum on the "Online Discussion" page.
Direction Discussions of the Book:
Connections and References:
Please make a post for each of the 4 topics. Revisit each topic over the next week to respond to at least 2 other posts in each topic....this means you will have written at least 4 responses to the questions and at least 8 supportive responses to other members of the forum.) |
Learning Goal for Activity #3:LG#3:
I will practice expressing my own ideas and responding to others. SC# 3 I can listen and reflect on different resources. I can summarize and respond to the ideas in the resources. I can respond to other's responses over the next week because I revisit this site to see what others posted. |
HOMEWORK1. Please view the Canada Read's clip with Jeff Lemire and Sara Quinn and Ted Talk "How to Read a Graphic Novel" that is embeded on the resource page.
2. Read Book # 1: Tales from the Farm. 3. Tweet out your favourite moment and a question you have in the first book including the hashtag #ffpessexcounty 4. Revisit the forum on the online discussion page in a couple days to respond to at least 2 people in each topic. 5. Follow the author on Twitter at @jefflemire 6. OPTIONAL: Check out "About the Farm" section on the Resources page. My fave is Farmer Style parody of Gangnam style. |