Saturday, May 18, 2013

Day 3: Harry Potter, E.B. White, Brothers Grimm


Day 3
What has been done:  
  • The partners have to identify the setting of a Harry Potter book, The Order of The Phoenix.
  • They discussed the setting with Mr. Chris so later on we could practice writing our own settings with a rich description.
  • Now they are reading Cinderella, they are also talking about the setting with their partners, to see if they both agree on the setting and discuss.
  • Their next step was reading another blurb called The Trumpet of the Swan now they're searching for what the author is showing not telling, they talked with partners to see if they agreed.
  • The next step was reading a passage with Mr.Chris.
  • Next they went to their desks and started writing fast and furiously about a topic!

What has been said:
First we will look at a little blurb of a Harry Potter book” -Mr Chris

“You and your partner will have to identify the setting listening to the book Harry Potter” -Mr.Chris

“You will now  discuss with your partner where did JK Rowling describe the setting in the text.” -Mr. Chris

“Make bullet points of where in the text she put setting” -Mr. Chris

“Now you will talk to your partner about what you wrote.” -Mr. Chris

“How is the author telling you but not showing you?” -Mr. Chris
E.B. White wrote Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web”

“Talk to your partner where you think E.B. White is showing you and telling you.”

“I want you to critique the showing and telling after the reading of Cinderella.”

“It’s like in a house in the countryside where there is a tree.”- Eduardo Carriazo

“They hardly describe the setting.” -Sofia Agudelo

“They carefully create the setting. Especially Alfred Hitchcock”- Mr. Chris

“Choose one topic and write fast and furiously. Just give it a try.” Mr.Robayo


Where is E. B. White showing setting?
Where is E. B. White telling setting?


  • "Sam walked like an Indian, putting one foot straight in front of the other and making very little noise.
  • there was no trail, and it was boggy underfoot, which made walking difficult.
  • Sam took his compass out of his pocket and checked his course to make sure he was headed in a westerly direction


  • Canada is a big place
  • The swamp through which he was traveling was a wild place
  • Much of it is wilderness.
  • To get lost in the woods and swaps of western Canada would be a serious matter.



Where did J. K. Rowling create setting (specific parts of text)?
  • The hottest day of summer
  • Drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses
  • Cars that were usually gleaming were covered in dust
  • Lawns that were usually emerald green laid parched and yellowish.
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