Monday, January 28th, Day 99
1.) Picture Talk
Still image captures from the short film “Piper” (Talk and Discuss to continue)
Prep Time: 10 minutes
2.) MovieTalk/Talk and Discuss
This is based based on the short Pixar film “Piper”
Prep Time: 15 minutes
3.) Ridiculum!
using the MovieTalk text
Prep Time: 5 minutes
4.) Quick Quiz: Quis diceret? (time permitting)
Prep Time: 0 minutes
Total Prep Time: 30 minutes
Tuesday, January 29th
School cancelled – SNOW
Wednesday, January 30th – Day 100
- Calendar Talk/Weather (most of the conversation was about snow, of course. Specifically, the fact that the snow never actually came. . .)
Prep Time: 0 minutes
- Watch and Discuss: “Piper”
- a) Read and Discuss – recap Part 1 (using text of Monday’s MovieTalk)
- b) Watch and Discuss (2/3 of the movie)
Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Quizlet Live “Piper” (based on the MovieTalk text)
Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Write and Discuss – Discuss and write a summary of the resolution of the movie.
Prep Time: 0 minutes
Thursday, January 31st – Day 101
1.) Dictatio: five-sentence summary of the Piper Story
Prep Time: 10 minutes
2.) Fabula Ridicula: parody of “Piper”
Creating a silly, alternate version of the story using new characters, locations, and events. I use a condensed version of the story (7-10 sentences is the ideal).
Prep Time: 0 minutes
3.) Ludus: “Reverse Pictionary”
using the just created “Fabula Ridicula” script.
Prep Time: 0 minutes
Total Prep Time: 10 minutes
Friday, February 1st, Day 102
- Calendar Talk/Weather/Quid novi est?
Prep Time: 0 minutes
- Pictatio – 6 sentences/pictures (based on Thursday’s “fabula ridicula”)
Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Ludus (time permitting): The “Lucky Number” game (Chartulae Felices?)
Keith Toda has since done a great write up of this game on his blog. Great game!
Prep Time: 0 minutes
- Timed Write (5 minutes)
Total Prep Time: 15 minutes