Week+13

=Week 13: Designing Virtual Author Studies=

Begin with a Poem . ..
We begin with The Symbol by Billy Collinstoc



Variations on a Theme
"//Finnikin of the Rock// is the powerful story of a displaced people and the dangers of deliberately forgetting. It is the mesmerizing journey of two spirited young people whose differences repel and attract; a strange young woman with a terrible dark secret, and an angry young exile whose faith and belief has the potential to save their people."

-- Penguin Group, Press Release

The mirror has been an ancient symbol of the metacognitive process of reflection -- of taking time to pause and consider yourself and perhaps your context. Choosing fantasy as a way of world-making, Melina Marchetta creates a dark world of refugees and the loss of homeland and identity. Her book becomes a mirror to hold up to our contemporary world.

We are amazingly fortunate to have Melina Marchetta meet with us during this session.

**Session Overview**
Essential Question: How can we leverage technology tools, Web 2.0 and Web 3D, to bring authors into our students' lives?

In this session we will complete our book club efforts to prepare ourselves to carry on an enjoyable and substantive conversation with Melina Marchetta. Our work will make a huge contribution to this public event that will be shared with teachers and students across the state (and beyond).

Transmission
Transmission to lead to transactions and maybe even transformations

Activities and Action Items
Activities and Action Items include project assignments due and heads-ups on assignments due.

Reflective Assessment Portfolio
Reflect and self-assess on progress made each week in Reflective Assessment Portfolio (RAP) in Google Docs.