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Mystical Ireland . Fairies , Felonies, and the Fowls. KWL. Fill out the KWL chart, for the K and W part: What do you know about Ireland? What do you know about Fairies? What do you know about Eoin Colfer ?. Vocabulary.
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Mystical Ireland Fairies, Felonies, and the Fowls
KWL • Fill out the KWL chart, for the K and W part: What do you know about Ireland? What do you know about Fairies? What do you know about EoinColfer?
Vocabulary • Eminent - Of high rank, station, or quality; standing above others in character or attainment or reputation, noteworthy, distinguished, famous • Fraudulent - Engaging in fraud; dishonest, crooked, deceitful, cheating
Genres • Realistic fiction although untrue, could actually happen. Some events, people, and places may even be real. • Science fiction is fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets • Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Many works within the genre take place on fictional planes or planets where magic is common. • Folklore is the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth
A visual introduction to Ireland! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htyHUX7Wg9U
Group Activity! • Your job is to come up with at least three facts about your topic which you will share with the class. • I suggest dividing tasks up amongst your larger group to cast a wider net. • Write your facts down on your KWL worksheet.
Things to think about • How does the combination of Ireland and these Faeries set up your idea of the story? • Does EoinColfer's background make sense in context of him writing this story? • Does knowing this information make you more or less interested in reading the book? • Do you think we could achieve this same type of story here in the US? • Do we have folklore like the Irish?
Homework • Read Chapter 3. • Handout: Please write down at least 1 trait for Holly and a piece of contextual evidence that demonstrates it. • NOTE: This is the same as the Artemis sheet! Do not try and complete this yet! We will be working on it as we go!