The first short story test will be given on September 10th for Periods 5 & 6 and on September 11th for Periods 1, 2, and 7. The test will cover the elements of character and plot.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
"One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts"
Thursday 3 September 2015 for Periods 5 & 6 and Friday 4 September 2015 for Periods 1, 2, & 7
Quiz: "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts"
Guest lecturer Dr. Cyril Connelly discussed Shirley Jackson's "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts" with the students and discussed one or more article from the Wall Street Journal for the day.
No Homework: Labor Day Weekend
Quiz: "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts"
Guest lecturer Dr. Cyril Connelly discussed Shirley Jackson's "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts" with the students and discussed one or more article from the Wall Street Journal for the day.
No Homework: Labor Day Weekend
Interloper Plot Poster Project
Wednesday 2 September 2015 for Periods 5 & 6 and Thursday 3 September 2015 for Periods 1, 2, and 7
Mr. Stone postponed the "One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts" quiz to the next period to allow students more time to begin their plot posters.
Students worked in pairs using yarn, paper, and glue to diagram the human vs. human and human vs. nature conflicts in Saki's "The Interlopers."
The students need to position two overlapping plot lines represented by the yarn (purple for human vs. human and green for human vs. nature), label parts of the plot (exposition, narrative hook, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution), determine which events belong with the human vs. human conflict and which belong with the human vs. nature conflict, and place the events on their corresponding plot lines to show to which part of the plot they belong.
Students will have an additional class period to finish their project next week.
Mr. Stone postponed the "One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts" quiz to the next period to allow students more time to begin their plot posters.
Students worked in pairs using yarn, paper, and glue to diagram the human vs. human and human vs. nature conflicts in Saki's "The Interlopers."
The students need to position two overlapping plot lines represented by the yarn (purple for human vs. human and green for human vs. nature), label parts of the plot (exposition, narrative hook, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution), determine which events belong with the human vs. human conflict and which belong with the human vs. nature conflict, and place the events on their corresponding plot lines to show to which part of the plot they belong.
Students will have an additional class period to finish their project next week.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Plot
Tuesday 1 September 2015 for Periods 2, 5, and 6 and Wednesday 2 September 2015 for Periods 1 & 7
Devotional Text: Proverbs 1:1-7
Quiz: Saki's "The Interlopers"
Students took notes on plot. They labeled the parts of a plot line and defined them:
exposition
narrative hook
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
They discussed the types of conflict, e.g. human v. human, human v. nature, human v. self, etc. (Mr. Stone prefers the use of "human" or "person" rather than "man" to be more inclusive to women.)
The class discussed the plots of the stories they have already read.
The class examined the day's edition of the Wall Street Journal.
Homework: Read Shirley Jackson's "One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts" (420-430). There will be a quiz over the story at the beginning of the next class.
Devotional Text: Proverbs 1:1-7
Quiz: Saki's "The Interlopers"
Students took notes on plot. They labeled the parts of a plot line and defined them:
exposition
narrative hook
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
They discussed the types of conflict, e.g. human v. human, human v. nature, human v. self, etc. (Mr. Stone prefers the use of "human" or "person" rather than "man" to be more inclusive to women.)
The class discussed the plots of the stories they have already read.
The class examined the day's edition of the Wall Street Journal.
Homework: Read Shirley Jackson's "One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts" (420-430). There will be a quiz over the story at the beginning of the next class.
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