Thinking Critically About Sequencing and Vocabulary in "The Most Dangerous Game"

Thursday 31 August 2017 for Periods 5 & 6 and Friday 1 September 2017 for Periods 1, 2, & 7

Devotional Text:  Matthew 6:19-21

Membean Vocabulary Drills: 15 minutes

Mr. Stone collected the signature sheet from the syllabus and checked for completion of the journal's cover and first two entries.

Students identified the correct sequence of events completed a vocabulary worksheet for "The Most Dangerous Game."

No Homework:  Have a great Labor Day weekend!

Membean & Syllabus

Wednesday 30 August 2017 for Periods 5 & 6 and Thursday for Periods 1, 2, & 7

Devotional Text:  Matthew 5:43-48

Membean Enrollment
Students used classroom laptop computers to access www.membean.com/enroll.  A different token code was provided to students in each period.

Membean is an online vocabulary development program.

After students created an account, they completed an initial assessment by following the green rectangular command key labeled "Calibrate Now."

Once a student's vocabulary was determined, they completed fifteen minutes of vocabulary study and drills.

Students are expected to complete 40 minutes of Membean vocabulary training each week (typically during class time.)  Five percent of each student's English I semester grade is earned by completing the minimum amount of drill time on a weekly basis.

An individualized vocabulary test will be given during the first class of each week (Monday for Periods 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6 and Tuesday for Period 7).

Each vocabulary test is worth twenty points and will be included in the test category of the student's grade. The test category makes up thirty percent of a student's English I semester grade.

Quiz
Students took a quiz over the five terms given in the previous class period's notes.

Syllabus
Students received a copy of the class syllabus.

Homework
Read the course syllabus and complete the back page with a parent/guardian.  Return it the next class period for ten points.

More Character Notes

Tuesday 29 August 2017 for Periods 2, 5 & 6 and Wednesday 30 August 2017 for Periods 1 & 7

Devotional Text:  Mark 11:25-26

Quiz:  Notes Quiz #1 (basic elements of a story and character terms)

Mr. Stone gave definitions for the following terms:

character
trait
characterization
indirect characterization
direct characterization

Homework: Study the five terms from today's class for a quiz tomorrow.

Writing Your Own Ending for the Interlopers & First Notes

Monday 28 August 2017 for Periods 1, 2, 5, & 6 and Tuesday 29 August 2017 for Period 7

Devotional Text:  Matthew 6:14-1

Journal Entry 2:  Students wrote an ending for Saki's "The Interlopers."

Quiz:  "The Interlopers"

Mr. Stone gave a brief explanation of Cornell/two-column note-taking and gave notes on the basic elements of a story and characters.  Students should be able to list the five basic elements of a story and be able to identify the following character terms:

Basic Elements of a Story
1. characters
2. plot
3. setting
4. point of view
5. theme

Character terms
protagonist-the central actor of a narrative
antagonist-the opposing force in a narrative
static character-an actor in a story whose traits remain the same throughout the story
dynamic character-an actor in a story who has one or more character traits change during a story
round character-an actor in a story who has many traits
flat character-an actor in a story who has only one or two traits


(Students in periods five and six who did not finish writing out the notes from the board were instructed to take a photo to study for the quiz, but they will need to write out the notes by hand.  Students receive credit for their handwritten class notes.)

Creating an Accordian Book Reader-Response Journal

Devotional Text:  Philippians 1:6

Quiz:  The Most Dangerous Game

Students corrected a classmate's quiz and were able to see their score before leaving class.

Mr. Stone demonstrated how to make an accordian book and shared examples of previous students' work.  Students then created their own accordian book, made a title page, and began their first entry.

Reader-Response Options

--write a mini review ( Your opinon about whether others would enjoy reading the story and why)

--sketch a scene or character from the story

-- write an alternate scene/ending to the story

--make a list of your favortie quotes from the story and explain why they are meaningful to you

--make a list of your favorite quotes from the story and explain why they are meaningful to you

--create a collage of a scene or character from the story

Homework:  Read Saki's "The Interlopers"

First Day of Class: Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game"

Wednesday 23 August 2017 for Periods 1, 2, 5, 6, & 7

Class began with a reading of John 1:1 and prayer.

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, He was with God in the beginning."

Students listened to a dramatic recording of "The Most Dangerous Game and followed along with a text.

Homework:  Finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game" and review for a quiz over the story.

Students should consider the basic who, what, when, where, why and how questions as they review.

Students will take the quiz over the story at the beginning of the next class period.

(Thursday August 24th for Periods 1 & 2 and Friday August 25th for Periods 5, 6, & 7)