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.
Monday, August 31, 2015
More Notes on Character
Monday 31 August 2015 for Periods 1, 2, 5, & 6 and Tuesday 1 September 2015 for Period 7
Devotional Text: Ecclesiastes 3:1
Quiz: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-headed League"
Mr. Stone verbally reviewed the highlights of the class period's notes and showed students two additional ways to use the interactive left-hand column of their two-column notes.
Students took more notes on character:
trait
hero/heroine
villain
main character
major character
minor character
characterization
direct characterization
indirect characterization
Mr. Stone gave examples to illustrate the difference between physical and character traits.
He took a few minutes to emphasize how character analysis is as much a life skill as it is a literary skill.
Mr. Stone passed back the summer reading test for students to see their scores and review their performance.
Homework: Read Saki's "The Interlopers" (304-310).
Devotional Text: Ecclesiastes 3:1
Quiz: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-headed League"
Mr. Stone verbally reviewed the highlights of the class period's notes and showed students two additional ways to use the interactive left-hand column of their two-column notes.
Students took more notes on character:
trait
hero/heroine
villain
main character
major character
minor character
characterization
direct characterization
indirect characterization
Mr. Stone gave examples to illustrate the difference between physical and character traits.
He took a few minutes to emphasize how character analysis is as much a life skill as it is a literary skill.
Mr. Stone passed back the summer reading test for students to see their scores and review their performance.
Homework: Read Saki's "The Interlopers" (304-310).
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Two-column Note Taking: Parts of a Story
Wednesday 26 August 2015 for Periods 5 & 6 and Friday 28 August 2015 for Periods 1, 2, & 7
Devotional Text: Matthew 6-9-13 (Lord's Prayer)
Study skills are a part of Loma Linda Academy's Expected School-wide Learning Results (ESLRs).
Students practiced a form of the Cornell Method of Note Taking. Each page is divided into two columns. The lefthand column equals one-third of the width of the page and the righthand column equals two-thirds of the width of the page. Initial notes are taken in the right column. Later, students use the lefthand column to analyze or annotate the notes previously taken.
Mr. Stone lectured on five basic parts of a story and began to go into more depth on character, including the following terms:
character
plot
setting
point of view
theme
protagonist
antagonist
static character
dynamic character
round character
flat character
Devotional Text: Matthew 6-9-13 (Lord's Prayer)
Study skills are a part of Loma Linda Academy's Expected School-wide Learning Results (ESLRs).
Students practiced a form of the Cornell Method of Note Taking. Each page is divided into two columns. The lefthand column equals one-third of the width of the page and the righthand column equals two-thirds of the width of the page. Initial notes are taken in the right column. Later, students use the lefthand column to analyze or annotate the notes previously taken.
Mr. Stone lectured on five basic parts of a story and began to go into more depth on character, including the following terms:
character
plot
setting
point of view
theme
protagonist
antagonist
static character
dynamic character
round character
flat character
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Summer Reading Review
Tuesday 25 August 2015 for Periods 2, 5, & 6 and Wednesday 26 August 2015 for Periods 1 & 7
Mr. Stone shared about the loss of a long time mentor and friend, Dr. Ann Parrish, retired English professor from Atlantic Union College, discussed the importance of valuing relationships and John 14:2.
Students worked in groups to complete the study guide questions for the Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet test.
Mr. Stone went over the short answer questions on the review sheet sheet during the last ten minutes of the period.
Homework: Continue to study for the Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet test to be taken on Thursday, August 27.
Mr. Stone shared about the loss of a long time mentor and friend, Dr. Ann Parrish, retired English professor from Atlantic Union College, discussed the importance of valuing relationships and John 14:2.
Students worked in groups to complete the study guide questions for the Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet test.
Mr. Stone went over the short answer questions on the review sheet sheet during the last ten minutes of the period.
Homework: Continue to study for the Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet test to be taken on Thursday, August 27.
Monday, August 24, 2015
Day Two: Getting Organized
Monday 24 August 2015 for Periods 1, 2, 5, & 6 and Tuesday 24 August 2015 for Period 7
Mr. Stone shared his personal favorite Bible text (Philippians 1:6) to begin class.
Students received a hard copy of the test review for the summer reading test. (An electronic copy is available on this blog on the right hand side.
Students had the opportunity to set up their Canvas accounts.
They took their first quiz (over Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game") electronically through the canvas application.
Mr. Stone encouraged the students to explore the class's Canvas site. He particularly directed them to look for study aids for the test over Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
Homework: Spend at least twenty minutes completing the review sheet for the Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet test.
Mr. Stone shared his personal favorite Bible text (Philippians 1:6) to begin class.
Students received a hard copy of the test review for the summer reading test. (An electronic copy is available on this blog on the right hand side.
Students had the opportunity to set up their Canvas accounts.
They took their first quiz (over Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game") electronically through the canvas application.
Mr. Stone encouraged the students to explore the class's Canvas site. He particularly directed them to look for study aids for the test over Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
Homework: Spend at least twenty minutes completing the review sheet for the Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet test.
Friday, August 21, 2015
Summer Reading Test
Freshmen will be tested over Jamie Ford's Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet on Thursday, August 27, 2015.
First Day
(Thursday, August 20 for Periods 1 & 2. Friday, August 21 for Periods 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" with most following along in their textbooks. Mr. Stone informed students that they should bring their "big green literature book" to class every day unless directed otherwise. Students who have not yet purchased the Vocabulary Energizers text or the research handbook should acquire those in the next month.
Students need a composition notebook for journaling in this class.
Homework: Finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game" and review for a quiz over the story.
The quiz will be on Monday for Periods 1, 2, 5 and 6 and on Tuesday for Period 7.
Students should begin studying for the summer reading test that will be given on Thursday August 27th using the review sheet provided in class at the beginning of next week. Student will turn in the completed review sheet at the time of the test.
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" with most following along in their textbooks. Mr. Stone informed students that they should bring their "big green literature book" to class every day unless directed otherwise. Students who have not yet purchased the Vocabulary Energizers text or the research handbook should acquire those in the next month.
Students need a composition notebook for journaling in this class.
Homework: Finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game" and review for a quiz over the story.
The quiz will be on Monday for Periods 1, 2, 5 and 6 and on Tuesday for Period 7.
Students should begin studying for the summer reading test that will be given on Thursday August 27th using the review sheet provided in class at the beginning of next week. Student will turn in the completed review sheet at the time of the test.
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