Monday, February 23:
- Fiction Reading + Log #5
- Point of View Writing Assignment info + discussion
- Computer lab day on Friday
- Assignment due on Wednesday, March 4
Tuesday, February 24:
- Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" (packet) aloud together in class. We will pause at various points to discuss the reading.
- HW: "The Yellow Wallpaper" Questions due on Thursday
Wednesday, February 25:
- Fiction Reading + Log #6
- Read "A Haunted House" (p. 41) and complete the pronoun study (in your comp book)
- Discuss "A Haunted House"
Thursday, February 26:
- The Sixth Sense Point of View Essay Information
- Thursday, March 12: Rough Draft due
- Tuesday, March 17: Final Draft due
- Notes: How to write The Sixth Sense POV Essay
Friday, February 27:
- Computer lab to type POV writing assignment (not the essay - we will begin viewing the film for the essay next week)
Monday, February 9:
- Fiction Reading + Log #3
- Go over/discuss Identifying Point of View activity
- Begin reading "A Rose for Emily" (p. 30) in groups. Take turns reading aloud, and stop to discuss the reading after each part (there are five) in the story.
Tuesday, February 10:
- Finish reading "A Rose for Emily" (p. 30) in groups, and complete the questions (staple these inside your comp book)
- Discuss "A Rose for Emily"
- Begin reading "Strawberry Spring" (packet) in groups. Talk to the Text (TttT) as you read - write questions, inferences, and predictions in the margins of the story. Finish reading the story by tomorrow.
Wednesday, February 11:
- Fiction Reading + Log #4
- Complete the "Strawberry Spring" questions. Due at the end of the hour.
Thursday, February 12:
- Notes: Unreliable Narrator
- Discuss "Strawberry Spring"
- Read/listen to "The Tell-Tale Heart"
- Discuss the story's point of view. Why is it effective? How would the point of view be different if it were 3rd person omniscient? 3rd person objective?
- Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? Highlight/underline evidence from the text to explain your answer.
Friday, February 13:
- Notes + Practice: Showing Devices
- Have a great Mid-Winter Break! :)
Monday, February 2:
- SNOW DAY! Enjoy your day off! :)
Tuesday, February 3:
- SNOW DAY! Enjoy your day off! :)
Wednesday, February 4:
- Fiction Reading + Log #1
- Finish reading and discuss A&P (p. 16)
Thursday, February 5:
- Complete and discuss "Godfather Death" (p. 12) reading activity
- Plot Writing Assignment: "A&P" (p. 16)
- Using your notes and a book, write about the elements of plot as they appear in the story, “A&P” (p.16). Define the terms: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Then describe (using complete sentences) the contents of the various elements of the story and support your thinking.
- For example: The exposition of a story is when the author sets-up… In the story “A&P,”John Updike’s exposition consists of… The exposition helps the reader…
- HINTS: You may want to utilize the information on p. 24 of the book.
- Write a paragraph for each part of the plot. Due at the end of class on Friday.
Friday, February 6:
- Fiction Reading + Log #2
- Notes: Point of View
- Activity: Identifying Point of View
