Week of March 30-April 3

Monday, March 30:

• Finish and share urban legends
• Begin reading "To Build a Fire" (p. 114) aloud together as a class

Tuesday, March 31:

• Setting writing practice:  
• Several pictures will be shown on the projector.  Choose one picture, and create a setting that incorporates the elements of place, time, weather, and atmosphere without saying what the setting actually is.  
• Exchange papers with a partner; he/she should be able to guess which of settings on the screen is being discussed.  
• Finally, we will share setting descriptions aloud.
• Finish reading "To Build a Fire" (p. 114) aloud in groups
• Discuss "To Build a Fire"
• HW:  Questions #2, 3, and 4 are due tomorrow

Wednesday, April 1:

• Turn in "To Build a Fire" Qs
• Fiction Reading + Log #11
• Read "The Monkey's Paw" (packet) aloud as a class.  Discuss how the setting affects the plot, characters, and atmosphere/mood of the story.

Thursday, April 2:

• Finish reading "The Monkey's Paw" aloud in class
• Complete "The Monkey's Paw" discussion questions in groups.  The questions should be completed in your comp book.
• Discuss "The Monkey's Paw"
• Watch The Twilight Zone episode, "The Man in the Bottle," and discuss how the changed elements of fiction of the story both benefit and limit the original story.

Week of March 23-27

Monday, March 23:

• Watch the first episode of "Friends."  Each group will be assigned a different character to analyze while viewing the episode.  Look for and take notes on the different character development devices used to create your assigned character.
• Discuss characters and development devices

Tuesday, March 24:

• Introduce Character Analysis Paragraph for "Friends"
• Read "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" (p. 79) and complete the questions on the handout (in your comp book)
• HW:  Finish "Friends" Character Analysis Paragraph by tomorrow
• "Granny Weatherall" and Character Quiz on Thursday

Wednesday, March 25:

• Fiction Reading + Log #10
• Check character paragraphs
• Finish "Granny Weatherall" questions and discuss the story

Thursday, March 26:

• Notes:  Setting
• Quiz:  "Granny Weatherall"

Friday, March 27:

• Urban Legends:  What do you know?
• Video clip:  Popular urban legends
• Activity:  With a partner or small groups, create your own urban legend.  Follow the requirements given on the worksheet and use the examples given to help get you started.
• Share urban legends to the class

Week of March 16-20

Monday, March 16:

• Last day in the computer lab for essays.  Finish editing and use the "Formal Writing No-Nos" sheet during the editing process.  Final Draft due tomorrow!

Tuesday, March 17:

• Turn in The Sixth Sense POV Essay
• Finish Character Development Devices notes
• Read "Cathedral" (p. 94) in groups.  Using your comp books, write each character's name as you encounter him/her, leaving plenty of space between characters.  Determine if each character is a round or flat character, then determine if each character is static or dynamic.  Explain your answers by using cited quotes from the story.

Wednesday, March 18 (3rd hour only):

• Fiction Reading + Log #8
• Discuss "Cathedral" (p. 94) and character types
• Read "The Lawsuit" (p. 90) and complete the character development devices chart (in your comp book)

Thursday, March 19 (6th hour only):

• Fiction Reading + Log #8
• Discuss "Cathedral" (p. 94) and character types
• Read "The Lawsuit" (p. 90) and complete the character development devices chart (in your comp book)

Friday, March 20:

• Fiction Reading + Log #9
• Finish "The Lawsuit" (p. 90) and the character development chart
• Discuss "The Lawsuit"

Week of March 9-13

Monday, March 9:

• Substitute teacher today
• Work on your essay outline packet for the duration of the class period
• Essay rough draft due Thursday

Tuesday, March 10:

• Computer lab to type essays

Wednesday, March 11:

• Computer lab to type essays

Thursday, March 12:

• Rough Draft due - drafts will be stamped.  Save your draft and turn it in on the final draft due date (Tuesday, March 17) for points.
• Self and peer editing in class

Friday, March 13:

• Fiction Reading + Log #7
• Notes:  Character Types + Character Development Devices

Week of March 2-6

Monday, March 2:

• Computer lab to continue typing POV assignment
• HW:  POV assignment due Wednesday.  Comp books are also due on Wednesday.

Tuesday, March 3:

• No school - ACT testing for Juniors

Wednesday, March 4:

• Turn in POV assignment + comp book
• Watch The Sixth Sense.  As you watch the film, determine the POV, and think about the benefits and limitations of the POV.  Be sure to review your essay notes and your POV resources packet as you watch the film.

Thursday, March 5:

• Continue watching The Sixth Sense

Friday, March 6:

• Finish watching The Sixth Sense
• Begin working on essay outline packet in class