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.