DAY 20

AGENDA

1. Taking up our short story quiz.
2. Completing our rough work for our opinion paragraphs.

DAY 19

AGENDA

1. Completing the organizer for our opinion paragraphs
2. Going to lab 212 to type up our paragraphs.

DAY 18

AGENDA

1. We are working on the next step in our opinion paragraphs!  Which means filling in the table with your proof and explanations.

DAY 17

AGENDA

1. Short Story test today!
2. If you finish early, you can work on your opinion paragraph.

DAY 16

AGENDA

1. Test review take up.
2. Working on our opinion paragraphs

DON'T FORGET: SHORT STORY TEST TOMORROW! 

DAY 15

AGENDA

1 The gang life:  some research to help us understand why people join gangs and why it might be hard to escape.  We will read "Why People Join Gangs" and "How I escaped from life in a gang"
2. Brainstorm opinion about Danny and Tigo's situation.

DON'T FORGET: you have a TEST on September 24th!

DAY 14

AGENDA

1. Finish watching "Minority Report": Who is responsible for setting up John?  What is the ultimate message of this film and how does it apply to the stories we've been reading?
2. Hand back marked opinion paragraphs.
3. Talk about transferable skills: what does it mean to be able to improve on your skills from one piece of writing to another?
4. Read: "The Last Spin"

DON'T FORGET: you have a TEST on September 24th!

DAY 13

AGENDA

1. Finish watching "Minority Report"
2. What connections can you see between the movie and the texts?

DAY 12

AGENDA

1. Justice: in the movie "Minority Report", record ideas that you see in the film that are reflected in what we've been discussing in the texts Why?

DAY 11

AGENDA

1. Proofreading: find a partner and have them look over the rough draft of your opinion paragraph

2. How did you develop your ideas?  What steps did you take in the writing process?

LOOK FORS: 

1. grammar and spelling
2. are all the components there?  Is there a topic sentence? Three PPEs? Concluding sentence?
3. do the ideas make sense?
4. Is it double spaced?
5. Does it have an original title? 

3. Fix it up!  In the computer lab, correct all errors and make any changes that are needed.
4. When it's all fixed up, hand it in!
5. Short Story Review sheet: see how many questions you can answer without looking at your notes!

DAY 10

AGENDA

1. Share song lyrics and how they link to the story "The Trial of Mary Dowd"
2. Write an opinion piece that includes quotations.  Question: who is responsible for the death of Mary? (Go to library lab)
3.  Note: Opinion Writing Strategies Review

OUTLINE FOR OPINION PARAGRAPH

1.     TOPIC SENTENCE: “In my opinion...”

2.  Point

3.  Proof (directly from the text)

4.   Explanation (explain how your proof backs up your main idea)

YOU NEED TO INCLUDE THREE PPEs.

5. CONCLUDING SENTENCE “Therefore...”

HOMEWORK: if you did not complete your opinion piece in class, you need to have a rough copy completed for class tomorrow!

DAY 9

AGENDA

1. gender and stereotypes: what's fair?
2. Read the story "The Trial of Mary Dowd" as a class.  Discuss for comprehension.
3. Title: why is this story entitled this?
4. Are the events in the story fair?  Discuss
5. THEME: what is the message of this story?
6. Computer lab: find the lyrics to a song that reminds you of this story in some way: through events, themes, characters.

DAY 8

AGENDA

1. Understanding stereotypes: what do people think of tattoos?
3. Read "Tattoos: Pigments of Imagination"
4. What can you conclude about stereotypes? Opinion writing.

DAY 7

AGENDA

1. Understanding the "Lug Wrench" - question sheet
2. Discussion and take up questions.

DAY 6

AGENDA

1. Hand in your questions from the short story assessment.
2. DISCUSS: who is the antagonist and who is the protagonist? Can one character be both?
b) THEME: what do you think the theme of the story is?
c) CHARACTER: what other character does the pharmacist remind you of from another text?

3. Quick write: is there ever a good reason to kill another person?
4. What is the definition of a stereotype?
5. Read: "The Lug Wrench"

DAY 5

AGENDA

1. As a class, create an expert story line for the short story "The Sniper". Make corrections to your story line if necessary.  Can there be different story lines for the same story?
2. What are the rules of figuring out a theme?
3. Read: "The Hobbyist" and answer the questions provided.  These will be collected by Ms. McMillan for assessment TOMORROW

Remember to finish the questions for homework tonight!

DAY 4

AGENDA

1. Finish watching "Bart the Genius and determine the following:

Who is the protagonist of the story?
Who is the antagonist?
Name one secondary character in the story.  Why were they secondary? How did you know?
What is the setting?
What is the trigger event?
List at least one conflict that you saw in the story.  Who was it between? Was it internal or external?
What was the climax of the story?
Was there a denouement (resolution) to this story or was it a cliffhanger?

2. Take up these questions with the class.

3. Read the story "The Sniper"

4. Create a story line of the story: share your story line with a partner and compare your answers.

5. EXIT PASS: Is justice served in this story?  Why or why not?

DAY 3

AGENDA

1. One last note: TYPES OF CONFLICT
2. Short story elements in action: watch an episode of "The Simpsons" and create a plot graph.

** There is a grade assembly at 10:55 this morning that we all need to attend**

3. Read the story "The Sniper" 
4. With a partner, create a story line that shows all of the major plot developments.

DAY 2

AGENDA

1. Class guidelines: how do we expect our class to operate this semester?
2. Board note: short story elements

WELCOME BACK!

AGENDA:

1. What does justice look like? 

2. Course Overview

3. Top Five Fantastic Facts about you!