Short+Stories

Here we go!!! H ANG ON TO YOUR HATS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! WE are about to embark on journey into the future, back to the past, and then to the west... The purpose of this unit is to read and think about the ways in which writers bring meaning to their stories, craft plot, hone imagery, characters, and setting... how they create suspense, irony, humour, and KEEP US READING>>>>Get ready to enter the world of fiction. . . Read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" Began identifying narrative arc from daydream sequence || Read "The Possibility of Evil" and did first two questions: || Worked on News Report for "Borders" Reviewed last part of PowerPoint (below) Reviewed Subject/Predicate || Handed out News Report Assignment with Checklist Read Thomas King article: || Looked at TRANSITION WORDS: Read "Borders" p. 79 in //Sightlines// text. Took note about the Blackfoot Nation and did questions regarding **flashbacks** and **conflict.** || || In-class reading assessment || Handed out this week's writing assignment:
 * Upcoming assessments or evaluations: **
 * __ENG2D__: Read Chapter 1 of __Lord of the Flies__ over the weekend. **
 * ** Fri. Sept. 20** || Worked in groups using chart paper on daydream sequence and Mitty's character
 * HW: Read Chapter 1 of __Lord of the Flies__ and do the questions in the NOVEL section of binder: [[file:LoFChapter1.doc]]** ||
 * ** Thurs. Sept. 19** || Presented ideas from #5 and #6
 * **Wed.** **Sept. 18** || Discussed "The Possibilty of Evil" and worked in groups on questions 5 and 6 ||
 * **Tues****day,****Sept. 17** || Went to lab to work on News Report for "Borders."
 * **Monday,****Sept. 16** || Went to the lab.
 * **Fri. Sept. 13** || Watched PPT for writing a News Report.[[file:writing a news report.ppt]]
 * **Thurs. Sept. 12** || Viewed rubric: [[file:RubricCharacterSetting&Theme.doc]]
 * **Wed. Sept. 11** || Quiz and work period for "Wine on the Desert" Paragraph ||
 * **Tues. Sept. 10** || [[file:ENG 2D Literary Terms(pt.2).doc]]
 * **Mon. Sept. 9**

For HOMEWORK: Read "Wine on the Desert" Do questions 1, 2, 3 || SO SORRY. THIS FILE WILL NOT LOAD FOR SOME REASON. || **Homework: Finish chart below (long green sheet). Answer last questions on the back** ||  ||  ||
 * **FRI. Sept. 6 ** || Elements of Narrative: (yellow sheet)
 * **THUR. Sept. 5 ** || Genre, Patterns in Imagery + Contrast: Natural vs. Mechanistic/Materialistic (green sheet)
 * **WED. Sept. 4 ** || "There Will Come Soft Rains" Sara Teasdale and Ray Bradbury + Review of Terms
 * **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">TUE. Sept. 3 ** || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Introduction to each other and to Course Requirements