Unit+ONE+Short+Narrative+Fiction

Tue. 4 WELCOME!
Name exchange Course Outlines Course and Classroom Expectations

Wed. 5 Terms in Narrative Fiction

 * Game
 * YouTube Flocabulary: []


 * Terms to Know: Fill-in- [[file:LitTerms FILL-in.doc]]


 * Over-Head from Class- [[file:LitTerm OH.doc]]

HW: Study the SIX ELEMENTS of Narrative Fiction and the ELEMENTS OF PLOT!!! Thurs. 6 "The Taste of Melon" HOMEWORK Fri. 7 HOMEWORK MONDAY, Sept 10th ** : ** TUESDAY, Sept. 11th: In-class writing task and terms review quiz.
 * Short Reading Diagnostic/ half-hour diagnostic reading task
 * Handout for "The Taste of Melon" [[file:MelonQuestions.doc]]
 * Questions and Vocabulary: finish the vocabulary section, including ATONEMENT, AMENDS, AND RESTITUTION # 1 AND #2 Thursday evening
 * FRIDAY, Sept. 7, 2012
 * Do the rest of the questions (1-5) from the handout "The Taste of Melon" over the weekend.
 * Finish the Elements of Narrative chart, as instructed in class
 * [[file:ElementsChartShortStory.doc]]
 * WEEK 2: Sept. 10-14- MONLOGUE DUE ON FRIDAY!!! (Sept.14) **
 * LANGUAGE POWER: Subject/ Predicate **
 * Symbol and Theme activity **
 * **Review terms for tomorrow's quiz. **
 * **HW: STUDY terms: What is narrative? What are the 6 Elements of Narrative? Study the fill-in sheet from Sept. 5 **
 * LANGUAGE POWER: Inverted Sentences **
 * Homework: finish reading "The Interlopers"
 * Work on monologue: [[file:MelonMonologue.doc]]

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 Thursday, Sept. 13
 * Rubric for monologue: [[file:Rubric-Monologue.doc]]
 * "The Interlopers" and Irony +Questions Group Work[[file:The Interlopers comprehension questions.doc]]
 * You-Tube film of "The Interlopers" shown
 * Red vs Blue: a definition of IRONY shown
 * Work on monologue - show rough-work outline tomorrow in class
 * In-class terms: Part 2 - Overhead: [[file:LiteraryTerms2.doc]]


 * In-class terms: Part 2 - Fill-in: [[file:LitTerms FILL-in2.doc]]

HAND IN THE MONOLOGUE AT THE BEGINNING **OF CLASS - Looking forward to reading all these!!!! You are an imaginative crew** WEEK 3: Sept. 17-21- *LITERARY TERMS QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY!!!!!!! MONDAY, Sept 17 Assessments returned CHARACTERIZATION CHART: TUESDAY, Sept. 18 Discuss "Lamb to the Slaughter" WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19 - *QUIZ TODAY!!!!!!** THURSDAY, Sept. 20 FRIDAY, Sept. 21 HERE'S THE TEMPLATE (organizer). HERE'S SOME LINKING WORDS
 * In-class discussion and Chart Paper activity for "The Interlopers"
 * Time to work on monologue
 * HW: work on MONOLOGUE!!!
 * FRIDAY, Sept. 14 **
 * Notes on irony [[file:Irony in Interlopers.doc]]
 * Plot Graph for "The Interlopers"
 * HW: Do the rest of the questions for "The Interlopers" and the vocabulary task.
 * STUDY BOTH the Literary Terms sheets. There was one posted on SEPT. 5 and one on THURS. SEPT. 13 (we actually did the second one today, not yesterday)
 * LANGUAGE POWER: Compound Subject **
 * Introduced the summative novels list: Handed out page 1 of the summative with the due dates
 * Started "Lamb to the Slaughter"
 * HW: Read "Lamb to the Slaughter" and do the vocabulary section on the question sheet.
 * LANGUAGE POWER: Compound Predicate **
 * Tableau 'Wars' for "Lamb to the Slaughter"
 * HW: Study for the quiz!!!!!
 * HW: Work on "Lamb to the Slaugher" question sheet #2-7 AND DO THE CHARACTERIZATION SHEET
 * LIBRARY PERIOD - research THREE novel choices for Summative Novel
 * Hand in three choices worksheet by the end of the period
 * TODAY YOU __MUST__ SIGN OUT YOUR NOVEL. REMEMBER: CLAIM IT BY SIGNING UP WITH THE TEACHER.**
 * ** Handed out Journal activity for Summative Novel: [[file:NOTESjournal.doc]] **
 * HW: Finish the 11-Sentence Paragraph Character Sketch for Mary Maloney on the Organizer sheet
 * The handout below includes an **example character sketch,** on page 2, at the bottom of the page.

The FIVE sections are: 1 Short Stories 2 Myth 3 To Kill a Mockingbird 4 Twelfth Night 5 Writing All the material covered so far goes into the "Short Stories" section. The grammar exercises from //Language Power// go in your "Writing" section. The 11-Sentence Paragraph information goes in the "Writing" section, too.
 * Make sure to start your Summative Novel** - the first 1/3 of the book should be finished by Friday.
 * Be ready to show your organized binder to me on Monday. You should have all the handouts, in order and dated notes from class.
 * There should be 5 dividers:

Week 4: Sept. 24-28 - "The Jade Peony"

Short Story Unit Test: Monday, October 1 <span style="color: #ff4c00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">, 2012


 * ** BY Friday, Sept. 28!!!!!!!! **** Be finished reading the first 1/3 of your novel and have some journal entries to show **

- Finished "The Jade Peony" -Started Vocab activity and Symbolism chart -Discussed italicized words and their impact in the text -<span style="color: #ff0085; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Use the pink sheet to review for the test.
 * <span style="color: #ff4c00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">MONDAY, Sept. 24 **
 * LANGUAGE POWER: Direct Object **
 * -Read "The Jade Peony" in class. **
 * -Check-list activity for character sketch of Mary Maloney **
 * TUESDAY, Sept. 25 **
 * LANGUAGE POWER: Direct Object **
 * HW- ** Do the Vocabulary words and Questions 1 and 2 on the handout.[[file:The Jade Peony.doc]]
 * <span style="color: #ff4c00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26 **
 * -Discussed symbolism of the windchime **
 * -Began Group work: Character **
 * -charts to be finished tomorrow **
 * THURSDAY, Sept. 27 **
 * LANGUAGE POWER: Indirect Object **
 * -continued Group Work - finished Character, **** started Atmosphere **
 * -REMEMBER: tomorrow you should be finished the first third of your summative novel. **
 * FRIDAY, Sept. 28- **
 * -discussed theme **
 * -did worksheet: finish sheet for HW **

<span style="color: #215e5e; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Morning Class- Read "The Blue Bead" p. 56 <span style="color: #153089; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Afternoon Class- Read "In the Silence" p. 190
 * <span style="color: #401872; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">For the TEST ON MONDAY. . . **