Short+Narrative+Fiction

Current Due Dates: **Wednesday, Feb. 27: SHORT STORIES TEST (DEFINITION OF TERMS, APPLICATION OF TERMS TO A SIGHT PASSAGE, WRITING THOROUGH ANSWERS) **


 * Take a peak! **SUMMATIVE BOOK LIST OF AVAILABLE BOOKS IN LIBRARY:[[file:2D biographies.pdf]]

Wednesday, Feb. 27

- TEST for the unit

Tuesday, Feb. 26.

- review of Coordinating Conjunctions - Continued working on Synthesis chart to review for the test

Monday, Feb. 25 -Grammar Review of Subject / Predicate / Verb Phrase / Direct Object / Subject Complement - Introduction of Coordinating Conjunctions -Short story unit continues until Wednesday with test review / pair and share -handout for review of short story components: -entered theme statements to chart for each story:

Friday, Feb. 22 -Worked through questions in groups for "The Possibility of Evil" -notes on formulating a theme statement

Thursday, Feb. 21

-Reviewed the example 11-sentence paragraph for "Wine on the Desert" -Read "The Possibility of Evil" -vocabulary review in-class and Part B completed orally -groups assigned, started working on questions for Part C - HW: you will have ONLY a half hour to complete the rest of the questions in class tomorrow. Divide the questions so that every one can do some of the work tonight.

Wednesday, Feb. 20 -Library Period to research Summative Biography choices

Tuesday, Feb. 19: - viewed powerpoint for how to do a News Report: -Direct Object -Discussed "Borders" -learned about News Reports for the OSSLT: Assignment due on Friday, NOT on March 1, as indicated on handout



Thursday, Feb. 14 -Silent Reading -collected and discussed theme statements -began "Borders" -Silent Reading - PowerPoint: Took notes regarding POV, character, setting, and theme topics -discussed theme topics: HW: Write a theme statement for the story based on one or more of the theme topics.
 * -Period FOUR students - handed back and took up quizzes**
 * -**Wednesday, Feb. 13:
 * Period THREE students - handed back and took up quizzes**

Tuesday, Feb. 12 - learned about SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS and LINKING VERBS - continued "Walter Mitty," looking at POV and different types of THIRD-PERSON POV (limited and central)