Tuesday September 8, 2015

English 9- Today we finished The Sniper. On Thursday, the following questions will be due with your bookmark.  Please answer in complete sentences:

Reading Questions for The Sniper

1. Identify a theme from The Sniper. Include two quotes from the text that support these themes.

2. What is the internal and external conflict(s) that happen in the story?

3. Hypothesize the significance of the author not using names for the main characters in the story.

4. Explain why this story is considered ironic? What does it mean for something to be ironic?

5. Apply the concepts that we have learned about the importance of setting to this story. 

6. Apply the concepts that we have learned about character development to this story.

Here is a link to the text of the story:

http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/sniper.html

English 10- Today we finished annotating and filing out the graphic organizer for the excerpt from Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. The following Type 3 writing prompt with FCA's was assigned today. It will be due Thursday:

In paragraph form, compare and contrast how the Chief Ouray and Chief Crazy Horse used or attempted to use their power to defend themselves against the settlers moving west. Use at least 3 quotes from the text.

•FCA’s

1.All aspects of the prompt answered

2.3 Quotes used

3.Step by step organization (Says, means, matters)