Monday April 3, 2017

English 10: Today we started to look at our next text, A Gathering of Old Men. We completed a pre-reading question sheet and read chapter 1.

English 9: Today we started reading The Odyssey. Students were given the part one graphic organizer:

The Odyssey Part One Study 

“I am Laertes Son” (pg. 893-898)?

What are the 4 most important things we should know from this section?

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What is a theme from this section?

“The Lotus Eaters” (898):

What are the 3 most important things that happen in this section?

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What is a theme of this section?

“The Cyclops” (pg. 898-909)

What are the 8 most important things that happen in this section?

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What theme could be learned from this section?

“The Witch Circle” (pg. 911-913)

What are the 4 most important things that happen in this section?

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What is the most important thing to take away thematically from this section?

“The Land of The Dead” (pg. 914-915)

What are the 3 most important things that happen in this section?

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“The Sirens: Scylla and Charybdis” (pg. 916-921)

What are the 6 most important things that happen in this section?

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Thursday March 23, 2017

English 10: Today students need to finish their literary element narrative. This project is due tomorrow. Here are the directions if students need them:

Literary elements narrative.  Due Friday March 24.

Directions: you are going to write a short narrative (500 words or less) modeling the topics of texts we have been reading over the last couple of weeks. Please stick to the genres we have recently read, such as horror, science fiction or dystopian. You will need to include the following literary elements in your piece:

2 similes____

2 clear images ______

1 clear use of suspense _____

1 clear use of allusion _____

1 clear use of alliteration _____

1 clear use of repetition _____

Clear setting _____

Description of setting highlights a clear mood_____

You will give a 1-2 minute “pitch” to the class, selling your story and telling us why it should be published.

English 9: Today students looked at the epic hero cycle and shared their findings with the class.

Wednesday March 22, 2017

English 10; http://www.writepop.com/science-fiction-story-ideas/science-fiction-story-ideas-1001-story-starters-you-can-use

Tuesday March 21, 2017

English 10: Today we finished working with The Pedestrian. Here is a link to the text. Questions are on yesterday's blog:

http://www.riversidelocalschools.com/Downloads/pedestrian%20short%20story.pdf

Monday March 20, 2017

English 10: Today we read The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury. Here are the questions for the text:

Class Copy. Directions: Answer these questions to the best of your ability on a separate sheet of paper.

Comprehension

1. The author contrasts the streets in the day to the streets at night.  What is Bradbury trying to emphasize?

2. The text says that in ten years Mead has never met another person walking.  What does this suggest about the setting of the story?

3. Why does Mead talk to the houses?  What do you think Ray Bradbury is trying to emphasize about the environment?

4. Why does Mead wear sneakers?

5. What is strange with the way that Leonard Mead passes his time?

6. What is the setting of the story?

7. What happens that takes Mead by surprise?

8. The text says that there is only one police car.  What does this suggest about the city that Mead lives in?

9. When Mead says that he is a writer the voice responds by saying, “No profession.”  What can you infer about the culture of the city?

10. The voice is shocked that Mead does not have a viewing screen.  What does this tell you about the people in the city?

11. The car is taking Mead to a psychiatric center simply for walking.  What can you infer about the culture of the time?

Analysis

1. How does Ray Bradbury use setting to emphasize the message of the story?

2. What is the mood of the story?

3. What is the theme of the story? What do you suppose Bradbury is trying to communicate about human “advancement?”

Extended Response

As the world becomes more urban people seem to be more and more preoccupied with the business of life.  Ray Bradbury uses setting to make a point about the growing impersonal nature of society.  In “The Pedestrian,” the protagonist is tagged as insane simply for going out to take a walk.  Even the police car that stops him is unmanned.  Do you agree that the world is growing too impersonal?  Why or why not?  Use specific examples to support your answer.

English 9: Finished watching TKAM

Friday March 17, 2017

English 10: Watched The Cold Equations

English 9; Watched TKAM

Thursday March 16, 2017

English 10: Today students finished the graphic organizer and benchmark for The Cold Equations. 

English 9:Today students wrote a reflection and then  watched the film version of TKAM.