Book Journal Share Monday June 4

Book Journal Share Monday June 4
Don't forget to bring your library book and your green literary terms book journal!

Short Story Unit

We are on the downhill stretch.  Now that we have completed a long novel, we will loosen up a bit and read some Short Stories.  The first one is "The Scarlet Ibis."  It has a surprise ending, one that will make you think hard about your family relationships.  Parents, many of these can be found online so dig in and read some good stories to discuss with your students.
Check back here for an update as to the reading schedule.  Students will read in class and have an outside reading book as well.  Final project will be a short story - of their own authorship!

Guidelines:  Due Date:  Friday, May 25, 2018, at 4:00 p.m.

The short story will be 3-4 pages long double-spaced and submitted to turnitin.com before final submission.  A proficient story will :

• Set out a problem, situation, or observation of significance
• Establish one or multiple point(s) of view
• Introduce a narrator and/or characters
• Create a smooth progression of experiences or events that build on one another to create a coherent whole
• Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build toward a particular tone and outcome (e.g., a sense of mystery, suspense, growth, or resolution)
• Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters
• Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.
• Use the editing process, the writer will:
• write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in the MLA style manual. 
• vary syntax, sentence structures, lengths, and starters, avoiding awkward constructions.
• use grade=-appropriate words and phrases with accuracy.
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling with few errors
• Short Story Checklist
Presentation Scoring Guide

Great Expectations Second Semester 2nd 6 weeks unit

Welcome to a new unit.  Check here for daily PowerPoint lessons and resources.

Reading schedule:
On Mar 12 - chp. 1
For Mar 14 - chps. 2-4
For Mar 16 - chps 5-10
For Mar 19 - chps 11-16
For Mar 21 - chps 17-19
For Apr 2 - over spring break: chps 20-30  fill in dialectical journal - 10 entries

Be prepared for quotation quiz.

Dialectical Journal for chpt 20-30

For Apr 4 - chps 31-34
For Apr 6 - chps 35-45
For Apr 9 - work on Character Sketches - read ahead
For Apr 11 - chps 46-52
for Apr 13 - Character Sketches due
For Apr 16 - chp 53-59