Remember...

The link below should hep your prepare for your assignment due Tuesday, Jan 29th. Remember, students do not have school on Monday, January 28th. Also, your short story is due Friday, Feb 1st. You should be working on this over the weekend. Watch the power point below and think about characterization and plot. Remember "The Choking Doberman" was pure plot.

http://www.slideshare.net/OguzAlici/short-story-by-oguz

Good Luck!

A Day's Wait, Ernest Heminway

 Please think about the use of dialogue. Where does the author use direct characterization? Where does he use indirect characterization? How does the author show characterization? Is it through a character's actions, feelings or thoughts?

 Please keep in mind you will be writing your own short story. You will be required to incorporate the above techniques.

Click here to access tonight's assignment.

Due Weds the 23rd - The Sniper

For Homeplay - please complete your plot diagrams and answer the following questions for class tomorrow.


Click Here for a copy of  "THE SNIPER."

1. The Republican sniper described as a “student” but also “a fanatic.”  How many of his actions are expressions of one of these two characteristics?  ( Consider for example, the fact that he does not shoot the armored car, does shoot the old woman, tries to bend his arm bone to make  sure it is broken and is curious to know whom he has killed.)  Is he also brave? Resourceful? Understandable? Why or why not?

      2.  What does the Republican sniper respect about his adversary? Why does he notice

            More details about this death than about others he has caused that day?  Does the  

           change in his condition- by then he is wounded, tired and hungry- account for his  

           sudden remorse when the Free Stater sniper dies?  Explain.

3. In what ways are the two snipers alike?  In what sense, even before he sees the dead man’s face, does the Republican sniper realize that he has killed a brother?

       4.  A Broader Perspective * The Republican sniper is never given a name.  Why?   

            Why aren’t the political differences between the Republicans and Free Staters  

            explained? ( Are they important to the author’s purpose?)  Is the setting essential

            to this story, or is the Irish episode mainly a way to raise a more general question 

            about the meaning of war?

             

Due Wednesday, the 16th

Tonight - Please complete today's classwork. The questions are listed below.  Please submit your best work. This includes organization, headings and neat handwriting. 

To see class questions for THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES Click Here.

IP of S due Tuesday, Jan 15th

Tonight's Homework...

1.)  "Important/Interesting Part of the Subject" (I. P. of S.)

In class today, you wrote three I. P. of S. statements related to "The Emperor's New Clothes." Now...

- Choose  your "best" or "most interesting" I. P. of S. statement from your collection of three.
- Write an analysis (2-3 paragraphs in length) that defends with evidence from the text your I. P. of S. statement.

Here is an example of an IPof S (Important/Interesting Part of the Subject). This is an exceptional response. Please use it as an example. Click Here.

Bring your written ideas to class tomorrow.

Due Friday

Tonight's Homework...

"The Necklace" classwork

Reading Literature: Short Stories

1. Recognizing Irony.  Irony is an important element in this story.  In irony, what appears to be true is the opposite of the truth.  Tell what ironic situation is revealed at the end of this story.

2. Finding Character traits.  A character trait is a quality that a character shows.  For example, important traits of John Henry were his determination and pride.  Tell what character traits you learned about Mathilde by reading the first four paragraphs of the story.  Identify sentences that led you to believe she had those qualities.  Then tell what you learned about her in the rest of the story.

4. Diagramming the Plot.  You have learned that the plot can be divided into five parts: introduction, rising action, climax or turning point, falling action, and resolution. Draw a plot line showing all five parts of story “The Necklace.”

Developing Vocabulary Skills
1. Using Context Clues in Sentences.  The underlined words in sentences below appear in “The Necklace.”  Each sentence contains a definition or restatement clue.  On your paper, write the following:

 J     The clue words or clue pronunciation that helped you find the meaning of the words.

J     The meaning of the underlined word.

 

1. She dreamed of luxuries – costly food and dress- and huge rooms filled at five o’clock with good friends.
2. She had no way of being known in society.  In other words, there was no chance for her to meet any rich and powerful people.
3. On the plates would be the pink flesh of trout or the wings of a quail, which is a kind of game bird.
4.  All of a sudden she discovered, in a black satin box, a necklace of diamonds that was superb, splendid!
5. She went shopping, insulting storekeepers.  That is, she treated them rudely.
6. Mme. Loisel now began to know the horrible existence, the unhappy life, of the needy.
7. His wife’s tears caused him to be in despair – without hope.
8. He wanted her to buy a suitable dress – a dress that would fit the occasion.

2. Using context Clues within a Paragraph: Read how Mme. Loisel feels as she sits in the cold house after the ball. What is the meaning of “overwhelmed”? What clues helped you figure out the meaning?

Developing Writing Skills

1. Discussing meaning. Here are three sentences from “The Necklace” that describe M. Loisel when he borrows the money to buy the replacement for the necklace:

To everyone he gave signed promise to repay, even to criminals.
He risked all the rest of his life and then signed away another life.
All that mattered was to get the thirty-six thousand together.

What does the statement that Loisel “signed away another life” mean? Write a paragraph about what these three sentences tell concerning M. Loisel’s action and feelings.