Posted: November 14, 2016
Tuesday, November 15th - Novel needs to be finished, and 10 Writer's Notebook entries. We will conference on the 15th as well.
Monday, November 21st - Book Talk presentations.
Wednesday, November 23rd - Analysis is due. You must pass in your Brainstorming and your good copy with a Work Cited page.
Posted: November 3, 2016
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Posted: October 12, 2016
In your Writer's Notebook, write as many details about your character as you can (age, traits, likes, dislikes, etc). Then write a plot line (intro, rising action, climax, falling action and conclusion) in bullet point form.
Posted: October 12, 2016
Finish reading "I am a Rock". Annotate with rhyme scheme, figurative language, meaning of the poem.
Posted: October 1, 2016
Students in English 112 will have a test on Monday for the short story unit. Students will have to read a short story and answer questions (similar to the questions from the "Twins" story). Questions are related to the short story elements and you also need to know how to properly have an in-text citation in your answer. The test needs to completed in the one hour class time.
Posted: September 15, 2016
Read the lottery ticket in the echoes textbook. Answer #1 and 2b. Also fill out the theme sheet.
Posted: September 14, 2016
This document is an example of a character analysis using the notes from class and the short story "Powder".
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Posted: September 13, 2016
Analysis notes and how to properly cite text from the story.
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Posted: September 12, 2016
This document outlines what information needs to be in a character analysis, and some examples for each part.
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Posted: September 8, 2016
Finish reading "The Veldt". Answer:
Close Reading #1,2,5,8
Dramatic Structure #1,3, 5ab, 6
Setting #4
Theme #1 - Write in paragraph format
Irony #2 - Write in paragraph format