ENGLISH 7

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015

Handed in  summaries for  "A Boy And A Man."

QW: Science Fiction. Write what you think it is, what it means. Have you ever read any science fiction? If so, what? Have you seen any science fiction films or TV shows? If so, what? Do you think science fiction is wildly exaggerated. What is the science part of the term? We will share/discuss after.

Ray Bradbury, “All Summer In A Day.”

In literature text: Ray Bradbury’s science fiction story, “All Summer In A Day,” pgs. 264-270. You can read with partners, switching back and forth. Or on your own, if you choose. Finish reading for homework. Keep track of plot details: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.

In your notebooks, if you have finished reading, start to write down those elements of the plot--exposition/introduction, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.

HW: Weds: Planner check and Make sure you have finished reading All Summer In A Day, pgs. 264-270 and written down the major plot elements if not done already.

Thurs: Mug shot Week 4. Expect a quiz

Fri: Spelling week 5, exercises p. 30, 1-20

Novel check #3.

ENGLISH 8

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015

QW: “Don’t fall asleep. Your life may depend on it.”--Sherlock Holmes, a line from The Adventure of the Speckled Band.

  Make sure to fill at least one page in your notebook.

Keep your pen on the paper. Let yor ideas flow and just be. Call it automatic writing. See what happens. Do not edit yourself.

Essay Work. How to dissect or read a prompt.

Begin reading In literature textbook,  The Adventure of the Speckled Band, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, p. 462. Be aware (write down) plot developments so you can diagram the plot of the story afterwards.

HW: Weds: Finish reading “The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” p. 462. Plot it out. Take notes, marking direct passages.

Fri: Finish mystery novel. Last check