Wednesday, December 7, 2011

ENGLISH - 1^st trimester – Day 7

WARMUP:

1. Finish 10 conflict assignment from yesterday
1. For each conflict, also tell

                                                              i.      Internal or external

                                                            ii.      Man vs. ?

2. Complete PROOFREADING assignment (capitalization)
1. See monitors for details.
3. Number paper 1 – 15,
1. Complete MDG CONFLICT work
4. Complete PLOT handout (on monitors and with each other) – COLLECTED – write out the details for each of the 6 plot points for “The Most Dangerous Game”…starting with exposition, ending with resolution (see your notes for details)
5. Using your Literary Terms handout (page 2) – read the “Point of View” paragraph noting the 3 different kinds of narrators – then make up one sentence for the story “The Most Dangerous Game” using each of the 4 kinds of narrators – HOMEWORK: TO BE CHECKED TOMORROW IN CLASS
6. Sentence “chunking” – meaningless vs. meaningful

ENGLISH Homework:

1. Complete plotline (1-6) for “The Most Dangerous Game”
2. Make up one sentence for each of the 4 kinds of narrators from the story “The Most Dangerous Game” (1^st person, objective, limited omniscient, omniscient)
3. Study for vocabulary test on Friday (20 fill-in-the-blank sentences – you provide the correct vocabulary word for each sentence)
4. Test on “The Most Dangerous Game” Friday

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PLAYWRITING – Day 8

Listed what we thought made up a “good” character

Considered if our lives would make for good characters in a play

Read about “Character” from The Art & Craft of Playwriting (pg. 22 - 28) – and took NOTES

Homework:

None