Tuesday, February 28, 2012

ENGLISH - 1^st trimester – Day 53

1.       

WARMUP:

Making Inferences About Characters  Read each description and decide whether it best fits Madame Loisel, Monsieur Loisel, or Madame Forestier. Write the name of the character the description best fits.

1. A person used to being rich and comfortable with privilege is _________________
2. A considerate person willing to make sacrifices to please someone else  _____________________________
3. A vain person filled with envy for those who are better off ____________________
4. A person comfortable with his/her station in life_____________________________
5. A self-centered person who thinks little of anyone else’s happiness_____________
6.  A person who suggests lying as a way to buy time __________________________

2.      Review Necklace specifics

3.      Look up the difference between MOOD and TONE in your Literary Terms handout

a.       Informal vs. formal tone (in our Human Footprint papers)

                                                  i.      “Don’t use that tone with me young man.”

                                                ii.      definition: The attitude a writer takes toward a subject…

b.      Mood: the emotional atmosphere that the writer creates

4.      Review fact and opinion (see PowerPoint)

5.      Introduce who/whom trick and whoever/whomever trick

a.       video

6.      Sign out test folder?

7.      Exam review

a.       Re-examined various points of view by writing 5 sentences: 1. using 1^st person 2. Using 2^nd person; 3. Using 3^rd person limited; 4 using 3^rd person objective; 5. Using 3^rd person omniscient; reviewed answers.

·         Below is a statement in the first-person point of view:

a.       We should do a better job during our student council meetings.

·         Below is the same statement in the third-person objective point of view.

a.       Student leaders should do a better job during Kilo's student council meetings.

b.      What rules govern when to underline or use “quotation marks” around titles?

                                                  i.      BIG: underlined (or italics): CD, book, movie,

                                                ii.      SMALL: quotation marks: song, chapter, scene

c.       Review definitions of antagonist vs. protagonist, main vs. minor character, round vs. flat character, dynamic vs. static character – then considered all the characters from each of the six short stories from this trimester and which categories each fit into

8.      Complete “Practice Exam” handout – then reviewed answers in class.

9.      Please take an index card and write a note of thanks to a teacher, secretary, custodian, administrator, or cafeteria staff who has done something nice for you this year. I will put them in their mailboxes. You wouldn't believe how much this will mean to them!

10.  Continue to review for exam - Quiet study time

ENGLISH homework:

Use study guide and today’s practice exam to review for final exam.

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PLAYWRITING – Day 53

Work in LAB 100 all hour on final comics

Final exam/comic due on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 (worth 10% of grade):

Final Exam Comic Rubric (5 points for each category)

Character action and dialogue Landscape, props Spelling, grammar, punctuation Proper length Use of time

Actions and dialogue are well-matched and related to the scene and the connections are easy to understand Landscape and props are directly related to the purpose of the story and enhance the understanding No spelling, punctuation, or grammatical mistakes Includes at least 12 panels and 20 lines of text Used time wisely

PLAYWRITING homework:

Final exam/comic for our ending to Lucille Fletcher’s one act: “Sorry, Wrong Number” due on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 (worth 10% of grade)