Monday, September 9, 2013

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

1. Announcements and reminders:    


2. iRead:   Individual reading time: Read quietly and individually.  You could find books on the shelves, but it's best if you are reading your book for your assignment. 

3.  Slang!  from The Outsiders   
Recognize that there are Levels of Usage.  You decide what sorts of words you will use based on your audience -- who you are talking to.  (Or, "to whom you are speaking.")

Formal or Informal?  


"Hey, who ya talkin' to?"












"To whom are you speaking?" 





































4.   The Outsiders    

Our First Class Novel: The Outsiders


Watch for an inciting incident = what really starts the conflict -- the problem(s). 
What complications come up?


Plot Map
In a novel there may be more than one climax.





B5  to p. 49 top of page, iTunes page 45, track 1 6:45   
B6 to   page 55   iTunes page 45, track 1,  17:06
B7 to page 47,  iTunes page 45, track 1,  3:31
B8 to page 50 (very top), iTunes page 45, track 1,  8:28


 pg. 44 Cherry -- "Too many things could happen while you're drunk."