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Saturday, January 17, 2009
January 28/29, 2009
More on Forgiveness Essay --
1. Students did a prewriting* activity to prepare for writing the forgiveness essay. In their composition books, they wrote at least three incidents from their own lives that involved forgiveness. They then selected one and answered questions about that incident -- in the composition book. If you were absent, you may write this on a separate sheet of paper, and tape it into your composition book when you return.
*Prewriting includes the thing we do to get ready to write. It can include coming up with ideas, narrowing choices, coming up with details, and more.
In the composition book:
1. List three forgiveness situations you've experienced or observed.
2. Answer these questions about one of the forgiveness situations you've listed. (Try the one you think will make the best essay.)
o Who was being asked to forgive?
o Who was asking to be forgiven?
o Why was forgiveness being asked for?
o What was required of the person forgiving?
o What was required of the person being forgiven?
o What background information might the reader need to know before the essay can be truly understood?
o Were there any conditions put in place by either party before forgiveness was achieved?
o Was forgiveness achieved? Why or why not?
Note: Your essay can be about forgiving someone else, being forgiven, or forgiving yourself.
It can be about you and someone else, you and yourself, or about an incident you observed.
It can be about something someone said or didn't say, did or didn't do, gave or didn't give, took or didn't take, broke or ruined.
2. Students read Chapter 3 and part of Chapter 4 from Words By Heart, with questions to answer.
3. Hotseat Activity: Could you pretend you're a character from Words By Heart and answer questions put that character by your classmates? Pay attention as we read. Students in groups filled out a worksheet about their assigned character. They then selected two students to come to the front (the hotseat) and answer questions as if they were that character -- what he or she would say publicly, and what he or she would be thinking privately.
4. Students also did a brief activity to review sentence composition:
What is the subject of the sentence?
What is the verb?
What is the object?
What tense is the verb?
What part of speech are a, an, and the?
January 26/27, 2009
Self-starter: Activity with Question-Answer Relationships
Compare video and book. (chapters 1 and 2) -- Create a chart in your composition book.
Learning about sentence composition: Subjects, Verbs, and Direct Objects.
Places on the web to learn about sentence composition:
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/sentencetext.htm
http://www.leasttern.com/Grammar/humbugsubpred.html
If time: chapter 3 of Words By Heart
Next time we'll start working on using the verbs lie and lay.
You could go to this site for information about using the verbs lie and lay:
http://www.chompchomp.com/rules/irregularrules02.htm
Go here for a quiz on lie and lay: Take and print the quiz for extra credit.
http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/lie-lay1.html
Monday, September 15, 2008
September 15/16, 2008
September 15/16, 2008
Self-Starter: On your own, take the quiz on confusing words.
Remember: Book-of-the-Month is due September 25 (B-Day) or September 26 (A-Day). Bring your book that day.
Reminder: Are you bringing your binder to class each time? Make sure your papers are clicked into place behind your English class divider or dividers. See an earlier posting here for what papers you should have so far.
Today's Activities:
1. Take the quiz and correct it. (If you missed today, study bored/board and brake/break.)
2. Discuss the Book-of-the-Month assignment.
3. Learn about Point of View. See nearby entries on this blog.
4. Read and listen to The Outsiders.
B1 - to page 44
B2 -- to page 35
B3 -- to page 42
A1 -- to page 39
A2 -- to page 42
For the Book of the Month Club, can you identify and explain. . .
-- The setting -- time and place -- Can you prove it with passages from the book?
-- A major conflict -- Can you prove it with passages from the book?
-- The Point of View/Narrator -- Can you prove it with passages from the book?
Self-Starter: On your own, take the quiz on confusing words.
Remember: Book-of-the-Month is due September 25 (B-Day) or September 26 (A-Day). Bring your book that day.
Reminder: Are you bringing your binder to class each time? Make sure your papers are clicked into place behind your English class divider or dividers. See an earlier posting here for what papers you should have so far.
Today's Activities:
1. Take the quiz and correct it. (If you missed today, study bored/board and brake/break.)
2. Discuss the Book-of-the-Month assignment.
3. Learn about Point of View. See nearby entries on this blog.
4. Read and listen to The Outsiders.
B1 - to page 44
B2 -- to page 35
B3 -- to page 42
A1 -- to page 39
A2 -- to page 42
For the Book of the Month Club, can you identify and explain. . .
-- The setting -- time and place -- Can you prove it with passages from the book?
-- A major conflict -- Can you prove it with passages from the book?
-- The Point of View/Narrator -- Can you prove it with passages from the book?
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Examples of Point of View
Examples of Point of View
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud: The author uses both third person and first person point of view. Nathaniel, the young magician, is told about in third person. Those chapters alternate with chapters that are told in first person, from the point of view of Bartimaeus, a powerful spirit (djinni). The latter are my favorite chapters, since Bartimaeus has such a fun sense of humor.
The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander: "Eilonwy of the red-gold hair . . . was leaving Caer Dallben. Dallben himself had so ordered it; and though Taran's heart was suddenly and strangely heavy, he knew there was no gainsaying the old enchanter's words."
This is from a third-person point of view, but just from this selection we don't know enough to determine whether it is third person limited or third person omniscient.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: "It was a dark and stormy night. In her attic bedroom Margaret Murry, wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of her bed and watched the trees tossing in the frenzied lashing of the wind. Behind the clouds scudded frantically across the sky. . . ."
"She wasn't usually afraid of weather. --It's not just the weather, she thought. -- It's the weather on top of everything else. On top of me. On top of Meg Murry doing everything wrong."
That quote, as is the quote before it from The Castle of Lyr, is from the exposition of the book -- the beginning part that introduces the setting, characters, and basic situation. Both are third person, and again, just from reading this much, we don't yet know if it is third person limited or third person omniscient.
The Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck: "If your teacher has to die, August isn't a bad time of year for it. You know August. The corn is earring. The tomatoes are ripening on the vine. The clover's in full bloom. There's a little less evening now, and that's a warning . You want to live every day twice over because you'll be back in the jailhouse of school before the end of the month.
"Then our teacher, Miss Myrt Arbuckle, hauled off and died. It was like a miracle, though she must have been forty. You should have seen my kid brother's face. It looked like Lloyd was hearing the music of the spheres. Being ten that summer, he was even more willing to believe in miracles than I was."
This one is first person. Though it uses the words "your" and "you," the story is not about you. The narrator is telling his own story -- a story he is in.
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud: The author uses both third person and first person point of view. Nathaniel, the young magician, is told about in third person. Those chapters alternate with chapters that are told in first person, from the point of view of Bartimaeus, a powerful spirit (djinni). The latter are my favorite chapters, since Bartimaeus has such a fun sense of humor.
The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander: "Eilonwy of the red-gold hair . . . was leaving Caer Dallben. Dallben himself had so ordered it; and though Taran's heart was suddenly and strangely heavy, he knew there was no gainsaying the old enchanter's words."
This is from a third-person point of view, but just from this selection we don't know enough to determine whether it is third person limited or third person omniscient.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: "It was a dark and stormy night. In her attic bedroom Margaret Murry, wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of her bed and watched the trees tossing in the frenzied lashing of the wind. Behind the clouds scudded frantically across the sky. . . ."
"She wasn't usually afraid of weather. --It's not just the weather, she thought. -- It's the weather on top of everything else. On top of me. On top of Meg Murry doing everything wrong."
That quote, as is the quote before it from The Castle of Lyr, is from the exposition of the book -- the beginning part that introduces the setting, characters, and basic situation. Both are third person, and again, just from reading this much, we don't yet know if it is third person limited or third person omniscient.
The Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck: "If your teacher has to die, August isn't a bad time of year for it. You know August. The corn is earring. The tomatoes are ripening on the vine. The clover's in full bloom. There's a little less evening now, and that's a warning . You want to live every day twice over because you'll be back in the jailhouse of school before the end of the month.
"Then our teacher, Miss Myrt Arbuckle, hauled off and died. It was like a miracle, though she must have been forty. You should have seen my kid brother's face. It looked like Lloyd was hearing the music of the spheres. Being ten that summer, he was even more willing to believe in miracles than I was."
This one is first person. Though it uses the words "your" and "you," the story is not about you. The narrator is telling his own story -- a story he is in.
Just Point of View
Point-of-view is an element of literature that you need to understand.
What is it?
The author's point-of-view concentrates on the vantage point of the speaker, or "teller", of the story or poem.
1st person: the speaker is a character in the story or poem and tells it from his/her perspective (uses "I")
3rd person limited: the speaker is not part of the story, but tells about the other characters. He or she limits information to what one character sees and feels.
3rd person omniscient: the speaker is not part of the story, but is able to "know" and describe what all characters are thinking.
A second person point of view is a story that is told from the perspective of "you." It is much less common than first and third. Do you remember children's books like the "Animorphs" series or the "Choose Your Own Adventure" tales? They went something like this: "You turn, and standing there before you is a wolf. You have to decide to approach it or run away."
Here's a handy key for you:
First person: I
Second person : You
Third Person: He, She, They
[adapted from definitions found at http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-second-person-point-view-2208
and http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2715.html ]
What is it?
The author's point-of-view concentrates on the vantage point of the speaker, or "teller", of the story or poem.
1st person: the speaker is a character in the story or poem and tells it from his/her perspective (uses "I")
3rd person limited: the speaker is not part of the story, but tells about the other characters. He or she limits information to what one character sees and feels.
3rd person omniscient: the speaker is not part of the story, but is able to "know" and describe what all characters are thinking.
A second person point of view is a story that is told from the perspective of "you." It is much less common than first and third. Do you remember children's books like the "Animorphs" series or the "Choose Your Own Adventure" tales? They went something like this: "You turn, and standing there before you is a wolf. You have to decide to approach it or run away."
Here's a handy key for you:
First person: I
Second person : You
Third Person: He, She, They
[adapted from definitions found at http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-second-person-point-view-2208
and http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2715.html ]
Book-of-the-Month Club Assignment
Book-of-the-Month Club Assignment
You need to have your Book-of-the-Month read by September 25 for B-Day students and by September 26 for A-Day students. Be prepared to bring it to class this day and/or on the next class period. We will be doing an assessment on the book.
Watch for these aspects (Literary Elements) of your book:
What are the time and and place of the setting of your book? What do you find out about this in the exposition?
Who are the main characters? What does the narrator tell us about them -- about their ., thoughts, words, speech patterns, and actions?
Who is the narrator of the book? Who is telling the story?
What is the point of view of the narrator?
What conflicts do you find in the book? What is the main conflict?
See September 9/10 for the types of conflict. Notice which types are in your book, and notice examples of those types.
We've already been learning about conflict. Here is some information on point of view:
Point-of-view
What is it?
The author's point-of-view concentrates on the vantage point of the speaker, or "teller", of the story or poem.
1st person: the speaker is a character in the story or poem and tells it from his/her perspective (uses "I")
3rd person limited: the speaker is not part of the story, but tells about the other characters. He or she limits information to what one character sees and feels.
3rd person omniscient: the speaker is not part of the story, but is able to "know" and describe what all characters are thinking.
A second person point of view is a story that is told from the perspective of "you." It is much less common than first and third. Do you remember children's books like the "Animorphs" series or the "Choose Your Own Adventure" tales? They went something like this: "You turn, and standing there before you is a wolf. You have to decide to approach it or run away."
Here's a handy key for you:
First person: I
Second person : You
Third Person: He, She, They
[adapted from definitions found at http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-second-person-point-view-2208
and http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2715.html ]
Links to the State Core:
Standard 1 Objective 1.3 (Comprehension of Literary Text): Comprehend literature by evaluating the contribution to meaning of several literary elements within a work of literature.
a. Identify narrative plot structure -- in this case, exposition and conflict (rising action. . . .)
b. Describe a character’s traits as revealed by the narrator (e.g., thoughts, words, speech patterns, and actions).
d. Identify descriptive details and imagery that establish setting.
You need to have your Book-of-the-Month read by September 25 for B-Day students and by September 26 for A-Day students. Be prepared to bring it to class this day and/or on the next class period. We will be doing an assessment on the book.
Watch for these aspects (Literary Elements) of your book:
What are the time and and place of the setting of your book? What do you find out about this in the exposition?
Who are the main characters? What does the narrator tell us about them -- about their ., thoughts, words, speech patterns, and actions?
Who is the narrator of the book? Who is telling the story?
What is the point of view of the narrator?
What conflicts do you find in the book? What is the main conflict?
See September 9/10 for the types of conflict. Notice which types are in your book, and notice examples of those types.
We've already been learning about conflict. Here is some information on point of view:
Point-of-view
What is it?
The author's point-of-view concentrates on the vantage point of the speaker, or "teller", of the story or poem.
1st person: the speaker is a character in the story or poem and tells it from his/her perspective (uses "I")
3rd person limited: the speaker is not part of the story, but tells about the other characters. He or she limits information to what one character sees and feels.
3rd person omniscient: the speaker is not part of the story, but is able to "know" and describe what all characters are thinking.
A second person point of view is a story that is told from the perspective of "you." It is much less common than first and third. Do you remember children's books like the "Animorphs" series or the "Choose Your Own Adventure" tales? They went something like this: "You turn, and standing there before you is a wolf. You have to decide to approach it or run away."
Here's a handy key for you:
First person: I
Second person : You
Third Person: He, She, They
[adapted from definitions found at http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-second-person-point-view-2208
and http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2715.html ]
Links to the State Core:
Standard 1 Objective 1.3 (Comprehension of Literary Text): Comprehend literature by evaluating the contribution to meaning of several literary elements within a work of literature.
a. Identify narrative plot structure -- in this case, exposition and conflict (rising action. . . .)
b. Describe a character’s traits as revealed by the narrator (e.g., thoughts, words, speech patterns, and actions).
d. Identify descriptive details and imagery that establish setting.
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