Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Changing Website Location

Per our school district initiative to migrate all teacher websites to a site that allows for inclusive accessibility, our new class website is located here: https://www.d11.org/Page/9120

Monday, April 23, 2018

Monday, April 23rd


  • Reading and Notes: We'll read and discuss "In the Field," focusing on O'Brien's techniques as a teller of difficult stories. 
  • Then you'll have WORK TIME for the following:
    • Lesson Five Vocabulary Review (Due Today)
      • Choose one Greek or Latin root from Lesson Five and draw a labelled image that relates to the root. 
      • Choose four English words from Lesson Five and write one excellent sentence per word that uses it correctly. 
    • Metafiction Memoir Segment 2 Rough Draft (Due Wednesday)
      • Remember that this is not an additional draft of your first piece. Rather, it is an additional piece. Think of it like O'Brien's chapters -- some are closely related to each other while others read more like one-offs or individual essays that tell a whole story by themselves. 

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Thursday, April 19th


  • Reading and Notes: You'll finish reading the chapter "Notes." 
  • Then you'll take a reading quiz over chapters 15-16: "Speaking of Courage" and "Notes." You may work together with a partner on this quiz, but you need to turn in your own copy. Remember that you must write full sentence answers to earn full points. 
  • Finally, you'll have WORK TIME for the following:
    • Metafiction Memoir Assignment Segment 1 Rough Draft (Due Today)
    • Turn in your Writer's Notebook for Notebook Check #2 (Due Today

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Wednesday, April 18th


  • Notes: Lesson Five Vocabulary
  • Reading and Notes: We'll finish reading and discussing the chapter "Speaking of Courage," about Norman Bowker's experience after the war. Then you and a partner will read and take notes on the following short chapter: "Notes." 
  • Finally, you'll have WORK TIME for the following:
    • You'll take a reading quiz over these two chapters. (Due Today)
    • Metafiction Memoir Assignment 1st Chapter Rough Draft (Due Tomorrow)

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Tuesday, April 17th


  • Notes: First, we'll revisit some techniques to explore in relation to paragraphing your Metafiction Memoir Assignment. Specifically, we'll focus on paragraphing dialogue and making paragraphing decisions to offset key statements or ideas in prose. 
  • Reading and Notes: We'll begin reading and discussing "Speaking of Courage," chapter fifteen of The Things They Carried
  • Finally, you'll have WORK TIME for the following:
    • Lesson Four Vocabulary Test (Due Today)
    • Metafiction Memoir Segment One Rough Draft (Due Thursday, 4/19)

Monday, April 16, 2018

Monday, April 16th


  • I'll introduce your Metafiction Memoir Assignment:
    • You'll craft 5-7 segments (like O'Brien's chapters). Each of the segments must do/contain the following:
      • MLA formatted, minimum of 3/4 page -- varying lengths are more effective
      • a unique title
      • concrete details
      • a blend of story truth/happening truth so it makes the reader feel what you feel/felt
      • must contribute a piece of the puzzle of the story of you/your life/your experience
      • experiment with techniques that O'Brien introduces, such as:
        • metaphor, symbolism, or abstraction
        • concrete details
        • repetition (of key phrases or details, or of events with varying versions of details)
  • Reading and Notes: We'll read and discuss chapters 12-14 -- "The Man I  Killed," "Ambush," and "Style." We'll focus our discussion on O'Brien's choices as an author and the effect of those choices (such as repetition of key phrases and concrete details) on the reader and on the story as a whole. 
  • Reading Quiz: You'll take a brief reading quiz over chapters 12-14. 
  • Then you'll have WORK TIME for the following:
    • Metafiction Memoir Segment One Rough Draft: (Due Thursday, 4/19)

Friday, April 13, 2018

Friday, April 13th


  • Notes: You'll take Lesson 4 Vocabulary Notes.
  • Reading and Notes: We'll read and discuss Chapters 10-11. "Stockings" and "Church," of The Things They Carried
  • Then you'll have WORK TIME for the following: 
    • Reading Quiz: Chapters 10-11 (Due Today)
    • Vocabulary Review Worksheet: Lesson 4 (Due Today)