Updates/due dates and links

Hello 9s,

I commend you all on your engagement today. You were able to mix the festive with focus, well done!

• You handed in your irony sheets.
• We verbally reviewed the 3 forms and how they may affect the reader/viewer.
• You received a work/study sheet on elements of the short story which you are to complete according to your observations of the story/text/cartoon we watched today. Here is the link to Richard Condie’s  ‘The Big Snit’

What’s due:

• Nov. 2 (Friday): The worksheet referenced above.
• Nov. 2 Friday is binder/agenda check. This is your chance to redouble your organizational efforts. There are many systems of organization; have one.
• Nov. 2 - Story elements quiz (shorter/matching)
• Nov. 16- Story elements test (inclusive of irony and more reading and writing)

Please have a very SAFE and happy Halloween.

Affectionately,

Ms.S

Irony Homework Due next day. Mini-lesson here. What’s coming up.

Hello Dear 9s,

Today you did a terrific job of reviewing elements of a story and then using these elements to create your own stories which you told to your peers. Well done.

You received your perspective stories back.

What is coming up:

• Wednesday’s class is Halloween day. Prizes for those who come in costume. Extra points for creating the costume yourselves. (Silly hats or funny t-shirts, goofy Pajamas can count.)
• Friday is binder/agenda check. This is your chance to redouble your organizational efforts. There are many systems of organization; have one.
• Nov. 2 - Story elements quiz (shorter/matching)
• Nov. 16- Story elements test (inclusive of irony and more reading and writing)

Due Wednesday Oct. 31: Irony worksheet (see supporting notes/videos below)

 Types of Irony

1. Verbal Irony: This is the most common kind of irony. It is a statement that means something totally different from its literal meaning. (Sarcasm, an extreme, bitter form of verbal irony, is familiar to most teens.) When using verbal irony, a speaker assumes his audience knows the real situation and will not take his words literally. Verbal Irony 3 min. Cartoon lesson

2. Dramatic Irony: In this type of irony, the reader or listener knows the true situation but the characters do not. The best example of dramatic irony is the classic Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex. A young man searches for the king’s murderer, only to learn that he has killed the king himself. Dramatic Irony vid. (Short)

3. Situational Irony: Situational irony plays with the expectations of the audience but in a differ- ent way. The author sets up a special kind of unfair situation. In The Rime of the Ancient Mari- ner by Samuel Coleridge, a becalmed sailing ship is surrounded by water, but the mariner’s companions all die of thirst. Situational Irony ( I like this one BEST!)

I look forward to receiving your homework and viewing your costumes!

Ms. S

Elements of the Short Story Notes/review/and assessment dates

Hello 9s,

• Today we reviewed elements of the short story. 
• You have your own notes package as well as those notes you took in class but here is an additional link: Elements of the Short Story package.

• Here is a cleaner copy of the Plot Diagram we were reviewing:

• For review, you received a blank notes page where you can test your own recall and understanding of these concepts/terms. This is not for marks.

Quiz on elements of the short story: November 2
Test on elements of the short story: November 16th.

This gives you a bit of a head start on extra review and seeking clarification on those aspects that may still be puzzling to you.

• You are working on an oral story telling activity employing the elements of the short story. Consider plot, perspective and setting as you ready yourselves to tell your tale. Your tale must include the following: A cat, a concertina, a game of scrabble and an argument.
• We will spend some time again on Monday prepping and then you’ll share them.
• We will also be looking at the literary device of irony next day. 
• Wednesday is Halloween, please plan your costumes; there may be treats for those who arrive in costume (special appreciation for self-created costumes). 
• We will view a cartoon that invites you to take note of irony and of the elements of a short story. Oh, and, it is fun too!

Have a happy weekend. Study a little and play a little. : ) 

Ms. S

Quote integration links!

Hello 9s,

I wanted to commend you on how well you worked in your groups last day.

Everyone received back their literary response paragraphs.

• Some teams were doing review and then will alter/edit their work Due next class: Oct 18. Please attach your first attempt to your second.
• Some teams were editing their first attempt. Due next class: Oct. 18. Please attach your first attempt to your second or submit the original with edits done in a different coloured ink . I know many of you have already resubmitted. Thanks.
• Some were working on FOUR STYLES OF EMBEDDING QUOTES This is not currently homework, but we will ALL WORK ON THIS going forward. 
• Everyone, please review the above link as it relates to the handout you received.

IMPORTANT:

Thursday Oct. 18, A block should come for attendance and work re-submission (if that pertains to you) and then we will attend the Sustainability  event. B block, arrive at class asap after the event. There is an earthquake drill at 10:18.

Loving the autumn light and working with you folks,

Ms. S

Oct. 10 review and Due dates: Oct. 12 and Oct. 16

Hello 9s,

Today,

•  you submitted your two homework observations.

• I posted a list of names of those of you with missing/late assignments. You have been given until Friday Oct. 12 at lunch to submit all late work. 

• We did some review of terminology (see your short story terminology handouts). There will be a vocabulary/concept test on these later in October or early November. We will continue to work with these ideas and I will give you at least a week's notice prior to the test. At that point I'll let you know more about the format of the assessment.

• We read Charles Charles by Shirley Jackson aloud together and took note of the role that perspective and Point of view played in the story. 
• Using either Charles or The Friday That Everything Changed by Anne Hart, Complete the following Due October 16th:
• rewrite a portion of one of the stories telling it from an alternate point of view/perspective.
• The aim is to see how shifting who tells the tale influences the story.
• Do not alter plot.
• Keep the characters/setting logically consistent.
• You may alter the formatting (ex. instead of dialogue, you might make it, or add an internal monologue told from within the mind of a character we have not heard the thoughts of yet.)
• This ought to be a minimum of 1/2 page typed. Please do not go over 3 pages. More is not always better. 

I very much look forward to reading your creative work.

Ms. S

2 things for Oct. 10, overview of today

Hello 9s,

As it is Thanksgiving and Mid-Autumn festival time, it is a time for gratitude and for being together with family and friends. As such, the homework this weekend is very very minimal.

In light of the reading we have been doing and the discussions we have been having about taking perspective and points of view, please do the following:

DUE OCT. 10:

• Bring 1 example from real life that shows how people’s relationships among the genders are improving.  (Personal, public, artistic, political, musical, news) 
• Bring 1 example from real life that shows that there is still room to improve relations among genders. (Come ready to share verbally about your thoughts)

Recall:

Gender includes: 

Physical; mental and emotional; presentation of self or expression

We all exist along a spectrum of femininity and masculinity and we access these aspects in ourselves as we need them. 

Today,

• We reviewed correction notes based on your character grids and practiced taking notes from spoken instruction. 
• We broke into character groups and adopted the role of one of the characters in our story. We explored what our motivations were (wishes and fears). Then, we were interviewed and we told how WE experienced what was going on in The Friday That Everything changed. In so doing, you were taking perspective. You imagined what it might be like to be in this unique situation. In addition to empathizing, you were reading closely to find evidence in the text to support your views. Well done all!
• You submitted your literary response paragraphs.

Have a safe, happy, and restorative long weekend.

Warmly,

Ms. S

 

Homework and links/notes for review

Hi 9s,

DUE OCT.5 - WRITE A LITERARY RESPONSE PARAGRAPH FOR 1 OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. Where is the story set? How can we know? Give 3 pieces of evidence from the text.

2. From which point of view is the story told? How do we know? Give evidence.

Today,

• Your teams reported out your findings on our group story questions. You expressed your ideas and then provided textual references to support your thoughts. Then, you clarified for us how we ought to understand these references as support for your views.
• This IS literary paragraph format.

Now, we are working on structuring Literary Paragraphs correctly. Please review the following rules that govern proper formatting:

• T.A.G: Title, author, genre.  In order to orient your reader to what you are saying, give this information prior to providing your point/topic sentence/question response. 
• In class, you took photos of slides that provided signal phrases to create smooth transitions from TAG or idea to quote.
• A literary response paragraph continues to follow the PEE C paragraph structure: (point, evidence, example, conclusion) but what is new is that your support/example MUST be evidence ONLY from the text. (Reference or quote) We are practicing quotes today.
• Use literary present /present continuous tense when writing about literature. (We discussed and will keep working on this)
• Write using the 3RD PERSON! Do not use 

Here is the link to the video on quote integration that we watched today: 3 rules for quote integration and examples

Here again, is the link to the story:The Friday That Everything Changed

Good luck with your efforts. Try tonight and see me tomorrow am if you need help.

Ms. S

Review of class Oct. 1

Hello 9s,

Today,

• You submitted your charts for ‘The Friday Everything Changed’ (hm wk)
• We went over marking symbols  and you received a handout to help with that.
• You took notes on key ideas for improvement on paragraphs. We will continue to work on other areas upon which you may wish to focus for improvement going forward.
• In teams, you next began to review a series of questions about the story The Friday Everything Changed. You were finding textual evidence for your responses to these questions.
• You received your marked paragraphs back. Spend some time reviewing your corrections. You are free to come chat with me about them any morning before 8:30. 

Next class, 

• we will regroup, review, and then share out our responses to these questions.
• we will learn/review how to embed/use quotes and references in our paragraphs. This work is to enable us to write literary responses. 

Nice work everyone.

Ms.S