Finish reading up to and including Chapter 8 in "The Pigman." Today we began our character sketches of John or Lorraine. We are using our character evidence notes to assist us in our writing. I went over the "sexy" formula for writing:
-Statement (a claim about the character)
-Evidence (quote, with page # to back up the claim)
-eXplanation (your explanation of the evidence)
-Your opinion (personal thoughts)
...We'll be editing our drafts on Tuesday.
>Submit overdue fairy tales and novel reviews with criteria assessments.
>Finish reading up to & including Chapter 11 in "The Pigman."
Monday, December 3, 2007
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Week of November 19-23rd
Hi, Everyone:
Welcome to the English 9 assignment schedule blog. Here, I'll be posting assignments, learning intentions for our units, and other related commentary. Please feel free to comment or ask for help, and I'll respond to you as quickly as possible.
We're currently reading "The Pigman" chapters 6-8. One of our learning intentions is to discuss theme and symbolism in the novel, and one of the skills we're working on is the character sketch.
At this point, you're to have notes on John, Lorraine, and Mr. Pignati. You can use any method you like: sticky notes with comments and page #'s, or writing your notes directly onto the "psychologist's notes"provided. Remember your inference skills! These will be crucial to your character sketch. How are your notes coming?
As part of the novel, we've been discussing ideas using wikispace. This format allows everyone to participate.
Upcoming: character sketch in-class write this Friday, November 30th in the morning.
Welcome to the English 9 assignment schedule blog. Here, I'll be posting assignments, learning intentions for our units, and other related commentary. Please feel free to comment or ask for help, and I'll respond to you as quickly as possible.
We're currently reading "The Pigman" chapters 6-8. One of our learning intentions is to discuss theme and symbolism in the novel, and one of the skills we're working on is the character sketch.
At this point, you're to have notes on John, Lorraine, and Mr. Pignati. You can use any method you like: sticky notes with comments and page #'s, or writing your notes directly onto the "psychologist's notes"provided. Remember your inference skills! These will be crucial to your character sketch. How are your notes coming?
As part of the novel, we've been discussing ideas using wikispace. This format allows everyone to participate.
Upcoming: character sketch in-class write this Friday, November 30th in the morning.
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