Freewrite

Today was a wild one with the lockdown drill and then class getting out 30 minutes early do to early release. Make sure you make up the bellwork if you were absent, which was to freewrite. Give me one paragraph about anything you wish.

We went over scheduling option in the English department and we'll finish up with our Mark Twain/tone activity on Monday.

Tone

Today we started with the following bellwork:

Write at least one paragraph on the following prompt: You wake up one morning and look in the mirror to find the face looking back at you is not your own...

Then we went over tone with this powerpoint. In small groups, we each read three different passages by Mark Twain and compared their different tones. The passages and questions can be found here:

Chapters from My Autobiography

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Tone questions

Mood

To make up today's bellwork, describe a character using interesting objects that are important to this character. As always, a paragraph (4-6 sentences) is the minimum for credit for bellwork.

We followed along with the mood powerpoint and looked for mood in two texts: Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young and The Raven.

Library Orientation

Today we went to the library and completed a library orientation to familiarize us with the library and the services they provide. The work cannot really be made up, but will not count against those absent.

Characterization

Today's bellwork was to tell a personal story, a story that happened to you or someone you know. Then we talked about characterization and read the short story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Then we filled out this survey from the perspective of one of the characters.

Bird by Bird

Today's bellwork was to create a story based on one of the plot structures from your 20 Plot Structures handout. After you write your short story, mark where the exposition is (with a "1"), rising action (2), climax (3), falling action (4) and resolution (5).

Then we read Bird by Bird by Anne Lammott and answered these questions that go along with it.

Finally, we went over some potential book report ideas and read from our Gateway Books.

Plot

Today we went over plot. Here's the day's work:

Bellwork #2

Plot powerpoint

Plot notes

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

SRI Testing

Here's what went on today:

Short story anticipation bw

SRI Testing

Selected our Gateway Books

Syllabus

Everyone was here today, but if you lose your copy of the syllabus you can check this one out here:

Syllabus