The Most Dangerous Game

Here is a link to Richard Connell's story we started reading in class:
http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/danger.html

Read the rest of the story before we begin class on Monday.

On Monday,  we'll look at images of a few words that are written into the story such as astrakhan, chateau, sallow, and precariously.  This will help us visualize a lot of the setting details.

Week 3 Elements of Literature: Plot, Setting, and Mood

• PLOT
• Exposition:  part of the story in which the basic situation and main conflict is introduced (Somebody wants..., but...)
• Rising Action:  chain of events that takes place as the main character struggles to achieve his or her goal.
• Climax:  the point of highest emotional intensity; sometimes the reader learns the outcome of the struggle.
• Resolution:  events following the climax in which any remaining issues or resolved.

Okay, so where does our story take place?

SETTING

• Time of Day
• Location
• Time Period (past, present, future)
• Weather
• Temperature
• Culture

These details of where or when a story takes place creates MOOD!

What is MOOD?

It's that feeling you get (emotional response) when you read a story.   

LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT WORD TO DESCRIBE THESE MOODS? 

How about hostile, inclusive, or barren?

Classwork Due Friday 9/14

Here is the outline I provided after the Pre-Writing stage of our goal statement:

• What is your S.M.A.R.T. Goal?
• Why is this goal important for you to achieve?

• What kind of attitude/s do you need to overcome obstacles and keep you motivated?
• Provide examples of what attitudes motivate you and which attitudes discourage you.
• Provide examples of what obstacles you can predict will come your way.

• What kinds of skills do you need to develop in order to reach your goals? 
• Which skills are specifically related to your S.M.A.R.T. goal?

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We will examine the writing rubric we will use throughout the school year tomorrow as you help your partner revise their goal statement.  

ON FRIDAY September 16, 2011 you must submit the following:

1. Original First Draft with your partner's evaluation symbols.
2. The 6+1 Scoring Rubric with your name on top and your partner's name as EDITOR or READER.
3. Your rewrite or 2nd Draft of the Goal Statement

LATE or INCOMPLETE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  

The History of English in 10 Minutes

These are the series of videos we discussed in class.  Thanks to the OPEN University for creating this animated series.  This is part 1 of 10.  Search "The History of English" for more videos.

We took notes and discussed the PEOPLE, PLACES, WORDS & PHRASES of each chapter in the video series.

Lecture- Personal Goal Draft from week 1

Part 1

Part 2

Homework Due Midnight on Saturday, September 17, 2011

Please fill out the survey at this link.   

http://goo.gl/0TMF9

The survey will be closed after Saturday 9/17/11.

Day 2: Responsibility, Evacuation and Goals

We analyzed characters in The Story of Harvey and wrote a paragraph about responsibility in response to the text.

You can read the story here:

http://charactercounts.org/pdf/lesson-plan-bank_handouts/The-Story-Of-Harvey.pdf

• What does our discussion suggest about responsibility?
• What did you learn from this process about communication, cooperation, and decision-making?

After you wrote your paragraphs I asked if it was fair to blame one person in this kind of situation.

We'll have to look at another pillar of character, FAIRNESS, later on in the course and revisit Harvey's situation later.

    

EVACUATION

e‧vac‧u‧ate

1 [transitive] to send people away from a dangerous place to a safe place

evacuate somebody from/to something

Several families were evacuated from their homes.

During the war he was evacuated to Scotland.

2 [intransitive and transitive] to empty a place by making all the people leave:

Police evacuated the area.

The order was given to evacuate.

3 [transitive] formal to empty your bowels

—evacuation noun [uncountable and countable]

the evacuation of British troops from the area

Police ordered the evacuation of the building.

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

We started to work on setting our personal goals with a list of tangible and intangible assets. 

Tangible Assets:  objects, money, places, people, 

Intangible Assets: ideas, skills, relationships

Day 1 Feedback Questions

These are the "clarifying" questions the class turned in at the end of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th period.

What will we learn? (3)

Officially, you will learn everything outlined in the curriculum map and syllabus.
In reality, you will learn more than I can control and not enough we have time for.

Is this class going to be easy or hard? (2)

My hope is that what you need to know to be successful will be easy for you.

It depends on the amount of effort and ownership you take in your own learning.

Sometimes the best things are the easiest to learn because they are difficult.

Are you married?

Yes.

How do you write a story?

We'll read short stories in the beginning of the year to begin so we can learn about what makes a good story.

What do you like to do the most?

Its hard to pick just one thing. I like to do many things like play guitar, paint, invent things and learn about the world around us. I guess I like to balance all the things I like to do in the best way possible for now.

What is your favorite color?  

I don't like any one color in particular. I like color combinations such as: yellow/green blue/green, or orange/blue. Right now I like orange yellow/blue.

Why is it important to learn world literature?

This is a great question because you are really asking two questions:  

Why is it important to learn about the world?

Why is it important to learn about literature and language?

What is 1+1=?

2

Are you willing to teach through the whole school year?

Of course. Why?

Happy 10th Birthday Kagman High School!

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