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.