Bad Behaviour!

1) Silent Reading

2) Discussion: What are the elements of a terrific short story??? Think - Group - Share on board

3) Terms: Genre, Memoir, Hyperbole, Understatement

4) Stranger than Fiction - postcard fiction contest... you are all going to create and submit a 250 word story. My sample story...

5) Library - to work on it... you must also hand it in to me by Tuesday, next week.

Check out Kurt Vonnegut's advice:

Inquiry Question

Using the literary terminology we have discussed about the elements of fiction, select one of the videos viewed in class today and use references to that video to explain your answer to this question.

Answers must come in the form of a well-developed paragraph. 12 marks

You must include at least five of the following terms in your response:
Plot – initial incident, climax, etc... (these terms are great for “This Too Shall Pass”)
Setting
Tone (think about "The Suburbs")
Theme
Character
Conflict ("The Suburbs")
Symbols (this is a good one for “Power”)
Imagery
Irony

How is a music video like a short story?

Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs"

Kanye West's "Power"

OK Go's "This Too Shall Pass"


Inquiry Question: How is a music video like a short story?

This and that day...

1) Silent Reading

2) Thanks for paragraphs on Friday

3) New Terms - Symbol, Metaphor and Motif

4) Discuss Elements of "Boys and Girls" Board Work

5) Characterization Chart and Craft

<--- Check out this Wordle of the text of the story.

We'll try a Wordle some time soon...

Boys and Girls

1) Silent Reading - finish reading the story, if need be.

2) Discussion - What do you think of the epiphany in this story? The story was written in the 60's and set even earlier than that; do you think that the world of boys and girls has changed much?

3) Library Work - I did not get the Literary Paragraphs all marked so your next Lit response gets to wait for awhile... I know, I know, you are crushed.

Instead, you have two jobs today:

Characterization Chart - select two characters in "Boys and Girls" and find quotes to support your undestanding of the indirectly and directly presented character traits. Due Monday.

Opinion Paragraph - write an 8-12 sentence paragraph response to ONE of the following topics. Your focus as a writer is to aim for sentence variety.

Have the roles and expectations for girls changed much in the last 50 years?

Have the roles and expectations for boys changed much in the last 50 years?

The media tends to portray men as fools, dummies, coach potatoes, vidoe-game addicts, goofballs, jerks, bad dads, etc… What are young men really like today?

The media inundates us with images of scantily clad women who rise to the top and have power and money and success. How can a young woman have power and self respect today?

Where are the real role models for boys/men?

Where are the real role models for girls/women?

Due Today

Characterization

1) Hand in Literary Paragraph
2) Silent Reading
3) Textbook Sign Out - library.
4) Read "Boys and Girls" Pre-reading - connotation/denotation
5) Characterization notes - Elements of short story notes
6) Characterization chart

Tomorrow: Lit paragraph back and in library to write a second one. (Then we'll ease up for awhile... )

The Literary Paragraph

1) 6 Word Stories - overdue

2) Silent Reading

2) A&P Group Presentations

3) What the heck is a Thesis Statement?

4) Your first writing assignment - select ONE of the following elements of fiction topics and write a paragraph about A&P.

• Given the time, place and social context of the setting of A&P how is it that our understanding of Sammy's motivations and decisions changes?
  


• With the first person point of view, we learn about all of Sammy's observations. How would you describe the protagonist? What sort of character is he?
  


• In A&P, the peak of the plot comes when Sammy shouts out, "I Quit!" How does the falling action and resolution wrap up the story? (Or, is the ending good?)
  


• What is the central theme of A&P? How do you know?

The Literary Paragraph
8 - 12 sentences
At least three short supporting quotes

Remember: Sentence Variety, Transition Words, Best Vocabulary

And don't forget to use PEE!

Introduction/Thesis Statement
Point 1
Quote 1 (Evidence)
Evaluation

Point 2
Quote 2 (Evidence)
Evaluation

etc...
Concluding sentence

6 point scale - out of 12.