Independent Reading Short Stories (1st Six Weeks)

I will scan the handout ASAP and post. In the meantime, extra copies can be found in my classroom. Here are links to the short stories:

• Gift of the Magi
• Text Analysis Question: What does this story seem to be saying about material possessions? 
• Christmas Memory
• Pancakes
• Sound of Thunder
• Text Analysis Question: How would you describe the business practices of Time Safari, Inc.? Did they take care of their customers?
• The Raven
• The Cask of Amontillado
• The Necklace

"The Most Dangerous Game" (short story) 9/18 & 9/19

Read the short story here.

Then complete the following chart in your Daily Entries section of the RWN (Reader Writer Notebook).

You will also need to complete a 1 page Cornell Note handout over sensory details. Grab a copy of the handout in class and then do the following: pick out 10 sensory details in the story. Quote the text and identify which sense is described. Then generate questions about the purpose of those details and answer in the summary box at the bottom. 

"Checkouts" (short story) 9/17

Download a PDF copy of the story here:
Page 1Page 2Page 3Page 4

Bellwork for 9/15 to 9/19

Final Draft Personal Narrative

Personal Narratives were due Monday, Sept. 15th. 

-10 Tuesday

-20 Wednesday

-30 Thursday

-40 Friday

-50 Any day beyond this week.

If you have a documented absence on the DUE day, then you may have an extra day to submit your assignment. Late point deductions will adjust accordingly.

Bellwork 9/12

Using the 5 senses, describe the following scene: a freshly mowed lawn. 

What do you...

• Smell?
• Touch?
• Taste?
• Hear?
• See?

Personal Narrative Writing

The following slide will be completed 9/10/14. 

FOR THE NEXT PART, YOU WILL NEED A HANDOUT TITLED "A Moment of Introspection"

"The Rights to the Streets of Memphis" by Richard Wright

You can find a copy of the full text for the story here.

"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber

Find a copy of the full text online HERE.

Find an audio version available free on Audible.com HERE. You must have an Audible.com account to hear it, but the accounts are free. 

Two Hands Activity

BELLWORK for 9/3 & 9/4

If you missed one of these, add it to your Daily Entries section.

Sept. 3, 2014

Directions: Pick one of the following questions to copy into your Reader Writer Notebook, and then answer the question. Give examples.

• How powerful is love?
• What makes a hero?
• Does good always triumph?
• What is family?
  

Sept. 4, 2014

If you could be somewhere else right now having a grand adventure, where would you be? Describe the moment.