Monday, October 04, 2021

Vocab and Short Stories

 Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. (Arthur Ashe)

Section 1: vocab:  Complete Lesson 5 for Thursday, 10/7 @ midnight.  Lesson due to GC.  10 Original sentences due to www.turnitin.com.  Capitalize the word, underline or highlight the contest clues. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DwV1Mzzqr0v3Nn_77Sw6kqbHkj35WGuP/view?usp=sharing__

The Vocab test will be on Wednesday, 10/13.

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SECTION 2: SHORT STORY PACKETS: 


Complete a plot structure diagram for each short story.  I will have you turn them all in at the end of the unit.

Plot structure link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OojByDx-QbpLzSpUDl8c_gLByelOA0FH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115237694256539959089&rtpof=true&sd=true

links:

Packet A:  Dog That Bit People, Like the Sun, Hearts and Hands, The Fish, The Open Window:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13fU1Ih70xls7S2cvKr-goEJXGX9V7m4S/view?usp=sharing

Packet B: There Will Come Soft Rains, Cat, Masque of the Red Death, Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_BA_pCfPKqUoJcwzPxOZasHW7OJgI1mr/view?usp=sharing

Packet C: Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Most Dangerous Game, Cask of Amontillado

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QZGuaRBL6wVIwUBxQrpC5v2vA-70mHbb/view?usp=sharing

Packet D: Gift of the Magi, Sonata for Harp and Bicycle, Scarlet Ibis, Necklace:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nsXvMaMBaH0_WO5zrPcjbsz0LpkeSf__/view?usp=sharing


2. Short stories COVERED:

10/7- Masque of the Red Death

Lesson link: http://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2021/08/masque-of-red-death-ss.html

9/17- Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets:

Story is located at the end of Packet A 

Lesson Link: https://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2021/08/contents-of-dead-mans-pockets.html

3. Terms:  See Short Story Terms on PowerPoint and worksheet

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BOMW0G1r-Sn1s-fhh8ZM19tzsEfDem0V/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115237694256539959089&rtpof=true&sd=true



Section 3
Review 5 paragraph essays.

4. There will be a test on the Short Story terms on Monday, 10/4 6th period

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SECTION 3: Rewrites

1. Rewrite your opening paragraph and first body paragraph

2. Underline Thesis and blueprint

3. Make sure your bp is parallel

4. Make sure you are proving your argument

5. Make sure your claims / bp prove your thesis

6. Make sure to use transitional statements.  Do NOT topic shift

7. Make sure your examples are fully embedded

8. Watch your tense and person

9. Get in to a small group and read your two paragraphs aloud.

10. Proof one more time

11. Turn your work in to www.turnitn.com by midnight TONIGHT, Thursday, 10/7

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