English 9

OCTOBER 28TH, 2013

BELLWORK: SENTENCE PATTERN 1-4

BRAINSTORM

FREEWRITE

OUTLINE

HOMEWORK: HANDWRITE A 5 PARAGRAPH ROUGH DRAFT

DO NOT TALK: Detentions Issued for Talking. No exceptions

Instructions: Use Sentence

Patterns 1-4 to discuss your weekend, Halloween, the month of October, or any topic of interest.

Tips Active verbs for 1 & 2,

Linking Verbs for 3 & 4 Noun: person, place, thing,

idea. Pronouns: Stand in place of a

noun: he, she, they, you, etc. Adjectives are words that describe

nouns or pronouns. They may come before the word they describe (That is a cute puppy.) or they may follow the word they describe (That puppy is cute.).

Write using as many of the four patterns as possible. After about five minutes

Speeches over The Help

5th Hour: Logan Landes

7th Hour: Tanner & Gustavo

Short Story Unit Evaluation Goals

Formative Test #2: Narration and Symbolism & Irony (Reading 25 points) This will be tomorrow!

Summative Test: Read selection from the book and take test over selection (50points)

Write a literary analysis of two pages over any of the short stories we read in class. (Writing 100 points)

Freewriting

Using the branches you made brainstorming with clusters, write for 5-10 minutes about your topic. Feel free to use quoted from the book, or to just argue what you think and why.

Example: I think that the sentences create suspense because they slow down the reading pace. For instance, when Rainsford is in the tree, Connell uses a lot of simple sentences and piles them on top of each other. If Rainsford is discovered here, he will be shot. At any moment, the general might see him and kill him. The stakes are high. Thus, slowing down the sentences makes the reader worried for longer. And the inner turmoil Rainsford feels is transferred to us. This use of sentence structure builds suspense in the reader.

Thesis: Brainstorming

Put your thesis in middle circle.

What are three ways you can argue this thesis?

For example, if my thesis was “suspense is built in “The Most Dangerous Game” through sentence structure (tone/voice),” I might use the moment when Zaroff leaves him in the tree, the repetition of Rainsford’s thoughts while being hunted, and the ending confrontation in the bedroom.

Now Outline

Introduction

Attention Getting Opening

Quick Synopsis

Thesis

Body

Subtopic #1

Quote w/Page Citation

Subtopic #2

Quote w/Page Citation

Subtopic #3

Quote w/Page Citation

Conclusion

Restate Thesis & Subtopic

Brief Significance

Subtopic #1: When Zaroff almost spots Rainsford in the tree, Connell uses short simple sentences to make the reader feel the suspense that Rainsford feels.

“Rainsford held his breath. The general’s eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree. Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed”

3-X Paragraph Realized

When Zaroff almost spots Rainsford in the tree, Connell uses short simple sentences to make the reader feel the suspense that Rainsford feels.

“Rainsford held his breath. The general’s eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree. Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed” (33).

(1) If Rainsford is discovered here, he will be shot. At any moment, the general might see him and kill him. The stakes are high.(2) Like the general’s, the readers eyes slow down and take in these sentences at a different pace because there is more punctuation. Thus, slowing down the sentences makes the reader worried for longer. And the inner turmoil Rainsford feels is transferred to us. (3) Connell’s use of sentence structure is a powerful tool he uses to make his story more suspenseful, and thus, more readerable.

Write A Rough Draft in Pencil/Pen

Why write in pencil/pen?

When you are forced to rewrite something entirely, many times you edit your sentences and grammar. Also, you tend to build and develop your argument.

HOMEWORK: Your homework is to have a 5 paragraph rough draft on your paper by tomorrow. Please bring tomorrow for 5 point of your overall essay grade.

Literary Analysis

Choose any story we’ve read: “The Sniper”“The Most Dangerous Game”“Harrison Bergeron”“Old Man at the Bridge”“Thank You, Ma’am” “In the Family” “The Interlopers”“Peter and Rosa”“The Necklace”

Homework

Pick which story you want to do. Reread it. Come up with a thesis that

covers a literary element in the story and the effect that literary element has on the story overall.

Bring thesis statements on Monday.