Jan 18, 2019

Hello! Here's what we're up to today:


Lit 10

1. Checking in
2. Student presentation
3. Teacher notes
4. Creative writing - how to build a character

Ask four questions about the character. These questions can be literal and/or metaphorical (doing both enriches the character). These questions are taken from Vancouver writer Michael Turner.

- Where are they?
- How did they get there?
- Where are they going?
- How will they get there?

Photo: https://pixabay.com/en/people-woman-travel-adventure-trek-2591874/

5. Freewrite: build a character
6. Literary terms
7. Practice paragraph
8. Assigned reading on online daybook


New Media

1. Checking in
2. Student presentations
3. Teacher notes
4. Creative writing - how to build a character

Ask four questions about the character. These questions can be literal and/or metaphorical (doing both enriches the character). These questions are taken from Vancouver writer Michael Turner.

- Where are they?
- How did they get there?
- Where are they going?
- How will they get there?

Photo:
https://pixabay.com/en/people-woman-travel-adventure-trek-2591874/

5. Freewrite: build a character
6. Practice paragraph

- Start with a topic sentence (title, author, argument)
- Choose 2-3 quotes that support that topic sentence. Integrate them properly.
- Analyse each quote, connecting the quote to the argument, and explore potential important meeaning
- Conclude

To prepare:

- Write a practice paragraph. Consider a possible question involving theme, character, or literary terms and write a paragraph. If it's not about Lord of the Flies, I'll be happy to give feedback
- Look over the feedback from your last paragraph


7. Assigned reading on online daybook


English 12

1. Checking in
2. Student presentation(s)
3. Teacher notes
4. Creative writing - how to build a character

Ask four questions about the character. These questions can be literal and/or metaphorical (doing both enriches the character). These questions are taken from Vancouver writer Michael Turner.

- Where are they?
- How did they get there?
- Where are they going?
- How will they get there?

Photo: https://pixabay.com/en/people-woman-travel-adventure-trek-2591874/

5. Freewrite: build a character
6. Literary terms
7. Practice paragraph
8. Assigned reading on the online daybook