9/27/18

Lit 7 - Due Friday, 9/28 - Journal check. Students should have 4 entries. I reviewed them today in class.

9/24/18

Lit 6 - Tuesday, 9/25 - Journal check. Students should have 4 entries.
Eng 7   - Tuesday, 9/25 -   Test on objective case uses for nouns.
Lit 8 - Tuesday , 9/25  - short  story vocab test.       Protagonist - title
Lit 7 - Tuesday, 9/25 - novel vocab test.  Genre - dilemma .

9/21/18

English 7 - Tuesday, 9/25 - Test on objective case uses for nouns.
Lit 7 -  Tuesday, 9/25 - novel vocab test on genre - dilemma
English 8 - Monday, 9/24 - Test on objective case uses for nouns
Lit 8 - Tuesday, 9/25 - short story vocab test on protagonist  -  title.

9/20/18

English 8 - Monday , 9/24, test on objective case uses for nouns.

9/18/18

Lit 8 - Thursday , 9 /20, journal check. Students should have 5 entries.
Lit 8 - Tuesday, 9/25 - short story vocab test  on protagonist -  title.
Lit 7   - Tuesday, 9/25 - novel vocab test on   genre - dilemma.

9/13/18

  Lit 7  - Due  Tuesday, 9/18 , - This will count as a test and homework grade . It must be typed, double-spaced , and at least two paragraphs. It will be graded for spelling, punctuation, and grammar.  The title is "Survive."  Students should write about whether or not they could survive in the woods by themselves for a long period of time.  We  discussed this in class.

9/10/18

English  8- Tuesday, 9/11, test on nominative case uses for nouns - subject, subject  complement, direct address, and apposition.
English  7- Tuesday, 9/11, test on nominative case uses for nouns - subject, subject  complement, direct address, and apposition.

9/7/18

English 7  - Tuesday, 9/11,  test on nominative case uses for nouns - subject, subject complement, direct address, and apposition.

9/5/18

* English 7 - Due Thursday, 9.6, Exercise 3
*Lit 7  - see test information below
*Lit 8 - Tuesday, 9/25, short story vocab test  on protagonist - title.

Short Story Vocabulary

Protagonist: The main character of the story. Can be one person or a group of people. Always faces a dilemma and present in the climax. Always has some revelation or realization that he needs to have.

Dilemma: A struggle between opposing forces. The conflict can be internal or external. It’s often a problem the protagonist needs to solve or a realization that he needs to have.

Climax: That point in the story where you know that the protagonist has resolved his dilemma. It must be a direct quote from the story. The protagonist must be present in the climax.

Denouement: What happens as a result of the protagonist solving his dilemma. Not every story has one.

Antagonists: Forces upon the Protagonist creating his dilemma. Must have both positive and negative forces or there is no dilemma. They can be a person, thing, situation, or belief.

Theme: A universal truth about people – the things they do, the way they are, that can be applied to your life. Not a dippy moral.

Characterization: A drawing of three-dimensional characters that include looks, personality, character traits. In a short story it needs to be done quickly.

Plot: What happens in a story. Limited in a short story.

Setting: Where the story takes place. Includes description and sensory images.

Title: Name of the story. Often an important key into the meaning of the story.

Lit 7 - Tuesday, 9/25  . novel vocab test on genre - dilemma.

Genre: A group, type, or classification of Literature. (Novel, Poetry, etc.)

Plot: What happens in a story. Multiple plots and subplots in a novel

Setting: Where the story takes place. Includes description and sensory images. Multiple settings in a novel.

Title: Name of story. Often an important key into the meaning of the story.

Characterization: Drawing of three-dimensional characters including looks, personality, character traits.

Dilemma: A struggle between opposing forces. The conflict can be internal or external. It’s often a problem the protagonist needs to solve or a realization that he needs to have.

9/4/18

Lit 8 - Due Wednesday,  9/5 - Proofreading page 103 top and bottom.
Lit 7 - Due Wednesday, 9/5 - Proofreading page 59 top and bottom.
Lit 6 - Due Wednesday, 9/5 - Proofreading page 13 top and bottom.