9/26/19

Lit 7 - Friday, 9/27 - Journal check. Students should have 4 entries.

9/25/19

Reminders:
Lit 7 - Thursday, 9/26, novel vocab test on genre - dilemma.
Friday, 9/27 - Journal check. Students should have 4 entries.

9/24/19

Reminders:
Lit 8 - Wednesday, 9/25 - short story vocab test on protagonist - title.
Lit 7 - Thursday, 9/26 - Novel vocab test on genre - dilemma.
Lit 7 Due Friday, 9/27 - Journal check:
8/27 - Survive?
8/30 - Land?/Fly?
9/10 - Survive?
9/24 - Character Traits

9/23/19

Reminders:
Lit 8 - Wednesday, 9/25, short story vocab test on Protagonist - title.
Lit 7 - Thursday, 9/26, novel vocab test on genre - dilemma.

9/20/19

Reminders:
Lit 8 - Wednesday, 9,25 - short story vocab test on protagonist - title.
Lit 7 - Thursday, 9/26 - novel vocab test on genre - dilemma.

9/16/19

Lit 8 - Wednesday, 9/25, short story vocab test on protagonist - title.
Lit 7 - Thursday, 9/26, novel vocab test on genre - dilemma.

9/12/19

Lit 8 - Monday, 9/16, Journal check on 4 entries:
9/3 Fit in?
9/9 Mean?
9/10 Gift?
9/12 Change?

9/11/19

Reminders:
Lit 8 - Wednesday, 9/25 - short story vocab test on protagonist - title.
Lit 7 - Thursday, 9/26 - novel vocab test on genre - dilemma.

9/9/19

English 7 and 8:
Tuesday, 9/10 - test on nominative case uses for nouns: subject, subject complement, direct address, and apposition.

9/6/19

English 7 - Tuesday, 9/10 - Test on nominative case uses for nouns: subject, subject complement, apposition, and direct address.

9/5/19

Lit 8 - Wednesday, 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 - Thursday, 9/26 - Novel vocab test on genre - dilemma:

Novel Vocabulary

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.

9/4/19

English 7 - Due Thursday, 9/5 - Handout exercise 3.

9/3/19

English 8 - Due Wednesday, 9/4, Handout exercises 1 and 2.
English 7 - Due Wednesday, 9/4, Handout exercises 1 and 2.