Thursday, August 25th 2016 (EN09) ON DESK: pencil or pen; name tent; Plot Packet; Notebook BY BELL, YOU SHOULD:  Reviewing/finishing plot diagram from yesterday TODAY WE WILL: Plot Review from yesterday Pixar short films Notes for “Most Dangerous Game” Read “Most Dangerous Game” HOMEWORK: No Red Ink Assignment (due Saturday at midnight) Begin working on Independent Novel (due beginning of October) Finish reading “Most Dangerous Game” (p 4-22)

Burn-E: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppfSPzbAQYc Partly Cloudy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FI9Gw58MdA Dug’s Special Mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwh4GCZsyqY Lifted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taNhuUJVEfI

You can read a short story in one sitting. A short story is less than 40 pages. Short stories are written in prose. Everything but poetry is written in prose.

Understanding Conflict Plot is often created through conflict Conflict is what drives the plot of a story What are the two kinds of conflict? External= outside forces Internal= emotions & fears

 

Write True or False in your notes:

“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell Written in 1924 (right after World War I, consider thoughts/ideals of the time) Suspense/foreshadowing Adventure story

Thursday, August 25th 2016 (HONORS) ON DESK: Notebook; Blue Sheet; Venn Diagram Sheet BY BELL, YOU SHOULD: Turn in Theme Strip TODAY WE WILL: Punctuation Notes: Comma Practice! Comparative Lit: How are stories & THEMES similar/different in flood stories from 4 cultures? Explore an ANALYTIC prompt HOMEWORK: Venn diagram completed for 3 of 4 flood stories (Gilga, Noah, Deucalion, Tata & Nena)

When you finish the worksheet... In your notes, write two sentences for each of the following tasks: 1. Use commas to set off an interruption in the flow of the sentence. 2. Use commas before and/or after directly addressing someone. 3. Use commas to separate three or more items in a series.

Allusion! an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

3:2 Ration--we want to balance the diagram! No “duh” details (ex: “there was a flood” for the similarities) We want to explore the stories on a deeper level. Consider: Theme Culture Motif

Prompt Analysis “What?” “Where do I start?” “How long will this be?” “Do I include quotes?” “Who is reading this?” The story of the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh is strikingly similar to “Noah and the Flood.” The myths “Deucalion” and “Tata and Nena” are similar as well. Compare and contrast “Noah and the Flood” with any one of the three flood accounts mentioned above. Consider the following ideas in your analytic paragraph: What is the relationship between humanity and a supreme being in each account? How is each account about both destruction and rebirth?

Prompt Analysis The story of the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh is strikingly similar to “Noah and the Flood.” The myths “Deucalion” and “Tata and Nena” are similar as well. Compare and contrast “Noah and the Flood” with any one of the three flood accounts mentioned above. Consider the following ideas in your analytic paragraph: What is the relationship between humanity and a supreme being in each account? How is each account about both destruction and rebirth?