English 9 Portable 3A Mr. Olivares

Unit 1: Journal # 1 Define the word “annotation” (what you think it means). Why is annotation used?

Unit 1: Journal # 1 Continued Given everything we’ve covered about annotations today, give some examples of how annotations would be useful to you.

Journal # 2: Cluster Diagram/Spider Web Create a cluster diagram of your values Put your main value in the middle Locations/settings Conflicts People involved Characteristics

Journal # 2: Part 2 Describe a time your value changed. How it became stronger, or was changed to what you value now.

Journal #2: Part 3 With your partner Read The Sniper, then answer the following Find specific examples in the text that tell us who the characters are. What is important to them in the beginning versus the ending of the story? What was the shift in values illustrated in the story?

Journal # 3 What does the word conflict mean to you (give an example)?

Journal # 3 Part 2 Why do you think conflict is used in a story?

Journal # 3 Part 3 What is the central idea in the story The Fan Club? How does the conflict in The Fan Club help express the central idea? Finish your Journal cover

Journal # 4 What do you know about Patriots Day/September 11, 2001 Terrorist attack?

Journal # 5: The Interlopers Identify if you agree or disagree with the following statements and explain why: Serious arguments can begin with trivial matters. People who quarrel for a long time often forget why they started fighting in the first place. Arguments always weaken over time. When arguing you should never show weakness. If you apologize first , it shows you are wrong. Revenge is the best way to settle an argument.

Journal # 6 Some stories are so fantastic or contrived that we have to suspend our disbelief—we don’t believe that some stories are possible, so we disregard them. Consider for a moment what each story, The Sniper, The Interlopers, The Fan Club, is saying about: The human condition, how we live our lives—human nature. What are they saying so far about us humans?

Journal # 6 Continued: The Little Things “Little Things” by Raymond Carver 3. As you read, zero in on the effect the author is trying to get. 4. What is the main idea of the story? What are the little things?

Journal Entry # 7 Where/how do we form our personal beliefs and values? What/who influences them? What was the value shift in the story “Arm Wrestling with My Father” by Brad Manning? What caused the shift?

Journal Entry # 8 1. What is the most dangerous game you have played?

Journal Entry # 8 Continued After reading, The Most Dangerous Game, consider: 2. What was the value shift in The Most Dangerous Game?

Journal Entry # 9 What could the story, The Most Dangerous Game, be saying about the human condition (or how we live our lives - human nature)? In other words, what is it saying about humans? What movies have you seen that are similar to The Most Dangerous Game?

You will need Full sheet of paper Fold paper into 16 squares Cut out the squares

Write a word or two to identify the following 3 favorite activities 5 important individual people in your lives 3 goals you have for the future 3 favorite possessions 2 things you would like to own someday

Place them in 4 stacks: Activities People Dreams Possessions

Once Upon a Time You will be asked to make decisions based upon your values. You will have 15 seconds to make each decision. You will crumble or tear up a piece of paper each time you make a decision. All decisions are final. Don’t be a slob.

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Raise your hand if… If you were to play this game again, would you choose to have different squares at the end? If you were to play this game again, would you change some of the things you wrote on your squares?

Journal Entry # 9 Continued How did you feel about the decisions you made? Why? Which were the hardest ones for you to make? Would it have been easier if someone else had made the decisions for you? Why or Why not? Was anyone surprised by the squares he/she left at the end? Do these squares reflect what’s really important to you?

Journal # 10 Symbol—objects, people, or ideas that have an underlying meaning. Draw an example of a symbol Write a paragraph (3+ sentences) describing what the symbol is and how that symbol represent ideas, qualities, a meaning, emotions, or states of mind.

Journal # 11 In the story, The Scarlet Ibis, what is the narrator’s (Brother) values shift? Why do you think the narrator (Brother) shield’s Doodle from the rain at the end of the story?

Journal # 12 How do the stories we tell others reflect our beliefs and values?

Journal Entry # 13 Manifesto: a written statement declaring publicly your intentions, motives, or views Write your policy/your manifesto/your values Begin your paragraph with, “This I believe…” Then add the value characteristic you selected from the Value Game. 3 sentences minimum

Journal Entry # 13 Continued When have you learned from a mistake? When was a time you learned a lesson? Were you two years old? Ten years old? Was it yesterday? Include an exposition of characters (who was involved) and setting Include moment of change / lesson learned

Journal Entry #14 What was an important discovery you made (something you learned) that had a lasting impact on your life? How old were you? Where were you?

Journal Entry # 15 ARE YOU A THRILL SEEKER? OR ARE YOU A SAFETY FIRST TYPE? Give an example to explain your answer.

Journal Entry # 16 Was “back in the day” better? In other words, were things/conditions/life better before, in the past? Give examples to explain your position.

Journal Entry # 16 Continued What did we learn today? So What? (relevancy, importance, usefulness) Now What? (how does this fit into what we are learning, does it affect our thinking, can we predict where we are going)

Journal Entry # 17 Make a list of 10 eventful things (marked by interesting or exciting events) that happened to you in your past.