Intro Activities Beginning of Year to 10/19/09 English 10 Intro Activities Beginning of Year to 10/19/09

8/26/09 Good morning! Intro Activity: Take a notebook from the front table if you need one. Write a short paragraph (at least five sentences) that explains what kind of technology you use at home.

8/31/09 Intro Activity: Write a paragraph about what types of stories you like to read. What makes these stories enjoyable for you?

9/1/09 Intro Activity: Define the word conflict in your own words and provide an example of a conflict in your own life.

9/3/09 Intro Activity: Read the quote and answer the questions that follow. “Max knew that a bunk bed was the perfect structure to use when building an indoor fort. First of all, bunk beds have a roof, and a roof is essential if you’re going to have an observation tower. And you need an observation tower if you’re going to spot invading armies before they breach your walls and overtake your kingdom. Anyone without a bunk bed would have a much harder time maintaining a security perimeter, and if you can’t do that you don’t stand a chance.” from Max at Sea by Dave Eggers What is the main idea of this passage? What can we assume about Max’s character?

9/4/09 Intro Activity: Study the cartoon below. Write a paragraph about what you think the characters are doing, saying, and feeling. There are no right or wrong answers!

9/8/09 Intro Activity: Copy the word and definition. Use the word remorse in a sentence. remorse n. deep and painful regret for wrongdoing

9/9/09 Intro Activity: James Thurber often wrote about how people reacted to new technologies. Why might people fear a machine that they do not fully understand? Write a paragraph to answer this question.

9/10/09 Intro Activity: Describe what you see in the drawing below. Why do you think the people are running?

9/11/09 Intro Activity: Describe your immediate reaction to September 11 on the day of the attacks. Where were you on September 11? Today’s Agenda: -Brief video. -Discussion in groups.

9/14/09 Intro Activity: What is a flashback and why might an author use one in a story?

9/15/09 Intro Activity: What does the girl’s facial expression convey? What qualities might the girl in the painting share with Vera in “The Open Window?”

9/22/09 Intro Activity: Study the cartoon below. What epiphany do you think the hamster had?

9/23/09 Intro Activity: Why do some people call this soda while others call it pop?

9/24/09 Connecting to the Story -Intro Activity: Children often do not know everything there is to know about their parents. Before you read “The Book of the Dead,” think about the following question: What details do you know of your parents’ past before you were born? After?

9/29/09 Intro Activity: Write a paragraph that answers the following question: Why are individuals sometimes rejected by others? Are there cases when behaving in this manner is correct?

9/30/09 Intro Activity: Why do you think authors sometimes leave their readers “hanging?”

10/1/09 Intro Activity: How does Shirley Jackson’s “The Summer People” end? What do you think of the story overall?

10/2/09 Intro Activity: What images does the word lottery bring to your mind? What does it make you think of?

10/5 /09 Intro Activity: Briefly summarize the ending of “The Lottery.”

10/13/09 Intro Activity: Write a few sentences that express your opinion about lunch at Woodland Hills High School.

10/15/09 Intro Activity: Name a few poems that you have studied in past English classes. What were these poems about?

10/16/09 Intro Activity: List several facts about Abraham Lincoln.

10/19/09 Intro Activity: Think about the poems we read last week. How would you define poetry now?