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4. Jan. 26th

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6.  Homework  Tests/Quizzes  Participation  JM Website under English> Kim Lehman Basic Grading: Where to find my stuff:

7. When to find me for help: THIRD HOUR: ERC/my room FOURTH HOUR: LUNCH SEVENTH HOUR: PREP After school until 3:30 – please plan ahead and let me know so I wait for you

8. Other little things….  Backpacks & bags  Food & drink

9. Add your favorite to the back board: Favorite childhood game.

10.  Row #1: After attendance, you will come up front and, using the board, explain the following topic to your classmates: The literary trend of “REALISM”  What we should get out of your presentation: Who, what, where, when, why, how AND one example from today’s modern literature most classmates would connect with or understand.

11. SYLLABUS  Read it over  Have parents/guardians read it over  Both sign it  Due by beginning of class on Friday  Read it over  Have parents/guardians read it over  Both sign it  Due by beginning of class on Friday

12.  CONSIDER: When it comes to being academically successful, research shows that….  MAKE a PIE graph and mark the percentages for these two variables: * Hard work * Intelligence  WRITE a paragraph explaining why you believe the way you do.

13. Create a name using a famous actor or actress’s name and login

15.  Get presentation ready / organized…Write on the board CLASS: Prep your notebook for your first notes

16. Add this info to your notes if your classmates missed it

17. Jan. 27th

18.  The Heart and the Fist, by Eric Greitens

19.  Volunteer on the board to read his bio on p. 440 for extra credit

21.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fwL75vIRu0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRWxDALQK_U

22. "We talked the matter over and could have settled the war in thirty minutes had it been left to us." - Unknown Confederate Soldier referencing a meeting he had with a Union soldier between the lines.

23. Jan. 28 th  Find your seat  Our first story – “An Episode of War,” by Stephen Crane pp. 440- 446, continued  Small group work with the short story  Introduction of NATURALISM TREND if time / and “To Build a Fire”  Reminder of Assignment: Signed Syllabus for Friday

24.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fwL75vIRu0

25.  SIT WITH THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ROW  Choose the runner to get the GROUP ANSWER SHEET  Choose two people to share the RECORDING job  EVERYONE NEEDs a text book open to page 443  Choose your group spokesperson for later  SIT WITH THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ROW  Choose the runner to get the GROUP ANSWER SHEET  Choose two people to share the RECORDING job  EVERYONE NEEDs a text book open to page 443  Choose your group spokesperson for later

26. Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Imagery, Alliteration, Hyperbole,

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28.  Choose your favorite quote / explanation for why it’s an example of writing in the “realism” trend. ONE QUOTE/EXPLANATION!  Be sure you have an example of figurative language to share AND how it improved the story better for the reader  Choose who will speak for your group

29. Choice A: In the story, Crane examines the “seriousness” of a war wound. Compare the reactions of these characters to the Lieutenant's injury: the Lieutenant himself, his soldiers who fight with him, soldiers who react to his injury that he doesn’t know, the doctor, and his family. At the end, the character makes a last comment regarding the seriousness [ or lack thereof ] of his war wound. Question: Is the Lieutenant’s response appropriate? Explain, using the other character’s reactions to help you. In the end, explain, overall, why the Lieutenant reacted this way.

31. Jan. 29th

32. ROMANTICISIM – Poe, C.S. Lewis[ Narnia Chronicles ] TRANSCENDENTALISM – Whitman, Emerson, Thoreau REALISM - Crane NATURALISM - London [MODERNISM] [REGIONALISM]

33. QUICK NOTES ON “NATURALISM”

35. A Famous American Writer, a Famous American Short Story

36. Who is this man?

37. Mother attempted suicide He was temporarily raised by a freed slave Born: 1876 Died: 1916 Was an OYSTER pirate… yup! Worked on a sealing schooner Did time in prison for being a vagrant Went north to mine gold at age 21 Went to but dropped out of Berkeley Univ. due to no mone Went to but dropped out of Berkeley Univ. due to no money Began writing and selling fiction

38. Time Frame: 1876-1916 Died at age 40….?!?!? American author, journalist, and social activist. Pioneer in commercial magazine fiction One of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone. Known for writing “To Build a Fire,” The Call of the Wild, White Fang, the Sea-Wolf and other Klondike tales.

40. Please see p. 554 6 Volunteer readers *Background for Understanding” on the Gold Rush*

42. The Gold Rush of the late 1890s

44.  1896-1899  100,000+ prospectors  Only 30,000- 40, 000 arrived  Most spent $1000 to get there [ $27,000 in today’s cash!]

45. “To Build a Fire, “ By Jack London– Watch!

46. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=P8W NLRUKSBU Audio Book Version

48. Jan. 30th  Attendance  Finish the film To Build a Fire  Small Group Work : 20-25 min.  Reminder of Assignment: Signed Syllabus for TODAY!

49. Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Imagery, Alliteration, Hyperbole,

50.  Choose your favorite quote / explanation for why it’s an example of writing in the “realism” trend. ONE QUOTE/EXPLANATION!  Be sure you have an example of figurative language to share AND how it improved the story better for the reader  Choose who will speak for your group

51. Choice A: Identify three mistakes the man made and explain how these mistakes, when combined, caused his death. OR Choice B: London takes an unusual approach by not naming characters [ “the man, Old- timer,” the dog]. Explain why you think he did it and how it impacts a reader of this tale.