Students wrote a quiz! If you missed it, please see me in tutorial at 8:30 tomorrow morning.
Students read their novels, before we jumped into a discussion of the different kinds of irony.
In groups, students applied their understandings of irony to finding examples in the last two pieces we worked with.
If you already have a novel for class, and your homework came back without errors, you have no new homework!
Students read their personal novels.
Some have still not handed in their edited, or late work - this should happen during tomorrow's tutorial.
We did a quick review of capitalisation, and students will have a quiz next class.
Students received a handout on story terms.
We then watched "For the Birds"
- students filled in the Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising
Action(s), Climax, and Denouement sections of a sheet for the short - If you were not in class today, you can watch the film and chart it on the flip side of your personal Cougar/Cub plot diagram.
NO HOMEWORK other than ensuring you have finished filling in the above, studying for your quiz, and bringing your novel to your next class.
Of the homework handed in at the start of class (many did not complete it) much was done badly. Students who did not hand in the work at all should be handing it in during tomorrow's tutorial. By the end of our next class, everyone should be clearer on expectations - those who do not meet them will not meet proficiency for the course.
Students completed the second of 3 capitalisation sheets - they need to ensure they know what's what, because a quiz will follow in the next couple of weeks.
Students completed their own, then looked over the plot diagrams from other groups - most were essentially on track, though some missed key elements, or included too much in some sections of the diagram (I will review these and re-mark).
Students read their personal novels while I checked their homework (a few were missing detail, and some were missing the homework altogether - this should be corrected before Tuesday's).
Students did their first capitalization worksheet - they should review this at home and be sure to have any questions ready for next class.
The block was shortened for Terry Fox - we will continue plot work next class.
HMWRK:
Students began class by listening to "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield, and thinking a bout the lyrics - A number of students forgot to bring a novel today, and those students had a bit of extra time to think...
We did our best to put faces to names - we'll keep working on it!
Students began a review of a standard plot diagram, and used this Cougar Cub Video to plot it out (please watch it at home if you missed today)
HOMEWORK: Have a plan for recording homework (other than your phone) make sure your plot diagram for Cougar/Cub is complete, and bring a novel to next class.
We talked about the things students want to learn in the course, and the fact that many of those are best supported by reading, writing, and talking together.
In groups, students listened to two brief stories - they focused on details to solve mysteries and avoid red herrings.
HMWRK: Bring a novel to next class!
Welcome!
Students found their seats, asked all the questions, looked over a course outline, answered some get-to-know-you questions, and played a name scavenger hunt to get to know their classmates.
Next class, we will do some more icebreaker work, and then get down to work :)
Students are juuuuuust starting to understand the expectations for them this year. We did a quick homework check on last day's vocab (...
