LeGuin's Theory of Fiction

I handed back the first set of short story notes, which have a completion grade of ten points. Incomplete notes were given five points, but they may be corrected for the same number of points. I gave a little feedback on specific stories, then gave a short lesson on theme. Four clues to an author's theme(s) or message(s) are: title, motifs, symbols, and theme statements.

Students spent the rest of the period on Ursula LeGuin's "Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction." They created a Works Cited entry for the essay, then read the essay. Students will record characteristics and quotes about the two types of stories in a t-chart: the hero story; the carrier bag story. Notes are due tomorrow; I will assign a grade for them.
Homework: Finish reading LeGuin and create the t-chart

Welcome Back!

I returned and briefly discussed the graded Bradford essays, which may be revised for a higher grade, if desired. I handed out Lesson 8 vocabulary, which will be our final Greek lesson. Students used the rest of the period to get caught up on story notes and vocabulary lessons.
Homework: Bradford essay due

Career Day at SWCCC

Career Pathways class only: students travelled to the SWCCC campus for Career Day.

Tuesday, November 19

Substitute teacher: Students read London's "To Build a Fire," and wrote their story notes.

Vocabulary Lesson 7 Quiz

Students

Work Day: Vocabulary Lesson 7 and Short Story Notes

Students had the class period to make up quizzes, work on vocabulary notebooks, and finish short story notes.
Homework: Story Notes #1 due on Monday (Achebe, Lahiri, Shea, Strand, Eggers)--stapled together in alphabetical order by Works Cited entry (author's last name); Lesson 7 Notebook due on Monday; Lesson 7 quiz on Monday

Short Story Work Day

I gave some management rules for paper copies of short stories: no marking; return ASAP.  We finished the "Jumper Down" story notes. For the rest of the period students worked on their short story notes, including two pieces  Achebe, Lahiri, Shea, Strand, and Eggers. I will do a note check on these five stories on Monday.
Homework: Vocabulary Notebook Lesson 7 due tomorrow; Quiz tomorrow