3/31 - Character Development

What we did in class:


DOL:

1.    the 7 cyclists couldnt agree on which town were the furthest away trumann arkansas somerville TN or senatobia mississippi

Setting (review) / Begin Character Development

 Vocabulary DOL

10 minutes

 

Quiz:

1. Who initially came to visit Sherlock Holmes for advice?
2. What advice was he seeking?
3. Who was the first murder victim?
4. How did he die?
5. Who was Selden?

 

10 Minutes

 

Discuss: Hound / Plot

10 minutes

 

Power Point Presentation

 Characters & Setting Hound of the Baskervilles

10 Minutes

 

Discuss History of the Mystery -

3 minutes

 

Character Development Activity -Have students form small groups and brain storm different types of character archetypes.

10 minutes

 

Homework: Find passages of character development/ or spatial or temporal setting from Hound of the Baskervilles - Be prepared to easily find and reference these passages tomorrow.

3/21 - Setting - Spatial/Temporal

What we did in class:

1)Discussed and reviewed setting.
Temporal/Spatial (time & space)

2) Discussed how to write "Show not tell"
  example : tell - The room was large and dark.
                  show - As I entered the room, the sound of my feet echoed as I walked across the floor of the room; with out light to guide my way I had no idea how far the expanse would reach.

3) Students wrote about their favorite place to read.

4) Students discussed their writing.

5) Class discussed places which might make a good setting for a scene of a mystery story.

6) Students wrote about this place using temporal and spatial descriptors.

7) work was read and discussed.



Homework:

Read Hound of the Baskervilles
Have a good springbreak.

3/19-20 - Introduction to Narrative Writing/Mystery - The Speckled Band

What we did in class:

• We discussed the upcoming unit concerning Narrative Writing / Mystery.
• We talked about how this unit will allow the class to participate in daily writing activities.
• These writing activities will be low stakes writing and will help students develop the skill of simply committing their thoughts to paper. 
• We began to discuss what is needed to develop a Narrative.
• Setting Temporal/Spatial (time/space)
• Developed Characters
• Plot (5 elements)
• Conflict
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution
• Foreshadowing/ Red Herring/ Clues
• Symbols 
• YuWe listened to "The Adventures of the Speckled Band" and read along.
• We discussed the story

The Speckled Band Audio

The Speckled Band Text

Homework:

Read the Hound of the Baskervilles

Introduction

Hello!
I see you have discovered my class blog. I am going to use this blog as a resource for the class.
I will add a post daily, which will discuss what we have covered in class for the day and will list what the homework assignment is. You can use this blog as a study guide to refresh your memory about what we have covered in class. You can also use it to discovered what you missed if you are absent. If you have any questions regarding a lesson or a class assignment you will have an opportunity to leave a comment or ask a question in the comment section at the bottom of the post. I hope you will find this blog to be a helpful addition to our class. If you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to ask.