Daily Archives: September 28, 2020

Monday September 28th, 2020

Good Afternoon.

*We will start class with our quiz on short story terms

-We will start to read a new short story “Forgiveness in Families”.

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*Discussion Question:

  1.  Which has the greater influence on child development, heredity or environment?
  2. This story explores issues such as sibling rivalry, lifestyles, jealousy, conformity and spiritual beliefs.  Were there any of these issues that touched you the most and why?

Short Story Summary

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*first open up the following link…there is a pre-reading exercise that we will start with…

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-“The Simpsons” and Tell Tale heart

Short Story Summary

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For my online learners (M-Z)

We already discussed what you would work on so this is taken directly from my white board…

  1. Venn Diagram/chart on Harrison Bergeron and the movie 2081 by Tuesday Sept. 29th.
  2. Short Story Graphic Organizer on “Harrison Bergeron” (by Tuesday September 29th).
  3. Short story terms quiz (will be on Tuesday September 29th.)
  4. Sam the Athlete Paragraph (good copy) keep working on this!  (it is due in on Tuesday September 29th.)
  5. Upload “House” short story summary to Teams.
  6. Wednesday Writes:  Ridiculous situation or a childhood experience DRAFT uploaded to Teams by Tuesday September 29th.

Monday September 28th, 2020

Good Morning!

*Quick search: The role of men and women in the Victorian Era…What would it have been like to be a man or a woman living during the Victorian Era?  Search out the history of this time period then answer this question….

*Read aloud the short story “The Waltz”.

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*Write a few paragraphs from the short story “The Waltz” but from the perspective of the man 🙂

*We looked at gender roles…looking at gender roles in “The Waltz”.  What did you all learn about gender roles in the Victorian era? Discuss

*You were asked to write a few paragraphs from the man’s perspective –anyone want to share theirs aloud??

https://youtu.be/Xy7icJSTjL8

* We will read the short story “Borders” by Thomas King

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