The syllabus, which contains many details about my class can be found at http://www.pps.k12.or.us/depts-c/otl/syllabus/syllabus.php?id=3477.
If you have any questions, please fell free to contact me. My goal is for all of my students to be successful readers, writers, speakers, and thinkers. So that they may achieve their goals in life, and be life-long learners. I believe that the activites we do in this class will help them throughout their lives.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tuesday, 22 September
Writers considered the nature of memories today.
Writers read the short story "Bullet in the Brain" by Tobias Wolf.
Writers were reminded that characterization can be Direct or Indirect. Direct characterization tells the readers facts about a character. Indirect characterization is a form of "showing;" the reader infers from the text, a characters actions and reactions (as well as how characters react to others), and to other elements.
HOMEWORK: Writers are to make two lists for an imaginary character. One list is what the character remembers; the other list is what the character doesn't remember.
Writers read the short story "Bullet in the Brain" by Tobias Wolf.
Writers were reminded that characterization can be Direct or Indirect. Direct characterization tells the readers facts about a character. Indirect characterization is a form of "showing;" the reader infers from the text, a characters actions and reactions (as well as how characters react to others), and to other elements.
HOMEWORK: Writers are to make two lists for an imaginary character. One list is what the character remembers; the other list is what the character doesn't remember.
Monday, 21 September
Writer's read "Composting" in Writing Down the Bones. Writer's used various different pens and writing utensils to discover which worked best for them.
Writer's made a list of those topics they often think about, and wrote about the topic, and about why the topic was important.
6th period still needs to read "Compositng."
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