Today we spent some time freewriting to prepare for our creative writing unit, which begins on Friday. The topic for today was writing about the weirdest dream you've ever had. The great thing about weird dreams is that it can not only trigger other memories, but they can give you some great material to work with in your writing. We shared some of them, had a few laughs, and then briefly went over the assessment for Lord of the Flies. Remember, those of you who opted to take the standard test will do so on block day (Wed. for Per.3, Thurs. for Period 2). Scroll down to the "Assessment Info" post to find the short stories for the compare/contrast essay, the test study guide, the peer response sheets, and some student examples. We also discussed allegory some more today. As you know by now, Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel and Golding has specific ideas and "lessons" he hopes to convey to the reader through his use of symbolism and allusion. We read Dr.Seuss' The Sneetches, which is a great example of allegory, followed by a discussion. View the entire book via power point below, and answer the questions on the last slide. Also, view the literary criticism of the book by Katie Littleton Sanders and the symbols chart. Remember, your assessments are due no later than this Friday, October 10th. NO EXCEPTIONS.Tuesday, October 7, 2008
English 9 - Tuesday, October 7th
Today we spent some time freewriting to prepare for our creative writing unit, which begins on Friday. The topic for today was writing about the weirdest dream you've ever had. The great thing about weird dreams is that it can not only trigger other memories, but they can give you some great material to work with in your writing. We shared some of them, had a few laughs, and then briefly went over the assessment for Lord of the Flies. Remember, those of you who opted to take the standard test will do so on block day (Wed. for Per.3, Thurs. for Period 2). Scroll down to the "Assessment Info" post to find the short stories for the compare/contrast essay, the test study guide, the peer response sheets, and some student examples. We also discussed allegory some more today. As you know by now, Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel and Golding has specific ideas and "lessons" he hopes to convey to the reader through his use of symbolism and allusion. We read Dr.Seuss' The Sneetches, which is a great example of allegory, followed by a discussion. View the entire book via power point below, and answer the questions on the last slide. Also, view the literary criticism of the book by Katie Littleton Sanders and the symbols chart. Remember, your assessments are due no later than this Friday, October 10th. NO EXCEPTIONS.
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