http://pearsonkt.com/WriteToLearn/hi/kcs/
(1) Click here to take the "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" quiz. DUE by 8:00 Wednesday.
(2) In your notebook, define the following terms. Use the internet to locate the definitions. (Remember that you may find several definitions for some of these terms. Choose the definition that applies to its use as a literary element.) DUE by Thursday start of class.
- Literary Element
- Exposition
- Initial Incident
- Rising Action
- Climax
- Falling Action
- Resolution
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Theme
- Conflict
(3) Finalize your Comparison/Contrast essay ("Californian's Tale" and "The Luck of Roaring Camp"). Please print if you can or email to me with a polite request to print if you can't print it on your own. DUE Thursday at start of class.
Monday
Virtual Assignments:
- "The Luck of Roaring Camp" Quiz
- Read and annotate "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
- Work on improving your comparison/contrast draft, which will be due Thursday.
Tuesday
- Bell Work
- Discussion of Novel Assignment (Let's be sure everyone has a book.)
- Discussion and plot diagram of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Wednesday
- "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Quiz
- Finalize your comparison/contrast draft, due Thursday.
Thursday
- Bell Work
- Hand in Comparison/Contrast essay
- Follow up discussion of Novel Assignment
- It's a Mystery: "A Jury of Her Peers"
Friday
- TBD
(1) Click here to take "The Luck of Roaring Camp" Quiz. (Warning--the site does maintenance on Sunday evening, so be aware that you may lose your work if you do it then.)
(2) Read and annotate "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." (Don't worry about the graphic organizer; we'll do that in class on Tuesday.)
You have the copy I gave you on Friday, but just in case, here's the story:
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
I found an old episode of The Twilight Zone on Youtube that is this story. It's about 25 minutes long and broken into three parts. There are a couple of ways to use the video version. Choose the one that best suits you:
- If you're a strong reader, read the story. Then, watch the video if you wish.
- If you're a weak reader, watch the video first. Then, read the story.
- If you read the story and ended up thinking, "Huh? What happened? I don't get it!" Watch the video (or, at least, part three).
(3) Use peer review comments to finalize Comparison/Contrast essay. (Important--see due date below.)
WHEN AND HOW IS IT DUE?
(1) Take "The Luck of Roaring Camp Quiz" by 8:00 Monday night.
(2) "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" reading and annotation due by start of class Tuesday.
(3) Finalized Comparison/Contrast essay due THURSDAY (You have extra time on this one and may want to consider it homework on Tuesday).
(Just in case you're wondering, the elluminate session failed me again, so there's no bell work tutorial. I'm pretty much through wasting my time with elluminate and will have to come up with another way of creating on-line lessons. Lucky you!!!)
You have two tasks to complete today:
(1) Remediate your "Remember Me Journal Entry," if necessary. (Due by 8:00 tonight.)
(2) Write a rough draft of an essay comparing "The Californian's Tale" and "The Luck of Roaring Camp." The prompt for the essay and some graphic organizers to help you are below.
Comparison Essay
You have two prompts to choose from. Choose one:
Prompt #1: The Californian's Tale"* and "The Luck of Roaring Camp" have many similarities and some differences. Write a comparison/contrast essay discussing these similarities and differences. A really strong essay would include an introduction that introduces the two stories and their authors, and makes a statement about why the similarities and differences in these stories are interesting or important. (NOTE: This is the easier of the two prompts.)
If you need help writing a comparison/contrast essay, read this tutorial.
If you need a venn diagram graphic organizer to help organize your thoughts, click here.
NOTE: This graphic organizer does not save. Either print them or do a print screen to save it.
This graphic organizer is a great way to organize your thoughts before you write.
NOTE: This graphic organizer doesn't allow you to type on it. Either print it, or just use it as a model to do one on your own paper by hand.
BRING ANY GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS THAT YOU USE TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR DRAFT.
Prompt #2. While "The Californian's Tale"* and "The Luck of Roaring Camp" have some basic differences, the similarities between the two stories are more important. These similarities reveal some basic truths about people and may demonstrate why these stories, even though over 150 years old, are still relevant today. Write an essay discussing whether, in your opinion, these stories have contemporary relevance. Support your opinion with evidence from the stories. (Note: This is the more challenging of the two prompts. Students who do really well on this one can earn extra credit.)
You might also benefit from the tutorials and graphic organizers shown above.
Hint: Remember our "You're the Tops" scavenger and discussion of contemporary relevance.
ESSAY DRAFT DUE TOMORROW, AUGUST 26 IN CLASS. Please print it and bring it to school tomorrow. If you don't have a printer. . . you know the drill, send it to me with a polite request that I print it for you.
*Oops, I collected 3rd and 4th period's copies of "The Californian's Tale." Here's a URL where you can find the story: http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/mtwain/bl-mtwain-cal.htm
