Thursday 14 February 2013

Week 3: What to Expect

Mon. Feb. 18th:
* Words of the week
* Class guided read of "Hairball" by Canadian legend Margaret Atwood. This story will stay with you! It's disturbing, wonderfully challenging and resonate.
* Check out one literary blogger's summary of this angry piece of fiction.

Tues. Feb. 19th:
* Share of Community Corrections!
* Choose a Creative Character Study for "Hairball" Mobile? Visual Timeline? Prezi? Scrapbook? Journal? The choice is yours.

Wed. Feb.20th & Thurs. Feb.21st:
* Complete Creative Character Study: Due Friday
* Complete Week 3 Vocabulary: Checked Friday
* Consider "Hairball" and our other stories for your final short story evaluation

Fri. Feb. 21st:
* Considering the role of tradition in our lives. What are the positive and negative implications?
* Class read of Shirley Jackson's classic "The Lottery"
* "The Lottery" resources to assist understanding



* Short Story Terms Test Next Friday, begin reviewing your literary devices and how they fit within our stories studied thus far

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