Posted: November 22, 2011
Unit 3 Section 3.7Pages 145-14612, 13, 14, 16, 17
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Posted: November 21, 2011
Unit 3
Section 3.7
Page 145
Questions: 4, 5, 8
Posted: November 21, 2011
Using one of the memoirs you outlined previously. Rewrite the outline to include sensory details. Using the concept that it should be like "a movie in your mind". Keep our example of "Snow Hill Sniper" in place as a model. This model given in class had great details.
Your expanded memoire should be 150- 200 words.
Posted: November 21, 2011
Response #6: Suspense
The last responses have focused on plot and this response will continue to focus on plot in the fictional story you are reading. Fictional stories build suspense using a number of strategies. What are some strategies your author is using to create suspense? Be sure to provide enough information about the suspenseful situation for me to understand it. Be sure to explain completely why it creates suspense. Your author may be using one or more of the techniques from the notes photocopied and given to you in class or they may be using some other method. In either case explain your response fully.
Note: The author may use many of the techniques listed but you should choose to explain no more than three.
Posted: November 20, 2011
Unit 3 Section 3.6Pages 139-140
Posted: November 16, 2011
Response #1:
(INTRODUCING A CHARACTER)
How does your author introduce a character?
What do they look like?
What technique do they use to
let the reader know?
→ How does the author provideinsight into the character?
→Describe one or two traits of a character and how does the author let the reader know?
Posted: November 16, 2011
Response # 5: Sub-plots
In the last response you focused on how the story began "the introductory incident". In this response explain how the author is using sub plots or complications (the "smaller" problems) in the plot to keep the readers attention and to move the story forward.
Are the sub-plots in your book moving the story forward toward a climax orare they a distraction?
In your response you may need to use events that may extend over several pages. In this case a direct quote may not be possible so you will need to state the specific events and then put a page number after to indicate where in the book that event occurred.
For example:
In Holes, Sachar has Stanley teaching Zero to read which cause conflict with the warden, the other campers, and the guards (pages 106-116). This complication eventually leads to Zero attacking Sir. This subplot was very effective. Stanley forms a true friendship with Zero as he teaches him to read. It is through this that Zero's past is revealed. His mother use to leave Zero at the park for the day. When the boys are talking they realize this is the park Stanley played in. When Zero was abandoned by his mom he slept in that park for several nights.
Eventually Zero runs away from Camp Green Lake and once again finds himself "homeless" in a sense. Stanley from before would have been too scared to help Zero. The Stanley who has been shaped by events at Camp Green Lake eventually pursues Zero and takes care of him. There are many 'full circle moments' in this story and this is one of them. This sub plot works well as it does eventually lead to the climax and resolution of the story.
Posted: November 16, 2011
Unit 3Section 3.5Pages 132-134Questions: 3, 5, 8, 11, 12
Posted: November 16, 2011
Unit 3Section 3.5Pages 132-134Questions: 3, 5, 8, 11, 12
Posted: November 15, 2011
Mid-Unit Quiz for Unit 3