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Storytelling: What Makes a Great Story Great?

***The calendar from the previous unit is in the "Short Stories" tab at the left

Date Assignment Due Class Activities Homework
T 10.14   Finish Textual Evidence assignment by writing a paragraph response

Salman Rushdie and Free Speech

Begin Haroun and the Sea of Stories

Reading Calendar

Character Chart

Read through the end of Chapter 2 of Haroun and the Sea of Stories. There will be a quiz on chapters one and two next class. If you take notes, then you may use those notes on the quiz. You may also use your character chart.
Th 10.16 Ch 1-2 Vocabulary Review

Quiz Chapters 1-2

Double-Entry Journal Overview

D-E Journal Sample

D-E Journal Practice

Begin Chapter 3

Read Ch 3-4
M 10.20 Ch 3-4 Quiz Chapters 3-4

Questions Handout and practice

Begin Chapter 5

Study for vocab quiz next class

Read through chapter 6 AND take notes (you will turn in the notes)

W 10.22 Ch 5-6 Vocab Quiz

Quiz Chapters 5-6

Begin Chapter 7

Read through chapter 8 AND take notes (you will turn in the notes)
F 10.24 Ch 7-8 & Notes Word of the Day: Abashed

Quiz Chapters 7-8

Double Entry Journal

Read Chapter 9

Read through chapter 10 and complete a C/Q/C for chapters 9 and 10
T 10.28 Read and C/Q/C for 9 and 10 Word of the Day: Bewilder

Quiz 9-10

Begin Smoke Signals and Viewing Guide

Read chapter 11 and take notes
Th 10.30 Read and notes for chapter 11 Finish Smoke Signals and viewing guide

Word of the Day: Belligerent

Finish the book
M 11.3 Book and notes finished Allegory and allusions in Haroun Catch-up. If you missed a quiz, be ready to take it Wednesday.
W 11.5   Quiz 11-12 & Quiz make-ups

Allegory in Haroun

 
F 11.7   First Quarter Check-in Review your check in and grade report with your parents. Return the signature sheet.
W 11.12   Word of the Day Review

Allegory Write

Write a few sentences explaining how the evidence you chose supports the topic sentence we worked with in class today.
F 11.13 Allegory Chunk Allegory Write

Narrative Essay Assignment

There are three options for your narrative essay. For each option, brainstorm two possibilities (this gives you a total of six possibilities). Select any two of these possibilities, and, for each possibility, write down a 1/2 page of ideas.
T 11.18   Revise the Haroun Analysis

Haroun Analysis Period 5

Haroun Analysis Period 6

Free Write or organize ideas for Narrative Essay

Digression

Type one page (double-spaced) of your draft OR handwrite two pages
Th 11.20 one page of first draft Computer Lab to work on draft

Peer Feedback

Make sure you have a full draft for Monday (beginning to end). Start making revisions. Your final is due Wednesday.
M 11.24 full draft Writing effective openings

Computer Lab

Final Narrative Essay and all drafts/brainstorms due in class. Final draft due on turnitin.com by 3:00.