Sept 16, 2020

 Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

• Silent reading (10 minutes)
• Checking in
• Recap yesterday's lesson
• Grading Guidelines for English 8
• Literary terms
• Characterization
• Plot structure
• Freewrite
• Photos? (925/205)
• Short story: "The Iron Barred Door" (190)
• Activity
• How did you react to the ending?
• What do you think happened to the city?
• Why do you think the bar was oiled? (196)
• Make a prediction of what will happen next.
• What did you think of the story?
• Update on Project 1
• Details of Assignment 1
• Paragraph Writing Rubric
• Introduction to the paragraph
• Sample paragraph
• Final vote for The Outsiders or The Giver
• Tomorrow, we'll spend the lesson working on your Assignment 1. 
• For homework:
• Decide which question you'd like to answer for A1
• Write down an answer for these two questions:
• What kind of character is Rebecca? Use characterization.
• Create a plot structure graph for the story