Oct 11, 2022

 Hello! Sorry I can't be there today - as we know, toddlers are simultaneously a joy and full of germs.

English 9

• Watch "The Danger of a Single Story" TED Talk
• If the TOC is able to show it on the projector, simply start it from the beginning again
• If the projector is not possible, feel free to watch it on your devices, starting from where we left off (around the 7 minute mark)
• Set a timer for ten minutes, and respond in a freewrite to the following prompt: What are "single stories" that you know about in real life?
• When complete, share your responses with those around you. If you're comfortable, share it with the class when prompted.
• Time to work on Assignment 4. Note a small change I made to the instructions: you may now only choose from the first three texts ("Freedom" by Beyonce, "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury, or "The Danger of a Single Story" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - links available on the assignment page). For tomorrow:
• Choose a relevant quote
• Identify a symbol present in the quote
• Create a plan for how to visualize that symbol
• Start your assignment - this is your task for the remainder of the class
• For the rest of the week:
• Tomorrow, we'll take a look at the art of Lawrence Paul
• Thursday, I'll give you the entire class to complete Assignment 4, which will be due on Friday
• Friday, we'll begin assignment 5

English 8

• Recap "The Iron-Barred Door" (page 190 from In Context 2 - found in the back of the class). In pairs, offer answers for each of these questions, and then be prepared to share your answers as a class:
• Summarize the story, using Freytag's pyramid: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
• Did you like or dislike the story? Why?
• What kind of person is Rebecca? Answer using three examples from the text for support:
• One using her own words
• One using her appearance
• One using her actions
• Create a thematic statement (sometimes, ______ can ________) that reflects the story
• Would you consider George to be good or evil, or something in between? Why?
• Set a timer for ten minutes, and respond in a freewrite to the following prompt: What do you think happens after the end of the story? Feel free to write creatively or persuasively - your choice.
• When complete, share your responses with those around you. If you're comfortable, share it with the class when prompted.
• Time to work on Assignment 5. Note a small change I made to the instructions: you may now only choose from the first three texts ("the last great american dynasty" by Taylor Swift, "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" by Sir Ken Robinson, and "The Iron-Barred Door" by Monica Hughes - links available on the assignment page). For tomorrow:
• Choose a relevant quote
• Identify the tone present in the quote
• Create a plan for how to visualize that tone
• Start your assignment - this is your task for the remainder of the class
• For the rest of the week:
• Tomorrow, we'll take a look at "Fast Car"
• Thursday, I'll give you the entire class to complete Assignment 5, which will be due on Friday
• Friday, we'll begin assignment 6