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Jan. 26th

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Homework Tests/Quizzes Participation JM Website under English> Kim Lehman Basic Grading: Where to find my stuff:

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When to find me for help: THIRD HOUR: ERC/my room FOURTH HOUR: LUNCH SEVENTH HOUR: PREP After school until 3:30 please plan ahead and let me know so I wait for you

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Other little things. Backpacks & bags Food & drink

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Add your favorite to the back board: Favorite childhood game.

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Row #1: After attendance, you will come up front and, using the board, explain the following topic to your classmates: The literary trend of REALISM What we should get out of your presentation: Who, what, where, when, why, how AND one example from todays modern literature most classmates would connect with or understand.

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SYLLABUS Read it over Have parents/guardians read it over Both sign it Due by beginning of class on Friday Read it over Have parents/guardians read it over Both sign it Due by beginning of class on Friday

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CONSIDER: When it comes to being academically successful, research shows that. MAKE a PIE graph and mark the percentages for these two variables: * Hard work * Intelligence WRITE a paragraph explaining why you believe the way you do.

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Create a name using a famous actor or actresss name and login

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Get presentation ready / organizedWrite on the board CLASS: Prep your notebook for your first notes

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Add this info to your notes if your classmates missed it

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Jan. 27th

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The Heart and the Fist, by Eric Greitens

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Volunteer on the board to read his bio on p. 440 for extra credit

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fwL75vIRu0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRWxDALQK_U

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"We talked the matter over and could have settled the war in thirty minutes had it been left to us." - Unknown Confederate Soldier referencing a meeting he had with a Union soldier between the lines.

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Jan. 28 th Find your seat Our first story An Episode of War, by Stephen Crane pp. 440- 446, continued Small group work with the short story Introduction of NATURALISM TREND if time / and To Build a Fire Reminder of Assignment: Signed Syllabus for Friday

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fwL75vIRu0

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SIT WITH THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ROW Choose the runner to get the GROUP ANSWER SHEET Choose two people to share the RECORDING job EVERYONE NEEDs a text book open to page 443 Choose your group spokesperson for later SIT WITH THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ROW Choose the runner to get the GROUP ANSWER SHEET Choose two people to share the RECORDING job EVERYONE NEEDs a text book open to page 443 Choose your group spokesperson for later

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Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Imagery, Alliteration, Hyperbole,

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Choose your favorite quote / explanation for why its an example of writing in the realism trend. ONE QUOTE/EXPLANATION! Be sure you have an example of figurative language to share AND how it improved the story better for the reader Choose who will speak for your group

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Choice A: In the story, Crane examines the seriousness of a war wound. Compare the reactions of these characters to the Lieutenant's injury: the Lieutenant himself, his soldiers who fight with him, soldiers who react to his injury that he doesnt know, the doctor, and his family. At the end, the character makes a last comment regarding the seriousness [ or lack thereof ] of his war wound. Question: Is the Lieutenants response appropriate? Explain, using the other characters reactions to help you. In the end, explain, overall, why the Lieutenant reacted this way.

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Jan. 29th

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ROMANTICISIM Poe, C.S. Lewis[ Narnia Chronicles ] TRANSCENDENTALISM Whitman, Emerson, Thoreau REALISM - Crane NATURALISM - London [MODERNISM] [REGIONALISM]

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QUICK NOTES ON NATURALISM

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A Famous American Writer, a Famous American Short Story

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Who is this man?

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Mother attempted suicide He was temporarily raised by a freed slave Born: 1876 Died: 1916 Was an OYSTER pirate yup! Worked on a sealing schooner Did time in prison for being a vagrant Went north to mine gold at age 21 Went to but dropped out of Berkeley Univ. due to no mone Went to but dropped out of Berkeley Univ. due to no money Began writing and selling fiction

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Time Frame: 1876-1916 Died at age 40.?!?!? American author, journalist, and social activist. Pioneer in commercial magazine fiction One of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone. Known for writing To Build a Fire, The Call of the Wild, White Fang, the Sea-Wolf and other Klondike tales.

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Please see p. 554 6 Volunteer readers *Background for Understanding on the Gold Rush*

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The Gold Rush of the late 1890s

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1896-1899 100,000+ prospectors Only 30,000- 40, 000 arrived Most spent $1000 to get there [ $27,000 in todays cash!]

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To Build a Fire, By Jack London Watch!

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HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=P8W NLRUKSBU Audio Book Version

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Jan. 30th Attendance Finish the film To Build a Fire Small Group Work : 20-25 min. Reminder of Assignment: Signed Syllabus for TODAY!

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Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Imagery, Alliteration, Hyperbole,

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Choose your favorite quote / explanation for why its an example of writing in the realism trend. ONE QUOTE/EXPLANATION! Be sure you have an example of figurative language to share AND how it improved the story better for the reader Choose who will speak for your group

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Choice A: Identify three mistakes the man made and explain how these mistakes, when combined, caused his death. OR Choice B: London takes an unusual approach by not naming characters [ the man, Old- timer, the dog]. Explain why you think he did it and how it impacts a reader of this tale.