Friday, September 24th, 2021

 Overall Learning Target:  I know people in the classroom better; I feel more comfortable talking to more students in the class.

Circle: What book do you remember reading or being read to you when you were a kid?

Target Practice
Intro to the Day
Egg drop announcement: Egg drop will be Tuesday, September 28th
Phones away

Football DBQ

Learning Target: I can evaluate (for bias and perspective) multiple sources to determine what really happened.

You will be reviewing original source documents about an allegedly great catch made by an Oxford Hills player to determine whether the catch was actually great or not.

1) How to write the body paragraphs

2) Select one (CCR) or two (honors) paragraphs to revise according to the paragraph template

3) Write an introduction

4) Write a conclusion

Stock Market Game: 

Learning Target:  I can explain how the stock market works and what stocks are.
We will be giving each group a company to research and either recommend to buy or not to buy. 

1) Check your stocks

Unit: Independent Reading

Learning Target: I can identify when an author uses characterization and infer it's meaning. 

Read your independent reading book. Mr. Burns will be conferencing with you on your reading.

Writing About Literature

Learning Target:  I can determine the meaning of a story by examining the author's use of characterization.

We will be write a short essay about the short story "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife"written by Ernest Hemingway using characterization to show how a theme is developed.

1) This story appeared right after "Indian Camp" in a collection of short stories called In Our Time.

2) Read the story -- take notes. What do you notice about the way the characters are portrayed (characterization).  You may notice a pattern from Indian Camp.

3) Write a 4 paragraph "essay" -- thesis, two body paragraphs supporting the thesis, conclusion.

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