English 11 Lesson #2

English 11 Lesson #2Todays AgendaMore Procedural StuffFire DrillTornado DrillCircle MapsTeamsExplainedSimilarities and DifferencesI Believe StatementsNext step for Narrative essaysNarrative Writing

Fire drill spot 71Tornado downstairs e-hall BE QUIET

2Emergency Procedures

Fire DrillIf someone tries to steal you on your way out, scream, Youre not my mommy or daddy!Spot 71 on Victory LaneLine up in the grass.Listen for your name when I take attendance.Emergency ProceduresTornado DrillDownstairs E-hallSit on bottomNo talking.No headphones.

Circle MapsCircle MapsTrade maps with someone else on your team.Circle two items that you would like more information about.Give maps back to their creators and then take turns explaining one of the two circled items. TeamsFind similarities and differences with the other members of your group.Create a map - 3 similarities and at least one difference per person.

I Believe StatementsUse maps to come up with 5 I Believe StatementsLook at your words and phrases. Do you see any similar topics?

A few from my list:I believe in staying true to yourself no matter what.I believe that laughter is the best medicine.I believe in nurturing freedoms, not oppressing them.I believe in celebrating diversity.I believe that wasting education is truly a sad thing.

Write your five sentences on the back of your Circle Map and turn in when finished.

In American literature, we will read and discuss narratives, essays, speeches, and short stories that celebrate American beliefs, freedoms, and identities. These ideas are not lost today. People are still writing and communicating what is valued to them. For instance, National Public Radio (NPR) has produced a successful radio show and published a book with essays and thoughts from people all over the world. Because I want to get to know you and because I think it is important to evaluate why we believe what we do, I am going to share some of my list with you and ask you to write your own. 7NarrativesWhat is a NARRATIVE?What are types of NARRATIVES?What are elements of NARRATIVES?

Tells a story8Create-A-StoryWrite a short story (a paragraph) explaining this picture. You must determine POINT OF VIEW, CONFLICT and RESOLUTION.What do you think is going on in this picture?

Create-A-StoryWhat do you think is going on in this picture?

Create-A-StoryWhat do you think is going on in this picture?

Create-A-StoryWhat do you think is going on in this picture?

Are you stories all the same?Why are they not?Native American Beliefs

Use native american myths if time14What is a Myth?DefinitionA traditional story that relies on the supernatural to explain a natural phenomenon, an aspect of human behavior, or a mystery of the universeAny myths involving Avon?Haunted Bridge?

The HauntedBridge-a railway bridge over White Lick Creek. The ghost of an Irish worker who was killed many years is said to haunt the remains of this old railroad trestle in Central Indiana. He was one of many Irish workers who were hired cheap to help build a bridge across White Lick Creek back in the 1850's. The workers were building pylons that would support the bridge and doing this by framing up the sides of a base and pouring concrete inside. One afternoon, a wooden platform collapsed and dumped one of the workers into the wet cement. He slowly sank into the pylon and the other workers could hear his fists hammering against the wooden sides as he drowned. There had been nothing that could have been done to save him...one minute he was there and the next he had vanished! Construction was delayed for several hours while the company tried to decide what to do. Finally, they declined to tear the pylon apart to find the body of a man who was obviously dead and work continued, despite the protests of some of the more superstitious workers. For some years after that, local residents reported the sounds of the man's final screams as he pitched into the concrete. They also claimed, along with a number of railroad men, that the sounds of hammering could be heard coming from inside the concrete pylon. After the trestle was torn down many years later, people started to report the apparition of the man could be seen wandering the area, trying to flag down oncoming trains.15Maui and the Creation of the IslandsElements of a NarrativeWhat attitudes about the land and sea does the story embody? What lessons might the children have learned from the story?Have your parents or grandparents ever shared any stories like this with you?Jot down elements of narrative from this video16Assigned ReadingPick One How the World Was Made p. 24 The Sky Tree p. 35How the Leopard Got His Claws p. 36Identify elements of the narrative.Identify lessons taught/phenomenon explained.