September 12, Monday

Homonym Practice and Note-taking

Discussion on “Charles”

Sentence Structure Practice

Creating Character

1. Circle the correct word choice on the Homonym Self-Assessment

Either write the definition or a sentence example of the other homonym choice.

2.Little Red Book: read pp. 197Do Exercise A. You only have to write the

dependent clause

For Third, Fourth, and Sixth Period

Write one sentence as a follow up to Laurie’s parents’ discovery. Use an absolute to describe an emotion they might have.

JOURNAL PROMPT:

Explain the difficulty of developing effective rising action in a personal narrative.

Comment on the effectiveness of Shirley Jackson’s rising action to its ironic ending.

Using the Walter Campbell handout, write a short paragraph creating a picture of you as a kindergartener. Use at least three methods to SHOW us what you were like.Dialogue needs to be one of the methods.