Thursday and Friday

3C1
-element of fiction #3 - character
-"DB Cooper"

db cooper

the skyjacker

Homework
-read over your 3 elements of fiction - conflict, nemesis, character

Friday
-history Channel's DB Cooper

4U1
Thursday and Friday

-deductive and inductive paragraphs
-work on "Growing Up Native"

-Learn about inductive and deductive paragraphs here

Friday
-finish up "Growing Up Native"
-what is a paradox?

-introduction to Critical Approaches - reader response and formalistic - another building block of the course!

Read this article on new evidence as of August of this year - the case that never ends!

the original news report

Wed Sept 13

4U1
-the wonderful world of the—EM dash (and the - EN dash as well)
-what is narrative? (note)
-began a group reading "Growing Up Native"   

Midnight Oil

Sydney Olympics

tragically hip

Review of "The Interlopers"

Mon Sept 11

3C1
-note on conflict and 6 types
-began reading "The Interlopers" p. 41

Homework
-read over the 6 types
-DO NOT finish the story

4U1
-note on descriptive writing (p. 4 and 5, Reading and Writing)
-complete chart for "The Skier" p. 6

Homework
-finish the chart (except diction)
-keep memorizing your rhetorical devices

Friday Sept 8

3C1
-note on overview of Short Stories
-what is a pseudonym? note
-introduction of the short story "The Interlopers"
-D'Angela's guide to a successful year - handout

Homework
-get 2 signatures (due Tuesday)
-read over any material you'd like

4U1
-rhetorical devices ppt (handout and note)
-D'Angela's guide to a successful year - handout

Homework
-get 2 signatures (due Tuesday)
-read over rhetorical devices - they are the basis of the unit

And so it begins...Semester 1, 2017

Welcome to D'Angela Thoughts.

On this blog you will find course information, etexts to much of the literature we study, helpful websites to visit for your course and what we do daily, in class.

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Parents, Guardians and Students: Here is my Phone Policy

D'ANGELA'S PHONE POLICY

One of the biggest detriments to learning today is the increased reliance and use of cell phones.  

I encourage you to speak with your child and to explain to them the importance of keeping their phone away and out of use during class.  I will quietly speak to your child if they are using their phone in class and will remind them it can negatively impact their learning and chance for success in the class.

However, at no point am I going to confiscate a phone nor will I continually interrupt the lesson and the flow of the class for a student who is more interested in their phone than the content of the class and has now made the choice to ignore my request.  It is simply not fair to the rest of the class. They will get one reminder a class.  If they choose to keep using their phone, that is their choice.  

I firmly believe this is a conversation for you to have with your child before semester 2 begins. 

Thank you in advance for your support.