Thursday, March 31st

-Went over editorials and then submitted them
- Read and editorial supplied by Mr. Hanlon and found: shift, objective tone, and structure.
-Have your thesis ready for next class so we can continue essay preparation


**In The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury...**
**The themes of The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury is that...**
**Ray Bradbury demonstrates use of irony by... in The Martian Chronicles **

Tuesday, March 29

-Handed back Parts of Speech Worksheet  --> Quiz is one week from today
- Handed back "The Ballad of the Black Fox Skin" questions
-Parts of speech tutorial on Thursday after school if you need extra help! (optional)
-Be sure to hand in your "David" questions!!
-Started essay preparation:
            Define: active/ passive voice, climatic order, persuasive technique, editorial,objective/ subjective tone,bias
-Remember to bring in an editorial for next class (cut out from the newspaper or print off online)
-Copied down "Essay Structure Notes" *see classmate to copy them down*


**for extra help, possible essay topics are: use of irony, use of allegory, theme, and style**

Thursday, January 21

-Root Quiz #4 is two classes from now
-Submit "Love Haiku"
-David Questions:

1. Find assonance in part IX.
2. Find 3 words (each from a different part) forming a motif.
3. Find metaphor in part IX.
4. Find alliteration in part IX.
5. Explain one moment of foreshadowing.

*Submit on a different piece of paper by Tuesday*
-Read another entry of "The Martian Chronicles"
-Parts of Speech handout

• demonstrate indirect objects
• conjunctions

*Quiz will be similar to this, but, only five sentences*

Thursday, January 14

-Read "David" by Birney Earle (1904-1995)

• Find: 
• Metaphor
• Motif
• Alliteration
• Assonance
• Course question it 

*Assonance: The repetition of a particular vowel sound in close proximity* 

                             ex. This kid with his stick was running while i slipped*

Friday, January 8

-Reviewed grammar sheet #6-10
-Read the next entry of The Martian Chronicles

•   Finish Notes for next day

Wednesday, January 6

-Went over "Reviewing Nouns and Verbs" handout
-Reviewed homework (Twentieth Century Man)
-Work that should be handed in by now includes:

• "-And The Moon Be Still As Bright" paragraph outline on a chosen course question
• "So we'll go no more a-roving" questions
• Third expedition worksheet
• Third expedition paragraph outline on motifs
• Twentieth Century Man worksheet
• Earth Man P.E.E.
• what made it well written?
• what made it a good story?
• If not submitted then get that done!! :)

- Got "A.C.E.S." handout
-Started to copy down "Hanlon's Awesome Example A.C.E.S. Paragraph"

Tuesday, December 15

Orthography Quiz is next class! (Thursday, December 17 )

• Memorize 10 of the 15 words! or at least be able to spell 5 of them...
  
   Continue reading the next entry of "The Martian Chronicles " (page 81-95)
•  "-and the Moon Be Still as Bright"
• (page 81-91) Spender and Wilder talk; Spender's reasons
• (page 91-93) Wilder's dilemma and crisis of killing Spender  
• (page 93-95) Interring Spender  

Motifs: Heat/ Temperature (water) , Death, Religion, Music
Point of View: limited omniscient (3rd person) with a shifty perspective between Spender and Wilder

• Course Question "The Martian Chronicles"

Homework:

• Choose one course question and create a paragraph outline on how this story is demonstrates that course question.

          Ray Bradbury's "-and the Moon Be Still as Bright"....(demonstrates, shows, proves)

• Create your two supporting points (two reasons to support your topic sentence)