Friday, April 5

Objective: SWBAT complete a quiz on fragments.  SWBAT choose TWO Friday Free Choice activities to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the stories read in class this week. 

Do-Now: FREE WRITE (Write 5-7 sentences about anything you want)

Today: 1) Vocabulary Practice Quiz #4

2)You have FIVE minutes to review for the fragments quiz.

3) Fragments II Quiz.

4) FRIDAY FREE CHOICE:  Choose TWO of the following assignments to complete.  Each assignment is worth TEN classwork points for a total of TWENTY points.  If you complete more than two assignments, each additional assignment is worth TEN extra-credit points.

CHOICE #1: Interloper Re-Write.  Write a new ending for “The Interlopers” starting at a point on one of the last two pages of the story (before the wolves arrive.)  You can choose not to have the characters reconcile or not be eaten by the wolves.  Your ending should use omniscient narrator (tell what each character is thinking) and should be AT LEAST TEN sentences long. 

Length = 5 pts.  Use of Omniscient Narrator = 5 pts.

CHOICE #2: Sniper Suicide Letter: After discovering he has killed his own brother, the Sniper decides to take his own life.  Pretend you are the Sniper and write a letter to your family explaining how you accidentally killed your brother and why you’ve chosen to kill yourself.  In your letter, describe both the internal and external conflicts you have suffered through.  Your letter should be AT LEAST TEN sentences long.

            Length = 5 pts.  Describing Internal/External Conflicts = 5 pts.

           

CHOICE #3: Songsam’s Defense: Pretend you are Songsam and are being put on trial after freeing Tokchae.  Compose a speech you will read at your trial defending your release of Tokchae.  In this speech, describe both your internal and external motivations which led you to make the decision to let Tokchae free.  Your speech should be AT LEAST TEN sentences long.

            Length = 5 pts.  Describing Internal/External Motivation = 5 pts.

CHOICE #4: Comparing Themes: Compose a mini-essay in which you compare the themes (main messages) of each of the three stories from this week: “The Interlopers,” “The Sniper,” and “Cranes.”  You may want to consider how each story contains a set of enemies and how each story ends differently for those enemies.  What might each of the author’s be trying to tell you about war, hatred, friendship, forgiveness, and compassion?  Your essay should be AT LEAST TEN sentences long and should include a description of the themes for each of the three stories, how each theme relates to its story, and how the themes of the three stories relate to each other.

            Length = 5pts.  Describing Three Themes = 3 pts.  Comparing the Themes = 2 pts.

Homework: Finish your Friday Free Choice assignments and Extra Credit.  Study for Monday's Vocabulary Quiz.