Our English Class » An American Childhood

Mood and Dialogue

Mr. Scott — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:53:31 +0000

First period had a quick review of nominative and objective case personal pronounse.

Second period finished up the dialogues combining characters from Journey Home and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Some students took grammar handbooks for the self-study parts of speech review.

Fourth and sixth periods finished up reading the excerpt from An American Childhood. They also had a quiz on the vocabulary.

Homework

First period: page 144 (bottom).
Second period: read chapters 31-34.
Fourth and sixth periods: questions 6-9 on page 142.

Mood and Dialogue

Mr. Scott — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:51:57 +0000

First period continued looking at mood and author’s purpose with the selection from A. Dillard’s An American Childhood.

Second period continued working on their dialogues.

Fourth and sixth periods began reading the selection from An American Childhood and started looking at how Dillard creates a mood of fear in the piece.

Homework

First period: complete mood chart (classwork)
Second period:
- continue working on Caged Bird/”Annabelle” essay (as applies)
- vocabulary quizzes.
Fourth and sixth periods: study for vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

Empathy and Mood Creation

Mr. Scott — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:17:21 +0000

First period read a passage from An American Childhood by Annie Dillard.

Second period continued with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Fourth and sixth periods worked on vocabulary in preparation for the next selection.

Homework

First period:
- Questions 1-7 on page 142;
- Vocabulary builder on page 143;
- Selection test coming Tuesday or Wednesday.
Second period:
- Read chapters 28-30;
- Complete essay on the Depression, Caged Bird, and “Annabelle.”
Fourth and sixth periods: finish vocabulary exercises.