English I students finished up their practice with integrating quotes.

We did one session of practice as a class with the following quote, determining as a class what could be paraphrased/eliminated from the quote:

Topic: There are enemies everywhere. / Anyone could be an enemy
CD: Then round the corner of a side street came an old woman, her head covered by a tattered shawl. She began to talk to the man in the turret of the car. She was pointing to the roof where the sniper lay. An informer. (11)

After we debriefed, students worked in groups of three on the next CD:

Topic: The situation is desperate.
CD: Suddenly from the opposite roof a shot rang out and the sniper dropped his rifle with a curse. The rifle clattered to the roof. The sniper thought the noise would wake the dead. He stooped to pick the rifle up. He couldn’t lift it. His forearm was dead. “I’m hit,” he muttered. (12)

Students saw that even though “I’m hit” seems to be a great fragment to use, it’s actually rather difficult to integrate.

For homework, students will do the final CD practice.

English 8 students completed their first short story, “Thank You, Ma’am.” We also made some organizational changes in class procedures. We’ll begin writing tomorrow.

Homework

• English 8: complete “Thank You, Ma’am” questions as needed.
• English I Honors: 
  • complete the final CD practice (Topic: The author foreshadows the ending. CD: When the sniper reached the laneway on the street level, he felt a sudden curiosity as to the identity of the enemy sniper whom he had killed. He decided that he was a good shot, whoever he was. He wondered did he know him. Perhaps he had been in his own company before the split in the army. He decided to risk going over to have a look at him.)
  • read “The Most Dangerous Game” (on Google Classroom);
  • look over the questions to check for comprehension;
  • complete “Dangerous Game Notes” and turn in.