Archetypes, Word Choice, and Point of View

Cover via Amazon First period examined the effect point of view can have on a story, answering the EQ, “How does the point of view affect a story?” We read The True Story of the Three Little Pigs as an example of how a change in perspective affects a...

Literacy, Voice, and Evaluations

First period continued working with voice, specifically looking at how word choice affects voice. We explored slang, informal, and formal synonyms and looked at how those choices carry certain implications. Second and sixth periods began the second unit on Nightjohn....
Test, Voice, and Political Ads

Test, Voice, and Political Ads

First period worked on voice in the first chapters of Nightjohn. We used several quotes to begin looking at how word choice helps create a writer’s voice. Second and sixth periods had their parts of speech test. Fourth period finished up the bias unit with a...

Voice, Propaganda, and Review

First period began Nightjohn. We’ll slowly begin incorporating discussions of and exercises about voice and sentence structure. Second and sixth periods reviewed for the test tomorrow on the parts of speech. Fourth period turned to old cigarette commercials for...