1/28 notes

1/28/11INTRO: Next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, we will meet in the library to do research on rebel of choice.  See handout.  You can work in a group, or by yourself.  If more than one person chooses the same rebel, those persons will be put into a group.  Wednesday and Thursday will be devoted to research.  Friday will be for working on the presentation which will begin on the 8th.

NOTES: As a class, we completed the chart begun earlier in the week, listing likable characters from The Outsider, and characters who we didn’t find likable.  

We also gave more non-examples of rebels, including Obama, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the “law”, policemen, and Owl City band.

Reminder: Journal entry writing is counted as class participation.

HANDOUTS: “Library Research Project Assignment #1”

HOMEWORK: Read chapter 5, The Outsiders-
Be thinking of a rebel you might want to choose to do library research project on. (will choose on Monday)

1/26 & 1/27 notes

1/27/11

INTRO: Took quiz on Chapters 1-3. NOTES: What things might you do if reading is tough for you: use Spark Notes for chapter summaries, but still read from the actual text to get all information.  Don’t read the analyses, however, as they discourage you from thinking for yourself. use post-its highlight read text, read synopsis take notes in margins books on tape (although hard to concentrate, and it takes longer) MP3 files from library (bring i-pod to library- books can be downloaded) can take out on CD have someone read it to you RWRs reread sections that are confusing, or if you read them when you were tired study guide (Mr. B’s) We continued the identification of likable characters vs ones who are not likable.  Some, we decided, had both positive and negative qualities. HANDOUTS: “The Outsiders Reading Writing Response (RWR) Journal” HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 4, The Outsiders, and complete the RWR handout.

1/26/11

INTRO: Class Notes can be accessed on Mr. Bourne’s homepage (HHS website).  Any extra handouts will be on back shelf or get on website. NOTES: House Diagram on board showing the 6 major elements in narrative (stories).  These 6 elements are: tone setting point of view or narrator plot characterization (development of characters) theme (shown at the center of the house diagram) The elements all work towards the theme, which is the statement about life that the story is trying to get across.  The plot, which is the sequence of events in a story, has to have the following elements: conflict(s) or problem(s) rising action (leading up of heightened conflict to the climax) climax (the most tension here- then problem is resolved) denouement (unravelling- the “happily ever after” part) Stories can have more than one conflict.  Conflicts in The Outsiders include the greasers vs the socs, and Darry vs. Ponyboy What are the main differences between a short story and a novel? short story has 0-50 pages, novel has more than 150 novels take longer to develop characters novels can have better developed plots can be more conflicts in a novel The story’s point of view is the perspective from which it’s told.  Types: 3rd person:          1. fly on the wall (objective)          2. omniscient (all-knowing)          3. limited 2nd person (don’t often see) 1st person (the character tells the story using “I”, “me”, and “we”) Why do we care who the narrator is?  In The Outsiders, Ponyboy is the narrator, speaking in 1st person voice.  We get to see his spin on things.  We might even be more sympathetic towards him.  However, we also see all his biases. HANDOUTS: Handbook of Literary Terms HOMEWORK: Permission letter due Friday Quiz on chapters 1-3, The Outsiders, tomorrow

Notes from 1/25

1/25/11Agenda: Journal (questions from calendar)



                                                         
Definitions                                    Rebels                 Facts/characters
Someone on their own terms,                                  Appearance,
against social norm &                                             traumatic
common expectations                                            experience?
put their own agenda above                                    gather with their
all else, frequently sticking                                       own kind?
to the man seek a reform                                   Smart & understand
which can become a                                         other side’s
greater cause.                                                    argument.
                                                                           not an extremist?


                                                                      Non-examples
                                                                       Bush, Miley Cyrus,
Examples                                                        Hedonist, Posers
Punks, Hippies,                                               Justin Bieber    
Founding Fathers,                                            Bruce Wanye
wikileaks (Assange)
Jesus, Ghandi, Malcolm X ,                                     
MLK  Ellen    Batman                                                                         
Steve Jobs



Homework: Read chap. 2

1/24/11

Hand-outs: Calendar, Outsiders book, chap. questions

Need a Notebook with sections:

1. class notes
2. vocab
3. handouts
4. journal (can be separate notebook)

Homework: Get parental signature on content hand out and read chapter 1.
Due tomorrow: Notebook with sections