March 31, 2010

Housekeeping

• Friday and Monday are statutory holidays – school will be closed.

• Wednesday, April 7th, we will start preparing for the first exam, which will be April 12th or 14th.

Freewriting – 5 minutes non-stop

illusion (n.)– something that appears real but doesn’t

actually exist- a false idea or belief

Narrative Paragraphs

• tell about an event or incident (“narrate” = tell a story),

• have a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Narrative Paragraphs

• The topic sentence should clearly indicate the event the paragraph will be about.

• The body of the paragraph should – use chronological order (the details are given in

the order they happened)– use time signals to help the reader follow the

order (“then,” “next,” “as a result,” etc.)• The paragraph’s conclusion should give a clear

outcome.

Writing Assignment Process So Far1. Title your paper A. Prewriting, Assignment 3 (or whatever # it is)

A. Prewriting – 15-20 minutes• Write freely and continually without worrying about grammar, spelling

and punctuation

2. Take a new sheet of paper. Title it B. Plan and Organize, Assignment 3 (or whatever # . . .)

B. Plan and Organize• Write at least two possible topic sentences• list all the details involved in the experience• number them in the order in which they occurred

Staple all your work together and hand it in to me.

Writing Assignment Process Today

3. Title your paper C. Write a Rough Draft (or whatever # it is)

C. Rough Draft • Review your topic sentence and list of details for Writing

Assignment 1 or 3. Then write a rough draft. • Remember to

– Use time signals– Give specific details – Include some dialogue where appropriate– Tell not only what happened, but how you felt about it

• When done, review the Four Bases checklist on p. 292

Staple all your work together and hand it in to me.

BREAK

“To Build a Fire”

• What does the title suggest?

• “Can man defy the laws of nature?”

“To Build a Fire” Vocabulary

• agitation (n.)– nervousness, anxiety or excitement

• apprehension (n.)– fear of what is to come; dread

• extremity (n.), extremeties (pl.)– a body part such as an arm, leg, hand or foot

• flounder (v.)– to move in a clumsy way; to flop around

“To Build a Fire” Vocabulary

• frail (adj.)– weak or fragile (easily broken)

• frailty (n.)– the condition of being weak and vulnerable

• keen (adj.)– strong or intense

“To Build a Fire” Vocabulary

• moccasin (n.)– soft leather shoe; originally worn by native

Americans

• muzzle (n.)1. The front part of the head of some animals, such as dogs,

including the mouth, nose, and jaws; the snout.

2. A leather or wire device when fitted over an animal’s snout, prevents biting and eating.

“To Build a Fire” Vocabulary

• numb (adj.)– without physical feeling

• numbness (n.)– the condition of being without physical feeling

• numb (v.)– to make numb; to deaden feeling or sensation

• sensation (n.)– physical feeling (ex: pain, tingling, heat, cold)

“To Build a Fire” Vocabulary

• smote (v.)– past tense of “smite”, meaning to hit or strike with

a heavy blow• solidity (n.)– the quality of being solid and strong

• wistful (adj.)– full of dreamy longing

• yearn (v.)– to long or wish for someone or something

“To Build a Fire” – Maps of the Yukon

• http://explorenorth.com/library/maps/images

/map-ak1899.html

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_Gold_Rush

“To Build a Fire”

• Foreshadowing – a hint or clue that something might happen later

in the story– it helps to create suspense– Ex: • early in the story a character is polishing a gun• a character says they would rather die than live without

their loved one• the story begins on a dark and stormy night

“To Build a Fire”

• Temperatures in this story are in Farenheit.• Conversion tool:

http://www.onlineconversion.com/temperature.htm

• So – 50 F = – 75 =

Homework

• Finish reading “To Build A Fire.”• Write sentences for the starred* vocabulary

words. Due Wednesday, April 7th.