Today we are going to look over your outlines for "Where Have You Gone Charming Billy?" and then discuss the interview with Tim O'Brien (that you should have read for homework).
Objective: To be able to use evidence from the text to support your ideas.
The last thing we'll do is start - "Blues Ain't No Mockingbird?" As you read it think about allusions, dialect, character development, and plot.
Unit
Learning goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the structure of
fiction by breaking down the essential building blocks (literary elements) of
short stories by plot, character development, figurative language (metaphor,
symbolism, irony), point of view, connecting these blocks to the overall
meaning (or theme) of the text, and final writing their own short story using
these structures.
Scale/Rubric
relating to learning goal:
4 – The student can analyze the elements of a short story
come up with a valid theme (or themes) of a text and relate this theme to other
texts and/or movies and real world situations.
The student is able to write a short story using these elements to
create a text with complex themes.
3 – The student can analyze elements of a short story and
come up with a valid theme for a text.
The student is able to write a short story using these elements to
create a text with a valid and justifiable theme.
2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student
can analyze the elements of a short story and come up with a theme for a
text. With some direction/help from the
teacher the student is able to write a short story using these elements to
create a text with a theme.
1 – Even with help from the teacher the student is unable
to analyze elements of a short story and come up with a theme for a text. Even with help from the teacher the student
in unable to write a short story using elements covered during this unit.
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