H10+-+January+8+-+11

Tuesday, January 8

 * =====Secret Life of Bees Test - Chapter 1 - 9=====
 * =====notes on 1964 Civil Rights Act=====

Wednesday, January 9
> =====Characterization – how the author lets the reader know about the characters.===== > =====Direct characterization – When the reader is told something directly:===== > =====The old man was greedy and secretive.===== > =====Indirect characterization – When the reader must infer something from the text to learn about the character.===== > =====He checked the window to make sure no one could see him, then he pulled the bag of gold out from under the bed.=====
 * =====grammar warm-up=====
 * =====Section 23 a-e=====
 * =====Look at the examples=====
 * =====Take turns in your group editing the exercises for clarity.=====
 * =====finish yesterday's slide show and notes=====
 * =====notes on characterization - direct and indirect=====

Thursday, January 10
>> In your writing use at least one example of direct characterization and one example of indirect characterization. __Underline each example__. Then turn in your wonderful writing!
 * characterization exercise in Secret Life of Bees
 * find 2 examples of direct characterization
 * find 2 examples of indirect characterization
 * Read Cami White's article “People worth a closer look” from the Register-Guard.
 * Has this ever happened to you? Have you ever been wrong about someone on first meeting? Has anyone ever been wrong about you?
 * Write a one- to two-page memory about a mistaken first impression, either yours about someone else, or someone else's about you. What was the mistake and why did it happen? How did it get corrected? Or did it?

Friday, January 11

 * ==grammar notes on choosing pronoun case==
 * ==What are the symbols in //Bees//?==
 * ==What are the themes of //Bees//?==
 * ==return some papers!==