The first Monday back submit a typed or neatly-written copy (double spaced) of your story so that I can edit it.YOU MUST FOLLOW THE STORY TEMPLATE. IF YOU HAVE BEEN AWAY AT PROVINCIALS, CHECK BACK TO PREVIOUS BLOGS TO FIND IT. I'll get them back to you the next day and you can revise and submit the final copy Friday.
We will be starting poetry when you return and we'll also be reviewing the short story unit. The short story test will be Thursday, March 28th. If you think you will need more time to write it, plan to stay after school that day. Organize a ride home.
Test Outline:
A: Inferencing. Read a short introduction to a short story and discuss the ways in which the author uses imagery, action, point of view and sentence structure to set up the conflict between a father and his daughter. 15 marks
B: Define the four types of writing and explain when you would use each in writing a story: descriptive, expository, dialogue and narrative. 8 marks
C: Explain the role of each sentence in an introduction to a literary essay. 6 marks
D. Write a literary paragraph. I will give you two thesis statements regarding identity. You choose one and you choose which story (from the ones we read in your text book) you wish to discuss. Prepare by reading the notes or re-reading the stories. The question will be regarding what the story reveals about identity. 30 marks (15 for style and 15 for content) Memorize our literary must-haves list and study your essays to discover where you are not following the template. Memorize the template for the components of a literary paragraph.
