Thursday October 15, 2009

Comp/Lit 9: "The Lottery" and "On the Sidewalk Bleeding"

• The students had the first ten minutes or so to answer some assigned questions about "The Lottery"
• We then discussed the questions as a class.
• I collected "The Lottery" packet.
• We then moved onto "On the Sidewalk Bleeding".
• The students started by answering 5 pre-reading questions. We discussed a few of them.
• I read the story aloud to the students. They did not complete the Elements of Short Stories, but they were instructed to take notes on the story itself.
• When we finished the story, I answered any questions they had about parts that may have been confusing.
• Then they answered the post-reading questions (about 10-15 minutes).
• After they finished the questions, I read them the poem "The Dash" which lead into the homework assignment.
• Homework: Dream essay in the "On the Sidewalk Bleeding Packet"; VFA #7 & 8; study Most Commonly Confused words; Bring a 1" binder.
• With the time remaining in the period, we began to discuss the questions about the story.