Class Notes

Friday January 27, 2012
We had a problem with our understanding of modern women of our same culture and ethnicity.  Ethnicity is the "race" you are.  For most of us we are Anglo-saxon, caucasions, or European caucasions.  Our governor is of Indian descent.  Her parents came from the country of India.  This is NOT the same thing as Native American.  Also, for us, modern day women would be a woman born in the 20th or 21st century.  Someone born after 1900 would be in this category.
We took notes on the Literary Elements of Point of View and Tone today.  Our homework comes from the Summary/synthesis question at the end of our Cornell Notes on Point of View.  Now we have learned about 4 elements: character, setting, point of view and tone.  You need to read over all these notes this weekend because, in the future, we will have a test on this information.  If you were one of the students who could not find their notes, please do so this weekend and have all of them in class on Tuesday.  It is important that you keep up with these handouts and notes.

Repot cards were given out.  They need to come back on Tuesday, signed.
 
Parents, if you have questions about the report cards or need copies, please call me at 524-8034. Please do not call me on my cell because I don't answer or chack that phone with any regularity.

Today Payton and Matthew could not stay on topic.  Payton had his camera and Matthew wanted to talk about anything other than the lesson.  Maybe that is why Payton could not find his homework and Matthew had to keep asking where we were and what I had asked the class to do.  Boys, you really need to pay attention and stay on task. Class, remember I am over the distractions.  We got a lot more done today than usual, but we would get out at the correct time if I didn't have to repeat myself and ask you to stop talking.  While it was better today, it needs to get much better.  Let's all work on that, please.

Your assignments are:

Monday 30 January 2012
1. Summary/synthesis: Using Son of Charlemagne , write down: Narrator, speaker, person, and perspective (point of view).  What is the tone of this book so far?
2. Read chapters 6&7: Son of Charlemagne
3. Vocabulary work: write definition and sentence of your own with each word. (6)
4. Discussion questions: answer each in complete sentences.
5. Get report card signed. Bring to class on Tuesday.