The Hobbit - Roast Mutton

1. Hobbit quiz-do orally-mark orally

2. Read chapter 2 aloud – start with the section on the trolls

3. Work on questions

4. Quiet reading

5. Homework: read to end of chapter 4 by next class and complete questions.

6. Short story test - go over and discuss

7. Listen to audio of story and go over and discuss:

English 9 writing rubric

Read aloud paragraph topic from test

Read aloud several good paragraphs (there were lots!)

8. Runes creative activity. Discuss the rune that is on Thorin's map

Finish Ch.1 of The Hobbit

Today we reviewed  what hobbits are, Tolkien's life, and the genre of fantasy.  Although complete fiction and fantasy, The Hobbit is a novel where the author wishes to have the reader connect with the feelings of Bilbo and his comfy, cozy lifestyle.

We read to the end of chapter 1 and completed the 6 questions.

Homework: READ the first 7 pages of chapter 2 -- up to p. 34.

The Hobbit - Chapter 1

Today we began our first novel Study The Hobbit.
We discussed the setting and plot and read the first half of chapter 1.
We will finish reading chapter 1 during class tomorrow.

Test Day, Updated marks, Writing due Friday

Click HERE to get a look at your updated marks.

Today we worked on our creative writing. This is due Friday at the end of class.

After break we completed our Sightlines 9 test.

English 9 - Test next day

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 11th, you'll be writing your first test in English 9.
 Last week I gave you a summary of what you should study.  Briefly, you need to be familiar with all the notes we took, and all the stories we've read.

Today we studied for this test AND we worked on our creative writing project (that is due at the end of the class on Friday)


TEST TIP
Here's your tip for reading the blog:  after reading a story you've never read before, you will have to write a paragraph.  The topic of the paragraph will be EXACTLY THE SAME as the topic for the Blue Bead paragraph (Summarize the story, discuss the irony at the end, and explain what the irony reveals about the character).  You may want to re-read your Blue Bead paragraph in order to prepare. .

OK, here's one more tip:  there were only two piece of literature from our text that were linked to fairy tales:  "Coup de Grace", and "Once Upon a Time."