Due: hard copy of your revised-revised draft. Come to class with it ALREADY printed out. Spelling pre-test. Discuss final draft academic format details, proofreading tips and things to check. Begin final revision of daydream story.
Hmwk: Complete final draft of "Walter Mitty" Daydream Story Assignment. Have hard copy printed out BEFORE you arrive in class. Bring ALL previous drafts to turn in, too.

Due: Final draft of "Walter Mitty" Daydream Story Assignment. Turn in:

1. First draft
2. Peer review with reviewer's name
3. Second draft with proofreader's name
4. Final draft

Submit daydream story to Turnitin.com. Begin reading "The Lady, or the Tiger?" pp. 44-50.
Hmwk: Finish reading "The Lady, or the Tiger?" pp. 44-50. If you weren't able to submit your daydream story to Turnitin.com during class, make sure you do so by midnight tonight. (Late assignments are NOT accepted at Turnitin.com.) [Turnitin.com Instructions]

"The Lady, or the Tiger?" Response options (choose one): Answer qstns #2-9 & 14,15 OR "Creative Writing," p. 52. (Store paper in "In-Progress" section of English binder.)
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz.

Spelling pre-test. (NB: We'll have the spelling quiz on Wednesday this week to leave the whole period of Friday for the test.) Journal Writing #12 (Practical jokes: When are they OK? When not?). Read and discuss "The Open Window." Intro the author, H. H. Munro (Saki). Begin "The Lumber Room."
Hmwk: Finish reading "The Lumber Room." (Reading quiz tomorrow.) [National Novel Writing Month]

Reading quiz over "The Lumber Room." Review short story pattern: conflict, climax, dénouement. Distribute test review. Friday's test will cover:

• "The Necklace," Guy de Maupassant
• "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," James Thurber
• "The Lady or the Tiger?" Frank Stockton
• "The Open Window," Saki
• "The Lumber Room," Saki

Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz.

Spelling quiz. Work on Study and Discussion Questions. Test review.
Hmwk: Finish preparing for The Giver or Gathering Blue test (Friday).

Spelling pre-test. Continue with Lowry unit: Gathering Blue (for those who have just finished The Giver) or The Messenger (for those who have just finished Gathering Blue).

[Revised to here]

Concrete poetry. Write a concrete poem to decorate the Christmas garland in the classroom. English 10 students will be invited to judge the poems and choose the best 3 or 4. These will be published in the Christmas edition of PrepAgenda. Sample concrete poems: http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/liskidz/allsorts/concrete/and http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/wright/teachers/wfomanual/langarts/poem.html. A successful concrete poem will:

• Be in the shape of the object it is about,
• Use words to "paint" the object (think about texture, color, taste, sound, smell, etc),
• Have an element of humor/surprise,
• Be clearly reproducible, and
• Include the poet's name on the back.

Hmwk: Complete a rough draft of your concrete poem.
[Enrichment: Check out this Concrete Poetry website: http://www.wild-about-woods.org.uk/elearning/concretepoetry/]

Continue test review (due Wed, 8:30 a.m.). Stories on test:

• "The Fir Tree," Andersen
• "The Tailor of Gloucester," Potter
• "Dulce Domum," Grahame
• "Auggie Wren's Christmas," Auster
• "A Christmas Memory," Capote
• "The Story of the Other Wise Man," van Dyke
• "The Gift of the Magi," O. Henry
• "A Retrieved Reformation," O. Henry
• "The Ransom of Red Chief," O. Henry

Review (to be completed in your own handwriting):

1. Write a paragraph summary for each story.
2. Note the main characters: protagonist and antagonist
3. What is the main conflict in the story?
   • Man vs. himself
   • Man vs. man
   • Man vs. nature
4. What is an "O. Henry ending"? How could this term also apply to "Auggie Wren's Christmas"?

Hmwk: Prepare for short stories test. Study for semester spelling quiz. Notebooks due at time of test.