READING SHORT STORIES: DAY 4Parallel Plot in Short Stories

Friday, September 25, 2015

Honors MYP

Writing Dialogue Practice9/25/15•On a half-sheet of paper, write a conversation between a student and teacher in which the student explains why he/she did not submit his/her homework. Use your notes on punctuating dialogue to make sure you have written the dialogue correctly.

Objective, Agenda, & Homework

• Objective: Students will identify and rewrite texts in a variety of points of view in short stories.

• Agenda: • Dialogue Practice• Parallel Plot Homework Check• Point of View in “John Graye”

• Homework: • Do Point of View assignment for “American History”

(NOTEBOOK) by Monday, September 28• Greek Roots 21-25 due Monday, September 28

Point of View Recap

• 1st person• 2nd person• 3rd person objective• 3rd person limited• 3rd person omniscient

“John Graye” Point of View Assignment

• Rewrite paragraphs 3-8 on page 1 in 3rd person omniscient point of view so that we know the thoughts and feelings of Graye and Locke.

• Rewrite paragraphs 2-5 on page 3 in 1st person point of view so that it is told by Graye, not just from his perspective.

“American History” Point of View Assignment • Rewrite paragraph 3 in 3rd person limited point of view.

• Be sure to change Elena’s “I” to “Elena” or “she” and “me” to “her.”

• Rewrite paragraphs 15-18 in 1st person point of view but from Mr. DePalma’s perspective instead of Elena’s.• We can infer what Mr. DePalma is thinking about President

Kennedy and the lack of caring from his students. Rewrite this as his thoughts.

• Rewrite paragraphs 31-33 in 3rd person omniscient point of view.• We can infer what Eugene’s mom is thinking about President

Kennedy, Elena, and Puerto Ricans in general. How might a 3rd person narrator who knows what she is thinking rewrite this?

Background Knowledge: JFK

• For homework, you will be reading a story called “American History” by Judith Ortiz Cofer. One of the plots has to do with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

• Introduction to JFK: Who was he? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjA4mtnCkM4 (10 minutes)

• Assassination of JFK; Impact on a nation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI3SWnGmpz8 (6 minutes)