English Ten period 2

Continue reading "Greenleaf" and complete the questions that were posted on the blog for Friday.

English Ten Period 6

1. Be sure to complete your Open Mind for Two Opposite Characters in "Greenleaf" Remember, for each side of your Open Mind (Draw a line down the middle), you are to include 4 adjectives that describe the character, 3 quotes that reveal character, and two actions that reveal character, as well as a symbol. Remember to use color.
2. Be sure to review the Cold Equations/Life is Sweet at Kumansenu. You will write an in-class essay that needs to be at least two pages on an idea from one of the stories that you select.

English Ten Period 2

On Tuesday of next week, you will be writing your first In-Class Essay Assessment of The Short Stories we have read thus far.  Today, you will finish reading "Greenleaf" by Flannery O'Connor. I will not read to you so that you can develop your own reading stamina.  To help guide your reading, please respond to the following while reading:
How can we tell that Mr. Greenleaf is proud of his sons? How can we tell that Mrs. May isn't? Why should Mr. Greenleaf be proud of his sons? What do Mrs. May's sons do? Why wasn't being a life insurance salesman such a positive job in the context of the story? Visit this short article to understand why: http://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2011/08/14/Why-African-Americans-are-so-loyal-to-life-insurance/stories/201108140272 
How did Mrs. May and her family get to the South on a Farm anyways? What happened to her husband.
Describe Mr. Greenleaf's boys, and their family.  How did they rise of the social ranks.  Were Mrs. May's children able to serve in the armed services?  Do you think Mrs. May wants us to pity her?
When did you know that Mrs. May is not just bothered by the Greenleaf bull--but that something else bothered her? 

English Ten period 6

1. Re-read, and read "Greenleaf" from page 31-35. Then respond to the following questions: Why do you think that Wesley and Scotfield don't like their mother? 2. What do we learn about Mrs. May? Why did she come down south? What happened to her husband? How might this influence her perception of herself? Do you think Mrs. May wants us to feel pity for her?

English Ten Period 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PB5IPntGOk

The Writing Process: http://raisingthebar.wested.org/resource/teaching-students-use-writing-process-variety-purposes

English Ten period 2

Getting to Know Flannery O'Connor, the author of Greenleaf (our next short story). Today, we will explore a bit of the life of famed American Writer Flannery O'Connor. First, we will read a written biography of her.  Then, we will view one or two short videos of her.  Our purpose is to understand Flannery's motif's and themes that Flannery found in her writing, to learn about her writing style and her gift for dialect, and to learn why she is such a well-respected writer. Record what you learned on the Flannery O'Connor Reflective Journal document. .
2. Dont forget reading journals. If you did not get your graded journal back, use your own paper!
3. Vocabulary for "Greenleaf": uncouth, discrepancy; shiftless; tenant; initiative; sullen; surly; indolent; tactful; facade; jealous; entitlement; wallow; morbid