Rocking Horse Winner & Hills Like White Elephants

 Both short stories for Thursday!

ROCKING HORSE WINNER

HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS

Sonnet Quick Guide

 SONNETS! Here's how you make a good one. Though there is a rhyme scheme and it's all iambic pentameter, there are also some rules about the content. First, Shakespeare's sonnet 18:

This has the components we've talked about before. Next, the Volta. This is the turning point of the poem, and all sonnets should have it. In the case of Sonnet 18, the turning point is line 9. It doesn't have to be here - it could be in the rhyming couplet. The use of the word, "But" strongly signals a turning point, however, so this must be the volta.

With this in mind, take a gander at the criteria handed out for this poem. Use the quatrains you've made so far to create a sonnet!

The Destructors

 Here it is!

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

 Here it is!

English block C: Hills Like White Elephants

 Here's the link for hills like white elephants!

English 11 D block: Paul's Case

 Here's Paul's Case! See you tomorrow!

Short Story Presentations

Greetings grade 11s! Here's our planned order for presentations. The schedule assumes each presentation only takes a day. If they need more time, the schedule will adjust accordingly. You must read the story during your own time so that you can meaningfully participate in the discussion the next day. You only earn participation marks for responses that show your knowledge of the story and its themes. Check the "TEXTS" section for links to the stories (I will continue to update it with working pdfs). Please see me if you may not be attending that day for an excused reason:

Block C
Starting September 23: The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

Then... 

September 24: Greenleaf

September 25: Hills Like White Elephants

September 26: Paul's Case

September 29: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

October 1: The Most Dangerous Game

October 2: The Rocking-Horse Winner

Block D

Starting September 23: The Guest

Then...

September 24: Greenleaf

September 25: Paul's Case

September 26: The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

September 29: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

(there's a group with no story assignment here)

October 1: The Most Dangerous Game

October 2: The Rocking-Horse Winner

October 3: (which story are you doing?)