We started off class with Parts of Speech practice and finished reading the story "Once Upon a Time". I then went over details of the Apartheid and Nelson Mandela, as it relates to the story. Students continued to work on questions and we went over them as a class. We also went to the library to pick Independent Novel Study books.
After the break, we read an article on the Oscar Pistorius trial. We discussed disadvantages of 'protecting' ourselves by keeping firearms in the house and how it could potentially harm us (this theme strongly relates to the story "Once Upon a Time"). To further this argument, we had an organized class-wide debate on the subject.
To finish off class, we watched four short animated films; we didn't get around to do their story analysis, so we will finish it next class.
Reminders:
- "Once Upon a Time" questions: due tomorrow, Sept. 18, 2015
