English 9

Today we watched a video adaptation of "The Open Window" and started working on a character paragraph, which we'll continue next class.

Remember to study for your test!!!!

Reminders:

Blocks 1/2

• Sightlines Test: tomorrow, Oct. 5, 2016 

Blocks 5/6

• Sightlines Test: Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016
• "Open Window" worksheet: due Thursday 

I copy and pasted terms and stories to know for your test:

Short Story Test

Know the following:

1. The meaning of following words:

·                protagonist

·                antagonist

·                point of view

(1^st person/2^nd person/3^rd person limited/omniscient/objective)

·                Parts of plot

·                conflict (types)

·                setting

·                theme

·                irony (situational, verbal and dramatic)

·                climax

·                mood

·                genre

·                foreshadowing 

·                Characters: dynamic, static, stock, round and flat

2.     Content questions from the stories we have read in class:

Lamb to the Slaughter

Gore

Once Upon a Time

Interlopers

Sacred Rac

Sentry

What Happened During the Ice Storm

The Blue Bead

The Bridge Builder

The Open Window

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