Language of Humour:
Your Style Alike Essay #1 is due on Wednesday for 3rd and Friday for 6th - we will have computer lab time on both of those days, so you will have a chance to work for about 45 minutes on that day.

In class on Tuesday, we read Big Boy.  Find and highlight patterns.  Make a list of what makes it funny (3rd period, compare it to the toolkit list).


This is for SAX and American Lit ONLY.
Things that should be done by Tuesday (at the start of class):

One person’s essay should be read completely, and the author given help to make changes and improvements etc.

Also:

• Rainy River: read, see if you notice anything that repeats
• Google Form for BWP (bit.ly/choosebwp)
• Can be one for group, so long as all names are there
• Question must be research-able. So not “What will we learn in this class?”
• Watch the video for Derren Brown’s “Hero” - start at 1:45 and watch until the end.  Write down what it says to write down on paper or type it in a document.  Available at bit.ly/lab823 (or it is posted below)
• (4th period needs to watch the whole thing)

For class on Tuesday, we worked on the Hero tasks from the video, as well as reading and patterning "On The Rainy River."  We also completed a writing warm-up, with is available with the google form on this playlist.

American Literature and SAX:
Your definition essay was due today, and your photo essay and Smoke in Our Lights mastery task were due yesterday.  When you're done, complete this google form.  All other assignments are on this playlist.

You need to read "On the Rainy River" by the start of class on Friday (9/14).  I will hand out hard copies of it in class on the block day (1st - Wednesday, 2nd/4th - Thursday).  On the first read-through, you need to just get the big picture (i.e. - what is the literal story here?) and notice elements that repeat.  We will discuss in class on Friday.

On the Block day this week, we did two things:
1. This warm-up, followed by getting the Assignment Table #2 handout
2. Derren Brown's "Hero at 30,000 Feet" and doing a few activities with it. You can find the video and the activities on this playlist.

Language of Humour:
playlist
3rd period: 
On Tuesday, we finished reading "You Can't Kill the Rooster" and found patterns.  The final assignment was to write a paragraph that addresses these questions:
--How is the pattern developed through the story?  
--What repeats the most?  Does that change from start to finish?
--What characters/events are closely connected to your pattern?
--Why does the author use this pattern?
--What is the author's message in this text?
--How does the pattern connect to humour in this text?  Does it build the humour?  

You shouldn't just give me answers to these questions - you should make it into a coherent paragraph.

On Wednesday, we finished the discussion of "Rooster," talked about how irony was used in the story, and then watched Peep Show and talked about the patterns.  The next assignment is to start this essay, which is due Monday.

6th period: 
On Tuesday, we finished the South Park 9/11 episode and continued to work on "Rooster" patterning.  We will discuss and make meaning of it in class on Thursday.