ENGLISH 9

• Read (individually) the first section of "Peter Pan" by James Matthew Barrie. Think about how Peter Pan relates to "The Veldt."  If you finish early, work on "The Veldt" questions/reread the story.
• While students read, work handed back.  

• Note that marks will be posted on the wall (anonymously) next week (I've been waiting for some technology to be figured out).  
• 3 Types of Assessment: 1.) For Learning, 2.) As Learning, 3.) Of Learning.
• Be sure to a.) read all parts to a question, b.) answer in full sentences (if not in future, I may not mark your work), c.) ask if you don't "get it" and put in your best effort. 
• In general, I think many people seem to be rushing through their questions, just to get them done.  Take some time with them.  Remember: reading is thinking.
• Some people have not handed me much work.  Bottom line: you may be getting a call home soon to inquire why (Mr. Mac doing "his job").
• You may do corrections on your work. Please do so in a different colour than the original work (you may also use extra pieces of paper if you wish).

• Brainstorm on "The Veldt" as a class with Setting, Character, Plot, and Theme as branches (students take as notes).
• Work period, focussing on "The Veldt" questions. Question #2 on the allusion present in the story, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0pbrkh0jvI, which may give you a better idea.  Allusion definition: "a brief reference, explicit or indirect, to a person, place or event, or to another literary work or passage . . . where the connection is detailed in depth by the author, it is preferable to call it "a reference".