Jouranl 3

Hey Hooligans,

Here's that 3rd journal entry, the one I put up on the board earlier today. Make sure you get this done (along with the other two journals) for next Tuesday. I need it by then for the report card, unless you want a big old nothing on it in which case you've got nothing to worry about.

JOURNAL 3:

Chose 1 of the following topics:

a. The tone of the book switches a bit in this section; It moves from comedy/mystery to family drama. What do you think of this chance in tone? Does it make you enjoy the book more/less/differently? How do you predict the book will end?

OR

b. Assume that Christopher's trip is successful and he reaches his mothers home. Write an account of their first meeting from Christopher's point of view. Remember everything we talked about regarding writing in first person from our last unit.

Good luck and get those journals in on time.

Patterson

Evil will always triumph over good because good is dumb. - Dark Helmet, Space Balls

Second Term Reports

Hey Gang,

Second term report cards are on their way. How exciting. I just thought I'd let you know what assignments we've done since the 1st term report.

1. Short Story Quiz
2. Creative Writing 1: 1st person
3. Creative Writing 2: Satire
4. Creative Writing 3: Poetry
5. Journals for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - 3 Journals - Due Tuesday, February 2.
6. Curious Incident 9 am questions
7. Curious Incident Media Assignment - This is not due before the report card but if you finish it early, I can include it in your marks.

Any questions about these assignment, simply ask me in class.

Patterson

Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress. -Alfred A. Montapert

Media Assignment

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time:

Media Presentation

As we reach the end of the novel. It’s important we take some time to reflect on the novel in a variety of ways. The review that you are writing is one way (this is to come). Another is through a media presentation.

Since this book represents the coming together of a variety of styles (mystery, children’s story, comedy, family drama, and instructional book) it is only fitting that this is reflected in the kind of media presentation you create.

Here are a few suggestions about what you could do:

1. A dramatic recreation (either on video or live in class) of a scene from the novel
2. The cover design for an alternate book jacket
3. An artistic rendering of a particularly striking scene
4. An interpretive dance (I’d love to see another one)
5. A website-study guide for the novel
6. Staple 40 dollars to a blank sheet of paper and give it to Mr. Patterson
7. A sculpture of your favourite character
8. Write and perform a song inspired by this story

And so on and so on. Of course, you are free to express yourself in some way this is not on this list (pending approval from Mr. Patterson).


Things to do for this...

A. Complete the proposal sheet by next class and give it to Mr. Patterson
B. Get to work on your presentation
C. To be presented: Tuesday, February 2nd (if you want it on the next report)
Or Monday, February 8th

Mark Breakdown

1. Proposal Sheet 5 Marks
2. Project Presentation 10 Marks
3. Product Quality 20 Marks

Good Luck. Looking forward to these.

Patterson

I don't believe pumpkin pie is even made from pumpkin. I mean, how can something that smells that awful make a pie so sweet? There's not enough sugar in the universe. - Lewis Black

Journals 1 and 2

A Reminder about Journals

I will collect your journals next Tuesday. This is the last day I can get them before the report card so you better get them into me. If you don't, there will be a big old "0" where that mark should go. I will give you the 3rd entry on Friday. For today, a quick reminder what the first two journals are about:


1. Journal 1 - First 1/3 of the novel

-What do you think of the book so far? Are you enjoying it? Why or why not?
-What's your reaction to the first person style? Is it interesting? Distracting? WHy?
-Where do you predict the story will go?

2. Journal 2 - Autism/Aspergers Videos

-What new things did you learn about Autism and Aspergers?
-What similarities do you find between the kids in the movie and Christopher?
-Did you find any bias/slant/omissions in either of the films?

Links to Videos

60 Minutes Report - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8591772688227106806#docid=-1775861296735035102

My Crazy Life -

part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_PBVxGEEY4

part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UviCfQC8Uzk&feature=related

part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boEuFeDO8Ow&feature=related

Those are the first two journals. The 3rd will come on Friday.

Adios.

Patterson

If a man smiles all the time, he’s probably selling something that doesn’t work
-George Carlin

Welcome, Punks

Hey Gang,

Welcome to Mr. Patterson's new and exciting experiment in online and interactive learning. From now on I'll be posting all assignments, videos and other important teaching type stuff on this page. No more will "I was sick" be your lame excuse for not having work done (not that it was much of an excuse before).

Stay tunned. I should have the following items up on this site soon:

1. Journal Entries
2. Links to videos watched in class
3. Dates and Deadlines
4. Pictures of my cats

Have a nice day.

Patterson

Whenever I go to shave, I assume there's someone else on the planet shaving, so I say, "I'm gonna go shave, too."
-Mitch Hedburg