FINALLY FRIDAY!
We've had a good first full week of school, but I know everyone is ready for the week-end.

Today's activities:
Most of the period was spent with Mr. Schadt in the library so that students could become familiar with its layout and resources.

We did several other things before heading off to the library:
Wrapped up "overhead" questions from yesterday.
Discussed a chart that put the choice the narrator made--between the bass and Sheila Mant--into categories of more significant life choices. (The blog format won't allow a T-chart, so I'm just using "vs." here to represent the choices.)
The Bass (Fish) vs. Sheila Mant (the girl)
what he loves vs. saving face with Sheila
being true to oneself vs. doing what others expect of you
the natural world vs. society; man-made world

For Monday, be thinking about what these choices mean with respect to theme.

HOMEWORK AND MONDAY QUIZ
Also for Monday, write Entry #3 in your homework packet. For each of the three literary elements assigned earlier (pp. 32-34; pp. 110-111; pp. 182-183), write out definitions of the following terms. You may paraphrase from these articles or look them up in the "Handbook of Literary Terms" (the red-edged part at the back of your textbook). Terms: for plot: basic situation, conflict, complication, resolution. For character: direct characterization, indirect characterization, round character, flat character, stock character.
For theme Just define theme; then write in ONE COMPLETE SENTENCE what you think the theme of "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant" might be.

ON MONDAY--a short quiz over both the story and these three articles