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__**Mar. 6**__ 1. Discussed dialogue and characterization. Character traits of a person are determined by what they say, how they act, and what they are thinking. In discussing dialogue, we are looking at it from three different angles, including: conventions- the actual punctuation needed to write it properly, the level of language- formal, informal, slang, and what a character says reveals his personality. 2. Looked at the following link: [|Characterization Powerpoint] 3. Listening exercise: "Sorry, Wrong Number". This murder mystery from long before TV, is on a tape cassette. You need to come listen to it and complete the question sheet that accompanies the story. The story takes about 1/2 hour. Hand in. Not today, but tomorrow, you will write a phone conversation like this one, that reveals the characters' personalities. 4. Reviewed conventions of dialogue- punctuation. 5. Quotation Marks Practice Exercises worksheet. Complete and hand in. 6. ROOM- Respond to the following quote by Jack, in a complete 6 sentence (at least) proper paragraph including topic sentence, details and support and closing sentence. You can discuss how it relates to Jack and Ma, or you and your life or someone you know. Quote: In Room me and Ma had time for everything. I guess the time gets spread very thin like butter all over the world, the roads and houses and playgrounds and stores, so there's only a little smear of time on each place, then everyone has to hurry on to the next bit....”

― [|Emma Donoghue], [|//Room//] 7. Continue reading the book. If you have been keeping up, you should easily be almost done by now.

__**March 7**__

1. Indirect Character Traits worksheet- do 5 of you choice, but do them well, so you don't have to do the other 5. Hand in. 2. Write your own phone call dialogue, like "Sorry, Wrong Number". Each character must speak 10 times, so the dialogue will be at least 20 lines long. Be sure that what the character says reveals something about their character traits. Try to choose very different character types so it is easy to distinguish their traits. Be sure to use proper quotation punctuation. Also, try to think of words other than "said" to reveal their personality and mood/tone. For example: "W-W-Why?" she stammered. Here are some ideas; Old Nick phoning up Jack a month after their escape. Old Nick phoning Ma a month after their escape. Ma phoning an old friend a month after their escape. A teen calling a parent to persuade them to let him/her sleep over, or go on a road trip. A toddler calling his/her grandparent. An intoxicated man stopped by a police officer. (Not a phone call, but still a good conversation. This will be a fairly major assignment, worth many marks, so do your best. You will be marked on: 3. ROOM- Read, do Journal #5
 * punctuation
 * different character traits
 * originality/word choice
 * length ad legibility

__**March 8**__ 1. Lit Power- Beautiful Junk, see LIT POWER page for complete instructions. 2. ROOM- Question page titled pg. 191-222, do the complete page.

__**March 9**__ 1. Book review and Writing Variables chart: /40 Complete the writing variables chart first. In the writing variables chart, the "central idea" is up to you. Do you recommend this book or not? In the large area, "develop your central idea" put the following topics for each of your 4 paragraphs that must be completed thoroughly: The following link will give you a guideline on how a book report is written and some ideas for strengths, weaknesses and opinions.
 * summary of plot
 * strengths of the book
 * weaknesses of the book
 * your personal opinion and recommendation