A Slander by Chekhov

Assignment: Writing Response - In a paragraph write why you think the story, “A Slander”, is a serious story or a humorous story. Outline your paragraph with a topic sentence, 3 keywords and a clincher.

 

Writing an outline:

 

Topic Sentence - choose whether you think the story is serious or humorous and make a statement to that effect.

 

Key words - choose three key words FROM the story that will help support your contention that the story is either serious or humorous. Use one of the keywords in a quotation from the story.

 

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Clincher - write a sentence which conclusively states whether the story is humourous or serious. Look at your topic sentence for ideas to include in the clincher.

Blame

Blame

Have you ever blamed someone for something that they did not do? Have you ever been blamed for something that you did not do? How did each of these experiences make you feel?

Write a paragraph or two that describes one of the two scenarios above - or both if you can.

Follow the conventions for writing a technically proficient paragraph: indent, topic sentence, developing sentences, concluding sentence.

Your writing is made better with the addition of literary device: foreshadow, metaphor, imagery, irony... try to include one or more of these literary devices in your writing.

Please post your paragraph in your Blog!

Welcome

Monday, September 9, 2013

Welcome grade 10s to the online forum of blogging. You have an opportunity to create your own blog and to respond to suggested writing prompts. Students would often rather compose their thoughts on a computer because of the editing tools available. These tools will enable students to check spelling and grammar, and to research online resources including, but not limited to, a thesaurus or dictionary.

Here you will be writing for a wider audience, so there are a few pointers that you will want to consider.

• By composing your blogs in a word document you will be able to edit before posting, and you will have a saved copy of each blog in a file that you create.
• You are expected to write at a high school level - avoid abbreviations often found in text messages or chat forums.
• Your writing is accessible by your peers as well as the public - write appropriate posts that reflect your academic abilities and your moral integrity.

Your first blog will be to introduce yourself. A brief introduction of who you are, where you've been, what you do outside of school, and what you hope to do in the future might be some ideas to explore.

Your blog will be visited and graded as a significant component of your English 10 grade. Postings will include responses to what we read or view in class as well as personal reflections on suggested topics, such as the one above.