English: Dream a little

 Activity: Today's assignment is quite simple. Choose one of your character sketches (you should have completed all three by now, your protagonist, antagonist, and protagonist's helper) and then write down a dream that character has. Try to write around 500 words.

Be creative. Let the little voice in your head that criticizes you for all of your mistakes, let that little voice wander around outside and give that voice some fresh air (away from you), and then just enjoy writing whatever comes to your mind. Dreams are important to characters, because they will reveal new insights you have insight your mind about that character that you've never put into words. 

That's all for today!

English: Finish your Character Sketches

 Activity: Today is a catch-up day. Finish all three of your character sketches. You should have 3 sketches:

1. Your protagonist (or hero)
2. Your antagonist (or villain)
3. Another character who helps the hero somehow

Don't worry too much about making these sketches perfect. Try to get as many ideas as you can on the papers, and worry about the details later.

This is also a good chance to finish up the backstory for your protagonist if you haven't already (from last week).

English: Backstory

 Activity: Read the first chapter of Moby Dick out loud. Notice how Melville uses different paragraphs to describe Ishmael's ideas about sailors, America, why he enjoys sailing, and how he came to board a boat. What does chapter say about who Ishmael is and what he believes?

Worksheet: please fill out the following Backstory, and then write a 500 word backstory to explain as many details as you can. Why are these details important to your character?

Bible: Asking God for Strength

 Prayer Journal: Write a 5-7 sentence prayer about asking for strength from God, as well ass patience, kindness, compassion, and a sense of humor. [1 Corinthians 4:9-13]

Activity: Write an encouraging letter to Mr. Qin. Encourage him to stay strong during his tribulations. Use 2-3 Bible verses, some encouraging words, and illustrate your letter.

English: Phrases and Clauses

 Quiz: Answer the following questions -

    1. Does a phrase contain a subject that acts through a verb?
    2. What is missing from a sentence with a dangling modifier?
    3. Is "but" a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction?
    4. Rewrite this sentence so the modifier is clear: "Before they melted the kids decorated the snowmen."
    5. Can a dependent clause work as its own sentence?
    6. State all the coordinating conjunctions.
    7. How many independent clauses does a simple sentence have?
    8. What type of sentence has a dependent clause -- a compound sentence or a complex sentence?
    9. What must any clause contain?
    10. Which of these is NOT a kind of clause? Adverb clause, verb clause, noun clause, adjective clause

Other work: please continue your character sketches. This time, start sketching out your antagonist and the protagonist's helper, using the same form from Monday's class.

Bible: Righting my Ship

 Prayer Journal: Write a 5-7 prayer about asking God to keep your head in the right place.

Bible Journal: Share your 10 observations with another person and talk about your questions, concerns, or curiosities. Add some art to your observations to make them more colorful and interesting.

English: the Character Sketch

 Students, please complete the Character Sketch below.  

Character Sketch                                                                                          

1	Height/weight
2	Sex
3	Hair
4	Dress
5	Body
6	Shoes
7	Face
8	Mouth
9	Poses Hands/head Torso/legs Feet/gestures
10	Build
11	Arms
12	Legs
13	Imperfections
14	Age
15	Birth Date
16	Birthplace
17	Home (imaginary)
18	Favorite room
19	View from window
20	Habits
21	Vehicle
22	Name
23	Motive
24
25

Key Dates

	Year	What happened
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27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

 

adapted from Robert J. Ray's "The Weekend Novelist"