Thursday, September 17, 2015

The Interlopers Intro

  • PLT work for Friday: Read the short story "Sole Survivor" (nonfiction) and pull 3 quotes from the story that show the author's attitude towards the survival situation. Be ready to use these quotes in Friday's small group discussion. 
  • SSR reflection #2 (conflict focus) due Friday by 11:59 pm to Canvas.


Check 7-10 sentence notebook writing prompt. Share your stories in
small groups.


MUG 1 sentences due check for completion, and correct as a group.




"The Interlopers" by Saki introductions

Setting: The Carpathian Mountains

Feuding characters: Georg Znayem & Ulrich Von Gradvitz


Theme: Bullies and how to deal with the

enemy; a change of heart.




Stories shared by teachers


Deprey's examples:

  • 1st grade teeth knocked out
  • 2nd grade "the ugly new kid"
  • 3rd grade "war with the neighbors"
  • 5th grade "wicked children pranks"
  • Middle schoolers are just mean...




PLT work: "The Interlopers" vocabulary (assignment on Canvas today) is due Monday .