Remember that we do not have school on Monday. Tuesday will be Day 4, so we will meet on Tuesday.
For homework this weekend, please read "The Sniper." If you forgot the text at school, here is a link to find it online: http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/sniper.html
While reading, record your thoughts on post-it notes like we practiced with "The Monkey's Paw." You should record at least two thoughts per page. I WILL BE CHECKING!!!
After reading, write an organized paragraph explaining whether you think the main character is static or dynamic. Remember, write an opening sentence that presents your opinion. Follow with sentences that explain your opinion using details and examples from the text. Finally, write a closing sentence that ties your ideas together and shows the point you are proving. Remember also that these types of analytical paragraphs should be written in present tense. Post this paragraph here on the blog.
If you are interested, check out these videos I found of "The Monkey's Paw."
This, while accurate to the story, is a bit surprising in format! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8M6X1vXVdU
This is a clip true to the tone of the story, but with several differences in what actually happens. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXPdKG8jZpM
I forgot to announce in class, but please also complete pages 24 and 25 of your vocabulary book.
In the short story “the sniper” written by Liam O’Flaherty the main character, the Republican sniper, is dynamic. At the beginning of the story he seems to be regardless of what he is doing in fact he isn’t excite on kill a person, likes he did the same thing thousand times “The eyes of a man who is used to looking at death”. Then, when arrived the car, he becomes more restless, and tried to remain calm also in the moment when someone shot him “He ground his teeth to overcome the pain”. In the middle part (climax), he regret of what he did, in fact he wants to forget what he did ”The lust of the battle died in him. “He became bitten by remorse”.” He began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody”. In the end the cloud of fear scattered from his mind and he laughed. He is so curious of what person I killed that when he saw the body and the face he discovered that the person was his brother “He wondered did he know him”, “He decided to risk going over to have look at him”, “Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face”. In conclusion, the sniper is a dynamic main character. His mood and state of mind changes during the story, he seems to be strong but then he seems to be curious, regardless and may be sad after he discovered that the person he killed is his brother.
ReplyDeleteValentina,
ReplyDeleteYour paragraph has a clear argument: that you believe the sniper is a dynamic character. Your opening and closing sentences show me that argument and the sentences in the middle prove it. Great work! I also love that you included quotations directly from the story. You used present tense, too. I can really tell you paid attention in class on Friday.
Next steps: Sometimes your writing lacks fluidity, meaning it does not flow quite right. Let's take this sentence as an example:
At the beginning of the story he seems to be regardless of what he is doing in fact he isn’t excite on kill a person, likes he did the same thing thousand times “The eyes of a man who is used to looking at death”.
I might rewrite it like this:
At the beginning of the story, he seems to be indifferent to what he is doing. In fact he isn't excited to kill a person like he has done a thousand times before. He has "the eyes of a man who is used to looking at death."
Overall great work! We will continue to work on writing and the construction of paragraphs and essays.
In the story “The Sniper” the main character is an Irish Republican sniper who has been expressed as a dynamic character by the author Liam O’Flaherty. In the beginning of the story, being a sniper he is indifferent even though he is young but “he is already used to looking at death “because death is something happens everyday in his life. He is also regardless of the consequences although he knows the smoke would catch enemy’s attention. However during the rising action, He becomes anxious when he is perceived and shot by the opposite sniper .Enduring the agony, his ruse is succeeded and he killed the sniper in the opposite. Approaching the Climax, the sniper is regard what he has done and why the war happens. In the end, He is curious and wondering the man he killed if they have been in the same army but what he has done will make him guilty because the man is the sniper’s brother. The deed of darkness will follow him forever. All in all, the story shows the sniper is a dynamic character with his inner feelings.
ReplyDeleteI think the sniper is dynamic..
ReplyDeleteIn the story he seems to be fighting with someone who is on the other side of the street in a different building than he is. Although he was no excited on killing another person he was trying to diffend himself. The sniper knew what he was doing "it was an enemy car.he wanted to fire, but he knew it was useless" he was well trained and knew how to fight with the enemy when he got shot he still didnt backdown from the fight “He ground his teeth to overcome the pain” showing that he was in a lot of pain at that moment.. The sniper was very brave and stong to be continuing shooting while he was badly hurt.i think the sniper had a lot of skills because he was thinking of plans to get back at the enemy on the opposite roof.. A fter a while the shooting from the other roof had stoped,sniper was curious to know whether the enemy had died,and the moment the thought of killing and shooting and fighting had died in him. "He began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody”. He was not at all proud of what he had done "He felt reckless under the influence of the spirit." after he shot the enemy he took out his flask of whisky from his pocket,and left the roof,when he got to the botton he felt a slight curiosity to know who the enemy was he thought it was someone from the army he decided to risk going to have a look at him..the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his own brother's face..
Yola,
ReplyDeleteBe careful not to summarize. Your paragraph does show me that you read and understood the story, but you did not prove to me that the sniper is dynamic. Remember that an analytical paragraph should ALWAYS prove something. You started by writing that you believe the sniper is dynamic, but you did not identify how his characterization changed throughout the story. What was he like in the beginning? The middle? The end? How does this show he is dynamic?
Aini,
ReplyDeleteGood opening and closing sentences. They informed me of your argument and framed your paragraph nicely.
The word "regardless" is not used correctly in your paragraph. You wrote: "He is also regardless of the consequences although he knows the smoke would catch enemy’s attention." Additionally in this sentence, you did not identify what he was doing that would receive a consequence. I would change this sentence to: "He is also indifferent to the consequences of lighting a cigarette since he knows the smoke would catch the enemy's attention."
In The story "The Sniper" by Liam O’Flaherty , The main character is Republican Sniper who is dynamic. In the beginning of the story, he did not want to kill a man. When the car arrived, he was very fearful and got shot. He did not want to remind himself of what he did. The person who he killed, was actually his brother after noticing his face and body. I think he is dynamic because at the beginning he seems very useless and in the end it was sad when he killed his brother.
ReplyDeleteIn the story “The Sniper” the main character is an Irish Republican sniper who has been expressed as a dynamic character by the author Liam O’Flaherty. At the beginning of the story he seems to be regardless of what he is doing in fact he isn’t excite on kill a person. And there is a frase that describes the mood of the character at the beginning of the story, that is...“The eyes of a man who is used to looking at death”. And i think that the mood changes when the car arrived, he becomes more restless, and tired to stay calm, also the moment when someone shot him. In the climax he regrets of what he did, in fact he became bitten by remorse. He began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody. I think there is an other change of mood also when he notices his victim is his brother.the sniper is a dynamic main character. His mood and personality changes during the story, he seems to be strong, curious, regardless and maybe sad after he discoveries that the person he killed is his brother.
ReplyDeleteMajid,
ReplyDeleteYour paragraph is short and concise. Sometimes people write too much and their ideas are lost in their words. However, I am not sure that I agree that he did not want to kill a man at the beginning. Rather, he seemed indifferent I think. You also wrote that "it was sad when he killed his brother." While I agree with your reaction, I wonder what we can figure out about the character from what happened? Can we conclude anything? Or can we only have a reaction?
In the short story “the sniper” I think the main character is dynamic, the story is talking about civil war between Republicans and Free Staters, our main character is a Irish Republican sniper. in the this paragraph “His face was the face of a student, thin and ascetic, but his eyes had the cold gleam of the fanatic.” is show he is young and he a man who is used to looking at death because in that time the people will in every day so he use to it. and in mind park he know the enemies was watching him so he use ruse make enemies sniper to shot him so he will know where is he hire in and he ruse is working he kill other sniper. and in the end He is curious and he find out the enemies is his brother.
ReplyDeleteLiebin,
ReplyDeleteYou have a clear opening sentence that shows your argument. You also used details from the text to prove your argument. Next time do not forget a closing sentence!
Writing Tip: Remember that each sentence should have a subject and a predicate. Let's look at this sentence:
is show he is young and he a man who is used to looking at death because in that time the people will in every day so he use to it.
There is a predicate, but no subject! I am left wondering, what shows that he is a young man who is used to looking at death?
I would rewrite it like this:
This quotation shows that he is young and he is a man who is used to looking at death because in that time the people will every day so he is used to it.
Notice how each verb has a subject! "this quotation shows..." "he is..." "he is used to..."