PPT-Liam O'Flaherty

Insight On Works Books by Liam OFlaherty Famine The Informer The Sniper Skerrett Insurrection The Black Soul Assassin ETC More than 25 books in English Type of Writer. At a class party 4/8 of a vegetarian pizza and 1/4 of a cheese pizza were eaten. How much pizza was eaten altogether? On Saturday 3/4 of a 5th grad At a class party 4/8 of a vegetarian pizza and 1/4 of a cheese pizza were eaten. How much pizza was eaten altogether? On Saturday 3/4 of a 5th grad Identify ONE . important idea. in . The Boy in the . Striped Pyjamas . and . explain . how this idea . was . important to you.. . Use . examples . from . the . book . to support your answer.. T – topic. “The Sniper”. Reading Notes. Directions:. . Label a piece of lined paper with the story’s title and author’s name at the top. . Use this piece of paper to take notes and respond to questions before, during, and after the story. . Setting: Time and Place. Dublin, Ireland (Ireland’s largest city). Early 1920’s.. There is a civil war (war between people of the same country) between the IRA (Irish Republican Army) and the Free States. Therefore, people are fighting against people they once fought alongside. The country is divided.. Mr. . Bayrakdar. and Mr. Flaherty. A . Personal Philosophy. Andy Flaherty, Concept Schools 2012. Mr. . Bayrakdar. Andy Flaherty, Concept Schools 2012. Opening Comments. Why the essay matters?. Preparing for College. “The Sniper” Pre-reading . notes. The Writer and his Historical Connection. Meet the Writer. Liam O’Flaherty (1896-1984). Born to a large, poor family on Inishmore, one of Ireland’s rocky Aran Islands. . Make the . Connection: Under Pressure. “The Sniper”. Quickwrite. What qualities enable people to perform well when facing heart-pounding fear or stress? . Think . about your own experiences or those of someone you know, as well as news stories or fiction you’ve . PRE-READING NOTES. The Writer and his Historical Connection. Meet the Writer. Liam O’Flaherty (1896-1984). Born to a large, poor family on Inishmore, one of Ireland’s rocky Aran Islands. . He took inspiration from the peasant life of the Aran Islands in his writing.. “The Sniper”. Reading Notes. Directions:. . Label a piece of lined paper with the story’s title and author’s name at the top. . Use this piece of paper to take notes and respond to questions before, during, and after the story. . “The Sniper”. Reading Notes. Directions:. . Label a piece of lined paper with the story’s title and author’s name at the top. . Use this piece of paper to take notes and respond to questions before, during, and after the story. . –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. “Your speech should be like the smooth flight of an airplane. The conclusion is the landing. The passengers—your audience—don’t want the landing to be sudden or bumpy. They don’t want to land in the wrong place. And most importantly, they DO want you to land!” . “The Sniper”. Reading Notes. Directions:. . Label a piece of lined paper with the story’s title and author’s name at the top. . Use this piece of paper to take notes and respond to questions before, during, and after the story. . Grade 12: Celeste Bouchard, Yaxi Gao, Kendrick Lo, Connor Porell, Kathryn Smolko Grade 11: Kenneth Pham , Zhijie Wang, Luwen Zhang Grade 10: Aaron Bryant, Amy Bui, Brianna Duarte, Stephen Janeczko