Week 7, Day 3
Objective: literary analysis, defining drama terms, cultural and historical impacts on literature, grade-level vocabulary
- "The Good Wife's Guide"
- Class Discussion about "The Storm"
- If time permits, begin reading "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
- Quiz tomorrow
- Take notes (on a separate sheet of paper)
Week 7, Day 2
Objective: AP Prep, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; evaluate how different literary elements (e.g., figurative language, point of view) shape the author's portrayal of the plot and setting in works of fiction; addresses the writing skills for an analytical essay, including references to and commentary on quotations from the text; analyzes the aesthetic effects of an author's use of stylistic devices.
- Go over Week 7 SAT Words
- Go over handouts that you had for homework
- "Edgar Allan Poe on the Short Story"
- "A Story That Is Not Too Long"
- Handout "Advanced Placement Students and Short Fiction"
- Class Discussion
Week 7, Day 1
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; evaluate how different literary elements (e.g., figurative language, point of view) shape the author's portrayal of the plot and setting in works of fiction; addresses the writing skills for an analytical essay, including references to and commentary on quotations from the text; analyzes the aesthetic effects of an author's use of stylistic devices.
- Bell Work: study for your SAT Quiz #6
- SAT Quiz #6
- "The Storm" Quiz
- Grade quizzes
- Handouts
- "Edgar Allan Poe on the Short Story"
- Read and answer questions for tomorrow
- "A Story That Is Not Too Long"
- Read for tomorrow
Week 6, Day 5
Objective: SWBAT write in a voice and style appropriate to audience and purpose, use technology for aspects of writing, vocabulary development, establish and adjust purpose for reading such as to find out, to understand, to interpret, to enjoy, and to solve problems, read silently with comprehension, read to be entertained, to appreciate a writer's craft, to be informed, to take action, and to discover models to use in his/her own writing
- Grade Week 6 DRE
- Bell Work: Free Write...Write about anything that you want to write about. (At least 60 words, underlining every 10th word, and include at least 2 of the current week's SAT words.)
- Open your Vocab./Lit. Terms so I can grade it.
- Perfect School Project
- Remember...SAT Quiz on Monday!!!!
Week 6, Day 4
Objective: Analyzing poetry
- Bell Work: With the title, "To My Dear and Loving Husband," what do you think the poem will be about? Use what information you know about the Puritans and what they wrote about, what the social expectations of women were in that time period, etc.
- TP-CASTT
- Read and discuss "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet
- Short Story "The Storm"
- Take notes on a separate sheet of paper (NOT DIGITALLY!)
- You will be able to use your notes on the quiz.
- If you need a paper copy, please see me.
- Quiz on Monday
- REMINDERS:
- Literary Device Terms due tomorrow
- Vocab./Lit. Terms for "To My Dear and Loving Husband" due tomorrow
- Week 6 DRE due tomorrow
- SAT Week 6 INFO--
- Quizlet
- Study Stack
- Study your SAT Words for Week 5 SAT Quiz on Monday, October 7, 2013!!!!
Week 6, Day 3
Objective: PSAT Prep
- Mrs. V will be here to do the scantron for the PSAT.
- Make sure your Vocab./Lit. Term Document is in your "Avalos English 3" Shared Folder. It is due today at 4:00pm.
- Quizlet
- Study Stack
- Study your SAT Words for Week 5 SAT Quiz on Monday, October 7, 2013!!!!
- Vocabulary for Stories (p. 74)--(due Friday)
- Quench
- Recompense
- Manifold
- Persevere
- Literary Analysis Terms (p. 74)--(due Friday)
- Puritan Plain Style
- Syntax
- Inversion
- Author Information: Anne Bradstreet (p. 75)
- Open Author Information Document
- Make a copy of it.
- Make sure you put it in the "Avalos English" shared folder
- Fill it out as we read about the author.
Week 6, Day 2
Objective: analyze cultural and historical impacts on literature; grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; evaluate how different literary elements (e.g., figurative language, point of view) shape the author's portrayal of the plot and setting in works of fiction; addresses the writing skills for an analytical essay, including references to and commentary on quotations from the text; analyzes the aesthetic effects of an author's use of stylistic devices.
- Literary Terms
- Definitions
- Examples
- Discussion about Perfect School Project and Vision 20/20
- Remember that your literary terms from the PowerPoint presentation are due tomorrow...WITH EXAMPLES!
