Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Week 4, Day 3
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.  

1. 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.
1. This should be done in your spiral.  I've heard from some that I had on my blog to do your bell work in a Google Doc.  Please do your bell work in a separate spiral notebook.  We MAY eventually switch to a Google Doc, but I want you to write it for now.
2. At least 40 words 
3. Underline every 10th word
4. Use at least two SAT words (either from the current week or past weeks)
2. Yesterday, you should have
1. Completed the right hand column on your American Literature Timeline
1. If you are sharing the document with other classmates, I would recommend making a copy of it for yourself.  
2. Read pages 74 and 75 of the textbook
3. Started Vocab. and Lit. Terms for "To My Dear and Loving Husband"
4. Completed the Author Information Sheet for Anne Bradstreet
3. TP-CASTT
1. Make a copy of the TP-CASTT (Poetry Analysis) document
2. Complete this Poetry Analysis for “To My Dear and Loving Husband” as you read. For the "T" part you could probably use your bell work answer from today.  
3. You will need to work with a partner or two.  No one may work alone (unless you're absent)...and no complaining about it! ;-)
4. No more than 3 in a group.  
5. Write your answers in a color OTHER THAN black!  
6. For several of these questions, there is not a right or wrong answer. It is simply how you interpret the poem.
7. Due Friday by 4:00pm
8. Turn it in here.
4. Read and discuss "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet
5. Online Textbook
1. I received the email late yesterday with the data that I need to import all of the students and give you online textbook access!  Yippee!!  I'm one step closer!  
6. REMINDERS:
1. Vocab./Lit. Terms for "To My Dear and Loving Husband" due Friday.