Week 21, Day 3
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.
- Work on your "My Ethics, My Codes of Life" rough draft
- Due tomorrow for a daily grade
- "My Ethics, My Codes of Life" Assignment
- Use Rachel's Essay as a guide
Week 21, Day 2
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.
- Brainstorm ethics/morals
- "My Ethics, My Codes of Life" Discussion
- "My Ethics, My Codes of Life" Assignment
- Begin brainstorming/pre-writing for your essay
- Use Rachel's Essay as a guide
Week 21, Day 1
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.
- Week 20 SAT Quiz
- Week 21 DRE
- "My Ethics, My Codes of Life" Discussion
- Brainstorm YOUR ethics/morals
- Begin working on a rough draft for an essay titled "My Ethics, My Codes of Life"
Week 20, Day 5
Objective: Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.
- Bell Work: Free Write! (70 words for Regular English, 80 words for Honors English AND 2 words from the current week)
- Grade Week 20 DRE
- Watch "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" video
- You may also work on finishing your Vocab. and Lit. Terms for "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" if you have not already finished it.
- Free Read
- Free Rice
- Reminders/Announcements
- Be good for the sub.
- Study for your SAT Quiz on Monday!
- Bring money for Pennies for Patients/Owen!!!!!!!!
Week 20, Day 4
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.
- Read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
- Work on Vocab. and Lit. Terms
- Reminders:
- Tomorrow you will watch the video of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."
- Tweet me if you have any questions.
- Be good for the subs!
Week 20, Day 3
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.
- Grade "The Fall of the House of Usher" Reading/Study Guide
- Ambrose Bierce author information (p. 479)
- "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce Vocab. and Literary Terms (p.478)
- Lit. Terms
- Point of View
- Omniscient Point of View
- Limited Third-Person Point of View
- Plot
- Stream of Consciousness
- Vocabulary
- Etiquette
- Deference
- Dictum
- Summarily
- Apprised
- Ineffable
- Reminders:
- I won't be here tomorrow or Friday. Tomorrow you will read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" as a class. Friday you will watch the video of it.
- Tweet me if you have any questions.
- Be good for the subs!
Week 20, Day 2
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.
- Read and discuss from Walden and from Civil Disobedience"
