Block Day, November 30 & December 1 ~ Lamb to the Slaughter

Roots

• vac - empty 
• vert, vers - turn
• viv, vita, vivi - alive, life
• vor - eat greedily

This concludes your list of roots! 
QUIZ next week on Block.
Roots will be a major part of your final, so keep your list handy for review!

Today you have the opportunity to work on J18 (The Masque of the Read Death) located on yesterday's blog.
After J18 is complete, please read Short Story #3 for silent reading and and then complete J19.

Short Story #3 - 


Click here for short story #3 - Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl


Journal 19

•  Ten bullet points about the author, Roald Dahl. Click here 
•  Did you know the late great Dahl has his own dictionary. Check it out. Click here
•  I hope I don't dispunge your short story. Define dispunge. Hint: it's from Dahl's dictionary.
•  Define irony. What are the 3 types of irony? Record these in your journal.

 J19 continued

1. What type of irony is evident in "Lamb to the Slaughter"? Explain your answer. (HINT: All three are in the story.)

2.  What influence does Mary's pregnancy have on the story?

3.  Why is Patrick's profession important?

4.  What is the origin and meaning of the title "Lamb to the Slaughter"?

5.  Why does Mary insist the police eat the leg of lamb?

HOMEWORK

Are your journals caught up?

J16 - Movie Comparison 

J17 - Two Kinds

J18 - Masque of the Red Death

J19 - Lamb to the Slaughter - If you did not read this one in class, please read for homework and complete the journal.

Witmer's class: Journal check next Tuesday, December 5.

Wednesday, November 29 ~ Short Story #2 by Edgar Allan Poe

Roots

• acu - sharp
• ali, allo, alter - other
• am, amor - love, liking
• anni, annu, enni - year

Short Story #2: The Masque of the Red Death 

• EQ: What is allegory?

Journal 18

LIT NOTES ~ Add these definitions to your journals section.

• Symbol
• Allegory

The Text: "The Masque of the Red Death " by Edgar Allan Poe

• Who was Poe? What other works from Poe have you read?

Journal 18

SAT Vocab:

1. profuse - plentiful
2. sagacious - wise
3. voluptuous - characterized with luxury or pleasure
4. contagion - the spreading of disease
5. imperial - majestic
6. emanating - coming forth
7. sedate - calm; quiet
8. pervaded - spread throughout
9. piquancy - a pleasantly sharp or appetizing flavor
10. phantasm - a figment of the imagination; an illusion
11. cessation - ceasing or stopping
12. disapprobation - strong disapproval, usually on moral grounds
13. propriety - quality of being proper
14. tangible - something that can be touched
15. impetuosity - impulsive or rash 

Analysis:
1. The rich and powerful might build walls around their sprawling estates to block out the upsetting parts of life. What realities of life must people face no matter who they are?
2. Google search: What are the symptoms of the pneumonic plague?
3. Consider the Allegory feature. Define as many symbols as you can, bullet-point style. What is the "story below the surface" if you translate each symbol? (Include at least these: Prince Prospero, the abbey, the gate, the masquerade, the ebony clock and TIME, the winding hallway, all the different colors of rooms, & the intruder)

We will finish this together tomorrow. Don't look up the answers to the allegory!!!

HOMEWORK

Are you caught up with your journals?

J16 - Movie comparison

J17 - Short Story #1 - Two Kinds 

Tuesday, November 28 ~ Finish our story by Amy Tan

Roots

Prefix

• utilis - useful
• vide, visibil, vis - see

Root

• dox - opinion, praise 
• dura - lasting

Short Story - #1 Two Kinds

Witmer's class: finish reading Short Story #1 ~ Two Kinds and work on J17.



 

Monday, November 27 ~ Welcome Back

Roots

Prefix

• syn - together, with
• trans - across

Root

• chron - time
• phon - sound 

Short Stories
Discuss the EQ: Why study short stories anyway?

Click here for all you need to know about writing your SHORT STORY! 

• Short Story #1 ~ Two Kinds

Journal 17 -

First, copy the SAT vocab:

• prodigy - child of highly unusual talent or genius
• lamented - said with regret or sorrow
• listlessly - without energy or interest
• discordant - clashing; not in harmony
• dawdled - wasted time; lingered
• stricken - heartbroken
• fiasco - total failure
• nonchalantly - without interest or concern

1) Meet the Author ~Write down 5-10 bullet point notes about the life of Amy Tan.
    *Start here or here.
2) List the internal and external conflicts in Two Kinds.
3) What makes this story engaging? List at least two strengths.
4) How would you describe the narrative style of this story? Is there power in the perspective that the author chose to use in her story telling?
5) What symbolic meaning is carried in the two songs at the end? How do they reflect the change that has occurred in Jing-mei?

HOMEWORK: Nope!

Wednesday & Block, November 15-17 ~ POO Presentations

Let the POO presentations begin!

Witmer's Class: 
Journal 16 - Movie Comparison
First, give at least ten bullet points listing the differences between the book and the movie.
Then, write a brief paragraph explaining your assessment of the director's choices. Were the changes beneficial or distracting from the meaning of the movie?

Monday & Tuesday, November 13-14 ~ Movie Days

I warned you. The movie is vastly different from the book. What major differences have you noticed?

Reminder: 

• POO projects due Wednesday, November 15.
• Think ahead - If there is anyone who will not be here on Block, please be ready to go on Wednesday.

Block, November 9 & 10 ~ The Last Chapter of POO

Read Chapter 15
Watch movie

West Class
Journal 19: Movie Comparison
First, give at least ten bullet points listing the differences between the book and the movie.
Then, write a brief paragraph explaining your assessment of the author's choices. Were the changes beneficial or distracting from the meaning of the movie?

Wedneday, November 8 ~ Chapter 13

Check in on projects. Who's doing what?

The Power of One:
Witmer's class ~ read Chapter 13


HOMEWORK:
Witmer's class ~ read Chapter 14

Tuesday, November 7 ~ POO Projects

Here are your 6 choices for the POO project:

~ Four Letters: Write a series of letters between two main characters in the novel who might have written to one another during the course of the entire novel. (To gain 50 points, you must include at least four one-page letters.)

~ Poetry: select (from an outside source) or write five poems/songs that you feel say something about the theme, mood, characters or settings of the novel.  Explain why you selected or wrote each poem/song.

~ Alternate Ending: Write a new ending for the story, a new adventure for the main character, or the beginning of a sequel. Keep the same first-person narrator. This should be three pages.

~ Bible Theme: Consider what you believe the power of one is. Consider the passage in Ephesians 4:3-6. Then write a two page essay comparing the meaning behind the scripture with the meaning found in several passages in the novel. How are these passages similar or contrasting in meaning? What is the power of one for you?

~ Bio Research: Research the author of the novel. How much of the story is really fiction or autobiographical for Courtenay? What parts of his life could have inspired the themes from our text?  You should also include the names of other books that he has written, what awards/honors he has received. What themes are explored in his other books? Create a power point slideshow to teach us your findings. This must be in your own words. Your presentations should consist of 10 slides with a presentation time of 5 - 7 minutes.

~ Map Art: Draw or create a map of where the story takes place.  Label all of the places that were important in the story.  Write one page about how the places were significant in the novel.

Presentations due Wednesday, November 15.

The Power of One

Rubric

	A	B	C	D
Understanding	This project shows that you really understand the events, characters and deeper themes of the book.	This project shows that you have a clear understanding of the events and ideas in the book	This project shows that you generally understand the events and meaning in the book.	This project shows that you may have misread or were somewhat confused about the story.
Interest Level	This product explicitly reveals an insight that is personally significant that you’ve gained beyond the text.	This product adequately reveals an insight that is meaningful and/or significant from our text.	This product shows that you grasp something interesting or meaningful in the text.	This project is really more of a summary of some part of the novel, rather than an insight.
Quality	This product is beautiful and inspiring.	This product is clean and shows care.	This product has a few problems or errors.	The errors/issues are distracting from the meaning behind the product.
Presentation	You shared this with the class confidently and thoughtfully.	You shared this with the class clearly.	You shared this with the class nervously or without thinking through all the details.	Your presentation was hard to understand or hear.

                   d       c       b       a

50 points    30-34    35-39    40-44   45-50

HOMEWORK: 
Witmer's Class: Finish Reading Chapter 12

  

 

Monday, November 6 ~

Warm Up: 

Prefix

• solus - alone
• subter - under, secret

Roots

• publicus - people
• scope - examine

West's class will get Journal Checks today.

Ch.11 Pop Quiz?????

Witmer's Class ~ As promised, Chapters 9-11 Quiz is today!
The Power of One - Begin Chapter 12 
Any guesses on the significance of cream soda in Chapter 12?

HOMEWORK: Nope! 

Block Day, November 2 & 3 ~ It's a big day! Quizzes all around!

~Roots and Grammar Quiz start 5 minutes after the bell rings. Use Time Wisely. (UTW)

~Journal Check today. Please have your journal out and I will check them while you take your quiz. 

~Read.....Get caught up!

HOMEWORK:

•  Read through Chapter 11. There will be a quiz on Monday. (Chapters 9, 10, 11)

West's Class:

After your quiz, please finish Ch.10 and answer these review questions in your journal.

This can be our Journal 15:

• What do we know now about the wolves?
• Why is Doc so nervous about the concert?
• What pressure and societal significance was riding on the concert? 
• What motif (a recurring image that reveals the theme) has become evident?
• What key quotes would you pull from Ch.10?

HW: Ch. 11 

This can be our Journal 16:

• What do you think it means to be the Tadpole Angel? 
• What do you think of Geel Piet's advice for avoiding bullies?
• What do you think Peekay learns from participating in illegal activity within the prison? 

HW: Get your journals ready for check on Monday.

J10 - Two discussion questions about Hoppie.

J11 - CAB Thesis practice

J11B - Ch. 5 Discussion Questions

J12 - TIE Quote Integration Practice

J13 - Ch. 7 Discussion Questions

J14 - Paragraph Reflection: What are the "vines" in your life?

J15 - Chapter 10 Questions

J16 - Chapter 11 Questions

Wednesday, November 1 ~ Review, review, review!

Warm Up:

Prefix

• pre - before
• pro - before, in favor of 

Root

• ject - throw
• pel, puls - drive, urge

Grammar
Practice SVA


Reminders:

• Roots and Grammar Quiz - Block
• Journal Check - Block

Review:

• Roots Review - Fly Swatter Game
• Practice SVA