Block Day, November 29 & 30 ~ Journal Catch Up Day

EQ: Are you ready for a Journal Check on Monday?

TODAY

• QUIZ - Word Parts
• After you have turned in your QUIZ, you may use the rest of the period to catch up on your Journals, for I will be checking on Monday, Dec. 3.

J 21 - Two Kinds - Monday's Blog
J22 - The Masque of the Red Death - Tuesday's Blog
J23 - The Lamb to the Slaughter - Wednesday's Blog

• Also, don't forget about writing a short story for a little grade recovery. Due: 12/11

 

Wednesday, November 28 ~ Short Story #3

 EQ: What is irony?

TODAY:

•  Discuss allegory

• Discuss conflict

• Word Parts Review

Short Story #3 -


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


Journal23

•  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.

 J23 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?

Tuesday, November 27 ~ Short Story #2

EQ: Why read short stories?

West's class will finish the story and J21 from yesterday and then move on to Poe.

Extra Credit Possibility for Witmer's class:
If you are in need of a possible 20 points in extra credit, then read the following information:

• Write a short story which includes some kind of a moral or honorable message.
• Due typed, MLA, printed on December 11.
• 3-5 pages.
• Possible 20 points in the essay category.
• If you are comfortable with your grade, then no need to write. It won't count against you.

WORD PARTS

FYI: QUIZ on Block
Review on Wed.

TODAY
Please........
Help out sociology 
Click on the link above

Short Story #2: The Masque of the Red Death 

• EQ: What is allegory?

Journal22

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?

Journal22

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!!!

Monday, November 26 ~ Short Story Unit Begins

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


1. You're certain to finish the entire story.
2. An easy way to explore new genres and authors.

 

• Short Story #1 ~ Two Kinds

Journal 21 -

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 .
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!

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Block Day, November 15 & 16

 

Witmer: Are you ready to craft a well written lit. analysis?

Wednesday, November 14

WITMER

• FYI: In Class Essay on Block.
• Come prepared with paper, pen and book.
• Movie Time
• HW: Read Chapter 15

WEST

• Word Parts Quiz on Examsoft
• Movie Time
• Journal Check tomorrow!
• HW: Choose a significant quote from Chapter 15. Write a TIED paragraph describing what the significance or meaning is behind the quote. Due as a hard copy tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 13 ~ Finishing the POO!

EQ: Did you successfully write a TIED paragraph?

• Have a partner check for a structured topic sentence, context, a well punctuated quote using TIED method and discussion. 

TODAY for....

WITMER
Check Journals 19 and 20

Homework: Read Chapter 14

WEST

• Finish Ch.15 together in class.
• HW: Study for Word Parts Quiz tomorrow.
• Journal Check on Block (11/16)

Monday, November 12 ~ Are your paragraphs TIED up?

High School Bell Schedule
First	8:10 - 8:50	40 min
Second	8:55 - 9:35	40 min
Break	9:35 - 9:45	10 min
Third	9:50 - 10:30	40 min
Fourth	10:35 - 11:25	50 min*
Assembly	11:30 - 12:15	45 min
Lunch	12:15 - 1:05	50 min
Fifth	1:10 - 1:50	40 min
Sixth	1:55 - 2:35	40 min
Seventh	2:40 - 3:20	40 min

EQ: What is the TIED method for paragraph writing?

FYI: Word Parts QUIZ tomorrow.

TODAY:
WRITING INSTRUCTION

• Part of good writing is writing systematically. Let's use the TIED paragraph structure to create a check list of good paragraph writing. 

Topic Sentences	T: The topic sentences lets the reader know what your subject is and what you are going to prove.  Never use "I" or talk about the essay/paragraph in this sentence.
Introduce Evidence	I: After the topic sentence, you should introduce  the context of your evidence (or quote).
Evidence          (this could be a quote           or logical reasoning)	E: In a Literary Response essay (the type we are working on), this is the quote that demonstrates your point.
Discuss (aka commentary)	D: You must discuss how the evidence is important in proving your argument as stated in the Topic sentence or Thesis. (This element ties the paragraph into a circular unit in which the topic sentence is effectively proven with evidence and author commentary.)

*If you want to include more quotes, simply repeat the IED portions for each quote. 

Example TIEDIED paragraph:

Doc’s spirituality is more persuasive than Mom’s due to the fact that he is more supportive and playful. When Doc speaks to Peekay about the fearful theology of Christianity, he says that, “God is too busy making the sun come up and go down and watching the moon float just right in the sky to be concerned with such rubbish” (189). Doc’s perspective is supportive and sets Peekay at ease by describing a more loving side of God. The support continues not just in idea but in tone with playfulness. Again, Doc uses religious vocabulary to unseat fear and address camouflage. “To be smart is not a sin. But to be smart and not use it, that, Peekay is a sin. Absoloodle!” (178). Doc’s playful use of “Absoloodle” helps to lighten the serious worries of a child and communicates in away that Peekay can understand.

Journal 20: Write a TIED paragraph using a quote as your evidence. You only need one quote.
Some prompt choices:

• Why is Doc's version of spirituality so appealing to Peekay?
• How has Peekay managed to avoid belief in racism even though he seems to be surrounded by it? 

Homework:
Witmer: Read Chapter 13, finish J20
West: Read Chapter 14 and finish J20

Things coming:
Word Parts Quiz
Journal Check
Movie Comparison Paper

Block Day, November 8 & 9

EQ:How does Peekay's difficult past come back to him in Chapter 12?

WORD PARTS

Prefix
  meter - measure
  micro - small

Suffix
  ure - state of, process, rank, act
  ward - in the direction of

TODAY

• Pronoun Agreement QUIZ 
• Begin Chapter 12 

HOMEWORK
Journal 19
Finish Chapter 12 - Answer the following questions:

1. As Peekay's tenth Birthday approaches, so does his dream of fighting an actual opponent: "How I got my first fight was a matter of sheer luck" (267). What happened?
2. "It was a wonderful feeling. It was the power of one stirring in me," Peekay recognizes this feeling in a way that builds his confidence. No longer does his size matter (286). What gives him this new found confidence?
3. Who said Peekay must box like a Mozart piano concerto? What does this mean?
4. What is the significance of the cream soda? Why did Peekay order one after his fight?
5. What came over Peekay when he was fighting Kroon? What did he reflect upon?
6.  What do the prisoners call Peekay? What does his new name mean? Do you think that Peekay deserves such admiration?
7. What gift did the prisoners give to Peekay? What was his reaction?
8.  Find a favorite quote in Chapter 12. Please write it using the "Tag" method. Tell me why you chose the quote. Meaning? Importance?
9.  Find another favorite quote in Chapter 12. Please write it using the "Introduce" method. Tell me why you chose the quote. Meaning? Importance?
10.  Finally, find one more quote in Chapter 12. Please write it using the "Embed" method. Tell me why you chose the quote. Meaning? Importance?
11. How does Peekay's difficult past come back to him in Chapter 12?

Wednesday, November 7

EQ: What is the Sailor Salute?

FYI: Pronoun Agreement QUIZ tomorrow. Practice Here

TODAY:
West's class will need to take the notes we did not finish yesterday from this link.
Finish Chapter 11

HW: Complete anything from class you did not finish. 

Tuesday, November 6 ~ Election Day

EQ: How do I integrate a quote in my writing?

WORD PARTS:
Prefix
macro - large
mania - obsession

Suffix
some - like, apt, tending to
tude - state of, condition of

Root
alt(us) - high, deep

TODAY:

PRONOUN AGREEMENT PRACTICE
FYI: QUIZ on Block

WRITING INSTRUCTION

• Practice the TIE method.
• EQ: Do you know how to integrate a quote into your writing? Click here to quiz yourself.
• How about using quotes in general? Click here to test these skills.
• Go over rules of quoting. (Write these notes under Journal 18.)

HW: Read Ch.11 up to page 252...Make sure you know what a Sailor's Salute is.

Monday, November 5 ~ Chapter 10

WORD PARTS

• liber - free, book
• locus - place

Suffixes

• ous - full of, having
•  ship - state of, office, quality

Root

• ag, agi, ig, act - do, move, go

POO
Chapter 10 QUIZ Questions:

• What do you guess are the wolves that Doc mentions?
• Why is Doc so nervous about the concert? 
• What pressure (or societal significance) is riding on this concert? 
• How does this chapter portray the motif of "finding a voice even when you've been silenced"?

WRITING SKILL

EQ: How can a quote be fluidly incorporated into a paragraph of text. 

• Journal 17: Please record notes on the TIE Method.
• EQ: How can I incorporate quotes in a fluid way that uses the quote to build momentum rather than in a way that interrupts the text of my essay? 

TIE METHOD = Tag it, Introduce it, or Embed it.
• TAG: Tag the context to the end of the quote.
• Example: "But Rooineks [the British] are not designed to be permanent heroes," mentioned Peekay as he realized that his stitches would not bring him lasting respect (37).
• Introduce: Introduce the context of the quote to lead into the text.
• Example: After Peekay faked his falling out of the tree, he reflected: "But Rooineks are not designed to be permanent heroes" (37).
• Embed: Embed the quote inside of the context sentence.  
• Example: Peekay reflected that "Rooineks are not designed to be permanent heroes" as he realized that his troubles with the Judge were far from finished (37).

• Punctuation Notes: Notice in the Tag section that [the British] was added for clarity. You may add words for clarity within a quote by using the brackets too. Also, notice that the introduced quote can use a colon because the first sentence before the colon is a complete sentence and introduces the next. 

HW: Write a quote and its context from Ch.10 and use one of the methods to TIE them together. Then pass it to have someone else use a different method.

Block Day, November 1 ~ Just when things were looking up....

EQ: What are Doc's views on spirituality?

TODAY:

• Word Parts QUIZ

• Reading QUIZ (Chapters 8 and 9)

Finish reading Chapter 9 and answer the following questions. Yes, you may refer to your book.Due at the end of the period today.

1. What is in Doc’s backpack when he meets Peekay?

2. Name an item Peekay sent with his letter to Nanny?

3. Aside from Doc, who is the other “man of thorns”?

4. What gift does Doc give mom?

5. Does she like it? Why/Why not.

6. Why does mom want Peekay to play the piano?

7. What does Doc drink to quiet the wolves?

8. What does Peekay pack for Doc while the soldiers are waiting?

9. What makes Doc rush at the sergeant?

10. What kind of injury did Peekay incur during the scuffle at Doc’s arrest?
    
    
    11. What do people (and the newspaper) call Doc?
    12. Who/what is Marie to Peekay?
    13. What does Peekay do to clear Doc’s record?
    14. How does Peekay prove that the evidence is legitimate?
    15. Who said, “To be smart is not a sin. But to be smart and not use it, now that is a sin” (178)?
    16. Short Answer: Describe Doc’s spirituality. Why is it so attractive to Peekay? Write a complete paragraph.
    
    
    HOMEWORK
    Read Chapter 10