September 5, 2017 - September 8, 2017 Weekly Agenda

Tuesday, September 5th:
Go over some basics in submitting your work:
Title on the first line of your paper
In the upper right hand corner of your paper
Please do the following:
First name, last name
Date
Period 6

Tonight you may turn in your Perrine’s to schoology without penalty.
Unit 2, #1 – 10 today; due date will be Tuesday, September 12th.
Bring your Vocabulary Workshop tomorrow.

“The Dead” in-class Analysis

Passage of time  is a motif in “The Dead”
Death is a motif in “The Dead”
There is a comparison or juxtaposition of opposing characteristics:
Gabriel: weak, cowardly, lame, strange, useless,
Michael Fury: honorable, brave,
Sydney: Gabriel is at peace right now; he is over his resentful.
Brandy: Gabriel is a pessimist
Creepy = unsettling 

Go over the annotation of the excerpt:
Always look for pairs of opposite, or contrasts, or juxtaposition of contrasting polar opposites.
Discussion

Brief discussion of the opening paragraph
Read and discuss opening paragraphs A, B, C, and D

Read and discussed what should be included in the body of the prose passage essay:
Don’t always paraphrase but refer directly to text
Place quotation marks around those words or phrases you wish to extract from the text.
Use connective tissue in your essay to establish adherence to the question.
Use repetition of key ideas from your opening paragraph
Use echo words – death/loss/parting/passing  or sleep/death
Create transitions from one paragraph to the next.

Pair and Share:
Read A, B, and C
Then pair up with your partner and discuss

Wednesday, September 6th: 
Read and discuss two student essays on "The Dead"
Pair and Share and Discuss

Thursday, September 7th: 
In class writing assignment:
In the excerpt from the short story "The Dead", James Joyce presents an insight into the character of Gabriel. Write a well-organized essay in which you discuss how Joyce reveals aspects of Gabriel's character to the reader and to Gabriel himself. Refer to such techniques and devices as imagery, point of view, motif, diction, and syntax. 

 Friday, September 8th: 
Break into pairs, write a short scene using two of the vocabulary words #1 - 10 from Unit 2. The scene should have a plot, an arc, character relationship, and a situation or conflict. The vocabulary words should be used correctly and within the context of the scene.
Presenters:
Carter and Matteo: Epitome, Drivel

Danya and Angela: Bombastic, Callow

Multiple Choice Questions:
Cliff Notes
Excerpt from Typhoon by Joseph Conrad
Went over in class

Looking ahead:
Tuesday, September 12th: Vocabulary Unit 2, #1- 10
Thursday, September 14th: Perrine's, page 57 - 76,"The Most Dangerous Game", questions 1 - 8, pages 76 - 77 (Do not write the questions but incorporate the questions in the answers.)







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