Senior English--10/1/2012

Jump Off

--Take out your notes from last class.  We were in the process of building a definition of “Carpe Diem”, and we will begin class today by finishing that process.

S. the C.

--agenda/rationale/HW

Mini-Lesson -- Carpe Diem/Poetry Analysis--"To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"
--add to definition of Carpe Diem via instructor's notes
--how does our work so far this year "fit" (or not fit)?
--Transition -- take out/pick up the "Poetry Analysis--'To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time'" sheet from the front table
--read "To the Virgins..." aloud twice--how is this poet using the Carpe Diem philosophy?
--read poem aloud a third time--project text on front board--explication modeling (what is explication?)
--independent explication

--share out

--Closure

*complete poem questions quietly and independently

*reflect upon the value of explication

Transition -- form a circle

Discussion -- "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"/The Alchemist End of Novel

Transition -- come up to the front of the classroom and pick up a quarter sheet of paper--read the directions on the sheet, and complete the task at hand quietly and independently

Review Activity -- The Alchemist
--"Snowball Toss"--throw wadded up slip of paper at Santiago's "treasure"--discuss
--draw card:

• snowball up--determine lie--explain (+1)
• place a significant event, location, etc. on the map (+1)
• throw wadded up slip of paper in the garbage (+1)

*IF NOT ONE'S TURN, TAKE NOTES
*MR. MARTIN WILL KEEP TRACK OF BONUS POINTS

Closure

--Look through your Post-its from the last section of reading.  On an index card, jot down your name and a key note (a question? a connection? an example of a literary element in action?).  We will use these index cards as a means by which to finish up our final discussion.

HW

--Begin preparing for The Alchemist novel exam, which will take place next week.