--Turn in your homework ("Unifying Theme Statement Practice--'Social Class'" sheet [explicated poem, unifying theme statement, strong textual evidence supporting theme statement, and tie backs via explanation]) by placing it in the black basket on the front table.
--Pick up a copy of the document titled "Passage 2" from the front table. Complete the test quietly and independently. As you complete the test, make a list (perhaps in the margin?) of what you need to know in order to complete each "question." (For example, for #16, you need to have an awareness of proper wording/sentence structure.) Good luck!
*MR. MARTIN ASSESSES HW AND RETURNS HW WHILE STUDENTS WORK*
S. the C.
--Mr. Martin shares list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio--Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during Mr. Martin's office hours (posted up on the front board)?
--The due date for submission is Friday, February 14th <3 (one month from today).
--agenda/HW
--go over the J.O. (portion of an ACT English Test) question-by-question--arrive at an answer for each, create list of "need to knows", analyze the list of "need to knows" (what is really/mostly tested?), and determine a score
--FYI: A section of your midterm examination will be very similar to this portion of the ACT!
--brainstorm a list of should-be-mastered writing skills and conventions items (e.g., the possessive apostrophe) that might be included on the midterm examination
--rationale for next portion of the agenda
Transition
--After a ceremonial dropping of the grammar hammer, pick up a copy of the "Unnecessary shift in tense" document from the front table. We will purposefully read through the top third of the first page of this grammar hammer document together.
Instruction -- Unnecessary Shift in Tense
--mindfully complete the PRACTICE
--go over the PRACTICE
--A quiz about this error will take place next class.
Transition
--Form an alphabetical by first name circle out of the desks.
Story #2 -- “The Necklace”
--when in the circle today, bear in mind the following Reading Literature standards, the bolded of which link directly to your "Short Story Writing Assignment":
English 10 students:
- RL.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- RL.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
- RL.3: Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
- RL.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
- RL.5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
- Recognize specific literary techniques (e.g., figurative language, irony, symbolism, etc.) used by authors, and, via strong and thorough textual evidence, can show how authors use these techniques to develop their texts.
--engage in discussion via a modified version of the protocol (one contribution minimum/three contributions maximum today--third contributions cannot be shared until all have contributed once :) [BLOCK 1--carryover from last class])--contributions assessed via the "Discussion Contribution Rating Scale"):
- notes written on the "Short Story Analysis Sheet" (especially thoughts/questions formulated during purposeful reading of the story)
- miscellaneous (Essential Questions/Standards/"Short Story Writing Assignment" Preparation):
- What is a short story?
- Maupassant's command over short story as a genre
- How does purposefully reading a short story enhance our understanding of the human experience?
- What are some themes that emerge in "The Necklace"?
- When and how do these themes emerge?
- What literary techniques does Maupassant use to develop some of the emergent themes, and how does he use effectively these techniques?
- What does Maupassant want readers to think about these themes/what insights into the human experience is he presenting (theme statement vs. mere theme)?
- How often do we really stop to think about the ideas about the human experience conveyed to us in literature, from story-to-story, etc.?
- Edwin Arlington Robinson's "Richard Cory" (use homework)
Transition -- re-row desks/pick up the "Short Story Writing Assignment--Self-Assessment" sheet from the front table
HW Time
--work on short story (writing and/or self-assessment)
HW
--The due date for submitting a revised Intertextuality Unit--Culminating Essay Assignment for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Friday, February 14th <3 (one month from today)--YOU MUST schedule a meeting with Mr. Martin to go over your revisions; simply handing in the revisions is unacceptable as per the protocol. When time permits, meetings can/will occur during class time.
--A quiz about unnecessary shifts in tense will take place next class.
--Bring your copy of "The Necklace" again next class. We're still not quite done with the story yet!
--Finish your short story. The final draft of the assignment is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, January 16th (next class!). Also, finish your self-assessment sheet so that you can submit the sheet along with your story. This writing assignment will not be included within the Cumulative Writing Portfolio, but the writing piece will account for a substantial portion of your Quarter 3 average. Also, please be aware that at least one peer will be critically reading your work!
--The English 10 Honors Midterm Examination will take place on Monday, January 27th from 8:45 to 10:15. In order to begin preparing, go through the two ACT passages that we have done together and work with "Grammar Hammer Extras" materials (SEE MR. MARTIN).
--A quiz about unnecessary shifts in tense will take place next class.
--Bring your copy of "The Necklace" again next class. We're still not quite done with the story yet!
--Finish your short story. The final draft of the assignment is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, January 16th (next class!). Also, finish your self-assessment sheet so that you can submit the sheet along with your story. This writing assignment will not be included within the Cumulative Writing Portfolio, but the writing piece will account for a substantial portion of your Quarter 3 average. Also, please be aware that at least one peer will be critically reading your work!
--The English 10 Honors Midterm Examination will take place on Monday, January 27th from 8:45 to 10:15. In order to begin preparing, go through the two ACT passages that we have done together and work with "Grammar Hammer Extras" materials (SEE MR. MARTIN).
