English 9--2/6/2018 & 2/8/2018 (2/7/2018 = SNOW DAY)

Jump Off
--Spend the first few minutes of class engaging in last minute preparation for today's "Irony Quiz".
--When I ask you to stop, please give me your undivided attention so that I can give directions for what to do when you finish taking the quiz.  Then, pick up a copy of the quiz from the front table.

Assessment -- Irony Quiz
--complete the assessment quietly and independently--good luck!
--When you finish taking the quiz, ...

• place your work in the black basket on the front table
• figure out what the following phrase means using Dictionary.com or a dictionary from the back of the classroom
• "the cask of amontillado"
• engage in free reading after completing the two tasks listed above.

S. the C.
--Reminder: "The Essential Questions" for the The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Unit

·        Even though The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was written over 400 years ago, how is Shakespeare’s play ultimately about you?

·        How does age shape our values, actions, relationships, and lives?

o   What is impulsiveness?  What is “the deal” with adolescents and impulsive behavior?  What can we learn through analysis of the impulsive behavior of ourselves and others?

o   What is the “Generation Gap”?  How would the lives of both adolescents and adults change if the “Generation Gap” was bridged?  Can the “Generation Gap” be bridged?

§  How much of an impact do adults really have on adolescents?

o   What does it mean to be “mature”?

·        Is revenge ever justified?

o   Why do people commit acts of revenge?

o   What impact does revenge have on people’s lives?

o   What connections exist between acts of revenge and impulsiveness?

·        How do authors such as Shakespeare deliberately use writing strategies (e.g., characterization, irony, language use, metaphor, simile, structure, etc.) to develop literary elements (such as the central idea[s]) of their texts?

*TODAY'S LESSON RELATES TO THE QUESTIONS ABOUT REVENGE AND AUTHORIAL PURPOSE!*
--agenda/HW

Warm-Up -- Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"
*DURING THIS TIME, YOU ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO WRITE DOWN ANY NOTES THAT END UP ON THE FRONT BOARD!*
--What does the phrase "the cask of amontillado" mean?
--What do you know about Edgar Allan Poe?



--What can you infer, then, about the story before we even begin reading it?
--What can you get out of the first page?  What questions do you have?  (The first page or two of a short story teaches readers how to read the rest of the story!)

• oral reading

Transition

--Pick up both of the following from the front table: 

• a copy of the "'The Cask of Amontillado'--Application/Discussion Questions" document
• a copy of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado"

Literature Analysis Activity -- Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" (remainder of class time)

--Today's focus with "The Cask of Amontillado":  

• working toward mastery of the Reading Literature standards (e.g., RL.4 [purposeful diction])
• reviewing and applying irony
• reviewing and applying theme
• beginning to "nail down" how authors deliberately use literary techniques (such as irony) to develop literary elements (such as theme)
• discussing the revenge-related Essential Questions

--directions/questions read aloud

• Q &A

--engage in purposeful oral reading of the story in a sort of "reader's theater" format

--work to complete the questions, prompts, directives

--closure discussion (via a drawing of cards--time permitting)

• working toward mastery of the Reading Literature standards
• reviewing and applying irony
• reviewing and applying theme
• beginning to "nail down" how authors deliberately use literary techniques (such as irony) to develop literary elements (such as theme)
• discussing the revenge-related Essential Questions
  

HW (Class Preparation)

--We will finish our work with Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" the next time that we meet.
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  Your book must be finished by mid-March.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

• "Think before you speak. Read before you think" (Fran Lebowitz).

Miscellaneous
--Consider working toward achievement of your S.M.A.R.T. Goal.  Your deadline is likely approaching!

NEXT FEW WEEKS:

• Writing returned/revised in waves
• Wave 2--grammar hammer as per common errors
• Mastering irony
• Short works--The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Unit
• Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"
• Saki's "The Interlopers"