- WRITING SECTION: Allegory & Symbol, Literature textbook: Pg. 42
- Discuss pages 70 and 72 exercises
HOMEWORK:
- Read page 74-77
- VOCABULARY: 20 words due on Friday
- WRITING SECTION: Do exercise on page 77
- Binders are due MONDAY, October 8
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AP AGENDA 9/25: Trifles
- Check Trifles Dialectical Journal
- Share Trifles Precis
- Literary device wrap-up
- WRITING SECTION: Allegory & Symbol, Literature textbook: Pg. 42
- Discuss “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell
- Read Literature book, pages 67-70 (Analyzing Literary Elements)
HOMEWORK:
- Read page 71-74
- VOCABULARY: 20 words due on Friday
- WRITING SECTION: Do exercise on page 70
- WRITING SECTION: Do exercise on page 72
- Binders are due Monday, October 8
E9 AGENDA 9/14: Annotation & Gift of the Magi
- Discuss: How to annotate Literature
- Finish: The Gift of the Magi
HOMEWORK:
- WRITING SECTION: Create a Precis for The Gift of the Magi
- Annotate The Gift of the Magi
- Write half a page: Describe a great gift that someone gave to you
- Literature texbook: (WRITING SECTION) page 109 (Gift of the Magi)
- Binders are due on Monday – See Binder Checklist
AP Agenda 9/15: A Sound of Thunder
- Share Precis for Shirley Jackson – The Lottery
Homework
- Annotate and write a precis for : Ray Bradbury – A Sound of Thunder
- VOCABULARY SECTION: 20 Vocabulary words relating to MYTH or the HERO”S JOURNEY
- Work on your independent reading assignment
AP Agenda 9/14: Annotation & The Lottery
- How to annotate
- Read: Shirley Jackson – The Lottery
- Hand out: Binder – Glossary
Homework
- First Binder check: 9/28
- Finish annotating Shirley Jackson – The Lottery
- WRITING SECTION: Write a precis for The Lottery
- VOCABULARY SECTION: 20 Vocabulary words relating to MYTH or the HERO”S JOURNEY
- Work on your independent reading assignment
E9 AGENDA 9/13: Irony and Gift of the Magi
- Notes: three-types-of-irony
- Read: The Gift of the Magi
HOMEWORK:
- Write half a page: Describe a great gift that someone gave to you
- Literature texbook: (WRITING SECTION) page 109 (Gift of the Magi
E9 AGENDA 9/10-12: Theme
- Notes: Theme
- Finish Plot Theme Worksheet
- How to find theme
- Practice finding themes in the following movies:
HOMEWORK:
- Create plot charts for each movie, explain the plot.
- Read pages 100-101 of the literature book, do the exercises on page 101
AP Agenda 9/12: Elements of Literature
- First Binder check: 9/28
- Hand out: Binder – Glossary
- Discuss Theme
- Theme Worksheet_2018
Homework
- READ: Pages 3-13
- WRITING SECTION: Exercise on page 13
- VOCABULARY SECTION: 20 Vocabulary words relating to MYTH or the HERO”S JOURNEY
- Work on your independent reading assignment
E9 AGENDA 9/11: Short Films and Theme
- Discuss: Plot Theme Worksheet
- Watch Pixar short movies, discuss plot and theme.
- HOMEWORK:
- Watch this animated short:
- Create a plot chart and discuss the theme of this movie.
E9 AGENDA 9/10: Theme
- Notes: Theme
- Finish Plot Theme Worksheet
- How to find theme
- HOMEWORK:
- WRITING SECTION: One page– Explain one of the themes in Ray Bradbury – A Sound of Thunder in depth. What are some ways that the theme was developed in the story? What are some ways in which the writer developed this theme? Use a few quotes from the story to explain (use the quotes from your Theme worksheet).