Silent Reading, 20 min

Modern Short Stories

Gothic fiction has the following traits (not all traits will be present in every work):

1. a shocking ending
2. sinister settings
3. fantastic plot
4. grotesque character(s)
5. use of the supernatural

William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily" (p. 720)

• This story is not told chronologically. Make a timeline for the events.
• What hints or clues throughout the story foreshadow the gruesome ending? Did these hints prepare you for the ending, or were you surprised by it?
• What do roses usually symbolize. Why is the title for this story an appropriate choice?

Horacio Quiroga, "The Feather Pillow" (p. 733)

• Having read both "A Rose for Emily" and "The Feather Pillow," what Gothic elements do these stories display? Which elements do they have in common? Which are different? (A Venn diagram is an acceptable form of answer)

Writing Prompt: You just ran into someone unexpected in the hallway. Who was it? (include at least 3 lines of dialogue)

Historical Research Essay
Work time in IMC.

Due today:

• Find and print 4-5 useful, reliable sources.
• Read and take notes on your sources (highlight, paraphrase, etc.) Begin choosing which information you'll use in your essay.
  

Historical Research Essay

Work time in IMC.

Due today:

• Turn in a note card with your topic and five questions you hope to answer through your research. You do not need to have the answers to the questions yet.
• Find and print 4-5 useful, reliable sources for your essay.
  

Writing Prompt: If you had any super power, what would it be? Why?

Modern Short Stories

• QUIZ on story read on Monday. (Students absent on Monday will read "Soldier's Home," p. 685.)
• Finish group work on presentation (poster).
• Present short story to the class--each group member must do part of the presentation.

Silent Reading, 20 min

Modern Short Stories

• In a small group, read one of the following stories from the textbook:

1. "Soldier's Home"
2. "Winter Dreams"
3. "A Worn Path"
4. "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"
5. "Leader of the People"
6. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
7. "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"

• Be ready for a quiz on Tuesday on your story.
• Prepare a presentation with your group (on poster) including the following information:

1. Identify the setting of the story.
2. Summarize the plot of the story in a paragraph or two.
3. Describe each of the characters in the story. Identify one quote or description of a character that demonstrates their personality.
4. Describe the tone or mood of your story. What words/phrases help to create that mood?
5. Identify the major theme of the story.
6. Read the information about the author in the book (on the pages right before the story begins). Summarize what is important to know about the author for your story.
7. How does this story fit into the ideals of the Modern time period? (see info in the book, pp. 631-643, or on goldenrod sheet)

Silent Reading, 20 min

Of Mice and Men

• In-class essay. Write on one of the four topics given on Thursday. You have 45 minutes to complete this multi-paragraph essay. This must be handed in today.
• When finished: silent reading time or make-up any missing quizzes.

Writing Prompt: from John Donne, Devotions XVII

"No man is an island, entire of itself;
every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main."

This quote is often included at the beginning of editions of Of Mice and Men. How does this quote relate to the novel?

Of Mice and Men

• Hand out in-class essay assignment for Friday.
• Finish film.
  

Silent Reading, 20 min

Of Mice and Men

• Brochure work time -- due at end of hour.
• Continue film.
  

Writing Prompt: from Robert Burns, "To a Mouse"

"The best-laid schemes o' Mice an' Men
Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
For promis'd Joy!"
(the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, and leave us nothing but grief and pain instead of the promised joy)
Why is Of Mice and Men an appropriate choice for the title of this novel?

Of Mice and Men

• Brochure work time--see instructions on back of study packet.
• Continue film.
  

Silent Reading, 20 min (or study for test)

Of Mice and Men

• Rip off back page of study packet (brochure instructions) and hand it in.
• Of Mice and Men Final Test
• When all students are finished with the test: Begin watching film.
  

Silent Reading, 20 min

Of Mice and Men

• Review vocab (visuals created yesterday).
• QUIZ, Vocabulary Chapters 3-4.
• Begin reviewing for the test on Monday. Test will include information on various themes, plot events, and vocabulary. Themes included in review today include:

1. The American Dream
2. Friendship
3. Loneliness
4. Innocence/Loss of Innocence
5. Strength and Weakness
6. The Corrupting Power of Women
7. Discrimination/Isolation/Alienation

Of Mice and Men Final Test - Monday, April 19.

Next week:
OMAM Brochure, work time Tuesday and Wednesday. Brochure due Wednesday, April 21.
OMAM In-Class Essay - Friday, April 23.

Writing Prompt: Write about fireworks.

Of Mice and Men

• Work time on Study Guide for Chapters 3-4. Review for quiz.
• QUIZ, Chapters 3-4 (reading).
  
• Get definitions of vocabulary words/Idioms for Chapter 4.
• Create Vocabulary Visual to review for quiz.
• Vocabulary/Idiom QUIZ (Ch. 3-4) - Friday, April 16.
  

Silent Reading, 20 min

Of Mice and Men

• Vocab Quiz, Chapters 1 & 2
• Give definitions, Chapter 3

Historical Research Essay

• Introduction to topic
• Deadlines:

1. April 20--on a note card, identify topic and five researchable questions.
2. April 22--Find and print 4-5 sources, evidence of note-taking, annotated bibliography
3. April 29--Define cultural significance of topic, outline/graphic organizer of paper structure
4. May 6--Thesis statement (topic + cultural significance), Direct quotations and paraphrased information (with source) inserted into outline
5. May 13--Works Cited page
6. May 20--First draft due
   

Writing Prompt: You're in a car. You're not driving. Where are you going? (per. 4 only)

Of Mice and Men

• Vocab Quiz, Chapter 1-2
• Get definitions for Vocab, Chapter 3

Introduce Historical Research Paper

• Begin topic selection
• Research paper deadlines (see Wednesday, April 14)
  

Silent Reading, 20 min

Of Mice and Men

• Brief review of Chapter 2 events
• Quiz, Chapter 1-2 reading
• Get vocabulary definitions, Chapter 2--create visual aid.
• Setting #2: There are two important settings in this novel, the pond described in Chapter 1 and the bunk house described in the first paragraph of Chapter 2. Draw a picture of the setting in chapter 2.
  

Silent Reading, 20 min

Of Mice and Men

• Get vocabulary definitions, Chapter 1.

• Create Vocabulary Visual. On the front side of the paper:

1. Write the word. Make sure it's big enough and dark enough to be seen.
2. Draw a picture representing the definition of the word/phrase.
3. Write an original sentence using the word correctly. The sentence must relate to Of Mice and Men.

• On the back of the paper:

1. Write the definition of the word.
2. Write the sentence from the novel which uses the word.
   

Writing Prompt: (see below)

Realist/Naturalist paragraph wrap-up: Consider the literary period (Realism/Naturalism) and the “big ideas” associated with it. Select one idea with which you connect (agree or disagree). In a paragraph (at least 6 sentences), write about the big idea with which you connect, the literary piece(s) in which you saw this big idea, and why you connect with this concept/connect it to your own life.
Authors you may use to support your answer: Frederick Douglass, Mark Twain (“Jumping Frog” and “Lowest Animal”), Ambrose Bierce
OR (if new this quarter)
Write about a time you got what you wanted.


Of Mice and Men

• Receive Study guide packet for OMAM (including reading and assignment calendar).
• Read Chapter 1 aloud together.
• Setting #1: There are two important settings in this novel, the first is described in the first few paragraphs of the novel. Draw a picture of this setting.
  

Beginning of Term IV

Introduction to Modernism

• Read introduction in textbook, pp. 631-643.
• Fill out goldenrod sheet for Moderns.

Book checkout in IMC.