Day 26

Objective:  The students will complete the story and begin analyzing it.

Get lit books and a blank piece of paper. 

1.  WP Number 11

2.  No Quiz today (or maybe a surprise for one period).

3.  Add to Timeline.

4.  Finish reading of "Everyday Use."  Begin questions

5.  Read Monte Cristo Chapter 13 (XIII).  

 

WP Activity

Everyday Use

 

     Alice Walker the author of “Everyday Use” was born in the small town of Eatonville Georgia.  She was the youngest child of 8 children.  When she was eight years old, she was shot by a bb gun and blinded in one eye.  The resulting scar tissue made her shy and self conscious and she spent much of her time alone reading and writing stories.

Day 25

Objective:  The students will read the first half of this week's short story.

1.  Get the blue/green lit books from the back.

2.  Characterization Notes

3.  Read 1/2 of "Everyday Use."

4.  Monte Cristo:  Add Nortier and General Quesnel to your character list.  And Chateau D'if to the Timeline.

5.  MC:  Read Chapters 11-12 and complete Study Guide Questions.  Quiz Tomorrow! It's 11 pages.  

Day 24

Objective:  The students will discuss MC and know the types of characters that authors create in the literature.

1.  MC Quiz 7-9

2.  MC Soundtrack Project

3.  Unit 2:  Character Notes

4.  Read Chapter 10 (X) of Monte Cristo and complete study guide.  Due tomorrow.

 

Chapter 2 Notes:  Character and Characterization

 

 

What is a character?  A character is a person or thing with action in a story.

 

What is a protagonist?  A protagonist is the main character in the plot

 

What is an antagonist?  The antagonist is the character that causes the conflict.

 

What is a round character?  A round character is a fully developed character that has the qualities of real people.  They have many different personality traits.

 

What is a flat character?  A flat character is not fully developed.  They are two-dimensional characters with only one or two personality traits.

 

What is a stock character?  A flat character that is a stereotype.  A character that fits our preconceived ideas about their “type.”  Like a dumb blonde or a mad scientist.

 

What is a dynamic character?  A dynamic character is one that changes in an important way at some point in the story.  By the end of the story a dynamic character has gained some new understanding, made an important decision or taken a crucial action.

 

What is a static character?  A character that does not change.  These are usually subordinate characters. 

 

Day 23

Objective:  The students will discuss the turning point of Monte Cristo in the exposition.

 Any more Media Permission Slips for points. 

1.  MC Quiz Chapters 1-6

2.  Discuss the chapters, study guide questions and timeline/character list.

3.  Go over vocab definitions and connotations.

4.  Finish vocab.  Turn in by the end of the period.

5.  Homework:  Read Chapters 7, 8 and 9.  You have the day off tomorrow from being here, but not from reading.  But, there is no homework for the weekend. 

Day 22

 Objective:  The students will know important words for our next two stories.

Any more Media Permission Slips? 

1.  First Unit Post Test 

2.  WP Number 10

3.  Turn in WP Packet 1-10

4.   Discuss Chapter 4 of Monte Cristo and add to timeline. 

5.  Everyday Use Vocab (this we will do today and tomorrow.  It is NOT Homework)

6.  Read Monte Cristo Chapters 5-6 (This is your Homework) 

 

1.  Sidle (v)

2.  Furtive (adj.)

3.  Doctrines (n)

4.  Cowering (v)

5.  Rifling (v)

6.  Oppress (v)

7.  Doleful (adj.)

8.  Ignominiously (adv.)  ig no min ee ous ly

9.  Contempt (n)

10. Irreverent (adj. )

 

W.P.  The Count of Monte Cristo Introduction

     The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel written by french author Alexandre Dumas.  It is 1 of his most famous works, along with The Three Musketeers.  The story starts out in Marseilles France.  The story involves hope justice betrayal and vengeance.