Day 37

Objective:  The students will create a character using all methods of indirect characterization.

Note:  I did not post the chapters you were supposed to read yesterday, so there is no quiz today.  Make sure that you read Chapters 26-27 today.  Office hours is a great time for you to get your reading done!

1.  Finish yesterday's paragraph.  Highlight in the three colors:  Topic Sentence (color 1), Fact and Quote (color 2) and analysis (color 3).

2.  Creative Writing:  Character Sketch:  Direct to Indirect.  Typed.  MLA format. 

3.  Read MC Chapters 26-27 

Day 36

Objective:  The students will write an AP Style great paragraph analyzing a character.

1.  Get yesterday's assignment from folder:  "Two Kinds"

2.  MC 25 Quiz

3.  Discuss and fill in new character and timeline.

4.  AP Style Writing:  Write a paragraph where you analyze one character from "Two Kinds."

5.  Read Chapters 26-27 

Topic Sentence

Fact

Integrated Quote

Analysis

Analysis

Fact

Quote

Analysis

Analysis 

Day 35

Objective:  The students will continue with character analysis of "Two Kinds."

1.  WP Number 17

2.  Monte Cristo Chapter 24. 

3.  Character sheet for "Two Kinds."

4.  When done with both papers, staple the questions on top and turn in for grade. 

5.  Read MC Chapter 25 (XXV) "The Fifth of September."  It's only 10 pages. 

Day 34

Objective:  The students will finish the story and begin character analysis.

Get the lit book. 

1.  WP Number 16

2.  Finish the story

3.  "Two Kinds" Worksheet. 

4.  Read Chapter 24.  I mean read it.  Don't go to some BS AI thing and just type the study guide questions and get answers (some of them are even wrong!). 

 

WP Activity; “Two Kinds”

 

     “Two Kinds,” is a short story from a novel called The Joy Luck Club.  The book consists of a lot of short anecdotes (little stories that illustrate a specific moment from the passed).  In this anecdote the narrator tells of a time that her mother wanted her to be a prodigy at something.  Jing-mei fights against her mothers wishes and the end result causes more conflict between them.     

Day 33

Objective:  The students will discuss Caderousse's Story and know what caused Old Dantes" death.

1.  Discuss Chapters 21-22

2.  Read Chapter 23 (another mysterious white man talks to the Mayor of Marseilles and the Inspector of Prisons to find out about Mr. Morrel.) 

Day 32

Objective:  The students will read 1/2 of the new short story.

Get a lit book. 

1.  WP Number 15

2.  Read 1/2 of "Two Kinds."

3.  Read MC Chapters 21-22.  A "strange white man" dressed as an Abbe visits Caderrouse. 

 

CST Activity: “Two Kinds”

 

     In the story “Two Kinds” a conflict arises in a chinese American family when a strong-willed mother is bent on seeing her daughter become a prodigy.  She simply wants to be herself.  As the mother pushes the child the young girl becomes de-moralized and angry after several failures.  This is an example of an External, Man Versus Man conflict.

Day 31

Objective:  The students will know one of the big symbols/metaphors in Monte Cristo.

1.  Turn in vocabulary if you didn't yesterday.

2.  Baptism Symbol/Metaphor handout and group activity.

3.  MC 11-20 Due tomorrow.  Take the day off of reading if you have read up to 20.  If you haven't read to there, do it.

4.  Pass back all work in corrected folder.  If there are papers left of yours, I will deduct 5 points per assignment in there.