Objective: The students will write their own satirical advertisement.
1. MC Chapter 48 Quiz
2. Discuss "Learn with Book" Satire assignment
3. Writing: Create your own advertisement for a new “invention” in the form of a satire. It should include at least 150 words, graphics, etc… This can be done in any format. Canva, doc, slide, etc. Whatever you would like. This is due Thursday.
4. Read MC Chapters 49-50. One short chapter and one long. "The Progress of Cavalcanti Junior" and "Haydee's Story"
Objective: The students will read a satire.
1. Satire Notes
2. "Read with Book" reading and assignment.
3. Monte Cristo Chapter 48 "Minutes to the Proceedings"
Objective: The students will pass back all work and check their grades in Aeries.
1. Grades are due today for progress reports for 2nd quarter.
2. Pass back all work. Check Aeries. Make sure you have scores in for all that you have done. If there is a mistake, let me know TODAY!
3. Read Chapter 47: "The Promise." Do study guide questions.
Objective: The students will complete analysis of "Catch the Moon."
1. MC Quiz 45. It's for 100 points.
2. WP # ______ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BGwiCQ_dA8kAUpjMmUoy60smVbSsnZmO/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101482473147710513077&rtpof=true&sd=true
3. Finish "Catch the Moon" assignment.
4. Read Monte Cristo Chapter 46 "Mme de Saint-Meran" This is Valentine's Grandma. The mother of Valentine's Mom who passed away. She and her husband came to Paris to attend Valentine's upcoming wedding to Franz. It's only 5 pages.
Objective: The students will read the rest of the story.
1. Get a lit book from the back.
2. If you read Monte Cristo Chapters 43-44 and didn't understand a part, ask me about it.
3. Finish "Catch the Moon."
4. Work on the assignment.
5. Read my favorite chapter of Monte Cristo: Chapter 45 ""A Summer Ball": Mercedes Questions the Count of Monte Cristo at a party. It's so good!
Objective: The students will read 1/2 of a short story.
1. Get the greenish lit books from the back.
2. Quiz on MC Chapters 41-42
3. Chapter 4 Notes
4. Read 1/2 of story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ6lxTyT4uM
5. Read Monte Cristo Chapters 43-44 (10 pages) "A Conjugal Scene" and Matrimonial Plans"
Chapter 4 Notes
Theme and Figurative Language
What is theme? Theme is the main idea that is presented in the story. It is the statement about life that the author is trying to make.
What is a universal theme? A universal theme is a statement about life that applies to all people throughout time and place.
What is a personal theme? A personal theme is a statement about life that the author makes that applies specifically to his story and not necessarily to all people throughout time.
How do readers figure out a theme for a piece of literature?
a) Pay close attention to the main character. A major character will often change in a story and come to a new realization about life. This change is linked to the story’s theme.
b) Think about the title. It may give a hint to the theme of the story.
c) Think about the way the conflict was resolved. It will provide a clue.
Sometimes the author will come straight out and say the theme in the piece of lit.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Theme is NOT stated in one word. It is a complete statement (sentence).
What is the difference between a moral and a theme?
a) a theme is a STATEMENT about life.
b) a moral is a LESSON about life.
What is figurative language? Words or phrases describing one thing in terms of another. It is not meant to be taken literally.
a) What is an idiom? It is an expression that one society will understand, but others may not because it cannot be taken literally. Examples are such phrases as “I fell in love,” I worked my fingers to the bone.”
b) What is a simile? A simile is a comparison of two unlike things that uses the words “like, as, than or resembles.” Examples are “She smelled like a rose,” or “I am as hungry as a horse.”
c) What is a metaphor? A metaphor is another comparison of two unlike things that does not use like, as or than. It is a direct comparison. Examples are “She is the flower of my life,” or “he is a dog.”
Jargon: This is not figurative language, but we need to know it.
What is genre?
a) The category or type of writing a piece of literature is. There are five types:
1. nonfiction
2. fiction
3. poetry
4. drama
5. myth
What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction?
a) fiction has themes
b) non-fiction has a thesis (or main idea)
Important Note: Not all essays (like short stories) have a thesis directly stated. Sometimes you will have to read the essay and have to figure out the “main idea” or thesis. This is called an __________________.
What is the difference between a moral and a theme?
a) a theme is a STATEMENT about life.
b) a moral is a LESSON about life.
Objective: The students will know important words for this week's story.
1. "Catch the Moon" vocab.
2. Read MC Chapters 41 (The Telegraph) and Chapter 42 (The Dinner). Twelve Pages.
Vocab:
sarcastic
satire
relic
barrio
vulgar
custody
vintage
idiom
ebony
