Day 60

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.

4. 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.

Day 59

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 

Day 58

 

Objective:  The students will finish watching the movie.

Note:  I love rainy, wear a hoodie, stay at home with the family and dogs weekends.  Enjoy your Halloween activities, but be safe and responsible!

Yesterday was a bad day.  Today will be a good day.  No homework today.  Have a break, come back Monday refreshed and ready to work.

1.  Movie (we won't finish it, but you know how it ends.

 

Day 57

Objective:  The students will enjoy another work free day and watch the movie of the play we read.

1.  Turn in MC Study Guide 31-40.

2.  Update Character Page and timeline. 

3.  Turn in AP Writing (two paragraphs) 

4.  Movie.

5.  No MC Reading tonight. 

Day 56

Objective:  The students will watch the movie version of the play that they read.

1.  MC Quiz 38

2.  Movie:  Twelve Angry Men

3.  Read MC 39-40 ("M. Noirtier De Villefort" and "The Will")  It's 12 pages.  

4.  Complete the study guide.  Due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

5.  Bring the AP Writing from last week tomorrow printed out. 

Day 55

Objective:  The students will read the final act of the play.

1.  WP #22

2.  Read Act 3

3.  Read MC Chapter 38 "Pyramus and Thisbe" 

WP:

     In the chapter titled The Rise and Fall of Stocks, Albert, Debray and the count talk about how Danglars makes his money. Debray says that he gets the stock information from his job as the Minister's secretary, then tells Madame Danglars.  She then goes home and tells her husband Danglars.  He then uses this information to buy and sell his stocks.  This is illegal.  It's called "insider trading."

Day 54

Objective:  The students will read Act 2.

1.  Discuss MC Chapter 36 called "Toxicology"

2.  Read Act 2

3.  Read Monte Cristo Chapter 37:  "The Rise and Fall of Stocks."