Day 168

Objective:  The students will complete the last assignment of the year.

Zero Period:  Sleep in tomorrow.

1.  Get into groups of four.  Put all phones away for this activity.  If I see you on one, you will lose 100 points for this assignment.

2.  Review Irony and Ambiguity Terms and Poetic Devices.

3.  Close Read the poem.  Highlights and Annotations will be worth 50 points.

4.  Discuss the poem with your friends.  What does it mean?  What is happening?  

5.  Complete an individual mini-poster like the one on the back of the poem. 

Day 167

 

Objective:  The students will answer the writing prompt writing in AP style.

1.  Finish yesterday's writing of one AP Style paragraph that answers the prompt about how the lack of preparation led to the Titanic Tragedy.  If I see a phone out, automatic zero.

1.  Topic Sentence:  Include name of piece, author, type of writing and a provable thesis about preparation.

2.  Fact

3.  Quote

4.  Analysis

5.  Analysis

6.  Fact

7.  Quote

8.  Analysis

9.  Analysis

10.  Fact

11.  Quote

12.  Analysis

13.  Over all summation analysis 

Day 166

Objective:  The students will answer the writing prompt writing in AP style.

1.  Finish yesterday's reading and complete one AP Style paragraph that answers the prompt about how the lack of preparation led to the Titanic Tragedy.  If I see a phone out, automatic zero.

1.  Topic Sentence:  Include name of piece, author, type of writing and a provable thesis about preparation.

2.  Fact

3.  Quote

4.  Analysis

5.  Analysis

6.  Fact

7.  Quote

8.  Analysis

9.  Analysis

10.  Fact

11.  Quote

12.  Analysis

13.  Over all summation analysis 

Day 165

Objective:  The students will read an ironic non-fiction piece.

1.  Get lit books from back.

2.  Read the piece and complete the outline.  This is a two day assignment.

3.  I will call you up one at a time to check your outside book. 

Day 164

 

Objective:  Finish Outside Reading

1.  Finish your book and the report.

2.  It is due Monday.  If you skim the book, I will try to catch you.

 No Late work will be graded.  Monday!!!!! 

Day 163

The students will discuss the irony and local color in our story.

Note:  Zero Period:  If you are done with your outside reading (turned in the report and book), you don't have to show up at 7:35 tomorrow.  Show up at 8:15 so that I can take attendance.

1.  Get out "Lamb to the Slaughter" assignment and discuss.

2.  Turn it in for points.

3.  Outside Book.  Due Monday!  Remember, I will not grade anything that comes in on Tuesday! 

Day 162

Objective:  The students will read a great short story.

Get the green lit book. 

1.  Irony and Ambiguity Notes

2.  Read "Lamb to the Slaughter":  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGbzsDzr_-g

3.  Complete handout.