Saturday, September 29, 2012

"I Don't See George Anymore" by Phillip Oakes, "Why Write" by Paul Auster, and "Indian Camp" by Ernest Hemingway, "Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe

Week #6 October 1-5, 2012

Literature: Short Narratives, "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe (tone and mood)
Vocabulary: shenanigan, vulnerable, persist, trappings, inventory, buoyant, earnest, smolder, sensible, unconscious, tinge, grimace, stampede, headlong, adolescent, underscore, trek, stun, legitimate, materialize, detested, allotments, sympathized, blithe, tawny

Homework:
  • - SAT vocabulary notes on "TMDG" additional and "Cask..." combined with a total of 25 words only. Choose twenty words you like the most and use those words in your vocab study notes. - due: Oct. 1
  • - Annotated "Cask of Amontillado" - due: Oct. 1 (Original due date was last Friday, Sept. 28)
  • - Sentence writing homework #2 - due: Oct. 2
  • - Narrative Essay - due: Oct. 3 
  • - Prepare for a long vocabulary test on the "The Most Dangerous Game" (TMDG) additional on Monday, Oct. 1
  • - Prepare for a reading test on Wednesday, Oct. 3, with words from "The Cask of Amontillado".

Monday
  • Today,we are going to take the vocabulary test on the additional words from "The Most Dangerous Game". The test will be timed, so prepare by studying the words from TMDG.
  • We will spend ten minutes of discussion of "Cask..."
Tuesday
  • Write sentences for a warm-up exercise.
  • Read "I Don't See George Anymore" and annotate for diction, imagery, details, figurative language, and syntax (focus on prepositional phrases).
  • Discuss the story.
Wednesday
  • Take a timed reading test.
  • Read and annotate "Why Write" during the last fifteen minutes of class. Highlight specific diction, imagery, details, figurative language, and syntax (focus on prepositional phrases) again. 
Thursday
  • Read "Indian Camp" by Ernest Hemingway. Annotate for tone, diction, mood, theme, imagery, and character.
  • Discuss story and compare to the other stories. 
Friday
  • Work on a timed writing prompt.
NOTE: This week is the last week of the 1st cycle. Please take care of your grades. Everything depends on how you deal with your grade situation. 

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