Week 2 "Flowers for Algernon" Part One by Daniel Keyes pg 45 (10 & 1/2 pgs)
Monday: Each student will find an Internet picture that exemplifies each word's meaning. The student must then copy and paste the pictures into a PowerPoint show prepared by the teacher. As the quarter progresses, this assignment will also include finding synonyms and antonyms for words. Vocabulary: (R.WS.08.04) misled tangible refute invariably regression verified obscure deterioration hypothesis introspective
Tuesday:
Literary Terms: foreshadowing narrator point of view (See English Terms.)
Week 5 "The Inn of Lost Time" by Lensy Namioka Pg 227 (6 pgs)
Monday: Each student will find an Internet picture that exemplifies each word's meaning. The student must then copy and paste the pictures into a PowerPoint show prepared by the teacher. As the quarter progresses, this assignment will also include finding synonyms and antonyms for words. Vocabulary: (R.WS.08.04) alcove decrepit desolate elapsed grueling poignant ravenous ruefully remit traumatic
Wed: Read and discuss "The Inn of Lost Time". This story, set in Medieval Japan, will help the student become familiar with multicultural literature which represents cultures from around the world(R.NT.00.01-- see GLCEs).
Literary Terms: unreliable narrator point of view (See English Terms.)
The Story: Edgar Allen Poe, American master of horror, is sometimes considered the inventor of the short story.
This story tied for favorite story in 2006-2007.
Other GLCE Goals: This twisted tale will help the student become familiar with classic literature that represents the American heritage we share(R.NT.00.01-- see GLCEs).
Vocabulary (R.WS.08.04) exult grim keel object (goal) trill victor wrack
Literary Terms: "O Captain!" metaphor elegy Poetry Presentation: narrative poem free verse meter refrain rhyme scheme speaker stanza rhythm tone
The Poem: Walt Whitman, one of America's most important poets, wrote "O Captain, My Captain!" upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Comparing the nation to a ship and the president to the ship's captain, Walt Whitman mourns the death of the leader after he has successfully guided the ship through the storm and into port. Understanding this metaphor will help students identify how authors and poets use literary devices to support the reader's understanding of situations and characters (R.NT.00.04 -- see GLCEs).
Choose a Poem for Oral Presentation
and be prepared to read and explain the poem in front of the class.
"Grandpa" 148
"The Time We Climbed Snake Mountain" 326
"Points of View" (Reed) 327
"Points of View" (Silverstein) 327
"Go Down, Moses" 568
"Refugee in America" 677
You may also choose any poem that was not done
by a student first marking period.
WARNING:
Presentations are due at the beginning of the hour Friday.
There will be no preparation time allowed on Friday--NONE!
There will be no make-up!
Week 8-9
Student-Selected Novel
In the last weeks of October, we will be working on novel projects.
No vocabulary
Literary Terms: Students will write about their novels using the literary elements we have been studying this quarter, namely: setting plot point of view conflict character development foreshadowing theme (See English Terms.)
Review Checklist for the 2nd Quarter Test
Our glossary is on pgs 705-718 or see English Terms.
Narrative Prose Text
Range of Genre novel short story autobiography
Literary Elements character plot theme setting conflict foreshadowing imagery personification point of view suspense frame story motivation unreliable narrator
Informational Prose Text
Literary Elements
Poetic Text
Range of Genre Narrative poem free verse elegy
Poetic Elements meter refrain rhyme scheme speaker Stanza rhythm tone
