FORMATIVE #4 9 TH GRADE MYPMONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015

READING SNIPPET11/9/15 THEME: MARIGOLDS P. 84 TEXT: “M-MISS LOTTIE!” … “BOTH COMPASSION AND INNOCENCE.” QUESTIONS: WRITE A CLAIM STATING THE THEME OF “MARIGOLDS” BY EUGENIA W. COLLIER. REMEMBER: ONE SENTENCE, SPECIFIC (MISS LOTTIE’S CHARACTER), DEBATABLE, 2 REASONS (BECAUSE OF REASON 1 AND REASON 2). CAN YOU RELATE TO THIS THEME? WHY OR WHY NOT, EXPLAIN.

OBJECTIVE, AGENDA, & HOMEWORK OBJECTIVE: I WILL WRITE A COMPARATIVE CLAIM. AGENDA: READING SNIPPET REVIEW GREEK ROOTS READ AND ANNOTATE THE MERCHANT OF VENICE FORMATIVE #4 NOTES FORMATIVE #4 (PART 1) HOMEWORK: STUDY GREEK ROOTS FOR WEDNESDAY’S QUIZ.

GREEK ROOTS POLIS, POLIT = ? 34. AUTO = ? 35. MORPH = ? 36. MIM = ?

MERCHANT OF VENICE VOCABULARY NUMBER THE LINES FROM WRITE THESE IN THE LEFT MARGIN: 47: THWARTED = PREVENTED, OPPOSED 48: BARGAINS = DEALS 61: SUFFERANCE = SUFFERING, HARDSHIP

MERCHANT OF VENICE NOTES PUT THESE IN THE RIGHT MARGIN. 44: ______________________________________________________________ 45-48: ______________________________________________________________ 49-54: ______________________________________________________________ 55-56: ______________________________________________________________ 57-61: ______________________________________________________________ 62-64: ______________________________________________________________

COMPARATIVE CLAIM REQUIREMENTS 2 TITLES, APPROPRIATELY PUNCTUATED 2 AUTHORS, WITH NAMES SPELLED CORRECTLY 1 SPECIFIC, DEBATABLE IDEA 2 REASONS 1 COMPLETE SENTENCE

COMPARATIVE CLAIM EXAMPLES IN SHAKESPEARE’S ROMANCES THE TAMING OF THE SHREW AND ROMEO AND JULIET, THE READER LEARNS THAT RUSHING HASTILY INTO LOVE IS UNWISE BECAUSE OF THE CHARACTERIZATION OF PETRUCHIO AND ROMEO AS SHALLOW INDIVIDUALS AND BECAUSE OF THE CONFLICTS THAT THOSE CHARACTERS FACE WHEN WOOING THEIR LOVES. IN BOTH POEMS “HOPE IS A THING WITH FEATHERS” AND “THERE’S A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT,” DICKINSON VIEWS HOPE AS A CONSTANT ELEMENT OF LIFE, WITHIN EVERY PERSON, BECAUSE IT IS PERSISTENT AND HELPS ONE THROUGH DARK TIMES.

FORMATIVE #4 RUBRIC AND PROMPT WRITE A CLAIM COMPARING THEMES IN THE POEM AND THE PLAY. Criterion A: Analyzing The student: i.provides limited analysis of the content, context, language, structure, technique and style of text(s) and the relationship among texts The student: i.provides adequate analysis of the content, context, language, structure, technique and style of text(s) and the relationship among texts The student: i.competently analyses the content, context, language, structure, technique, style of text(s) and the relationship among texts The student: i.provides perceptive analysis of the content, context, language, structure, technique, style of text(s) and the relationship among texts MYP: Language and Literature: Quarter 2: Literary Analysis Formative #4

FORMATIVE #4 PROMPT: WHAT IS A COMMON THEME BETWEEN THE POEM “IT DOESN’T MATTER THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN” AND THE PLAY THE MERCHANT OF VENICE? WRITE A COMPARATIVE CLAIM ABOUT HOW THE CHARACTERS AND CONFLICTS (REASON #1 AND #2) DEMONSTRATE THIS COMMON THEME (CLAIM).