Bell Ringer 12/12 Please get out your Death of a Salesman study guide so that we can go over the first two pages – symbols/motifs & themes. Please make sure you have addressed each category before we start. Pds. 1, 2, 7, & 9

Bell Ringer 12/12 Please get out your Death of a Salesman study guide so that we can go over the foils section. Today we will be working on: Irony Symbols/Motifs Pd. 3

Bell Ringer 12/12 Please get out your Death of a Salesman study guides so that we can discuss the page on the American Dream. Tonight, your homework will be to complete the symbols/motifs & Foils pages. Pd. 4

English III EQ: How do the content, style, and themes of DoaS work together to convey Miller’s purpose? Agenda Bell Ringer/Discussion Agenda/EQ Death of a Salesman Open-Ended Response Marking before submitting DoaS Review Tragedy Questions The American Dream Irony Foils Symbols Themes Doas Test

Bell Ringer 12/12 Please get out your Dialogue Prompt and Dialogue Rules. What are the 5 rules of punctuating/formatting dialogue? Be ready to list them when class begins.

Creative Writing How do authors use narrative techniques to convey a vivid picture of experiences, events, settings, and characters? Agenda Bell Ringer/Discussion Agenda/EQ Finishing up Punctuating Dialogue Exercise Dialogue Prompt Peer Review Final Edit of Dialogue

Dialogue Prompt Using the same situation/characters as our last prompt (Show vs. Tell), create a conversation between two characters. Follow the guidelines of good dialogue Don’t weigh it down with exposition Use it to build towards something Make it sound like a real conversation (without the boring parts) Use it to reveal personality Don’t overuse exclamation Keep dialogue tags simple Make your conversations surprising Try your best to observe the rules you already know for punctuation and spacing. We will be discussing these ideas tomorrow (so have your conversations ready) Keep it between 1 page and 1 page front and back