October 12, 2017 Knight Time Focus: Released Q2 Essays Student essays 9 total essays Scored 1-9 Give rationale (annotate what makes that essay the score you gave it)

October 12-13, 2017 Objectives: Compose AP-style thematic statements. Analyze literary fiction through characterization. Catalyst: Turn in Poetry Response 1.4 Have your MWDS ready for me to check Native Son reading check Current Mood: Homework & Reminders: Perrine’s reading (Theme, “Once upon a Time”); look for the assignment on Google Classroom Grad project portfolio due 10.16/10.17 Final Johnny Got His Gun bootcamp due 10.18/10.19. Rubric on my website.

“Barn Burning” (10 minutes) 1. Which character chiefly engages your interest? Why? 2. What purposes do minor characters serve? Do you find some who by their similarities and differences help to define each other or help to define the major character? 3. How else is a particular character defined - by his or her own words, actions, dress, setting, narrative point of view? 4. How does the author reveal character? 5. Are you chiefly interested in a character's psychology, or does the character strike you as standing for something, such as honesty or the arrogance of power? 6. How has the author caused you to sympathize with certain characters? “Barn Burning” (10 minutes)

Theme and Thematic Statements: Read the introduction to Theme in Perrine's (pages 191-197). Outline the selection in your composition book, paying close attention to the six principles. Choose a short story you have read in this class: “Hunters in the Snow” “The Swimmer” “A Rose for Emily” “Harrison Bergeron” “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” “Barn Burning” Compose a thematic statement for that story, using the principles discussed in the textbook.

Theme and Thematic Statements: Peer-editing Use the conventions provided on the handout Have you compiled an AP-style thematic statement?