Sit in your assigned desk number Pick up the short story, “The Veldt” from the front table, the rubric for classwork and homework, and the metacognitive bookmark. Turn in your interpretation to “The Log Goblin”, your annotations and summary to “The Log Goblin”, and any work you have for “There Will Come Soft Rains”. Staple in this order. Stapler is by basket. Have out your notebook, a pen or pencil, colored pencils (if you have them), and the 3 Story Intellect (the house for questioning) THINK—If you could enter a virtual reality world, would you? Where would you visit? Why?

Bellwork 20 August 2018 Review your notes with a partner and answer the following questions orally: What are the four elements of style? What are we looking at when we are looking specifically at each element. For example, with diction, what classifications do we have for diction?

“The Daffodils” by William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats high o’ver vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in a sprightly dance. “The Daffodils” by William Wordsworth

Objective & Purpose Read “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury and answer and discuss questions on reading to understand, reading to interpret, and reading for style. Continue to practice our reading skills for fiction, and read to prep for composing our own imagined narrative.

Check for Understanding Summarize the intended benefits of the technology of the Happylife Home in which the family lives. What dangers have the parents begun to recognize at the beginning of the story? How does Lydia view the technology differently from her husband George at the beginning of the story? How does this conflict move the plot?

As you read… Draw a picture of the African veldt _______________________________________ How does this setting impact the characters?

Intermittent Closure What questions could you form to help us really get at the meaning of the story and what actually happened?

Have out homework sheet that includes your answers to “Understanding and Interpreting” #3, “Analyzing Language, Style, and Structure’ #1-5. Title this “The Veldt” Discussion Questions. Make sure your name is in the upper left. Have out a pen or pencil that is a different color than your answers to your homework. NOTE: If you do not have your homework done, you are not prepared for class today. BUT… you will have another opportunity to complete it tonight.

Bellwork 22 August 2018 “The Veldt” by deadmau5 Answer on your homework sheet: how do the images from the video reflect the themes expressed in the story? What is different?

Objective & Purpose Discuss questions on reading to understand, reading to interpret, and reading for style. Practice our speaking and listening skills while continuing to push our ability to read the story.

Pair. Share Discuss your answers to the homework with your partner. Clarify answers that you are unsure about or questions you would particularly like to go over with your partner. 5 minutes

Turn In the following TOMORROW, and staple in this order: Closure Answer on your homework sheet: What did you learn from reading this story? What are some big takeaways in terms of theme, or takeaways that have to do with the skills we are working on in the class (perhaps you became more familiar with the power of allusion in storytelling, the importance of diction, setting and its impact on characters, etc.? Explain). Turn In the following TOMORROW, and staple in this order: Drawing of the veldt with answer to how setting impacts characters. Answers to “Understanding and Interpreting” #3, “Analyzing Language, Style, and Structure’ #1-5, Bellwork 22 August 2018, and Closure.

Have out your notebook and a pencil. Staple the following assignments together (in this order) and turn into the basket: Homework sheet that includes your answers to “Understanding and Interpreting” #3, “Analyzing Language, Style, and Structure’ #1-5, Bellwork 22 August 2018, and Closure 22 August 2018. “The Veldt” drawing and answer to how setting impacts characters Have out your notebook and a pencil. Pick up the Art of Stylizing Sentences from the bookshelf.

Objective & Purpose Choose a short story you would like to read for independent/small group study; read the story and answer questions on reading to understand, reading to interpret, and reading for style. Discuss your answers in small groups tomorrow.

“Mirror Image” by Lena Coakley

“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe

“Lelah” by Angela Flournoy

“Two Kinds” by Amy Tan

Mini-Lesson Sentence Pattern 1 #1, 2, and 3

Have out your answers to the reading questions. Have out a new sheet of paper and pen or pencil. Have out your notebook. Pick up story and questions. And….. HAPPY FRIDAY! 

Bellwork 24 August 2018 On your new sheet of paper, form 1-2 questions to your story. These can be questions that you have in general, or questions that can lead you and your group to a deeper understanding of the story. On your new sheet of paper, answer the following as it pertains to your story. Show two examples of sentence pattern #1 and/or the variations of sentence pattern #1. Underline these examples: “Mirror Image”: Obviously, no one—yet—has had the exact experience that Alice has, but in what ways are her inner conflicts about her identity or conflicts with her parents or siblings similar to something you have experienced? “The Cask of Amontillado”: “The best revenge is to not be like your enemy.” Do you agree or disagree with this quote? Why so? “Lelah”: Lelah describes the “stillness” that roulette gives her. What are activities that you engage in that offer you a similar kind of feeling? “Two Kinds”: One of the conflicts that Tan makes clear is the competition between rivals. What motivates rivalry? Is it pride? Jealousy? Write a journal response exploring this question and give examples either from your own experiences or from observations of others.

In small groups… Discuss questions that you had to the story. Try to answer these questions. Discuss your responses to the reading questions. Demonstrate listening by writing down what your peers say on your new sheet of paper.

Closure Answer on your new sheet of paper: What did you learn from reading your story? What are some big takeaways in terms of theme that you can apply to your life right now, or takeaways that have to do with the reading skills we are working on in the class: reading to understand; reading to interpret; reading for language, style, and structure.

Homework To your chosen story, you will answer the following prompt: In a well developed paragraph or paragraphs, explain how the author uses literary devices and/or style devices to develop ___________? How does the author use literary devices and/or style devices to develop a theme or central idea? How does the author use literary devices and/or style devices to characterize ______. In other words, what is __________’s character and what does the author do as a writer to create this character? How does the author use literary devices and/or style devices to capture the character’s situation? How does the author use literary devices and/or style devices to develop his or her purpose? How does the author use literary devices and/or style devices to develop mood, or create a tension?