  Daily Handout  Independent Reading Book  Tragic Hero HW: On your desk!  A positive attitude! WHAT DO YOU NEED?

 Warm-Up We’re beginning with 10 minutes of Independent Reading Time. During this time: I will check for your HW completion and pass back work.

 Long Term Goals: Grow 2+ years in Reading Level 7 on AP Literary Analysis Essay 25 on ACT College Ready + College Bound Today’s Goal: Compare and contrast a parody of The Crucible with the text; Review for the test. Agenda:  IR and Outlook  The Simpsons’ Parody of The Crucible  Review Activity Daily Outlook

 This Week’s Calendar MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Read Act IV (Part 1) Connotation and Denotation CHARACTER IZATION ESSAY AND ACT 3 QUESTIONS DUE! Finish Reading Act IV (Part 2) Tragic Hero/ Theme Simpsons Parody of The Crucible Review Activity UNIT ONE Socratic Seminar ACT 4 QUESTIONS DUE UNIT ONE TEST

  Turn in composition notebooks.  This week is pretty heavy for formal assessments (characterization essay, test, Socratic Seminar, etc.)- meaning that we have no time to waste in class. Stay focused, ask questions, and remain positive. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stay after school if you need help so that you can do well on our test!  This is the last week to make up or adjust anything from the progress reports last week- meaning if you owe me anything or need to make up something you MUST do it this week. Remember- being college ready means being proactive, staying organized, and managing deadlines.  Binders will be collected Friday. Announcements

 What We Know

 PictureName and RoleRole in “Treehouse of Horror VIII”Similarities to Text Simpsons Cheat Sheet

Homer Simpson Dad Nuclear Power Plant Safety Technician

Marge Simpson Mom Housewife

Bart Simpson Student at Springfield Elementary

Lisa Simpson Student at Springfield Elementary

Maggie Simpson Baby

 Springfield

  First aired December 17, 1989  Television’s longest ever running…  Sitcom  Animated series  Scripted television series  “Satirical parody of American middle-class lifestyle”  Made FOX into a real network Simpsons Facts

  27 primetime Emmy awards  “D’oh!” is now in the Oxford English Dictionary  “Eat my shorts!” has also entered into the American vernacular lexicon.  Bart Simpson was once named to the TIME Magazine 100 most influential people list  South Park created an episode called “The Simpsons Already Did It” Awards and Honors

Lenny and Carl Homer’s Friends

Moe Owner of Moe’s Tavern

Rev. Lovejoy Springfield’s Pastor

Principal Skinner Springfield Elementary

Ned Flanders Simpson Family’s Neighbor Evangelical Christian (Wife Maude, Sons Todd and Rod)

Chief Wiggum Springfield Police Chief

Mayor Quimby Springfield Mayor

Patty and Selma Bouvier Marge’s Twin Sisters

  This is “Treehouse of Horror VIII”  Use the cast list you just wrote down  Match every character from The Crucible that you can to a character in this episode of The Simpsons.  Use the last column to write down a quick summary of what they did in the episode.  Some of the characters won’t appear or will have only minor parts. That’s okay! Just write “did not appear.” During the Simpsons

  You may complete your work as a group or individually, however, everyone must submit something. (sometimes the paper explains that this is a portion of a larger project)  You have until the bell to accomplish this. I will be checking off your work before you leave, but you will keep it to help you study! Crucible Review Stations

  You have been grouped for a reason.  You must remain with your group for the entire time.  You are NOT to be having any side conversations with any other groups or moving around the room.  You have 10 minutes at each station. You will need to be working the entire time to get your work done.  When you hear: “As Time Goes By” you have approximately 3 minutes left.  When you hear: “Come Back to Me” you are to finish up your work at this station and transition to the next station. By the end of the song you are to be seated and ready to work. Crucible Review Stations

 Study Guide  Review the summaries. These won’t be given to you like this again.  Review the concepts. You need to know what each of these is and how to apply it to The Crucible.  Know the vocabulary words listed.

  Tomorrow is the Socratic Seminar on The Crucible. Your written portions will be due at the beginning of class. If they are not completed you will receive 20 pts off of your Socratic Seminar grade.  Friday is your final assessment. You have a study guide to help guide you. Give some serious time to studying! Closing Today