Daily Agendas, Vocabulary, AP Terms, Journals, etc.

 Short Fiction Journals  SAT Vocabulary Lesson 9  20 questions  Quiz on Thursday, April 4 th  Unit Test Lessons 7-9 Wed. April 10 th  Count of Monte Cristo~Alexandre Dumas  Background Information  Archetypes  Read 1 st 50 pages by Thursday, April 4 th  SSR/Double Entry Journals-NonFiction  Due Monday, April 8 th

 You will create a setting using descriptive language. Your setting should be rich in imagery and provide an insight into your sensibility or personality. Remember setting can have multiple functions in a text. It establishes background, tone, characterization, and quite often conflict-to name a few. At this point you do not need to create a character.

 Vocabulary Lesson 9 Quiz  Short Fiction Journal #2  SSR-Non-fiction book or Count of Monte Cristo

 In your previous journal, you created a setting establishing background, tone and in some instances, a foreshadowed conflict. You will now extend your setting by creating a character to take center stage in this environment. When creating your character be sure to consider the 2 methods of characterization: Direct and Indirect. You must also decide the point of view from which you will tell the story.

 Journal #3  SSR-30 minutes (Count of Monte Cristo)  CMC Multiple Choice example/practice  Vocabulary Unit Test Lessons 7-9-Wed. 4/10  Need to have Banned Book by Friday, April 19 th

 SAT Vocabulary Lessons 7-9 Unit Test  AP Lang Terms: Lesson 1  Quiz on Wednesday April 17 th  Journal Entry #4  CMC-SSR  Discussion/Questions

 SSR-Count of Monte Cristo  Journal-Count of Monte Cristo  Journal #5

 What are the forces at work in determining Dantes fate? Is his fate in his own hands at any point? Is Dantes at all to blame for his imprisonment? If so, why and if not, why not?

 AP LanguageTerms Quiz 1  CMC Essay Prompt  Write the essay in pairs: thesis statements share  Read Passage.  Prompt: In a well developed essay, discuss how the author portrays Villefort as a devious and intimidating antagonist. You might consider the author’s word choice and use of dialogue in your essay.

 Journal-Short Fiction #6  Open Book Quiz  SSR-30 min  Passage #2 and #3 multiple-choice practice  Passage #2 in groups/score  Passage #3 individually/score

 Short Fiction stories  At your group, rotate stories around the table.  For each story you read provide the following:  2 positives (1 specific, 1 general)  2 constructive criticisms (1 specific, 1 general)  Edited/Final copy of stories due Friday, May 3 rd  Banned Book assignment  SSR-30 min

 AP Lang Terms-Lesson 2  Quiz on Friday, May 3 rd  M/C Practice CMC  Passage 2-correct each wrong answer and write a rationale as to why it is the correct answer  Passage 3-review answers and write a rationale for correctness for your final answer  SSR-CMC