1. English Honors 10August 3, 2015 Mrs. Fernandez  Please remove your ball cap and place gum into the trash can.  Please sit in your assigned seat.  Date your journal (8/3/15) and complete the sentence by choosing the best answer (write the entire sentence).  The singer’s ________ lyrics, which prompted much analysis, turned out to be nothing more than randomly assembled phrases from commercials the singer likes.  A) sinister  B) reasonable  C) cryptic  D) divergent  E) divulging

2. August 3 rd, 2015 Agenda  We will review and discuss the “Rhetorical” character analysis sheet.  We will review learning goals for this semester.  We will review this semester’s essential questions.  You will turn in three in-class activity sheets related to Of Mice and Men.  You will “answer” the essential questions in your journal.

3. August 3 rd, 2015 Rhetorical Analysis – OMM characters  Rhetorical Analysis – OMM characters  Return to your groups.  Share and compare your analyses (not a typo – plural of analysis).  Designate one drawing per group member to draw on the board.  Large group discussion

4. August 3 rd, 2015 Learning Goals  Students will read closely to determine what a fiction text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. Students will be able to determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. Students will analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

5. August 3 rd, 2015 Learning Goals (con’t)  Students will be able to read closely nonfiction texts to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.  Students will be able to identify, understand, and synthesize common themes found within nonfiction and fiction texts.