1. January 30, 2017
Midterm Explained
Essay issues:
Underline titles of full length plays (e.g. Romeo and Juliet)
Muti-paragraph response - means write more than ONE paragraph.
Work on transitions.
Plays are written, not made.
Avoid repeating phrases.

3. We are going to look at three sample essays and talk about what the writers did well and what improvements we can aim for next time.

4. Sample One

5. Sample 2

6. Sample 3

7. Write down the way the directors create a "scary" scene.
What makes a good "jump" scene in a movie?
Write down the way the directors create a "scary" scene.

9. We are now going to begin reading Edgar Allen Poe's "The Black Cat
We are now going to begin reading Edgar Allen Poe's "The Black Cat." In addition to reading it closely for character development, our goal is to understand how Poe uses his word choice and story structure to create a feeling of suspense.

10. Horror Movies "The Black Cat" "cut one of the eyes from the socket"
1. inhumane actions
torture
2. "Tomorrow I may die, I
hope to unburden my soul"
2. Suspense and anticipation
3. Bottom of 124, "Stood
body against wall."
3. Setting, dark, inhumane actions, psychological issues
4. Page "cats are
witches in disguise"
4. isolation, non-human character
Central Idea: Guilt, Insanity, Revenge

11. 2-7-17 Structural Technique BC Similarity CoA Figurative Language
chains Fortunado
to wall, leaves to
die
Figurative Language
cuts cat's
eye out
Gore
chains Fortunado
to wall, leaves to
die
Creepy
basement
wife is killed
by an axe
Imagery

12. 2/6/17 Open to your literature section. Fold one page in
half. Title one side, "Quota-
tions from Text" and the other,
"Thoughts from my Mind."
Use the suggestions
as a guide for what to look for
in the text.

13. 2/13/17 Only one with animal Axe - weapon Replacement animal
Wife's death a surprise
It was his "eye"
Hear weird sounds
Narrator gets caught
Weapons used
Guilt
Suspense
Murder
Gory
Creepy
Male Psychotic Narrator
Confession
First Person Narrative
Narrator does not
get caught
Narrator up front
about wanting to
kill victim
Mattress Weapon

14. 2-14-17 Let's look at the following three writing samples
and see what improvements
we can suggest.