1. Bell Ringer 12/12
Please get out your Death of a Salesman study guide so that we can go over the first two pages – symbols/motifs & themes.
Please make sure you have addressed each category before we start.
Pds. 1, 2, 7, & 9

2. Bell Ringer 12/12
Please get out your Death of a Salesman study guide so that we can go over the foils section.
Today we will be working on:
Irony
Symbols/Motifs
Pd. 3

3. Bell Ringer 12/12
Please get out your Death of a Salesman study guides so that we can discuss the page on the American Dream.
Tonight, your homework will be to complete the symbols/motifs & Foils pages.
Pd. 4

4. English III
EQ: How do the content, style, and themes of DoaS work together to convey Miller’s purpose?
Agenda
Bell Ringer/Discussion
Agenda/EQ
Death of a Salesman Open-Ended Response
Marking before submitting
DoaS Review
Tragedy Questions
The American Dream
Irony
Foils
Symbols
Themes
Doas Test

5. Bell Ringer 12/12
Please get out your Dialogue Prompt and Dialogue Rules.
What are the 5 rules of punctuating/formatting dialogue?
Be ready to list them when class begins.

6. Creative Writing
How do authors use narrative techniques to convey a vivid picture of experiences, events, settings, and characters?
Agenda
Bell Ringer/Discussion
Agenda/EQ
Finishing up Punctuating Dialogue Exercise
Dialogue Prompt Peer Review
Final Edit of Dialogue

7. Dialogue Prompt
Using the same situation/characters as our last prompt (Show vs. Tell), create a conversation between two characters.
Follow the guidelines of good dialogue
Don’t weigh it down with exposition
Use it to build towards something
Make it sound like a real conversation (without the boring parts)
Use it to reveal personality
Don’t overuse exclamation
Keep dialogue tags simple
Make your conversations surprising
Try your best to observe the rules you already know for punctuation and spacing.
We will be discussing these ideas tomorrow (so have your conversations ready)
Keep it between 1 page and 1 page front and back