1. Dr. George’s 9th Lit. Agenda
8/26/2019 – 8/30/2019

2. Essential Questions for the week…
What makes a good story?
How does an author define his/her style?

3. REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH
Monday 8/26/19 Warm-up
Learning Target:
RL5 I can…I can show how the order of events and manipulation of time create mystery, tension, or surprise.
Draw your own plot diagram labeling the following plot elements: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Under your diagram, briefly explain the purpose of each plot element.
REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH

4. NOTE: The lit terms quiz has been moved to tomorrow.
Monday 8/26/19 Agenda
Learning Target:
RL5 I can…I can show how the order of events and manipulation of time create mystery, tension, or surprise.
Edgar Allen Poe Research : Using the laptops, research the answers to the questions on your handout.
Catacombs and Carnival: Read the short passage on page and write a short response (3-5 sentences) underneath explaining the purpose of carnival.
The Cask of Amontillado: Turn to page 131 to read the next short story as a class. As we read along with the audio, , underline examples of irony and highlight and unfamiliar words.
NOTE: The lit terms quiz has been moved to tomorrow.

5. Tuesday 8/27/2019 Learning Target: RI2 I can…
determine a central idea and explain its development throughout the text using specific details.
Tech Tuesday: Report to lab 2413 to begin typing your short stories. Use your dialogue handout as a reference.
Lit Terms Quiz: Silence your phones and place them in your bookbags on the front of the room. Write your name, date, and block on your scantron. The subject is “Lit Terms Quiz”
The Cask of Amontillado (moved from Monday): Turn to page 131 to read the next short story as a class. As we read along with the audio, , underline examples of irony and highlight and unfamiliar words.

6. Learning Target:
RI2 I can…
determine a central idea and explain its development throughout the text using specific details.
WEDNEsday 8/28/19 Warm-up
What are some of the major themes in “The Cask of Amontillado”? How do the characters, setting, and/or plot contribute to developing the theme?
REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH

7. Wednesday 8/28/19 Early release (43 minutes)
Learning Target:
RL 4 I can…
figure out the meaning of figurative words and phrases as they are used in the text.
Lit Terms Retakes: If your name is not listed on the board under “Lit Term Graduates”, clear your desk to retake the quiz. If your name is on the board, please read your independent reading book until the retakes are complete.
Cask Questions (moved from Tuesday): Once you have completed your quiz, turn to page 136 and answer questions 2-6, 8 and 10.

8. THURsday 8/29/19 – Report to lab 2413
Learning Target:
I can understand the purposes of punctuation within sentences.
Tech Thursday: Report to lab 2413 to begin typing your short stories. Use your dialogue handout as a reference.
Poison Tree – Turn to page 140 and read Poison Tree. When you are done reading, complete and discuss questions 1-3 with a partner.
Theme Statements - Now that you have read the last literary work for this part of the unit, complete the remaining theme statements on the back of your neon theme statement sheet (this is individual).
Unit 2A Study Guide: Once you are done with your theme statements, complete the study guide to prepare for the unit 2A test. Finish for homework
*NOTE: Students who need to retake the lit terms quiz will do so during the study guide portion of class.
REMEMBER: USA TEST PREP DUE TOMORROW!

9. REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH
Learning Target:
W5 I can…
understand and utilize revision techniques.
Friday 8/30/2019 Warm-up
Describe the themes that are present in each of the following texts
(give specific examples):
“The Gift of the Magi”
“Fire and Ice”
“The Cask of Amontillado”
“The Stolen Party”
REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH

10. understand and utilize revision techniques.
Friday 2/1/2019
Learning Target:
W5 I can…
understand and utilize revision techniques.
Short Story Writing (laptops) – Today is your last day to type your short story in class. Remember to proofread for errors and use MLA format.
Short Story Plot Diagram –Once you have finished typing your short story, prove that your story contains all of the proper plot elements by completing a plot diagram for your story.
*NOTE: Students who need to retake the lit terms quiz will do so during the study guide portion of class.

11. This week’s standards…
ELAGSE9-10RL1 (CCRS RI ): Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text
ELAGSE9-10RL3: Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
ELAGSE9-10RL5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
ELAGSE9-10W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
CCRS L : Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words.
CCRS L b: Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.

12. Unit Assessments…
Formative Vocab. bingo TED Talks Summative Vocab. 2A Quiz