1. AGENDA You will need: Planner Pen/pencil Composition book

2. HOMEWORK ●1st body paragraph November 17th ●Essay-- typed, MLA format November 20th ●“Wizard of Oz” December 1 (take RC test) ●RC Points due December 2 o English 8-- 60 points o Honors-- 90 points

3. Story review-- quickwrite ●In your composition book: o Summarize (no more than 3 sentences) the short Edgar Allan Poe story. o What is the mood? Explain.

4. Literary Devices (write in composition book) Quick Review: ●Irony ●Foreshadow ●Imagery ●Simile ●Metaphor ●Dramatic Irony ●Personification ●Figure of Speech ●Dialect ●Symbols

5. Mood (in composition book) ●In “The Tell-Tale Heart” (or “The Cask of Amontillado”), what is the overall mood that Edgar Allan Poe is trying to portray? Explain (1 sentence) ●Shoulder partners-- compare moods.

6. Essay Thesis PROMPT: Authors use various literary devices to create a particular mood. Write an essay in which you identify two (three for honors) literary devices that the author uses, and explain how the use of these devices creates a _____ mood. Include at least two of the following academic words: factor, establish, authority, function, analyze, area, distribute, economy, influence, interpret.

7. Thesis cont’d ●What is the main point of your essay? ●Name your two (three--honors) literary devices you are going to discuss. ●How does Poe use these devices to create the mood?

8. Hook Ideas ●Quote from the story ●Quote from another author/person about Poe ●Create a simile ●Include an interesting fact about Poe

9. Introductory Paragraph ●Must include: o Hook o TAG (title, author, genre) o background info (Poe? Story?) o Thesis o Transition sentence between intro and body

10. Peer Edit, Introduction ●Highlight: o Yellow= hook o Green= thesis o Orange= transition sentence ●Star the TAG (title, author, genre) ●Circle any misspelled words or grammar errors

11. Basic Essay Outline ●Intro ●Body paragraph (literary device #1) o Must include-- device, 2 quotes, explanation ●Body paragraph (literary device #2) o Must include-- device, 2 quotes, explanation ●Body paragraph (literary device #3--honors) o Must include-- device, 2 quotes, explanation ●Conclusion

12. Body Paragraph ●Literary device ●How does this device create the mood? ●Two quotes that relate to the literary device AND to the mood. ●Commentary-- this is where you explain how the device creates the mood.

13. Edit Body Paragraph ●Highlight literary device in yellow. ●Highlight quotes in green. ●Highlight commentary in orange. ●Circle any misspelled words or grammar errors. ●Does the commentary make sense? Does it talk about how the literary device creates the mood?

14. Conclusion ●Must include transition sentence. ●Restate the thesis. ●Concluding sentence relates to hook from intro.

15. Edit Complete Essay ●1st reader: o Highlight hook, transition words, academic vocabulary words. Are they used properly? ●2nd reader: o Look for the commentary. Does it connect the literary device and the mood? Does it make sense? ●3rd reader: o Mechanics and MLA formatting. Did they make spelling/grammar errors? Did they use the proper format for citing the story?

16. Due Thursday, 11/20! ●Essay is due tomorrow, 11/20 ●MUST be typed and in MLA format ●Include your peer-edited rough draft ●Highlight your academic vocabulary words on final draft