1) Homework: None

2) District Benchmark Exam

1) Homework: Answer the following question in 3-4 well-written paragraphs.The narrator says, "There is within me . . . a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love." Think about your relationships with people you love, especially in your family. Can love and cruelty exist at the same time? Why or why not? (page, 605, #8)

2) Collect homework: Revenge Justified (Cask of Amontillado)

3) Review literary terms: symbol, theme

4) Warm-up: Make a list of things that would make someone feel proud. Is pride positive or negative - or can it be both? Explain your answer.

5) Read "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, page 594

6) Review elements of fiction

1) Homework: In 3-4 well-written paragraphs, answer the following question. Recall your own experiences with feelings of revenge. Do you think revenge is ever justified on a personal level, or is it better to forgive and forget? Explain your answer. (page 216, #8)

2) Collect Opinion Statement: "The Sniper" essay

3) Literature in Performance: View "The Cask of Amontillado"

4) Class Discussion based on Thinking Maps

1) Homework: Final Draft of Opinion Statement

2) Quiz "The Necklace"

3) Review literary terms: mood, point of view (1st person, 3rd person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person omniscient)

4) Warm-up: In the first paragraph of "The Cask of Amontillado", the narrator, Montresor, vows revenge. He not only wants to make known the wrongs he feels have been done to him, but he also wants to punish the wrongdoer. Think about a time when you felt wronged or unfairly treated. In the heat of the moment, did you feel like getting even? How did you eventually react? Describe one or two such events.

5) Read "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, page 209

 

**Note: Please download the autobiographical narrative cover sheet for submission with your autobiographical narrative. Everything that is on the cover sheet needs to be in that exact order and turned in on the day the final draft is due.

1) Homework: None, Test on "The Necklace" 11/06 & 11/07

2) Review "The Neckalce"

3) Class discussion: Did losing the necklace ruin or save Mme. Loisel's life?

1) Homework: Finish Think Critically, final draft of Opinion Statement due on: Period 3 - Thurs, 11/08 and Periods 4 & 6 - Fri, 11/09

2) Warm-up: Status is defined as the standing a person has in a group to which he/she belongs. Consider the role status plays in a group to which you belong, such as your school. What are some things that give a person status? How can you tell that a person has status? What are some benefits of status? What are some possible harful effects of concern about status? explain your answers.

3) "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, page 26

4) Thinking Map: Multi-Flow Map Madame Loisel losing the necklace: Provide 3 causes for the lost of the necklace and 3 effects of losing the necklace. Your frame will be proof from the text with page numbers to support each of the causes and effects you have identified. Bubble Map for Madame Loisel: For Madame Loisel, identify 5 character traits based on the information given in the story. Your frame will be examples from the text with page numbers to support the character traits you have identified. 

5) Think Critically: In 3-4 well-written paragraphs, answer the following question: Madame Loisel pays dearly for jumping to a wrong conclusion. Do you think it ultimately ruins her life or saves her life? Explain your answer. (page 35, #4)

1) Homework: Finish article questions

2) LA Youth Newspaper: You call this home? - 1 paragraph summary of the article; In a well-written paragraph, answer eah of the following questions: How do you want to be treated at home? Why are support, respect and freedom important? Explain your answers.

1) Homework: None

2) Proofread 1st draft of Opinion Statement

3) Peer Editing

4) Revison Checklist

1) Homework: None

2) Peer Editing: Sentence Fragments, Subject-Verb Agreement

3) Revising: Supporting Statements with Facts and Examples, Clarity

1) Homework: Finish 1st draft of Position Paper

2) Quiz on "The Sniper"

3) 1st draft of Position Paper: Organization - Reasons for Your Opinion on page 1160 in your textbook