Happy Holidays!

Enjoy your break..... read a little, set some goals, care about the people around you.

See you in January.

December 15

AGENDA:

STUDY FOR FINALS

December 12

AGENDA:

1. In the Spirit of Giving...
2. Survey
3. Ex credit assignment over break
4. What's left..... lit analysis, ex credit, PSAT, Final
5. Literary terms /vocab game


Ex Credit Books for Break - 

Sophie's World *
The Stranger *
Passage to India *
Picture of Dorian Gray
The Things They Carried *
Beloved
Life of Pi
Siddartha
Joy Luck Club
A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich *
Like Water for Chocolate
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Bless Me, Ultima
Pride and Prejudice

* not in library

December 11

AGENDA:

1. In the Spirit of Giving.....
2. Satire/Parody
3. Vocabulary Bingo

December 10

AGENDA:

1. In the Spirit of Giving...... 
2. Literary Circle presentations


HW: Finals!

December 9

AGENDA:

1. In the Spirit of Christmas......
2. Literary Circles
3. Turn in your parodies and satires

HW: Prepare for Finals

December 8

AGENDA:

1. Literary Circles - Presentations


HW: Satire/Parody project; review for final

Literary Analysis #1

Each student must complete two Literature Analyses each semester; you may do more for extra credit. (each additional L.A. will be worth 50 points, not to exceed 100 points)

LITERATURE ANALYSIS QUESTIONS

Please answer the following questions about the book you selected.  Make sure to provide appropriate examples to support your ideas.

Title

1. What connection do you make with the title of the book and its content

Author

1. Biographical information about the author and how does it pertain to the book
2. Genre 
3. Historical information about the period of publication

Setting

1. Where/when does the story take place?
2. Does the author use one setting or more?  Why?
3. Over how long a period of time is the story told?
4. Could the story have been told in a different setting (such as the old west, a different planet, 200 years in the future, a tropical island)?  How would this change the story? 

Plot

1. What is the inciting incident?
2. Did the author use foreshadowing or introduce a plot twist that surprised you?
3. Could you imagine the story happening to someone you know?  Was it realistic?  Why/why not?

Characters

1. Describe the main characters and explain whether the author uses direct or indirect characterization.
2. Are these people you would like to know?  Why or why not?
3. Are the characters realistic?  Do they resemble people in real life?  How?  Why do you think the author wrote them in this particular way?

Style

1. Describe the author’s syntax and diction.
2. Does the author use lengthy descriptions of settings and characters, or does s/he focus on action?
3. What is the tone of the book?  Did it make you feel happy, curious, sad or another emotion?  Describe.
4. Is there a lot of dialogue?  Do the characters have to talk for you to know what they are thinking?
5. Was there irony? Symbolism?

Theme

1. Does the book have a central message?  Do you think there is a universal theme or moral of the story?  What is it?
2. Why do you think the author wrote the book?  What was his/her purpose?

Memorable Quotes and their significance:

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December 5

AGENDA:

1. Vocabulary Quiz
2. Complete "Waiting for Godot"

HW: Satire vs Parody project Tuesday

December 4

AGENDA:

1. "Waiting for Godot"
2.  Satire - create you own - due Tuesday

HW: Vocabulary on Friday


Satire and Parody PPT

December 3

AGENDA:

1. You tube - interpretation
2. Lit analysis on your books....
3. Acting out "Waiting for Godot" and reading


HW: Vocabulary on Friday

Article on A Day at School with a Student

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/10/24/teacher-spends-two-days-as-a-student-and-is-shocked-at-what-she-learned/

December 2

AGENDA:

1. Post it Seminar - walk around the class and add your comments to any of the posters and the questions they pose. Take your time. 

~Each group will be assigned a poster from the Post It Seminar

~Each group will present their thoughts on the poster as well as other thoughts and comments they may have on the question

2. The process of waiting in the play was very boring. However, when I thought the play reflected us, it gained a meaning. For example, if we leave our works to do and look at our surroundings, we can see many examples like Vladimir and Estragon. They were mostly us. They did not make any important changes in their lives. The only thing they did was just to wait for the death, hope or God. While waiting, they filled their times with some insignificant things which were talking about boots, watching the dance of Lucky or imitating Pozzo and Lucky’s roles. They even thought committing suicide by hanging themselves on the tree. To turn to our lives, we were born and we will die. While waiting the death, we filled our lives with some enjoyments. Like Vladimir and Estragon needed each other, we need somebody to talk, to enjoy or to die with together in our lives. Like Vladimir and Estragon did not move even they said “I am going," we have some plans but if we do not make an effort, our plans stay just as words.

HW: Vocab on Friday

December 1

AGENDA:

1. Make sure you turned in your papers last night....
2. Literary Circle
3. Vocabulary on Friday (last one of the semester)
4. Read "Waiting for Godot"

HW: Vocab on Friday