Tuesday, October 26th

Objective: Students will be able to identify tone, point of view, and irony in a short story. You will know you have learned this when you complete a quiz on The Cask of Amontillado with 80% accuracy. 


Do Now: In what ways is it possible to be your own worst enemy? 
 

Today's Agenda: 
QUIZ: 

• Complete the quiz in your POE packet. 
• You must only complete the questions that are circled. 
• You can use your textbook.
• When you finish: Please complete the vocabulary worksheet for the words on page 183 of your textbook.

Poe: His own worst enemy
The Death of Edgar Allan Poe



Four Readings About Poe's Death
During Reading: Complete Graphic Organizer about Poe's Death

Exit Tickets: One term I learned today is______________. It means______________________. One thing we discussed today that I would like to learn more about is_____________. HOMEWORK: Complete Vocabulary  worksheet. Due FRIDAY October 29th

Monday, October 25th

Objective: Students will compare the film version of The Cask of Amontillado to the short story. Students will know they have learned this when they can complete a venn diagram that compares and contrasts the two medias. 


Do Now: Write a constructed response to the following: 


In "The Cask of Amontillado," Montresor seems so intent upon revenge that readers might question his state of mind. Explain whether you think Montresor is a reliable narrator or an unreliable narrator. Write a paragraph that explains your answer. Support your ideas with details from the story. 


Today's agenda: 
Write a constructed response
Watch "The Cask of Amontillado"
Complete Packet


Exit Ticket: Did the movie version of "The Cask of Amontillado" help you understand the story? If so, in what way?

FRIDAY, October 22nd

Objective: Students will be able to define and identify an unreliable narrator in a short story. You will know you have learned this when you can identify the narrator in The Cask of Amontillado as reliable or unreliable and tell why.

Do NOW:   Be prepared to share your answers!
1. What Point of View is the story told from?

2. Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? WHY?

3. What is the TONE of the story?

Today's Agenda: 

Summarize what has happed so far in The Cask

Finish Reading: The Cask of Amontillado

Complete Packet on the story

Exit Ticket: 

Something I learned today is_____________

Something I am still confused about is_________

Thursday, October 21st

Objective: Students will be able to identify an unreliable narrator in a short story. 


Do Now: 

Has anyone ever done anything to you that made you want to get revenge on them? What did they do?

Today's Agenda:

• Edgar Allan Poe: biography
• Background: The Cask of Amontillado
• Discuss : Unreliable narrator
• Read: The Cask of Amontillado

Wednesday, October 20th

Objective: students will define vocabulary from The Cask of Amontillado. You will know you have done this when you can correctly use 5 vocabulary words in your own writing.


Do Now:  Read the following passage from The House on Mango Street and answer the questions.

We had to leave the house on Loomis Street quick. The water pipes broke and the landlord wouldn’t fix them because the house was too old. We had to leave fast. We were using the washroom next door and carrying water over in empty milk gallons. That’s why Mama and Papa looked for a house, and that’s why we moved into the house on Mango Street, far away, on the other side of town. 

1. Is this passage written in 1st person, 3rd person, or omniscient point of view?

2. What is the TONE of this passage? 

3. Is the TONE positive, negative or neutral? 

Today's AGENDA: 
Complete Vocabulary for The Cask of Amontillado

Tuesday, October 19th

Objective: Students will be able to identify tone and mood. Students will know they have learned this when they can identify the tone and mood of a movie clip with 90% accuracy. 


Do Now: 
Write words to describe the feelings expressed by the following pictures: 


Today's AGENDA: 


Whole Group: Define: Tone, Mood, Voice


Small Group: With a partner, write a description of a dog walking in the park, conveying the attitude on the card you receive. 

• Example: 
• Sympathy---
• The poor little chihuahua hobbled through the park on his three little legs. A small girl stopped to pet the feeble, lovable creature. She gently stroked his head and gave him some food before he crossed the playground. If only someone would take the tiny chihuahua into their home to care for him, he might have a better life. 

What is it about this paragraph that expresses a sympathetic tone????


The Life of Edgar Allan Poe
video


EXIT TICKET: answer questions on the life of Edgar Allan Poe

Monday, October 18th

Objective: Students will present their independent reading books to the class by summarizing the book and analyzing the plot. 


Do Now: Define and give an example for each type of irony:
Dramatic irony-
Situational irony-
Verbal irony-


Today's Agenda: 
Students will complete Bookseller Day presentations
Students will create a Postcard for their independent reading book. 


EXIT ticket: 
Based on the presentations, which book are you most interested in reading?