LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to

• Correctly pronounce all of the unit seven vocab words
• Explain vocab procedures for this semester
• Analyze key elements from Chapter 1 of : OF MICE AND MEN, including characterization and setting.

IN CLASS:

• Went over Vocab
• Quick Reading Quiz:
• Handout: Ch. 1

LEARNING TARGET: As a result of today’s class you should be able to summarize chapter 1 of Of Mice and Men.

IN: CLASS

1. Take quick quiz: lit terms
2. Read aloud: Ch.1 of novel.

REMINDER: QUIZ FRIDAY (terms from this week)

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to…

IRONY (all three)

POINT OF VIEW

Setting

Character

etc.

• Explain/Define SETTING and say something about how it is important to our understanding of a novel.
• Explain/Define CHARACTERIZATION and say something about how it is important to our understanding of a novel.
• Come up with both a personal and a common class definition of THE AMERICAN DREAM?
• Explain the basic rules for CAPITALIZATION and APOSTROPHES.

MATERIALS WE USED IN CLASS

• OF MICE AND MEN: Common Presentation

• LEARNING TARGETS : As a result of today’s class you should be able to
  • Explain the different POINTS OF VIEW
    • FIRST PERSON
    • SECOND PERSON
    • THIRD PERSON
      • Objective
      • Limited
      • Omniscient
  • Explain Author John Steinbeck’s background
  • IF we get there: explain the importance of SETTING and CHARACTERIZATION

LEARNING TARGETS: as a result of today’s class you should be able to

1. Identify/explain how “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin (“show-PAN”) is an example of irony.
2. Explain the different levels of thinking
3. Define, in your own words, the concept of JUXTAPOSITION

IN CLASS WE:

1. Read “The Story of an Hour”–discussed how it is an example of IRONY
2. Quickly reviewed the different levels of thinking
3. Read the linked juxtaposition article.
4. Enjoyed a brief juxtaposition presentation
5. Handed out the Literary Terms sheet

HOMEWORK: None

FIRST DAY SECOND SEMESTER:

LEARNING TARGETS: By the end of class you should be able to

1. Navigate this website
2. Summarize what is coming second semester
3. IF WE HAVE TIME: Define and give examples of
   1. Dramatic Irony
   2. Situational Irony
   3. Verbal Irony

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