LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of these lessons you should be able to

A) Explain what is required of you on the end of unit essay

B) Explain the main ideas of “Of Mice and Men.”

VOCAB WARMUP (Final Slide): Remember QUIZ TOMORROW

OK–my four classes got to different points on Wednesday, so I’m going to lump Thursday and Friday together. In short, we’ll be wrapping up with the poems we studied in class Wednesday , reviewing for the VOCAB quiz Friday and starting to look at the short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.”

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

Find common ideas/themes in the poems “On Turning 10” and “Both Sides Now” and be able to use the text to support your ideas.

to ANALYZE The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. What is the theme/big idea. How does James Thurbur use Tone and Mood to develop this.

VOCAB QUIZ 6 on FRIDAY!!

Click to access SecretLifeWalterMitty.pdf

In class Thursday: due to high absences and other factors by my afternoon classes (5th/6th) hours we pivoted to mostly vocab review (working on the optional crossword).

FRIDAY plan now is

A) Take vocab quiz

B) Wrap up with “On Turning 10” and “Both Sides Now”

C) Read: “Secret Life of Walter Mitty.”

VOCAB WARMUP 5/SLIDE 27

Learning Targets: As a result of today’s class you should be able to

1. Identify and analyze the key themes and ideas of two poems; “On Turning Ten” (by Billy Collins) and “Both Sides Now” (by Joni Mitchell).
2. Be able to compare the themes of these two works to that of Doris Lessing’s “Through The Tunnel.”

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

1. Define and differentiate between MOOD AND TONE
2. Be able to explain the difference between static and dynamic characters.
3. Be able to explain the big idea of Doris Lessing’s “Through The Tunnel” (posted at classroom last Friday) and be able to explain ONE MAJOR SYMBOL and HER OVERALL TONE (see short assignment at classroom when posted).

VOCAB WARMUP SLIDE 26

Learning Targets: as a result of today’s class you should be able to use specific strategies (annotation, etc) Tto analyze a piece of writing.

WARMUP QUESTION: Would you rather have a one minute conversation with your past self or your future self

VOCAB WARMUP: Slide 22

In class: We read THE OLD MAN AT THE BRIDGE

1. Second Semester Expectations
2. True Colors: Personality and Learning Styles Test
3. Quality Discussion
   • What does “A” effort look like?
   • What is “Quality?”
   • How does this apply to school?
4. Examine Levels of thinking
5. Reading and annotating exercise: ”The Old Man at the Bridge”
6. INTRODUCE VOCAB UNIT 6