LEARNING TARGETS:  

1. Be able to explain, in your own words, each of the three types of IRONY
   1. SITUATIONAL
   2. DRAMATIC
   3. VERBAL
2. Be able to explain the concept of JUXTAPOSITION

IN CLASS

• Monday: Intro to second semester, pass out Literary Term sheets for second semester.
• Brief lecture:  Irony.
• TUESDAY:
  • LEARNING TARGETS:  By the end of class today, you should be able to explain the irony in:
    • The TWILIGHT ZONE episode “Time Enough At Last”
    • The Short Story: THE STORY OF AN HOUR

     

Here are the two I did in class  (you can sort of check these against the rubric from the last post)

And So it Goes:  Kurt Vonnegut a Life

Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back Again)

INDEPENDENT READING:  All hour.  Goal/target should be 25 pages a day.

• RUBRIC 2018_19

LEARNING TARGET:  Be able to understanding the meaning of
NON FICTION TEXT FEATURES!!!

VOCAB UNIT 5 practice

UNIT 6 PACKET

1.  Work days on TKAM project.
2. If you wish, you can begin reading your Independent Reading book.  The clock officially starts ticking on those MONDAY.

Above are some examples of excellent projects from years past.  You probably cannot read the text here, but these should give you a feel for the depth we’re looking for in an “A”.

Also, here are some of the books I have in my library for the memoir/biography/autobiography unit.

LEARNING TARGETS:  by the end of today you should be able to

• Correctly pronounce all the unit 5 vocab words
• Explain the main points from the end of TKAM
• Explain what is required of you in the final mapping assignment
  • ANNOTATION MAPPING ASSIGNMENT
  • Note: you will have all day Thursday and Friday in class to work on this.  We’ll determine Final Due Date on Friday.

IN CLASS

1. Went over VOCAB 5
2. Finished Reading the Novel
3. Discussed the week ahead.

READ TKAM through Ch. 29 BY MONDAY

READING DAY.  BE READ (and annotated)  THROUGH CH. 18 by Tomorrow.

Reminder: VOCAB QUIZ TOMORROW

VOCAB WARMUP:

1. How might the police get a riot to DISPERSE
2. What is something you have a FINITE amount of patience for?
3. Who is somebody you know (real or fictional) that is SUPERCILIOUS?
4. What would be a PANACEA for your problems?

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

1. Explain just what the heck is going on in Chapter 15 and how it relates to this video.

VOCAB WARMUP

A.  Cogent   B. Esteem   C.  Expunge  D.  Scrupulous  E. Uncanny

1. The Michigan Legislature just passed a law making it easier to __________________. crimes from your record.

2.  I hold my 10th Grade English Teacher Mr. Brinks in the highest ___________________.

3.  A lawyer needs to be able to make a _______________________ argument to win a case.

4. Jerry Hairston of the Chicago White Sox had an __________________________ knack for having his best games against the Detroit Tigers.

5.  I knew my friend Kirk would pay back the money I loaned him because he’s a very ______________ person. 

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

•  Explain the key elements of Chapters 12-14 of TKAM

In class

• Vocab Warmup
• Short Quiz: TKAM 12-14
• Discussion TKAM 12-14
• READING:  Read 15 For Monday