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English 1/2 (Period 1)

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 Period 1 and 6, English 1/2, Room 509/PAC
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Mon. 4/2/18-Tues. 4/3/18

Goals: Reading, a pre-assessment of your knowledge of rhetorical strategies and a close reading of a sign.
Take a quick quiz to see what you already know about some common rhetorical strategies: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeM-xq0r96hdB_SgrztQYbEo0_w6yw2S4k1aOPGUkr0NNYc3A/viewform
Read this sign and answer the questions in your English Journal:
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9NrlsPZ6f1Y/WOJyjARjb3I/AAAAAAAAAPw/KjjvOC5V0Ak8ZpALwVS-AQKXPm2MFsOewCLcB/s1600/What%2527s%2Bin%2Ba%2Bname-.png
What is the author trying to tell parents?
What is the author claiming?
How does the author support his/her claims?
Go to socrative.com and join room PLHS.
 
Goals: Build some background for our next unit.
Quick write: Open your English Journal.
Add a new entry for today and paste in the quote below.
Explain the quote below in your own words. Then explain how much you agree or disagree with it.
“Security is a kind of death.”  -Tennessee Williams 
3. Something unusual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl6rVm9vx2g&list=PLLNMTx6QDM9ay9GH9MVLB0FcmuSdNyUsr
4. Quick write again:
Describe the things you saw and experienced today.
What did you think about them?
Would you try these things IRL? Why or why not?

Tues. 3/20/18-Fri.3/23/18

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Read The Necklace:
On demand/in class essay Friday 3/23:
Goal: Looking at some poetry (song lyrics), entry into analysis.
Comparative Analysis for Poetry (song lyrics)
Comparative analysis means looking closely at two things and comparing how they work. We did this with some short stories and then compared what an author does with a story to what a director does with a film. Now we will try it with some poetry (song lyrics).
-Let's look at this prezi about poetry analysis together.
-Use this document to organize your thinking about "Wings". Copy/Paste the chart into your English Journal:
-S.I.F.T.:http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bzcQYK7aBVU/VDWiLvJfJrI/AAAAAAAASy4/y6EH8UVXxhI/s1600/photo-770157.JPG
5. Edit your essay from last week. It needs to be at least 700 words for a 90%
-12pt size font
-Times New Roman font
-1 inch margins
-Double Spaced

Thurs. 3/8/18-Fri.3/16/18

Write Comparative Analysis Essay Rough Draft:
Goal: Getting started on our comparative analysis paper.

Comparative Analysis Assignment:

  1. Read the prompt carefully to yourself and then write one of your body paragraphs. 
  2. Mood Paragraph tutorial video. 
  3. Outline: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Y6pTzAYxTbeRAMcHG7Fwr0BpyUr1i6fB
Writing Task:Consider the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and the movie The Night of The Hunter (1955) directed by Charles Laughton. What techniques do the author and director use to create the theme and mood?
Write a comparative analysis essay about these two works. Consider how each uses irony, mood, and other literary and cinematic techniques to reveal the theme.  Collected Evidence: The examples you submitted.

Examples of Theme Mood and Irony in Cask of Amontillado

Examples of Theme Mood and Irony in Night of the Hunter

Tue. 3/6/18- Wed. 3/7/18

Goal:  Collect evidence for irony, mood, and theme from Night of the Hunter.
Film: 
Yesterday we watched the conclusion of Night of the Hunter. Harry Powell did not get away with his crimes as Montresor did. What impact does his arrest have on the theme?
Speaking of theme, remember the quote in the beginning, "Beware of false prophets in sheep's clothing, for really they are ravening wolves." How does that fit with what you know about the film now? (Don't get confused between prophet and profit. They mean different things.)
Collecting Evidence:
Just as you did for "Cask of Amontillado," today you will describe and explain scenes from Night of the Hunter.

Fri. 3/2/18-Mon. 3/5/18

Reviewing: 
Do you remember what we learned last week about the language of film?
You won't know all of these terms, so use this as a chance to learn some new ones.
Take a quiz here: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/58b0589c89f753c5477f23d5
 Your English Journal Assignments are due by Monday at 7:30am.
Goal: Continue watching the Night of the Hunter while making notes about items related to the theme, mood and irony in the film with your 3 viewing guides.
Note: Night of the Hunter is a 1955 film noir classic. It has themes that parallel those of "Cask of Amontillado." Following examples and expectations for the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts, our students are viewing the film to draw comparisons, and write analytically about the techniques of the writer and director. We aren't just watching a movie for fun.
If you are absent, watch the movie here:
Notetaking:
How could you organize your notes to look for theme, mood and irony before we begin watching the film?
  1. Open your English journal and copy/paste Viewing Guides:
  2. https://www.dropbox.com/s/hkhikyi1t4mj8pr/Viewing%20Guides%20for%20Night%20of%20the%20Hunter.docx?dl=0
  3. Viewing Guides for days 1 and 2 are due by Monday 3/5.
  4. Do Viewing Guide for day 3 on 3/5.
  5. As we watch the film make a note of any irony you see. 
  6. Look for settings, or shots the reflect various moods in the film. 
  7. See if you can spot a reference to the theme near the very beginning. (It is also a religious reference.)
  • Examples of irony, especially verbal irony
  • Religious symbols or references
  • Canted angles and dramatic lighting
  • High and low angle shots
  • Foreshadowing: clues something is coming

Thurs. 3/1/18

Goal: Reviewing what we know about "Cask of Amontillado" and writing and analytical paragraph about how the irony and mood reveal the theme. (irony+mood=theme).
Writing: 
 

Wed. 2/28/18

Goal: Article of the week.
English Journal Assignments due by Monday 3/5 at 7:30am.
Article of the Week:
  • Choose ONE Newsela article from below to read carefully. (You have three to choose from.)
  • Write TWO paragraphs in your English Journal. 
  • In the first paragraph summarize what you read. 
  • In the second paragraph say what you think about what you read.
Articles to choose from: (Sign in with Google)
Famous Speeches: "We call BS," Emma Gonzalez's speech to gun advocates
New critics emerge for lack of action on guns: students
Teenage Olympians Chloe Kim and Red Gerard are inspiring youths

Tues. 2/27/18

Goal: Find evidence of irony, mood and theme in "Cask of Amontillado."
Finding Evidence: find evidence (quotes) in "Cask of Amontillado" that show irony, mood and theme. 
  1. collect your evidence on this google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZ_Sl1AaktPiZioxOt3K5VAvkb8A8t9qgiguCegXSN5P1zFg/viewform
  2. You must explain WHY that quote is a good evidence for the way Poe uses irony, mood or theme. 
  3. Original Text of Cask:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Cc9eJmhltD6YRpM78zk1-lG1pP5Q44K1Y-OUGpAl3Q/edit?usp=sharing
  4. Write in complete sentences. (Do NOT start with, Because...)
  5. Other students WILL eventually see your responses. Proofread before you submit. 

Mon. 2/26/18

Goal: Compare/Contrast your storyboard to the film adaptation of Cask.
Text of Cask in your English Journal: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Cc9eJmhltD6YRpM78zk1-lG1pP5Q44K1Y-OUGpAl3Q/edit?usp=sharing
Write a paragraph in your English Journal comparing your storyboard to the film adaptation we watched last week: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VwnA0FpMTS50vKk3L_FX7cmLOHQK2ekAXu9b6XFqUUQ/edit?usp=sharing

Tues. 2/20/18- Fri. 2/23/18

Return your class choice cards: 
You know the green ones that you got signed. Turn those in.
 Review Language of Film:
Look at some of the symbolic things filmmakers do in their creations: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Tb9AJCX4lMuJymLg98NdkSaY5265vENmfleIb41MoXU/edit?usp=sharing
Storyboard:  Open your English Journal
Before making a film directors do something called storyboarding.
This means they plan out what will be in each shot of their film.
You are going to make a storyboard for "Cask of Amontillado.": https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jl8pyYBpnqG3LO5jra7Kt9g2Hf0hAs8NP_tlcHapjAs/edit?usp=sharing

Wed. 2/14/18 <3

Goal: Develop a deeper understanding of "Cask of Amontillado" by looking closer at the plot and characters.
 -Go to library check out/renew book.

Tues. 2/13/18

Goal: Develop a deeper understanding of "Cask of Amontillado" by looking closer at the plot and characters.
 

Mon. 2/12/18

Goal: Develop a deeper understanding of the characters in "Cask of Amontillado" by doing a close reading of the first three paragraphs.

Close reading:
  1. Open your copy of "Cask of Amontillado.": https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Cc9eJmhltD6YRpM78zk1-lG1pP5Q44K1Y-OUGpAl3Q/edit?usp=sharing
  2. Write your answers to the slide questions in your NEW English Journal. Rephrase the question in your answer.https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eRj1Ff_7EOLOwRodRRxQZJyTjUSstTtO4q2KNeZMjWA/edit?usp=sharing