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Thursday, January 10th

1/9/2019

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Goals:

Analyze and critique a range of literature using specific criteria (e.g., use of source material or medium, authenticity of time/place).
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).

Announcements:

Senior Portfolio Page for December due on Friday.
Read Handmaid's Tale. Read to chapter 31 (page 199) for Monday
- Here is a link to read the text on-line
Revisions to Q2 Essay and self reflection due by next Thursday.
For Monday, January 14th, bring in a non-fiction text (essay or article) that speaks to The Handmaid's Tale
Commonplace Books #3 Due Friday, January 18th

1. Use of Language in The Handmaid's Tale

Present insights from group work yesterday.

2. 2nd Block--Test Prep Thursday

A (8/9)--41-45
B (6/7) 36-40
C (4/5) 32--35
D (3 or below) 28-31
Essay-Writing Tips
- Example
Revise Q2 Essays/Confer with Feliks and trusted writing partners.

3. 5th Hour--Reading and Working on CommonPlace Books.

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Wednesday, Jan. 9th

1/8/2019

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Goals:

Analyze and critique a range of literature using specific criteria (e.g., use of source material or medium, authenticity of time/place).
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).

Announcements:

Senior Portfolio Page for December due on Friday.
Read Handmaid's Tale. Read to chapter 31 (page 199) for Monday
- Here is a link to read the text on-line
For Monday, January 14th, bring in a non-fiction text (essay or article) that speaks to The Handmaid's Tale
Commonplace Books #3 Due Friday, January 18th

1. Use of Language in The Handmaid's Tale

What is a neologism?
What would Biblical Language sound like?
Chapters 2, 4, 8, 11, 12, and 15

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Tuesday, Jan. 8th

1/7/2019

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Goals:

Analyze and critique a range of literature using specific criteria (e.g., use of source material or medium, authenticity of time/place).
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).

Announcements:

Senior Portfolio Page for December due on Friday.
Read Handmaid's Tale. Read to chapter 31 (page 199) for Monday
- Here is a link to read the text on-line
For Monday, January 14th, bring in a non-fiction text (essay or article) that speaks to The Handmaid's Tale
Commonplace Books #3 Due Friday, January 18th

1. Quiz

2. Class Discussion & Sociograms

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Monday, January 7th

1/7/2019

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Goals:

Analyze and critique a range of literature using specific criteria (e.g., use of source material or medium, authenticity of time/place).
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).

Announcements:

Senior Portfolio Page for December due on Friday.
Read Handmaid's Tale. Read to chapter 31 (page 199) for Monday
- Here is a link to read the text on-line
For Monday, January 14th, bring in a non-fiction text (essay or article) that speaks to The Handmaid's Tale
Commonplace Books #3 Due Friday, January 18th

1. Discuss schedule--do we still want reading/workshop time on Fridays?

2. Spotlight Sentence
"The moon is a stone and the sky is full of deadly hardware, but oh God, how beautiful anyway." --pg. 97

Write for 3 minutes on your first impressions, things you notice or find interesting.

How would this sentence be different in a different order?
Consider the connotations of the words.

3. Sociograms--

In groups, create visuals to represent the relationships among the characters in The Handmaid's Tale.
- We will have a class discussion of the first 100 pages tomorrow!

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