JANUARY AGENDA- WEEK ONE

This is what we are doing for the first week of January. Note Friday's quiz and the in-class essay on Thursday.

Mr. Jacobs
English 3
Agenda for the week of January 5 - 9, 2009

SHORT STORIES- JANUARY 2009

WEEK ONE- "Man with a Problem" by Doanld Honig and "Letter to the Editor" by Morris Hershman
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MONDAY, January 5th
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Aim: Who is the "Man with a Problem"?

Do Now: What do you do when you have a personal problem that you can’t solve?

CLASSWORK
READ: "Man with a Problem"
ANSWER: Page 9 to page 11, questions 1 through 20. Write the correct answers in your notebooks. Do not write the questions.

HOMEWORK Short Story 1
Answer page 12, vocabulary, all questions, and Critical Thinking, 1 through 5
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TUESDAY, January 6th
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Aim: What is the narrator’s dilemma in "Letter to the Editor"?

Do Now: Copy the definitions of FORESHADOWING and SYMBOLISM from the board

CLASSWORK
READ: "Letter to the Editor"
ANSWER: Page 19 to page 21- all Recall, Infer, and Vocabulary Review questions.

HOMEWORK Short Story 2
Answer page 21 to page 22, all Critical Thinking questions
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WEDNESDAY, January 7th
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Aim: What are the literary elements in "Letter to the Editor"?

Do Now: What are the clues that tell you that New Year’s Eve is coming?

CLASSWORK:
In your notebook, list all the clues that told you that Beanpole is a murderer.
Looking back, why do think that the narrator should have known that he was going to be killed?
On page 17, circle something that symbolizes death. Why is that a symbol of death?
List 5 symbols that you see everyday.

HOMEWORK Short Story 3
1- If you received that letter, what would you have done?
2- Why do you or don’t you think that Beanpole will be caught?
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THURSDAY, January 8th
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Aim: What do "Man with a Problem" and "Letter to the Editor" have in common?

Do Now: Read the table of contents. Which story sounds the most interesting to you? Why?

CLASSWORK
READ: The introduction.
ANSWER in your notebook:
1- What are the similarities in "Man with a Problem" and "Letter to the Editor"?
2- What do all the stories in the book seem to have in common?
3- Why do people like these kinds of stories?
WRITE:
Write a one page essay based on the topic on the board. This will be collected.

HOMEWORK Short Story 4
1-What was the last scary movie or tv show you saw?
2- What made it scary?
3- What examples of foreshadowing or symbolism did you see in that movie or show?
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FRIDAY, January 9th
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Aim: What can we learn about the writer of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

Do Now: QUIZ about this week’s stories.

CLASSWORK
READ: Poe biography
ANSWER in your notebook:
What makes a successful writer?
If Edgar Allan Poe were alive today, explain why he would or would not be a successful writer.

HOMEWORK Short Story 5
READ: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
ANSWER: Page 66 to Page 68, 1 through 20

December Update

Everyone has had the chance to make up any of the homework handouts for this marking period. Still haven't handed some in? Get them in as soon as possible.

Looking for extra credit? You'll get a chance when we return in January. The English department has come up with an extra credit assignment based on some short stories you'll find online.

Speaking of January and short stories, what will we be doing in January?
Short stories.
Two or more stories each week, writing, homework, and quizzes on each pair of stories.

Starting in January, look here for each week's complete agenda.

Enjoy your vacation!

Into the Third Marking Period!

Hi.

So far, we've had three homeworks for this new marking period.

HW #1 was a Venn Diagram comparing Alice and Fay.

HW #2 and HW #3 were handouts.

On Monday, 12/8, there will be a short quiz at the beginning of the period about the handout I gave you to read over the weekend.

In about one week and a half there will be a grammar exam.

Good Luck! This is the most important part of the semester.