Course: Monday

Modern Literature Tuesday B

Month: September Wednesday A Thursday 1 B

Year:

2011 Friday 2 C Picture day Spelling activities

Introductions Discuss content of students handbook B 9

A Labor day: No school

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Give students course expectations and discuss the class outline Discuss short story analysis format. Plot, Point of view, Setting, Theme, Characterization, Conflict Read a short story. Who said we all have to talk alike by Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel 13 B Introduce preview to modern and contemporary literature Students will locate all the isms and write out what each is about, and how they began. (Homework)

Objectives and activities are the same as the B day.

Continue discussions from Tuesday. Complete the short story analysis in class

Grammar Activities Students will correctly identify the nouns and the pronouns in the sentences provided. Worksheet packet on the use of nouns and pronouns are given to students to underline the various forms of nouns and pronouns.

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Continuation of the short story analysis Students will complete the short story analysis; Refer to the link on the website on how to use the literary elements in analyzing a short

Complete discussions on the isms Introduction of the short story, The Rat Trap by Selma Lagerlof. Students will read the short story and use the Literary elements (Short story analysis) to discuss and analyze

Objectives and activities are the same as A day

Grammar activities Review packets on nouns and pronouns Explain correct usage to students

story Complete the short story analysis in class. Introduce preview to modern and contemporary literature Students will locate all the isms and write out what each is about, and how they began. (Homework) 19 A Read the short story The Rat Trap by Selma Lagerlof. Summarize the main points in the story Use supporting evidence from the story to evaluate the main characters Discuss the themes and the influences on humans. Homework: Analysis on the Rat Trap using the literary analysis format that has been presented to you in class. (Due September 26, 2011)

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Same as A day schedule

Read the short story The Guest: Summarize the main points in the story Discuss the themes in the story Interpret the position of the main character and explain why he chooses to act as he does. Write an a literary analysis Homework: Analysis on the Guest using the literary analysis format that has been presented to you in class. (Due October 3, 2011)

Same as A day schedule

Grammar Activities Recognize the functions of the adjectives and verbs in sentences Distinguish between the various usage of adjectives and pronouns and adjectives and nouns in sentences Quick quiz on nouns and pronouns usage

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