On-Level: Unit 8 Vocabulary

Added 3/7/17: Here is the Quizlet for Chapter 8

Pre-AP: Our Town Review

Terms to review:

• Dialogue
• Drama
• Metadrama Click here for metadrama definition and information
• Theme
• Tone
• Stage directions
• Setting
• Plot - Non-linear plot structure

Essential questions:

According to this dramatist:

·         What things are ephemeral (lasting only a short while) and what things should be remembered forever?

Motifs (repeated symbols or ideas):

• Annotate the rest of the song to reflect the happenings in Act III. How does this song reflect the plot of the play? How does this song reflect its themes?
• What is the importance of the song “Blessed Be the Tie that Binds?”
• What natural cycles appear in this play? Explain the importance of these natural cycles. Birth/death, seasons/weather
• How is time used in this play? Who talks about it?

Theme:

• What makes this play universal? How does it apply to everyone?
• What universal messages does this play deliver? Be able to support this with quotations.
• Be ready to discuss and provide support for these themes:

o   The beauty in everyday objects and events

o   Humans should not go through life alone

Skills:

• Infer details about characterization from stage directions
• Infer details about characterization from dialogue
• Support an assertion with text evidence

On-Level: Unit 7 Vocabulary Words

Here are the Unit 7 vocabulary words:

Click here for the Unit 7 Quizlet!

Pre-AP: Expository Writing

Here are the slides from class today: Click here for the PDF

Teacher-student writing conferences on Block Day this week! Be prepared. Rewrite at least 1 body paragraph of your "Definition of Friendship" essay.

Here is a clean copy of the model essays (Score 3 and 4) we looked at today: Click here

Here is the annotated 3:

Pre-AP: Things to Review for Romeo and Juliet Exam

Things to review:

 

On-Level: Vocabulary Unit 6

Here are the vocabulary words and notes for Unit 6.
Quiz will be January 27, 2017.
Click here for the Quizlet for Unit 6!

On-Level: Reading Ayn Rand

We started reading Anthem today. Please finish Chapter 1 for Monday.

What do the different Houses and Councils do? Confused? Click here for a Glossary of Anthem terms.

If you are confused about the plot or had a hard time understanding it in class, click here for a summary of Chapter 1.

If you'd like to listen to someone read it, here's our YouTube friend from Lord of the Flies:

Anthem: Chapter 1, Part 1



Anthem: Chapter 1, Part 2

On-Level: Interview with Ayn Rand (author of Anthem)

This is Ayn Rand's interview with Mike Wallace from 1959.

Some things to think about as you watch:

• What is man's moral duty?
• What are men entitled to?
• Do you love everyone around you?
• Is everyone worthy of love?
• Should weak people expect to be loved?
• What are good reasons to marry someone?
• What should you expect out of a life partner?
• Are you your brother's keeper?

Pre-AP: Romeo & Juliet Full Text

Here is the full text of the play: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

In case you need an extra copy of the R + J packet: Shakespeare Packet (Notes by Act)

Click here for No Fear Shakespeare Website

SAR for Act 1. Due Monday, January 9, 2017. 

On-level: Anthem Introduction, Materials, and Full Text

Here are the Introduction to Anthem and Ayn Rand notes.

You can find the fill-in-the-blank notes and other materials for the novella here: Anthem Materials

Click here for Anthem - Full Text