10R
- Poetry unit is in the can. Vocabulary section was retested yesterday due to poor performance. All essays should be in.
- Yesterday we began reading Truman Capote's, "A Christmas Memory." Will continue in class today after a journal entry.
- No HW.
11R
- Monster essays finished. Reading logs checked.
- Handouts: Critical Lens Essay Rubric, list of 12 critical lenses, Critical Lens Essay Layout
- Important skills for writing a critical lens essay will be covered. Today we worked on lens interpretation. Students must paraphrase the quote correctly in order to do well on the essay. Todays lens:
All literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion,
not reason, that motivates characters in literature. (Duff Brenna) - Write the paraphrase and discuss.
- Follow the layout to complete the first paragraph of the essay. Finish for HW.
English Lit
- Discuss the evolution of Macbeth's personality.
- Discuss Act III. Watch video through Banqu's murder.
- HW: first three scenes of Act IV.
- Questions for first three acts are due.
- Litereature periods and authors for research project to me by Friday.
