Essay Peer Review / Starting Poe's "Masque"

College Prep - 12

• Directions were given for peer review:
• Read as many essays as you have time for.
• After the first reading, set a reasonable time limit for each round.
• Make no mark on the essay. On a separate sheet of paper for each essay, note line numbers and comments.
• Comments may question mechanics (punctuation, etc) but should concentrate on voice and imagery. Is the image clear enough, would an adjective be needed, etc.
• Ask questions!
• Be positive! Make a point of identifying what is fluid, clear and interesting.
  Examples:
  13: great image!
  17: interesting, more detail?
  19-23: Powerful but
  21: sp?
  28: word rep, syn?
  Author: Don’t assume a particular criticism is valid. Some may be matters of opinion that can go either way. However, if there is a common comment, consider it carefully.
• The activity went very smoothly. Final copies are due Tuesday morning.

Grade 10

• Students were given a question on TWCSR. They were to find a correct answer and three 'distractors' as in a multiple choice question.
• Vocabulary 5 and 6:
• Symbol: something used for or regarded as representing something else; ex. The grim reaper=death, huskie=football team, eagle=America
• Allegory: a story meant to be read symbolically.
• Introduced "Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allen Poe. This story is an allegory and may be a challenging read for many students. If this is the case, students were advised to focus on, highlight or underline, elements of the story that they can understand.
• Read, explained and discussed the first two paragraphs.
• HW: read through to the end of the last full paragraph on page 175. Credit will be given for those whose texts are highlighted and annotated.
  
• Pd. 2 vocab quizzes were returned. Final essay copies due tomorrow.
• Pd. 3, first drafts returned. Final copies due Monday.
• Monday is the last day to retake vocab quiz.