Friday, November 20, 2015,,,,,,,,,,
Post date: Nov 20, 2015 12:49:41 PM
Section 1
Learning Objectives:
November 20, 2015
Today’s Agenda
Students will present elements of the horror genre they found in The Monkey's Paw.
1. Warm-up: Commas #7
2. Enter Synonyms and Antonyms
3. Review words from unit 5- Relate to The Monkey's Paw!
4. Present elements of the horror genre they found in The Monkey's Paw.
Whole Group Lesson
Small Group work and/or Lesson Concept clarification.
Assessment/Important Upcoming dates
Performance Task (page 125)
Our goal is to have the performance task written by winter break.
This collection has given you both experience with and background about the horror genre. In this activity, you will write a literary analysis of one or both of the fictional horror stories in this collection. Use the criteria for horror explained in “What is the Horror Genre?” by Sharon A. Russell to support your analysis. Think about the structure of horror fiction and the tools its authors use, such as suspense and plot. As you analyze your chosen story or stories, pay attention to setting, events, and details that make the work both believable and entertaining.
Vocabulary
Unit 5 Homework
11/16 Monday- Pictionaries Unit 5
11/17 Tuesday- Choosing the Right Word
11/18 Wednesday- Synonyms and Antonyms
11/19 - DC Trip (Cancelled)
11/23 Monday- Finish Unit 5
11/24 Tuesday- Quiz Unit 5
Homework
See schedule above
These are the Common Core Standards discussed throughout the Horror Genre performance task.
"What is the Horror Genre?"
CC.8.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
"Monkey's Paw"
CC.8.R.L.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
CC.8.R.L.3 Key Ideas and Details: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
CC.8.R.L.6 Craft and Structure: Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
Sections 2 & 3
Learning Objectives:
November 20, 2015
Today’s Agenda
Before we read the pieces from the horror genre, students need to understand chracterzation, point of view, and narrator reliability.
Students will be taking notes from Power Point presentations, doing worksheets, and then taking a test over the next four days.
Whole Group Lesson
Performance Task (page 125)
Power Point presentations
This collection has given you both experience with and background about the horror genre. In this activity, you will write a literary analysis of one or both of the fictional horror stories in this collection. Use the criteria for horror explained in “What is the Horror Genre?” by Sharon A. Russell to support your analysis. Think about the structure of horror fiction and the tools its authors use, such as suspense and plot. As you analyze your chosen story or stories, pay attention to setting, events, and details that make the work both believable and entertaining.
Small Group work and/or Lesson Concept clarification.
Activities to practice the skills
Assessment/Important Upcoming dates
Vocabulary
Coming soon