Week of December 19 - December 21

All the resources you will need are on the Horror Unit page.

Submit your name on this page if you would like some help.

Monday 12/12 (Day: C)

Warm-up

Tell me something good orally.

1. Finish your suspense rough draft

If you did not do this yet, take this quick survey.

Take a look at the results if you would like to see what others thought.

If you need to, watch The Tell Tale Heart on your own using headphones.

We are not reading Monkey's Paw until I am satisfied that you have enough notes for the

comparison essay on which version of The Tell Tale Heart creates suspense better.

1. View this slideshow I made about how to organize your thoughts.

2. Use this Google Classroom sheet to organize your notes somehow.

Section 1 (ugly, but useful version) or you can use the slideshow I made.

Section 2 (ugly, but useful version) or you can use the slideshow I made.

Section 3 (ugly, but useful version) or you can use the slideshow I made.

3. Write a rough draft of the comparison essay on this Google Classroom sheet.

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Green: Both

Blue: Written

Yellow: Video

Here is what I am looking for:

Write a rough draft of your comparison essay.

• I am not looking for perfect spelling and grammar.
• I am not looking for perfect organization.
• I am looking to see that you have enough details to explain which version is better at creating suspense.
• I am looking for HOW you decided to chunk your discussion of the two versions based on the slideshow.

How I will grade this:

1. Did you hand this in on-time?
2. Is this a complete or mostly complete essay?
3. Did you use evidence from the two pieces?
4. A good grade on this rough draft means I believe you have used the lessons I provided, and your essay has the potential to be good.
5. A poor grade on this rough draft means you probably don’t know the two versions as well as you should, and your essay could receive a low grade.

2. Read about Frankenstein

- Read this Informational text

- Explain the origins of the Frankenstein monster here.

3. Vocabulary.com (20 minutes)Monkey's Paw Vocabulary.com list due by December 21. I am tracking your performance! (See dates at top of column.)

Tuesday 12/13 (Day: E)

Wednesday 12/14 (Day: A)

Thursday 12/15 (Day: A)

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Friday 12/16 (Day: B)

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Requirements

Small Group: The goal of students working in groups this week is to promote discussion. Through each group activity, students should be coming to their own conclusions about the techniques used in the horror genre which create suspense. The grade a group gets is small if anything at all.

Horror Genre StudyCC.8.R.L.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from 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.5 Craft and Structure: Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.

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.

CC.8.R.L.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.