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Students must complete the following to receive full credit for EACH unit:
Write a summary of each work (minimum 4-6 sentences per work). Use videos below to understand material better and to help with summary notes. (ALL NOTES MUST BE HAND WRITTEN!!!)
Define Literary term with example from the works.
(Terms can be found at: https://literarydevices.net/ )
Answer Important Questions.
Take the Assessment/Final Exam.
UNIT 1: Coming of Age
Use the attached websites and media to assist you in learning about the following stories.
The Works:
Please draw a plot outline for each of the following works for the unit. Analyze each work and give your opinion on if it is worthy of literary merit or not. Here are the works:
Literary Terms:
Write Literary Terms with examples from the text:
Foreshadowing
Narrator
Plot
Setting
Rising action
Falling action
Climax
Terms can be found at: https://literarydevices.net/
Important Questions:
What wins out in the end: instinct or reason? How does Rainsford survive?
Why did Connell make Rainsford an American and Zaroff a Cossack? Is there a political message to this story?
Should we make anything of Rainsford’s initial attraction to Zaroff? Are the two men similar?
Is the ending conclusive or sort of open? Why? What do you think happens next?
Does everyone follow the rules of the game? Any cheaters there? Do rules count if only one person knows them?
What, ultimately, is “the most dangerous game”? Does "game" refer to the hunted ("game animals"), or to the competition between Rainsford and Zaroff? Or both? Does that change the meaning of the story?
Does Richard Connell appear to condemn hunting or condemn hunting animals—or both?
What purpose does Whitney serve in the story?
Assessment:
Embedded Assessment #1: Your assignment is to interview a person who has attended a post-secondary institution (i.e., a two- or four-year college, a training or vocational school, the military) and to write an interview narrative that effectively portrays the voice of the interviewee while revealing how the experience contributed to his or her coming of age, or you may complete...
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Embedded Assessment #2: Your assignment is to write an argumentative essay about the value of education. Your essay must be organized as an argument in which you assert a precise claim, support it with reasons and evidence, and acknowledge and refute counterclaims, or you may complete...
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**Take exam at https://testmoz.com/class/16400 during class session.
*Hand in ALL work to teacher with test results on the front. Work should be 5-10 pages when completed for full credit.
Unit 2: Coming of Age and Defining Style
Use the attached websites and media to assist you in learning about the following stories.
The Works:
Please draw a plot outline or take notes for each of the following works for the unit. Analyze each work and give your opinion on if it is worthy of literary merit or not. Here are the works:
Literary Terms:
Write Literary Terms with examples from the text:
Synonym
Sentence Fragment
(unreliable) narrator
Voice
Character
Theme
Terms can be found at: https://literarydevices.net/
Important Questions:
Is Mathilde a sympathetic character? Can you identify with her? Do you care about her at the beginning, or at the end? Why or why not?
What do you think Maupassant/the narrator feels about his characters? Is he sympathetic? Distant? Judgmental?
How does Mathilde strike you as a woman? Does she capture some important part of what it means to be a woman now? Or is she just an old, bad stereotype?
Is there anything Mathilde could have done to make herself happy in her initial situation? Could her husband have done anything more?
Is "The Necklace" a cynical story – does it reflect a really bleak and jaded view of life? Does it have some other attitude towards life?
Does "The Necklace" have a moral? What is it, if it does?
What's your verdict on the story's ending? Does it affect you emotionally?
If the story hadn't ended with a twist, how do you think it would have ended? Could it have ended in any other way and been as effective (and short) a story?
In THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO, What if Montresor is a woman? Most people assume Montresor is a man. Why? Would it change the way you think about the story if Montresor is a woman?
In THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO,What kind of clown is Fortunato? We see lots of scary clowns in the movies and in books. Is Fortunato a scary clown? If so, what is scary about him? If not, why?
In THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO,How do you feel when you read "The Cask"? Claustrophobic? Tired? Something else? What about the story makes you feel this way?
In THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO, Could Fortunato narrate this story? Why, or why not? Make an argument for both sides of this debate.
Assessment:
Embedded Assessment #1: Your assignment is to write an original narrative from real or imagined experiences or events. Your story must include a variety of narrative techniques—such as foreshadowing, point of view, figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and/or irony—as well as effective details and a well-structured sequence of events, or you may complete...
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Embedded Assessment #2: Think about some films that you have viewed and analyzed, including those shown below. Choose three or four stylistic devices (cinematic techniques) that are common to these films. Write an essay analyzing the cinematic style and summarizing the film. Your essay should focus on the ways in which the director uses stylistic techniques across films to achieve a desired effect, or you may complete...
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**Take exam at https://testmoz.com/class/16400 during class session.
*Hand in ALL work to teacher with test results on the front. Work should be 5-10 pages when completed for full credit.
Unit 3: Coming of Age Comparing Themes and Defining Style
Use the attached websites and media to assist you in learning about the following stories.
The Works:
Please draw a plot outline or take notes for each of the following works for the unit. Analyze each work and give your opinion on if it is worthy of literary merit or not. Here are the works:
“A Country Divided” by McMahon, "Live in the Crossfire", "Internment" (See Civil War Article on the side bar)
Literary Terms:
Write Literary Terms with examples from the text:
Symbol
Imagery
Point of View
Tone
Situational Irony
Terms can be found at: https://literarydevices.net/
Important Questions:
In "the Sniper", From what point of view is the story told?
In "the Sniper",Describe the setting.
In "the Sniper",Who is the protagonist?
In "the Sniper", What type of irony is used in the story? Explain the irony.
"Marigolds", What she remembers from here past
"Marigolds",A flower that is a symbol of peace and hope
"Marigolds",The narrators brother
"Marigolds",The antagonist who has hope...
Assessment:
Embedded Assessment #1: Your assignment is to write an essay or summary of the literature, or you may complete...
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Embedded Assessment #2: Think about some films or music that you have liked and analyze three or four stylistic devices and write an essay explaining the meaning of the film or music, or you may complete...
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**Take exam at https://testmoz.com/class/16400 during class session.
*Hand in ALL work to teacher with test results on the front. Work should be 5-10 pages when completed for full credit.
Civil_War_Info_Texts.pdf
Unit 4: Coming of Age and Defining Style
Use the attached websites and media to assist you in learning about the following stories.
The Works:
Please draw a plot outline or take notes for each of the following works for the unit. Analyze each work and give your opinion on if it is worthy of literary merit or not. Here are the works:
Read “On the Abolition of the Threat of War” Einstein
Literary Terms:
Write Literary Terms with examples from the text:
Symbolism
Allegory
Irony
Ambiguity
Connotations
Denotations
Figurative Language
Diction.
Terms can be found at: https://literarydevices.net/
Important Questions:
How would the story be different it were told from Jim's perspective rather than Della's? Why might O. Henry have chosen to tell the story from Della's perspective?
Is "Gift of the Magi" a story within a story?
Do Della and Jim feel real, or do they feel like creations of the narrator to illustrate his point about giving?
Do you think O. Henry himself is the narrator of the story? Why or why not?
Is Della and Jim's love believable? Why or why not?
Put aside all of the "magi" stuff at the end. Do you think the story's ending is a happy one?
The narrator seems to be out to prove a point with the story. Is it possible to read the story in a way contrary to the way the narrator seems to understand it? How would that be?
In the Road Not Taken... Do you think the road the speaker took was really the less traveled one? Why?
In the Road Not Taken...What do you think the chances are that the speaker will get to come back and try the other path?
In the Road Not Taken...Do you think the speaker regrets his choice, or is happy about it? Why?
In the Road Not Taken...What type of choices do you think this fork in the road represents for the speaker?
In the Road Not Taken...What personal choices does this poem remind you of?
Assessment:
Embedded Assessment #1: Your assignment is to write an essay or summary of the literature, or you may complete...
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Embedded Assessment #2: Think about some films or music that you have liked and analyze three or four stylistic devices and write an essay explaining the meaning of the film or music, or you may complete...
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**Take exam at https://testmoz.com/class/16400 during class session.
*Hand in ALL work to teacher with test results on the front. Work should be 5-10 pages when completed for full credit.
Unit 5: Coming of Age in Changing Times Novel
The Works:
Of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Oprah Winfrey said, “I think it is our national novel.” The book’s narrator, Scout Finch, reflects on her coming-of-age experiences as a young girl confronting prejudice in her own community and learning how to live in a less-than-perfect world. In this unit, you will examine how social, cultural, geographical, and historical context can affect both the writer’s construction of a text and readers’ responses to it. You will conduct and present research to understand both the setting of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird and the civil rights struggles that surrounded its controversial publication. While reading the novel, you will analyze literary elements in selected passages in order to discover how an author develops the overall themes of the work. Every part of To Kill a Mockingbird contributes to the whole—from a little girl rolling down the street inside a tire to a black man standing trial for his life.
Embedded Assessment #1: Your assignment is to research the historical, cultural, social, or geographical context of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird and investigate how individuals, organizations, and events contributed to change in the United States during the Civil Rights Movement. You will create an oral presentation of your findings with multimedia support and guiding questions for your audience, or you may complete a 3-page research paper on To Kill a Mockingbird based on the above information, or you may complete...
Embedded Assessment #2: Think about some films that you have viewed and analyzed. Choose three or four stylistic devices (cinematic techniques) that are common to these films. Write an essay analyzing the cinematic style and summarizing the film. Your essay should focus on the ways in which the director uses stylistic techniques across films to achieve a desired effect, or you may complete...
The paper must be:
MLA format
Typed
12 point font
double spaced
1 inch margins on top, bottom, and sides.
You must use multiple types of sources at least 2 of the following: Internet, books, newspaper, periodicals, etc.
Full credit:
3 pages typed
MLA format
2 or more sources
2 or more different media
RESEARCH PAPER IS EXAM
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