Day | Class Work | Homework | |||||||||||||||
Monday | First drafts Peer Reviewed Connotation and Denotation Station Exercise The denotation of a word is its meaning as found in a dictionary The connotation of a word is its emotional meaning and may be positive, neutral, or negative. | Complete Connotation and Denotation Station Exercise | |||||||||||||||
Tuesday Shortened Day Bell Schedule | PSAT for those who signed up! Symbol-an object, person, animal, or event that stands for something more than itself. Symbols can have multiples meanings. Symbols allow writers to suggest layers of meaning. Theme/Main idea-a central message that a writer wants to communicate with the reader, usually a message about life or human nature. Some main ideas are not stated directly. They are only implied or suggested. You have to figure them out by making educated guesses or inferences. To infer is to make an educated guess, a guess based on evidence in the text and sometimes-prior knowledge. | Read pp 47-51 Twice First for the Gist (general idea) and then annotate (take notes). You will be graded on your notes! Pay attention to the main idea, inferences, and symbols | |||||||||||||||
Wednesday Mr. Genut is the guest Teacher today | Notes on pp. 47-51 checked and reviewed Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentence correction exercises | Study for Exam on Persuasion unit. | |||||||||||||||
Thursday | Exam on Persuasion Unit And Characterization using STEAL | Do exercises pp.52 1-10 | |||||||||||||||
Friday | Correct and discuss 1-10 in class. Outline Constructed Response Essay pp.52
| Constructed response essay pp. 52 Write 1st draft using your colored pens Evaluate the author’s argument that the avocado tree is a symbol of his grandfather. Describe Soto’s intent with the symbol, and then give examples from the text to support this claim. How did his use of this symbol affect the tone of the story? In your conclusion comment on how successful Soto’s intent was. | |||||||||||||||
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