Unit I
"Contents of a dead Man's pockets" by Jack Finney |
plot structureLooks like he's having a bad day...
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LLR Questions
Answer in PIE Paragraph Format
9/1-2/15
1. Why is the yellow paper so important to Tom? Use textual evidence to support your answer
2. What can you infer about Tom by his thoughts? Use textual evidence to support your answer
9/3-4/15
3. Why did Tom go out on the ledge? Cite textual evidence to support your answer.
9/14-15
5. Was the resolution of the story credible to you? Did you find Tom's actions believable?
6. Based on Tom's action at the end of the story, what can you infer is the story's theme (revelation about life)?
1. Why is the yellow paper so important to Tom? Use textual evidence to support your answer
2. What can you infer about Tom by his thoughts? Use textual evidence to support your answer
9/3-4/15
3. Why did Tom go out on the ledge? Cite textual evidence to support your answer.
9/14-15
5. Was the resolution of the story credible to you? Did you find Tom's actions believable?
6. Based on Tom's action at the end of the story, what can you infer is the story's theme (revelation about life)?
Summative assessment
Comic book due Day 1 week of 9/21!
"The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury |
Setting and ToneHe's just a man out for a night stroll.
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LLR QUESTIONS
ANSWER IN PIE PARAGRAPH FORMAT
1. What do you think Bradbury's purpose was in writing this story? How does the setting he chose help him achieve his purpose? Cite details from the story to support your answer
2. Do you think Bradbury is too pessimistic about technology? Support your opinion with details from the text and from the real world.
2. Do you think Bradbury is too pessimistic about technology? Support your opinion with details from the text and from the real world.
9/30-10/1 In-class
Bradbury Documentary |
Documentary Questions: answer the following in at least three sentences each in your journal
Pre-viewing: What do you expect Ray Bradbury to be like? Describe his personality and habits.
During: What is Ray Bradbury preoccupied with on a regular basis?
After:
Pre-viewing: What do you expect Ray Bradbury to be like? Describe his personality and habits.
During: What is Ray Bradbury preoccupied with on a regular basis?
After:
- Do you think Ray Bradbury's personality influences the purpose of his writing? Why?
- Come up with an authorial purpose which transcends all of his writing. (One sentence)
EXAM Day 1 week of Oct 5th
Unit 1 Exam Study Guide
For Part 1 (multiple choice and matching)
For Part 1 (multiple choice and matching)
- Review the notes in your journal
- Review pages 2-4 and 44-46 in your textbook for literary terms and vocabulary
- Reread the stories (read twice if you did not read the first time!)
- Be able to identify cause and effect in various situations
- Be able to write a PIE paragraph response to questions regarding one of the two stories and identifying the following:
- -external or internal conflict for the main character
- -setting of the story
- -purpose of the story
Unit 2
Characterization
Let's see how much people can differ
"the story of an hour" by kate chopin
Biography Questions:
Prediction Questions:
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LLR QUESTIONS
ANSWER IN PIE PARAGRAPH FORMAT
10/14-15
**USE A PIE CHART TEMPLATE AND FILL OUT THE "I" SECTION WITH THREE DIFFERENT QUOTES BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IN YOUR JOURNAL**
Kate Chopin writes, "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills" (2). What, in clear terms, did Mrs. Mallard actually die from?
**USE A PIE CHART TEMPLATE AND FILL OUT THE "I" SECTION WITH THREE DIFFERENT QUOTES BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IN YOUR JOURNAL**
Kate Chopin writes, "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills" (2). What, in clear terms, did Mrs. Mallard actually die from?
"a jURY OF hER pEERS" BY sUSAN gLASSPEL
Biography Questions:
Prediction Questions:
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LLR QUESTIONS
ANSWER IN PIE PARAGRAPH FORMAT
10/26-27
What does Mrs. Hale's action of hiding the dead bird in her pocket show the audience about her character? Can her actions be morally justified? Why, or why not?
What does Mrs. Hale's action of hiding the dead bird in her pocket show the audience about her character? Can her actions be morally justified? Why, or why not?
"A Rose for emily" by william faulkner
Biography Questions:
Prediction Questions (answer in your journal before reading)
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LLR QUESTIONS
ANSWER IN PIE PARAGRAPH FORMAT
Miss Emily's behavior is odd, to say the least. Is her character (personality) due to nature, such as a genetically inherited mental illness, or is it due to nurture, such as traumatic life events? Remember to use the text to support your answer.
Unit 2 Exam Study Guide
Unit 2 Exam Study Guide
For Part 1 (multiple choice and matching)
For Part 1 (multiple choice and matching)
- Review the characterization notes in your journal
- Review pages 74-75 in your textbook for literary terms
- Review your vocabulary charts. Ensure that you know how to use the words in a sentence!
- Reread the stories- they are all online
- Review grammar concepts (particularly how to properly join sentences with proper punctuation and conjunctions)
- Be able to identify the theme (main idea or underlying meaning) of a work
- Ensure you understand all LLR prompts and Guided Reading questions from this Unit- the various prompts will be based on these questions!