Curriculum focus: analyzing and interpreting figurative language: simile, metaphor, and symbol (11.1.3.K4a, b, i), identifying and analyzing the development of theme in a narrative text (11.1.4.K10d), identifying and analyzing the author's style: flashback, symbolism, tone, and mood (11.1.4.K11), comparing and contrasting narrative elements: character traits and character motives (11.1.4.K7), identifying and analyzing types of characters: flat, round, static, and dynamic (11.2.1.K1), and contextual aspects of setting: historical, social, and cultural (11.2.1.K2).
Root words for this week (root - definition - examples):
- fid - faith - fidelity, confident, bona fide
- ger - old - geriatric, gerontology, gerontophobia
- nat - birth - neonatal, natural, nation
- phyt - plant, growth - neophyte, geophyte, phytobiology
- spir - breathe - inspire, perspire, spirit
Our focus for this week is the
Death of a Salesman (
DoaS) Essay. Students began the essay last week. This week we continue our progress paragraph-by-paragraph. Progress is slow, but it gives us a chance to slow down and make corrections as we go along. We'll wrap up the week with our usual root words quiz and by reflecting on the essay as a whole. Students will meet in the computer lab the following week to compose the final draft.
- Mon: No school
- Tues: New root words; quiz on Friday. DoaS essay - second body paragraph due by the end of the hour.
- Wed: DoaS essay - third body paragraph due by the end of the hour.
- Thurs: DoaS essay - conclusion paragraph due by the end of the hour.
- Fri: Root words quiz. DoaS essay - revise the introduction. Review the essay as a whole.
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