Circle: What friend pushes you to be come the best person you can be?
Intro to the Day
Course Signups: Suggestions, not set in stone
Target practice
Understanding the Junior English Courses
AP English: For students very interested in taking the most difficult classes, and/or likely applying to competitive schools and/or really want to improve writing.
CMCC College Writing: For students likely to pursue a community college 2-year degree.
UMA College Writing:For students heading to a four-year college and want to earn a credit ahead of time.
Survey in American Literature: For students who are unsure of their future but want to keep the door open for some post-secondary program.
Vocabulary: Literary Devices -- Repeat
Pass out quiz -- self correct to determine weaknesses.
Simile, Metaphor, Imagery, Symbolism, Flashbacks, Foreshadowing, Motif, Allegory, Juxtaposition, Point of view
Elements of Deep Culture
The unwritten rules of culture can be broken down into categories or "Elements." In the classroom, there is a document we will use to
1) explain the elements and you will define some of the unwritten rules that you live by in your culture and what ideal rules would improve your life.
2) What rules do we need to discover at Cape Elizabeth and Mountain Valley?
The Rivals
Learning Target: I can gather information from various texts to build a convincing argument that includes counter claims.
Explanation: We will be watching The Rivals seeking to find information in order to understand how each community can help or hinder your child's growth.
Explanation: We will be watching The Rivals seeking to find information in order to understand how each community can help or hinder your child's growth.
TODAY: What are the essential scenes/quotes that explain something about each place's culture?
1) Make a 2x6 table in your document.
2) Identify 5 scenes that explain Rumford's culture, indicating specifically the unwritten rule(s) that the scene shows.
3) Make another 2x6 table in your document.
4) Identify 5 scenes that explain Cape's culture, indicating specifically the unwritten rule(s) that the scene shows.
Understanding Class: The Outsiders
Learning Target: I can explain how a theme is developed in literature using characterization and symbols; I can define class and explain how class can limit people.
We will be reading the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Written in the 1960's when she was 16 years old, it is a book that explores class and how classism limits people. We will use it to understand how class in both Rumford and Cape Elizabeth is both good and bad and how it can put up barriers to growth and change.
Resources: Audio Book, PDF of the book
TODAY: Before reading, we write a paragraph using information from the last reading.
1) As we read, there will be a goggle doc (in Classroom) that you will use to keep track of your notes, including characterization, conflict, topics.
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