*The first clue to theme is the title. http://talestoterrify.com/tales-to-terrify-no-31-george-g-toudouze/ Monday September 19, 2016 *The first clue to theme is the title. *Copy down the three words, skip a line for each word. *Analyze what each word means. Three - Skeleton - Key -

The Flying Dutchman is a legendary ghost ship that can never make port and is doomed to sail the oceans forever. The myth is likely to have originated from 17th-century nautical folklore. Sightings in the 19th and 20th centuries reported the ship to be glowing with ghostly light. If hailed by another ship, the crew of the Flying Dutchman will try to send messages to land, or to people long dead. In ocean lore, the sight of this phantom ship is a portent of doom.

*With a partner, go back over today’s reading. Closure Monday September 19, 2016 *With a partner, go back over today’s reading. *Draw a box around the words that the author has chosen to create a frightening tone?

Bellringer Tuesday September 14, 2016 *Turn to a clean page in your binder & title it, “Three Skeleton Key.” *Number your page 1 – 3... Skipping 2 lines between each. *Write the underlined word and what you believe it means. “I signed up, boarded a ship, and in a month I was installed at the light.” “Consequently, we were always given a wide berth, especially by sailing vessels, which cannot maneuver readily as steamers.” “At times, when the cargo does not suffice, the rats attack the crew, either driving them from the ship, or eating them alive.”

Denotations Add these definitions to your best guess installed –to establish in an office, position, or place berth – the distance maintained between a vessel and the shore 3. suffice - to be enough or adequate

Closure Identify a conflict in “Three Skeleton Key.” Tuesday September 20, 2016 Closure Identify a conflict in “Three Skeleton Key.” Using AECR, show how this conflict affected any one of the character’s actions.

Bellringer Wednesday September 21, 2016 *Turn to your page titled, “Three Skeleton Key.” *Number your page 4-6….skipping lines between each. *Write the underlined word and what you believe it means. 4. “- but they were so many that we could not see any diminution in their numbers.” 5. “His maniacal, raving descriptions were so vivid that Itchoua and I began seeing them also.” 6. “A well placed incendiary shell from the patrol boat bombarded them with shrapnel from a safe distance, and the sharks finished off the survivors. ”

Denotations Add these definitions to your best guess 4. diminution – lessening; reduction 5. maniacal – raving or behaving violently as if insane. incendiary - used for setting property on fire

Thursday September 22, 2016 Take a copy of the text analysis guide from the bin/cart. Review it silently. Today, we will analyze how authors pull together many elements into a cohesive writing.

Yeah, you guys have a post-cfa. You have been working on this stuff for weeks now… I want to see your confidence - SMILE. Set up your walls and prepare to rock this quiz. When you’re done, STUDY! You have a quiz Monday. Re-read “Three Skeleton Key,” make vocabulary note cards, review all your questions. Use your time wisely. Friday September 23, 2016