English II September 7, 2017 Bellringer— Come in, open your books to the page we left off on yesterday. Get your note taking journals ready. We need to finish “To Build a Fire” in time to review for the test tomorrow.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Don’t forget that vocabulary is due on Friday!

Yesterday, we… Began reading “To Build a Fire.” We focused making predictions, how the author creates mood, and how the setting of the story helps create conflict.

Objectives Understand the elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support understanding. Evaluate the connection between narration and tone. Analyze textual context to distinguish between the connotative and denotative meanings of words. TEKS: E2.1B, 5C ELPS: c4B, c4D, c4G, c4H, c4J, c5D, c5F

Today we will… Continue reading Jack London’s “To Build a Fire.” We will focus on making predictions, how the author creates mood, and how the setting of the story helps create conflict. We will also review for the test tomorrow.

To Build a Fire We will finish reading “To Build a Fire” together in class, stopping from time to time to discuss our observations. Please be sure that you are taking notes while we read, and please be prepared to read if called upon. Then we will review for the test tomorrow.

Homework Finish your vocabulary for the week. Due tomorrow. Study for your test tomorrow! Review your notes, reread the story, review your vocabulary. You will be able to use your book, notes, and vocabulary on the test tomorrow, but don’t count on being able to find answers quickly. You need to study!

Tomorrow we will… Take the exam over “To Build a Fire.”