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Good morning

Entry Task: Reflect on your reading What difficulties/questions do you have about your reading? What theme are you primarily focusing on with your journals?

Entry Task: Pick up a copy of the cold essay prompts Take 5 minutes to read the prompts. Pick 2 prompts that will work with your novel. Discuss your choices with your elbow partner. (5 minutes) Group discussion (10 minutes) Small novel group discussion (20 minutes)

Students will understand the shift from early Victorian era to later Victorian era in regards to Views of gender roles Decorum Materialism and superficiality Students will understand the impact of the growth of the British empire Diversity of literature Diversity of perspective

Students will engage in sustained reading inside and outside of the classroom to foster meaningful conversation and thought. Students will read and comprehend literature including drama Students will analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a drama

Analysis of Theme The Kite Runner contains several important themes. Explain one of the themes that appears in the book and use specific examples from the book to support your statements. Make sure your paragraph includes a strong topic sentence, analysis of the topic, and support from the book. Since you are writing about literature, please write in present tense. You may use your novels and your journals for this assignment. You will have only 25 minutes. I will be grading you on content as well as structure. Worth 30 points

1. Look at the essay prompts – pick two prompts that you feel will work well with your novel. 2. Discussion of prompts 3. Planning with small group 4. Timed/writing. You will have 45 minutes to write a four paragraph essay responding to the cold prompt of your choosing. Ink Skip lines

Literature Book [1066]..\..\Senior 2nd semester\Earnest\earnest\background.ppt Act II

Create the following chart 1. Pun: the use of a word to play on its various meanings 2. Aphorism: a brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. 3. Epigram: a short, witty statement that is empty of meaning. Scene in play/ character PunAphorismEpigram

Reflect on the learning targets for today. Do you feel you met the targets?  Students will be exposed to other cultures and time periods, quality literature and effective/varied writing styles  Students will begin to understand key facts that influenced and developed literature  Students will write effectively in expository mode to examine/analysis a complex idea 1. What is one thing that you completed or learned today that you found interesting? 2. What is one thing that you feel you can improve in future classes?