1. Short Story Unit A Refresher on Literary Terms

2. Day 1: Intro to Unit/”MDG”  Vocab Packet: Work on sentences, pictures, etc  Unit Focus:  Exposure to new literature and authors  Refresher on literary terms  Theme and Character analysis  Overview on how to take notes from the text book using format in packet  Time to work in class on taking notes for plot and setting

3. “MDG” Quiz: 8 points 1. Where are the men headed? (1 point) 2. Why is the island called Ship-Trap Island? (1 point) 3. What happened to Rainsford on the boat? (This changes everything for him). (1 point) 4. What does Zaroff hunt? (1 point) 5. Why does he hunt this animal? (1 point) 6. What’s one way Rainsford holds off Zaroff? (1 point) 7. How does Rainsford escape the torture? (1 point) His mode of travel that saves him! 8. Who sleeps in the bed at the close of the story? (1 point)

4. Day 2: “MDG”  Plot activity in packet on “MDG”; you cannot use your packet for the first part. Test your knowledge!  Large group share/Discuss  Setting Notes due tomorrow

5. “MDG” Setting  Spelling Quiz/DOL Quiz  Find a partner and work through the setting – finding text evidence to prove your setting.  Large Group Discussion on “MDG”  What happens to Rainsford next?  Reactions to what Rainsford did...  If you were Rainsford, what would you have done?  Why do you think Zaroff chose to hunt humans? Was he crazy?

6. Character  Next short story “Thank You Ma’am” to read for Tuesday w/notes  Time to take character notes on page 5 in packet  Time to read short story for Tuesday

7. Tuesday Agenda: “Thank You”  Work on Vocab Packet: sentences, pictures, synonyms. When finished, create flashcards.  Questions on “Thank You”  Quiz on “Thank You”  Character Notes – p. 12 in packet (p. 5 should be done) – 15 mins  Character Activity

8. “Thank You” Quiz (8 points) 1. What does Roger try to steal from Mrs. Jones? What happens? (2 points) 2. Where does Mrs. Jones take Roger? (1 pt.) 3. What does Mrs. Jones do with Roger once they arrive? (2 things) (2 points) 4. Why did he try to steal her pocketbook? (1 pt) 5. What does she give him before he leaves? (1pt) 6. What does Roger say when he leaves? (1 pt)

9. “Thank you Ma’am” Discussion

10. Wednesday: Intro to Tribute Speech  Read “Mother to Son” and analyze (p.115)  Intro to Tribute Speech – Intro due Thurs  Focus on  Establishing a thesis that answers why  Come up with three reasons why  Read “Full Circle” for Friday & ½ POV Notes

11. Introductions: Should Contain  Attention Getter: Grab the audiences attention and get us to WANT to listen  Fact  Interesting story tied to your speech  Statistic  Paint a picture for us  Avoid the “question” unless it’s really good, and you’re going to talk about it with the audience.  Transition: Explain the attention getter and how it ties to your topic: person you admire the most  Thesis: We already wrote this  Preview: List the three stories you will tell

12. Thursday Speech Work Day  Intro’s:  Check off in class  Tomorrow “Full Circle” due & ½ of POV Notes  Set up Body Paragraphs: Each point you have listed will become a body paragraph/note card – Body Paragraphs due TUESDAY 1. Topic Sentence – remind us of your thesis and state your example 2. Tell us example/story that proves your point 3. Explain how it proves your point 4. Restate your topic sentence.

13. Friday “Full Circle”  Vocab/DOL Quiz  Quiz on “Full Circle”  POV Note Time: 15 minutes/Work on Speech note cards  Discuss Story  POV Activity  Storyboard out the story from another person’s point of view. Identify the exposition, rising action, etc (all plot terms).

14. “Full Circle” Quiz (7 points) 1. What kind of vehicle kills Caroline? (1 pt) 2. In addition to being hit, what happened to Caroline? (1pt) 3. What’s wrong with the name of the witness at the scene? (1pt) 4. What does Kinsey pin up above her desk? Why? (2 points) 5. What is wrong with the license plates they have? (1 pt) 6. Where did Terry Layton die? (1 pt)

15. Tuesday: Conclusions & “Interlopers” 1. DOL 2. Review Conclusions: Speeches Start Thurs – check in body paragraphs 3. Notes on page _______ 4. Read “Interlopers” for tomorrow 5. Check in speech body paragraphs

16. Conclusions  Conclusion Should Contain  Restate Thesis: restate your thesis in new wording  Restate Preview: restate your preview in new wording  Leave us thinking: Use what we learned from your person and turn that into a lesson for us on how to live life! You must have a COPY of your speech turned in on Thursday. Please see the order.

17. Wednesday: Speech Reminders & “Interlopers” 1. Review speech requirements 2. Review Note Card Set-up 3. Speech Order 4. “Interlopers” Quiz 5. Activity/Discuss “Interlopers” 6. Vocab: Work on packet

18. Note Card Sample 1) Dad = Support system with troubles at school 1) 8 th grade @ locker 1) Started talking to me 2) Remembered dad’s advice 3) I ended up being nice 2) CM: B/c of dad’s support, learned to be nice; dad’s advice got me through 3) Dad – support system with school

19. Speech Day Reminders  Graded on Volume and EYE contact  PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE  Have good, easy to read note cards  Find a spot to talk to – Bucky, wall, people’s foreheads!

20. Speech Order THURSDAY 1. Schaetzel, Hannah L. 2. Henning, Michael S. 3. Kreutzer, Maggie 4. Comerford, Kaitlyn M. 5. Hedinger, Emily 6. Esposito, Tyler 7. Schulz, Alexa 8. Oduro, Kofi A. 9. Patel, Kuntal D. 10. Heer, Elizabeth FRIDAY 1.Ebsen, Mason J. 2.Gramoll, Dayne 3.Newman, Noelle 4.Mahler, Juliana 5.Mao, William 6.Lydon, Shyanne 7.Thiel, Zachary 8.Bialzik, Alyssa D. 9.Grambow, Brandon M. 10.Zembruski, Nadia M. 11.Castaneda, Manuel JR MONDAY 1.Ulickey, Austin 2.Brodell, Jason 3.de Gail, Joseph 4.Young, DaShaun M. 5.Acker, Joshua 6.Batchelor, Madeline R.

21. “Interlopers” Quiz (8 pts) 1. What type of narrator is used in this story? (BE SPECIFIC!) (1pt) 2. Why are the two families fighting? (1pt) 3. What happens that prevents the men from killing each other immediately? (1pt) 4. Who do Georg and Ulrich think will save each of them? (1pt) 5. What happens to the men’s relationship as they are stuck in the forest? (1pt) 6. What “hears” the men yelling and comes? (1pt) 7. What happens to the men in the end? (1pt) 8. What is this type of ending called? (1pt)

22. “Interlopers” Discussion & Activity  Quiz on story  Plan out a new ending to the short story  Large Group discussion  How did narrator affect this story?  What is ironic about this story?  What tone does Sake create throughout this story?  What is the theme of this story?  What does this story say about humans?  Is it true?  How does it hurt us as a society?  How do we change?

23. Thursday Schedule  SPEECHES

24. Friday Schedule  Vocab & DOL Quiz  Speeches  Read “The Necklace” for Tuesday

25. Character Analysis  Introduce Character Analysis – due for tomorrow  Well developed paragraph: DUE Tomorrow!  Thesis  Lead into Concrete detail  Concrete detail  Commentary  Restate TS (TS)In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the author established a brotherly relationship between George and Lennie. (LI)At one point in the book, they are sitting by a river having dinner and George says to Lennie: (CD)“If you don’t.... (CM +2)Even though they fight like brothers, they still need and love one another. (RT)Clearly their relationship is brotherly.

26. “The Necklace”  Vocab Work Time  “Necklace” quiz  “Necklace” activity  Discussion

27. “The Necklace” Quiz 1. Why is this story called the necklace? (1 point) 2. What happens to the necklace? (1 point) 3. What type of narrator does this story use? (1 point) This conflict of this story is woman v. society. Explain why. (1 point) 4. What happens to the necklace? (1 point) 5. What do Mme. Loisel have to do? Her husband have to do? How does it affect them? (3 points) What does Mme. Loisel find out when she runs into Mme. Forestier on the street? (1 point)

28. Character Analysis  Make a list of characters that stand out to you.  Now, pick two of those  Next to each character, come up with two things that character taught us about life. What was their purpose in the story?  Now, create a thesis. Argue why this character was part of the story.  Create your preview or list of two spots in the story where you see the character demonstrating this.

29. Body Paragraphs: Due Friday  This will be just like your speech.  Come up with a topic sentence: Mention your thesis and the first place in the book  Lead In: Describe the setting in the story before your specific lines  Come up with concrete detail or specific lines from the book (I’ll go over formatting tomorrow)  Commentary: Use thesis words and explain how that example proves your thesis  Restate Topic Sentence: In NEW words, write your topic sentence.

30. How to Format MLA  Times New Roman  Size 12  Evenly double spaced  Header in upper right: Lastname pg#, Times New Roman, Size 12  Works Cited page

31. Text Evidence (MLA Format)  You must lead into your TE. You must have 1-2 sentences that explain the setting at the time in the story.  You must put your lines INTO a sentence; do NOT start a sentence with “.  If it’s dialogue or more than 4 lines in your paper, double indent (like example 2).  If it’s dialogue and regular writing, double indent the dialogue. At one point in the story, Roger tries to steal and gets caught. He “sheepishly put his head down and followed Mrs. Jones.” (Hughes 34). At one point in the story, Roger tries to steal and gets caught. Mrs. Jones says to him “’You will never do that again. You don’t know people.’” (Hughes 34)

32. Day 2 Typing: Introductions & Conclusions  Introduction :  Attention Getter: NO QUESTIONS, a fact, talk about your subject, a famous quote, etc.  Explain your attention getter and how it ties to your thesis  Thesis: Your argument for your paper  Preview: Your list of ways (from the story) that prove your thesis  Conclusion :  Transition out of your paper – a word or sentence  Restate thesis and preview  Leave the reader with advice about life; something you’ve learned about life from writing your paper.

33. Day 3 Typing: Works Cited  A works cited lets readers know where the information you used comes from.  Formatted in MLA as well  Double spaced  Times New Roman, size 12  Part of your paper (has your header!). Should be the last page of your paper  Alphabetized  Reverse Indented

34. Works Cited Hughes, Langston. “Thank You Ma’m.” Elements of Literature. Third Course. Ed. Jon Hall. Chicago: Holt Publishing, 2003. 35-38. Print. Lastname, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s). City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page range of entry. Medium of Publication.