9/25-Discussed and showed examples of how to write a persuasive essay. -Completed Graphic Organizer on persuasive task
9/23 -Check homework questions on pgs. 31 and 32-TEST: The Most Dangerous GameHOMEWORK: Persuasive Essay Prewriting (See below)“I don’t know what to write about!” PREWRITING – Journalistic Technique1. My life has not been easy because: Who has helped you deal with this?_________________________________2. _________________________________ always makes me smile because:3. Whenever I’m in a bad mood, all I have to do to feel better is:4. If I asked you to quickly name the 5 most important people in your life, who would you name? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.5. Choose ONE person from number 4 and list 3 SPECIFIC reasons why this person is so special to you. 1. 2. 3.Your writing task for September will involve you writing a persuasive essay about a person, place, thing or idea that is important to you. For next class, you should know the topic of your paper. Jot your ideas on the back of this sheet and bring this to the next class.
9/21
Course: English 1
Objectives: Students will read, interpret, and understand a short story: “Most Dangerous Game,” focusing on the elements of a short story
Text: Prentice Hall Gold Level
CLASSWORK:
1. Instructional Activity: Check homework: Quiz on plot of “The Most Dangerous Game” Learning Outcome: check reading comprehension
2. Instructional Activity: Match elements of a short story to the plot of “The Most Dangerous Game” and put details of story into sequence of events. Learning Outcome: understand elements of a short story and sequencing
3. Instructional Activity: In pairs, students will complete Check Your Comprehension questions pg. 31-32 (1-5), and Critical Thinking questions (1-6), Vocabulary (1-8). Learning Outcome: build comprehension and critical thinking skills
Homework: Study – “The Most Dangerous Game” test on Tuesday -- VOCABULARY INCLUDED
PLOT: ORDER OF SEQUENCE1.Rainsford is on a yacht with Whitney in the Caribbean Sea bound for the Amazon.2.Rainsford hears three gunshots, loses his balance, and falls off the yacht.3.Zaroff tells Rainsford he hunts the most dangerous game: man.4.Zaroff stands below Rainsford, who is hiding up a tree, smiles and then moves on.5.Rainsford builds the Malay man-catcher which injures Zaroff.6.Rainsford builds the Burmese Tiger Pit- kills one of Zaroff’s best dogs.7.Rainsford kills Ivan with the Ugandan knife and sapling trick.8.Zaroff thinks Rainsford jumped into the sea to escape the island, not to elude (or trick) Zaroff.9.Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom.10.Rainsford sleeps comfortably in Zaroff’s bed. Exposition: Rainsford is on a yacht with Whitney in the Caribbean Sea bound for the Amazon.Rising Action: Rainsford falls off the ship, lands on Ship-Trap Island, meets Zaroff and the hunt begins.Climax: Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom and they duel (which is “hidden” in this story).Falling Action: Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff’s bed.Resolution: The reader knows that Rainsford survived the hunt and killed Zaroff.9/17
“The Most Dangerous Game”
LITERARY TERMS: Protagonist: the main character of a literary workAntagonist: antagonizes the protagonistElements of a Short StoryPLOT: the sequence of events that make up a storyEXPOSITION: introduces the setting, characters, and situationRISING ACTION/INCITING INCIDENT: leads to a central conflict or problem; the conflict intensifies during the rising actionCLIMAX: the high point of interest or suspenseFALLING ACTION: follows the climax; shows the effects; the details that lead to the resolution RESOLUTION/DENOUEMENT: the end of the storyRead "The Most Dangerous Game" p. 17-31HOMEWORK: Finish reading short story. QUIZ on reading Friday!"The Most Dangerous Game"
Vocabulary
1. Palpable
2. Superstition
3. Indolently
4. Cannibal
5. Vigor
6. Menace
7. Bizarre
8. Aristocrat
9. Cosmopolite
10. Preserve
11. Proposition
12. Naïve
13. Scruples
14. Blandly
15. Grotesque
16. Futile
17. Imperative
18. Spur
19. Inevitable
20. Tangible