Aug 31 - Crucible Intro

Satire bellringer
Powerpoint over Arthur Miller and The Crucible using note fill in

M1 - character overview
M3 and M7 - unit quiz in bellringer

Aug 28 - guest speaker and context clues

presentation by Mr. Scripter
turn in parody
context clues worksheet
Puritans and context clues


HW: if not done in class finish Puritan packet for Monday

Aug 26 - Context Clues and Parody

context clues bellringer
context clues worksheet
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" parody
must have:
an identified purpose at the top of the page
the use of fear to persuade
at least three metaphors which are underlined in the text

HW: finish parody for Friday - due at beginning of hour

Aug 24 - Metaphors

metaphor bellringer
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
listen to video, fill in metaphor graphic organizer, 2-3 sentences of analysis

Aug 21 - Bias

Bias ppt bellringer
rd "Plymouth Plantation" p 76
factional information (2 examples) / subjective bias chart (5 examples)
venn diagram comp/cont stories of Smith and Bradford

Aug 19 - Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose bellringer
create favorable description/author's purpose chart
Rd "Voyage" pg 60 - 2 examples in chart
Rd "Virginia" pg 70 - 5 examples in chart

Aug 17 - Native American Lit

bellringer - summarize short myth clip
Native American Literature
rd pg 2-6
pg 16-18
"Earth on Turtle's Back"

Aug 14 - First Day

intro/expectations
icebreaker game
effort checklist and goals
diagnostic pretest

HW: none