Monday -
- LABOR DAY HOLIDAY (NO SCHOOL)
Tuesday -
- Review the Irony Assessment from last week, Students will read Cask of the Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe.
Wednesday -
- Mood & Tone Review (BRAINPOP), Point of View Lesson (Powerpoint), Review Comprehension questions for Cask of the Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe & complete the "After You Read" s
Thursday -
- Short Story Unit Project Due! Students will present their project to the class. (Description below)
Short Story Unit Projects
Directions: Complete one of the projects based on any one of the
short stories studied in class: Alma (Short Film), Thank
You Ma’am (Hughes), Lamb to the Slaughter (Dahl) or Cask of the Amontillado
(Poe) Projects will be graded according to the rubric provided. Projects are due next Thursday September 4, and
must be presented on that day. NO EXCEPTIONS.
If you do not have access to a computer you must write your essay using
blue/black pen.
- Create an artifact
to represent the short story, or some aspect of the story. The object can be symbolic, represent
something important to the character, represent a setting or mood, or
represent a response to the story.
A one-page, typed (double-spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman) essay
must accompany the object, explaining the significance of the object to
the short story.
Presentation: Show
object to the class and explain its significance and how it represents an
aspect of the story.
- Find or write a poem that illuminates some aspect of the short story. Remember that if you find the poem, you
must credit the poet. The poem must
be typed. A one-page (double-spaced,
12 font, Times New Roman) explanation of how the poem connects to the
story must be submitted along with the poem.
Presentation: Read the
poem to the class (state whether it’s original or provide the author) and
explain how and why the poem relates to the short story. Be as specific as possible.
- Create a collage
or mobile that illuminates the
setting, theme, character, or some other aspect of the story. Collages and mobiles may consist of
drawings, cut-outs, physical artifacts, or a combination of such. A one-page, typed (double-spaced, 12
font, Times New Roman) essay must accompany the collage or mobile,
explaining the various pictures, objects, and/or drawings and how they
relate to the short story.
Presentation: Show the
collage or mobile to the class, explain each object or drawing and its relation
to the short story. Overall, how does
the collage or mobile illustrate an aspect of the story?
- Create an advertisement
for the short story. The
advertisement can be created with the computer or you can write the ad
yourself, it must include color and it must be on a half or full poster
board). What aspect(s) of the short
story would you highlight and market and why? A one-page, typed (double-spaced) essay
must accompany your advertisement, explaining how and why the
advertisement would entice people to read the short story.
Presentation: Show your advertisement to the class. Explain how and why the advertisement would
entice people to read the short story.
- Create a comic
strip that illustrates an important aspect of the story (for example,
the conflict or climax). Comic
strips may be drawn or generated on the computer but it must be original. You may use your own words, but must
stay true to the events in the story.
A one-page, typed (double-spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman) essay
must accompany your comic strip, explaining why you chose that certain
segment of the story and how the illustrations relate to the events of the
short story.
Presentation: Show and
read your comic strip to the class.
Then, explain why you chose that certain segment of the story and how
the illustrations relate to the events of the short story.
- After presentation students will begin their Shakespeare Webquest.
Friday - Common Assessment & Short Story Review (End of Unit 1)
