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In Class Learning Targets: Understand personification and simile Explore how the narrator articulates her needs  Consider the use of illustrations in prose NOTE THAT, IF YOU WERE ABSENT YESTERDAY, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO CHECK THE BLOG AND COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS. SHARE THEM WITH 2006630. Previously on... Personification is giving human-like qualities to nonhuman objects. Continue reading.   The Yellow Wall-Paper  Part 2 (pp. 649-653) Directions Open a Google Document with an MLA heading (title:  The Yellow Wall-Paper Part 2).  Answer the following questions in  complete sentences  using contextual evidence.  Be sure to cite page numbers when weaving in quotes from the story. Then share the document with  2006630  by midnight. Sample Response The narrator is spending the summer at “a colonial mansion” (647).  She thinks it is “queer” because it gives her a weird feeling. 1.)    ...

NY State Learning Standards 11-R1: I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis 11-R4: I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings 11-W5: I can draw evidence from literary text to support analysis Important note: marking period 1 work should all be in! New work for quarter 2 began yesterday with the notebook writing on mood in "The Yellow Wallpaper." If you were absent, make sure you complete this assignment. There is no new vocabulary for next week. In class:  Background on author Explore exposition (setting, characters, and mood)  Consider the writing style, purpose, and intended audience Begin reading Accompanying 5 questions to be shared: 2006630 Who was Charlotte Perkins? Ø   Women’s Rights Activist, writer, lecturer, theorist Ø   Born 1860 Ø   Abandoned early by father, raised by mother Ø   Married artist Charles St...

Coming Up: there is no vocabulary next week. Collect your notebooks NOW! Tomorrow we will cover some background information on the author Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Victorian  femme covert , and postpartum depression before we begin reading  The Yellow Wallpaper . In class today:  The Yellow Wallpaper vocabulary quiz 1.           Admirable (adjective):   worthy of pleasure or approval; deserving of high regard; excellent 2.           Conscientious (adjective):   careful; meticulous; controlled by or done according to a sense of what is right 3.           Conspicuous (adjective):   easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable; attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities 4.           Deceit (noun):   concealment o...

Coming up: vocabulary quiz "The Yellow Wallpaper"  on Tuesday, October 29; last vocabulary quiz for this quarter. another copy below Today you are finishing up your responses to three of the following 7 questions in a paragraph format. These were posted last Thursday. They are due by midnight tonight, after which this last writing grade of the first quarter will be worth only 50 points.  Remember that you must complete three of these. Check the rubric below and access your own work...or better yet,  have a classmate review your response for the language conventions, word count and content. If you sent me yours over the weekend, double check your work. Once I grade the assignment, there are no corrections! Begin with a MLA heading; the title is "Sonny's Blues." Rubric:  each  response must be a paragraph of a  minimum of 50 words. Language conventions: spelling,                grammar, punctuation, conte...

Learning Targets:  I can determine two or more themes or central ideas in a text and analyze their development, including how they emerge and are shaped and refined by specific details; objectively and accurately summarize a complex text.  I can use appropriate and varied transitions, as well as varied syntax, to make critical connections, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.  I can provide a concluding statement or section that explains the significance of the argument presented. I can maintain a style and tone appropriate to the writing task. COMING UP:   "The Yellow Wallpaper" vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, October 29 In class:   finishing up the short story "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin. On Friday and Monday, you will be responding to three of the following 7 questions in a paragraph format. Begin with a MLA heading; the title is "Sonny's Blues." Rubric: each response must be a paragraph...

Coming Up: "The Yellow Wallpaper" vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, October 29. (Class handout / copy below)  In class: James Baldwin's short story "Sonny's Blues" (class handout for you to follow along as we read). From where we end today, you are responsible for finishing the story for tomorrow's class.) IMPORTANT: there is a link below to listen to the story being read. I n class: reading  Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin  What we do not finish in class, you will need to read at home for tomorrow. TAKE OUT YOUR CHROME BOOK OPEN TO THE CLASS BLOG With a partner or group of no more than four. Rotate having each o READ THE INFORMATION ON THE  CHARACTERS.  Plan 6 minutes; then close your chrome books and put it away.  CHARACTERS IN JAMES BALDWIN'S SONNY'S BLUES 1. The Narrator  - Sonny’s older brother. Compared to Sonny and many of the young men in Harlem, the narrator is a success, working as a math teacher and raising a family. H...