Monday, November 4 Introduction to STYLE / ALLEGORY / MAsk of the Red Death

Objective: By the end of class, students will demonstrate comprehension of author's style and the literary elements that contribute to it, allegory and author's purpose for using allegory in order to teach keystone skills.

DO NOW

Keystone review handout.

Direct Instruction

Review answers on Keystone handout

Style powerpoint and handout. 

Allegory. Discuss author's purpose for using allegory.

al·le·go·ry

ˈaləˌgôrē/

noun

1. 1.

   a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

   
   

Guided

Read page 429 - 430 - holt text - the black plague - Answer the following questions in your notebooks:

1. What part of the world did the black plague or buboniv plague originate?
2. What year did the Black plague arrive in Sicily?
3. How did it get there? How was it spread?
4. Did the rats die from the flea bites also? Then what happened?
5. List five ways the people of Florence reacted to the black plague.

Now write a summary of the black plague in 5-7 sentences to turn in.

View history of the black plague.

Independent

Read biography of Edgar Allan Poe on page 428. Summarize his life in a 4-7 sentance paragraph.

Closure review black plague

exit Pass

Explain what an allegory is and how style affects the interpretation of a narrative.