Thursday, March 12

By the end of class, students will examine literary devices (irony and inferencing) in short fiction in order to improve literal and interpretive reading comprehension skills and make real world connections

DO NOW  - write definition of INFER into notebooks.

INFERENCE (noun) = an educated guess about what is to come or prediction based on evidence.

To INFER  (Verb) - the act of making an educated guess or making a prediction based on evidence.

Example: Because her umbrella was wet, I inferred that it was raining outside.

Direct Instruction

Inferencing ppt

WORD SPLASH

MAKE PREDICTIONS  - VIEW the COVER PAGE and write down two nouns, two adjectives and two verbs that describe the picture. List them in notebook. 

Consider the TiTLE - Lamb to the Slaughter - what might this mean? 

Make a prediction (inference) about what the story is going to be about.  

Guided

Read together pages - 317 to top of 320

Independent

To DO on NEOS:

1. Bases on what you know so far, what will Mary do next? Why do you think this?

2. WHAT IS THE IRONY IN THE TITLE OF THIS STORY?

3. Explain how Mary feels about her husband before she gets bad news. Tell me one thing that she says (quote it)and one thing that she does to lead you to believe this.

4. Identify one thing that Patrick Maloney does and one thing that he says  (quote it) that helps you infer that something is on his mind when he gets home from work.

5. From what we know of Mary's character, was it SITUATIONAL IRONY that she hit Patrick over the head with the leg of lamb? Or did you expect that? Why?

6. This one is in CRQ format. Be sure to answer all parts of the question:

Analyze Patrick Maloney's behavior as he delivers his news to Mary (top of page 319 / right column). What do you infer (predict) is happening and what kind of person can you infer Patrick is by what he says and how he says it?

View through her hitting him.

Check for understanding

Check independent work  / begin plot structure

 closure

Review questions / answers and make predictions.

Exit Pass

Explain how you would you have reacted if you were Mary. Do you think you would feel remorse afterwards?

Wednesday, March 11

Objective: By the end of class, students will be assessed on PLOT of SHakespeare's Julius Caesar and examine the literary device IRONY in order to improve literal and interpretive reading comprehension skills and make real world connections

DO NOW

14 question final multiple choice quiz for Julius Caesar. (50 pts)

Direct Instruction

Write the definitions of the three types of Irony in your notebooks. You can find definitions in Literary Term Definition section starting on page 984 of the HOLT text:

Dramatic Irony

Situational Irony

Verbal Irony

Direct Instruction

IronyPPT – identify an distinguish between different types of irony

irony pix

irony cartoon

verbal irony

Independent / Guided

Irony worksheet - identify and explain why each is irony and why it is verbal, situational or dramatic. Underline or highlight the words in the passage that suggest irony.

Check for understanding

Individual student checks during independent work

Closure

review irony in short fiction

Exit Pass

Tuesday, March 10 - Persuasive Elements and Making connections

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze funeral / persuasive speech from Julius Caesar (Shakespeare 1599)  and evaluate the same persuasive devices used in JFK Jr. funeral speech  for MLK Jr. (1968) in order to make real life connections and improve reading interpretive skills.

DO NOW

In constructed response format (which means restate/ explain /  provide example or quote / conclude):

Analyze the components of Marc Antony's speech that convince the people that Caesar was not an ambitious man and explain why it is more persuasive than Brutus' speech.

In No Fear book - page 133 / In soft holt reader - page 348 . You may use the graphic organizer an/or a NEO to write you answer. 


Direct Instruction

Make real life connections. The same tactics that were used to be persuasive in JC, have been used throughout history. (Logical and emotional appeals, ethical appeal, use of repetition, irony and rhetorical questions).

Introduce Eulogy for MLK. Jr. by Robert F Kennedy - page 281 - soft holt reader. Read the boxed BACKGROUND information together. 
Antony used his funeral speech to get the people to rebel, JFK uses the speech to calm the crowd and unite. Same tactics!

Read pages 281-282 together and annotate.

Guided

View it here first

Independent

Using the graphic organizers provided, analyze Eulogy for MLK in soft holt reader (pages 281-283) and identify the persuasive devices used to convince the people to unite rather than rebel against the system. Then explain how they are effective.

Check for understanding

Check with individual groups or pairs during independent work.

Closure

Groups share examples identified in RFK speech.

Exit Pass

What do you think is the most persuasive element in RFK's eulogy that encourages the crowd to support him rather than rebel?

Thursday, Marh 5 - Marc Antony Character Traits and Plot Structure

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze Antony for character traits to determine how character affects behavior and complete plot  structure for JC in order to improve reading comprehensive skills

DO NOW

Why was Antony's speech more persuasive than Brutus'? Provide one example.

Direct Instruction

Review persuasive devices - Logical appeals, emotional appeals, ethical appeals, irony, repetition, hyperboles, rhetorical questions.

Review how to determine character traits and return graphic organizers from Brutus. 

Complete Plot Structure through climax.

Guided

Complete Antony character trait graphic organizer.

Use soft holt readers to create a list of persuasive elements in each Brutus' and Antony's speeches.

Independent

Watch rest of JC - complete falling action and resolution while watching.

Check for understanding


Review plot structure and character traits.

Closure

Review differences between persuasion and manipulation and why Antony was more influential than brutus

Exit Pass

Evaluate Brutus' character at the end -  how is he a tragic hero - or is he?

March 4, Persuasive Devices

Objective By the end of class, students will identify the components of persuasion as compared to manipulation in order to improve reading interpretive skills.

DO NOW
Write this down in notebooks :

Three ways to Persuade :

Logical Appeals - present facts, evidence
Emotional Appeals - play on a person's emotions
Ethical Appeal - if you have a good reputation, and good credibility, people will be more likely to listen to you.

The BIG thing that PERSUASION has over MANIPULATION is that PERSUASION uses more logical appeals (facts) and MANIPULATION relies mostly on emotional appeals

Direct Instruction

elements of persuasion

Guided

Analyze Brutus' speech for persuasive elements. Highlight and identify them in soft holt reader.

Analyze Marc Antony's speech for persuasive elements. Highlight and identify them in soft holt reader.

View through Antony's speech.

Independent

Complete all sidebars and complete rhetorical device graphic organizer.


Check for understanding

Individual student checks

Closure 

review elements

Exit Pass

 Why is Antony's speech more persuasive than Brutus'?

Tuesday, March 3 - Connotations / Rhetorical Devices in Persuasion

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze speeches and identify rhetorical devices in order to improve reading interpretive skills.

DO NOW
For periods 1/2 - Write down the differences between Persuasion and manipulation in notebooks


Connotations handout - read directions and complete 1-8 on the handout provided.

Direct Instruction

Rhetorical (persuasive) Devices - Ways to use language to effectively persuade.

1. Repetition of words and sounds
2. Parallelism - repeated grammatical structure
3. Rhetorical Questions - questions requiring no answer because the answer is obvious.

Guided 

Use soft holt reader to read 345 -347.

Answer sidebars and annotate for rhetorical devices. 

Independent

Then use the rhetorical device graphic organizer to record rhetorical devices and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of Brutus' speech. 

Check for understanding

Individual student checks during independent work

Closure

review

Monday, March 2 - Elements of Persuasion vs Manipulation /

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze rhetorical devices and make distinctions based on the connotations of words in order to improve reading interpretive skills.

Do  Now

Finish the five questions from Friday if you didn't. 

If you did, add onto plot structure. Remember, all of ACT 2 is part of the RISING ACTION. Act 3 is the Climax. We di not read any of ACT 3 yet but I did show you the murder scene. That is in the first scene of ACT 3 and therefore, part of the climax.


Direct Instruction

Manipulation vs. Persuasion - read handout together. 

Rhetorical Devices - on handout

Irony
Repetition
Paralellism

Guided

Use soft holt readers to read through Brutus' speech in Act 3.

View film through his speech.

Independent

Use soft holt readers to answer sidebars for Act 3

Check for understanding

Review sidebars. 

Closure

Discuss persuasive elements of his speech and the crowds reaction.

Exit Pass

The common Roman people seem easily influenced. Why do you think Shakespeare represented them like this?