DARK ROMANTICISM

March 16-20, 2015

MARCH 16, 2015

Quickwrite: When you come across a difficult text,

what steps do you usually take to understand what you

are reading? If you do not take any steps to help with

your understanding, what do you do instead and why?

Daily Notes: Strengthening Understanding

Essential Questions: How may I strengthen my

understanding of a difficult text? Why is it important to

read various levels of texts?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COMPREHEND?

Reading comprehension is more than just

understanding what is being read—it is

about being able to extract information

while simultaneously constructing meaning.

In other words, what is happening in the text

and how do you perceive the text based on

your own knowledge and the knowledge the

text provides you?

CLASS STRATEGY4 T H BLOCK

1.Reading the text 2.Understanding the words –define any

words that are unfamiliar or you do not know.

3.Look for context clues4.Skip and come back later. 5.Reread 6.Annotating 7.Take note of what you DO understand.

CLASS STRATEGY3 R D BLOCK

Define words that you don’t understand.

Find what the main topic is.

Identify characters and their roles within

the text.

Identify the genre of text you are reading.

Take notes / ask questions about what you

are reading.

CLASS STRATEGY 2 N D BLOCK

1. Read the text paragraph by paragraph. Summarize

the paragraph.

2. Ask yourself questions about each paragraph. Write

them down.

3. Define any words you do not know.

4. Work with a peer and discuss what you have read.

5. Highlight/Annotate your text.

6. Using literary terms / identifying literary terms.

STRENGTHENING UNDERSTANDING

1. As you read, make notes on the side or on a separate sheet of

paper. This can include definitions of words, summaries,

questions, or information you DO understand.

2. Read all the way through, even if you don’t understand.

Sometimes, as the text moves forward, things begin to make

more sense.

3. Discuss with your peers what you think is going on and what

they believe is going on. Compare your notes.

YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A NUMBER

Number your paragraphs if you have not already

done so. Double check your numbering.

Read the paragraph number that you were given.

Define any unfamiliar words or words you do not

know the definition of.

Explain what you believe the paragraph was about.

TURN IN AT TRAY

Your Paragraph Summary

Final draft with the persuasive

essay checklist (if you have it

today)

WILLIAM WILSON R.R. QUESTIONS BASED ON

PARAGRAPHS 1-21

1. Why does the narrator not wish to share his name?

2. What sort of personality does the narrator say he has?

3. How does the narrator describe the school he went to? How

does he view the school?

4. Who shows up and why does the narrator dislike him/her?

5. What does this person always do to annoy the narrator? What

is the only thing the other character cannot do?

6. What do you think of the narrator’s dislike of the other

character? Do you think he has a good reason to dislike the

other character? Why or why not?

WILLIAM WILSONREADER RESPONSE

2 N D BLOCK

When you complete this, put it in the tray.

Step 1: Read each paragraph with a partner (or alone if you have

chosen to work alone). Read from Paragraph 21 to 31.

Step 2: Highlight any word you do not know / understand.

Step 3: On a separate piece of paper, write the paragraph

number and summarize or explain what you think the paragraph

was about. Each member must have their OWN PAPER. You may

summarize them in group paragraphs (example:

Paragraphs 1-3: summary. You may not summarize more

than 4 paragraphs at a time).

Step 4: Make any annotation if you desire, but it is not required.

It will, however, help you receive bonus points if you annotate

your story well.

TURN IN AT TRAY

William Wilson Summaries

Persuasive Essay (Include

everything on the checklist

and staple together)

MARCH 17, 2015

Quickwrite: N/A –Wait for instructions.

Daily Notes: Literary Elements

Essential Questions: What is the importance

of understanding figurative language/literary

elements in writing? How might figurative

language/literary elements aid me in my

understanding of texts?

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE PRE-TEST

1.Write your name on the pre-test.

2.DO NOT begin test until given permission.

3.Circle the answers you believe to be correct.

This pre-test is to be done in total silence.

If I see you talking, I will give you one warning. The

second time, I will grade your test as if it were a real

test.

This pre-test is to determine what information you

already know and what information needs to be

taught. Please take it seriously or you might end up

causing us to have to do a lot of unnecessary work.

LITERARY ELEMENTS CHART

Come up with examples for each

word in the literary chart except

for sound devices. These

examples will go under “example

from notes.”

THE RAVEN

Video 1: https://youtu.be/0K6-wO94-6I

Video 2: https://youtu.be/S9xYFuOG03M

Video 3: https://youtu.be/9kKxHVAd0eU

THE RAVENVIDEO 1

1.How does the video set the scene? What

does the video do to help set the mood?

2.How is the narrator portrayed?

3.What keeps happening to Lenore’s picture?

What might this imply?

4.What does the raven turn into at the end of

the video? What does this imply about the

Raven?

THE RAVEN

1.Which video did you prefer? Why?

2.How does the narrator change over

the course of the poem? Reference

stanzas in your explanation.

3.Predict what happened after the poem

ended. 5-7 sentences. Try to write in

prose (meaning story).

MARCH 18, 2015

Quickwrite: Write the beginning of a “scary” story.

Don’t forget to set the mood. Be sure to be descriptive.

Daily Notes: “Gothic Writers, Past & Present”

Essential Questions: What is the importance of

understanding literary elements and devices in

writing? How might literary elements and devices help

me better comprehend texts that I am reading?

QUICKWRITE CHECK

Get out your quickwrites for the following dates:

Feb. 10

Mar. 3

Mar. 18

EMILY DICKINSONBorn on December 10, 1830 in Amherst,

Massachusetts. 

Attended Mount Holyoke Female

Seminary in South Hadley for a year.

Was mostly isolated her whole life,

though she wrote and replied to letters

often.

Dickinson became famous after she died.

Dickinson’s poetry was influenced by the

metaphysical (highly intellectual /

unconventional use of imagery)

Died May 15, 1886

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

Born July 4th, 1804 in Salem,

Massachusetts

Attended Bowdoin College from 1821 to

1825

Met Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry

David Thoreau through his wife, Sophia

Peabody.

While he was surrounded by

transcendental writers, he did not favor the

style of writing.

Died May 19, 1864 in Plymouth, New

Hampshire

JOYCE CAROL OATES

Born June 16th, 1938 in

Lockport, New York

Attended Syracuse University

and University of Wisconsin

Taught at University of Detroit

Still breathing, yo.

THE SOUL SELECTS HER OWN SOCIETY

Read the poem The Soul Selects Her Own Society by Emily

Dickinson, then answer the following questions using complete

sentences and evidence from the poem.

1. What do you believe the poem is about? Explain your

reasoning.

2. What might it mean to select your own “society” ? What might

society mean in this poem? Explain your reasoning.

3. What do you believe is the most important line in the poem?

Why?

THE SOUL SELECTS HER OWN SOCIETY

1. Read the poem The Soul Selects Her Own Society

by Emily Dickinson.

2. Get our your Literary Elements Chart and The

Raven by Edgar A. Poe.

3. Fill out at least 4 “Examples From Poem” boxes.

Use examples from the two poems. Be sure to

identify which poem you are using and quote the

line that you are using for your example.

TURN IN AT TRAY

The Soul Selects Her Own

Society Questions

Literary Elements Chart

MARCH 19, 2015

Quickwrite: N/A

Daily Notes: N/A

Essential Questions: What is the importance

of understanding literary elements and devices in

writing? How might literary elements and devices

help me better comprehend texts that I am

reading?

READING GROUPS

Your group has been given a number. If you received…

1. The Minister’s Black Veil (p. 272-284)

2. Where is Here (p. 325-332)

3. The Devil & Tom Walker (p. 229-239)

4. The Pit & The Pendulum (handout)

5. The Black Cat (handout)

While you read, you will fill out the SATDO characterization chart

you have been given. You simple have to use a quote that

exemplifies the characteristic listed (remember, put the pg. #).

THE OTHERS

During the viewing of the

movie The Others, you are to

fill out a Dark Romantic

Qualities chart.

CLOSING

What literary devices did you

observe in the story you read in

class today? Provide examples

from the text.

MARCH 20, 2015

Quickwrite: N/A

Daily Notes: N/A

Essential Questions: What is the

importance of understanding literary elements

and devices in writing? How might literary

elements and devices help me better

comprehend texts that I am reading?

TODAY YOU WILL…

1. Finish reading your assigned story.

2. Create a summary of your assigned story

(one per group)

3. Create a character profile of the main

character using the Body Biography List

(heart, eyes, backbone, hands). One per

group.

We will not watch the movie until all

groups are done.