Wheaton North: Advanced Freshman English
Perfect Narrative and Short Story Unit Reading/Formative Assessment Schedule
DUE DATE
THURS (8/20) Nabokov Reading and highlighting tips due(will be shared in class)
MON (8/24) Signed Parent Letter + Supplies Due; Summer Reading Diagnostic Essay and Summer Reading Journals Due; Discussion Prep Due
WED (8/26) “Reading Like a Writer” Due
FRI (8/28) Read + Annotate “The Scarlet Ibis” Due; Perfect Narrative Anecdote and Context Due (Make a key and highlight necessary Items)
MON (8/31) “Cask of Amontillado” Reading Due + Diagnostic Essay Video Conf. Due
WED (9/2) Preparation for Perfect Narrative Conference with Mrs. C Due
FRI (9/4) Perfect Narrative Draft #2: Insight and contradictions Due (edit for active voice and highlight grammar notes) + Mitty Close Read Take home Quiz Due
MON (9/7) No School (Study for Grammar Test/Work on presentation and final paper!)
WED (9/9) Grammar Test in class +Final draft of Perfect Narrative Submitted to turnitin.com by tonight at 11:59! Final Draft should include ALL required highlights!
THURS (9/10) Perfect Narrative Presentation Due
FRI (9/11) Perfect Narrative Presentation Due
Annotation Assignment
DIRECTIONS-For every short story, write three annotations in the space provided below.
1) Select three literary elements on the list below that occurs in this chapter. For each annotation, you should include the three steps in bold below.
- Imagery (senses)
-Tropes (simile, metaphor, personification)
-Schemes (interrogative vs. imperative sentences)
The annotations should look like this:
1)IDENTIFY: Alexie uses a scheme such as a (actually write down quote here) ______(metaphor, simile, personification: “______” (Alexie 90).
2) EFFECT: (How does this trope/scheme impact the reader?)
The trope/scheme impacts the reader because______.
3)PURPOSE: (Why did the author put this trope/scheme here?)
The author chose to use ______because he wanted to ______(infinitive) the reader of ______.
“The Scarlet Ibis” Annotations Due Friday 8/28
ANNOTATION #1
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ANNOTATION #2
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ANNOTATION #3
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“The Cask of Amontillado” Annotations Due Monday 8/31
ANNOTATION #1
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Effect: ______.
Purpose: ______.
ANNOTATION #2
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ANNOTATION #3
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