Garaux’s 9 C.P. Week Three- 9/10-14 Fall ‘12
Objectives/Goals: Students Will…· Analyze interactions between characters in literary text and how the interactions affect plot.
· Identify and analyze how an author uses figurative language, sound, devices and literary techniques to shape plot, set meaning and develop tone.
· Write responses to literature that extend beyond the summary and support references to the text, other works, other authors or to personal knowledge
· Use documented textual evidence to justify interpretations of literature
or to support a research topic
Class Activities/Assessments:
Monday, 9/10
· Watch the first 20 minutes of The Secret and discuss George’s use of “the secret”
· Finish reading Chapter 3 and continue with the guided reading
· Define Mood in packet
· P,M,S page in flipbooks
- read the connect to your life
-Students complete the pre-reading: draw a picture of death, hmk
· Students look for 3 example of each from Chapter 3 and write them in the fourth quadrant of their guided reading
Tuesday, 9/11
-Read the build background and show pics of the grim reaper; Discuss what students drew
-Complete the guided reading with a partner
-Post reading on own: Students compare their vision with that of the poet’s
-Discussion: What is the poet’s perspective? Students show pics of theirs, view some art slides (what accounts for the differences? Why do some of us have similar views?
· Go over similes and metaphors in chapter 3
· Notes on climax and chapter 3
Wednesday, 9/12
· Lesson on extended metaphor
§ Define and then hold up a blank piece of paper while asking, “How is this paper like life?”
§ Draw on the paper, erase it, etc.
§ Fold the paper- what would this represent? Crush the paper…and this? Unfold paper…and this?
Read “Life the Hound” as an example
· Extended Metaphor page in packet
· Check and discuss answers to the extended metaphor page in flipbook
· Read Chapter 4 and complete the Guided Reading:
- on the back side of the extended metaphor page, keep track of Crook’s tacks, splinters, landings, corners, etc.
- Answer question 2 on the extended metaphor page
Thursday, 9/13
· Define symbolism in poetry flipbooks and complete the symbolism page together as a class
· Finish reading Chapter 5 and complete the guided reading: On back of the symbolism page, write down what CW’s “castle’s” are and what her “waves” are.
· Read Chapter 6 and draw one pic for this chapter
· Define symbolism in poetry flipbooks and complete the symbolism page together as a class
· Introduce and show model of dream poster
Friday, 9/14
· Students create their own dream posters and present them
Monday, 9/17
· Students present their posters
· Look through pics for images that are repeated; these become symbols in the novel
· Complete the symbols handout