Week at a glance Dec 13 - 17, 2010

Finals Week

Curriculum focus: identifies, interprets, and analyzes figurative language including: simile, metaphor, idiom, analogy, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, imagery, and symbolism (11.1.2.K4a-i), compares/contrasts textual aspects: character traits (11.1.4.K7a), compare/contrasts textual aspects: character motives (11.1.4.K7h), compares/contrasts textual aspects: author's purpose (11.1.4.K7i), analyzes and evaluates how the author's style (word choice and sentence structure) and use of literary devices work together to achieve his/her purpose by using tone, mood, and imagery (11.1.4.K11d, e, and h), and analyzes contextual aspects of setting and their influence on characters and events in the story including the contexts of history, society, and culture (11.2.1.K2a-c).

This week will be a week to wrap up Huck Finn, discuss what we have/should have learned, and take an exam. The 1st Semester Final will cover only concepts and skills we've studied while reading Huck Finn. Students who are attentive during the review days will find everything they need to succeed on the Semester Final.

• Mon: Huck Finn - Ch 40 - the end -- quiz, study guide due by the end of the hour.
  
• Tues: Semester Final notes review. Pass back papers.
  
• Wed: Semester Final Jeopardy-style review.
  
• Thurs: 1st Semester Final. Preview the 2nd Semester.
  
• Fri: class does not meet
  

Week at a glance Dec 6 - 10, 2010

Curriculum focus: identifies, interprets, and analyzes figurative language including: simile, metaphor, idiom, analogy, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, imagery, and symbolism (11.1.2.K4a-i), compares/contrasts textual aspects: character traits (11.1.4.K7a), compare/contrasts textual aspects: character motives (11.1.4.K7h), compares/contrasts textual aspects: author's purpose (11.1.4.K7i), analyzes and evaluates how the author's style (word choice and sentence structure) and use of literary devices work together to achieve his/her purpose by using tone, mood, and imagery (11.1.4.K11d, e, and h), and analyzes contextual aspects of setting and their influence on characters and events in the story including the contexts of history, society, and culture (11.2.1.K2a-c).

This week we'll wrap up our final reading assignments and discussion over Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck has resolved his internal conflict by deciding to against his own society and running off to "steal Jim out of slavery." He's also just been reunited with Tom Sawyer. Tom, of course, will have a very elaborate and overly complicated plan to free Jim. It's a plan so exciting they'll all be lucky if it doesn't kill them.

• Mon: Huck Finn - Ch 28-31. Quiz; discussion; study guide due by the end of the hour.
  
• Tues: Huck Finn - read and discuss chapters 32-34, pgs 218 -238.
• Wed: Huck Finn - Ch 32-34. Quiz; discussion; study guide due by the end of the hour.
• Thurs: Huck Finn - read and discuss chapters 35-39, pgs 238-270. Turn in red Lit books.
  
• Fri: Huck Finn - Ch 35 - 39. Quiz; discussion; study guide due by the end of the hour.

For Monday: Finish the novel.