Week at a glance March 14 - 18, 2011

Curriculum focus: analyzing and interpreting figurative language: simile, metaphor, and symbol (11.1.3.K4a, b, i), identifying and analyzing the development of theme in a narrative text (11.1.4.K10d), identifying and analyzing the author's style: flashback, symbolism, tone, and mood (11.1.4.K11), comparing and contrasting narrative elements: character traits and character motives (11.1.4.K7), identifying and analyzing types of characters: flat, round, static, and dynamic (11.2.1.K1), and contextual aspects of setting: historical, social, and cultural (11.2.1.K2).

Assessments this week:

• Death of a Salesman Essay due Wednesday
• Death of a Salesman Exam Thursday
• 3rd quarter Root Words Exam Friday

As one can see above, the week before we leave for Spring Break will be filled with us wrapping up units and completing assessments. Students will receive their Death of a Salesman rough drafts on Monday. It will then be up to them to revise the essays and get them handed back in by the end of the hour on Wednesday. We will be reviewing key events, character traits, and symbols throughout the week in preparation for an exam over the play on Thursday. Finally, we'll close the week with an exam over our 3rd quarter root words. Students will not have homework over Spring Break.

• Mon: DoaS - pass back essay rough drafts. Begin working on the Exam Review Guide. Pass out 3rd Qtr Roots Review.
• Tues: DoaS - revise and edit the essay. DoaS Exam Review Guide due by the end of the hour.
• Wed: Death of a Salesman Essay due. Go over DoaS Exam Review Guide. Go over 3rd Qtr Roots Review.
• Thurs: Death of a Salesman Exam
• Fri: 3rd Qtr Root Words Exam. Pass back and go over the results of the Death of a Salesman Essay and Exam, as well as current grades. Preview the 4th Qtr.