Week at a glance March 7 - 11, 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).

Root Words - 3rd quarter quiz next week. Details on Monday, 3/14.

After reading Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, this week our focus will shift to creating an essay analyzing the primary theme or lesson of the play. We'll go over the essay assignment on Monday. Students will complete an assignment for each step of the writing process. Students who use their time in class wisely should not have any homework during the week. A typed rough draft of the essay will be due by the end of the hour on Friday.

• Mon: Pass back papers and grades. DoaS Essay - assignment, expectations, and brainstorm. Brainstorm/web checked on Tuesday.
  
• Tues: DoaS Essay- Brainstorm/web due. Shaping the essay. Essay shaping sheet graded in class on Wednesday.
  
• Wed: DoaS Essay - essay shaping sheet due. Structuring the essay. Begin creating a rough draft.
  
• Thurs: DoaS Essay - Continue creating a rough draft of the essay.
  
• Fri: DoaS Essay - rough draft due by the end of the hour.