Thursday, November 18, 2010

FRIDAY November 19

Objective: Students will find instances of irony and foreshadowing in a historical text and explain how each example represents each literary device.

Journal: FREE WRITE ***JOURNAL CHECK TODAY***

Agenda: 1) Vocabulary Quiz #9

2) Finish reading "RMS: Titanic."  Read "A Fireman's Story" pg. 345 and "From a Lifeboat" pg. 346.  Finish filling out Literary Elements chart with examples of irony and foreshadowing.

3) Response & Analysis Pg. 347 #1-4, 8-12

Homework: Titanic Survivor/Victim Story: Pretend you were aboard the Titanic the night it sunk.  Write a story (15-20) sentences in which you explain who you were, why you were aboard the Titanic, where you stayed on the ship, and what happened to you the night the Titanic sank.  You can choose to either be a survivor or victim of the Titanic tragedy.  Be sure to include details from the "RMS: Titanic" story to make your story seem more realistic.  You will receive extra credit for using this week's vocabulary words correctly in your story (ONE point for each word = TEN points max).  Stories are due MONDAY and will be worth 20 points (10 points for length, 5 points for accuracy, 5 points for creativity).

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