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Day One (08/28/2017)
A class newsletter for August will be sent home. The newsletter includes important reminders about class structure and policies and the bottom portion of the second page should be returned tomorrow, signed by parents. The newsletter can be accessed via the CLASS NEWSLETTER button on the right sidebar of the blog, or by clicking HERE. Today, students will focus on three learning goals: 1) Analyzing a poem and a short story for the authors' use of literary devices 2) Explain how specific stylistic choices support the development of tone and theme 3) Compare and contrast how two different authors explore similar subjects and themes. Students will read and annotate the poem "My Mother Pieced Quilts" by Teresa Paloma Acosta (click HERE for a copy of the poem) and the short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker (click HERE for a copy of the story). Students should take care to note the use of figurative language. Figurative language includes imagery, symbolism, metaphors, and more. Learn about all the types of figurative language by clicking HERE. Students should then answer questions #1-2 on pg 74 and questions #4-8 on pg. 83-84. Day Two (08/29/17) Students will begin the day with an introduction to their new vocabulary program - the Vocabulary Football League. All 10th grade literature classes will be participating in the program. Students will be grouped into teams of 3-5 and assigned an NCAA team from the Power 5 Conference. Each Tuesday, students will be given 10 new words to study, and a quiz will take place each Monday (Monday Football). Students team scores will come from the collective scores of each member on the quiz. While all students will receive individual grades for their quizzes, students will collectively participate in a motivating and fun "game" with prizes for the winners. Eventually play will narrow to the best teams in each class playing in a playoffs and a championship. The hope of the 10th grade collaborative team is that this program will motivate students to study vocabulary and encourage each other. Following up our reading and study from yesterday, students will complete a Venn Diagram, comparing and contrasting the poem "My Mother Pieced Quilts" and the story "Everyday Use." Venn Diagrams will be due at the end of the block. The first VFL Quiz will take place on Tuesday, September 05 after the Labor Day weekend. Click HERE for Week 1 Vocab.
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