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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Thursday, October 18, 2012

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 31 

Parent teacher conferences (6:00 – 8:00 p.m.)
  1. Take out vocabulary sheet - review
  2. Using your Literary Terms packet, review the definitions of symbols and inferences
    1. Complete symbolism scenarios
  3. Complete work with symbols: drawing 4 symbols as pictures and making a COAT OF ARMS (shield) that symbolized 4 different aspects of each of us
    1. symbolic or literal?
  4. Noted symbols for “The Cask of Amontillado”
    1. What is the cask of Amontillado symbolic of in the story?
                                                              i.      What other “casks” can you think of?

                                                            ii.      What is your cask?

1.      What do you hope for more than anything that may not exist?

    1. Fortunato’s PRIDE/EGO is his ultimate downfall.
                                                              i.      What are other downfalls that people initially think are strengths?

    1. Advertisers are like Montresor. How?
  1. When finished, PREVIEW the story on pages 333 – 338.
  2. Began reading the first half of “The Scarlet Ibis” pgs. 333 – 338 – paying special attention to the symbols - list 10 things that MIGHT BE SYMBOLS
ENGLISH homework: 

Finish reading first half of “The Scarlet Ibis” pgs. 333 – 338 – list 10 things that MIGHT BE SYMBOLS 

Study for Friday’s vocabulary test (Lesson 4: elude, fallow, blight…)

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