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113rd Quarter Power-Ups
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•New Vocab•Back to Ethan Frome
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HW: Context Clues #5
1/29
Answer the following questions in complete sentences. How would you describe the characters in our novel?
1. What is one or two words that best describe Ethan Frome?
2. What is one or two words that best describe Zeena?
3. What is one or two words that best describe Mattie?
Day 1– 1/29Power-Up!
Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
•Ethan Frome
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DUE: Context Clues #5
2/2
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Do you wish Ethan would have kissed Mattie? Why or why not?
2. What would you do if you were in Ethan’s position?
Day 2– 2/2Power-Up!
Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
•Ethan Frome
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HW: Study for vocab quiz
2/4
Read the quote, then answer the questions:“All the long misery of [Ethan’s] baffled past, of his youth of failure, hardship and vain effort, rose up in his soul in bitterness and seemed to take shape before him in the woman who at every turn had barred his way. [Zeena] had taken everything else from him; and now she meant to take the one thing that made up for all the others.
1. What does this quote mean to you?2. What do you think is going to happen
now?
Day 3 – 2/4Power-Up!
Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
•Ethan Frome•Vocab #15 Quiz
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HW: none
2/6
1. Choose 2 of the words below & provide synonyms for them.
2. Use 1 of the words in a sentence.hermetic ideology ignominy illicit impetuous
Day 4 – 2/6Power-Up!
Login to Edmodo. After everyone is logged in, refresh the page.
Click on “Vocab Quiz #15, then “Take Quiz”.
When you finish, click “Submit”, then work on your final draft.
VOCAB #15 QUIZ
Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
•Ethan Frome Test•Rise of Realism•Introduction to Kate Chopin
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HW: Study for vocab quiz
2/10
Match the term to its description.
1. __ Ethan Frome2. __ Mattie3. __ Zeena4. __ Harmon Gow5. __ Starksfield
Day 5 – 2/10Power-Up!
A.Concerned with ill health
B.Informs narrator of the smashup
C.The setting of the story
D.Someone with unfulfilled dreams
E.Decides to crash a sled
DEABC
Login to Edmodo. After everyone is logged in, refresh the page.
Click on “Ethan Frome Unit Test”, then “Take Quiz”.
When you finish, click “Submit”, then complete the Rise of Realism assignment.
ETHAN FROME UNIT TEST
View the Prezi Presentation and record the missing information in your notes.
INTRODUCTION TO KATE CHOPIN
•Vocab #16 Quiz•“A Pair of Silk Stockings” – Kate Chopin
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HW: read “The Story of an Hour”
2/12
1. Choose 2 of the words below & provide synonyms for them.
2. Use 1 of the words in a sentence.imperial impotent impugn incense incipient
Day 6 – 2/12Power-Up!
Login to Edmodo. After everyone is logged in, refresh the page.
Click on “Vocab Quiz #16, then “Take Quiz”.
When you finish, click “Submit”, then put up your laptop and make up work.
VOCAB #16 QUIZ
Do you ever feel a need to escape from the responsibilities of life?
What would you do with a free day and unexpected money in your pocket?
A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin
The protagonist of this story, Mrs. Sommers, is a nineteenth-century woman trying to take care of her family on limited means.
• When she finds herself with some extra money, she thinks of her family’s practical needs first.
• But a beautiful pair of silk stockings changes everything.
A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin
Motivation refers to the reasons for a character’s behavior.
A Pair of Silk Stockings Literary Focus: Motivation
• Like real people, fictional characters often have complex motivations.
• For us to understand why they act the way they do, their motivations must be believable.
Mrs. Sommers seems swept away in a series of actions that she has not anticipated.
A Pair of Silk Stockings Literary Focus: Motivation
As you read, look for
• her underlying feelings
• the reasons behind her unexpected behaviorAre her actions understandable?
People are strongly influenced by the time and place in which they live.
A Pair of Silk Stockings Reading Skills: Analyzing Historical Context
To fully understand a story, sometimes you need to consider its historical context.
The same is true of works of literature.
In the 1890s, when Kate Chopin wrote this story, women in the United States
A Pair of Silk Stockings Reading Skills: Analyzing Historical Context
• could not vote
• were not financially independent• had few opportunities for education and employment
Activists had begun to work for women’s rights, but progress was slow in coming.
As you read Chopin’s story
A Pair of Silk Stockings Reading Skills: Analyzing Historical Context
• note the differences in the position of women in the 1890s and women today• consider how the story would be different if it took place today
Pg. 570
Read “The Story of an Hour” and prepare to be quizzed on the text.
HOMEWORK
•“Winter Dreams” Quest (background and pre-reading exercise)
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HW: none
2/23
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. In Chopin’s day, women were expected to marry and be dependent upon their husbands. How do Mrs. Mallard’s dreams differ from these expectations?
2. What do you believe the American Dream is?
Day 7 – 2/23Power-Up!
Activity 1: Getting Ready to Read You have 8 minutes to
answer 5 questions. Go!Activity 2: Surveying the
Text You have 25 minutes to
answer 13 questions. Stop before last question. Go!
Activity 3: Making Predictions You have 5 minutes to
answer 4 questions. Go!
WINTER DREAMS QUEST
•Read “Winter Dreams”
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HW: none
3/2
Copy the quote into your journal, then answer the question that follows.
“The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone - was once at the core of the American Dream.” - Robert Reich
1. What does this quote mean to you?
Day 8 – 3/2Power-Up!
Let’s read! Turn to page 699 in your textbook and follow along.
As we read, complete the study guide.
WINTER DREAMS BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
•Read “Winter Dreams”
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HW: study for Vocab #17 Quiz
3/4
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. What do you think the different seasons represent? Think about the moods and tones we associate with them.
2. How does the snow and cold make you feel when you wake up in the morning?
Day 9 – 3/4Power-Up!
Let’s read! Turn to page 699 in your textbook and follow along.
As we read, complete the study guide.
WINTER DREAMS BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
•Vocab #17 Quiz•Finish “Winter Dreams”
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HW: none
3/6
1. Choose 2 of the words below & provide synonyms for them.
2. Use 1 of the words in a sentence.increment indignant indolent inept infatuated
Day 10 – 3/6Power-Up!
Login to Edmodo. After everyone is logged in, refresh the page.
Click on “Vocab Quiz #17, then “Take Quiz”.
When you finish, click “Submit”, then put up your laptop and make up work.
VOCAB #17 QUIZ
Let’s read! Turn to page 699 in your textbook and follow along.
As we read, complete the study guide.
Now, complete the Venn Diagram. Then, turn in your packet.
WINTER DREAMS BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
•Finish “Winter Dreams”
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Due: Section 4 in Winter DreamsHW: Study for Vocab quiz
3/10
A freewrite means you write and never pick your pencil up from the paper, letting whatever flow out of your mind. You don’t stop and edit, don’t worry about capitalization or punctuation, stay on topic or not!
Up to your brain to take you where it wants to go.
Freewrite: life
Day 11 – 3/10Power-Up!
Let’s read! Turn to page 699 in your textbook and follow along.
As we read, complete the study guide.
Now, complete the Venn Diagram. Then, turn in your packet.
WINTER DREAMS BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
•Vocab #18 Quiz•“Winter Dreams” TEST
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HW: none
3/12
1. Choose 2 of the words below & provide synonyms for them.
2. Use 1 of the words in a sentence.inundate irascible insurgent integral itinerant
Day 12 – 3/12Power-Up!
Login to Edmodo. After everyone is logged in, refresh the page.
Click on “Vocab Quiz #18, then “Take Quiz”.
When you finish, click “Submit”, then take the “Winter Dreams” Test.
After, put up your laptop and make up work.
VOCAB #18 QUIZ & WINTER DREAMS TEST
Let’s read! Turn to page 699 in your textbook and follow along.
As we read, complete the study guide.
Now, complete the Venn Diagram. Then, turn in your packet.
WINTER DREAMS BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
•“Winter Dreams” Re-Test•Purposeful Annotation
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HW: none
3/16
Copy the following into your journal, then answer the questions.
Annotate (verb)Prefix ad (to or toward)Root notare (to note or mark)
1. Given the above, what do you think it means to annotate?
2. What do you think it means to interact with a text?
Day 13 – 3/16Power-Up!
Login to Edmodo. After everyone is
logged in, refresh the page.
Click on “Winter Dreams Test – NEW”, then “Take Quiz”.
When you finish, plug in your laptop and make up work.
WINTER DREAMS RE-TEST
Ms. Palma annotates “Purposeful Annotation”.
Students annotate “Why and How to Annotate a Text”.
WHY AND HOW TO ANNOTATE
•“Is the American Dream Still Possible?” Quest
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HW: study for vocab quiz
3/18
Copy the following into your journal, then answer the questions.
A well-annotated text will accomplish:clearly identify where in the text important ideas and information are located
express the main ideas of a text trace the development of ideas throughout a text
introduce a few of the reader’s thoughts and reactions
1. How does annotating benefit you, the reader?
2. What are some ways to annotate?
Day 14 – 3/18Power-Up!
We are going to explore an informational text. Today, we will complete a pre-reading quest and practice annotating.
Complete the Quest independently.
Read and annotate: “The American Dream... Still Something We Can Realize?” By H. Fireman
“IS THE AMERICAN DREAM STILL POSSIBLE?
•Vocab #19 Quiz•“Is the American Dream Still Possible?”
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HW: finish study guide by next class
3/20
1. Choose 2 of the words below & provide synonyms for them.
2. Use 1 of the words in a sentence.labyrinth laconic lament lampoon languish
Day 15 – 3/20Power-Up!
Read and annotate the text. Use your annotation materials to help you make meaningful, purposeful annotations.
After reading, answer the questions in the study guide. If you do not finish in class, this will be homework.
“IS THE AMERICAN DREAM STILL POSSIBLE?
