"Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets"

 

SS Intro

CONTEXT CLUES

 8/31

The leaves of tremulous palm trees swayed in the cold wind.
A. Having great power B. With danger mental disorder C. Making illegal imitations Trembling; quivering  E. Maze like passages

2. In the kitchen, the stove could be seen making breakfasts at a PSYCHOPATHIC rate, ten dozen eggs, six loaves of toast, twenty dozen bacon strips, which, eaten by the fire, started the stove working again, hysterically hissing!
A. Having great power B. With danger mental disorder C. Making illegal imitations Trembling; quivering  E. Maze like passage

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I. Essay

Dates:  

1. Turn in Rough Drafts by Wednesday, 9/9- turnitin.com  (Before virtual class)

**I would like to give you the opportunity to discuss your rough draft with me.

2. Run your paper through www.grammarly.com/edu

3. Turn in your final draft by Monday, 9/14- turnitin.com

1. Today we are going to review, finalize and turn in our outlines to www.turnitin.com

2. Students will review their thesis statement with the teacher

      

5 Paragraph Outline LINK

3. VOCAB 1 TEST - 

M/W Class: -Wed., 9/2

T/Th Class- Thursday, 9/3

4. Voc. Lesson 2 is due on Friday, 9/4 before class

II. Intro to Short Story

Goal:1. Students will review short story terms

2. Students will practice taking essential notes from lecture/ worksheet

3. Terms:  See Short Story Terms on PowerPoint and worksheet

LINK to worksheet

4. There will be a test on the Short Story terms on Wednesday, 9/12
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Materials:
Literary Notes                                                                          

  Literary Terms Power Point

Literary Terms Worksheet: LINK 

                        Pen/Pencil                                                        Whiteboard

Monday, / Tuesday- 8/31- 9/1 

 Read first short story -Begin "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets" (On the Edge Packet in Google Classroom) -In class

1. Students will learn to make conclusions using clues/ context clues

A. Each student will get a sheet of paper

B. Students will review "evidence": from a crime scene  Evidence List

C. Students will evaluate the circumstances and reasons for the victim's death

Author:

Jack Finney (1911-1995)

-Uses realistic characters in fascinating/ frightening/ peculiar situations

-Prior occupations:  Advertising

-His works focus on time....often about escaping it

-_Wrote "The Body Snatchers"

-"Contents" is about the choices we make, and how we live our lives

Procedure:

1. Students will read the introduction to "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets" pages: 2-19 in their packet.

2 Students will discuss why people take risks

3. Students will make predictions about the "Contents" and begin reading

4. Students will discuss literary terms:  Plot elements, irony, tone, mood, foreshadowing

5. Students will discuss and analyze the outcome of the story

6. Students will Answer questions AT THE END OF THE STORY

  Literary Focus QUESTIONS

7. Students will complete a plot structure worksheet

Assessment:  There will be a short quiz following the reading

Homework: .

1. Finish reading story "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets" Pgs 2-19

2. Answer questions: 1-3 under Literary Focus: Suspense

3. Students will write a paragraph and answer the following question:

Why is the story entitled "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets"?

4. Turn answers/ paragraph (one document) in to www.turnitin.com

M/W Class: -Before Class on Wed., 9/2

T/Th Class- Before Class on Thursday, 9/3

Standards

Standard - CC.1.2.9-10.A

Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

Standard - CC.1.2.9-10.J

Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

                                    

1.3- Read, analyze and interpret literature

1.3.9.C:   Analyze the use and effectiveness of literary elements used by one or more authors, including characterization, setting, plot, theme, point of view, tone, mood, and style.

1.3.9.D:   Analyze the use and effectiveness of literary devices (e.g., personification, simile, alliteration, symbolism, metaphor, hyperbole, imagery, foreshadowing, and flashback) used by one or more authors in a variety of genres.