Masque of the Red Death and Cask of Amontillado

- As a class, students and teacher will discuss the concept of "trust"

- Students will read the story

- Students will answer questions following the story

- Students will complete a plot struct

4. Students will read and take notes on "Masque of the Red Death"

 Students will Complete the follow up questions1-4 (Check your Comprehension on page 83 of packet)

Students will Complete  Critical Thinking Questions 1-5 on pg. 84)

All answers will be turned in to www.turnitin.com before class on Monday, 10/26

 and 

discussed on Monday, 10/26

Students will complete the Plot Structure Worksheet

5. In class on Monday, Students will list and explain the following on Monday, 10/26symbols/ allegorical concepts in the story:

-7 rooms
-Colors in each room
-Prince Prospero
-Overall allegory
-Masqued figure
-Clock
-The masquerade ball
-The Castle
-The story itself
-The Brazier of Fire
-The Revelers
-The Band

Assessment: Assessment/ Comprehension questions and Plot structure worksheet

(to review key elements of the story)

Students will need: (for Casque of Amontillado and Masque of the Red Death)

Prentice Hall Literature Book

- Study Guide Questions Handout

- Sample Missing Person’s Report

- Rubric

- Paper

- Pencil/Pen

Assessment- Rubric

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.

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Cask of Amontillado

Wednesday, 10/28

- Review Vocab lesson 5

Friday, 10/30 - V 5 test

Read a short story: "Cask of Amontillado"

Define the following in the story:
Situational Irony - Occurs when the outcome is the opposite of what a character or reader expects.

Surprise Ending - A literary device that creates sudden irony.  A good reader will find clues throughout  the story.

Inferences- Based on details that an author provides and the reader interprets based on his/ her knowledge or experience.  

materials:  text, highlighter/ pen, paper

Terms: Plot structure - introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution; theme; situational irony, surprise ending and inference

Introduce Cask of Amontillado

"Cask of Amontillado"

1. Students will open their Spine Tinglers packet page 5 - read footnotes and vocabulary words

2. Students will make predictions

3. As a class, students and teacher will discuss the concept of "trust"

4. Students will read the story

5. Students will answer questions following the story- 1-4 Check Comprehension pg 10; 1-7- Critical thinking

-turn your questions/ answers in to www.turnitin.com before class 

6. Students will complete a plot structure

7. Complete the questions following the story

Assessment: Plot structure worksheet

(to review key elements of the story)

To assess comprehension of the story and review writing concepts, students will complete a "Missing Person's Report"

Link to Missing Person's Report

Author Analysis

-Compare the two short stories by Poe

Students will need:

Prentice Hall Literature Book

- Study Guide Questions Handout

- Sample Missing Person’s Report

- Rubric

- Paper

- Pencil/Pen

Assessment- Rubric

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Students will complete 3 plot structures by Friday, 10/30

and turn them in to GC

Cask of Amontillado

Masque of the Red Death

The Necklace