Monday, April 27:
- Computer lab time to type essays
- Rough Draft due tomorrow
- "The Lottery" vs. The Hunger Games Symbolism Essay due on Thursday
Tuesday, April 28:
- Rough Draft due - self and peer-editing
Wednesday, April 29:
- Last day in the computer lab to edit essays
Thursday, April 30:
- Turn in "The Lottery" vs. The Hunger Games Symbolism Essay
- Notes: Tone and Mood
Friday, May 1:
- Fiction Reading Log #14
- Finish Tone and Mood Notes
- Activity: "The Lost Generation" by Jonathan Reed (handout goes in your comp book) - read through the poem and determine the tone. Highlight the word choices that convey the tone. Finally, read the poem backwards. How does the tone change? Examine the word choices that convey the new tone.
Monday, April 20:
- Continue watching The Hunger Games and looking for important symbols and their meanings.
Tuesday, April 21:
- Finish watching The Hunger Games
- Notes: "The Lottery" vs. The Hunger Games Essay Requirements
Wednesday, April 22:
- Substitute teacher today
- Work on essay outline
Thursday, April 23:
- Finish Essay Requirements Notes
- Continue to work on essay outline
Friday, April 24:
- Computer lab to type essays
Monday, April 13:
- Fiction Reading + Log #12
- Notes: Symbolism
- Pass back and discuss essays
Tuesday, April 14:
- Read "The Lottery" (p. 247) aloud together in groups. After reading, go back through the text, and, keeping what you believe to be important in mind, find 4 important symbols. Explain the significance of these symbols (in your comp books)
- Discuss the major ideas and themes of "The Lottery"
- Watch "The Lottery"
Wednesday, April 15:
- Finish watching "The Lottery"
- Fiction Reading + Log #13
- Begin reading "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (p. 242)
Thursday, April 16:
- Finish reading "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (p. 242) in your small groups. Individually, complete questions #3, 5, and 6. Due at the end of the hour.
- Discuss "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"
Friday, April 17:
- "The Lottery" vs. The Hunger Games: Symbolism Analysis Essay
- Rough Draft: Due Tuesday, April 28
- Final Draft: Due Thursday, April 30
- Begin watching The Hunger Games. Look for the elements of setting and symbolism as you view the film, and evaluate how the setting and the symbolic meanings contribute to the overall plot of the story.
