Literature+Activities

These are the notes that we started Thursday of last week. Make sure you either print or copy them for your own use!! Romeo and Juliet Act I To Kill a Mockingbird 11.5.12 Mini research project for novel [|Works Cited page] Use this link to complete reading activities at home~ [|TKaM online version]

To Kill a Mockingbird voc. words. Monday, October 22, 2012 **Journal Entry: Choose one of the two entries and write a one page, double spaced entry.** **1. Did Poe's life experiences truly have a bearing on his work(s)? Explain.** **2. What is your theory on how Poe died? Explain.** Friday, October 19th, 2012 [|Poe Museum] [|Poe] [|Poe biography video] [|Works by Edgar Allan Poe] [|Poe's Dea]th[|Poe's Death] Monday, October 15, 2012 [|Journal Entry for "Scarlet Ibis"] October 9th [|"MDG"] Wednesday, October 3, 2012 "MDG" Plot chart on google docs [] 9.28.12 Friday  [|Upfront magazine] Choose two articles to read and be ready to report out on your "findings". 9.20.12 PLOT review for Invalid's Story [|Google Plot chart] Sept. 10-14, 2012 The Invalid's Story p. 333 Prentice Hall Lit. book [|Link to an online version of Invalid Story] [|Mark Twain intro]
 * //You are going to investigate the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe. You need to find the following information: //**
 * **// cause of death //**
 * **//find out who he married //**
 * **//read at least two of his works //**
 * **// explore his childhood //**

"Invalid's Story" [|PH self-test / online assessment] web code: epa-6210

Sept. 18-19, 2012 Write an **informal letter** from the point of view of Thompson. Address the letter to a friend or relative and describe what occurs in the story.
 * Before you write, make a list of Thompson's personality traits.
 * Class brainstorming:
 * 1) Southern
 * 2) loud/ speaks his mind
 * 3) rude
 * 4) complains a lot
 * 5) up front
 * 6) funny/ sense of humor
 * 7) works on a train
 * 8) patient
 * 9) Christian (?s)
 * 10) creative
 * 11) friendly
 * 12) laid back/ relaxed
 * 13) hard worker
 * 14) clever
 * Refer to your list as you write, making sure that the details and language in your letter fit the traits you listed.
 * Help in writing an [|informal letter]
 * Help in writing an [|informal letter]