Essential Questions
1. Can there be progress without conflict?
2. How can I write a stunning short story?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3 - Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.A - Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.B - Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.C - Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.D - Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.E - Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.
Monday 05/05/14
1. Do Now: write a + if you know it, a - if you don't and turn it in - no names necessary
2. Weekly
3. Introduction of the Short Story/Narrative Unit
Tuesday 05/06/14 and Wednesday 05/07/14
1. Do Now: Get out your Pink handout (Short Story Unit), a writing utensil, and your purple textbook
2. Finish the questions about the Short Story/Narrative Unit
3. Conflict and Symbolism mini-lessons
4. Begin reading Edgar Allen Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" p. 372
5. Target Practice: Conflict and Symbolism in the reading
Thursday 05/08/14 and Friday 05/09/14
1. Do Now: To be provided re: dialogue
2. Finish reading Edgar Allen Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" p. 372
3. Target Practice: Tba
