Quarter+1--Life+Lessons

Quarter 1 -- Life Lessons This first thematic unit will incorporate several literary genres and focus on life lessons that can be learned through reading literature. Students will be reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry as well as focusing on several writing opportunities. As we focus on the literature, students will be reviewing basic literary terms as well as practicing both informative and argumentative writing.

Literature Selections:
 * "Charles" by Shirley Jackson (fictional short story)
 * "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank Stockton (fictional short story)
 * "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry (fictional short story)
 * "The Story of an Eyewitness" by Jack London (nonfiction informative article)
 * From Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora Kroeber (excerpt from a nonfiction biography)
 * My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen (nonfiction autobiography)
 * "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes (poetry)
 * "Dreams" by Langston Hughes (poetry)
 * "A Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes (poetry)
 * "lesson of the moth" by Don Marquis (poetry)

"Charles"-- Lesson Powerpoint: Online Version: [] Plot Map for 3rd Period: Problem Solving Activity for 1st, 4th, and 5th Periods:

"The Lady, or the Tiger?"-- Lesson Powerpoint: Online Version: [] Lady vs. Tiger Notes for 1st Period: "The Lady, or the Tiger?" Essay Topic: "The Lady, or the Tiger?" Essay Graphic Organizer: How to Write a Strong Introduction: Conclusion "Frame" for "The Lady, or the Tiger?": Body Paragraph Sample Outline:

Revision Activity Checklist:

"The Ransom of Red Chief"-- Lesson Powerpoint: Online Version: []

"The Story of an Eyewitness"-- Jack London Biography: []

Lesson Powerpoint: Online Version: []

Excerpt from //Ishi in Two Worlds//-- Lesson Powerpoint: Online Version (Click the "Look Inside" and scroll down to pages 1-11): [|http://www.amazon.com/Ishi-Two-Worlds-Biography-America/dp/0520229401#reader_0520229401] Online Version for "Yana People to Receive Ishi's Brain": []

Extra Credit Opportunity

Poetry-- Quarter 1 Poetry Handout: Langston Hughes Powerpoint: Don Marquis Powerpoint:

Extra Credit Opportunity Harlem Renaissance and Langston Hughes Webquest Open and print; then complete on your own Due no later than Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Study Guide for Quarter 1 Exam: Instructions for Poetry Analysis on the Quarter 1 Exam:

//Read the following poem by Langston Hughes. Please discuss the following items based on your knowledge://


 * 1) //How Langston Hughes’s life may have influenced the poem//
 * 2) //A brief description of the poem’s meaning/theme//
 * 3) //The semantic features used within the poem as well as an example of each that you list (rhyme, free verse, imagery, repetition, alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification)//
 * 4) //A discussion of the SOAPS (subject, occasion, audience, purpose, speaker)//

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Quarter 1 Notebook Contents: (so far...) 1. Cover Page/Table of Contents 2. Life Lessons Content Map 3. Literature Notes: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry 4. Notes: "Charles" 5. "Charles" Plot Map 6. Notes: "The Lady, or the Tiger?" 7. Notes: "The Ransom of Red Chief" 8. Notes: "The Story of an Eyewitness" 9. Notes: From Ishi in Two Worlds 10. Ishi Documentary Film Notes 11. My Life In Dog Years Packet (Summary and Life Lessons) 12. Crossword Puzzle for MLIDY 13. Notes: Poetry of Langston Hughes 14. Poetry Handout 15. Notes: Don Marquis 16. Study Guide/Mind Map

Exam Hint: "I Dream a World"

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