Thursday, March 30, 2017
You will use this website for most of your classroom activities.
1. Using your earbuds/headphones ,watch the videos that provide rich background information about the author, Edgar Allen Poe! This will help you understand the insanity of our next passage...
2. You will also need your earbuds/ headphones to view & listen to this interesting power point about the setting/ background. There is a link with a video close to the end. Make sure you watch it! Creepy!!
3. Using the link provided, go to Quizlet and copy the definitions for List #8. You should have 18 words!
4. After viewing the interesting power point and videos, read the story "Cask of Amontillado" in Actively Learn. Answer the questions , and if there is a link embedded to provide additional information, click on it! :) Once you've finished with "Cask of Amontillado", read the poem "We Wear the Mask".
Friday, March 31 st, 2017
Continue working on the assignments for
"The Cask of Amontillado"
5. Now you have a feel for the story, re-read it ( or listen to it) to make sure you have a clear understanding of what happened!
6. Listen to the online story and/ or watch the cartoon video of "Cask of Amontillado"
7. You should be an expert on "Cask of Amontillado" now. Time for a pop quiz!!
8. Go back to list #8 words and complete the "Learn" activity and one of the two games.
9. Once you have read and reviewed the passage, complete a PLOT CHART for "The Cask of Amontillado". I have a worksheet for you. Ask...and you shall receive one! :)
Assignments for Tuesday
April 4th, 2017
10. DOL activities for today~
11. Go to the link and read up on our author, E.A. Poe
12. Read the "not so" current event on E.A. Poe. Answer the following questions:
13. Go to the link below and read the informational passage about Poe. Did these life events have a bearing on his work?? Be prepared to write about your findings.
- What is the main idea of the article?
- What genre is this article?
- What are some techniques the author used to make his/her article more interesting?
13. Go to the link below and read the informational passage about Poe. Did these life events have a bearing on his work?? Be prepared to write about your findings.
14. JE#10 ~ After reading the informational passages, you should have formed an opinion on his death.
15. List #8 vocabulary activity:
- You are to go to www.quizlet.com and practice your voc. words. You must complete Learn and one game.
- Frayer Models~ complete a Frayer model for the following words: gait, niche, and ignoramus . You must turn in your Frayer Models to the sub to receive credit. Each model counts as an individual assignment.
All assignments must be completed by Wednesday, April 5th, 2017. If you do not finish in class, you may complete as homework!