LO: Can I identify symbolism in a short story?
Welcome Work:
Write down the title, date, and LO on an old piece of paper (NO NOTES TODAY).
1. Take out Week 4 Vocab Wkst.
2. Take out your SSRC #4.

Vocab Quiz:
Bonus:
George Orwell's essay "Shooting an Elephant" is about a rampaging elephant; and Orwell's decision to shoot this elephant.
1. TRUE or FALSE: The sentence above is punctuated correctly.
2. What part of speech is the word “rampaging” in the sentence?
Then, draw a picture of what you’re going to be for Halloween OR a cool costume you’ve had in the past.

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Symbol
Dynamic character
External conflict
Alliteration catastrophe explicit
Subside OR internal conflict

Vocab Quiz:
Bonus:
George Orwell's essay "Shooting an Elephant" is about a rampaging elephant; and Orwell's decision to shoot this elephant.
12/12  100
11/12  92
10/12  83
9/12  75
8/12  67
7/12  58
6/12  50
5/12  42
4/12  33
3/12  25
2/12  17
1/12  8
1. TRUE or FALSE: The sentence above is punctuated correctly.
2. What part of speech is the word “rampaging” in the sentence?
ADJECTIVE

Edgar Allen Poe
• http://www.biography.com/news/edgar-allen-poe-death-facts

Carnival in Italy
• Carnival is still celebrated today, and it doesn’t look much different from
Poe’s time.
• Celebrated in February.
• Several days of street parades, parties, and costumes (similar to
Mardi Gras in New Orleans).

CARNIVAL
• Traditionally, the fasting during Lent involves abstaining from eating meat.
• Modern interpretations of fasting may involve abstaining from anything one enjoys.

Carn + Val
FLESH (Meat) + FAREWELL
In anticipation of the solemnity of Lent, the celebration of Carnival evolved.
Participants engage in excessive and extreme behavior to bid farewell to meat-eating (and merriment).

What happens during Carnival?
• Carnival is a time of EXCESS and INDULGENCE.
• Binging upon food and alcohol is common.

Partying in the streets and masquerading are enjoyed.

The combination of alcohol and costumes creates an atmosphere where people tend to let down their inhibitions.

Catacombs: Cities of the Dead

The wealthy could opt for family catacombs beneath their estates.

Reading:
PAGE 60 http://www.loudlit.org/audio/cask/pages/01_14_cask.htm
• As we read, we will pause to ask you questions.
• When you hear your vocabulary word, raise your hand !
• We will pause the story so you can tell us what it means.

On the back bottom half:
• List two symbols in the story. Explain in
COMPLETE SENTENCES what each one symbolizes.

GROUP SSRC:
• If you can get it done by the end of the class period, you can do one with up to 4 people in a group.

• Due Monday, November 3 rd
• SSRC #5: Cask of Amontillado
• WEDNESDAY  Grammar Test!