English 2
September 3-4
I can edit sentences for mistakes in comma usage (with interrupters).
I can demonstrate comprehension of increasingly difficult texts.
I can identify figurative language, including allusions, metaphors, idioms,
imagery, and euphemisms.
Commas with Interrupters
Use commas to set off an expression that interrupts a sentence. ALWAYS
use commas to set off expressions that begin with which; NEVER use
commas with clauses that start with that.
• You are I hope planning to arrive on time.
• In fact Walt Whitman is my favorite poet, Pat Conroy is my
favorite novelist.
• Emily Bronte not her sister Charlotte wrote Wuthering Heights.
• The artist, Faith Ringgold, painstakingly hand-letters her beautiful
unique story quilts.
• When editing for commas be sure to remember to use a comma
after introductory phrases, we missed that often on our test.
• Mozart composed his first opera, when he was 12 years old.
Tic Tac Vo-cabulary
1. follower of customs (conformist)
2. hard-working (diligent)
• If you scored less than
75% on your vocabulary
test (that is, fewer
than 9 correct), then
you must complete the
“TIC TAC VO-cabulary”
grid.
• We will do the center
square together.
3. sharing of feeling (empathy)
4. friendly, helpful (benevolent)
5. unable to work together (incompatible)
6. able to work together (compatible)
7. honesty, decency (integrity)
8. short account of event (anecdote)
9. hard-working (assiduous)
10. agreeable (amicable)
11. trust among friends (camaraderie)
12. sympathy, mercy (compassion)
Symbols in “The Overcoat”
• Often, writers use a symbol to help develop a theme within the
work.
• What is the major symbol in “The Overcoat”?
• Does the symbol remain constant, or does it change throughout
the story?
• In partners, you will have ten minutes to complete the work on
symbols in “The Overcoat.” You must tie the symbolic meaning to
some larger theme in the novel.
15 minutes vignette writing
• Remember that your vignettes are due September 11/12
• As I have been walking around class I have noticed several things
about your vignettes:
• Many of you have forgotten to indent for new paragraphs. INDENT FOR EACH
NEW PARAGRAPH.
• Some of you aren’t really telling stories. Remember, your vignettes (another
word is an anecdote) must have a clear beginning, middle, and end to the
story. Think about the plot outline.
• As you write your rough drafts, be sure to underline or otherwise mark
where you are using the literary devices. Please look at the scoring guide to
check yourself.
Of Mice and Men background
• Watch the first clip of Riding the Rails. Keep track of interesting facts
you learn, and answer the attached questions.
• Define a novella on the vocabulary study grid.
• As we read the novel, we will be completing the study grid with
examples from the story.
• You WILL be expected to participate in class discussions on the novella.
• Homework: Do the short video introduction to John Steinbeck (created
by Ms. Thomas) on my website.