American Literature
Tuesday, December 16
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SSR of “Winter Dreams”
Sentence of the Day
Parts of Speech/Plot Review
Notes
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- Thur. Dec. 18th: Assessment on “Winter Dreams” and
“The Killers”
American Literature
Tuesday, December 16
Materials for today:
- Notebook
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Journals
Notes
Vocabulary
Pen/pencil
Sentence of Day handout
Textbook
Scrap paper
“The Killers”
Please have all the materials on your desk when the bell rings.
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Tuesday, December 16
“Winter Dreams” Reading Schedule
Monday: Part 1- Part 2 (pg. 413-421 line 310)
Tuesday: Part 3-Part 4 (pg. 421 line 311- pg. 430 line 667)
Wednesday: Part 5-end of story (pg. 430 line 668- pg. 433)
Each class will start with SSR, which will lead into a discussion of
the story. Please read at home if you do not finish the section
assigned on any given day.
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Tuesday, December 16
Sentence of the Day
1. Like Charlie who’s choices in the past have lead him regretting
his disissions.
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Tuesday, December 16
Sentence of the Day
Subject (noun) + Predicate (verb)= Complete sentence
Spelling
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Tuesday, December 16
Plot Review- Part I & II
We will collaboratively write down 8 sentences that outline the
major plot events of the first two sections of the story.
The last person to get the paper will possibly have to reorder the
events of the story in case a peer didn’t put them in the
correct order.
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Tuesday, December 16
Parts of Speech
Pass the plot outline to a neighbor.
Circle the subject(s) for each sentence.
Underline the verb(s) for each sentence.
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Tuesday, December 16
Fitzgerald (Notes)
Look at “The Killers” and the first section of “Winter Dreams”.
How does the style differ? The setting? The characters? The
Point of View?
Make a list of the similarities and differences by creating a Venn
Diagram.
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Tuesday, December 16
Fitzgerald (Notes)
This work is filled with beautiful similes and metaphors.
Ex) beginning on the first page (“The long Minnesota winter
shut down like the white lid of a box.”)
Find three examples.