Daily Agenda
September 16, 2015
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DO NOW – #21 – What type of irony is demonstrated in the story, “The Wife’s Story” by Ursula
Le Guin?
REMINDER: Interactive Notebook Check will be on Friday, September 18, 2015 for item #s 1-20.
Please be sure to have all items in your notebook and numbered correctly. See list at the front
of the room for specific item number information.
Review/Discuss – “The Wife’s Story” by Ursula Le Guin
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Go Over – Story Map for “The Wife’s Story”
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Title: “The Wife’s Story”
Major Characters:
Setting:
Exposition:
Rising Action:
Climax:
Falling Action:
Conflict:
Resolution/Conclusion:
Author’s Theme:
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Go Over – Questions on a separate sheet of paper. Your
answers should be in complete sentences.(1-13)
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Who do you think is speaking at the beginning of the story?
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What details imply that the husband is a really good father?
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Prior to the husband’s transformation what passages indicate
that his character is altering?
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What does the wife’s husband change into?
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What happens to the husband after his change?
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How does the wife feel about the change in her husband?
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Who or what is the wife? How do you know?
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Do you think that the husband is responsible for his change?
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What happens at the end of the story?
10. How did the husband’s transformation affect the family?
11. What is the setting of the story?
12. How does the story end?
13. What is the metamorphosis in this story and how is the point of view unusual?
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Complete – QUIZ for “The Wife’s Story”
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Article of the Week – “Icecream That Does not Melt” Due Monday, Sept. 21st.
Interactive Notebook Check #1
September 18, 2015
You will need to keep up with this list, as it will be used during your Interactive Notebook Check.
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8/24 – Read Aloud & Response for “Brown Girl Dreaming”
What do you think the author wanted the reader to know/learn from the following
lines: “Maybe, I am thinking there is something hidden like this, in all of us. A small gift
from the universe waiting to be discovered.”
8/25 – Morphology Lists (Prefix & Suffix)
8/26 – Do Now – In your Interactive Notebook, write a letter to yourself explaining what
you hope to get out of English 1 this year. What area(s) do you want to improve? What
will it take in order for you to reach your goal(s) for this class?
8/27 – Write about anything you’ve learned this week in English 1.
8/27 - Elements of a short Story Notes and Plot Diagram
8/28 – Do Now – Write about a time you wish you would have listened.
8/31 – Do Now – Define theme.
9/1 – Do Now – What is characterization?
9/2 – Do Now – Analyze the word ‘predetermination’ and tell me everything you can
about the word (prefix, suffix, base/root word, part of speech, definition).
9/3 – Do Now - Write a theme for “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. Explain your
response.
9/3 – Notes: Protagonist, Antagonist, & 6 types of Conflict
9/4 – Do Now – What are the 6 types of conflict? Give an example of each.
9/4 – Group/Partner Activity – Determine the conflict type in the following examples.
9/8 – Do Now – Analyze the work ‘disrespectful’.
9/8 – Notes on symbolism, irony & 3 types of irony.
9/9 – Do Now – What is the irony in “The Sniper”? What type of irony is it?
9/10 – Do Now – What are the 5 ways we can learn about a character?
9/14 – Do Now – Make a list of what “good” readers do when they read.
9/15 – Do Now – Explain the difference between 1st person point of view and 3rd person
point of view.
9/15 – Things Good Readers Do
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