DARK ROMANTICISM
March 16-20, 2015
MARCH 16, 2015
Quickwrite: When you come across a difficult text, what steps do you
usually take to understand what you are reading? If you do not take any
steps to help with your understanding, what do you do instead and why?
Daily Notes: Strengthening Understanding
Essential Questions: How may I strengthen my understanding of a
difficult text? Why is it important to read various levels of texts?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO
COMPREHEND?
Reading comprehension is more than just
understanding what is being read—it is about being
able to extract information while simultaneously
constructing meaning.
In other words, what is happening in the text and how
do you perceive the text based on your own knowledge
and the knowledge the text provides you?
CLASS STRATEGY
4 TH BLOCK
1. Reading the text
2. Understanding the words –define any words that
are unfamiliar or you do not know.
3. Look for context clues
4. Skip and come back later.
5. Reread
6. Annotating
7. Take note of what you DO understand.
CLASS STRATEGY
3 RD BLOCK
Define words that you don’t understand.
Find what the main topic is.
Identify characters and their roles within the text.
Identify the genre of text you are reading.
Take notes / ask questions about what you are reading.
CLASS STRATEGY
2 ND BLOCK
1. Read the text paragraph by paragraph. Summarize the paragraph.
2. Ask yourself questions about each paragraph. Write them down.
3. Define any words you do not know.
4. Work with a peer and discuss what you have read.
5. Highlight/Annotate your text.
6. Using literary terms / identifying literary terms.
STRENGTHENING
UNDERSTANDING
1. As you read, make notes on the side or on a separate sheet of paper.
This can include definitions of words, summaries, questions, or
information you DO understand.
2. Read all the way through, even if you don’t understand. Sometimes, as
the text moves forward, things begin to make more sense.
3. Discuss with your peers what you think is going on and what they
believe is going on. Compare your notes.
YO U H AV E B E E N G I V E N A N U M B E R
 Number your paragraphs if you have not already done so. Double
check your numbering.
 Read the paragraph number that you were given.
 Define any unfamiliar words or words you do not know the
definition of.
 Explain what you believe the paragraph was about.
TURN IN AT TRAY
Your Paragraph Summary
Final draft with the persuasive essay
checklist (if you have it today)
WILLIAM WILSON
R . R . Q U E S T I O N S BA S E D O N
PA R AG R A P H S 1 - 2 1
1. Why does the narrator not wish to share his name?
2. What sort of personality does the narrator say he has?
3. How does the narrator describe the school he went to? How does he view the
school?
4. Who shows up and why does the narrator dislike him/her?
5. What does this person always do to annoy the narrator? What is the only thing the
other character cannot do?
6. What do you think of the narrator’s dislike of the other character? Do you think
he has a good reason to dislike the other character? Why or why not?
WILLIAM WILSON
READER RESPONSE
2 ND B L O C K
When you complete this, put it in the tray.
Step 1: Read each paragraph with a partner (or alone if you have chosen to work
alone). Read from Paragraph 21 to 31.
Step 2: Highlight any word you do not know / understand.
Step 3: On a separate piece of paper, write the paragraph number and summarize or
explain what you think the paragraph was about. Each member must have their OWN
PAPER. You may summarize them in group paragraphs (example: Paragraphs
1-3: summary. You may not summarize more than 4 paragraphs at a time).
Step 4: Make any annotation if you desire, but it is not required. It will, however, help
you receive bonus points if you annotate your story well.
TURN IN AT TRAY
William Wilson Summaries
Persuasive Essay (Include everything
on the checklist and staple together)
MARCH 17, 2015
Quickwrite: N/A –Wait for instructions.
Daily Notes: Literary Elements
Essential Questions: What is the importance of
understanding figurative language/literary elements in
writing? How might figurative language/literary elements aid
me in my understanding of texts?
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE PRE -TEST
1. Write your name on the pre-test.
2. DO NOT begin test until given permission.
3. Circle the answers you believe to be correct.
This pre-test is to be done in total silence.
If I see you talking, I will give you one warning. The second time, I will
grade your test as if it were a real test.
This pre-test is to determine what information you already know and
what information needs to be taught. Please take it seriously or you
might end up causing us to have to do a lot of unnecessary work.
LITERARY ELEMENTS CHART
Come up with examples for each word in the
literary chart except for sound devices.
These examples will go under “example
from notes.”
THE RAVEN
Video 1: https://youtu.be/0K6-wO94-6I
Video 2: https://youtu.be/S9xYFuOG03M
Video 3: https://youtu.be/9kKxHVAd0eU
THE RAVEN
VIDEO 1
1. How does the video set the scene? What does the video
do to help set the mood?
2. How is the narrator portrayed?
3. What keeps happening to Lenore’s picture? What might
this imply?
4. What does the raven turn into at the end of the video?
What does this imply about the Raven?
THE RAVEN
1. Which video did you prefer? Why?
2. How does the narrator change over the course of
the poem? Reference stanzas in your explanation.
3. Predict what happened after the poem ended. 5-7
sentences. Try to write in prose (meaning story).
MARCH 18, 2015
Quickwrite: Write the beginning of a “scary” story. Don’t
forget to set the mood. Be sure to be descriptive.
Daily Notes: “Gothic Writers, Past & Present”
Essential Questions: What is the importance of
understanding literary elements and devices in writing? How
might literary elements and devices help me better comprehend
texts that I am reading?
QUICKWRITE CHECK
 Get out your quickwrites for the following dates:
Feb. 10
Mar. 3
Mar. 18
EMILY DICKINSON
 Born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst,
Massachusetts.
 Attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in
South Hadley for a year.
 Was mostly isolated her whole life, though she
wrote and replied to letters often.
 Dickinson became famous after she died.
 Dickinson’s poetry was influenced by the
metaphysical (highly intellectual / unconventional
use of imagery)
 Died May 15, 1886
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
Born July 4th, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts
Attended Bowdoin College from 1821 to 1825
Met Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David
Thoreau through his wife, Sophia Peabody.
While he was surrounded by transcendental
writers, he did not favor the style of writing.
Died May 19, 1864 in Plymouth, New
Hampshire
JOYCE CAROL OATES
Born June 16th, 1938 in Lockport, New
York
Attended Syracuse University and
University of Wisconsin
Taught at University of Detroit
Still breathing, yo.
THE SOUL SELECTS HER OWN
SOCIETY
 Read the poem The Soul Selects Her Own Society by Emily Dickinson,
then answer the following questions using complete sentences and
evidence from the poem.
1. What do you believe the poem is about? Explain your reasoning.
2. What might it mean to select your own “society” ? What might
society mean in this poem? Explain your reasoning.
3. What do you believe is the most important line in the poem? Why?
THE SOUL SELECTS HER OWN
SOCIETY
1. Read the poem The Soul Selects Her Own Society by Emily Dickinson.
2. Get our your Literary Elements Chart and The Raven by Edgar A.
Poe.
3. Fill out at least 4 “Examples From Poem” boxes. Use examples
from the two poems. Be sure to identify which poem you are using
and quote the line that you are using for your example.
TURN IN AT TRAY
The Soul Selects Her Own Society
Questions
Literary Elements Chart
MARCH 19, 2015
Quickwrite: N/A
Daily Notes: N/A
Essential Questions: What is the importance of
understanding literary elements and devices in writing?
How might literary elements and devices help me better
comprehend texts that I am reading?
READING GROUPS
 Your group has been given a number. If you received…
1. The Minister’s Black Veil (p. 272-284)
2. Where is Here (p. 325-332)
3. The Devil & Tom Walker (p. 229-239)
4. The Pit & The Pendulum (handout)
5. The Black Cat (handout)
While you read, you will fill out the SATDO characterization chart you have been
given. You simple have to use a quote that exemplifies the characteristic listed
(remember, put the pg. #).
THE OTHERS
During the viewing of the movie The
Others, you are to fill out a Dark
Romantic Qualities chart.
CLOSING
What literary devices did you observe in the
story you read in class today? Provide
examples from the text.
MARCH 20, 2015
 Quickwrite: N/A
 Daily Notes: N/A
 Essential Questions: What is the importance of
understanding literary elements and devices in writing? How
might literary elements and devices help me better
comprehend texts that I am reading?
TODAY YOU WILL…
1. Finish reading your assigned story.
2. Create a summary of your assigned story (one per group)
3. Create a character profile of the main character using the
Body Biography List (heart, eyes, backbone, hands). One
per group.
We will not watch the movie until all groups are done.