Friday, September 19, 2014—English 10 H
 Learning goals for today
o To continue understanding the parts of speech
o To begin understanding the importance of close reading
 Practice with parts of speech
o “Jabberwocky”—3rd stanza
 Last night’s homework—“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker (pp. 58-65)
o Check annotations for a grade
o How does this close reading help us understand the text?
o Interesting moments in the text
o What is Alice Walker’s theme?
 Explain the concept of THEME.
 Write it out in one sentence. Discuss.
 Journals
o Return and discuss.
o Prompt: Using specific examples from both texts, explain one major
similarity and one major difference between Beneatha and Dee.
 Exit slip—3x5 index card
o Name in upper right corner
o 1 “Ah-ha!” for the week from this class
o 1 major question for the week from this class
Friday, September 19, 2014—English 10
 Learning goals for today
o To continue understanding the parts of speech
o To begin understanding the importance of close reading
o To continue our discussion of the concept of culture
 Practice with parts of speech
o “Jabberwocky”—2nd stanza
 Activity 1.3—“Exploring Cultural Identity” (pp. 8-10)
o ?s 1, 3, 4-7
 Exit slip—3x5 index card
o Name in upper right corner
o 1 “Ah-ha!” for the week from this class
o 1 major question for the week from this class
Friday, September 19, 2014—WAF
 Learning goals for today
o To continue the process of analyzing a classic movie
 Writing prompt for Rear Window assessment
o Prompt: Analyze three separate cinematic elements from Rear
Window that helped Hitchcock convey his theme.
o What is Hitchcock’s theme?
 Discuss the concept of theme.
o Get out your cinematic elements sheet for note-taking.
o Continue re-watching the movie in order to take notes on theme and
cinematic elements.