November 4, 2019

Periods 1 and 2:
Text: "An Iraqi Immigrant's Unlikely Role"
Learning outcomes:
I can…
- Describe the common purposes of a text (such as to inform, persuade, entertain).
- Examine how the central idea of a text can indicate an author’s purpose.

We read and discussed the text (linked here) and completed the notes here. 

For the remainder of class, there was time to work on position papers.

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Periods 3 and 4:
Text: Fahrenheit 451 (pages 63-75)
Objective:

1. Analyze how Bradbury develops Montag’s internal conflict.
2. Analyze and explain the significance of the title “The Sieve and the Sand” based on the Denham’s Dentifrice scene.
3. Identify which three things are missing from society according to Faber and explain their importance.

In class, you read the pages in groups using the Reciprocal Teaching Protocol (linked). You are responsible for the reading and notes

 even if you are absent. You should break the text in chunks (3) and play each role in the protocol (predict, clarify, question, summarize) for each chunk. (Do not worry about the style analysis chart on the note page).
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Period 6:
Goals: Understanding connotation and denotation and then applying that knowledge to some excerpts from the story we read yesterday. 

Connotation and Denotation Lesson: 
DICTION refers to the specific word choices that authors make.
Often, authors choose specific words because of their CONNOTATION.
Words can be interpreted in three different ways.

1. DENOTATION - This is the literal, dictionary definition of a word.

2. CONNOTATION (emotional charge) - Every word has a positive, neutral, or negative connotation or association. 

• "Youth" = positive connotation (or association); "Juvenile" = negative connotation; "Adolescent" = neutral connotation.
• "Request" or "Remind" = positive connotation; "Whine" or "Nag" = negative connotation; "Ask" = neutral connotation.
• "Assertive" = positive; "Bossy" = negative; "Dominant" = neutral.
  

3. CONNOTATION (symbolic meaning) - Some words have a secondary figurative or cultural association with them. In this case, the word can take on a whole new meaning.

• Snake: An evil, devious or immoral person.
• Chicken: A coward.
• Pig: A vulgar person or slob.
• Sweet: Cool, awesome or fun.

With your partner: 
Complete THIS GOOGLE FORM to look more closely at some of the language from the story we read yesterday. (It's okay if you didn't finish reading it. There are paragraphs on the form of the parts you really need.)
Absent? You are still responsible for the work. You can do it on your own.