Monday

Today, we are going to take notes on Dialect, listen to Jeff Foxworthy on "Southern Accents", and begin reading "The Split Cherry Tree".  

 

New Vocabulary

Pedantry
Odious
Luxuriant
Dictum
Cacophony
Proclivity
Proboscis
Stratum
Mausoleum
Marionette
Phoenix 

 

Unit Learning goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the structure of fiction by breaking down the essential building blocks (literary elements) of short stories by plot, character development, figurative language (metaphor, symbolism, irony), point of view, connecting these blocks to the overall meaning (or theme) of the text, and final writing their own short story using these structures. 

 

Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal:

4 – The student can analyze the elements of a short story come up with a valid theme (or themes) of a text and relate this theme to other texts and/or movies and real world situations.  The student is able to write a short story using these elements to create a text with complex themes.

3 – The student can analyze elements of a short story and come up with a valid theme for a text.  The student is able to write a short story using these elements to create a text with a valid and justifiable theme.

2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student can analyze the elements of a short story and come up with a theme for a text.  With some direction/help from the teacher the student is able to write a short story using these elements to create a text with a theme.

1 – Even with help from the teacher the student is unable to analyze elements of a short story and come up with a theme for a text.  Even with help from the teacher the student in unable to write a short story using elements covered during this unit.