March 10, 2017

Objective:  I can identify Gothic details in today’s reading of TKAM by completing my T-Chart.

BW:  Presentation on the meaning of the term “Gothic” in literature.

Activities:

  1. Students will copy the definition of “Gothic” and annotate it.
  2.  Share Out:  What is the meaning of “grotesque” and “desolate”? Can you give a meaning in your own words?
  3. Turn and Talk:  Students will share experiences of Gothic movies or books.
  4. Share out:  Can you identify a Gothic movie that you have seen recently?
  5. Random Share:  Review answers to yesterday’s reading.
  6. Dramatic Reading:  “By the end of August…”(p. 8 or 10)
  7. Share Out:  Do you hear a Gothic image?
  8. Whole Class:  Discuss and enter the quote on the left of the T-Chart and the visualization on the right.
  9. Think Pair/Share:  Continue with the reading by adding five more quotes/visualizations.
  10. Reminder: If you have not made up the rhetorical analysis essay, Mr. Sapienza is available after school today and Tuesday(3/14) after school.  HW:  Complete 10 entries onto your T-Chart for Monday.