ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. Literary Terms
-are we all set? anyone have questions? if you do, come see me.....
-we will have a quiz next week on them...more details to come next class
2. THE BET
-introduce story....discuss life imprisonment, solitary confinement, et al
-read story for next time.....AND please take notes/try to identify the following in the story: Irony, Dramatic Irony, Foil, and the 3 types of conflict! This will be collected and graded!

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. Split Cherry Tree
-collect responses from the story...the compare/contrast essays
2. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
-"daily" write about a weakness you have
-discuss intro to the story
-read entire story in class
-there was a worksheet that went along with the story...a study guide....we will go over the rest of it next time!!

HONORS/COLLEGE COMP

1. "The Bet"
-herd cats....um....I mean...try to discuss story/literary devices...take down notes!
-herd cats again...um...I mean.....hear from class about continuums they wrote
2. Venn Diagrams
-teach strategy as way to write compare/contrast responses
3. "The Lottery"
-hand out story...please read for next time
-discussed the idea of CONTRASTING IMAGES and how the author will use them to create a tone of horror or suspense or unrest....
-your response for Tuesday is to explain, in lots of detail, 2 ways in which Shirley Jackson uses contrasting images in the story. What is the IMAGE she gives in her writing?? And how does this sort of CONTRAST with the REALITY of the story? It is a complicated idea, so see me if you have questions. Remember, you are a college class!!!