Period 1:

Today in class, we continued talking about The Pearl, annotating through Chapter 3.

Periods 3, 4, 6, and 7:

Students in periods 3, 4, and 6 took a reading check over chapters 1 through 10. Period 7 will take theirs on Monday.

We discussed the literary terms dictionary, due on November 11, for the Count of Monte Cristo. Here is the PowerPoint we covered explaining how to do these entries:

Literary Language Dictionary

And here is a copy of the project instruction sheet, along with the terms:

Literary Language Dictionary

Literary Terms to Know

As a reminder, your sentences explaining how the vocabulary words (in the vocabulary section of the website, it you need another copy) are used in The Count of Monte Cristo are due on Monday.

Mini-posters are due on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, please be finished with Chapters 1 – 25 of The Count of Monte Cristo, and have the following questions answered:

Reading Guide Part 1

You can type the answers directly in the boxes, or you can print off a copy and hand write them.

Wednesday:

Period 1: We reviewed Aristotle’s appeals of rhetoric – ethos, pathos, and logos. Students practiced identifying the uses of these in commericals.

Periods 3, 4, 5, and 6: We discussed Chapter 6 of The Pearl.

Thursday:

Period 1: We continued our discussion of rhetoric in the Pearl by writing a letter from Juana asking the doctor to help her baby.

Periods 3, 4, 6, and 7:

I assigned a CMC mini-poster project, due this upcoming Tuesday. If you need a copy, here is the electronic version (NOTE THAT LATE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!):

Count of Monte Cristo Schema Mini-Poster

Students also completed a background reading on the history and political situation of France during this time. If you need a copy, come see me!

Students in periods 3, 4, and 6 were to have read Chapters 1-10 for a reading check. Period 7, you’ll take your reading check on Monday.