Agenda

Thursday

• four quotes from Horses of the Night are due:
  • analytical commentary, page numbers, techniques? how is the quote significant?
  • as a table group, share and compare your quotes; eliminate overlaps, discuss the significance of each (should have four); write a sentence that follows the Sentence Patterns for Discussion document:
    • Ray Bradbury’s use of satire in The Veldt highlights the overly materialistic family and
      the lack of connection between the children and their parents. Their tools and toys become more important than their relationship with each other: “I thought that’s why we bought this house, so we wouldn’t have to do anything?”
  • When you are finished, go to the Padlet posted in your TEAMS English 12 class and create a post; then, copy and paste your work into the post
• For tomorrow’s class, have your thesis statement ready

Wednesday

• lesson on ‘verbs of analysis’ and a refresh of how to integrate a quote
• work on essay; which means read through the sources… start formulating a thesis, and start working on quotes
  • what are the most important quotes in
    • Horses? …allegory evidence? allusion evidence…? symbol evidence..?
    • Shawshank

Tuesday

• homework check and discussion of #1 – 10 of Chomp Chomp #1 – run-on sentences
• discussion of the Gandalf quote
• review of the essay instructions