11/26-11/30/07

11/26

Aim: How does the use of the literary elements make the story so unforgettable?

Do Now:

Procedure:

Read the story and do the following-

1. Describe Desiree( her background, physical look, relationship with her mother and husband, personality traits etc.)

2. Describe Armond (his look, relationship with Desiree, his background, his feelings for Desiree, both physical and personality traits).

3. Why was Madam Valmonde surprised when she saw the baby? What was the understatement when she exclaimed that 'This is not the baby"?

4. Cite two examples of foreshadowing.

5. What mood is portrayed in the imagery in paragraph 6, "The roof came down steep and black like a cowl, reaching out beyond the wide galleries that encircled the yellow stuccoed house. Big, solemn oaks grew close to it, and their thick-leaved, far reaching branches shadowed it like a pall...".?

6. Why were people talking about the baby?

7. How did Armond's attitude toward Desiree change? Why?

HW#36 Answer all the above 7 questions in your notebook.

11/27

Aim: What's the irony of the story?

Do Now:

Procedures:

Write a brief response to the story. For example, what do you think of the characters? the theme? the ending? the writing techniques? etc.

1. Discuss the story. Raise the questions you have.

2. Find examples of the literary elements in the story, such as the theme, characterization, irony, conflict, etc.

3. HW# 37 Write a brief summary of the story including the description of the setting, the main characters, conflicts, the plot, and its conclusion.

11/28

Aim: What's the theme of the story?

Do Now:

Procedures:

Discuss examples of the literary elements in the story:

• setting

• the theme

• characterization

• irony

• conflict

11/29

Aim: Point of Vie Writing Workshop

Do Now:

Procedures:

Use the Point of View strategy to analyze the story.

• Who else could tell the story?
  ---You could choose any character involved in the story including inanimate objects.
• What kind of story would they tell?
  ----You could expand an incident or event or retell the story from an original perspective by adding the contents to fill in the space that exists in many stories.
• In what form could the story be told?
  a. A speech or a sermon
  b. A first person narration
  c. A diary entry
  D. A letter
  e. A dialogue
  f. Different types of newspaper articles
  g. A  dream
  h. A soliloquy
  i. An essay
  j. A poem
  k. A story

Homework #38  Write a personal response to the story using a different point of view of narration, for example, from the point of view of a neighbor, Armand's deceased mother, Desiree, Armand's father, a slave, etc . You can write in the form of a diary, letter, dream, newspaper article, gossip, a scene etc.

Extra Credit Work-#38 Plus

Write a letter to the author that expresses your strong feelings. Explore those feelings and why you reacted the way you did during and after reading the author's work. Consider one or more of these questions when writing your letter: Did the characters, conflict or setting mirror your life in some way? What strengths or flaws do you share with a character or characters in the book? What did the book show you about your world that you never noticed before? What surprised you about yourself while you were reading this book? Why was the work meaningful to you?

Write a personal letter not a fan letter or book report. Express yourself! A letter is less formal than an essay or research paper. Write honestly and in your own voice, as if you were having a conversation with the author. Keep in mind-
1. Correspond, don't compliment! Your letter should inform rather than flatter the author.
2. Do not summarize the book plot! The author wrote the book and already knows about what happened: What the author does not know is how the book affected you.
 

11/30

Aim: Review/ Notebook Check

Do Now:

Procedure:

Continue and complete( or revise ) your point of view writing based on "Desiree's Baby".