week 8
03/24-03/28
Aim: How was Washington Square
described in the beginning of the
story
The Last Leaf by O. Henry ? What's the importance of these details?
Do Now:
- Copy WOD
- Do Test-Prep Question
- Read
on this day of history. Pick one event that intrigued you and copy down
in your notebook.
- Read and copy one of the most interesting
news summaries including the headline in your notebook. Take the
.
- Go to the
cartoon page and interpret the cartoon
Procedure:
1. Interpret the quotation of the day on your own words:
Journal#14
Shakespeare: “Cowards die many times before their deaths.”
Checking your understanding….
- “ Mr. .Pneumonia” is (a) the doctor (b) a disease (c)
an unhappy bill collector
- At first, the doctor thinks johnsy’s chances to live
are ( a) very poor (b) about fifty- fifty (c) quite good
- Sue tells johnsy’s that her chances to live are ( a)
very poor (b) about fifty- fifty (c) quite good
- Behrman enters the young women’s studio to (a) care
for johnsy (b) pose for sue (c) pull the shade down
- The next morning, Johnsy is truly surprised to see (a)
rain on the window (b) sue (c) one last leaf
- We learn later that the leaf had been (a) wired on the
vine (b) painted by behrman (c) put in Sue’s scrapbook
HW# 29 Use 5 words from the list to
write a paragraph.
03/25
Aim: To be familiar with the
historical background of the short story "The Last Leaf".
Do Now:
- Copy WOD
- Do Test-Prep Question
- Read
on this day of history. Pick one event that intrigued you and copy down
in your notebook.
- Read and copy one of the most interesting
news summaries including the headline in your notebook. Take the
.
- Go to the
cartoon page and interpret the cartoon
Procedures:
1. Interpret the quotation of the day on your own words:
Journal #15
Norman Cousins: “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is
what dies inside us while we live.”
2. Read the
historical account of how the
Washington Square Park came into existence
HW# 30 Describe your favorite park
(with a picture attached)- its name, location, layout, features, importance, and
history.
03/26/08
Aim: How was Washington Square
described in the beginning of the
story
The Last Leaf by O. Henry ? What's the importance of these details?
Do Now:
- Copy WOD
- Do Test-Prep Question
- Read
on this day of history. Pick one event that intrigued you and copy down
in your notebook.
- Read and copy one of the most interesting
news summaries including the headline in your notebook. Take the
.
- Go to the
cartoon page and interpret the cartoon
Procedure:
1. Interpret the quotation of the day on your own words:
Journal # 16
Georgia O’Keeffe: “Where I was born and where and
how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have
done with where I have been that should be of
interest.”
2.Read the story
The Last Leaf by O. Henry and answer the study questions.
HW# 30
Describe your favorite park (with a picture
attached)- its name, location, layout, features,
importance, and history.
03/27
Aim: To continue
reading the short story "The Last Leaf" and
find out what kept Johnsy from giving up.
Do Now:
- Copy WOD
- Do Test-Prep Question
- Read
on this day of history. Pick one event that intrigued you and copy down
in your notebook.
- Read and copy one of the most interesting
news summaries including the headline in your notebook. Take the
.
- Go to the
cartoon page and interpret the cartoon
Procedures:
1. Interpret the quotation of the day on your own words:
Journal # 17
Socrates: “No evil can happen to a good man,
either in life or after death.”
2. Continue
reading the story and finish the "Making the
references" questions.
HW.
Complete homework #25, #26 & #27
03/28
Aim:
How
is this statement: “The Last Leaf “ a story of
sacrifice?
Do Now:
- Copy WOD
- Do Test-Prep Question
- Read
on this day of history. Pick one event that intrigued you and copy down
in your notebook.
- Read and copy one of the most interesting
news summaries including the headline in your notebook. Take the
.
- Go to the
cartoon page and interpret the cartoon
Procedure:
1. Interpret the quotation of the day on your own words:
Journal # 18 Kermit the Frog: “It’s not easy being
green.”
2. Complete the
critical thinking questions.
HW.
Complete homework #25, #26 & #27
