Week of 8/24-8/28

Welcome back to school, distance-style!  This week, I ask you the question:

What is the allure of fear?

We will explore Gothic Literature and review unit material and structure of the class.  

Here’s what you need to know:

Classes: Monday/Wednesday, 10:15 – 10:45 AM

Zoom ID and password: Check your outlook calendar and/or Teams Files

Weekly Objectives

·         Read and comprehend the text complexity independently and proficiently.

·         Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

·         Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it, and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

New Assignments

·         2 Discussion Posts
(Please see the “Posts” section of the English 10 page and respond appropriately)

·         Read the story: “My Gothic Literature”
and write a summary: submit in Teams

·         Read: “The Fall of The House of The Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe

·         Answer questions analyzing “The Fall of The House…” story

·         View class videos in stream if asynchronous

 

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Attend Class at109:15

 

Complete 1st Discussion Post

 

Read “My Gothic Literature” and write a summary

Start reading “The House of the Fall of the Usher”

Attend Class at 10:15

 

Complete 2nd Discussion Post

Complete Questions for “The House of the Fall of The Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe

 

 

Read first short story assignment for next week.