Fresh English: Close reading of the opening of "Cask of Amontillado"

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Close reading of the opening of "Cask of Amontillado"

The Cask of Amontillado by manonquinn

Goal: Develop a deeper understanding of the characters in "Cask of Amontillado" by doing a close reading of the first three paragraphs.

Agenda:
Read
Close reading of "Cask of Amontillado," Section1

Close reading:

Open your copy of "Cask of Amontillado."
If you didn't make your own copy yesterday you can get a copy of the text here.

I'll be using some slides in class to walk us through this process. I'll add them here later for your review.

Reminders:

Read your book for 30 minutes. You should be almost 2/3 done about now.
Tomorrow you will have some time in class to finish reading "Cask of Amontillado," but if you have not done your prediction chart up through section 2 then you need to catch up tonight.
If you did not complete the paragraph about irony and theme in "Possibility of Evil" from 2/6 last week you also need to complete that.

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Gradebook Explained

My grade book is on Power School for you to view. There are some things you need to know.

If you have a blank score or missing score that is not bad. Often scores are left blank when I do not grade an assignment right away. Sometimes blanks mean a student was absent for an in class experience. The point is do not panic about blank or missing scores.

Zeros however, are a real problem. Students get zeros when they do not turn in an assignment that they should have done. Zeros usually appear after I have asked the student several times to get the work finished. Students can sometimes undo a zero by turning in the work late. Some assignments can be regraded. See the button at the top of the blog to request a re-grade.

Often I do not enter many assignments until the end of the grading period when projects we have been working on for a few weeks become due. I try to enter progress grades every few weeks into the "progress category." Note that the progress category is only 10% of the total grade. Low scores on progress grades indicates that a student needs to improve their work before the final project is due.

Grade categories are weighted as follows:

50% Writing & Speaking (Essays, some in class assessments, and speaking assignments.)

40% Reading & Listening (Book reviews and reading progress and some listening assessments.)

10% Progress (writing draft grades, turning in required paperwork, some formative assessments)

Student grades are based on meeting grade level standard proficiencies. This is not a points or numbers game. There is no extra credit, but there may be additional opportunities to show proficiency.

I hope this will resolve some confusion. Of course if you have questions about grades please e-mail me.

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Close reading of the opening of "Cask of Amontillado"

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