Continuing to write

Goal: Writing paragraphs on irony and theme for our comparative analysis paper.

Agenda:

1. Read 
2. If you need to you can re-watch the Mood Paragraph tutorial video, but you also need to add two more body paragraphs to your essay today, the ones about theme and irony. 

Writing Task:
Consider the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and the movie The Night of The Hunter (1955) directed by Charles Laughton. What techniques do the author and director use to create the theme and mood?

Write a comparison/contrast essay discussing the similarities and differences between these two works. Keep in mind how the author and filmmaker use various literary and cinematic techniques to create mood, theme, and irony.

Collected Evidence: The examples you submitted.

Examples of Theme Mood and Irony in Cask of Amontillado

Examples of Theme Mood and Irony in Night of the Hunter

Comparing Text and Film

Goal: Getting started on our comparative analysis paper.

Agenda:

1. Read
2. Take a quick quiz to refresh your memory about Cask of Amontillado. 
3. I have sent you a new Google Doc called "Comparing Poe and Laughton."
4. Find it in your "Shared with me" section in Google Drive. 
5. Read the prompt carefully to yourself and then we will write one of the paragraphs together. 
6. Mood Paragraph tutorial video. 

Writing Task:
Consider the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and the movie The Night of The Hunter (1955) directed by Charles Laughton. What techniques do the author and director use to create the theme and mood?

Write a comparison/contrast essay discussing the similarities and differences between these two works. Keep in mind how the author and filmmaker use various literary and cinematic techniques to create mood, theme, and irony.

Collected Evidence: The examples you submitted.

Examples of Theme Mood and Irony in Cask of Amontillado

Examples of Theme Mood and Irony in Night of the Hunter

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Viewing Night of the Hunter, final day

Goal: Finish watching Night of the Hunter and collect evidence for writing.

1. Read
2. Finish watching and taking notes on Night of the Hunter. 
3. Write up examples of theme, mood and irony. 
4. With your partner use THIS FORM to submit your examples. 

Note: I am re-showing Night of the Hunter from the beginning at lunch today, Monday and Tuesday. If you missed any part of the film or just want to see it again you are welcome to bring your lunch and watch it here. 

Viewing Night of the Hunter: Day 1

Goal: Watch the first 30 minutes of Night of the Hunter while making notes about items related to the theme, mood and irony in the film.

How could you organize your notes to look for theme, mood and irony before we begin watching the film?

1. Open your English journal and set up a note taking system for yourself. 
2. As we watch the film make a note of any irony you see. 
3. Look for settings, or shots the reflect various moods in the film. 
4. See if you can spot a reference to the theme near the very beginning. 

District Interim Assessment

Happy rainy Monday. Let's stay dry.

Today you get to try something new, an online assessment from the district. We had to take the last one on paper, but this one is digital. More and more of your assessments are going to be digital as you go through school, so this is good practice.

1. Go to: https://sdusd.illuminatehc.com/auth and choose STUDENT
2. Login with your district username and password, the same one you use to login to the netbooks. 
3. You should see Pending Online Assessments on the right.
4. Choose Literacy Interim Assessment 2-Grade 9.
5. Read the directions carefully as you work through the assessment. 
6. Read your book or work on your book review when you finish.