Week 11: October 30 – November 3
AP English Lit
10/30 – Literary Term of the Week: connotation; Non-Fiction Close Reading for Halloween: “Horror Movies – Are they “horror”ible or hilarious?” Students will read and annotate the article “Why we crave horror movies” by Stephen King and then analyze King’s technique and craft; Finally, students will be introduced to two-line horror stories and write their own.
10/31 – Students will take notes over the horror genre and then share/read their two-line horror stories.
11/1 – Half Day of School! National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo): Students will register for the class NaNoWriMo with their intent for their novella and begin considering good vs bad novels.
11/2 – NaNoWriMo: Students will identify types of characters in a novel and create complex characters for their novel.
11/3 – NaNoWriMo: Students will understand the importance of creating conflict; identify internal vs external conflicts and how conflict engages readers.
English IV
10/30 – Literary Term of the Week: connotation; Non-Fiction Close Reading for Halloween: “Horror Movies – Are they “horror”ible or hilarious?” Students will read and annotate the article “Why we crave horror movies” by Stephen King and then analyze King’s technique and craft; Finally, students will be introduced to two-line horror stories and write their own.
10/31 – Students will take notes over the horror genre and then share/read their two-line horror stories.
11/1 – Half Day of School! Students will work through revision/editing process on their personal essay. Essay DUE Friday 11/3.
11/2 – Texas Writing Workshop: Students will work through the steps of writing a short story. pgs 214-216 Topic and setting will be chosen. Personal Essay DUE Tomorrow.
11/3 – Texas Writing Workshop: Students will work through character mapping and a story chart for their short story.