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Bell Ringer
Directions: Anton Chechov uses imagery and figurative langauge often to describe setting, characters, reactions, etc. For this bell ringer, identify five examples of imagery and/or figurative language and determine what type is used (i.e., simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, hyperbole, etc.).

Keep this in mind as you read.....
Question: How does the Bolshevik Revolution help us understand Blok's poem "The Twelve?" After reading the poem, we will go to the computer lab to develop a short (6 slide) PowerPoint presentation addressing this question.

=‍‍‍ Active Reading = Read and annotate "The Twelve" As you read, look for Blok's "so what." Make specific notes on this at the end of the poem. Can you state the "so what" in one sentence?

Remember: By "so what," I mean his POINT, his SPECIFIC PURPOSE. What is he trying to say here?

=‍‍‍Homework =
 * Remember that prep notes are due tomorrow, and we will be doing our Socratic circle on the first 7 sections of "Ward No. 6"!!!**

‍ Independent Reading Assignment: “Ward No. 6” Chekhov
//Seminars and Timed Write://  Explore the spiritual and emotional changes of Dr. Ragin in Chekhov’s "Ward No. 6.” How and why does the main character change throughout the story? Write an informative/explanatory essay using three to six pieces of textual evidence to support an original thesis statement. (RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.1, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.9)

===‍‍‍Dates: ===
 * 4/19- Socratic Seminar on sections I-VII
 * 4/26- Socratic Seminar on sections VIII-XIII
 * 5/3- Socratic Seminar on sections XIV- End

===‍‍‍Assignments: ===
 * Prep Notes for Seminars (3)
 * Journaling- 10 entries by 5/3
 * Timed Write for prompt