Wednesday,+January+25

=Essential Question: How do our perceptions affect our relationships?=

Refresher Course
Read and discuss a few of the Widow Wycherly group writes.

==‍Formative Assessment: Open Response (30 minutes) == Describe Hawthorne's use of rhetorical strategies in his characterization of Dr. Heiddegger. Use textual evidence in your analysis.

‍A Note About Books!
We are about to start reading Shakespeare's //The Taming of the Shrew//. I will be requiring you to annotate. This means that you will either need your own copy of the book, or you can annotate with post-it notes. You can purchase the book from me for $2 now. This would allow you to write in the book, highlight quotes, dog-ear the pages, etc. If you choose not to purchase the book, you will need to acquire your own sticky notes. If you do not purchase the book, but it is returned to me with any damage or it is lost, you will be required to pay $2.

‍Independent Reading
Read and do at least 1 journal entry. Instead of the standard text evidence and commentary, structure today's response as a 4 sentence entry consisting of a point sentence and 1 chunk. For this entry, analyze the author's style. Focus on DIDLS. This will be a LOT 3 entry.

When you finish your entry, click the link to publish your entry as a comment on my blog post.

==‍Teacher Sample for //Heart of Darkness// by Joseph Conrad == LOT 3 The narrator displays a passionate reverence for the sea. As the ship waits for the tide at the base of the Thames River, he meditates on the "greatness [that] had ... floated on the ebb of that river into the mystery of an unknown earth" carrying "the dreams of men, the seed of commonwealths, the germs of empires." This description of the ocean as mysterious and "unknown" reminds readers that endless possibilities await beyond the tide, and the parallel phrases connect these "dreams of men" with the beginnings of great and terrible civilizations while providing a flowing cadence that mimics the rhythm of the tide. The author is building the narrator's persona as a dedicated sailor by displaying this sense of awe on the cusp of setting sail into the dark, distant horizon.