Monday, November 29, 2010

Tuesday, Nov. 30, Gift of The magi

Objective: Quiz on O Hnery's life and vocabulary words. Review the diction that O Henry uses and identify why he uses such speech. Make predictions. What do you think is going to happen? Identify irony. What is the theme?

1. Warm-Up

Quick study for quiz. Questions will be on o Henry's life and the first five vocabulary words from Gift of the Magi.

2. QUIZ

3. Read Magi handout. What were the greatest gifts the Magi really gave to the infant Jesus? Keeping this in mind, why is the number three repeated so many times in the story?
HW - Be prepared to complete persuasive essay on wednesday. Be sure you site at least three sources in your essay. be sure to check types of appeals that you used and that you addressed the opposing argument. Remember you can also go back and use the sample essay in the text as a check for format. Also, use the rubric provided!

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