AGENDAYou will need:

PlannerPen/pencilComposition book

HOMEWORK

● 1st body paragraph November 17th● Essay-- typed, MLA format November 20th● “Wizard of Oz” December 1 (take RC test)● RC Points due December 2

o English 8-- 60 pointso Honors-- 90 points

Story review-- quickwrite

● In your composition book:o Summarize (no more than 3 sentences) the

short Edgar Allan Poe story.o What is the mood? Explain.

Literary Devices (write in composition book)

Quick Review:● Irony● Foreshadow● Imagery● Simile● Metaphor

● Dramatic Irony● Personification● Figure of Speech● Dialect● Symbols

Mood (in composition book)

● In “The Tell-Tale Heart” (or “The Cask of Amontillado”), what is the overall mood that Edgar Allan Poe is trying to portray? Explain (1 sentence)

● Shoulder partners-- compare moods.

Essay Thesis

PROMPT:Authors use various literary devices to create a

particular mood. Write an essay in which you identify two (three for honors) literary devices that the author uses, and explain how the use of these devices creates a _____ mood. Include at least two of the following academic words: factor, establish, authority, function, analyze, area, distribute, economy, influence, interpret.

Thesis cont’d

● What is the main point of your essay?● Name your two (three--honors) literary

devices you are going to discuss.● How does Poe use these devices to

create the mood?

Hook Ideas

● Quote from the story● Quote from another author/person about

Poe● Create a simile● Include an interesting fact about Poe

Introductory Paragraph

● Must include:o Hooko TAG (title, author, genre) o background info (Poe? Story?)o Thesiso Transition sentence between intro and body

Peer Edit, Introduction● Highlight:

o Yellow= hooko Green= thesiso Orange= transition sentence

● Star the TAG (title, author, genre)● Circle any misspelled words or grammar

errors

Basic Essay Outline● Intro● Body paragraph (literary device #1)

o Must include-- device, 2 quotes, explanation● Body paragraph (literary device #2)

o Must include-- device, 2 quotes, explanation● Body paragraph (literary device #3--honors)

o Must include-- device, 2 quotes, explanation● Conclusion

Body Paragraph ● Literary device● How does this device create the mood?● Two quotes that relate to the literary

device AND to the mood.● Commentary-- this is where you explain

how the device creates the mood.

Edit Body Paragraph● Highlight literary device in yellow.● Highlight quotes in green.● Highlight commentary in orange.● Circle any misspelled words or grammar

errors.● Does the commentary make sense? Does

it talk about how the literary device creates the mood?

Conclusion● Must include transition sentence.● Restate the thesis.● Concluding sentence relates to hook from

intro.

Edit Complete Essay● 1st reader:

o Highlight hook, transition words, academic vocabulary words. Are they used properly?

● 2nd reader:o Look for the commentary. Does it connect the literary

device and the mood? Does it make sense?● 3rd reader:

o Mechanics and MLA formatting. Did they make spelling/grammar errors? Did they use the proper format for citing the story?

Due Thursday, 11/20!

● Essay is due tomorrow, 11/20● MUST be typed and in MLA format● Include your peer-edited rough draft● Highlight your academic vocabulary

words on final draft