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ENGLISH AREAENGLISH LITERATURE

7TH GRADE2010-2011

TEACHER: Mauricio Martinez MartinezGUIDE: 4 From: October 19th to November 12th (16hours)UNIT: 2TOPIC: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTEDSUBTOPICS:

a. Reading selection: “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henryb. Literary genre: short storyc. Reading skills: make predictions and summarize a storyd. Literary devices: verbal, situational and dramatic irony and paradoxe. Writer´s workshop: updating the story. Set the story in any city today and write

a new version. Consider wages, prices, rents, and living conditionsf. On the Internet: Social studies: turn of the century-research an American time

period and make a time capsule. Consider government, economics, communications, and transportation

g. Words to Own

PERFORMANCES Analyzes and synthesizes the story “The Gift of the Magi” Differentiates irony from other literary elements Identifies the different types of irony Uses mental representation of words to own Uses divergent thinking when expressing ideas and thoughts by means of writing

projects and research projects Differentiates short story from other literary genres

MENTAL OPERATIONS DEFINITIONSIdentifying Gathering the general characteristics of an

object in order to express them in a word which defines them.

Differentiating Recognition of objects by their essential characteristics.

Mental representation Making mental images of phenomena objects or concepts.

Divergent thinking Adopting a new position changing a point of view, through creativity and imagination.

Analyzing and synthesizing

Breaking down into parts and forms describing what is really relevant.Combining elements by selecting and abbreviating.

CONTENT FRAMEWORKThe following subtopics can be found on Elements of Literature, Third CourseHolt, Rinehart and Winston, a Harcourt company

1. Irony p 202, and 2122. Words to own. pp203, 204, 205 and 2063. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. pp203, 204, 205 and 206

NEW VOCABULARY

August 5th,2010

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Complete the vocabulary in the notebook. Look up the meaning according to the topic context by using the dictionary.

1. instigate 2. blurred 3. parsimony 4. sniffles 5. bearing6. scrutiny 7. vestibule 8. flop down 9. subsiding 10. prosperity11. depreciate 12. appertaining 13. shabby 14. furnished 15. possessor16. imputation 17. pennies 18. howl 19. beggar 20. income21. coveted 22. meretricious 23. couch 24. coax 25. shrunk26. flat 27. bulldozing 28. sobs 29. thereunto 30. mendicancy

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METHODOLOGY

SUBTOPICSACTIVITIES

Background Knowledge

Concept Apprehension

Closure

Elements of literature: irony

2hrs

Teacher will elicit Irony definitions to fill in the Prediction Chart in Practice and Application. Then, students will listen to the song Irony in Practice and Application. Students will choose two ironic situations from the song. They will explain the ironic situations to the class in a round table discussion.

Students will read pg 212 “Irony: Twists and Surprises” by John Leggett. They will define each of the different types of irony and will complete the chart in Practice and Application.

They will explain each type of irony and will provide one example. (Differentiating)

Students will read “Death speaks” in Practice and Application and will answer the questions to be shared in a round table discussion. (Divergent thinking)

Homework: - Send an ironic situation of each type to www.mrtz08.wordpress.com for homework ballot.

SUBTOPICSACTIVITIES



Closure

Short Story

4hrs

Students will complete the chart of Short Story in Practice and Application with information from the story “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto.

Students will read the short story “American History” by Judith Ortiz Cofer on P 293 and will share in a round table discussion about the features of a short story.(Identifying)

Students will design a sociogram to visually represent the relationships among the different terms of the short story genre.(Identifying)

Homework: -Extract and define the words to own from the story.

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SUBTOPICSACTIVITIES



Closure

Words to own

2hrs

Students will share in a round table the definition of some WTO.(Homework check)

Students will provide the following word fields for each WTO: Meaningful sentence, part of speech, synonym or antonym, context clue and illustration.(Classifying)

Spelling on erasable boards.(Mental Representation)

Homework: -Choose ten WTO and write a paragraph.

SUBTOPICSACTIVITIES



Closure

“The Gift of the Magi” O.Henry

4hrs

Students will read make the connection on p 202 and will share experiences about the best Christmas presents they have ever been given in a round table.

(Homework check)

Students will listen to the story and unconsciously use the think aloud reading-listening strategy to make meaning from text, modeling, predicting and responding to a text implicitly and explicitly.(Analyzing and Synthesizing)

Students will use the 60SSS to summarize the story and will complete the SWBS diagram in Graphic Summary.(Classifying)

Homework: -Do content evaluation and bring a proposal of the research project.

SUBTOPICSACTIVITIES



Closure

Writing project and research project.

4hrs

Students will set the story in any city today and write a new version. They will Consider wages, prices, rents, and living conditions.

Students will share their research project.(Divergent thinking)

Students will provide feedback to their peers about the research project.(Divergent thinking)

Homework: -Do final evaluation

CONTENT EVALUATION

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Answer the following questions about the story “The Gift of the Magi” (Analyzing and Synthesizing)

1. Why is the outcome of the story an irony?2. How does O. Henry explain his earlier reference to the Magi in the last

paragraph?3. Do you think that Christmas sacrifices that Della and Jim make are necessary to

prove their love? Why or why not?4. What other sacrifices do they make for each other? 5. What does Jim’s expression upon seeing Della’s cut hair imply?6. What is a synonym of Instigate?7. What is that provokes or urges on to some action?

Complete the line with Words to Own. (Classifying)8. Love _________ the sacrifices Della and Jim make for each other in the story.9. Della’s ________adornments are finally hers. She apparently had longed for

them for quite some time.10. It is not Jim’s __________Della’s present for him. On the contrary, he values it

highly.

PRACTICE AND APPLICATION

PREDICTION CHARTWhat I think Irony is… What irony really is…

Responding to Literature (Analyzing and Synthesizing)

a. What is the moral reflection at the very beginning of the story4?b. What do the details in paragraph two in p 204 tell about the couple and the setting of the story?c. Where do you think Della is going?

d. How might Della’s sacrifice turn out to be an ironic situation? e. What do you think will happen when Jim sees Della?

Read the following text and answer the questions below.

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DEATH SPEAKS:There was a merchant in Bagdad who sent his servant to market to buy provisions and

in a little while the servant came back, white and trembling, and said, Master, just now

when I was in the market-place I was jostled by a woman in the crowd and when I

turned I saw it was Death that jostled me. She looked at me and made a threatening

gesture; now, lend me your horse, and I will ride away from this city and avoid my fate.

I will go to Samarra and there Death will not find me. The merchant lent him his horse,

and the servant mounted it, and he dug his spurs in its flanks and as fast as the horse

could gallop he went. Then the merchant went down to the market-place and he saw

me standing in the crowd and he came to me and said, Why did you make a threatening

gesture to my servant when you saw him this morning? That was not a threatening

gesture, I said, it was only a start of surprise. I was astonished to see him in Bagdad,

for I had an appointment with him tonight in Samarra.

-W. Somerset Maugham

Based on the text, answer the questions below. (Analyzing and Synthesizing)

1. Why is this story ironic?

2. What types of irony can you detect in the story?

3. According to the story, what is the meaning of jostled in the third and fourth lines?

4. According to the story the sentence …and he dug his spurs in its flanks and as fast as

the horse could gallop he went, what type of figurative language is used?

5. How do you connect this story to your real life experiences?

Fill in the chart with the information form the story “The Gift of the Magi”

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Listen to the song and extract two ironic situations. Explain.

"Ironic" Alanis Morissette

An old man turned ninety-eightHe won the lottery and died the next day

It's a black fly in your ChardonnayIt's a death row pardon two minutes too late

And isn't it ironic... don't you think

It's like rain on your wedding dayIt's a free ride when you've already paid

It's the good advice that you just didn't takeWho would've thought... it figures

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to flyHe packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye

He waited his whole damn life to take that flightAnd as the plane crashed down he thought

"Well isn't this nice..."And isn't it ironic... don't you think



Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on youWhen you think everything's okay and everything's going right

And life has a funny way of helping you out whenYou think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up

In your face

A traffic jam when you're already lateA no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knifeIt's meeting the man of my dreamsAnd then meeting his beautiful wifeAnd isn't it ironic...don't you think

A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think...



Life has a funny way of sneaking up on youLife has a funny, funny way of helping you out

Helping you out.

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Writer´s workshop: updating the story. Set the story in any city today and write a new version. Consider wages, prices, rents, and living conditions.

GRAPHIC SUMMARY

The Gift of the MagiO. Henry

DIRECTIONS: After reading “The Gift of the Magi” fill out the SWBS chart.

Somebody wanted but so…

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Literary Terms: IronyDIRECTIONS: After reading the story, and apprehending the concepts,” fill in as much as you can of the notes below.

Term Definition Example

situational irony

1.

2.

dramatic irony 1.

2.

verbal irony 1.

2.

NEW CONCEPTS

1. Irony2. Point of view

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RESEARCHPROJECT

FUNDACION GIMNASIO LOS PORTALESENGLISH DEPARTMENT

LITERATURE2010 -2011

Name: __________________________Grade:_____ Date:________________

-Expect the Unexpected-Mini-Scale Project - Part II

Due on / due by:___________DIRECTIONS

Make a list of personal ironic situations. Look for ironic situations in ironyplus.ning.com.ironyplus.ning.com/ Write a short essay about it identifying the three types of irony. Design a brochure and prepare a report for the entire class.

GUIDELINES1. First, write a list of ironic situations you have ever lived. Explain why you think

they are ironic and what type of irony they fit in. 2. Then, Look for ironic situations on line.3. Then, compare your findings with your classmates` and refresh your list of ironic

situations.4. Be careful. Plagiarism is not allowed. You have to cite sources of information.

ChecklistCheckpoints Due date Student`s

signatureTeachers`

initials1. Express your thoughts and personal feelings towards an ironic situation by means of a five-paragraph-essay.

Friday, October 15

2. Design a brochure about an ironic situation. You may want to include pictures, reactions and types of irony.

Friday, October 22

3.Present an oral report about it. Friday, November 5

Presentation The design of the brochure and the expressive writing project will be graded on the rubrics presented in the charts below.

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FINAL EVALUATION

(Classifying)

(Analyzing and Synthesizing)

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GRAPHIC INTERPRETATION

Taken from Elements of Literature-Third Course-Holt and Rinehart


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