Students were left pondering the themes of fate and free will after reading "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs. Tomorrow they will examine the way that the author portrays characters through their actions, identify words and phrases that convey mood, and engage in creative writing connected to the story. As well, they will investigate some of the story's vocabulary through context clues to derive meanings. I am planning to show a film of the story so that they can make comparisons to the text and consider the filmmaker's choices in their production.
Today students drew vocabulary list #3 words on our "wall of wisdom". Tomorrow they will pair up with a classmate to create a charade or short skit acting out a word. There is a quizlet attached below for them to use to practice with the words. Most likely, there will be a vocab quiz on Friday.
Homework:
Monday: none unless something is overdue (like Poe essay); study vocab
Tuesday: finish Monkey Paw activities if needed; use quizlet to study vocab
Wednesday: write 4 sentences using 4 vocab words; use quizlet to study
Thursday: vocab quiz tomorrow
Vocab List #3 Quizlet
