May 13, 2008...1:00 pm

Today in Class – May 13, 2008

SENIOR FINAL EXAMS TODAY!

 

Bellringer:

What is the bravest thing you’ve ever done? Why do you consider this action to be brave?

 

Today/Classwork:

Today students were given instructions and a template for the mini-lesson on modern literary elements. Students then selected team members to work with in preparing and presenting their mini-lesson. The remainder of the class period was spent researching the assigned literary element.

 

The literary elements being presented, and which will show up on your final, are as follows:

  1. absurdist tradition
  2. characterization
  3. extended metaphor
  4. external conflict
  5. imagery
  6. interior monologue
  7. internal conflict
  8. magic realism
  9. objective reporting
  10. paradox
  11. repetition
  12. satire
  13. subjective reporting

 

Homework:

No homework.

 

Word of the Day:

terse – (adjective) short and to the point