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English III . “It’s a Missing Miss Smith Monday!” December 9, 2013 Mr. Houghteling. Today - Monday. Comma practice 2 Finish oral reading of “A Cup of Tea.” Work on sequence of events chart. Help with analysis questions for “A Cup of Tea.” . What’s due? .
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English III “It’s a Missing Miss Smith Monday!” December 9, 2013 Mr. Houghteling
Today - Monday • Comma practice 2 • Finish oral reading of “A Cup of Tea.” • Work on sequence of events chart. • Help with analysis questions for “A Cup of Tea.”
What’s due? • Tuesday: Sequence of Events chart. • Wednesday: Analysis Discussion Questions • Thursday: QUIZ on “A Cup of Tea.” • Friday: Revising the bellringer argument.
Literary Elements in “A Cup of Tea” • Plot • Characterization • Irony • Diction • Imagery • Theme
IRONY • Irony is defined as the CONTRAST between what is EXPECTED to happen with what ACTUALLY happens. Verbal Irony Dramatic Irony Situational Irony
Exit Slip • Considering the conflict presented in “A Cup of Tea,”how should Rosemary have helped out the young woman who asks her for “the price of a cup of tea?”
Wednesday Recap • Today, students will write a complete response to the following statement: • “The most powerful weapon a woman has over a man is her womanness, her femininity, her coquetry. With it, a woman has more power than any man; without it she has nothing.” • Students should brainstorm a bulleted list of instances in which this statement could be true and when this statement could be false. • Students should then write a response in which they CONFIRM (agree with), DENY (disagree with), or QUALIFY (agree with certain limitations) this statement.