What to do with your seats:

1. What to do with your seats: • Go ahead and sit down where you would like, when the bell rings I will re-arrange you into your assigned groups and explain what the colors and names on each desk mean. Feel free to take a look at the handout on the desk before the bell rings 

2. Oct. 7 clear target • I will understand how symbolism and allegory apply to Poe’s “Masque of the Red Death.”

3. Vocabulary  October 7 through October 11

4. Symbolism • Using a concrete object to represent an abstract idea • Ex. Each room in “Masque of the Red Death” will represent a different idea

5. Allegory • The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form. • Ex. Dr. Suess uses allegory in almost all the stories he writes • Can you think of any allegory in The Lorax? What is the bigger idea?

6. Oct. 8 Clear Target • I will predict what I believe will happen in “Masque of the Red Death” based on the historical background knowledge I have on England in the 14thcentury and the Black Death.

7. Tuna Tuesdays! 

8. THIS IS TUNA. He is a dog. • Tuna has a birth defect known as an extreme over bite, hence his adorable teeth • He is a “chi-weenie” (Chihuahua/Dachshund mix). • He became an internet sensation due to his extreme cuteness. • I love him so much.

9. Tuna in all his glory! • So, why Tuna Tuesdays you might ask? • Because these adorable pictures always brighten my day, so now I want to share the love with you guys 

10. Consider your day brightened.

11. Imagery • Visually descriptive or figurative language; language that helps you “paint a picture” in your mind • Predict three words you think Poe might use in “Masque of the Red Death” that would help paint a picture in your mind of this story.

12. Setting • The location and the time period in which a story takes place • The “Masque of the Red Death” takes place inside an extravagant castle, in a fictitious land.

13. Oct. 9 clear target • I will use text-based evidence to answer higher order thinking questions about “Masque of the Red Death.

14. Personification • The assignment of human characteristics to non-human objects • Find an example of personification in “Masque of the Red Death,” and explain what it means. • Hint: Try page 341 (two examples, middle of the page), 342 (one example, bottom of the page), 345 (one example, middle of the page)

15. Personification • Page 341: “The external world could take care of itself.” • Shows that the wealthy have no feelings toward the poor and suffering • Page 341: “…while the pestilence raged most furiously abroad” • Personifies the pestilence as an angry person • Page 342: “…came from the brazen lungs of the clock” • Suggests that the clock is alive and bold • Page 345: “But these other apartments were densely crowded, and in them beat feverishly the heart of life.” • Suggests that the apartments are alive with a heartbeat; symbolizes the guests’ desire to remain alive no matter what

16. Mood • The overall atmosphere of the text; how the author’s writing makes the reader feel • What is the general mood of “Masque of the Red Death?” Find three words in the story that Poe used to help to create this mood.

17. Oct. 10 clear target • I will determine the theme of “Masque of the Red Death.”

18. Theme • The subject of a literary work; the overall idea the author wants to convey to the reader; the “moral” of the story • In your own words, write down what you think the theme of “Masque of the Red Death” is.

19. Theme • Mortality: Death in an inevitability; you cannot escape death • Fear: Poe’s intention is that his reader’s fear grows over the course of the story, culminating in an “unutterable horror” by the end of the story. • Foolishness/Ignorance: The guests are ignorant to the reality of the plague, simply shutting it out and continuing to throw extravagant parties. Even when they become quiet at the clock striking, they are unsure why.