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Freshman English

Please turn in your homework and take a few minutes to review your vocabulary words. Quiz in 5 minutes! . Freshman English. Agenda: Sept. 4 & 8. Please write today’s agenda in your Time Tracker or agenda. Thanks . Turn in Characterize Yourself Flowers Vocabulary Quiz

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Freshman English

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  1. Please turn in your homework and take a few minutes to review your vocabulary words. Quiz in 5 minutes!  Freshman English

  2. Agenda: Sept. 4 & 8 Please write today’s agenda in your Time Tracker or agenda. Thanks  • Turn in Characterize Yourself • Flowers Vocabulary Quiz • “The Cask of Amontillado” • Literary device notes (mood, setting, unreliable narrator) • Contextual information – Carnival, catacombs • Vocabulary • Begin reading “Cask…” • Plot diagram • Homework: Characterization Exit Slip

  3. "The Cask of Amontillado"Literary Device Notes • Mood: The feeling or atmosphere that an author creates in a literary work. The mood can suggest an emotion, such as fear or joy; it can also suggest the quality of a setting, such as gloom or airiness. • - for example, if an author described catacombs as “peaceful” or “still,” a calm mood would have been created.

  4. "The Cask of Amontillado"Literary Device Notes Setting: The time and placein which the events of a story, novel, or play occur. The setting often helps create a(n) mood or atmosphere. Setting is not just physical, however; it includes ideas, customs, values, and beliefs of a particular time.

  5. "Cask of Amontillado"Literary Device Notes • Unreliable narrator: When the reader cannot trust the narrator of a story. The narrator presents a distorted/biased account of the story.

  6. "Cask…” contextual information • Carnivale images: http://www.biedell.com/portfolio.html (scroll to Italy section) • http://www.nmngworldtour.com/picsitalyweek1.html • Catacombs images: • http://www.parisbestlodge.com/catacombs.html • http://www.destinaguide.com/europe/italy/latium/rome/attractions/catacombs/index.php/ • http://www.sirjohnsworld.com/a4.htm

  7. “The Cask of Amontillado” By Edgar Allen PoeVocabulary Please spell each word as it is called out. Add these words to your list from “The Flowers.”

  8. Correct spelling: • 5. preclude • 6. impunity • 7. retribution • 8. immolation • 9. connoisseurship • 10. accost • 11. fetter • 12. implore • 13. obstinate

  9. Now copy each word’s POS and definition. • 5. preclude—(verb) to make impossible in advance; to prevent. • 6. impunity—(noun) freedom from punishment or harm. • 7. retribution—(noun) punishment • 8. immolation—(noun) destruction • 9. connoisseurship—(noun) expert knowledge • 10. accost—(verb) to approach or confront boldly • 11. fetter—(verb) to confine or restrain • 12. implore (verb) to beg or plead urgently • 13. obstinate—(adj.) stubborn

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