Weekly Agenda Oct 18-22

The Color of Water

MON & TUES

Irony: Verbal Irony vs. Dramatic Irony vs. Situational Irony
Irony Freewrite: Write about irony in your life OR Write about something in an ironic way
Vocab Review

Vocab test
Relating to characters: How are your experiences and thoughts similar to and different from James' experiences and thoughts?
Bio-poem: A poem that can be used in your memoir (this would count as one vignette)
Memoir checklist: Keep this organizer to keep track of your progress

WED
SSR
Journal entries due today: You should have 8 entries

THURS & FRI
Revisit Symbolism Chart
What other symbols have you encountered?
Review how to analyze symbols
Choose a symbol and write another symbolism paragraph (Due tomorrow)

3L Qs
Quaker share: read quotes from chapters 18-21
Review how to develop a thesis and how to write an introduction and conclusion
Assignment: Write an introduction and a conclusion to tie together your two symbolism paragraphs into a formal essay (Due Wednesday, Oct 27)