AP Literature: Welcome Back!

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AP LiteratureWelcome Back!

• Freire Charter School
• Ms. Stacey
• Thursday, September 4, 2014

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Class Bulletin 9.4.14

• What are our Objectives?
• Review Vocab G1 (Fill-Ins)
• Review Ch 1 Telling the Story
• Preview Ch 2 Plot Structure
• What goes in the bin?
• Nothing
• What goes on your desk?
• Your composition book open for the Vocab Warm-up

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Vocab Unit G1 Fill in the Blank!

1. The _____ mission failed to bring back the
   necessary intelligence about the terrorist plot.
2. Justin could not stand his mothers ____ ways,
   and had to move out to escape her constant
   criticism.
3. Gemma was upset when the popular kids _____ the
   corner lunch table from her group of friends.
4. Theres no need to ____ the decision, the
   doctor said. Its pretty clear cut.
5. After the awards ceremony, the inventor basked in
   the ____ on his colleagues, soaking up their
   words of praise.

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Chapter 1 Reading the Story

• Reading Check

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Ch 1 Reading Check Trade and Grade / Review

• Swap with a neighbor correct with a different
  color of ink!
• Only mark it if its WRONG
• Make sure you understand the correct responses!

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The Most Dangerous Game

• Does it fulfill the criteria of commercial
  fiction?
• Sympathetic hero
• Defined, chronological plot full of suspense
• Happy ending
• Theme that upholds a normal worldview

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Ch 2 Preview Plot Structure

• Activate prior knowledge! What is
• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Conflict
• Suspense
• Plot Pyramid

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PROTAGONIST ANTAGONIST in Game

• Who was the protagonist? How do you know?
• Who was the antagonist? How do you know?

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CONFLICT in Game
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PLOT of Game
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Homework

• FOR TOMORROW
• Perrine Ch 2 Plot (Pg 107-115)/Cornell Notes
• Alice Munros How I Met my Husband (Pg 130-146)
• Answer SQs 1, 2, 7, 8 in journal
• Respond to Blog post
• Add bolded terms from Ch 2 to your index cards
• LOOKING AHEAD
• Summer Reading Essay Revisions due Mon 9/8
• Vocab Unit G1 Packet Due/Quiz Tues 9/9