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Answer the 3 Bell ringer questions and wait for instructions.

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10th Grade Lesson Plans

Melancholy - deep pervading sadness

Gamut – range

Profoundly - deeply, to the core

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Answer questions 9 - 18

Vocabulary

Reminiscences- memories of the past

Disgruntled- discontent

Decorum - polite acceptable behavior

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Vocabulary Chapter 3

Chapter One

Voracity – extreme gluttony

Grievous – causing or marked by pain and anguish

Baseness – Unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values

Vocabulary

Their stillness is the reason why these memories of former times do not awaken desire so much as sorrow—a vast, inapprehensible ____________.

The boys’ decision to enlist was ____________ influenced by their schoolmaster, Kemmerich.

His face expressed a full ____________ of emotions in the span of those few minutes.

Fill in the Blank

The book ""The Life of Abraham Lincoln"" is based on the reminiscences of contemporaries’ of the former President.

The employees was disgruntled for the following reasons – low pay and long hours and having bad managers.

His decorum (demeanor) was well-respected.

Correct the sentences

No new vocabulary!

Review vocabulary for the first three chapters. A pop quiz is coming!

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Chapter Four

First person Second person Third person limited Third person omniscient

Write a definition for two of the above.

Points of view

Which Literary Device?

When we reached Horsehead Landing, lightning was playing across half the sky and thunder roared out, hiding even the sound of the sea.  

“Trembling, he’d push himself up, turning first red, then a soft purple, and finally collapse back onto the bed like and old worn-out doll.”

Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex

Simple Sentence - has one independent clause.

The boy ran.The ugly, mean boy ran to the store.The ugly, mean boy quickly ran to the

convenience store to buy milk and eggs.

Sentence Types

Compound sentence - has two Independent Clauses which are joined in the middle by a Coordinating Conjunction

Football is my favorite sport, and I watch it a lot on television.

I laughed, and I cried.Mr. Cushion is friendly, but he doesn’t

put up with any junk.You can behave, or you can go to the

office.

Sentence Types

Chapter 5

Perplexing - completely baffling; very puzzling                   

Gusto -  enjoyment or vigor in doing something; zest                      

Unison - simultaneous performance of action or utterance of speech

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Vocabulary

ACT Question of the Day“I wrote my name upon the sand,And trusted it would stand for aye;But, soon, alas! the refluent seaHad washed my feeble lines away.”

The best meaning for refluent is A. Boiling overB. Flowing backC. FoamingD. Peaceful

PlotExposition - introduces important background

information to the audience such as character and setting

Rising action – series of events that build up to create suspense

Conflict – struggle between two forcesClimax – highest point of the story, “turning point”Falling Action – declining action in a storyResolution – solving of the conflict

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Plot Diagram

has one Independent Clause and at least one Subordinate Clause. A Subordinate Clause will begin with a Subordinating Conjunction Examples of Subordinate Clauses are: afterbefore unlessalthough if untilas when in order thatas if since whenever as long as so that whereas soon as than wherever

because though whilethat which

Complex Sentences

The students made A’s on the test because they studied.

I passed my test since I studied so much.

Before we came to this class, we didn’t

like grammar.

Examples of Complex Sentences

two or more Independent Clauses and at least one Subordinate Clause

ExamplesBefore you can pass this class, you must

take it seriously, and you must turn in all work.

Mr. Cook made the morning announcements, and we all heard him because he has a loud voice.

Since I studied, I passed the test, and I am so happy.

Compound Complex

Paul and Kat (you and a classmate) have survived the bombardment in the graveyard (described in Chapter Four). While exploring the area you come across the new recruit whose hip has been shattered. After bandaging him as best you can, you discuss the excruciating pain that the young man feels and will feel before he dies within, as the two of you predict, a few days.

Role Playing

One of you suggests putting him out of his misery. But in this case, unlike the episode in the book, no other soldiers come near: If you decide to carry out this proposal, you will not be prevented. Will you go for medical assistance, or will you speed his death? Play out the scene, discussing the pros and cons, and make a decision.Instead of role playing, you

might write out your own dialogue for Kat and Paul. 

Role Playing

ACT Question of the DayToday, pies filled

with sweet, fruity filling are a dessert favorite. For many centuries, the pie’s pastry shell served primarily as a means for baking, the tough dough functioned if a pot or casserole dish does today.

13. What change, if any, should be made to the underlined text?

A. NO CHANGE B. baking. The C. baking the D. baking the,

ACT Question of the DayToday, pies filled

with sweet, fruity filling are a dessert favorite. For many centuries, the pie’s pastry shell served primarily as a means for baking, the tough dough functioned if a pot or casserole dish does today.

14. What change, if any, should be made to the underlined word?

A. NO CHANGE B. then C. after all D. like

Does it help or hurt to talk about traumatic experiences?

Read to find out whether Paul Bäumer can communicate with his family and former friends.

Chapter 6

Journal Entry

Chapter 6

 entanglementsdebauched                  Stuporbenediction

When people are under severe stress or dealing with strong negative emotions, they often fall back on certain coping strategies. Also called defense mechanisms, these strategies may temporarily protect a person from painful situations or thoughts, but they usually do not work as long-term solutions.

Psychology Connection

DenialCompensation, or making up for a weakness in one area

by excelling in anotherDaydreaming, or inventing situations to escape unpleasant

factsDisplacement, or transferring emotions from the true

source to some other thing or personRationalization, or making excuses for one’s actions or

feelingsRegression, or returning to immature behavior to express

emotions. Find examples of these strategies as used by Paul or other

characters in the novel. What other strategies do the soldiers in the novel use to cope with the unbearable stress of war?

Defense Mechanisms

Chapter 9

Denial, numbness, and shockBargainingDepressionAngerAcceptance

Stages of Grief

Test PrepIn A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Ebeneezer

Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marely.  He refuses to believe that he is seeing a ghost.  He explains it by saying:

"You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato. There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!"

The words in bold face and black type are an example of:

a. Situational Ironyb. Allusionc. Metaphord. Pun

Test PrepIn A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Ebeneezer

Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marely.  He refuses to believe that he is seeing a ghost.  He explains it by saying:

"You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato. There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!"

The words in bold face and black type are an example of:

a. Situational Ironyb. Alliterationc. Metaphord. Simile

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USA Test Prep

Save the Last Word (Students find a predetermined number of quotes from a reading that they write on one side of a note card. On the other side they are to write the relevance the quote had to them. The student reads his quote, it is discussed by the rest of the group, and then the original reading has the last word on that quote.)

Silent Conversation (In small groups a student is expected to answer a question about a piece of literature and then create his own question. This question then gets passed to the next person who answers it and comes up with his own question. This continues silently until the entire group has participated in the discussion),

Affinity Charts (Students are given a concept or word. In very little time they have to write the first things that come to mind about the word or concept. As a class we then qualify the words into categories such as synonym, antonym, example, connotation, etc.)

“Wearily I stand up and look out the window. Then I take one of the books, intending to read, and turn over the leaves. But I put it away and take out another.     I stand there dumb. As before a judge.    Dejected.    Words, Words, Words- they do not reach me.     Slowly I place the books back in the shelves.    Quietly, I go out of the room.”

What is Remarque’s purpose for using repetition of “Words, Words, Words?”

A. Speaker is frustrated that he cannot find what he is searching for amongst his books

B. Speaker’s mindset is joyful because he gets to read again C. Speaker is bored as he’s stuck in his room

Test Prep

a. Pun  b. Hyperbole c. Irony  d. allusion

Test Prep

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The next questions deal with the themes in All Quiet on the Western Front.

Answer honestly: Agree, Disagree, or Unsure.

We will discuss at the end of the survey.

War is an exciting and glorious experience.

There are times in my life that I go into “autopilot” mode, I act completely out of instinct. (sports, music, acting, in social situations)

I can dislike someone even if I don’t know them very well or at all.

Feeling like part of the crowd is more comfortable than standing out.

Anticipation Questions

Going through something hard can cause a person to change and grow.

Some people are luckier than others.

Sometimes I get involved in conflicts I didn’t even start.

Watching someone suffer is worse than being in pain myself.

Anticipation Questions

Paul uses the noun _________ to describe Tjaden’s enormous appetite.

After the wounded men are gathered, those in charge of shooting the wounded animals do their job. Detering declares with disgust that using horses in war is the “vilest _________.”

But so long as we have to stay here in the field, the front-line days, when they are past, sink down in us like a stone; they are too ________  for us to be able to reflect on them at once.

Fill in Blank

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Write a response from Kropp to Kantorek in which you reply to the letter that Kantorek sends to Kropp while he is in the field. Express how you feel about Kantorek's role in getting the boys to join the army and the way that the men feel now that they have experienced trench life

Write the letter that Paul writes to Kemmerich's mother after Kemmerich's death.

Timed Writing AssignmentChoose One

Complete Sentences 10 points

2-4 Paragraphs 10 points

Accuracy – including relevant details from the novel 20 points

Point of View – written in the voice of the character 10 points

Letter Rubric