Week 1-2: Greek Mythology Mythology Site

Monday:

Literary Terms: Myth
"Daedalus and Icarus" The Story Teller: Greek Myths 
IMDB Link. 
YouTube Link

Tuesday:
"Orpheus and Eurydice." The Story Teller: Greek Myths 
IMDB Link. 
YouTube pt 2
YouTube pt 3

Thursday:
"Theseus and the Minotaur." The Story Teller: Greek Myths 
IMDB Link. 
YouTube Link

Friday:
"Perseus and the Gorgon" The Story Teller: Greek Myths 
IMDB Link. 
YouTube Link

Week 3: "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry  Pg 482 (6 pgs) or Story link     Internet Text

Vocabulary
(R.WS.08.04)
apparition,
bas-relief
Bedlam
cauterize
diatribe
palatable,
proposition,
renegade
surreptitiously
sylvan

Literary Terms:
irony

(See English Terms.)

The Story: O. Henry is one of America's favorite storytellers.  This humorous tale of a kidnapping gone wrong will help the student become familiar with classic literature that represents the American heritage we share (R.NT.00.01-- see GLCEs).

Week 4-5: Legends and Tall Tales Internet Text                             More Urban Legends

Vocabulary
(R.WS.08.04)

Literary Terms:
legend
tall tale
folk tale
fable
dialect ("Brer Possum")

(See English Terms.)

Read and discuss the article "Folk-Tales" pg 460

Read and discuss the stories:
"The Wise Old Woman"  a traditional Japanese folk tale pg 152, about 3 pages long
"Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon" a traditional Zuni folk tale, pg 463, about 1 1/2 pgs long

"We Are All One" a Chinese folk tale, pg 265, about 2 1/2 pgs long
"Brer Possum's Dilemma" an African-American folk tale, pg 453, about 2 pgs long

"Brer Rabbit and Brer Lion" an African-American folk tale, pg 466, 1 page long
"Davy is Born" an American tall tale, pg 521, about 1 1/2 pages long

Week 5: "Cremation of Sam McGee" pg 512 (3 1/2 pgs)  "Casey at the Bat"  by Ernest Thayer  pg 606  (6 pgs) Poem link

Vocabulary
(R.WS.08.04)
cremation
heed
ghastly
brawn
loathe
hearken
defiance
former
latter
multitude
scornful
writhing

Literary Terms:
for Sam McGee: 
Exaggeration

for Poetry Project:
free verse
rhyme scheme
rhythm
speaker
stanza
tone
(See English Terms.)

Sam McGee:
Far in the frozen north, Sam McGee, who can't stand the cold, is dying--and he wants a special funeral. 

Casey:
The classic baseball poem of the small-town slugger.   

Week 6: "Charles"  by Shirley Jackson pg 473 (3 pgs) Internet Text

Vocabulary
(R.WS.08.04)
renounced
insolently
warily
incredulously
haggard
matron   
raucous   
simultaneous   
swagger   
reformation

Literary Terms:

(See English Terms.)

The Story:

Other GLCE Goals:
This story will help the student become familiar with classic,  contemporary literature recognized for quality and literary merit   (R.NT.00.01)

Week 8: Man Without a Face (film) IMDB Link 

No Vocabulary

Terms:
(See English Terms.)

Write an essay discussing one of the themes below.  Use details from the film to support your ideas.  (The ideas below are presented as though they are titles.)
Contrasting values of family and friendship in the film Man Without a Face
The Importance of Trust in a Relationship as Portrayed in the film Man Without a Face
Overcoming One's Past in the film Man Without a Face
The Ability (or Inability) of Individuals to Change as Portrayed in the film Man Without a Face
Relationship Insiders and Outsiders in the film Man Without a Face
The Value and Nature of Friendship as Portrayed in the film Man Without a Face
Misunderstandings and False Accusations in the film Man Without a Face
The Future of The Relationship between Charles and Gloria in the film Man Without a Face

Literary Elements
character
plot
theme
setting
conflict
foreshadowing
imagery   
personification   
point of view
suspense
frame story
motivation
unreliable narrator
allusion
allusion
direct quotations
flashback
biography
allusion
Plot parts:
Xxx complications
Xxx climax
Xxx resolution
irony

Range of Genre
novel
short story
autobiography
myth
legend
tall tale
folk tale
fable

Range of Genre
narrative poem
free verse
elegy
couplet
ballad
lyric

Poetic Elements
meter
refrain
rhyme scheme
speaker
stanza
rhythm
tone
alliteration
exaggeration