Wednesday (B)
- Reading Check Quiz: Wuthering Heights, chapters 10-12
- Discuss: We will review key plot developments, major themes, and crucial passages from these chapters of the novel.
- Close Reading Analysis Activity
- Note-Taking: Students will take some basic notes on writing for the HSPA’s expository writing prompt.
- ½ Block HSPA Prep: Students will go to the media center to complete an expository writing assignment on Criterion.
- Homework: Read chapters 13, 14, and 15 for next class, and be prepared for a reading check quiz. Be sure to also fill out the study guide questions (extra credit) pertaining to these chapters AND find one significant quote for each of the three chapters (required).
Thursday or Friday (A/B)
- Reading Check Quiz: Wuthering Heights, chapters 13-15 (open-ended)
- Discuss: We will review key plot developments, major themes, and crucial passages from these chapters of the novel.
- With Partners: Students will share their quotes from the novel that they gathered for chapters 13-15 with a partner. They will then select one significant quote to share with the class, explaining the context for and significance of the quote in relation to the major themes for the novel. They will be encouraged to closely analyze the word choice, syntax, and possible symbolism of the quotes in order to determine their significance.
- HSPA Reading Comprehension – Persuasive: Students will have 40 minutes to complete multiple choice and open-ended questions with a practice HSPA persuasive passage.
- Discuss: We will then review the correct answers for the multiple choice questions and discuss possible ways of addressing the open-ended questions.
- Homework: Read chapters 16-18 for next class, and be prepared for a reading check quiz. Be sure to also fill out the study guide questions (extra credit) pertaining to these chapters AND find one significant quote for each of the three chapters (required).
