Friday October 3rd , 2008

1. HOMEWORK STRIKE SYSTEM IN EFFECT: COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK OUT BEFORE BELL FridayOctober 3rd, 2008 Objective(s): • Identify organizational patterns and instances of numerology by engaging in class discussion. • Apply notes on irony by evaluating “Ironic” and scenes from “Monty Python” by writing in composition notebook. Agenda SHEET OF PAPER: POP QUIZ #5 SSR (25-30 min) PP: Additional Organizational Patterns PP: Fun things about author’s purpose “Chekhov’s Gun” Numerology Irony “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette Selected scenes dealing with Irony from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”

2. POP QUIZ #5 NO NOTES • LABEL YOUR POP QUIZ • “UPSIDE DOWN UMBRELLA”

3. POP QUIZ #5 NO NOTES Q1: What does a GOLDEN TICKET do? How do you get one?

4. POP QUIZ #5 NO NOTES Q2: How is main idea like an upside down umbrella?

5. POP QUIZ #5 NO NOTES Q3: Explain what CHRONOLOGICAL order is!

6. POP QUIZ #5 NO NOTES Q4: What does a descriptive organizational pattern use?

7. POP QUIZ #5 NO NOTES Q5: What is a utopia?

8. POP QUIZ #5 NO NOTES Q6: What is a dystopia?

9. Additional Organizational Patterns NO NOTES • Flashback • Foreshadowing • Inverted Pyramid

10. Additional Organizational Patterns TAKE NOTES • Flashback: the author goes back in time to show earlier events. • “That one time when…” • “When I was younger…”

11. Additional Organizational Patterns TAKE NOTES • Foreshadowing: the author gives SUBTLE hints on what will happen later in the story.

12. Additional Organizational Patterns TAKE NOTES • Foreshadowing example: • STAR WARS: EPISODE II (CLONE WARS) • Obi-Wan: Anakin, why do I get the feeling that you will be the death of me?” • STAR WARS: EPISODE IV (A NEW HOPE) • Obi-Wan is killed by Anakin (Darth Vader).

13. Additional Organizational Patterns TAKE NOTES • Inverted Pyramid: How information is arranged in a news story; the most important news is on the first line, with less important information at the bottom.

14. Fun things about Author’s Purpose NO NOTES • The author purposely chooses everything—from hair color, to personality, even down to the tiny things you would never notice…unless I told you about them 

15. Fun things about Author’s Purpose TAKE NOTES • Chekhov’s Gun: an object/character in the story is introduced, but appears to have no purpose until later on. • EX: Scabbers from Harry Potter • EX: The Staff of Isis from The Mummy Returns

16. Additional Organizational Patterns TAKE NOTES • Deus Ex Machina: • Something/someone comes in at the end and resolves all conflicts.

17. Fun things about Author’s Purpose TAKE NOTES • Numerology: the study of numbers

18. Fun things about Author’s Purpose TAKE NOTES • Numerology: the study of numbers • Significant numbers: • 3: number of completion • 7: the holiest number • 9: the number of “levels” in Hell. • 13: the unlucky number • 23: 2/3 = .666 • 666: the mark of Satan/the Devil

19. Fun things about Author’s Purpose TAKE NOTES • Irony: when expectation is different than reality. • Expectation: what you THINK will happen. • Reality: what actually happens • Irony can be comical or sad!

20. “Ironic” NO NOTES • We’ll be listening to the song “Ironic” and watching the lyrics. • At the end, I will give you 5 minutes to identify as many ironic things in the song as you can find.

21. “Monty Python” NO NOTES • As said before, irony can be comical, as well as sad. • We’re going to take a look at some clips from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. • When I pause the movie, I want you to write down what you think will happen (expectation). Then we will continue watching to see how accurate your prediction will be.

22. “Monty Python” NO NOTES • For each clip, write: • “EXPECTATION”: ____________________________________________________________________ • WHY DO YOU THINK THIS WILL HAPPEN? • __________________________________