Wednesday, November 30

Block Day, December 1 & 2 ~ Allegorical Poe

Roots
  • Duc, duct – lead
  • Fac, fact, fic, fect – do, make
  • Fer – bear, carry

CHRISTMAS BLESSING
  • Try to get at least three editors!
  • 10 pts. for completing the story.
  • Peer Editing ~ Check for....
    • Here is the original assignment.
    • basic grammatical errors
    • coherent sentence structure
    • paragraph flow (is the story easy to follow and broken into manageable paragraphs)
    • consistent narrator (is it clear when the narrator is talking vs. when a character is talking?)
    • Are there any inconsistencies in the plot or in general?
  • At the end of the story, answer...
    • What is the noble theme behind this story?
    • How could this story be made richer or more enjoyable?

LIT NOTES ~ Add these definitions to your journals section.

SHORT STORY #6 "The Masque of the Red Death "
                                  by Edgar Allan Poe
  • EQ: What is allegory?
  • Who was Poe? What other works from Poe have you read?
SAT Vocab from Masque
  1. profuse - plentiful
  2. sagacious - wise
  3. voluptuous - characterized with luxury or pleasure
  4. contagion - the spreading of disease
  5. imperial - majestic
  6. emanating - coming forth
  7. sedate - calm; quiet
  8. pervaded - spread throughout
  9. piquancy - a pleasantly sharp or appetizing flavor
  10. phantasm - a figment of the imagination; an illusion
  11. cessation - ceasing or stopping
  12. disapprobation - strong disapproval, usually on moral grounds
  13. propriety - quality of being proper
  14. tangible - something that can be touched
  15. impetuosity - impulsive or rash 

Journal 34 
1. The rich and powerful might build walls around their sprawling estates to block out the upsetting parts of life. What realities of life must people face no matter who they are?
2. Google search: What are the symptoms of the pneumonic plague?
3. Consider the Allegory feature. Define as many symbols as you can, bullet-point style. What is the "story below the surface" if you translate each symbol? (Include at least these: Prince Prospero, the abbey, the gate, the masquerade, the ebony clock and TIME, the winding hallway, all the different colors of rooms, & the intruder)


HW: Finish Journal 34

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