Transcript Class agenda/power point

Senior
British Literature
Ms. McDermott Greaney
Block 5th and 6th (B)
March 7, 2016
You have 40 minutes to take the novel test.
Use the answer sheet to document your answers
You may use your novel but you are limited to 40 minutes
When you finish the test bring up the test and pick up the articles
Novel Test
In the novel The Hot Zone, author Richard Preston suggest that
the spread of infectious viruses are partly due to human error. In
a well-developed, documented essay, analyze at least three
examples of human error presented in the book that contributed
to the spread of the virus. Using your analysis as a springboard,
propose a logical strategy for protecting our country and its
citizens against future outbreaks of infectious diseases. Explain
why these measures are essential.
TASK: Develop a framework / working outline for this essay:
• What are you being asked to do?
• What type of writing does this involve?
• What structure do you expect this will take?
Essay Prompt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqQKwJvFGYI
Essential Question: How and Why is the Romantic Period important to the
development of England and the literature of the time?
I. HISTORICAL CONTEXT
A. A Time of Revolution (pp. 755–756)
B. War with France (p. 756)
II. CULTURAL INFLUENCES
A. The Down Side of Industry (pp. 757–758)
III. ROMANTIC LITERATURE
A. The Revolt Against Neoclassicism (pp. 759–760)
B. Romanticism Evolves (pp. 761–762)
C. The Late Romantics (pp. 762–763)
Romanticism – Cornell Notes
Hot Zone Essay
you will be allowed to use a graphic organizer and the
novel for the timed write. You can not pre-write your essay and
use it in class. Outline only!
Homework