Paired Passages: Femme Fatales

November 16/17

Do Now – 5 Min

• Direction: read each passage and identify the text structure. Write down two examples that explain why you believe this is so.

• Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake.

• a. cause and effect b. compare and contrast c. chronological• d. spatial / descriptive e. sequence / process

Again…

• The ice-cream shop around the corner from my house has the best ice-cream in the city. When you first walk inside, there is a long chrome counter with matching stools extending to alongside the far wall. Right where the counter stops, the booth seating begins. There are lots of old-timey knickknacks on the walls and chrome napkin holders on all the tables. My favorite part of the shop is behind the counter glass, where they keep all of the ice-cream flavors. A rainbow of delicious sugary flavors is kept cool and delicious behind the counter glass.

• a. problem and solution b. compare and contrast • c. Chronological d. spatial / descriptive • e. Sequence process

Poetry Selection

• Textbooks: P. 650-652

• Title: “La Bella Dame Sans Merci”

• Make a prediction

• Share Your Prediction

Colors – 5 Min

• Blue– At the end of the poem, why is the Knight, “alone and palely loitering”?

• Green- Describe the Knight using details from the poem

• Yellow– Who does the Knight meet in the meads?

• Red– What is his reaction to meeting this person?

• ALL: What does this poem suggest about the consequences of romantic love?

Silent Reading

Read Only: Betty Lou Beets

When Finished

Are Betty Lou Beets’ actions evil or merely psychotic? (2-3 Sentences)

Black Widows

• Blue– Read “Judy” Buenoano• Green– Read Laura Christy• Yellow – Read Jill Coit• Red– Read Brenda Andrew

Text-Analysis

1. What type of text structure is this article?

2. What is the author’s purpose for selecting this structure?

3. How might this article relate to our poem “La Bella Dame”?

4. Which is more frightening? Why?

Homework

• Work on Essays• Rough Drafts Due Friday