11th grade english unit 11.4 week 3

1. 11th Grade English
Unit 11.4: It’s a Mystery!
Week Three/Four
Mr. Suarez

2. LAST WEEK: Elements of Fiction
Plot
Setting
Character
Conflict
Symbol
Point of View

3. DAILY REFLECTIONS
 MONDAY: We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an
act but a habit. - Aristotle
 TUESDAY: The best way out is always through. - Robert Frost
 WEDNESDAY: Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by
striking. - William B. Sprague
 THURSDAY: Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition
from mediocre minds. – Albert Einstein
 FRIDAY: Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right. -
Henry Ford

4. DAILY REFLECTIONS
1) Every day we will have a daily reflection.
2) Once a week you will choose ONE and write 4 sentences
about it in your JOURNAL for 10 POINTS.
3) 10 points each week x 10 weeks = 100 POINTS
4) You will turn in your Journals on the 24th of March, 2017.

5. DAY ONE:
INTRODUCTION TO A DETECTIVE STORY
1) The detective must be memorable.
2) The crime must be significant.
3) The criminal must be a worthy opponent
4) All the suspects, including the criminal, must be presented early in the story.
5) All clues discovered by the detective must be made available to the reader.
6) The solution must appear logical and obvious when the detective explains how the crime
was solved.

6. DAY ONE: REVIEW / DISCUSS

7. DAY TWO: COMPARE AND CONTRAST

8. DAY THREE: WATCHING
“The Adventure of the Dying Detective"

9. Performance Task:
Explain a Process Integrating
Compare/Contrast
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10. Performance Task:
Explain a Process Integrating Compare/Contrast
 The student refines the journal entry he/she previously completed about
the method of solving the mystery that the detective in his/her novel
took. The student also writes similar drafts about at least one other
mystery story that he/she viewed as a film or in another medium he/she
has seen during this unit.
 The student uses these drafts to compose an expository essay comparing
and contrasting the process of solving the mysteries in the two stories –
one read and one viewed.
 The student edits and revises his/her work before completing a final
copy.
 The student also presents his/her work orally to the class.
 The essay and oral presentation are assessed using a teacher-made
rubric.