"The Cask of Amontillado" - Video

Watch this excellent rendition of "The Cask of Amontillado!"

THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO by Edgar Allan Poe from Mario Cavalli on Vimeo.

Edgar Allan Poe & "The Cask of Amontillado" with Vocabulary

This week's vocabulary will focus on words from Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of revenge, "The Cask of Amonitllado":

• aperture                      insufferable
• circumscribe              motley
• connoisseur                perceive
• crypt                           preclude
• distill                          recess
• gesticulate                  redress
• ignoramus                  repose
• implore                      termination
• impunity                    virtuoso
• vintage                       vault

5 Vocabulary Graphic Organizers are due at the beginning of class 9/28/2011 (aperture - distill)!

Get ready for Vocabulary Taboo!

This Friday, we will be playing a game of Vocabulary Taboo! These words will also be on your quiz this upcoming Monday, September 26! If you want your team to win and receive a prize, then make sure you study the vocabulary words in preparation for Taboo and your quiz! The words are as follows:
Word Webs are required for the words in blue! Words in green are from the previous quiz or are new words.

Repast               Tangible           Vigor

Palpable            Quarry              Leer

Opaque              Disarming        Discern

Grotesque          Cultivate          Ardent

Bizarre               Imprudent        Naive

Dank                  Debacle            Surmount

Opiate                Elude                Pungent

Sallow               Stamina             Precarious

Venerable          Imperative         Placid

Lacerated          Uncanny            Frantic

Opiate               Mystify

Cosmopolitan   Anguish

9/11 Personal Narrative & TurnItIn.com - Due 9/18/2011 @ 5PM!

You will need to submit your 9/11 Personal Narrative to www.turnitin.com no later than Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 5pm!

In Rememberance of September 11, 2001

Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour.

Homework for the weekend of September 9-11, 2011

You know I don't like giving homework on the weekends, but it must be done! So here goes:

1) Vocabulary Word Webs are due Monday! Use the following for vocabulary practice:

2) The "Elements of Plot" for "The Most Dangerous Game" will be due at the beginning of class Monday!

3) Come prepared! STUDY!!!!!

Have a great weekend!

Turn It In!

Click on the picture to go to www.turnitin.com. We will be using this website to turn in assignments and obtain feedback and tips on writing and grammar. This is a great resource!

"The Most Dangerous Game" Online Text - UPDATED 9/8/11 with Plost Structure Diagram

Click HERE to read the online version of "The Most Dangerous Game"! Let's see what it takes to survive!

Click HERE to download the Plot Structure Diagram that you must complete along with "The Most Dangerous Game"!