Introduce unit 3 thematic focus: Revenge and Madness; Tell-Tale Heart by E.A. Poe;Drama study; Select fiction/nonfiction texts, to include "The Complicated Psychology of Revenge" and "Revenge and the People Who Seek It"; analysis of elements of drama and diction, tone, figurative language; make connections between fiction/nonfiction texts; Analyze for imagery, tone/mood, development of character, conflict, theme; making text to world and text to self connections |