It is my belief that I have a unique opportunity to help these 8th graders better understand their LA curriculum, but offering extra support with very specific skills and understanding very specific concepts.
Knowing that To Kill A Mockingbird is approaching in LA, we are going to use our Literacy class time to start discussing the ideas of symbols and allegories in literature, which tie in nicely to Mockingbird. It is my hope that the students in Literacy will learn how to identify when a symbol is being used in literature and understand how it works on both it's literal level and it's allegorical level. To help us understand this, we started reading the great short story Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This American classic is a prime example of how symbolism can be used in writing and how literature can work as an allegory. Given the setting of this story, Salem Village around the late 1600s (around the time of the Salem witch trials), we are going to follow up our reading of the short story with not only a quiz about symbols and allegories on September 7th, but by comparing Hawthorne's short story to the real events of the witch trials, and see if we can figure out what specific events may have contributed to his writing the story. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. - Mr. Mazzuca
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Hello, students and parents!
I am incredibly excited to be able to bring the seventh grade literacy class to life this year! As we start off, I want to make sure we all have the same information, so please take a look at the attached class break-down that's been posted in Canvas! If you have any questions or concerns throughout the year, please, take a look at the contact link and reach out to me in one of the listed ways so we can work together to provide the best experience for your child! Until next time -- - Mr. Mazzuca |
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