Assignment: Eng 11: Poe: interpretive paragraphs Date:Fri, Dec 22, 2006
English11 American LitYour 300-word paragraphs on “Fall of the House of Usher” due at end of period.
Assignment: Eng 11: Gothic Undercurrents in American Literature Date:Fri, Dec 22, 2006
English11 American LitWatch film ”Gothic Undercurrents” from the Annenberg series on American literature
Assignment: Eng 11: Discussion: “Fall of the House of Usher” Date:Thu, Dec 21, 2006
English10 CompositionDiscuss questions on page 280.
Revision of Poe paragraph due at end of Period Friday.
Assignment: Eng10 Media: To Kill a Mockingbird 5 Date:Thu, Dec 21, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaSee Day 5 on Wiki
Assignment: Eng 10: Media Date:Wed, Dec 20, 2006
English11 American LitWrite 5-paragraph essay about the Mighty in class. Attach the “constructing a thesis” worksheet.
Assignment: Eng 11: Writing about Poe Date:Wed, Dec 20, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaFirst draft of paragraph on “Fall of the House of Usher” due at end of period.
Assignment: Eng 10: Media Date:Wed, Dec 20, 2006
English10 CompositionFill out constructing a thesis worksheet for the Mighty. Use this to write a 5-paragraph essay in class over the film.
Assignment: Eng10Comp: To Kill A Mockingbird 4 Date:Wed, Dec 20, 2006
See Day 4 on Wiki
Reading Quiz, Chapters 1-5 (pages 3-50)
Assignment: Ouline form Date:Tue, Dec 19, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaIntroduction. Make your thesis clear (one complete sentence):
1st Main Point (one complete sentence):
Expand on first main point. Explain your point more clearly. Include details that show your point. (2-3 complete sentences)
Transition to second main point (one complete sentence):
2nd Main Point (one complete sentence):
Expand on second main point. Explain your point. Include details that show your point (2-3 complete sentences).
Transition to third main point (one complete sentence):
3rd Main Point (one complete sentence):
Expand on third main point. Explain your point more clearly. Include details that show your point (2-3 complete sentences).
Conclusion (1-2 complete sentences):
Assignment: Ouline form Date:Tue, Dec 19, 2006
English11 American LitIntroduction. Make your thesis clear (one complete sentence):
1st Main Point (one complete sentence):
Expand on first main point. Explain your point more clearly. Include details that show your point. (2-3 complete sentences)
Transition to second main point (one complete sentence):
2nd Main Point (one complete sentence):
Expand on second main point. Explain your point. Include details that show your point (2-3 complete sentences).
Transition to third main point (one complete sentence):
3rd Main Point (one complete sentence):
Expand on third main point. Explain your point more clearly. Include details that show your point (2-3 complete sentences).
Conclusion (1-2 complete sentences):
Assignment: Eng11 Lit: Edgar Allan Poe Date:Tue, Dec 19, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaIn class: Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe
The study of the effects of evil on the perpetrator
The use of symbolismWe will read “The Fall of the House of Usher”
Then, you will be asked to write a 300-word paragraph using one of the following topic sentences:
“The house personifies the diseased and dying Usher family.”
“The narrator is insane. The story is a projection of his mind.”
“The story is an allegory of an artist who is taking a journey through the dark reaches of the human mind.”
As you read, take notes on details you can use to construct your paragraph.
Reading: p. 263-279
Assignment: Eng10 Media: Analyzing a story Date:Tue, Dec 19, 2006
English10 CompositionReview the constructing a thesis worksheet, filled out for the Mighty.
Using one of the three themes that you took notes on during the film, complete the Analyzing a Story worksheet. You may work in groups but everyone needs to turn in an individual worksheet.
When finished analyzing the story, transfer the three statements to the “constructing a thesis” worksheet. Form a thesis statement that all the topic sentences “point to.”
Assignment: Eng10: Comp To Kill A Mockingbird Date:Tue, Dec 19, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaWork on research essays if not finished. Otherwise, read.
See Day 3 on wiki
Assignment: Eng10: Media: Getting to thesis (the Mighty) Date:Mon, Dec 18, 2006
English11 American Lit1. Review the structure of an essay organized around a thesis
2. Review the notes from the film dealing with the metaphor of King Arthur
3. Generate a statement or two about each event from the film. What might it mean? What does it suggest?
4. Reduce these statements into the three that seem most important.
5. Make one general statement that is true about all three. This is one possible thesis statement.
This is an inductive approach. Explain the difference between inductive and deductive thinking.
Assignment: Eng11: Letter from Birmingham Jail Date:Mon, Dec 18, 2006
English10 CompositionWrite a paragraph in your blog in which you agree or disagree with one of the points Martin Luther King, Jr. makes in “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” On paper, work out your argument and get your topic sentence formed--and show it to me--before you start typing online.
Quote a short passage of that states the point you are agreeing or disagreeing with.
Your paragraph should follow this format:
[Sentence 1: topic sentence] Thoreau praises living close to nature, but he doesn’t go far as to camp out in nature. [Sentence 2: Lead-in to the quote] He writes about building his house, and the fact that it protected him from the elements. [Sentence 3: A sentence that includes the quote] “I began to occupy my house on the 4th of July,” he says, “as soon as it was boarded and roofed, for the boards were carefully feather-edged and lapped, so that it was perfectly impervious to rain . . . .” [Sentence 4: Tell why you include this quote] As you can see, he was careful in the way he constructed his house, and he did wish to be protected from the elements when necessary. [Sentence 5: Expand on your point by adding more information to strengthen the support] It is also interesting that he did not actually move to the woods until this house was ready for him to live in. [Sentence 6: Reminder of how this relates to your main idea] So it is apparent that while he loved nature, he wasn’t willing to live in a cave, or even a tent.
Revisions of “Civil Disobedience” paragraphs due at beginning of class tomorrow.
Notes about including quotations:
1. As you think about integrating quotations, keep looking for ways to be more concise and lively:
First Draft: In The Prince Machiavelli states that the general requirement of a prince is to “endeavor to avoid those things which would make him the object of hatred and contempt.”
Revision: In The Prince Machiavelli states that a prince should “endeavor to avoid those things which would make him the object of hatred and contempt.”
2. Make sure your quotations fit grammatically into the paragraph. They can’t simply be stuck in anywhere. Like any other elements of writing, quotations must be incorporated so that the sentence as a whole makes grammatical sense. For example, a quotations that’s an independent clause must not be spliced onto another independent clause:
First Draft: Hawking is at heart a scientist, “I think there is a universe out there waiting to be investigated and understood.”
Revision: Hawking is at heart a scientist: “I think there is a universe out there waiting to be investigated and understood.”
3. Useful words for introducting a quotation:
suggests
implies
testifies to
indicates
argues (that, for)
shows
demonstrates
supports
underscores4. It’s important to explain what it is about the quote that you want the reader to notice. What’s your point? The revision does a much better job of helping the reader make sense of the quotation and how it helps the writer’s arugment:
First Draft: Iago says to Othello, “Who steals my purse steals trash; . . . / . . . / But he that filches from me my good name / Robs me of that which not enriches him / And makes me poor indeed” (3.3.157-61).
Revision: Drawing Othello further into his web, Iago suggests that public embarrassment would be intolerable: “Who steals my purse steals trash; . . . / . . . / But he that filches from me my good name / Robs me of that which not enriches him / And makes me poor indeed” (3.3.157-61). Iago, of course, is utterly contradicting his earlier declamation to Cassio on the folly of reputation (2.3.256-61).
Assignment: Eng10 Comp: To Kill A Mockingbird Date:Mon, Dec 18, 2006
English10 Composition1. Hand back first draft research essays
2. Review APA style for bibliographies
3. Review APA style for parenthetical citations
4. Final draft due Thursday
5. Come to Academic on Thursday, unless you have already handed in your final draft.
6. If you do not hand it in Thursday, also come to Academic on Friday
These people see me privately before leaving: Liz, Eileen, Ariel, FrankTuesday you will have time to work on essay in class.
Wednesday and Thursday you will not.
Test Wednesday over first 4 chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird.See Day 2 on Wiki
Assignment: To Kill a Mockingbird Date:Fri, Dec 15, 2006
English11 American LitOccupational research essays due at end of today.
Objectives:
At the end of this unit, you will be asked to demonstrate your ability to
- read and experience the novel as a literary form, and understand the author’s purpose in writing it;
- assess characterization in the novel, and recognize the internal conflict within characters;
- identify and analyze the symbolism within the novel;
- determine the meaning of vocabulary words, using context clues and dictionary skills;
- understand that the human condition transcends time and settings, and recognize differences between modern life and life in the era of the Great Depression;
- recognize important themes in the novel, form a thesis about one theme, and write a well-developed and unified essay defending your thesis
Reading process: take notes on the following themes
1. The co-existence of good and evil
2. The role of moral education
3. The existence of social inequality
4. Deceptions and mistaken judgmentsand the following symbols:
1. Boo Radley
2. Adopting different points of view
3. The mockingbird
Assignment: Eng11: Writing on Thoreau Date:Fri, Dec 15, 2006
English 10 Speech & Media1. Hand back first drafts of “Civil Disobedience” paragraphs
2. Discuss unity and development
3. Show worksheet for 5-paragraph essays
4. Discuss run-on and sentence fragments
5. Discuss capitalization
6. Give time to revise Thoreau paragraphs--due Monday at beginning of period
Assignment: Eng10: Media: Outline a thesis/essay on “The Mighty” Date:Fri, Dec 15, 2006
English11 American LitUse graphic organizers to make concept maps of the three themes we identified in “The Mighty”
Fill in graphic organizer (spider diagram) for “The Mighty”
Schedule a conference with me if you want to re-do your Casablanca Slide Show for a better grade. All members of the team must attend the conference.
Assignment: Eng11: Thoreau Seminar Date:Thu, Dec 14, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaThe dialogue will cover these questions.
Participants should practice these questioning techniques with others.
Assignment: Writing about The Mighty Date:Thu, Dec 14, 2006
English11 American Lit3 prompted writings about “The Mighty
Assignment: Eng11: In class looping on Thoreau Date:Wed, Dec 13, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaIn class writing: a looping exercise on Thoreau
Assignment: Eng10Media: Continue viewing “The Mighty” Date:Wed, Dec 13, 2006
English10 CompositionView “The Mighty:
Take notes on:
- The King Arthur metaphor
- the value of teamwork
- being judged by our deeds
- rising above limitations
- how camera technique is used to tell the story
Assignment: Eng10: Comp: To Kill A Mockingbird Date:Wed, Dec 13, 2006
English10 CompositionAt the end of this unit, you will be asked to demonstrate your ability to
1. read and experience the novel as a literary form, and understand the authors purpose in writing it;
2. assess characterization in the novel, and recognize the internal conflict within characters;
3. identify and analyze the symbolism within the novel;
4. determine the meaning of vocabulary words, using context clues and dictionary skills;
5. understand that the human condition transcends time and settings, and recognize differences between modern life and life in the era of the Great Depression;
6. recognize important themes in the novel, form a thesis about one theme, and write a well-developed and unified essay defending your thesisReading process: take notes on the following themes
1. The co-existence of good and evil
2. The role of moral education
3. The existence of social inequality
4. Deceptions and mistaken judgmentsand the following symbols:
1. Boo Radley
2. Adopting different points of view
3. The mockingbird
Assignment: Eng10: Comp: Begin To Kill a Mockingbird Date:Tue, Dec 12, 2006
1. Collect A Separate Peace
2. Hand out To Kill a Mockingbird
3. Objectives:At the end of this unit, you will be asked to demonstrate your ability to
- read and experience the novel as a literary form, and understand the author’s purpose in writing it;
- assess characterization in the novel, and recognize the internal conflict within characters;
- identify and analyze the symbolism within the novel;
- determine the meaning of vocabulary words, using context clues and dictionary skills;
- understand that the human condition transcends time and settings, and recognize differences between modern life and life in the era of the Great Depression;
- recognize important themes in the novel, form a thesis about one theme, and write a well-developed and unified essay defending your thesis
Reading process: take notes on the following themes
1. The co-existence of good and evil
2. The role of moral education
3. The existence of social inequality
4. Deceptions and mistaken judgmentsand the following symbols:
1. Boo Radley
2. Adopting different points of view
3. The mockingbird