Homework

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**Monday: Presentations**
==You may do play acting, group interp. or an original chorus. For all three options, the target goal should be about five minutes. If you are unable to participate in a group, you may memorize and present about 21 lines form the play. We will begin with group presentations, and then we will do individual presentations. If time does not permit for all large group presentations, we will break the group in two for the individual presentations at the end.==

__Monday 4-30-12 Fill out vocab 14 and be ready to hand in your reader response to Great Expectations; if you are adding to what you wrote over the last few weeks, I suggest you focus on ideas that will relate to your paper topic.__



Welcome back from spring break!! I'm so excited to finish __Great Expectations__ with you, to go to see __Othello,__ and - oh my goodness - to read the amazing __Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.__ __We are going to go full speed ahead, and I need everyone to commit to staying on the same page, literally.__

Chapters 1-2 327-345 Chapters 3-5 346-366 Chapters 6-8 366-387 Chapters 9-11 387-408 Chapters 12-14 408-433 skip beginning of 15 Chapters …15-mid18 444-464 mid18-end 465-484 Fill out vocab for the next week.
 * __Book Three: For each of the following reading assignments, annotation and reader response in your writer's notebook is required. Please try to zero in on a specific thesis topic, noting passages you may use in the paper as you read. This will make writing you paper much easier.__**
 * For Wednesday the 17th:** Assignment #11
 * For Thursday:** Assignment #12
 * For Friday:** Assignment #13
 * For Monday the 23rd:** Assignment #14
 * For Tuesday the 24th:** Assignment #15
 * VOCAB and QUOTE quiz on this day**
 * For Wednesday:** Assignment #16
 * For Thursday:** Assignment #17
 * For Friday**

=__Wed.__= =Read the packet and continue to refine your definition of close reading. Come to class with questions and reactions to the models.= =__Thurs.__ Papers are due. Read 292-298. Read and annotate 299 up through 312.= OVER BREAK - please finish book 2 and enjoy doing some outside reading.

=__For Tues. 4-3-12__= =Edit your paper and bring a clean copy to class.= =Also, go through book two to find passages that relate to your potential paper topic. Select about three inches of text, either all in one space form two places (they must relate to each other). Type the sentences out and double space before printing. Bring the paper to class.= =Read about 10 pages.=

Bring a full draft of your paper to class.
Edit your intro and body paragraphs by reading out loud and by reading the paper backwards one sentence at a time. ==Label rhetorical devices. Be sure every quote is worked into a sentence and documented. Document for paraphrases. Include sentence variety and elevated diction. Try to use an analogy, metaphor or simile at some point.==

__For Friday__ Read and annotate 264- 285.
==__For Monday__ Bring a full draft of your paper to class. Label rhetorical devices. Be sure every quote is worked into a sentence and documented. Document for paraphrases. Include sentence variety and elevated diction. Try to use an analogy, metaphor or simile at some point.==

__For Thurs. 3-22-12__ ===Complete your outline for your intro and body. Write your first body paragraph. Use two to four vocabulary words. Use parallel structure, a phase opener, and at least one compound sentence. Be sure your topic sentence presents an argument that clearly supports your thesis. All quotes must be worked into sentences of your own and documented.===

__For Tues.:__ Create an outline for the body paragraphs. Remember that each topic sentence should present an argument that supports your thesis and that all the information within a paragraph must support the angle of the topic sentence. I recommend creating a sentence outline although you do not have to write the actual sentences you will put in your paper. All quotes, paraphrases, and summaries that will go in your paper should appear in your outline as they will in the paper WITH DOCUMENTATION. The outline must be typed or written very neatly on lined paper in blue or black ink.

__For Wed.:__ Write three potential attention grabbers for your paper and decide what two or three facts you believe will help prepare your reader for your thesis to include in the background to thesis section of your introduction. Read in __Great Expectations__ pages 210-217 with no annotation and 217-225 with full annotation.

=__For Thurs.__= =Write something (a paragraph, poem, rap, song, etc.) using the 10 words we chose together today in class.= =Find 8-10 quotes that relate to your probable paper topic. The thesis statements we looked at today are below:=

In the novel __Great Expectations__, Charles Dickens thematically depicts a view of man’s desire for money as a sinister and corrupting force and man’s attention to hard work and acceptance of a simple life as praiseworthy and satisfying.

In the novel __Great Expectations__, Charles Dickens characterizes Miss Havisham as a cruel woman who effectively wounds both Estella and Pip; however, by the end of the novel, her behavior allows the reader to perceive her as a sympathetic character.

Pip, a dynamic character in the novel __Great Expectations__ by Charles Dickens, undergoes three significant changes: one when he meets Estella and Miss Havisham, another when he accepts the opportunity to become a gentleman, and finally when he learns the identity of his benefactor.

In the novel __Great Expectations__, Charles Dickens characterizes Wemmick and Herbert as friends to Pip; however, only Joe’s influence and faithfulness depict him as a father figure.

In the novel __Great Expectations__, Charles Dickens’ portrayal of several prominent women characters as tyrannical, revengeful, and violent initially suggests extreme sexism; however, inclusion of contrastingly praiseworthy female characters brings balance and reinforces a thematic emphasis on the happiness brought about by simplicity.

Revenge, often reputed as sweet, leads to consistently negative consequences in the novel __Great Expectations__ by Charles Dickens.

A master writer, Charles Dickens, in his classic novel, __Great Expectation__, uses foreshadowing to build suspense, keep the reader engaged, and depict highly coincidental occurrences as believable.

In __Great Expectations__ by Charles Dickens, Pip’s affection for Estella begins as infatuation and turns to an outright obsession, but his feelings for her eventually evolve into a devotion that genuinely constitutes true love. = = = = = = = = = = = = =Finish reading and reflecting on the articles you have. Write a working thesis to submit on Monday. The thesis must be written in active voice, stated in the positive, and clarify who should do what. Skim through your articles again, using a symbol to indicate places where you know you will need to take a note that you will use in your paper. By Monday you need to know if you have any "holes" in your research so that when we go the the lab for one more opportunity to locate information, you know just what you are looking for to fill your gaps. If you want to start taking notes on note cards or using Noodlebib, be absolutely sure your parenthetical citations follow every piece of information.= =__Tues.__ Meet me in the IMC Lab= =I will be checking your writer's notebooks= =__Wed.__ Be finished with Book 1 (133-160). I will be checking your annotations. You must be up to date :)=

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=For Friday: Read and annotate pages 120-133. In your Writer's Notebook, write out a passage about four sentences long, followed by a close reading on the page below; be sure to analyze specific words and images. If applicable to the passage, include a cross-reference to another passage. Be sure to work that quote into a sentence within your paragraph. Overall, your close reading should be a minimum of eight sentences.=

Definition: Close reading involves a line-by-line, sometimes word-by-word analysis of a passage for the purpose of exploring both literal meaning and personal interpretation. Analysis often includes discussion of: 1. word definitions 2. the meaning of the passage within the immediate context and the context of the larger work 3. imagery and literary devices in the context of motifs used within the whole work 4. structure (organization or rhyme and meter) 5. tone and 6. allusions.

Definition: Cross-referencing involves using a passage from one part of a literary work to interpret another passage. The meaning of one is illuminated by the meaning of the other. A powerful way of corroborating an interpretation, cross- referencing permits the writer to build a fuller case for his/her unique angle. Since Dickens often used motifs and repeated words, images, and metaphors, parts of the novel interconnect in such a way that the audience can better understand the parts by examining the whole. Therefore, examining passages in light of each other leads to a clearer picture of the greater theme.

__Great Expectations__ Reading Schedule: To be adapted as we go :)

Assignment #1 Chapters 1-4 3-30 Assignment #2 Chapters 5-7 30-53 Assignment #3 Chapters 8-9 53-79 Assignment #4 Chapters 10-14 79-108 Due Tues. 3-6-12 Assignment #5 Chapters 15-17 108-133 Due Wed. 3-7-12 Assignment #6 Chapters 18-19 133-160 Due Thurs. 3-8-12
 * __Book One__**

Assignment #7 (20 pages) Summary of 1,2,4,5,6,7 Chapter 3 176-188 Chapter 8 217-225
 * __Book Two__**

Assignment #8 (22pages) Summary of 9 Chapters 10-11 231-253

Assignment #9 (16 pages) Summary of 12,13,16 Chapters 14,15 and part of 16 264-277 & 282-285

Assignment #10 (25 pages) Summary of 17,18 Chapter 18 (last paragraph) – 20 298-323

Assignment #11 Chapters 1-2 327-345 Assignment #12 Chapters 3-5 346-366 Assignment #13 Chapters 6-8 366-387 Assignment #14 Chapters 9-11 387-408 Assignment #15 Chapters 12-14 408-433 Assignment #16 skip beginning of 15 Chapters …15-mid18 444-464 Assignment #17 mid18-end 465-484
 * __Book Three__**

For Friday, please study and take notes on pronoun/antecedent agreement. The links below are very helpful. You may also check out a Writer's Handbook to study this grammar skill as well.
[|Pronoun Agreement] [|Pronoun Agreement]

__For We. Feb. 8th__
==Create a rough draft of the essay with documented information included. Don't forget to use elevated diction, sentence variety, and figurative language like similes, metaphors, or personification. You should also use active voice as much as possible and try to show the truths you want to express rather than just tell them.== =__For Wed. 2-1-12__=

Practice your speech, adding gestures and vocal variety.
= = = = =__For Tues. 1-31-12__= =Work on memorizing your intro.= =Practice your speech twice out loud.= =Vocab sentences for week 10 due Wed.: vocab word, correct subject verb agreement, and one sentence structure we already worked on (CP, CP/CX, Parallel structure, phrase opener, single word modifier, dash, etc.=

=__For Monday 1-30-12__=

Finish reading and annotating your sources. Locate more sources if you don't have enough information. Write a working thesis.
= = = = = = = = =__For Tues. 1-24-12__= =Fill out vocab. 10= =RAP Holocaust Article, make observations and connections using the reader's lens and the writer's lens= =Begin to think about what direction you would like to go in for your contest essay= =__For Wed. 1-25-12 - GO TO IMC__= =Chart your progress on the skills checklist, put it in your portfolio with a revision of your exam essay and a revision of your narrative, and be prepared to hand the whole thing in to me.= =Make a list of search terms to use in your research.= =Use your Writer's Notebook to brainstorm introduction ideas, possible extended metaphors, and other ideas for your essay= =Have your vocab 10 pages filled out by this day.=

==Friday we will have some time for independent reading. Please bring a book with you as I will be checking to see what you are reading. For Friday, I encourage you to peruse the list of grammar / ACT skills listed on the exam study guide and look for questions in the practice test you took that relate to those topics. Check the answer key and explanation to work on those skills.==

Narratives are due Wed. or Thursday - you may have until Friday if they are ISWACED.
[|Who/whom] [|Dash]

Post your sentences here!

__For Wed.__ Create a rough draft of your fiction piece.

__For Monday:__ All of you will need to turn in your ten vocabulary sentences evidencing understanding of parallel structure. Additionally, choose one of the six essay questions and write a formal, semantic-map style, full-paragraph response. It should be typed or VERY neatly written on loose leaf paper. Neatness and presentation matter. On Monday, you will congregate in small groups, and each person will orally present an answer to one of the six questions (not the same one you wrote the answer to) in a semi-formal way. You should choose a few quotes to reference as you present your answer, but you do not need to write an essay to prepare to do this. Just practice saying your answer out loud. After each group member presents his/her answer, the group will proceed to discuss the two articles on TKM that you read for last Monday. Have those articles with you, and be prepared to discuss them. Have a great weekend! Call or email if you have questions about the essay. 262-242-5115 or angelinacicero@gmail.com

__For Monday:__ Read and annotate the two literary criticism articles.

__For Tues.:__ **REVISION (now due Thurs.)** - Reader Response journals are due. I will be grading for three responses to TKM, your response to the two Langston Hughes poems, at least one response to your outside reading book, and any assigned responses you were missing last time I checked. Please label everything clearly and use a post-it note to highlight additions that should count toward the previous check.

Go to this grammar site and do the tutorial and quizzes for parallel structure (listed under Word & Sentence Level): [|Commnet Grammar] Please choose ten of the vocab words for week 8 and write sentences using parallel structure. At least one should use "not only, but also."

__For Wed.__ Vocabulary 8 quiz. Bring your independent reading books. Hand in your vocab sentences to the sub please.

Thursday: I will check your writer's notebook entries on this day as well as collect your reader response journals. Final discussions of TKM. Re-read Atticus's final statement at the trial for this day. Be prepared to discuss the articles due Monday.

Friday: TKM test

__Tues. 12-6-11__ Finish the book!

__Wed. 12-7-11__ Practice your speech in front of the mirror. (10 min) In your writer's notebook, brainstorm and do invention for your narrative. (10 min) Choose three problems you got wrong on the ACT prep test and look up the correct answer. Also in your writer's notebook, explain in your own words what you learned from comparing your answer with the correct answer. (10 min)
 * If you haven't added to the google doc yet, add your quotes. If you have, go in and choose one quote and comment on its significance. (5 min)

=__Tues. 11-29-11__= =Read chapters 17 and 18 & write four discussion questions as well as noting significant passages as your read.= =Practice your speech with your prop.= =__Wed. 11-30-11__= =Read ch. 19-20 and respond to the chapters in your RRJ by using a prompt from the Choice Reading tab or using questions from the packet I gave you last week when we took the 9 and 10 quiz.=

__Monday 12-5-11__
==Read 23-24 and For RRJ in chapter 23, apply/extend some of the philosophical ideas from this chapter to modern culture. For chapter 24, discuss the irony Lee uses to expose hypocrisy, and explain how Lee sets Miss Maudie up as a foil for the other ladies. Also, add 5 quotes to the open google doc linked below. Use quote marks, list the page #, the speaker's name, and who the person is talking to or talking about in the passage.==

[|TKM Quotes]

=__For Monday 11-21-11__= =Do steps 1-5 for the Storytelling Speech= =Read chapters 13-14 in TKM= = = =__For Tues. 11-22-11__= =Read chapters 15-16= = = =__Monday 11-28-11__= =You will be turning in your Reader's Response Journal.= =Work on 6-9 for the Storytelling Speech.= =Also, bring a draft of an introduction and conclusion.=

Post-test reflection, revision, and goal setting:
==Make a list of each area you need to work on as evidenced by your test. Then explain the rule, guideline, or principle you now understand. You may use the handouts I have given you, the ACT book, the writer's handbook, or your own understanding to explain the "rule." Include a revised sentence that proves your understanding of needed improvements. (one for each type of error/issue)==

[|Grammar Web Site]

Mon 7th:

 * 1) ==Fill out vocabulary book for week 7==
 * 2) ==Bring a typed draft of your compare-contrast essay==

Due Tues. Nov. 8th:

 * 1) ==Free topic writer's notebook entry==
 * 2) ==Reader Response journal entry on a poem by Pablo Neruda or another South American poet==
 * 3) ==Vocab Quiz 7==

If you would like to read about the story, please avoid shallow web sources. Rather, you may read the literary criticism provided.
===You also need to study the sentence structures and quote/documentation skills we have worked on so far. I would also suggest you review all the short stories we have read. Familiarity with the literary devices we have studies will also help you.===

[|"The Necklace"] print this copy if you want to annotate.

Necklace Article = = =Compound ; ,and ;chant of the lambs,= =Complex ID D,I (because, since, although, if, when)= =Compound/Complex I;ID D,I, but I I; however, D,I= =Phrase opener: At the top of the mountain, the eagle perched.= =Without telling his parents, he walked out the door to go to the party.= =On the bus, he did his homework. To get a good grad on the test, the girl studied day and night. Running for the bus stop, the kid fell. Using a faint, the boy faked out the defense. Scared out of her mind, Janet screamed. A dangerous criminal, the escapee threatened the town.=

=Single word modifier: Lackluster, the performance failed to awe us.= =Slowly, he walked down the stairs.=

=In and unexpected gush of emotion, the narrator shares a startling confession: "I never loved him" (Smith 45).= =In and unexpected gush of emotion, the narrator shares that "[she] never loved him" because he had betrayer her (Smith 45).= =metaphor, satire, irony (verbal, situational, dramatic), hyperbole, imagery, simile, foreshadowing, personification, conflict, internal and external, alliteration, onomatopoeia, symbolism, sarcasm, humor.=

Compare and contrast how Jackson and Vonnegut use literary devices to

 * == create a sense of horror ==
 * == satirize society for its flaws ==
 * == reveal how the extremes in the worlds of the stories actually reflect modern culture ==

[|Transitions for Comparing and Contrasting]
For Friday 10-14-11 In your writer's notebook, write reflective answers to the before-reading questions on the handout. Prepare for the vocabulary quiz (week 5).

Compare and contrast how Jackson and Vonnegut use literary devices to

 * ==create a sense of horror==
 * ==satirize society for its flaws==
 * ==reveal how the extremes in the worlds of the stories actually reflect modern culture==

(Suggested literary devices: imagery, hyperbole, symbolism, similes, rising action, climax, irony, sarcasm.)
Formal writing rules MLA documentation 2-4 Barron's Vocabulary words per paragraph Sentence Fluency: include at least one compound/complex sentence, and use at least two different types of phrase openers. Avoid the words: this, it, it is, shows, quote and passage Work on clarity and strong topic sentence support.
 * __Requirements:__**

=== For Monday 10-10-11 Write a paraphrase of the first paragraph of The Cask... Come prepared to discuss the three kinds of irony and to comment on the tone of the story. Consider the following question which will drive our discussion: How does Poe heighten the tragic nature of the end? ===

__For Tues. 10-4-11__
==Please fill out your semantic map and type a first draft. This time, include elevated diction as you write and focus on sentence variety. When possible, please refer to literary devices being used as you are explaining and supporting your topic sentence.==

Bring your reading materials and your Reader's Response Journal to the IMC where we will have class today!
=__Monday 9-26-11__= ==Create a vocabulary study method based on Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences. Peruse some magazine and/or newspaper articles, or listen to a public radio program and observe how writers work quotes into sentences in different contexts. On Monday, we will finish discussion of "The Scarlet Ibis."==

Please bring a revised version of your "MDG" paragraph.

 * ==You need two to four examples of elevated diction (Barron's Words or other outstanding instances of word choice for a formal context).==
 * ==I also expect to see correctly punctuated CP, CX, and CP/CX sentences.==
 * ==Eliminate all personal and second person pronouns (I, me, my, us, we, our, you).==
 * ==Eliminate all contractions (can't becomes can not; doesn't becomes does not).==
 * ==Eliminate all repetition so that every sentence adds something new.==
 * ==Strive to express an insight and express your unique written voice.==

__Wednesday 9-21-11__
==Have vocabulary book completed for Week 3. Bring blue literature book to class. Finish reading "The Scarlet Ibis" by this day and be prepared to discuss. Use post-it notes and your Writer's Notebook to annotate.==

=__Thursday 9-22-11__= =Fill out the semantic map for the "Most Dangerous Game" essay. For now, only include the raw quotes in the middle box; we will work them into sentences tomorrow in class. (absent students: I will have to explain this to you. Just find three quotes that show how conflict or foreshadowing create mystery and tension in "The Most Dangerous Game")= = = =__Friday 9-23-11__= =Now type out your paragraph, using your semantic map. Each time you get to the middle box, you will now have to work that quote into a sentence of your own. Use the handout I gave you today as a model to help you with the task of working the quotes into sentences. Don't forget to include a parenthetical citation at the end of the sentence before the period. Similar to the model we looked at in class today, you will bring a typed draft of a semantic map paragraph to class Friday. Call me if you are confused: 262-242-5115.= = = = =

= = =__Assignment for September 2nd__= =Please read and annotate the Harvard handout and come to class prepared to discuss reading strategies on Friday. You must have questions and comments prepared. You can write them on the handout, on post-it notes, or on a separate sheet of paper or note card.= =__**Assignment for Tues. Sept. 6**__= =You will need to purchase a Writer's Notebook and have it with you in class by this day= =Complete Entry #1 from the Writer's Notebook handout= =Come to class with Week 1, Days 1-4 filled out in your vocabulary book=

=__for Wednesday Sept. 7th__= =In your Writer's Notebook, address the following prompt:= =Why are stories powerful? How can real life and fictional stories impact human life and shape people's attitudes and behavior? (In your response, practice writing compound sentence.)=

=__Thursday Sept. 8th IMC Orientation: Meet in the IMC!__=

=__for Friday September 9th__= =Come prepared to discuss "The Most Dangerous Game," and fill in the attached literary terms chart using examples from the story. Literary Terms Chart=

=__Tues. September 13th__= =__For Wed. Sept. 14th__= =Fill out Vocab Week 2= =Preview complex sentence rules from previous handout Bring an image of the word you were assigned from week 2, days 3 and 4= =__For Thurs. Sept. 15th__= =Write 5 compound/complex sentences in your Writer's Notebook.= = __For Friday Sept. 16th__ = = Read and study pages 95-98 in the ACT book. = = Find a poem by an eminent female author and an article about a topic of high interest to you (newspaper, magazine, journal, or reputable on-line source). You need a printed out copy of both. If you are reading a fictional book, please bring it to class as well. =
 * =Vocabulary Quiz on Week 1 (all 20 words)=
 * = **Memorize //Chant of the Lambs// words (see compound sentences handout)** =
 * = **Be prepared to write three compound sentence, demonstrating proficiency in all three methods, and including one vocab word or other example of elevated diction. The content of the sentences should connect to "The Most Dangerous Game."** =
 * =Writer's Notebook entry #2 is also due. I asked that you split it so the first half is your goals (see Writer's Notebook handout) and the second half is about the power of stories (see assignment from Sept. 7th above).=