January 2011 - Thesis Paper

Steps to writing a thesis paper:

Brainstorm
Create thesis statement
Decide on which works to use (at least 2)
Use the article "DNA as Destiny"
Create an outline
Create a rough draft with an introduction, body, and conclusion (3-5 pages in length)
Create a Works Cited page
Peer Evaluation
Revised and edited final draft

We will be doing this paper in steps. The due date for each step will be provided in class. Be sure to pay attention to these due dates. The grades for each of these steps of the rough draft will be included on the second marking period. The final draft of the paper, however, will be included on the third marking period. Please see me if you have any questions.

December 2010

The Stranger

• Reading of Part I is due on Friday, December 10.
• Log Entry for Part I is due on Friday, December 10.
• Part II - up to page 108 is due on Wednesday, December 15.
• Finish reading novel for Tuesday, December 21.
• End Writing will be on Wednesday, December 22.

The Week of Nov. 29

This week we will be finishing Oedipus. You will have an end test on the play on Friday, December 3. If you missed any of the reading due to a class absence, you must come see me to sign out a book. Go Michigan!

The Odyssey due dates:

Tuesday, Nov. 9: End Assessment (Bring your book!)
Due Wednesday, Nov. 10: Monster Project

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Oedipus:

We will begin background information for Oedipus on Wednesday. We will meet in the classroom on Wednesday and the library on Thursday and Friday. The reading of Oedipus will be done in class. However, please listen to Ms. Rich for the writing assignments that are to be completed outside of class.

The Week of October 25 - Reading Assignments for The Odyssey

Due Monday, Oct. 25: Book 10 - "Circe"
Due Tuesday, Oct. 26: Book 11 - "The Book of the Dead"
Due Thursday, Oct. 27: Book 12 - "Scylla and Charybdis"
Please pay attention in class for any changes in reading due dates.

The Week of Oct. 18

We will begin The Odyssey this week. Our focus will be on the journey of Odysseus. Therefore, only certain books will be read and discussed as a class. I will fill you in on the books we will not be reading. Enjoy!

Due Tuesday, Oct. 18: Finish Book 1: "Athene Visits Telemachus"
Due Wednesday, Oct. 20: Book 5: "Calypso"
Due Thursday, Oct. 21: Book 9: "Cyclops"
Due Friday, Oct. 22: 15 Point Homework Assignment Handout -- Is Odyssey receiving too much help from the gods?
Due Monday, Oct. 25: Books 10 "Circe"

Reading assignments are subject to change. Please pay attention in class. I will notify you of any changes.

The Week of Oct. 11

We will finish our last myth presentation on Monday, Oct. 11. You should be working on your own origin myth at home. Please read the directions listed below very carefully. This will be due on Wednesday, Oct. 13.

Directions: For this assignment, I would like you to create your own origin myth that explains the beginning of a specific animal characteristic. For example, you may choose to explain why giraffes have long necks, why flamingos stand on one leg, or why turtles have shells. Please name your animal characters and give them lines of dialogue, but do not include gods or goddesses in your story. Please follow all directions and be sure to use the class time appropriately. It is possible to lose accountability points if you are not using the class time wisely. Origin myths will be presented to the class. The entire writing project is worth 20 points.

Rubric:
~Myth is a creative, logical and well-developed explanation of a natural event in today’s world. (10 points)
~Myth includes at least two examples of imagery and three lines of dialogue. (5 Points)
~Myth is at least one entire page long, typed in a Times New Roman size 12 font and double-spaced, and has proper MLA heading. (5 points)

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We will begin The Odyssey in class this week. Please listen in class for reading due dates. I will post the assignments later in the week.

The Week of Sept. 27 and Oct. 4

Due Monday, Sept. 27th: Found Poem

Sept. 27-Oct. 1:
Mythology Group Projects will be our focus for the next two weeks. You will be placed in groups to teach one of the myths listed below. Instruction for the group project will be discussed in class on Tuesday. We will start the week, however, with a library tour and a tutorial on our on-line services available to you. You will then be asked to read your assigned myth by Wednesday, Sept. 29. You will spend Wednesday through Friday working on the group project in the library. At home, however, you will be reading the other three myths that other groups will be teaching. These will need to be read by Monday, Oct. 4. Below are the myths and their page numbers. Presentations will begin either on Monday, Oct. 4 or Tuesday, Oct. 5. We will get through two presentations per day.

The Creation of the Titans and the Gods Page 82-89
The Ages of Man Page 90-92
Demeter and Persephone Page 93-99
The Labors and Death of Heracles Page 100-105

Assignments for the Weeks of Sept. 6 , Sept. 13, and Sept. 20

The Alchemist Assignments

Due Thursday, Sept. 9: Individual Mission Statement
Due Friday, Sept. 10: Introduction (ix-xiii)
Due Monday, Sept. 13: Pages 3-25
Due Wednesday, Sept. 15: Part One should be completed -- Expect a quiz today!
Due Thursday, Sept. 16: The Alchemy and Me Webquest
Due Friday, Sept. 17: Pages 51-79
Due Monday, Sept. 20: Pages 80-127
DueWednesday, Sept. 22: Pages 127-end
Friday, Sept. 24: End Test for The Alchemist
Due Monday, Sept. 27: The Alchemist Found Poem

The Weeks of May 17 and May 24

Animal Farm Assignments:

Read Chapters 1-3 for Monday, May 17
Read Chapters 4-6 for Wednesday, May 19
Read Chapters 7 & 8 for Friday, May 21
Read Chapters 9-end for Monday, May 24
In-class Writing Assignments will be on Monday, May 24


Osama:
We will be viewing the film Osama the week of May 24.

Peace Day is on Friday, May 28!

The Week of May 10

All Quiet on the Western Front:
Letter is due Wednesday, May 12
End test is on Wednesday, May 12

Animal Farm:
Chapters 1-3 for Monday, May 17

Assignments for All Quiet on the Western Front

Friday, April 30: Chapter 6 and 7 are due

Monday, May 3: Chapter 8 is due

Wednesday, May 5: Chapter 9 is due

Friday, May 7: Chapter 10 is due

Monday, May 10: The novel should be completed for today

Wednesday, May 12: Letter assignment due

The Weeks of April 12, 19, 26

All Quiet on the Western Front reading assignments:
Read Chapters 1-3 for Monday, April 19
Read Chapters 4 & 5 for Friday, April 23
Read Chapters 6 & 7 for Friday, April 30
Read Chapter 8 for Monday, May 3

Thesis Paper Due Dates:
You will be asked to write certain sections of the paper throughout the week of April 12. Please listen for these due dates in class. Below are the due dates for the rough draft and final draft:
Tuesday, April 20: Rough draft is due
Wednesday, April 28: Final draft is due

April 1

Congratulations to all of you on a job well done with the skits! I hope you have a relaxing break. We will begin a new book and a thesis paper on Monday, April 12.

The Weeks of March 22 and March 29

• Students will perform their Shakespeare skits on Monday, March 29. All props, costumes, typed script, etc. are to be in by Friday, March 26.
• Students will begin a comparison/contrast thesis paper during the week of March 29. Please listen carefully to the due dates given in class for each section of the thesis paper.

Romeo and Juliet Unit (due dates & assignments)

We will discuss Romeo and Juliet over the next couple of weeks.

Wednesday, March 3: You will be taking a background test on Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Theater. Please review the entire webquest you completed in class, the handouts I have given you on the Globe Theater, the notes we have taken (actor-sharer, noble-patron, etc.), and the terms found on the PowerPoint Presentation (iambic pentameter, oxymoron, aside, concealment, blank verse, couplet, prose, soliloquy, malapropism, sonnet). You will also be responsible for the information discussed on the CD How William Became Shakespeare. The quiz will include multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and a short essay response.

Due Friday, March 5: Today you must have a typed response (MLA Format) about the balcony scenes we viewed in class. Refer to the handout for the specific instructions.

Due Thursday, March 18: Romeo and Juliet Log Entry & End Test

Beginning Wednesday, March 17: We will begin the Shrunken Shakespeare Group Project. Performances will take place the week of March 22.

The Week of February 22

Feb. 22: Vocabulary Packet Due today
Feb. 23-26: We will be reading Romeo and Juliet: Act I in class this week. If you are absent, you are responsible for the scenes you have missed.

The Week of February 15

Romeo and Juliet Unit

This week you will be receiving the background information needed to appreciate and enjoy Shakespeare and his works.

You will need to complete the webquest assigned in class by Friday. We will be in the lab on Wednesday and Thursday. You will use the websites listed below:

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
http://www.renfaire.com/
http://elizabethan.org/
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-theatre-facts.htm

Vocabulary Packets :
Lessons # 3 & 4 are due on Monday. This is worth 20 homework points. Day late packets will receive ½ credit.

The House on Mango Street Assignments

The following vignettes are to be read by Friday, January 29 --
"My Name" p.10
"Marin" p.26
"There was an Old Lady" p.29
"Alicia..." p.31
"Rafeala Who Drinks Coconut..." p. 79
"Sally" p.81
"Minerva..." p. 84
"A Smart Cookie" p.90
"What Sally Said" p. 92
"Linoleum Roses" p. 101

Due on Monday, February 1:
My Name Handout

Due Tuesday, February 2:
Own "My Name" Rough Draft

Due Wednesday, February 3:
Own Neighborhood Rough Draft

Due Friday, February 5:
Copy changes of "The House on Mango Street" vignette and "A House of My Own" vignette

Due Monday, February 8:
Own Family Rough Draft

Due Friday, February 12:
Final Vignette Booklet Due

Assignments for January 4 - January 20

We will begin reading A Doll House in class over the next couple of weeks. You will have an end test on the play on Tuesday, January 19.

We will work on The House on Mango Street after exams and the due dates listed below will be changed:
Once we finish A Doll House, we will begin The House on Mango Street. For Thursday, January 14, you are to read "My Name," "Marin," "There Was an Old...," "Alicia..." & "Sally." For Friday, January 15, you must read "Minerva...," "A Smart Cookie," "What Sally Said," & "Linoleum Roses." You will also be given a project assignment for The House on Mango Street. This will not be included in the 2nd marking period grade. We will be working on it into the 3rd marking period.

The review sheet for the exam is on the 9 CP-A page of the ning. You may print it out at any time. However, the format is subject to change pending approval of the principal and dept. supervisor. I will keep you posted.