Research Update

*Rough draft (10 points) with a works cited page is due on Tuesday, December 16.

*Final draft (50 points) with a works cited page is due on Monday, December 21.

All students are required to complete a research paper.  If a final paper is not turned in to turnitin.com by Monday, December 21, I will be calling home to let your parents know.

You will work on the final draft at home or during your lunch periods.  No class time is allotted for the final draft.  

Research

This is the last week we will be working on the research paper.  You will be required to work on your final draft on your own and submit it to turnitin.com by the due date provided in class.

Due:  Sunday, December 7 by 11:59PM -- Note-sheets  submitted via Google Classroom
Due:  Monday, December 8 by your class period -- printed Works Cited page

Week of December 8, 2014 -- We will be working on a thesis statement, an organizational outline, and the rough draft.  A completed rough draft will be due on Monday, December 15.

The Research Paper Process

The next couple of week you will be introduced to the research paper process.  You will first learn about the High Point Media Center Databases.  You will then learn the proper way to take notes, create a works cited page, create a thesis statement, and create an organizational outline.  Once you have completed your organizational outline, you will begin writing a rough draft following the MLA format guide.  We will discuss how to write a proper introductions (which will include your thesis statement),  how to incorporate paraphrased and quoted material, how to include in-text citations with the proper MLA format, proper transition between paragraphs, and finally how to write a conclusion. Once we review and evaluate the rough drafts as a class, you will be asked to make revisions and turn in your paper to www.turnitin.com (a database that checks for plagiarism).  I will provide you with the necessary login information for www.turnitin.com when we get closer to writing the final draft.

Most of the research process and rough draft writing will be completed in class.  However, there will be times when you will be asked to finish certain tasks at home.  Please pay attention in class for due date.  All handouts on the research paper process can be accessed at Google Classroom (https://classroom.google.com ).

All Quiet on the Western Front

Reading Assignments for All Quiet on the Western Front :

Due Wednesday, November 12 -- Chapter 7

Due Thursday, November 13 -- Summaries of Chapters 8 & 9 (I will provide a copy of these summaries in class on Wednesday) and read Chapter 10 (start on Page 239 where it says "a few days later..." and read to page 269)

Due Friday, November 14 -- We will read the end of the novel together and discuss the situational irony. You will also complete a handout pertaining to situational irony.

Monday, November 17-- Test for All Quiet on the Western Front on the chapters you have read.

The test will include matching, true/false, and multiple choice questions on the plot. It will also include a literary device/poetic device section( review your PowerPoint notes on both Literary Terms and Poetic Devices found in All Quiet on the Western Front). You will also have to analyze certain quotes from the chapters you have read.  This will be the writing portion of the test.

After we complete the above tasks from the All Quiet on the Western Front Unit, you will begin the research paper process.

All Quiet on the Western Front

We will begin reading bits and pieces of All Quiet on the Western Front (WWI novel) during the week of October 27th and November 3rd.  You will need to read the following chapters:

Due Wednesday, October 29:  Chapter 1

Due Thursday, October 30:  Chapter 2

Due Monday, November 3:  Chapter 4

Due Wednesday, November 5:  Chapter 6 (This is a longer chapter...don't wait until the last minute)

All quizzes and work for All Quiet on the Western Front will go on the second marking period.

Outside Resources/Study Guides:

 http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/suss97677  
(The above link is for the Gale On-Line database from the High Point On-line Resources .  Look in your planner for the password you must use.  Once you have access to it, Click on The Gale Virtual Reference Library only.  Once you get into the Reference Library, type in All Quiet on the Western Front in the Search box.)

 http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/all_quiet.pdf  

Night Update

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Monday (10/15, 10/16, 10/17, and 10/20):  You will be working on your Night Project.  The final project is due on Tuesday, October 21. You will also have an objective test to go along with your reading of Night.  The test will be on Tuesday, October 21.

After we are done with Night, we will begin reading some passages from All Quiet on the Western Front and also read some WWI poetry.

Week of October 6th

This week in class, we will be reading war poems, reading a short story about war, and viewing the film War Horse.  All have to do with World War I.  In the meantime, you should be working on your marking period assessment by reading Elie Wiesel's Night at home.  Remember, the marking period assessment will be worth 5% of the marking period grade.  

If you lost your handout about the project, look in the ABOUT section on our google classroom. Please review the handout before you start the written assignment.  The handout shows the proper format for writing your quote analsysis, your definitions, and your letter to the author.  DUE DATE FOR BOTH THE READING AND PROJECT: MONDAY, OCT. 20, 2014.

The Week of September 29 -- Real Time

Real Time
Due Monday, September 29 -- Read pages 105-136
Due Wednesday, October 1 -- The book must be completed for our final discussion
Thursday, October 2 --End Test for Real Time
Friday, October 3 -- Free-Read Friday (Bring in your Night book...End Project for Night is due on October 20, 2014)

Real Time Assignments for the Week of September 22

Due Monday, September 22:  Pages 1-22 and the chart

Tuesday, September 23 and Wednesday, September 24:  We are going to the computer lab to complete a webquest.  Use the links below to answer the information.

Part I: Real Time Websites

http://www.answers.com/topic/pnina-moed-kass

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Palestinian_suicide_attacks

http://www.ifamericansknew.org/history/

http://griid.org/2010/12/20/democrats-push-through-yet-another-anti-palestinian-resolution/

http://securitysolutions.com/news/security_exposing_hostile_intent/

Part II: Real Time Websites
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/kibbutz.html

http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/holocaust/resource_center/index.asp

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005476

http://www.grouprecipes.com/91808/palestine-makluba.html

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/keffiyeh


Due Friday, September 26:  Pages 22- 102 and the handout

The Week of September 15, 2014

We will be visited by your 9th grade guidance counselor on Tuesday, September 16.  Be prepared for a fun class learning about all High Point has to offer!

On Wednesday (9/17) and Thursday (9/18) we will be going to the library media wing.  You will be responding to a literary analysis prompt pertaining to "Marriage is a Private Affair."  You will be able to brainstorm ideas and have the story with you when typing your response to the prompt. This writing prompt will be worth 20 points.  

Friday -- You will be receiving your first novel, Real Time.  Pages 1-22 and the completed chart (handout provided in class) are due Monday, September 22.

You will also be receiving your independent reading assignment this week.  You will be reading and completing a writing project connecting to the novel Night.  This novel and the project connected to it will be ALL completed at home.  The due date will be announced in class.





Week of September 8-September 12, 2014

This week you will be learning about and discussing a few of the literary terms we will be using throughout the year.  The short story "Marriage is a Private Affair" and questions pertaining to the short story will be used in the discussion of literary terms. The homework questions will be assigned in class and a due date will be given.  A zero will be placed in the gradebook if the assignment is not competed by the due date.

Here is the link to "Marriage is a Private Affair" --
http://peopleandstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/marriage-is-a-private-affair.pdf

Please study for the following quiz --

Thursday, September 11:  Literary Term Quiz (based off of PowerPoint presented in class on 9/8)

September 2014

Unit 1 of 9 Academic World Literature:  Below is a brief synopsis of what we will be doing during the first few weeks of school.

As 9^th grade English students, you will be exposed to many different cultures this year through films, literary works, and nonfiction.  What can we learn from reading articles and stories and from viewing films about different cultures?   Why is it so important for young students in today’s society to be exposed to these different cultures?  

All of the tools you will need to be a successful high school English student will be given to you during the first marking period. The following are the items we will be working on over the next marking period:

·         Quote Analysis

·         Critical Thinking Skills

·         Writing Skills (Thesis Statements, Paragraph Organization, MLA format, Citations, Works Cited Page, etc.)

To learn and strengthen these skills we will use the following for our discussions:

• “Marriage is a Private Affair” (http://peopleandstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/marriage-is-a-private-affair.pdf) and other selections from World Literature: An Anthology of Great Short Stories, Drama, and Poetry
• ·  Osama
•   Real Time  
•   2014 summer and fall current event articles from around the world

EXAM REVIEW

Part I:  Literary Terms, Poetic Devices, and Dramatic Conventions

vignette, round character, flat character, dynamic character, static character, stock character, Assonance, alliteration, consonance, simile, metaphor, protagonist, antagonist, foil, couplet, sonnet, iambic pentameter, situational irony, dramatic irony, soliloquy, concealment, blank verse, prose, diction, syntax, hyperbole, symbol, imagery, allusion, synesthesia, oxymoron, malapropism, onomatopoeia, and aside…

Reviewing notes, PowerPoint presentations, and tests will help you be successful on this section of the exam. 

Section II:  Authors/Directors/Playwrights

Be able to identify the author, director, or playwright to each of the following works:

A Doll’s House

Oedipus

Romeo and Juliet

Whale Rider

Minority Report

The House on Mango Street

Section III:  Quote Identification

Know the significant themes/events of the above works and the important characters within each work in order to be successful on the quote identification section of the exam.

Section IV:  Open-ended Response

In a well-developed response you will be responding to a question having to deal with a particular character within a work.  Reviewing the main characters of each work and their behavior, traits, and experiences will help you be successful when responding to this writing prompt.

Section V:  Essay Section

This section will include all of the works listed above.  Know the characters, plots, themes, etc. of the works listed above.

The House on Mango Street

UPDATE AS OF 5/30/14:
DO NOT FORGET:  I WILL BE CHECKING YOUR FIRST THREE VIGNETTES (ROUGH DRAFTS) ON MONDAY, JUNE 2! 


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The House on Mango Street Assignments --


The Vignette Writing Project: 

• The completed booklet must be turned in by Monday, June 9, 2014 (This is the last grade of the marking period...worth 50 points)
• Individual due dates for rough drafts of each vignette will provided in class
• The vignettes we will be reading for the vignette project include the following:
• "The House on Mango Street" - page 3
• "My Name" - page 10
• "Hairs" - page 6
• "Those Who Don't" and other neighborhood vignettes - page 28
• "A House of my Own" - page 108

Reading Assignment: 

• Throughout the next two weeks we will also read the following vignettes dealing with the women on Mango Street:
• "A Smart Cookie" - page 90
• "Sally" - page 81
• "What Sally Said" - page 92
• "Linoleum Roses" - page 101
• "Marin" - page 26
• "There was an Old Woman..." - page 29
• "Alicia Who Sees Mice" - page 31
• "No Speak English" - page 76
• "Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice..." - page 79
• "Minerva Writes Poems" - page 84

Whale Rider --


We will be viewing The Whale Rider the week of June 9.  Our discussion will connect this film to The House on Mango Street.


Exam --


I will be providing you with an exam review sheet during the week of June 2. 

Upcoming Events

Thursday, May 22 -- End Test for Ibsen's A Doll's House.  Don't forget to review the Ibsen PowerPoint!


The Weeks of May 26  and June 2-- We will read a selection of vignettes from The House on Mango Street.   Reading and writing due dates for individual vignettes will be discussed in class.


The Week of June 9th -- Whale Rider


* I will be providing each class with a review sheet during the first week of June. 

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

Over the next two weeks we will be reading and analyzing Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House.  The assignments and due dates for this work will be provided in class as we are reading the play.  Keep in mind that you will have an essay and a final test on this play. 

Romeo and Juliet Unit

Wednesday, April 30:  End Test  for Shakespeare, Elizabethan Theater, and Romeo and Juliet

• Review the PowerPoint I provided prior to studying Romeo and Juliet
• Review the webquest you completed in class on Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Theater
• Review your notes from the How William Became Shakespeare CD
• Review all handouts and notes provided before, during, and after the reading of Romeo and Juliet
• Review the entire play of Romeo and Juliet

Online text:
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/

Study guide:
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/romeoscenes.html

Romeo and Juliet Skits: 
Upon our return from the break, you will begin preparing a modern version of Romeo and Juliet.  The assignment and due dates will be provided in class on Wednesday, April 23. 

Shakespeare Unit

VOCABULARY AND LITERARY TERM TEST
Unit 1-6 Vocabulary Test & Literary Terms from the first three marking periods will be on April 10.  I will provide you with a study guide sheet.




SHAKESPEARE RESOURCES

Online texts:
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/

Study guides:
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/romeoscenes.html





SHAKESPEARE SCAVENGER HUNT


Meet me in computer lab #438 on Monday and Tuesday.  Complete the handout provided in class by using the websites listed below.  The websites appear in the order of how they appear on the handout. 


www.bardweb.net  (Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/shake_rule.html (Section 7)
www.renfaire.com/Costume/index.html (Section 8)
http://elizabethan.org (Section 9)
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-theatre-facts.htm (Section 10)

March 2014

Pro/Con Essay:  All essays will be MLA format and include a Works Cited page.  Final essays must be turned in to turnitin.com  by Wednesday, March 19 by 11:59 PM.  A late paper will include a letter grade penalty for each day it is late.  If the MLA formatting is lost when uploading the paper to turnitin.com, you must bring the printed copy to class on Thursday, March 20. 


Works Cited Information for PRO/CON Paper:
DVD/Film - The Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg for DreamWorks in Universal City, California (original release date is 2002 and it came out on DVD in 2003). 
Magazine  - The magazine article "DNA as Destiny" was written by David Ewing Duncan.  It first appeared in Wired magazine November of 2002. 
Anthology - Sophocles is the author of Oedipus the King (keep the original date of print blank).  This work appears on pages 433-471 in the following Anthology:  Literature World Masterpieces which was published in 1995 in Englewood Cliffs by Prentice Hall Publishing Company. 


Add your Works Cited page to your essay document before you turn in to turnitin.com.

March Assignments

NOTICE:  Monday, March 10 is mid-marking period.  If you owe me any work or you need to take any tests from the first half of the marking period it must be completed and turned in by Friday, March 7. A zero will go in the gradebook if the work is not turned in by this date.


VOCABULARY QUIZ:  Unit 5 quiz will be on Thursday, March 13.


MARCH ASSIGNMENTS:  We will be viewing Minority Report during the week of March 3 and discussing the article "DNA as Destiny."  During the week of March 10, we will begin writing a PRO/CON Essay using the film, the article, and Oedipus the King.  The requirements for this essay will be discussed in class.  The due dates for certain sections of the paper will be announced in class.  All essays will be MLA format and include a Works Cited page.  Final essays must be turned in to turnitin.com  by Wednesday, March 19 by 11:59 PM.  A late paper will include a letter grade penalty for each day it is late.  If the MLA formatting is lost when uploading the paper to turnitin.com, you must bring the printed copy to class on Thursday, March 20. 


Works Cited Information for PRO/CON Paper:
DVD/Film - The Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg for DreamWorks in Universal City, California (original release date is 2002 and it came out on DVD in 2003). 
Magazine  - The magazine article "DNA as Destiny" was written by David Ewing Duncan.  It first appeared in Wired magazine November of 2002. 
Anthology - Sophocles is the author of Oedipus the King (keep the original date of print blank).  This work appears on pages 433-471 in the following Anthology:  Literature World Masterpieces which was published in 1995 in Englewood Cliffs by Prentice Hall Publishing Company. 

February 24 - Oedipus the King

This week we will finish reading Oedipus the King in class.  The end test worth 60 POINTS will be on Monday, March 3.  Below is a list of the information needed in order for you to prepare for the test.  The previous blog entry does have study guides and other links for your review. 

The test consists of true/false questions, multiple choice questions, character identification section (matching), quote analysis section, the Greek Theater background section (fill-in the blank), and a short essay question on Greek drama and Greek masks.  STUDY!

Know the following characters:

The Priest

Oedipus

Polybus

Merope

Creon                         

Jocasta            

Teiresias

King Laius                             

Antigone                    

First Messenger

Second Messenger                 

Oedipus                                  

Herdsman/Shepherd              

Understand the setting, plot and themes: 

What happens?  Why?  Where does it all happen?  What do we learn? How do the characters behave?  How does the play fit into a tragedy?  What themes are found in the play? 

Understand Greek Drama and Theater Masks:

Review the PowerPoints – Know EVERYTHING listed on the Greek Theater PowerPoint and know EVERYTHING listed on the Greek Masks PowerPoint.

Oedipus the King

UPDATE FOR 9 CP-A:   Due to the recent snow days, your vocabulary Unit 4 Test will be on Friday, February 21!




We will begin doing a dramatic reading of Oedipus the King in class during the week of February 3.  If you are absent from class, you will be responsible to do the reading on your own.  The websites below may be very helpful to you as we discuss Greek Theater and Oedipus.  I have also included a link for an audiobook of Oedipus.  You will have in-class writings, quizzes, and a final test on Oedipus and the Greek Theater background information.  Those test dates will be announced in class.  Bring in a notebook to class each day during this unit.  Taking notes as we are reading will be very helpful.

Unit 4 Vocabulary Test will be on Friday, February 14.  Prepare by working on the Unit 4 exercises over the next two weeks.   *Advance notice:  Unit 5 Vocabulary test will be on Friday, February 28. 

Oedipus 

Greek Theater Glossary

http://www.whitman.edu/theatre/theatretour/glossary/glossary.htm

Study Guides – Oedipus

http://www.temple.edu/classics/oedipus/index.html

http://northandoverpublicschools.com/faculty/DowneyM/OedipusRexSG.pdf 

Oedipus - Background Animated Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX34LKPOMxs

Oedipus Audiobook:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9WOQT7qD7w

Review Game(s):
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/oedipus/oedipusindex.htm


 

The Adventures of Ulysses and Exam Review

The Adventures of Ulysses

Finish the novel for Friday, January 17, 2014.   A reading quiz will be given on Wednesday, January 22.  Be prepared to discuss examples of when xenia is violated and examples of when it is followed properly, examples of Ulysses fitting the definition of epic hero (see qualities on the PowerPoint), and review your Divine Intervention handout. 

Exam Review Sheet

There will be five sections to your exam.  The sections are as follows:

• Vocabulary Terms (Units 1, 2, and 3) – 25 point section
• Quotes from the films and works we have studied – 15 point section
• Literary Terms and Poetic Devices – 20 point section
• MLA Formatting – 10 point section
• Formal Essay  – The formal essay will have you focus on “Marriage is a Private Affair,” Real Time, and Osama – 30 point section 

Prepare for the exam by:

• Reviewing the vocabulary terms found in Units 1, 2, and 3 of your vocabulary book.  (This means you should know the definition of each word, the synonyms, the antonyms, and the parts of speech.)
• Revisiting the works we have studied the first half of the year – “Marriage is a Private Affair,” Real Time, All Quiet on the Western Front, and The Adventures of Ulysses (This means refresh your memory on the plot, characters, and themes of each work.)
• Revisiting the two films we have viewed the first half of the year – Osama and War Horse.  (This means refresh your memory on the plot, characters, and the connection to the work studied prior to the film being viewed. You were given a viewing guide in class before which watched each film, too. )
• Reviewing PowerPoints, handouts, and notes which have literary terms and poetic devices on them, author background, etc.
• Review the sheets the sheets I gave you for your research paper in order to remember the rules of writing formal essays and how to do in-text citations.
   

Below is a list of literary terms you should study and where you can find the definitions:

 

The Adventures of Ulysses PowerPoint:  Folk Epic, Epithet, Epic Simile

 

Remarque’s Poetic Language PowerPoint and notes:  Imagery, Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Repetition, Personification, Apostrophe, End Rhyme, Internal Rhyme, Metaphor, Simile

 

“Marriage is a Private Affair” Notes : Literary Style, Characterization, Direct and Indirect Characterization, Antagonist, Confidante, Dynamic Character, Flat Character, Foil, Narrator, Conflict, Interpersonal Conflict, Internal Conflict, Contrast, Foreshadowing, Setting, Theme, Tone, Point of View, First Person POV, Second Person POV, Third Person POV, Types of Third Person POV (Omniscient, Limited, Objective)