Thursday, April 14, 2011
April 25 - May 9
We will begin reading All Quiet on the Western Front during the week of April 25. You will also begin writing your thesis paper as a conclusion to the previous unit. Please listen carefully in class for reading and writing due dates.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
We will be reading, listening to, and viewing Romeo and Juliet during the next couple of weeks. The background test on Shakespeare and Act I & Act II of Romeo and Juliet will be on Tuesday, March 29. Study for the quiz! The following will be helpful in preparing for it - study the webquest on Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Times, How William Became Shakespeare CD lecture handout, the PowerPoint presentation handout, and any other handouts you were given over the last couple of weeks. The following terms should be studied: concealment, soliloquy, aside, couplet, sonnet, blank verse, prose, malapropism, oxymoron, noble-patron, actor-sharer, and repertory system. You will also be responsible for writing a log entry for Romeo and Juliet. The handout will be given in class. It is also listed below. The writing prompt will be due on Friday, April 8. WRITING PROMPT: EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG ROMEO, BENVOLIO, AND MERCUTIO. WHAT TRAITS AND PHILOSOPHIES OF LIFE DOES EACH REPRESENT? PROVIDE EXAMPLES TO DEFEND YOUR RESPONSE. WHAT MIGHT SHAKESPEARE HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT THESE DIFFERENT APPROACHES OF LIFE THROUGH THESE CHARACTERS? CONCLUDE BY DISCUSSING WHO YOU FIND YOU ARE MOST LIKE: ROMEO, BENVOLIO, OR MERCUTIO? EXPLAIN WHY.
Monday, February 21, 2011
February 22-March 11
UPDATE 3/8: Please work on your own "House on _____" vignette, your own "My Name," your copy change of the "Hairs Vignette," and the copy change of "A House of My Own." We will discuss the final vignette on Thursday, March 9. All students must have rough drafts with them on Monday, March 14. These do not have to be typed, but they should be complete and ready for peer evaluations. The final, typed project is due on Thursday, March 17.
We will begin The House on Mango Street on February 24. You will each be assigned a vignette to read, analyze, and evaluate. Eventually, you will present the vignette to the class. Practice reading it and be the expert on it. You will be given a handout in class which gives you the specifics for this assignment. All students must be prepared to present vignettes on Thursday, March 3.
You will be creating your own vignettes over the next couple of weeks. The due dates for the rough drafts will be announced in class. The assignment is listed below:
The House on Mango Street Project (55 Points)
Sandra Cisneros uses vignettes to describe, share, and reveal various aspects of the life of Esperanza. In doing so, she also incorporates various poetic devices and figurative language throughout these pieces to paint a vivid picture for her audience. Using The House on Mango Street as a model, write your own vignettes by doing “copy changes.” To “copy change” means to write your own vignettes following the structure and style of one that already exists. It is similar to taking a song, keeping the same music, but rewriting the lyrics. Therefore, keep the sentence structure of Cisneros, while changing the words to make it your own. The procedure and vignette topics are listed below.
Each vignette will have a title.
Each vignette will have at least two examples of figurative language (similes, metaphors, imagery, personification, etc.).
Each example of figurative language must stand out in the typed vignette – you may bold them, underline them, put in italics, etc. (be consistent throughout)
You may substitute an example of figurative language by including internal rhyme, end rhymes, and near rhymes sporadically throughout the different vignettes – “Lazy Poetry.”
Each vignette will be typed and visually appealing – use appropriate font style, size, and color.
Each vignette will be visually appealing – borders, watermarks, clip art, and/or own artistic abilities may be used.
All vignettes will be placed in order and compiled into a short booklet with a visually appealing cover – The title page will include The House on [insert your street name], your name, class, and date.
House Vignette
“The House on Mango Street”
Pages 3-5
Create your own “The House on Mango Street” vignette. It will be called “The House on [insert your street name here].”
Using the questions below, make a list of details to include in your vignette. Focus on the importance of the details – the feelings they evoke, the stories associated with them, and their history. Once you are satisfied with your list, you’ll be ready to write your vignette.
What does it look like? What colors stand out? How big or small are surrounding buildings, plants, fields, and/or yards? How wide are the streets? What is the house like inside?
How does your house make you feel? What sounds are found in your house? Who or what makes these sounds? Any other important details?
Family Vignette
“Hairs”
Page 6
What metaphor could you use to describe your family? Could it be the style of jeans they wear? What about their eyes? Pay attention to Cisneros’s style. Who does she devote an entire paragraph to? Why? Who would you devote an entire paragraph to? Write this vignette in Cisneros’s style.
Name Vignette
“My Name”
Page 10
Section 1 sets the mood with sensory details. What does your name mean in English? What emotion, action, and number does your name represent? What color describes your name? What sound? How does it look? What type of song or music is your name?
Section 2 is the story behind the name. Who were you named after? Describe this person? If you were not named after someone, tell the story behind your chosen name? Notice how this is the first time the name is mentioned.
Section 3 shares a school story. Do teachers say your name wrong? What school activities does your name mean? What does your name mean to your friends? This section is to show me the type of person you are now. You could include nicknames in this section, too.
Section 4 enables you to rename yourself. Follow the format of the last paragraph. What would you rather be called? Why?
Neighborhood Vignette
“Those Who Don’t”
Page 28
Why are people that are not from your neighborhood/hometown afraid of it? How do you react going in a town you are not familiar with, especially in a city area? Why do you feel safe in your neighborhood/hometown? Try to create a short but effective neighborhood vignette mimicking Cisneros’s style.
It would be acceptable to mimic the style of a different neighbor/neighborhood vignette in place of “Those Who Don’t.” We will discuss these other options during our class discussion on Esperanza’s neighborhood.
Dream House Vignette
“A House of My Own”
Page 108
Attempt to follow Cisneros’s style in this vignette. She has a very short but very effective vignette. You may simply want to take the template below to create this vignette or go on your own. However, if you go on your own, it is not to be long and wordy. The specific requirements will be given when we read “A House of My Own” together.
Not a ______. Not a _______. Not a _________. A House all of my own. With my ______, my _______, my _______. My ________ and my ________. Nobody to _______. Nobody’s __________.
Only a house (simile) _________ as ________, a ______ for me to go, (simile) ______ as _________.
We will begin The House on Mango Street on February 24. You will each be assigned a vignette to read, analyze, and evaluate. Eventually, you will present the vignette to the class. Practice reading it and be the expert on it. You will be given a handout in class which gives you the specifics for this assignment. All students must be prepared to present vignettes on Thursday, March 3.
You will be creating your own vignettes over the next couple of weeks. The due dates for the rough drafts will be announced in class. The assignment is listed below:
The House on Mango Street Project (55 Points)
Sandra Cisneros uses vignettes to describe, share, and reveal various aspects of the life of Esperanza. In doing so, she also incorporates various poetic devices and figurative language throughout these pieces to paint a vivid picture for her audience. Using The House on Mango Street as a model, write your own vignettes by doing “copy changes.” To “copy change” means to write your own vignettes following the structure and style of one that already exists. It is similar to taking a song, keeping the same music, but rewriting the lyrics. Therefore, keep the sentence structure of Cisneros, while changing the words to make it your own. The procedure and vignette topics are listed below.
Each vignette will have a title.
Each vignette will have at least two examples of figurative language (similes, metaphors, imagery, personification, etc.).
Each example of figurative language must stand out in the typed vignette – you may bold them, underline them, put in italics, etc. (be consistent throughout)
You may substitute an example of figurative language by including internal rhyme, end rhymes, and near rhymes sporadically throughout the different vignettes – “Lazy Poetry.”
Each vignette will be typed and visually appealing – use appropriate font style, size, and color.
Each vignette will be visually appealing – borders, watermarks, clip art, and/or own artistic abilities may be used.
All vignettes will be placed in order and compiled into a short booklet with a visually appealing cover – The title page will include The House on [insert your street name], your name, class, and date.
House Vignette
“The House on Mango Street”
Pages 3-5
Create your own “The House on Mango Street” vignette. It will be called “The House on [insert your street name here].”
Using the questions below, make a list of details to include in your vignette. Focus on the importance of the details – the feelings they evoke, the stories associated with them, and their history. Once you are satisfied with your list, you’ll be ready to write your vignette.
What does it look like? What colors stand out? How big or small are surrounding buildings, plants, fields, and/or yards? How wide are the streets? What is the house like inside?
How does your house make you feel? What sounds are found in your house? Who or what makes these sounds? Any other important details?
Family Vignette
“Hairs”
Page 6
What metaphor could you use to describe your family? Could it be the style of jeans they wear? What about their eyes? Pay attention to Cisneros’s style. Who does she devote an entire paragraph to? Why? Who would you devote an entire paragraph to? Write this vignette in Cisneros’s style.
Name Vignette
“My Name”
Page 10
Section 1 sets the mood with sensory details. What does your name mean in English? What emotion, action, and number does your name represent? What color describes your name? What sound? How does it look? What type of song or music is your name?
Section 2 is the story behind the name. Who were you named after? Describe this person? If you were not named after someone, tell the story behind your chosen name? Notice how this is the first time the name is mentioned.
Section 3 shares a school story. Do teachers say your name wrong? What school activities does your name mean? What does your name mean to your friends? This section is to show me the type of person you are now. You could include nicknames in this section, too.
Section 4 enables you to rename yourself. Follow the format of the last paragraph. What would you rather be called? Why?
Neighborhood Vignette
“Those Who Don’t”
Page 28
Why are people that are not from your neighborhood/hometown afraid of it? How do you react going in a town you are not familiar with, especially in a city area? Why do you feel safe in your neighborhood/hometown? Try to create a short but effective neighborhood vignette mimicking Cisneros’s style.
It would be acceptable to mimic the style of a different neighbor/neighborhood vignette in place of “Those Who Don’t.” We will discuss these other options during our class discussion on Esperanza’s neighborhood.
Dream House Vignette
“A House of My Own”
Page 108
Attempt to follow Cisneros’s style in this vignette. She has a very short but very effective vignette. You may simply want to take the template below to create this vignette or go on your own. However, if you go on your own, it is not to be long and wordy. The specific requirements will be given when we read “A House of My Own” together.
Not a ______. Not a _______. Not a _________. A House all of my own. With my ______, my _______, my _______. My ________ and my ________. Nobody to _______. Nobody’s __________.
Only a house (simile) _________ as ________, a ______ for me to go, (simile) ______ as _________.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Assignments for the Weeks of February 7 and February 14
Thesis Paper Due Dates:
Thesis Paper Rough Draft is due on Wednesday, February 9. Please have a printed copy of your rough draft (quotes should be included in this draft) and your works cited page. We will be doing a peer evaluation on this day.Thesis Paper Final Draft is due on Wednesday, February 16. You will need your final copy of the paper, a final works cited page, and your entire rough draft.
Hedda Gabler Assignments:
We will be reading Hedda Gabler in class over the next two weeks. The assignments for Hedda Gabler are listed below.
1. Complete Act I of Hedda Gabler for Monday, February 14.
2. Diction Assignment is due Thursday, February 17. No late assignments accepted.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Exam Review Sheet
9 A - REVIEW SHEET
The exam will have the following format:
Section I: Matching
This section will include literary terms; vocabulary terms; authors and their works; authors and their contributions to literature, drama, and poetry; and literary movements. You should study your notes, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations.
The following terms/people should be studied, as well as all of the other items found in your notes, handouts, and PowerPoints:
Theme, Magical Realism, Existentialism, Xenia, Epic and Characteristics of an Epic, Epic Hero, Invocation to the Muse of Poetry, Epithet, Epic Similes, Formal Rhetoric, “In Medias Res,” Dramatic Irony, Dionysus, Oracle, Strophe & Antistrophe, Tragedy, Greek Masks, Paulo Coelho, Homer, Sophocles, Albert Camus.
Section II: Short Creative Essay
Review the following works and the main characters in each: Odysseus from The Odyssey, Oedipus from Oedipus the King, and Santiago from The Alchemist.
Section III: Formal Thesis Paper
This section will include the following works: The Alchemist, The Odyssey, Oedipus the King, The Stranger, and The Minority Report. Review each work. This section will involve an in-depth analysis of the main characters and a similar theme found in each of these works. All thesis paper rules apply when responding to the writing prompt. Therefore, review the rules of writing a formal paper.
Section IV: Open-ended Questions
This section will include a World Literature short story. You will be reading the short story and responding to two open-ended questions.
*Helpful hints for studying:
Review all notes, old tests and quizzes, logs and writing assignments. Refresh your memory of the main characters, settings, themes, topics of discussion, etc. for each work.
The works we have covered during the first semester include the following:
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Odyssey by Homer
Oedipus the King by Sophocles
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg
The exam will have the following format:
Section I: Matching
This section will include literary terms; vocabulary terms; authors and their works; authors and their contributions to literature, drama, and poetry; and literary movements. You should study your notes, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations.
The following terms/people should be studied, as well as all of the other items found in your notes, handouts, and PowerPoints:
Theme, Magical Realism, Existentialism, Xenia, Epic and Characteristics of an Epic, Epic Hero, Invocation to the Muse of Poetry, Epithet, Epic Similes, Formal Rhetoric, “In Medias Res,” Dramatic Irony, Dionysus, Oracle, Strophe & Antistrophe, Tragedy, Greek Masks, Paulo Coelho, Homer, Sophocles, Albert Camus.
Section II: Short Creative Essay
Review the following works and the main characters in each: Odysseus from The Odyssey, Oedipus from Oedipus the King, and Santiago from The Alchemist.
Section III: Formal Thesis Paper
This section will include the following works: The Alchemist, The Odyssey, Oedipus the King, The Stranger, and The Minority Report. Review each work. This section will involve an in-depth analysis of the main characters and a similar theme found in each of these works. All thesis paper rules apply when responding to the writing prompt. Therefore, review the rules of writing a formal paper.
Section IV: Open-ended Questions
This section will include a World Literature short story. You will be reading the short story and responding to two open-ended questions.
*Helpful hints for studying:
Review all notes, old tests and quizzes, logs and writing assignments. Refresh your memory of the main characters, settings, themes, topics of discussion, etc. for each work.
The works we have covered during the first semester include the following:
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Odyssey by Homer
Oedipus the King by Sophocles
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg
Friday, December 31, 2010
January 2011 - Thesis Paper
Steps to writing a thesis paper:
BrainstormCreate 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.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
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.
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