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.