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Due for Tuesday: Finish "Fit Form" exercise for "A Thief Dines..." (Pg. 33) or "Unfathomable Crime, Unlikely..." (Pg. 193). Due for Wednesday: Complete Observation drafts. E Block Due for Tuesday: Finish "Fit Form" exercise for "A Thief Dines..." (Pg. 33) or "Unfathomable Crime, Unlikely..." (Pg. 193). Due for Wednesday: Complete Observation drafts.
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C Block
Due for Tuesday: Read Chapter 12. Prepare for reading quiz on Chapters 10-12. D Block Due for Tuesday: Read Chapter 12. Prepare for reading quiz on Chapters 10-12. Just a reminder for both blocks: please make a folder titled "Term 1" and place all the documents before Nov 10th in that folder in your Google Drive.
A Block Due for Wednesday: 1. Read the introduction and the first chapter of Rick Bragg's Somebody Told Me. Be ready to discuss what your thoughts of Rick Bragg's style are as well as what you believe his approach to writing features is. 2. Highlight 3 points that showcase "authorly intention" and whether you believe it was effective. Due for Thursday: Read "Where Alabama Prisoners..." (P. 23) as well as complete outside research (and be prepared to share your findings and sources!) to answer the question "what should we do with old inmates?". Submit a 300 word response to this question on Google Docs. Due for Friday: Complete your Profile Proposal. Submit this to Google Docs. Due for Monday: Please read the following stories: a. "A Thief Dines..." (P. 33) b. "Where a Child..." (P. 67) c. "Unfathomable Crime, Unlikely Figure" (P. 193). Update your ideas on Bragg's approach and style, type this up, and submit it to Google Docs. Due for Wednesday (11/26): Complete observation story drafts. E Block Due for Tuesday: 1. Read the introduction and the first chapter of Rick Bragg's Somebody Told Me. Be ready to discuss what your thoughts of Rick Bragg's style are as well as what you believe his approach to writing features is. 2. Highlight 3 points that showcase "authorly intention" and whether you believe it was effective. Due for Wednesday: Read "Where Alabama Prisoners..." (P. 23) as well as complete outside research (and be prepared to share your findings and sources!) to answer the question "what should we do with old inmates?". Submit a 300 word response to this question on Google Docs. Due for Friday: Complete your Profile Proposal. Submit this to Google Docs. Due for Monday: Please read the following stories: a. "A Thief Dines..." (P. 33) b. "Where a Child..." (P. 67) c. "Unfathomable Crime, Unlikely Figure" (P. 193). Update your ideas on Bragg's approach and style, type this up, and submit it to Google Docs. Due for Wednesday (11/26): Complete observation story drafts. C Block
Due for Tuesday: Read Chapter 8. Pick one of the following topics and explain how the text presents more than mere plot: a. Jack's split from the group b. the killing of the sow c. Simon's interaction with the Lord of the Flies. Due for Thursday: Read Chapter 9. Prepare for quiz on Chapters 6-9. Due for Friday: 1. Read Chapter 10. Pick two of the following symbols and, in two paragraphs, explain their thematic importance to the chapter: a. the conch shell b. the fire c. the glasses. 2. Study for Vocabulary Quiz. Due for Monday: Read Chapter 11. Make notes on how Jack and Ralph differ as chiefs. What sort of government does this novel seem to be espousing as more "natural"? D Block Due for Tuesday: Read Chapter 8. Pick one of the following topics and explain how the text presents more than mere plot: a. Jack's split from the group b. the killing of the sow c. Simon's interaction with the Lord of the Flies. Due for Thursday: Read Chapter 9. Prepare for quiz on Chapters 6-9. Due for Friday: Read Chapter 10. Pick two of the following symbols and, in two paragraphs, explain their thematic importance to the chapter: a. the conch shell b. the fire c. the glasses. Due for Monday: 1. Read Chapter 11. Make notes on how Jack and Ralph differ as chiefs. What sort of government does this novel seem to be espousing as more "natural"? 2. Study for Vocab quiz PLEASE CREATE A FOLDER FOR TERM 1 AND PLACE EVERY ASSIGNMENT YOU'VE DONE INTO THIS FOLDER.
IN THE SECOND TERM, WE WILL BE DRAWING REGULARLY FROM TWO BOOKS. PLEASE OBTAIN COPIES OF THESE BOOKS BY 11/17: 1. Somebody Told Me by Rick Bragg 2. The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup by Susan Orlean A Block Due for Wednesday: There will be an in-class essay on Wednesday! Be prepared. Due for Thursday: Read "Mrs. Kelly's Monster." Be prepared to discuss narrative elements. Due for Friday: 1. Find a feature story published in the past year. 2. Write the a list of information you obtain as you read your feature story (presented in chronological order). The goal here is to get a sense of how a feature story can move. Write the word count of your story on the top of your notes. Submit this through Google Docs and bring your notes to class. E Block Due for Wednesday: There will be an in-class essay on Wednesday! Be prepared. Due for Thursday: Read "Mrs. Kelly's Monster." Be prepared to discuss narrative elements. Due for Monday: 1. Find a feature story published in the past year. 2. Write the a list of information you obtain as you read your feature story (presented in chronological order). The goal here is to get a sense of how a feature story can move. Write the word count of your story on the top of your notes. Submit this through Google Docs and bring your notes to class. C Block
Due for Wednesday: SFA: How does the develop of Jack's character exemplify/embody what Simon considers is the beast? (no longer than one page). Please turn this in on Turn it In as well as print it out and bring it to class. Due for Friday: 1. Study for vocabulary quiz 2. Prepare for In-Class essay on Friday (hint hint; it will be on symbols!) Due for Monday: 1. Read Chapters 6-7. 2. Come to class with 7 notes on the reading. For each of these notes, answer the question "how does this connect to or develop one of the themes/symbols we have discussed in class?" or "how does this develop our understanding of a character?" D Block Due for Wednesday: SFA: How does the develop of Jack's character exemplify/embody what Simon considers is the beast? (no longer than one page). Please turn this in on Turn it In as well as print it out and bring it to class. Due for Friday: Prepare for In-Class essay on Friday (hint hint; it will be on symbols!) Due for Monday: 1. Prepare for Vocabulary quiz 2. Read Chapters 6-7. 3. Come to class with 7 notes on the reading. For each of these notes, answer the question "how does this connect to or develop one of the themes/symbols we have discussed in class?" or "how does this develop our understanding of a character?" A Block:
Due for Wednesday: Read Chapter Two; consider the following questions: Where do our sympathies, as readers, lie? Is it with one individual more than another? Is it more with the Japanese people than the American people? What does the author have to do with this? Due for Monday: Finish the book. Pick a passage that in which the author seems to be able to create a lasting impression of the situation, of a character, or of a deed in the narration. Identify the passage's location (page number, starting words, and ending words; e.g. Pg. 30 "He thought he would skirt the fire...He managed a few more strokes and fetched up on a spit downstream."), then write 350 words on how the author is able to achieve this and what effect it has on the reader. Submit this on Google Docs. E Block: Due for Tuesday: Read Chapter Two; consider the following questions: Where do our sympathies, as readers, lie? Is it with one individual more than another? Is it more with the Japanese people than the American people? What does the author have to do with this? Due for Wednesday: Read Chapter Three. We will be doing a short writing assignment - not graded - in class tomorrow. Come prepared to discuss a passage in Chapter Three (possibly on pg 50). Due for Monday: Finish the book. Pick a passage that in which the author seems to be able to create a lasting impression of the situation, of a character, or of a deed in the narration. Identify the passage's location (page number, starting words, and ending words; e.g. Pg. 30 "He thought he would skirt the fire...He managed a few more strokes and fetched up on a spit downstream."), then write 350 words on how the author is able to achieve this and what effect it has on the reader. Submit this on Google Docs. C Block
We will be attending a presentation on LiNK on Tuesday, Nov 4th (we will meet in the classroom first). Due for Tuesday: Read Chapters 3-4; write 3-4 sentences on how Chapter 3 leads to specific moments in Chapter 4. Due for Monday: 1. Read Chapter 5 2. Pick one of the following and make 5 notes on how they may function as symbols (try to pick specific instances): a. the signal fire b. Piggy's glasses 3. the conch shell. 3. Review for quiz on first 5 chapters. D Block Due for Tuesday: Read Chapters 3-4; write 3-4 sentences on how Chapter 3 leads to specific moments in Chapter 4. Due for Wednesday: 1. Read Chapter 5 2. Pick one of the following and make 5 notes on how they may function as symbols (try to pick specific instances): a. the signal fire b. Piggy's glasses 3. the conch shell. Due for Monday: Prepare for quiz on first 5 chapters. |
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