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Due 9/24 - Persuasive Writing Unit drafts: 1+ page for:
- each Ferguson inspired article - "Consider the Lobster" inspired piece - "Indian Education" inspired story - A Visit From the Goon Squad inspired presentation (in shared folder) - at least five slides Writing AssignmentsDue 9/17 - Hybrid essay /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/hybrid_essay_assignment.doc Due Wednesday, 10/1 - Persuasive Writing Unit final project: story / essay plus two-part explication /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/final_project_2014.doc Due 10/8 - Kite Runner character study - completed first draft Due 10/12 (end of day) - peer editing via google docs /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/peer_editing_exercise_on_google_docs.docx Due 10/15 - Kite Runner character study - final version /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/character_study_essay.doc Due Wednesday, 10/22 - ORB paragraph /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/writing_assignment_1.docx Due Monday, 10/27 - finish your ORB Wednesday, 10/29 - ORB speeches /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/orb_w._persuasive_speech.doc blank rubric for speeches /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/english_10h__persuasive_speech_rubric____name.docx Due Monday, Nov 10 - claim and outline for Lahiri essay Due Wed, Nov 12 - Draft of Lahiri essay - You must have a hard copy in class Due Wed, Nov 19 - Final paper - submit on turnitin.com - bring in your rough draft / peer editing, but you do not need a hard copy of the final paper. /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/larhir_analytical_essay--english_10_honors.docx Make up assignment for 12/22-23 If you missed either 12/22 or 12/23 (or both), please spend the approximate amount of class time that you missed working on the assignment below. Turn in the portion of a script that you have completed. It does not need to be finished, but it should reflect careful thought and effort. /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/writing_a_play.docx Reading Victorian Literature For Monday, Dec 22: 50-75 pages For Monday, January 5: 50% For Monday, January 12: finish the book (Jan 21 if you are reading a very long book) /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/assignment_sheet.docx Tea Party Assignment /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/tea_party_assignment.docx Writing Due Wednesday, January 7 Explication #1 (Ode) Due Wednesday, January 14 Explication #2 (Sonnet) Due Tuesday, January 13 - finished sonnet (start in class on 1/12) /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/10h_poetry_unit__.docx Rough draft of analytical essay due Tuesday, Feb 3 (hard copy in class) Final paper due Friday, Feb 6 (hard copy in class and turnitin.com) /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/mid_year_analytical_essay.docx For Friday, 3/6: Othello final project For Friday, 3/13: Essay or memorization assignment w/paragraph /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/final_project.doc Othello in class essay (mini-research paper) - if you need extra time at home, due Tuesday, March 10 /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/mini_research_paper.docx For Tuesday, 3/17: Finish your ORB /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/english_10h__coming_of_age_outside_reading_book.docx for Tuesday, 3/31 - ORB essay / short story /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/coming_of_age_orb_writing_assignment.docx Persepolis essay draft in shared folder for class on Friday, April 10 final paper due (hard copy and turnitin.com) on Tuesday, April 14 /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/persepolis_essay_choices,_honors.docx Start thinking about research project and corresponding ORB /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/topic_introduction_with_orb.docx Research Project: due 5/1: annotated bibliograph due 5/12: detailed outline and opening paragraph due 5/19: rough draft of paper due 5/22: final paper peer editing handout: /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/rp_rough_draft_peer_editing.docx slides from "final review" exercises revised RP calendar: /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/english_10h_–_revised_research_project_calendar.docx details: /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/assignment_details.docx Research Project ORB reflection #1 (started book): 4/28 reflection #2 (50%): 5/5 reflection #3 (finished): 5/15 links for Harper Lee articles http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/arts/artsspecial/harper-lees-ability-to-consent-to-new-book-continues-to-be-questioned.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/business/harper-lee-agent-says-author-is-delighted-new-book-will-be-published.html orb lesson: 6/7-6/9 Writing final notebook check: The following items should be clearly labeled and easy to find in your notebook. If you have any doubt as to whether they are "easy" to find or not, pull out these items and give them to me as a small packet. 1) "Where do you get your ideas?"by Neil Gaiman -What does the text say? vs. What does the text do? -What do you notice about the relationship between form and ideas in this essay? How do Gaiman’s structural choices support, enhance, and / or detract from his message? -Using many, but not necessarily all, of the strategies that you noticed in the essay by Neil Gaiman, write your own essay the presents your answer to a “How Do You? / Where Do You? / Why Do You?” question. Use the question as the title of your essay. 2) "Trading Stories" by Jhumpa Lahiri Write paragraphs about your own life that begins with (your version of) the following lines: My love of _____ led me to _____ at an early age. As I grew into adolescence and beyond, I no longer ________. Our house did not have many _____ in it, but we did have ______. 3) "What Words Really Mean" by David Foster Wallace -Paragraph analyzing one of the words / definitions from DFW. What is his point and how is he achieving it? -Your own word and corresponding definition, DFW-style 4) Research Paper Corrections at least 8 - write out the rule and the revised version of the sentence 5) ORB final Reflection In your spiral notebook, write a reflection in which you explore the development of a specific character over the course of the book, and – in doing so – demonstrate your overall understanding of the book. -Paragraph one: general summary of the book and introduction of the character as she / he is presented at the start of the book. -Paragraphs two, three, four: in each paragraph, introduce and discuss a force that affects the character. Forces can be internal or external, global or local, positive or negative, etc. -Paragraph five: describe the conclusion of the book with special focus on the character that you have been discussing. End with a discussion of this character’s overall function in the book with respect to plot and theme. 6) Annie John Reflections and Exercise - completed worksheet on "Walk to the Jetty" - notes for presentation on your specific paragraph - Think about a moment of departure / transition in your own life that includes a physical journey from point A to point B along with a significant reflection and introspection.* The journey can be short (walking from your front door to the bus stop on the first day of school) or long (flying across the country or the globe to a new home). The journey can be one that you have already experiences or one that you anticipate experiencing in the future. -Paying careful attention to the tone and structural elements from “A Walk to the Jetty,” write your own story in which you mimic Kincaids’ style from paragraphs 1, ____, ____, ____, and 19. Put the numbers for the specific paragraphs from “A Walk to the Jetty” next to the corresponding paragraphs in your story. *You will be sharing this with your classmates. Grammar and Mechanics formatting citations Vocabulary Q4 vocab packet |
generating words from roots: vert/vers, grad/gress, sen, and mal
no quiz 3/6 Othello, 2 citadel paradox satiety egregious censure importune carnal defunct fulsome traduced Othello - act 1 epithet obsequious timorous palpable assay mountebank alacrity scion promulgate lascivious ekphrastic poem alliteration anaphora cacophony euphony cadence diction eye rhyme free verse slant rhyme December 16 - no quiz this week talon specious deft emissary capricious amiss arduous imperious feign miscreant harmattan dynamism imminent palavers haggle callow succulent pandemonium harbinger esoteric anonymous eponymous ignominy antonym misnomer nomenclature acronym nominal AB - from or away abhor abstain absolve abdicate abstruse abrogate abstemious abduct two more - your choice SPEC/SPIC/SPIT: look or see perspective spectacle speculation perspicacity conspicuous circumspect spectrum respite two more - your choice GEN: birth, race, kind homogeneous heterogeneous degenerate ultimogeniture ingenue congenital genocide indigenous 2 more - your choice affect (v) / effect (n) / effect (v) click / clique allusion / illusion incite / insight weather / whether which / that (3J) less / fewer 9/26 affect (v) / effect (n) / effect (v) among / between complementary / complimentary elicit / illicit farther / further less / fewer VocabularyQuiz – 9/12 Allegory Allusion Archetype Connotation Denotation Foil Characterization Irony Theme Tone |