English 11 (2016-2017) - blocks 2 and 9
Notebook Check #5: June 16 3/27 - ORB reflection #1 4/3 - ORB reflection #2 Gatsby prompts: date and complete all reflections in your spiral notebook – you do not need to copy down the prompts prompt #1: So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. This is the last line of The Great Gatsby and, perhaps, one of the most famous lines in American literature. What do you think it means? What do you think it tells us about the book you are about to read? How does this idea play out in your own life? prompt #2: Write about a time when you felt like an outsider in an uncomfortable way. prompt #3: Early on in the book, Nick states that “reserving judgments it a matter of infinite hope” (2). What does he mean? Do you agree or disagree? Why? prompt #4: Write a paragraph in which you compare and contrast Francis Ford Coppola's 1974 adaptation of The Great Gatsby with Baz Luhrmann's 2013 adaptation. •start by describing the major stylistic choices in each film •next, identify similarities and differences between the two adaptations •finally, reflect on which one you like better and why (reasons like “it’s newer” and “I love leonardo” need to be more specific than that) 6/5 - rhetorical triangle for one of the college essays in the NYtimes article listed before for 6/5 classwork 6/6 - 3 paragraphs on Williams college essays 6/12 & 6/13 - personal essay, freewrites 6/14 - 16 - college essay rhetorical framework notes and peer editing rhetorical triangle Assignments Due 6/21 - supplemental essay question assignment on google drive Due 6/14 - nine completed personal essay freewrites in your spiral notebook (see above notebook list for details) Monday, June 5: link for in class assignment: www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/your-money/standout-college-application-essays.html?_r=0 Read the article and the college essays in the article linked above. In your spiral notebook, do a SOAPS (speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject) analysis of two of the essays. Pay special attention to speaker and purpose. How is the author presenting themself? What is the author hoping to convey or accomplish? Friday, June 2 - in class essay on The Great Gatsby - prepare in class on Wednesday and at home. You may bring in one page of notes, but you may not write the essay ahead of time. Due Tuesday, May 30 - finish The Great Gatsby Voc for week of May 1 definitions, parts of speech, AND sentences due on Tuesday, May 2 and quiz on May 5 connotation denotation analogy persona anaphora archaic diction juxtaposition metaphor oxymoron synecdoche Advertising unit final project - Ad Campaign Digital Advertising Assignment - due Monday, May 1 in your shared folder before the start of class Voc Quiz - 4/28 - You will have a word bank for this quiz. Due Wednesday, 4/26 - definitions and parts of speech for these words repudiate allege validate concede dispute assertion vested interest exigence refutation anecdote invective proponent polemic Voc quiz, April 14 - argument terms
Advertising exercise #2 - commercial Advertising exercise #1 - print ads - this handout includes the list of terms All ORB reflections should be completed in your spiral notebook and clearly labeled. ORB - reflection #1 (3/27)
Research Paper / Synthesis exercise - description and deadlines
due in class on 2/28 - finish the classical oration assignment from class ORB persuasive essay - assignment, rubric, and organizer ORB reflections: If you missed class on any of the reflection days, here are the prompts. Return your completed packet to me ASAP. Classwork - due 1/31 - Write a three paragraph analysis that summarizes your notes from the Ansari SNL monologue. Write one paragraph for each section on the analysis sheet. Jan/Feb ORB - revised dates to reflect second sem test days Tuesday, Jan 17: Due: Must have a copy of your book and have read enough to have a sense of the central premise of you book – Reflection #1 in class Wed, Jan 25: Due: Must have read approximately 1/3 of your book. Reflection #2 in class Tues, Jan 31: Due: Must have read 2/3 of your book. Reflection #3 in class Tues, February 7: Due: Finish your book. Reflection #4 in class (start preparing speeches) Wednesday, February 8: Speechwriting exercise Thursday, February 14: speeches due with analysis of rhetorical framework "How to Tell a True War Story" - essay - Due January 11 by 10PM on turnitin.com "How to Tell a True War Story" - film notes Wednesday - Dec 14 - due at 10PM on turnitin.com - The Things They Carried essay Monday - Dec 5 - The Things They Carried test: study guide The Things They Carried reading schedule Below are the stories that we will be reading from The Things They Carried with corresponding due dates. We are reading approximately half of the book. Of course, you are welcome to read more stories! Please note that the due date for the first story is a week away but that starting on 11/15, you will be responsible for one story each night. If you think that will be a challenge for you, get a head start now. You will have some time to read in class but should certainly plan to read for 20-30 minutes per night at home, depending on your reading speed. On days that stories are due, be prepared for reading check quizzes, reflections, comprehension questions, and group discussions. You may use your bookmark notes for all quizzes. Along with the other members of your group, you will be in charge of leading a class discussion for one chapter of The Things They Carried. On the day that your chapter is due, you will:
Organize your notes for your chapter into a single page. Post this document on turnitin.com by the end of class (or the end of the school day, at the latest) on 11/16. due 11/15 – “On a Rainy River” due 11/16 – “How to Tell a True War Story” due 11/17 – “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” due 11/18 – “The Man I Killed” due 11/21 – “Speaking of Courage” due 11/22 – “Notes” due 11/23 – “In the Field” read in class on 11/28 – “Good Form” due 11/29 – “The Ghost Soldier” due 11/30 – “The Lives of the Dead” due 11/14 - "The Things They Carried" analysis paragraph due 11/3: Log Entry #3 Write an entry in the “log” in your shared folder about your Visit From the Goon Squad project. Briefly describe what you did for your project. What ideas from the book were you most interested in exploring through this project, and what did you learn or better understand as a result of this project? Identify and describe any help that you received with this assignment. Due Wednesday, 11/2 - Goon Squad project Friday, 10/14 - vocab quiz on first eight roots and corresponding words (on the worksheet listed for 10/11) Due Tuesday, 10/11 in class - completed vocab sheet (first eight roots) A Visit to the Goon Squad, reading and story web due dates due Thursday, 10/6 - chapters 1 and 2 due Wednesday, 10/12 - chapters 3, 4, and 5 (page 91) due Monday, 10/17 - chapters 6, 7, and 8 (page 165) due Wednesday, 10/19 - chapters 9 and 10 (page 207) due Thursday, 10/20 - chapter 11 (page 233) due Monday, 10/24 - chapters 12 and 13 (end) Due Wednesday, October 3 at 10PM on turnitin.com - completed memoir Due Monday, October 3 - completed draft of your memoir in your shared folder at the start of the period Readings for Memoir Unit (packet #1) Due Thursday, September 22 - Longreads Assignment #1 on turnitin.com at 2:30PM Go to the Longreads website and click on “The Top 5 Longreads of the Week.” Select one of the five articles listed below to read. Once you have finished reading the article, write a three-paragraph response paper.
Due in class on Monday, September 19 (handwritten, in your spiral notebook) - your own version of the "Superman and Me" essay by Sherman Alexie. Refer to your notes from class regarding the purpose and function of each paragraph / section, but here is a quick summary:
Due at 2:30 on turnitin.com on Wednesday, September 14: Imagine that someone in the community has questioned the selection of Between the World and Me as an eleventh grade summer reading book and that I have asked for your opinions on this topic. Write a persuasive letter to me in which you describe your experience with this book. Include:
Due IN CLASS on Friday, September 9: Spend 30 minutes with Ta-Nehisi Coates. You may:
Due IN CLASS on Thursday, September 8: Write a paragraph in which you identify what you believe to be the central point or message from Between the World and Me and find a quotation from the book that best illustrates this idea. Your paragraph should, in this order:
Due Wednesday, September 7 - signed slip from syllabus Due Tuesday, September 6 - summer reading |