Work in pairs today to TEACH the sonnet you have selected to your partner. This is not a copying assignment- you are not to just copy over what your partner has for their analysis. Teaching means you help your partner discover important elements of the poem for themselves through discussion, questions, and dialogue. Make sure you help each other annotate by:
Clarifying the meaning of unfamiliar words, ideas, and allusions
Noting the way the structure of the poem helps us understand its meaning
Identifying and theorize about the use of various figurative language devices.
Thinking about and noting possible topics and poetic ideas
Turn in all four of your papers (yours and your partner's) stapled together. THEY SHOULD NOT BE IDENTICAL because the notes that you made will be different in some ways than the way your partner experienced the poem.
Plot: Mark where the sections of plot shift (Freytag)
Character development: Analyze and annotate ideas about how the author uses literary techniques to characterize Rachel.
College Admissions Essays:
Final drafts will need to be completed no later than Fri. 11/9/18.
Remember that you need to conference one-on-one with me at some point in your college essay process. Please see me to sign up for a conference if you have not already had one. I have already entered grades for those who have completed their conference. You can have more than one conference if you like.
HW due Tues. 10/30/18: Locate an English or Italian sonnet that you like and make TWO copies. On one copy, complete a 1-2-3 analysis of the poem. Bring the analysis and the other fresh copy of the poem with you to class on Wed.
In-class Assignment: Post your interpretive question for "We Show What We Have Learned" on the message board on Google Classroom.
Due by class time on Tues. 10/30/18: Respond to three of your classmates' questions or other responses.
College Admissions Essays:
Drafts are due tomorrow, Sat. 10/27/18 by 11:59 pm.
Remember that you need to conference one-on-one with me at some point in your college essay process. Please see me to sign up for a conference if you have not already had one. I have already entered grades for those who have completed their conference. You can have more than one conference if you like.
Due Fri. 10/26/18: Write one interpretive question for "We Show What We Have Learned"
College Admissions Essay:
You will need to conference with me at some point in your work with the college admissions essay. Make sure you sign up for a conference time before/after school.
Due Sat. 10/27/18: Submit a new, improved draft to me on Google Classroom by the end of the day, 11:59 pm. I will take off points for:
Late essays (points accumulate by the day)
Grammatical errors of any kind (points off for each error)
Short Fiction Study:We will read a new story in class on Wed.
College Admissions Essay:
Today we had an in-class workshop for our first drafts of the college admissions essays. On the paper copy of your draft, completethese self-editing tasks.
You will need to conference with me at some point in your work with the college admissions essay. Make sure you either talk to me during workshop or sign up for a conference time before/after school.
Due Sat. 10/27/18: Submit a new, improved draft to me on Google Classroom by the end of the day, 11:59 pm. I will take off points for:
Late essays (points accumulate by the day)
Grammatical errors of any kind (points off for each error)
Review charts (theme & genre) for Beowulfwere returned. They were graded together for completion. See below for grading:
Root of the Week: VERI (true, genuine) Make a sketchnote page in the terms/vocab section of your notebook for this root. Check out more info on VERI here.
POW: Shakespearean sonnet QUIZ- If you were absent, make plans to make this up with me ASAP.
"Born Bad" by Sandra Cisneros: Notes/discussion/sharing for characterization of Esperanza and her complex relationship with Aunt Lupe.
Assignment turned in: Annotated story with the following analytical sentence written on the page: The relationship between Esperanza and Aunt Lupe is ____ but also ___.
College Admissions Essay:
DueMon. 10/22/18: Brainstorm for essay ideas and begin writing your first draft. Come to class with a physical copy of a complete first draft. You can use traditional methods to brainstorm like webs or lists, but also try some other methods:
HW due Thurs. 10/18/18: Read "Born Bad" by Sandra Cisneros. Annotate as you see fit, but especially focus on making physical notes that help you answer the following question:
How does the author use literary techniques to illustrate the complex relationship between Esperanza and Aunt Lupe?
DueMon. 10/22/18: Brainstorm for essay ideas and begin writing your first draft. Come to class with a physical copy of a complete first draft. You can use traditional methods to brainstorm like webs or lists, but also try some other methods:
HW due Thurs. 10/18/18: Read "Born Bad" by Sandra Cisneros. Annotate as you see fit, but especially focus on making physical notes that help you answer the following question:
How does the author use literary techniques to illustrate the complex relationship between Esperanza and Aunt Lupe?
DueThurs. 10/18/18: Brainstorm for essay ideas and begin writing your first draft. Come to class with a physical copy of a complete first draft. You can use traditional methods to brainstorm like webs or lists, but also try some other methods:
We will start writing college admissions essays next week. For Wed. 10/10/18, please research the schools to which you plan to apply and come to class with ALL of the essay topics you plan to complete. Here are some resources:
TONIGHT: Wed. 10/3/18 @ 8pm: We will have a live stream study session. Subscribe to my channel or check Twitter/weblog for notification of live status.
Root of the Week: -IC (suffix meaning "nature of" or "-like"). Note that -IC turns a noun into an adjective.
Create a sketchnote page in the vocab/terms section of your notebook for this suffix. Remember to include:
image reminder
definition
color
basic, advanced, and super words using the suffix (and their definitions)
Poem of the Week: Shakespearean sonnet notes / discussion
HW Due Fri. 10/5/18: Fully annotate the poem & identify a topic and poetic idea. Remember that your annotations should show evidence of stage 1, 2, and 3 level questioning of the poem.
We will start writing college admissions essays next week. For Wed. 10/10/18, please research the schools to which you plan to apply and come to class with ALL of the essay topics you plan to complete. Here are some resources:
Wed. 10/3/18 @ 8pm: We will have a live stream study session. Subscribe to my channel or check Twitter/weblog for notification of live status.
There will be multiple choice and written portions. You will be allowed to use your annotated book on the written section.
The test will be similar to the first test, except that it will include passages from the epic poem and questions from our wrap-up activities (Halverson article, themes, genres).
For the passage-based questions, you will need to identify things like vocabulary, the speaker in the passage, who is being addressed, the importance of the passage to the narrative as a whole, whether or not the passage is a digression. The written sections will come from the passages as well. Here is a sample passage-based series of questions.
Background information will appear on the exam. Review:
Wed. 10/3/18 @ 8pm: We will have a live stream study session. Subscribe to my channel or check Twitter/weblog for notification of live status.
There will be multiple choice and written portions. You will be allowed to use your annotated book on the written section.
The test will be similar to the first test, except that it will include passages from the epic poem and questions from our wrap-up activities (Halverson article, themes, genres).
For the passage-based questions, you will need to identify things like vocabulary, the speaker in the passage, who is being addressed, the importance of the passage to the narrative as a whole, whether or not the passage is a digression. The written sections will come from the passages as well. Here is a sample passage-based series of questions.
Background information will appear on the exam. Review:
