Honors English 9 (Period 3) Assignments

Read the next chapter of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close; plan to have the book finished by next week

Romeo & Juliet scenes are due!

Read the next chapter of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, "Alive & Alone."

Turn in the fairy tale if you haven't already.

Romeo & Juliet scenes are due.

Read Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: pages 208-223.
Make sure to read and respond to the "Falling Man" article from Esquire Magazine.

Read Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close pages 174-207.

Make sure to read "The Falling Man" article from Esquire Magazine and respond to it in 200 words or more on the "Stuff That Happened to Me" social ning. If you haven't joined the ning, try to do so, and I will "approve" you.

Read the Esquire Magazine article "The Falling Man"  (link below) and respond on the "Stuff That Happened to Me" social ning (link below).

Feel free to be creative in your response. You might try writing in the style of Oskar Schell or . . .  whatever. Or you may feel more assured writing in the 'bi-weekly" style of posing a question that you then answer. At least 200 words.

Read through page 173 in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

Read the next two chapters of  Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: "My Feelings" and "The Only Animal." Pages 75-107

Read the next chapter of EL & IC ("Googolplex") through page 74.

Read the first two chapters of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close -- through page 34.
There will be a quiz tomorrow.

Your electronic submission to The Anthology Project is due!
E-mail up to two pages to me at [email protected];
Detailed directions below.

Okay, a bit complicated. You're going to write at least a six-line poem about one of the characters in Romeo & Juliet. You'll make a list of six verbs that describe the behavior of the character you chose. Then use at least one of the verbs in your poem. Also, include at least one line from the play in your poem. Due Wednesday.

ALSO: FINISH READING THE PLAY!

If you didn't post last week on the Romeo & Juliet Ning, do it this week.

Test on the play Friday.

Read Romeo & Juliet Act 4, scenes 4 & 5 and do an outline of each scene.

Re-read Act 4, Scene 1 and read Scene 2.
Pick one character for each scene and write what you believe their thoughts are during the scene -- their inner monologue or subtext. Write one paragraph for each scene.

Scene 1: Paris, Juliet, Friar Lawrence
Scene 2: Juliet, Lord Capulet

Read Romeo & Juliet, Act 4, Scenes 1 & 2. Post a journal entry on the Romeo & Juliet social Network about the events that occur in these two scenes. Write your journal entry from the POV of one of the characters.

Read R&J, Act 3, Scenes 3, 4, 5. Do a simple outline of the main events that occur in these three scenes.

If you were not on the field trip, you will be turning in your cut version of Act 3, scene 3 or Act 3, scene 5.

If you were on the field trip, you need to read Act 3, scenes 3, 4, and 5.

Bi-Weekly FINAL: Cycle Three is due to turnitin.com

Don't turn in a hard copy. I will grade/comment online.

Make a diagram of the events that occur in the play that lead to the murders in Act 3, scene 1. You can, in a word or two, relay what happens, then draw an arrow to the event that gets triggered.

Read Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet and summarize the action of the scene in the form of a sonnet. You summary does not need to be a Shakespearean sonnet, but it can be. It does  need to be 14 lines long. As we discussed, a line in poetry is ANY length -- so a one-word line is permissible for this assignment.

You will peer review one paper . . . do a good job; give your fellow student as much help as you possibly can.

Bi-Weekly #9 is due before midnight (FYI: turnitin's midnight might be Eastern Daylight Time, therefore, our 9 PM).

Pick something on the "approved list" that interests you. Ask a Level 2 question, answer it with a well-worded thesis statement, and prove that you're right by using evidence in your body paragraphs.

Make a mask to bring to class tomorrow for the Capulet Feast & a mask competition. If you Google (v.) “Mask Template” you will find a gazillion mask possibilities with directions.  

Make sure to do your Peer Review before Saturday.
You only have one to do, so try your best to help your fellow student.

You don't need to read Act 1, scenes 2 & 3, but you do need to find the lines where  the specific characters talk about love, and the come to a conclusion about their feelings based on what they say.

Please join the social networking site. Chose a character from Romeo and Juliet who you might want to eventually play. Assume that role as you post your thoughts to the site as that character.  You will need to post at least two, 25-word status updates each week.

Finish reading Romeo & Juliet -- Act I, Scene i. Outline the scene noting the basic plot points.

The text is in your Literature books, and available online.

Read this article for your Bi Weekly #8. Think of a probing question you can answer with a well-developed thesis and some body paragraphs containing evidence. Finally, come to a conclusion.

Research your three insults. What do the words actually mean? Consult an online glossary such as the ones below. Then memorize your insults.

Rough draft of Schindler's List phantom essay is due.

Read the following website. Ask a Level Two question. Answer the question in a thesis statement & then show evidence in body paragraphs. Finally, come to a conclusion.

The Revised Draft of your SECOND Bi-Weekly Paper cycle is due.
Choose one of the three papers you wrote and revise it. Make sure that you've answered a Level 2 question, not simply summarized the website you visited.

This paper is due into turnitin.com by midnight on Saturday, January 30.
IF YOU WANT COMMENTS FROM ME, TURN IN A HARD COPY at the first meeting the following week. Otherwise, you'll simply get a grade without much explanation.

1. Finish your found poem.
2. Choose one passage from Elie Wiesel's Nobel acceptance speech and write a one-page response.

The speech is on the link; the poem is attached.

One pager is due.
Instructions
Fill entire page
No pencil; use ink, markers, crayons, colored pencils
include the title (Night) and author (Elie Wiesel)
Has two quotations from the book
Has a graphic representation that connects to your quotes
Has your personal response to the quote(s) and or graphic

Read chapters 5 &6 of Night.

Make sure to get your Scrapbook rubrics in to me, if you haven't already.
Make sure to do the Reflection (it's worth points)
Read Chapters 3 & 4 of Night.

Complete the Scrapbook Reflection & turn it in to me. Thanks

The Scrapbook Project will be due!
Download the project sheet below.

Submit your Bi-Weekly #6 to turinin.com

Peer Review of Bi-Weekly #2 (Cycle 2) is due.

Bi Weekly #2 (cycle 2) is due by Saturday night, midnight.

Please peer review the following week!

Have a great holiday.

Peer review the 1st Bi-Weekly paper of the new cycle.

Bi-weekly paper due before Saturday night to turnitin.com

Read Chapter 3 of Maus II.

Read Chapters 1 & 2 of Maus II.

Read to page 93 in Maus.

Read through chapter 4 of MAUS.
Finish the Volume 1 over Thanksgiving break.

Read through page 40 in MAUS.

The Revised Draft of your first Bi-Weekly Paper cycle is due.
Choose one of the three papers you wrote and revise it. Make sure that you've answered a Level 2 question, not simply summarized the website you visited.

This paper is due into turnitin.com by midnight on Friday, November 20.
IF YOU WANT COMMENTS FROM ME, TURN IN A HARD COPY at the first meeting the following week. Otherwise, you'll simply get a grade without much explanation.

"I Have a Dream" -- chart of rhetorical devices is due.

The Final Draft of your Persuasive Letter is due. Disregard the date on the rubric (which can
 be downloaded).

Although the Rubric for the Persuasive Letter says that the first draft is due November 2 or 3,  I have changed the date by a full week. Rubric is available below.
WHEW!

If you were absent, we went over subject/verb agreement and parallel structure in class -- two skills that will improve your grammar & help you on the up-coming SPA test. You can download the worksheets below.

"Final" draft of Mango Street essay is due.
Model essay is attached if you lost your copy.

Begin thinking about what topic you want to chose to write a persuasive letter about.
Letter topics are attached if you lost your list.

A complete rough draft is due for your House on Mango Street essay.

By midnight Friday: make sure to turn in your Bi-Weekly Paper #2 to turnitin.com.

Here is the prompt & scoring guide for The House on Mango Street essay:

You should have the Body Paragraph graphic organizer complete for one paragraph of your essay. At our next meeting (Wednesday/Thursday) you will be writing your first draft in class. You will bring the first draft completed (what you don't finish in class, you will finish at home) so someone in class can read & review your draft.

A typed draft will be due to me on Monday, October 26. You also need to turn it in to turnitin.com.

Make sure to Peer Review at least two students' Bi-Weekly Papers @ turnitin.com

For the second meeting (depending on what day we meet), finish The House on Mango Street.

Part one of the Bi-Weekly Paper is due to Turnitin.com before Midnight on Friday, October 9. Directions are attached.

Don't be alarmed!! Jim Burke up-dated his web page, so I've attached it to the PDF you can download below. It looks different, but is essentially the same.

Read through page 73 in House on Mango Street.
Consider taking notes that can be used on the quiz.

For this week's second meeting -- Read House on Mango Street to page 61.

If you have brought in your typed creative writing (your version of "Hairs") do so! I'm giving points.

For first meeting next week:

Find topic for Bi-Weekly paper
Read pages 31-45 in The House on Mango Street
Finish & type up (?) your creative writing imitation of "Hairs" (page 6 from House on Mango Street).

Read through page 30 in The House on Mango Street.
Write a one-sentence summary for each of the 13 vignettes.

If you have not turned in the "Open Mind" for Chapter 2 of Dreams From my Father, make sure to do it next week.

Book Talk, Book Project is due at first meeting. You may get called on. Make sure to have the book approved (if it's not on the Summer Reading List) before your class meets or you will lose those "Book Approval" points.

Make sure to:
1. Bring back the signed syllabus
2. Have a composition book
3. Bring the Obama book
4. Bring finished Say/Mean/Matter -- chapter one.

Whew! Glad that's over (the Obama essay). Bring your book Dreams From my Father for work we're going to do next week.

Bring the signed "Film Permission" letter.
English students, bring the Barack Obama book to use for the essay.