"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life thinking its stupid." ~Einstein
English IV Assignments
4/13/17: Class Assignment
Use the lined, double-sided paper that will be provided to you to complete your assignment in class. Visit My Teacher is Missing for the assignment.
Due Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2017, at the end of class. No exceptions. No late work accepted.
4/3/17: Writing Wednesday (3/29)
For those of you who were testing last week, you have until Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at the start of class, to finish the essay you missed.
Write a persuasive argument for the following prompt: “Should schools be allowed to track students with RFID Chips?” Do not forget your counter-claim and refute.
Write a persuasive argument for the following prompt: “Should schools be allowed to track students with RFID Chips?” Do not forget your counter-claim and refute.
Due Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at the start of class. No exceptions. No late work accepted.
3/22/17: Homework
Choose one of the following three prompts and on the lined paper provided, write a five-paragraph PERSUASIVE essay about it.
1.Should classes be separated into boys and girls?
2.Should college be free?
3.Should people be punished for illegally downloading movies and music?
**Your essay should include one or more of the following:
1.Should classes be separated into boys and girls?
2.Should college be free?
3.Should people be punished for illegally downloading movies and music?
**Your essay should include one or more of the following:
- Metaphors, Imagery, and other literary techniques
- Rhetorical Appeals: Ethos, Logos, Pathos, Kairos
Due Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2017 at the start of class. No exceptions. No late work accepted.
3/7/17: Homework
Using the poem that you located using the QR Code on your desk, finish analyzing the poem using TPCASTT. Be prepared to share. Then, log on to Canvas and be prepared to answer the questions from that discussion.
Due Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the start of class. No exceptions. No late work accepted.
3/6/17: Homework
Metaphor Poem: Write a metaphor poem using one of the following five topics as your theme. You must CLEARLY use several elements of poetry in your composition. You will include this poem in your project.
Topics
Ego | Love |Abuse | Sports | Education
Ego | Love |Abuse | Sports | Education
Due Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the start of class. No exceptions. No late work accepted.
3/2/17: Homework
Use the theme of your Bell Ringer from class today to write a PANTOUM poem. It must be at least four stanzas. Include a metaphor and a hyperbole in your poem! Does it have to rhyme? No.
Remember: The 2nd and 4th lines are the 1st and 3rd lines of the next stanza, and the last 2nd and 4th lines are the original 3rd and 1st lines. Go!
Remember: The 2nd and 4th lines are the 1st and 3rd lines of the next stanza, and the last 2nd and 4th lines are the original 3rd and 1st lines. Go!
Due Date: Friday, March 3, 2017 at the start of class. No exceptions. No late work accepted.
3/1/17: Class Work
Today is Wednesday, Writing Wednesday. Click on the tab Writing Wednesday under Courses to complete today's assignment under College Entrance Essays.
Due Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the end of class. No exceptions. No late work accepted.
2/28/17: Class Work
Click the title to read the poem, "The Day is Done," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Then, in your composition notebook, answer the following questions:
1. What is one comparison found in The Day is Done?
A. sadness and rain/mist
B. toil and endeavor
C. rain and mist
D. masters and bards
2. In Line 16, the word banish means --
A. cherish
B. embrace
C. remember
D. remove
3. In Line 18 what do the words bards sublime mean?
A. happy moments
B. eminent poets
C. beautiful paintings
D. second-rate poems
4. Longfellow uses figurative language in the third and fourth lines. This phrase is an example of a -
A. metaphor
B. paradox
C. simile
D. irony
5. To create an example of sound, write at least five examples of diction the author uses:
A. _________
B. _________
C. _________
D. _________
When you are finished, write your own lyrical poem. It must be at least 11 stanzas with four lines in each stanza. Make sure your poem has a clear meaning and tells a story through rhythm, words, story line and length.
***Lyrical Poem: a poem that expresses the personal feelings or emotions, usually of the poet, which means it is written in first person.
You will include this poem with your poetry project.
**Your poem must include: METAPHORS, IMAGERY, RHYME, RHYTHM, ALLITERATION, ANAPHORA and other elements of poetry.
1. What is one comparison found in The Day is Done?
A. sadness and rain/mist
B. toil and endeavor
C. rain and mist
D. masters and bards
2. In Line 16, the word banish means --
A. cherish
B. embrace
C. remember
D. remove
3. In Line 18 what do the words bards sublime mean?
A. happy moments
B. eminent poets
C. beautiful paintings
D. second-rate poems
4. Longfellow uses figurative language in the third and fourth lines. This phrase is an example of a -
A. metaphor
B. paradox
C. simile
D. irony
5. To create an example of sound, write at least five examples of diction the author uses:
A. _________
B. _________
C. _________
D. _________
When you are finished, write your own lyrical poem. It must be at least 11 stanzas with four lines in each stanza. Make sure your poem has a clear meaning and tells a story through rhythm, words, story line and length.
***Lyrical Poem: a poem that expresses the personal feelings or emotions, usually of the poet, which means it is written in first person.
You will include this poem with your poetry project.
**Your poem must include: METAPHORS, IMAGERY, RHYME, RHYTHM, ALLITERATION, ANAPHORA and other elements of poetry.
Due Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the end of class. No exceptions. No late work accepted.
2/27/17: Class Work
In your composition notebook, write 5 haiku poems about any FIVE of these subjects: women, success, nature, money, men, children, pearls, cars, poverty, racism, the weather, a current event. Make sure your poem has a clear meaning and tells a story through rhythm, words, story line and length.
***Haiku: A Japanese poem that has three lines with 5 SYLLABLES in the 1st and last lines, and 7 SYLLABLES in the middle line.*** Click HERE for an example.
You will include this poem with your poetry project.
**Your poem must include: METAPHORS, IMAGERY, RHYME, RHYTHM, ALLITERATION, ANAPHORA and other elements of poetry.
***Haiku: A Japanese poem that has three lines with 5 SYLLABLES in the 1st and last lines, and 7 SYLLABLES in the middle line.*** Click HERE for an example.
You will include this poem with your poetry project.
**Your poem must include: METAPHORS, IMAGERY, RHYME, RHYTHM, ALLITERATION, ANAPHORA and other elements of poetry.
Due Date: Monday, February 27, 2017 at the end of class. No exceptions. No late work accepted.
2/24/17: Class Work
In your composition notebook, write an 11-stanza freestyle poem about domestic violence. Make sure your poem has a clear meaning and tells a story through it rhythm, words, story line and length.
You will include this poem with your poetry project. Remember: your poetry project is due on the 27th!!
**Your poem must include: METAPHORS, IMAGERY, RHYME, RHYTHM, ALLITERATION, ANAPHORA and other elements of poetry. I will NOT accept less than 11 stanzas with at least 4 lines in each stanza.
You will include this poem with your poetry project. Remember: your poetry project is due on the 27th!!
**Your poem must include: METAPHORS, IMAGERY, RHYME, RHYTHM, ALLITERATION, ANAPHORA and other elements of poetry. I will NOT accept less than 11 stanzas with at least 4 lines in each stanza.
Due Date: Friday, February 24, 2017 at the end of class. No exceptions. No late work accepted.
2/23/17: Class Work
In your composition notebook, write a freestyle poem about a current event that you feel strongly about. Make sure your poem gives a clear explanation about what the current event is, explain what you would do in that situation, how you would change it, what policies you would interject, etc. But it MUST be in the form of a poem. NO EXCEPTIONS!
You will include this poem with your poetry project. Remember: your poetry project is due on the 27th!!
**Your poem must include:
•METAPHORS, IMAGERY, RHYME, RHYTHM, ALLITERATION, ANAPHORA and other elements of poetry.
•No less than 7 stanzas with at least 4 lines in each stanza.
You will include this poem with your poetry project. Remember: your poetry project is due on the 27th!!
**Your poem must include:
•METAPHORS, IMAGERY, RHYME, RHYTHM, ALLITERATION, ANAPHORA and other elements of poetry.
•No less than 7 stanzas with at least 4 lines in each stanza.
Due Date: Thursday, February 23, 2017 at the end of class. No exceptions. No late work accepted.
2/15/17: Pastiche Poem
Think about what you wrote in your Bell Ringer—the thing some people may consider
bad about you or your life. Fill in the following frame to create your pastiche.
But I am not tragically…
No, I do not weep at the world…
Someone is always reminding me…
The position of…
I do not always feel…
**Your poem must include examples of Figurative language and other elements of poetry.
bad about you or your life. Fill in the following frame to create your pastiche.
But I am not tragically…
No, I do not weep at the world…
Someone is always reminding me…
The position of…
I do not always feel…
**Your poem must include examples of Figurative language and other elements of poetry.
2/14/17: Where I'm From Poem
Think about where your favorite rapper/singer comes from and how they rhythmically describe it in their lyrics. Think: What do you know about those places from their lyrics? Considering this, write your own free verse “Where I’m From Piece” using the following stems:
1.What does your neighborhood sound like after 9 p.m.?
2.What does your neighborhood look like after 9 p.m.
3.What does your kitchen smell like?
4.If your back was to the front door and you looked left to right, what would you see?
5.What are the nicknames of people in your neighborhood?
6.What do people do for a living?
7.How are the streets in your neighborhood?
8.How is city life in your neighborhood?
9.What kind of people are in your neighborhood?
**Your poem must include:
•METAPHORS, IMAGERY, RHYME, RHYTHM, ALLITERATION, ANAPHORA and other elements of poetry.
•No less than 7 stanzas with at least 4 lines in each stanza.
1.What does your neighborhood sound like after 9 p.m.?
2.What does your neighborhood look like after 9 p.m.
3.What does your kitchen smell like?
4.If your back was to the front door and you looked left to right, what would you see?
5.What are the nicknames of people in your neighborhood?
6.What do people do for a living?
7.How are the streets in your neighborhood?
8.How is city life in your neighborhood?
9.What kind of people are in your neighborhood?
**Your poem must include:
•METAPHORS, IMAGERY, RHYME, RHYTHM, ALLITERATION, ANAPHORA and other elements of poetry.
•No less than 7 stanzas with at least 4 lines in each stanza.
Due Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the end of class. No exceptions. No late work accepted.
2/7/17: 3x3 Prewriting Outline
Writing Wednesday Prep: Draft a 3x3 pre-writing outline ONLY that responds to the following prompt:
“Where you come from can impact your outlook as an adult.” Defend or challenge this assertion.”
Bring your 3x3 to class tomorrow. It will be your Bell Ringer grade.
**You are writing the 3x3 ONLY...NOT the essay!!!!**
“Where you come from can impact your outlook as an adult.” Defend or challenge this assertion.”
Bring your 3x3 to class tomorrow. It will be your Bell Ringer grade.
**You are writing the 3x3 ONLY...NOT the essay!!!!**
Due Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at the START of class. No exceptions.
2/2/17: Rewrite Fate
In your interactive notebooks, write a description of how you think the play should end, giving a synopsis of what each character’s outcome should be.
1.Troy
2.Rose
3.Cory
4.Bono
5.Raynell (Troy’s illegitimate daughter with Alberta who lives as Rose’s daughter after the deaths of her parents.
1.Troy
2.Rose
3.Cory
4.Bono
5.Raynell (Troy’s illegitimate daughter with Alberta who lives as Rose’s daughter after the deaths of her parents.
1/31/17: 3x3 Prewriting Outline
Writing Wednesday Prep: Draft a 3x3 pre-writing outline ONLY that responds to the following prompt:
“Now that graduation is approaching, write a 5-paragraph essay that describes your fears about now and after graduation.”
Bring your 3x3 to class tomorrow. It will be your Bell Ringer grade.
**You are writing the 3x3 ONLY...NOT the essay!!!!**
“Now that graduation is approaching, write a 5-paragraph essay that describes your fears about now and after graduation.”
Bring your 3x3 to class tomorrow. It will be your Bell Ringer grade.
**You are writing the 3x3 ONLY...NOT the essay!!!!**
1/26/17: Narrative Essay
First, create a 3x3 pre-writing outline in your composition notebook. Then, open a Google Doc and write an essay that responds to the following prompt: Think about something that your family complains about regarding your personality, then write about how those personality traits affect your family.
Use your 3x3 pre-writing outline to help keep your paper organized and on topic. Also, make sure that you have at least three tools from the Writer's Toolbox in your essay. Find those "tools" here: Writer's Toolbox
When you are finished, e-mail it to Mixed Ink. (Click on the words to the left or send it directly to [email protected].
**This is your second and LAST opportunity to complete this assignment. There will not be another. You are senior. Every assignment, every grade counts.**
Use your 3x3 pre-writing outline to help keep your paper organized and on topic. Also, make sure that you have at least three tools from the Writer's Toolbox in your essay. Find those "tools" here: Writer's Toolbox
When you are finished, e-mail it to Mixed Ink. (Click on the words to the left or send it directly to [email protected].
**This is your second and LAST opportunity to complete this assignment. There will not be another. You are senior. Every assignment, every grade counts.**
Due Date: Friday, January 27, 2017 at the START of class. No exceptions.
1/23/17: Drama Terms
In your interactive notebook, write the following terms and their definitions:
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Theme
Characters Dialogue Imagery Allusions Literary Techniques Literary Devices Plot Stage directions Action block Tone |
Monologue
Soliloquy Dramatic Irony Script Explicit Theme Implicit Theme Mood Character Foil Figurative language Screenplay Stage play |
Theme – the underlying issues, ideas or subject matter of a work.
Characters – a person depicted in a narrative.
Dialogue – the written depiction of conversation between characters.
Imagery - a description of how something looks, feels, tastes, smells or sounds.
Allusions – a reference within a literary work to another work of literature, art or real event.
Irony - tension created by the contrast between what a character says and the audience understands.
Metaphors – a figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as.
Plot – the events that make up a story or the main part of a story.
Stage Directions – tells the actors how they are to move or speak their lines.
Tone – the author’s attitude, either stated or implied in the writing.
Characters – a person depicted in a narrative.
Dialogue – the written depiction of conversation between characters.
Imagery - a description of how something looks, feels, tastes, smells or sounds.
Allusions – a reference within a literary work to another work of literature, art or real event.
Irony - tension created by the contrast between what a character says and the audience understands.
Metaphors – a figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as.
Plot – the events that make up a story or the main part of a story.
Stage Directions – tells the actors how they are to move or speak their lines.
Tone – the author’s attitude, either stated or implied in the writing.
For homework, you will write the definitions of the ones you don’t have.
1/19/17: Descriptive Essay
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1. Analyze this image and write copious adjectives that describe it.
2. Assign your adjectives a negative, positive or neutral connotation. 3. Choose the strongest three adjectives, then summarize them into a phrase to describe the image. This will serve as your essay topic. 4. Insert your summary below, then write a 5-paragraph essay. 5. Write your 3x3 pre-writing strategy in your Interactive Notebook. It counts as a grade too. |
“Write an essay that explains how [insert your topic] impacts the family dynamic.”
Due Date: Friday, January 20, 2017 at the START of class. Late assignments will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school day is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.
For 11/14/16: Dust Tracks on a Road Extra Credit
If you were not successful in my class the 2nd 6 weeks, here is an opportunity to still pass. After this, there will not be another opportunity such as this one in the 3rd 6 weeks. At this point, if you aren't focused on your work by the 3rd 6 weeks, you're not interested in graduating. I don't hand-hold and coddle. I teach. Either you're willing to learn or not. It's that simple.
Everyone should know Zora Neale Hurston and her writings, especially Dust Tracks on a Road. It's the story of her life. Her diary, published. Hurston's ability to write with such candid honesty and exceptional brilliance, and her unfettered imagination, gave her permission to not only write in standard English, but to introduce Black dialect in her speeches, giving her stories authenticity and a fresh breath.
Pretending that you're one of the characters from Dust Tracks on a Road who also kept a dairy, detailing thoughts, insights, and information on the events that took place, you are going to share much about the character’s inner feelings, motives, and reactions that would be revealed. This project will allow you to become one of the characters in the book and will demonstrate to me your understanding of the character, the story and the genre.
Your task is to do the following:
Descriptive: use strong visual and sensory images to create a lasting impression on your reader. Anything can be vividly described: a room, a place, an object, a person or an event which was significant to your character.
Narrative: tell about a significant event as if you were telling a story to someone.
Persuasive: this should reflect your character’s wish for something and how that character might write to obtain his/her wish (For example, what might Zora write to the school to convince them to let her stay without money or guardianship?).
Poetic: writing that uses rhythm, figurative language, mood, tone and other language aesthetics to create a certain effect.
These entries are to be typed and reach at least 150 words for each, but they are not to exceed 250 words.
Pretending that you're one of the characters from Dust Tracks on a Road who also kept a dairy, detailing thoughts, insights, and information on the events that took place, you are going to share much about the character’s inner feelings, motives, and reactions that would be revealed. This project will allow you to become one of the characters in the book and will demonstrate to me your understanding of the character, the story and the genre.
Your task is to do the following:
- Other than Zora Neale Hurston, choose a character that intrigues you.
- Create a personal diary or journal for that character which depicts the major events happening in the story, both “seen” and “unseen” in the novel itself. You are writing as if you are that character, from his/her viewpoint and perspective.
- You are to write four entries, using one of each of the various modes of writing:
Descriptive: use strong visual and sensory images to create a lasting impression on your reader. Anything can be vividly described: a room, a place, an object, a person or an event which was significant to your character.
Narrative: tell about a significant event as if you were telling a story to someone.
Persuasive: this should reflect your character’s wish for something and how that character might write to obtain his/her wish (For example, what might Zora write to the school to convince them to let her stay without money or guardianship?).
Poetic: writing that uses rhythm, figurative language, mood, tone and other language aesthetics to create a certain effect.
These entries are to be typed and reach at least 150 words for each, but they are not to exceed 250 words.
Due Date: You are to e-mail your entries to me on our CLASS E-MAIL before the start of YOUR class on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Late assignments will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school date is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.
Thesis Statement (Again)
Unfortunately, many of you did not do your weekend homework. Therefore, tonight, you have to create a 3x3 with your thesis statement. You already received a zero (0) as a Homework grade, tomorrow, it's for a Test grade.
You also have to study for your CA #2. Your review is attached. Turn it in for a grade by tomorrow. ~CA #2 Review~
You also have to study for your CA #2. Your review is attached. Turn it in for a grade by tomorrow. ~CA #2 Review~
Due Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at the START of class. Late assignments will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school date is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.
Thesis Statement
Over the weekend, complete your research question, then create a 3x3 with your thesis statement.
Due Date: Monday, November 7, 2016 at the START of class. Late assignments will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school date is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.
Book Study
Each night during the Book Study, you are to read the assigned chapters, which will usually be two each night. As you read, make sure that you are: a) annotating for diction, characterization and literary techniques; b) circling vocabulary to define in class the next day; and c) completing your dialectical journals. You should create 3 entries per chapter: 1 for diction, 1 for characterization and 1 for literary technique.
The next day in class, you will complete the following:
Please note: it is very easy to get behind/off-track if you don't keep up with your reading, journaling, commentary and discussions. If this happens, your grade(s) will drop dramatically. Therefore, it is very important that you pace yourself and take responsibility for your learning.
The next day in class, you will complete the following:
- Word Hoard
- Dialectical Journal Commentary
- Group Discussion Log
Please note: it is very easy to get behind/off-track if you don't keep up with your reading, journaling, commentary and discussions. If this happens, your grade(s) will drop dramatically. Therefore, it is very important that you pace yourself and take responsibility for your learning.
Due Date: Your Dialectical Journals will be due each day in class after a night of reading. Late entries will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school date is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.
Level Questions and Book Study
ALL: Write five (5) Level 2 questions and five (5) Level 3 questions for chapters 1-5. You will have 10 questions total, so at least one question from each chapter. (Click here for Level Question overview.)
3rd Period: Read chapters 4-5, then follow the Book Study guidelines below.
6th & 7th Periods: Read chapters 3-5, then follow the Book Study guidelines below.
Please note: it is very easy to get behind/off-track if you don't keep up with your reading, journaling, commentary and discussions. If this happens, your grade(s) will drop dramatically. Therefore, it is very important that you pace yourself and take responsibility for your learning.
3rd Period: Read chapters 4-5, then follow the Book Study guidelines below.
6th & 7th Periods: Read chapters 3-5, then follow the Book Study guidelines below.
Please note: it is very easy to get behind/off-track if you don't keep up with your reading, journaling, commentary and discussions. If this happens, your grade(s) will drop dramatically. Therefore, it is very important that you pace yourself and take responsibility for your learning.
Due Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at the START of class. Late entries will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school date is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.
6th Period Essay Writing: I do not take my English class seriously.
Complete a 3x3, then write a 5-paragraph essay to defend or challenge whether the voting age should be lowered to 17.
Due Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2016 at the START of class. Late assignments will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school date is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.
Essay to justify my blatant disrespect of my class, my teacher, my substitute and my upbringing.
Write a 5-paragraph essay to defend or challenge the following assertion, "Not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place."
Due Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2016 at the START of class. Late assignments will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school date is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.
Read & Annotate: Crossover SAR Practice
Read and annotate the articles titled, “Why Your High School Senior Should Take a Gap Year” and "The Disadvantages of a Gap Year After High School." Then, in your IN, answer the following questions:
1.What was the controlling idea of both articles?
2.What did you conclude from reading and annotating each article?
3.What was the focus of both articles? (Remember: The focus is different than the controlling idea.)
After you read, annotate and answer the above questions, answer the SAR prompt below using the ACCE Strategy for a crossover prompt. (Click the word ACE Strategy for an example.)
“Explain how two authors writing on Gap Years reached different conclusions about whether to take one.”
Links to articles:
"Why Your High School Senior Should Take a Gap Year"
"The Disadvantages of a Gap Year After High School"
1.What was the controlling idea of both articles?
2.What did you conclude from reading and annotating each article?
3.What was the focus of both articles? (Remember: The focus is different than the controlling idea.)
After you read, annotate and answer the above questions, answer the SAR prompt below using the ACCE Strategy for a crossover prompt. (Click the word ACE Strategy for an example.)
“Explain how two authors writing on Gap Years reached different conclusions about whether to take one.”
Links to articles:
"Why Your High School Senior Should Take a Gap Year"
"The Disadvantages of a Gap Year After High School"
Due Date: Friday, September 16, 2016 at the START of class. Late assignments will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school date is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.
Read & Annotate: Crossover SAR Practice
Read and annotate the articles titled, “Remember Brock Turner” and "Brock Turner's Real Sentence." Then, in your IN, answer the following questions:
1.What was the controlling idea of both articles?
2.What did you conclude from reading and annotating each article?
3.What was the focus of both articles? (Remember: The focus is different than the controlling idea.)
Links to articles:
"Remember Brock Turner"
"Brock Turner's Real Sentence"
1.What was the controlling idea of both articles?
2.What did you conclude from reading and annotating each article?
3.What was the focus of both articles? (Remember: The focus is different than the controlling idea.)
Links to articles:
"Remember Brock Turner"
"Brock Turner's Real Sentence"
Due Date: Thursday, September 15, 2016 at the START of class. Late assignments will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school date is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.
Short Answer Response
At the bottom of your test that you received from me on Friday, revise the test prompt using the ACE Strategy in order to replace your test grade.
Due Date: Monday, September 12, 2016 at the START of class. Late assignments will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school date is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.
Quick Write: Mind Map
Read the poem, “On the Subway,” and after, re-read or reflect on the essay, "Just Walk on By." When you've read both, analyze the perspectives of the “victims” and the diction of both the poem and the essay.
Then, in your IN, explain how the diction shapes the perspective of both “victims.” Use at least five vocabulary words from the essay and the poem in your explanation.
Note: Make sure that you are writing down examples of the literary terms you wrote down every time we read a text. I will not remind you. You will be tested over them at some point. Be ready.
Then, in your IN, explain how the diction shapes the perspective of both “victims.” Use at least five vocabulary words from the essay and the poem in your explanation.
Note: Make sure that you are writing down examples of the literary terms you wrote down every time we read a text. I will not remind you. You will be tested over them at some point. Be ready.
Due Date: Friday, September 2, 2016 at the START of class. Late assignments will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school date is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.
"Just Walk on By" Annotations and SAR
Finish annotating "Just Walk on By" by Brent Staples, then answer the following prompt:
“The person with whom you identify in a story sometimes depends on your own identity. How would you have handled appearing threatening? What would be your motive?”
“The person with whom you identify in a story sometimes depends on your own identity. How would you have handled appearing threatening? What would be your motive?”
Due Date: Thursday, August 31, 2016 at the START of class. Late assignments will not be accepted. By the middle or end of class or the school date is considered late and will not be accepted. No exceptions.