Course Evaluation

Evaluate your progress in English class this year. In what areas did you develop most? What areas still need work? What did you think of the class overall? What could have been better?

Intraracism: Victim? Perpetrator? Witness?

Describe a personal experience you had with intraracism. How did it make you feel? Why? Why is or isn't it a problem?

Reminder: Email your Power Point Presentations to me tonight!

Denim Terrorists

Suppose a group of terrorists wearing jeans attacked the United States, and people associated denim jeans with terrorism as a result.
Why would or wouldn't you continue wearing jeans?
What would you say to justify your decision?
What would your choice say about who you are?

Presenting...

By Wednesday, you must create a presentation for your essay. Presentations should have:

 

At least eight  (8) slides

No more than 15 words per slide

At least four (4) images related to your story, theme, and personal experience

Only pertinent information from your essay!

 

Reminder: Essays due today by 8 p.m.! 

Essay: Body Paragraphs

Write your THIRD body paragraph. [Second period ONLY: Write your second body paragraph]
Be sure to include:
Topic sentence
Main idea
Detail(s) that support your main idea
Explanation of the details
Concluding statement

Introducing...

Write your first body paragraph.

It should include a topic sentence, main idea, detail(s), an explanation, and a concluding statement.

For second period ONLY:
Write your INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH. Use the model we went over in class to write your paragraph. 

Essay: Theme

Prompt: Select any of the stories we’ve recently read and a personal experience, and discuss how the conflict develops the theme

•Themes:

•We sometimes create more disaster when we try to change our fate.

•Avoiding fate often leads to misery.

•Confronting our fate is sometimes the bravest thing we can do.

Thesis statement

1. Select the story you wish to discuss, and explain the conflict ["Somebody" wanted.... But.... So....]

2. Choose and describe a related personal experience and the theme.

3. Write TWO thesis statements for your essay.

Stories:
Orpheus
The Death of Baldur
Hades Takes a Wife
Masque of the Red Death
And of Clay Are We Created

Fact to Fiction

Watch or read the news tonight. Choose a story from the broadcast or paper that you would write a story or poem about. Describe it, and explain whose perspective/POV you would focus on and why.

Please note: The final day to submit your mask project is Tuesday, May 31!

"Don't leave me..."

Finish reading "And of Clay Are We Created." (through p. 265)

Which passage from your reading was most tragic? Write it, and explain what makes it so powerful.

Why do you think Allende chose to tell the story ("And of Clay Are We Created") from the POV of someone other than Azucena?
Use: It seems that...
I believe...
For instance...
Also...
As you can see...

Project Poe due TOMORROW!

"I am a Story Hunter"

Read "Meet the Writer: Isabel Allende" on p. 266

List five facts about her life and career.

Why do you think she was inspired to write about the Colombian Mudslide, based on her biography? Give an example.


Remember: Project Poe due WEDNESDAY MAY 25!!!

Constructed Response

What abstract ideas does the allegorical story of "Masque of the Red Death" reveal? Give two examples from the story top support your response.

(Use your class notes to help you write your response.)


**If you scored below a 70% (52/75) on your Animal Farm Test: correct or complete the responses you got wrong. You will receive half credit for each correct answer. Due tomorrow!

How can you masque death?

Finish reading "Masque of the Red Death" thru p. 427.

In a T-Chart, complete three entries that make connections between the "Black Death" article (p. 429-430) and "Masque of the Red Death".

Poe's Nightmare

Read "Meet the Writer: Edgar Alan Poe" p. 428
Write a paragraph about his life and career using the following sentence starters:

Chances are... Because of... Therefore, ... Also,... Furthermore...

TAG (You're) It!

Constructed Response
What inferences can you make about the relationships between the characters in "Hades Takes a Wife"? Make at least two inferences, and give examples from the story to support your response.

My apologies that this didn't post yesterday! Technical difficulties.

"he aches with his whole body to turn to look upon her face"

Write the extension of "Orpheus" from Eurydice's perspective. What are her thoughts on what Orpheus has done? What will she do? Why?

The mysteries of life

What does "The Death of Baldur" teach us about the mysteries of life? How is it similar to or different from another myth you know? Give an example from the story in your response.

Word Etymology

Complete Etymology License Plates for any FOUR words on p. 688 Practice-2 #4-11

Misplaced Modifier

Define and explain in your own words what a misplaced modifier is (Elements, p. 650).

Complete "Practice" #1-5.