There will be a sign-up on the wall Tues/Wed:
First, you will need to bring in some sort of visual aid that explains an aspect of your book:
It can be a poster you make, an object, music, a webpage (use computer)
and you will explain how it is significant to the meaning of your book.
Things to know: plot, characters, setting, conflict, point-of-view, climax.
Grade: Presentation--20
Visual Aid--20
Infomation--20
Preparation--20
Analysis--20
*****You must have your book with you on the day of the report in order to get a grade
English II Mrs. Caccamise McKinley HS mcaccamise@gmail.com
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
ACE--Video interpretations of Poetry...not too bad for a first effort
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
How not to make a "literal" interpretation of a poem
Literal-the exact meaning (kind of like denotation that we learned)
1. What happens to cotton candy when it gets wet? Picture it.
2. Why would someone compare him/herself to cotton candy--what would he/she be trying to say about him/herself?
3. What is the tone of this poem? (author's attitude towards the topic)
4. Give me a brief summary of what you think this poem is about--not an analysis--just a general reflection about what she is trying to get across.
1. What happens to cotton candy when it gets wet? Picture it.
2. Why would someone compare him/herself to cotton candy--what would he/she be trying to say about him/herself?
3. What is the tone of this poem? (author's attitude towards the topic)
4. Give me a brief summary of what you think this poem is about--not an analysis--just a general reflection about what she is trying to get across.
Friday, March 13, 2009
One-shot video project
A one-shot video is exactly what it sounds like: you get one shot only to capture your message (there are no cuts/separate scenes). The video can only be 30 sec-1 min long and therefore you will have to plan very carefully. Your group will consist of:
1)Focus Director-who is in charge of keeping the group on task/choosing a "good" poem
2)Artistic Director--will be responsible for the storyboard/turning the storyboard
3)Producer-will film the movie, get any movie "extras" line up the shots, frame
4)Sound Director--music if any,voice over, sound line-up on the storyboard
*All group members will have to complete a storyboard/copied version of the poem in order to be approved for filming
1)Focus Director-who is in charge of keeping the group on task/choosing a "good" poem
2)Artistic Director--will be responsible for the storyboard/turning the storyboard
3)Producer-will film the movie, get any movie "extras" line up the shots, frame
4)Sound Director--music if any,voice over, sound line-up on the storyboard
*All group members will have to complete a storyboard/copied version of the poem in order to be approved for filming
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Assignments for the 1st 5 Weeks--- due by Friday 3/6
1. Book Report (2nd or scary story)
2. Letter to a child
3. Rosa Parks questions #1-3 (Montgomery bus boycott)
4. Questions. Autobiography of Malcolm X (Why do you think the chapter was called "Saved"?)
5. Questions Emmett Till
6. Points of view of Dee and Maggie of major plot events ("Everyday Use")
7. Quilt --10 things and explanation you would put in an heirloom quilt
8. Parental explanation to child (denotation/connotation)
2. Letter to a child
3. Rosa Parks questions #1-3 (Montgomery bus boycott)
4. Questions. Autobiography of Malcolm X (Why do you think the chapter was called "Saved"?)
5. Questions Emmett Till
6. Points of view of Dee and Maggie of major plot events ("Everyday Use")
7. Quilt --10 things and explanation you would put in an heirloom quilt
8. Parental explanation to child (denotation/connotation)
Denotation/Connotation/Diction
Countee Cullen's "Incident"
denotation- the actual meaning of the word
connotation- the implied meaning of the word/associations
ex. It was a dark day in America.
denotation-literally dark, black, colorwise/weather
connotation-sad (9/11)day of mourning, etc.
diction-author's word choice
*Think of the Countee Cullen poem "Incident". If he chose to instead say "he called me a bad name" instead of the word that he used, the meaning would have less of an impact.
denotation- the actual meaning of the word
connotation- the implied meaning of the word/associations
ex. It was a dark day in America.
denotation-literally dark, black, colorwise/weather
connotation-sad (9/11)day of mourning, etc.
diction-author's word choice
*Think of the Countee Cullen poem "Incident". If he chose to instead say "he called me a bad name" instead of the word that he used, the meaning would have less of an impact.