Homework Oct 31st --Friday Nov. 4th

There will be 3 parts-Mon., Tues., Wed. hw--staple them all together and hand them in on Thurs.

Mon.--Journal Entry: You are casting a movie about your life. Today, decide on a title, a genre, a budget, and a few of the top-billed cast members.
The movie doesn’t need to be a docudrama, but it can be one; it can also be a science fiction adventure (which your life may be, anyway).

Tues.--Journal Entry: Continuing the movie of your life, decide on a plot. Spend five minutes jotting down the plot outline of the story. What is/are the setting(s), what are the main events, etc.

Wed.--Journal Entry: To finish up the movie of your life, draft us a sample scene. Pick the opening shot, the climactic battle, or the final, tearful goodbye;
write out the action in the scene, the dialogue, etc., as if it were going to be performed.

Thurs.--Journal Entry: When have you been unfairly punished for something you did accidentally? Did you protest at the time? Did you complain later?
Was the situation every rectified?

Fri.--Journal Entry: To whom do you go when you’re in desperate need of help? Think of a time when you were in trouble, depressed, hurt, or
otherwise in need of aid; to whom did you go, and what did they do for you?

Journal on Betrayal--10-15 minutes, 3-4 paragraphs

*Think of a time when you felt that you were betrayed by someone you cared about?
*Why did you consider it a betrayal?--
*What was your reaction? Were you surprised by this person's behavior?
*How did this conflict conclude?
*How has this experience changed the way you think about things and/or people?

Hw/Notes Wed. 10/26

Homework: Define the five vocabulary words on the bottom of the page

notes literature section---What do we know about Okonkwo so far? I want adjectives! Let's look at his actions and give adjectives that would describe them. (see board to copy chart)

Homework Monday 10/24

A foil--two characters that are very different, pretty much opposites, placed together in a story to make visible their characteristics.

1. Describe how Unoka is used as a foil to show how opposite he and Okonkwo are.
2. Describe a set of foils you either know in real-life, or in other stories or movies.

Simile and Symbolism Review -----put in literary elements section----not hw!

Remember, a symbol is something that stands for something larger than itself:

***So what do yams represent? ________________________
***Give me some examples that show how you know this?__________________________


Remember a simile is a comparison using like or as.

****What does the sentence on pg. 22 mean when the narrator compares Onkonkwo's supporting of his father's house to "pouring grains of corn into a bag full of holes"?

Hw #2: Things Fall Apart---15 pts.

In ch. 2, pg. 13 the narrator states Onkonkwo's fear "lay deep within himself"... "It was the fear of himself, lest he should be found to resemble his father."

1.What internal conflict is Onkonkwo having? Do you think he will be able to resolve it? What kind of person has he proven himself to be so far?

2. Have you ever struggled to be the person you wanted to be? Or the reverse---struggled against being the person people thought you would be? Explain.

3. Do you think it is difficult for kids to either be like, or unlike their parents? Why?

Hw #! Things Fall Apart--(10 pts)

Explain the following 2 quotes from the novel in your own words. Then, give an example from either real-life or fiction that shows it to be true.

1. "Our elders say that the sun will shine on those who stand, before it shines on those who kneel under them."

2. "Okonkwo ruled his house with a heavy hand."

4 ways of characterization---copy in your literary elements section

There are four ways in which we learn about a character (characterization):

1. narrator's direct comments (He was a mean man)
2. physical description (tall, long legs, dark hair)
3. speech thoughts and actions ("You are stupid and ugly"-- he hurts people; he punches someone-he hurts people)
4. speech, thoughts and actions, of other characters (how other characters in the story act towards him/her, what other characters say about him or her)

Homework for Tuesday 10/11 20 pts.

1.Answer all of the questions on the anticipation guide for "Me" only(handout).
2.Follow the directions and write a sentence for each.
3.Choose two of the answers you gave and extend your answers thoroughly in paragraph form using examples from real-life or fiction to support your answers.

Assignment--chart and paragraph

Make a bar graph (with made up statistics) that shows the results of a survey on the favorite after-school activities (sports, clubs, etc.)of teenagers. Once you have completed the graph, write a paragraph that uses your statistics to support the claim that either:

*The favorite after-school sport of teenagers is basketball.

or

*There are many different sports that teenagers enjoy after-school

Fact vs. Opinion

Please write these notes in your literary elements section:

fact-- a statement that can be proven correct or incorrect.

reliability-- statements of fact can be incorrect, so it is important for readers to consider the source of the information-- are these facts dependable?

opinion--a statement of someone's beliefs, judgments, or feelings--things that are not factual. Look for words such as I think, I believe, terrible, wonderful, always, never.

nonfact--an opinion that cannot be proved or disproved.


Are these examples facts or opinions?
1. Fall is the best season of the year.
2. Fall begins in the month of September.
3. I think the Buffalo Bills will win the Super Bowl this year.
4. The Buffalo Bills play in the AFC East.

Now, write three of your own facts, three opinions to share. Let us guess!

Theme in Nonfiction---(lit. elements section) Hw for Monday 10/3

The theme is the message of a nonfiction selection. It is not the same as subject, although in nf, it often has something to do with the subject. Rather, the theme reveals the writer's understanding of life or human nature.

Hw: In what ways do you think it would be difficult to live next to the United States (Canada, Mexixo). Explain your opinion. ---10 pts.