Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Act III Summary for your flipbook

Caesar goes to the capitol; he will not read Artemidorus's letter. The men gather and ambush Caesar. They stab Caesar to death, then bathe their hands with his blood. Caear looks at Brutus and says, "Et tu, Brute?" (you too Brutus?). Marc Antony enters and pays his respects to Caesar. He pretends that he wants to make peace with the conspirators. He asks to speak at Caesar's funeral. Despite objections, Brutus gives him permission to speak. When alone, Antony begs forgiveness and vows revenge for Caesar's murder.

Questions for the quiz pg. 66 (ideas to choose from):
*Can Decius convince Caesar to go to the capitol despite Calpurnia's objections?
*Will Caesar's superstitious nature stop him from going to the capitol?
*Can Brutus trust Cassius to keep his word?
*Does Brutus trust Portia enough to tell her his secret?
*Why Does Portia want others to keep an eye on Brutus?
*Does anyone else know about the conspirators' plot?

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Act II Summary for your flipbook and in class assignment

Brutus debates whether or not to help kill Caesar. He reads the letter and it convinces him to lead the plot against him. He insists they do not harm Antony. They decide they will kill Caesar tomorrow (3/15) by the 8th hour. Calpurnia begs Caesar not to go because of her strange dreams/happenings. He decides to go when he hears he may be king. Artemidorus has written he names of the conspirators on paper that he plans to hand to Caesar and the soothsayer warns him again.--He goes anyways.


Hw questions: (you do not have to copy these)
#1-12 IN THE BACK OF YOUR ACT II PACKET PG. 110 (WHATEVER WE DON'T FINISH TODAY WE WILL FINISH TOMORROW). I will check it tomorrow. REMEMBER THIS ISN'T JUST HOMEWORK, BUT IF YOU DON'T DO IT YOU WILL HAVE A HARDER TIME UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY.

TOMORROW--MOVIE.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Notes on Tragedy

tragedy--presents the downfall of a dignified character who is involved in historically or socially significant events. This fall is usually caused by a flaw in his character.

tragic hero--the main character, dignified who has a downfall based mainly on a poor character trait. He/she evokes both pity and fear in readers because the audiences realizes the struggles faced by him are necessary parts of human life.

tragic flaw--whatever is wrong with his character that causes his destruction--usually leads to an error in judgment.
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For homework tonight: Reread any sections of Act I that you do not understand or remember to answer the questions at the back of your booklet for Act I on a separate sheet of paper.

Summary for your flip book Act I

*We see the dislike the tribunes have towards Caesar and how the commoners love him.
*We learn that Caesar is superstitious. Caesar is warned to beware the Ides of March (15th); he doesn't seem concerned.
*Caesar is offered the crown three times and refuses. Cassius tries to convince Brutus that Caesar should be killed.
* Brutus says that he will not betray his honor and loyalty to Rome.
*That evening, the weather is violent.
*The plotting against Caesar continues.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Homework for Wednesday 11/28--2 par. 20 pts.

Choose 2 of the topics on your Julius Caesar Anticipation Guide and write 2 full paragraphs explaining your answers fully. You will need to explain your choice and give at least one example to support your opinion.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Homework: Betrayal -- min. 1/2 sheet of paper= 20 pts.

*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?
*Who has been betrayed so far in the novel? How did affect this person/people?
*What can you predict will happen because of this betrayal?

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Hw #4: Dual-entry journal paragraph(s)--10 pts.

Use your dual-entry journal chart to write a paragraph characterizing Okonkwo (or what you've seen so far). Use at least two literary elements/techniques in your answer. Also, make sure you are using specific lines and page #s as support for your claims.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Homework #3: 20 pts.

For homework tonight, use page 1 of the chart we completed today in class to write min. 2 paragraphs comparing and contrasting Unoka and Okonkwo. Make sure you use adjectives and examples (with page #s) in your response.

Please Copy the following information into your notes:

How to answer a question completely (and get full-credit):

1. Restate the question (not rewrite it)
2. Give an answer
2. Give an example from the text citing page/line # when possible (or real-life if called for)
3. Explain--how does your example show your answer is correct?
4. Make sure you answer ALL parts of the question.

Example:
1. How would you describe Unoka? Explain your answer.

Answer:
Unoka would be described as a lazy and unsuccessful type of person. We know this because we hear he had a lot of debts and doesn't try too hard to do anything. On page 5, the narrator calls him a "failure." Also, it is stated that when he died he had "no title at all" (8).

Hw Ch. 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. What do you predict will happen to Okonkwo's behavior when he feels he is being like his father or that those around him are? Why would you say this?

3. 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.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Homework #2 Things Fall Apart --10 pts.

Explain the following 2 quotes from the novel in your own words (to the best of your ability. Explain your choice (meaning, why do you think it means this?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."

Friday, September 28, 2012

Quilt assignment to be finished in class today--40 pts.

1. Write a response to the following questions:
---If you were to make a family quilt like the family had in "Everyday Use," what would you put in it? Explain why you would choose these things and what significance they hold in your life. For example--a piece of my mother's wedding dress because.... You should have at least 5-6 items in your quilt. Your response should be in paragraphs and be a min. of 1-2 pages long.

2. Design your quilt using the paper and pencils provided. Clearly label the 5-6 items you described in your paragraphs.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

"A Sound of Thunder" Response

Remember, most science fiction writers write about the future to comment on the present. Answer now. (20 pts) 1. In your opinion, what theme or message is the author conveying through the story? **Think about the society Eckels returns to as compared with the society depicted at the beginning of the story **The fact that he chooses something such as a butterfly to cause that change. 2. Describe a moment in your life that had or could have caused a “butterfly effect” on the rest of your life. What happened and how did (or could it have) changed everything thereafter. If it didn’t (or did) happen, how would thing be different?

Monday, May 7, 2012

Choose 1 of the 2 Assignments---Due Wed.

1. Make an advertisement for "Time Safari Inc." Make a poster, flier, magazine posting inviting hunters to venture across time to hunt prehistoric creatures. Try to convince readers that this adventure is worth the high price and that it is important for them to be responsible. (Make sure you have: color, pictures, contact info, price, etc.) 2. Write an incident report Writing as Travis, compose a two paragraph report to your superiors in which you describe the main incident from the story, what you presume are the consequences and how you propose to make sure nothing like this happens again.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Homework "Harrison Bergeron" --15 pts.

When Hazel tells George he should take some of the weights out of his handicaps he refuses saying, "The minute people start cheating on laws, what do you think happens to society?" So, that is my question to you. I want you to give both real-life examples and examples from the story "Harrison Bergeron" in your answer.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Price of Progress Unit

What does it mean?: The cost or drawback of advancing science-fiction: not true; usually deals w/science or technology; authors make an exaggerated prediction about the future (keep in mind the time that they were written); comment on the present. ex: Star Wars, War of the Worlds,etc.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Poetry Assignment

Essay Assignment: Poetry (100 pts.) 1.Choose any poem you like from the blue textbook 2.Find any literary elements and techniques (conflict, imagery, theme, simile, metaphor, characterization, setting) 3.Identify elements of SOAPSTone (in the notes) 4.Using this information, explain the poem to the best of your ability 5.Explain how the author’s use of your chosen literary elements and techniques helps you understand the poem or gets the author’s point across 6.Use at least 3 examples of textual evidence in your answer (specific lines and line numbers)

Friday, April 20, 2012

Poetry Assignment

Compare and contrast the two poems “The Piano” and “Those Winter Sundays” in min. 2 well-written paragraphs: • First, do SOAPSTONE for each • Next, look for literary elements and techniques (mainly theme and imagery) • Lastly, think about what they both say about the controlling idea of: the ties that bind. • YOU MUST USE SPECIFIC TEXTUAL EXAMPLES IN YOUR ANSWER (AT LEAST 1 FOR EACH POEM) • Use your Venn Diagram to help you MUST BE HANDED IN BY THE END OF CLASS FOR CREDIT!!!!! 50 pts.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Soapstone Notes-

SOAPSTone—for poetry analysis COPY INTO YOUR NOTES!!
S—Subject—what is the poem basically about?
O—Occasion—why is this person writing now?
A—Audience—who is being addressed? (can be more than 1)
P—Purpose—why are they writing this? (look at audience(s))
S—Speaker—who is this person? (not the author)
Tone—how does he/she feel about the topic?

“Those Winter Sundays” Robert Hayden
Subject—about a son talking about his dad and the things he did
Occasion—he has grown up and either his father has died or he has realized things as an adult he didn’t know as a kid/ maybe he is a father.
Audience—fathers, kids,
Purpose--- kids: appreciate the things your parents do
Parents: maybe your kids will appreciate you when they get older or become parents
Tone—caring, regretful

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Verbal Irony vs. Situational Irony

situational irony
when what happens is the opposite of what the author leads you to believe would happen
ex. in a movie where the cop ends up being the thief the police are looking for
verbal irony
irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.
ex. "This is another day of great Buffalo weather!" (during a snowstorm)

Monday, April 16, 2012

Assignment Sonnet #30

1. Copy the poem on the left-hand, inside page of your lined paper.
2. Number the lines.
3. Draw lines to separate the quatrains and rhyming couplet and label.
4. Label the stressed and unstressed syllables of 1 quatrain (iambic pent)
5. Do a line-by-line translation on the right-hand side, inside page of your lined paper.
6. Describe the conflict, how it is intensified and how it is resolved.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Hw #6 Night-- 30 pts. Please copy on a sheet of paper to hand in at the end of class today

On page 83, Elie Wiesel states, "We were masters of nature, masters of the world".
*What does he mean by this (in your own words)?
*Give at least 3 specific textual examples from today's reading that show that he no longer cares about anything at all except survival
*Explain how they show that this quote is true.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Pg. 69-71 assignment

What is the bell symbolic of during selection? Choose a specific textual example from today's reading and use in it your answer. What does the bell do to the speed in which you feel the events are moving? What is the purpose of this? How else does the author produce this effect?--- 20 pts.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Hw #5 Night --15 pts.

What does it mean to feel hopeless? How do you think hopelessness affects people's lives--why?
*Describe a time when you or a friend/family member felt hopeless.
*What circumstances caused this feeling?
*How did you or your friend respond to the situation?

Vocabulary Practice--Night---I will collect this in 5 minutes so get to work!!

Copy each sentence down and fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word:
1. The king issued an ____that all men would need to join the army.
2. My mother said she had a ___________ that something bad would happen to me.
3. The Holocaust survivor looked ___________ and all his bones were showing.
4. The vikings would take over a village and _________ the people.
5. The next movie in my Netflix ________ was set to arrive on Monday.
edict, pillage, premonition, emaciated, queue

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Hw#4 Night-- 10 pts.

One of the most tragic themes in Night is Eliezer’s discovery of the way that atrocities and cruel treatment can make good people into brutes.
*Do you think this is true--that "good" people can be made into "bad" people through life circumstances or because they are treated badly by others? Explain your answer.
*Has he seemed to escape this fate so far?

Monday, March 5, 2012

Homework: 10 vocabulary sentences--20 pts.

Please use the definitions of the 10 following vocabulary words (in your packet), to write 10 vocabulary sentences that correctly show the meaning of each word.

p. 12
edict, pillage, premonition
p. 16
emaciated
queue

p. 20
contagion
indeterminate
rivet
semblance
vigilance

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Homework Thursday --15 pts.

1. Do you think everyone is capable as acting heroically as the man in the water? Why or why not? Why do you think the author leaves this hero anonymous?
2. What is your personal definition of a hero? Who is an example of a hero to you and why?
3. Think about the crash of Flight 3407 in Clarence and the fact that these types of accidents sometimes hit home. Do you have a fear of flying because of things you see or read? Why or why not? Describe an experience flying if you have one.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Memoir Reflection --Homework 20 pts. (If you do not have your final copy today, please attach it for tomorrow)

1. How did you like writing the memoir?
2. What was the most difficult part about this assignment?
3. How do you feel you did? What grade would you approximate for yourself and why?
4. Do you think it's harder or easier to write about yourself than another topic? Why?
5. If given the opportunity again, would you like a chance to write about yourself and your life? Why or why not?

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Homework Thurs. 2/9 and Today's Notes

***The final copy of your memoir is due on Monday 2/13.

Review: The 5W's: Who, What, When, Where, Why and/or How?
Who: who does the piece involve
What: What is it basically about
When: When does it take place (how long)
Where: Where is the location(s) of events
Why/How: Why did it happen/how did it happen

*Let's practice finding these in the article on page 998---this will be turned in

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Use the questions from class to answer this question. Use examples from the story in your answer--10 pts.

In "A Chip of Glass Ruby" what theme does Gordimer (author) develop in the story to persuade readers? Is she successful?

Monday, February 6, 2012

Notes and Homework for tonight 2/6

Notes: Dialogue is written conversation between two or more characters. Used in most narratives, dialogue adds life to a story, moves the plot along, and provides the reader with insights into the characters and their relationships with one another.

Homework: Use what we learned today to add some dialogue to your story (quotations). There should be at least 5 or 6 lines. So, YOUR ROUGH COPY IS DUE TOMORROW. It should be a minimum of 2 pages (sides of a sheet of paper).

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Today we will work on the mood portion of our yellow worksheet and finish the story

After we complete the section on the mood of each passage, we will continue with the reading until we finish "Farewell to Manzanar" (start pg. 608)
I would like you to complete this reading SILENTLY AND ON YOUR OWN.
When you are finished I would like you to:
1. tell me what you think the overall mood of the piece is and why
2. Answer the questions at the end of the story on pg. 613 ON YOUR OWN, for credit
YOU NEED TO COMPLETE: #1, COMPREHENSION CHECK, 3,4,5,6, AND 7.

Please bring it to me when you are finished....and no one is staying after class to finish---so get to work!

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Tone Definition and Homework

Tone is the author's attitude towards a topic/subject.
How do you find tone:
1. look at the language and details a writer chooses
2. read it aloud--the emotions conveyed may give you a clue

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Definition of Memoir and Homework--10 pts.

Copy the definition of memoir into your notes:

A memoir is a form of nonfiction in which the writer recalls significant events and people in his or her life. NOT HIS/HER WHOLE LIFE STORY--THAT WOULD BE AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

Homework:
In class we talked about the effect of setting on the characters. Think about the memoir you will be writing. Now, describe two of the settings where your memoir will take place. Give me a vivid description of what each one: looks like, sounds like, smells like, tastes like?, feels like, and the effect that it had on you. (So, 2 settings, two descriptions, two effects)

Monday, January 30, 2012

Comparatives/Superlatives ---Comparisons

Please copy these notes:
The comparative is the name for the grammar used when comparing two things.
*She is better than me at tennis.
*He is more mature than I am.
In the superlative you are talking about more than 2 things, and how one is the best, worst, etc.
*She was the best friend I ever had.
*Of all the students she ran the most quickly.

Hw: Use the superlative, to begin a memoir about a significant person or event in your life. For example: the most important person, the event that made the most significant impact on you, the best time of your life, etc.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Hw #1 "Two Friends"--20 pts. (Make sure you answer all four bullets completely for full-credit)

*Identify small sacrifices you've made to benefit others.
*Identify small sacrifices others have made for you.
*Do you think you make more sacrifices than are made for you or vice versa?
Explain.
*What characteristics do people who make these sacrifices for others have? Choose one of the people who have made sacrifices for (or you for him/her) and explain the characteristics of this person in detail.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Critical Lens Self/Peer-Editing Checklist

Homework: You should have a completed rough draft ready to turn in

Rubric for body paragraphs:

1. Is the character that is being discussed identified--by name and basic identity?
2. Is there a brief description of the character's background information provided?
3. Does it explain how the character's actions prove the quote true?
4. Does it provide TEXTUAL EVIDENCE (specific examples from the play) of that character's actions?
5. Is the argument summarized (how the actions prove the quote true)?

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Assignments

final essay Things Fall Apart
letter to the conspirators
Hw 1-4 Julius Caesar
Final response to Caesar
Eulogy to MLK questions
worksheets for Caesar Acts 1-4 (*5 not for a grade)

Act V Summary

*The plains of Philippi: Brutus and Cassius arrive argue with Antony, Octavius, etc.
*Brutus insists that he will never return to Rome as a prisoner.
*Cassius knows that he will be captured by Antony and Octavius, and will certainly be dragged through the streets of Rome in chains. He orders Pindarus to help him commit suicide.
*Titinius takes Cassius' sword and kills himself.
*When Brutus realizes he has lost he asks 3 friends to kill him but they refuse. He convinces Strato to do it.
*Antony and Octavius find Brutus' body. Antony, knowing that Brutus was a valiant defender of Rome, delivers a tribute befitting so honest a man.