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)

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.

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.

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)?

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.