Welcome to English 1102
We're starting with drama -- William Shakespeare's
A Midsummer Night's Dream. I'd like you to read Act 1 by Wednesday, March 10, Act 2 by Thursday, March 11, and the entire play by Monday, March 16.
I think you'll enjoy this play -- it's lighthearted and fun, and I think it's Shakespeare's best comedy.
Euro/World 3rd period excercise for Tuesday, 5/15
Go to the following link (from a real college course):
http://www.middlesexcc.edu/faculty/Robert_Roth/ParaphraseEx.htmRead through the "Preface" and the "Preparation," then go carefully through the first two links in the "Helpful Links" section (both the ones from the University of Wisconsin).
Write paraphrases for the three passages in Exercise 2; print out your
numbered paraphrases to turn in tomorrow for a grade.
7th/8th assignments for Tuesday, May 15
Choose your final exam topic. The choices were:
Army snipers
History of the band Iron Maiden
The real Texas chainsaw massacre (murderer Ed Gein)
History of Nintendo
Famous overdoses (rock stars)
Now, go to Wikipedia and look up your topic. Based on what you find there (if it's overdoses, pick one famous musician who overdosed) write out a bullet-point outline of what you think you might write on the final exam[this should be different than Wikipedia's outline!]. Basically, I want you to familiarize yourself with your topic (I won't really let you use Wikipedia on the final exam; this is just practice). Then, go to citationmachine.net and make the Works Cited listing for your Wikipedia page. Turn both the outline and the citation in tomorrow (don't lose them!)
When you finish, try out the crossword puzzles at
bestcrosswords.com.
9th grade study guide for Monday's test
Ninth Grade Literature and Composition
Middle Eastern Literature Test
Study Guide
- Know what hyperbole is (p. 458, question 6 -- basically, a literary exaggeration -- "his feet were as big as a barge").
- Know what antithesis is (p. 450).
- Memorize the basic structure of a haiku (three line poem with 5 – 7—5 syllables per line).
- Memorize the structure of a ruba’i (in your book, p. 460).
Review the following texts. Be familiar with them, reread them if necessary.
- The Flood (from the Tanakh)
- “The Exordium” and “Daylight” from the Qur’an
- “The Second Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor” from The Thousand and One Nights
- Our selections from The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
- “The Counsels of the Bird” from The Masnavi
- “The Sound of Birds at Noon” by Dahlia Ravikovich
- “Elegy for a Woman of No Importance” by Nāzik al-Malā’ikah
- “The Diameter of the Bomb” by Yehuda Amichai
- “Butterflies” by Fawziyya Abu Khalid
7th and 8th grade assignments for Tuesday 5/15
Choose your final exam topic. The choices were:
Army snipers
History of the band Iron Maiden
The real Texas chainsaw massacre (murderer Ed Gein)
History of Nintendo
Famous overdoses (rock stars)
Now, go to Wikipedia and look up your topic. Based on what you find there (if it's overdoses, pick one famous musician who overdosed) write out a bullet-point outline of what you think you might write on the final exam. Basically, I want you to familiarize yourself with your topic (I won't really let you use Wikipedia on the final exam; this is just practice). Then, go to citationmachine.net and make the Works Cited listing for your Wikipedia page. Turn both the outline and the citation in tomorrow (don't lose them!)
When you finish, try out the crossword puzzles at bestcrosswords.com.
Final research paper rubric
The final version of the paper is due on Friday, May 11th. Late papers will lose 10 points per day (I want you guys to get these things in so that you can focus on finals during review week!)
Rubric for the final version:
30% Content/originality (this means you have good, interesting information, not more than 25% is direct quotes, and you haven't plagiarized anything at all, even a short line)
20% Style (includes integrating/ tying in your quotes -- if you haven't done this yet, go back through and make sure you've related your quotes to the rest of what you're saying with your words. The goal is to not have any quote standing alone as a sentence in your paper.)
20% Organization (have you presented your information in a logical way? Do you have a good introduction and conclusion? Does your paper follow through with what your introduction leads the reader to expect -- check this especially if you wrote your intro months ago.)
20% Grammar/ Spelling
10% Sources/ Citations/ Works Cited (Do you have all the required sources? Do you use them? Do you have your citation format and Works Cited format correct? Is every work you cite in the paper in your Works Cited?)
Missing pages (ie: shorter than required) will result in a direct loss of points (seniors lose 1/14th of their points for each missing page, juniors 1/12 of their points, 9th graders 1/8th of thier points). Missing Works Cited pages count as
two missing pages, so do them!
Research paper final version due 5/11
Final research papers for all my high school classes are due next Friday, 5/11/07. Remember, the same rule applies to late final papers as to late drafts -- they lose 10 points per day late. I'm doing this because the papers are due on the Friday before exam review begins. I want you all to be able to spend that review week preparing for all your finals.
7/8 writing: your final paper (the story about inheriting a fortune) is also due on Friday 5/11. The same 10 points a day rule applies to you, too, for the same reasons.
Revision due Friday for everyone!
Remember, everyone has a paper due on Friday (4/25/07). High schoolers must turn in Draft 2 of their research papers to
turnitin.com by the beginning of their class periods. 7th and 8th graders must turn in finished revisions along with their original graded drafts by the end of their class period.
Journal list for this semester
Several people have asked to get a copy of the journal list, since March journals are due today.
1/9 List 5 subjects you like to learn more about. Use complete sentences.
1/10 What invention would you like to see in your lifetime?
1/11 Is pollution a necessary evil?
1/12 I'll never eat another . . .
1/16 Draw a caricature of a teacher
1/17 If you could give any gift in the world, what would you give and to whom? No journal for 9th grade
1/18 What do we mean when we say, "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar"?
1/19 What do we mean when we say, "Hitch your wagon to a star"?
1/22 Why did chicken really cross the road?
1/23 What’s your favorite animal and why?
1/24 Describe, step by step, the process of making coffee in a drip pot.
1/25 What was your best day ever?
1/26 At first, they thought the elephant was only walking toward the sewage treatment plant…
1/29 What was your first impression of Chrysalis?
1/30 What is the meaning of life? Why?
1/31 People say “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” What do you think? Or Shakespeare debate.
2/1 “It was only after eating the waffle that Billy realized…”
2/2 Groundhog day
2/5 Write the best insult you possibly can without using any dirty words. If that’s not three sentences, write three.
2/6 “Still waters run deep” – story
2/7 Envision Chrysalis in 10 years
2/8 Where will you be in 10 years? What do you hope to be doing?
2/9 Write three journal topics
2/12 Why should we preserve the mountains? (Pick your choice of natural resource to sub. for mountains.)
2/13 Describe a dream you’ve had
2/14 Write a love poem to something ridiculous (ie: a chicken), or write about why it’s important to love yourself.
2/15 Draw a creative picture of your own heart.
2/16 If you vote for president, who and why?
2/20 Why do you love/hate football?
2/21 Murder mystery: there were bodies on two freeways this morning. How did they get there? How will the police figure out what happened?
2/22 Write about a pet or a member of your family.
2/23 What do you think about moths?
2/26 If you could have any three weapons in the world, what would you have and why?
2/27 Freewrite for 10 minutes—any topic, just don’t stop writing
2/28 Once upon a time, there was a beautiful prince and a dashing and daring young princess…
3/1 Should Bush intervene in the border patrol agent case?
3/2 Draw a picture of something that starts with X.
3/12 Describe the most disgusting thing that ever happened to you.
3/13 What is the most substantial influence in how or where you will live your life?
3/14 If you knew you had six months to live, what would you do and and why?
3/15 What’s your favorite thing to do and why?
3/16 Should the federal government make HPV vaccine mandatory for 6th grade girls?
3/19 Make up your own joke!
3/20 What is your favorite food and why? What do you like to do while you eats your favorite food?
3/21 What’s your opinion on illegal immigrants? Do we need them? Should there be an amnesty? Should we send them all home? Imprison them?
3/22 What scares you? OR what’s your favorite movie
3/23 What extra organ would you like to have (no funny stuff)!
3/26 If you could do anything over spring break, what would it be?
3/27 If you could be featured in any TV show, what would it be and why?
3/28 If you weren’t enrolled at Chrysalis, where would you like to go to school?
3/29 If you could be rich or famous, which would you choose and why?
4/10 What did you do on spring break?
4/11 If you were Bill Gates, what would you do?
4/12 Journal catch-up day
4/13 Little Joey’s backpack stinks (I mean, it’s really smelly). Write a story explaining why.
4/16 Jimmy Hoffa – should we quit looking for him now?
4/17 How to prevent tragedies like the shooting at Virginia Tech
4/18 Walmart is at the top of the Fortune 500 list. How do you feel about that?
4/19 What do you want your funeral to be like?
4/20 Knut: killed at birth or raised by humans? Or picture of Knut
4/23 Name three ridiculous things you’d be willing to do for a million dollars.
4/24 Which would you rather see, a Michael Jackson or a Prince concert? Why?
4/25 Should the state give vouchers to special needs students to attend private schools approved to meet those needs?
4/26 If you could be a rock star (or other music star) what kind of music would you play.
4/27 Assume you’re a rich and famous musician. Your first record has just gone platinum. Write the words to your big hit single, which, oddly enough, is school appropriate.
4/30 What would you get Thomas for his birthday and why? (Choose another friend if you don't know Thomas well).
5/1 It’s May! What’s your favorite thing about spring?
5/2 What’s your least favorite thing about spring?
5/3 What booby trap would you have in your secret lair?
5/4 As a good guy, how do you gat around the booby traps you set yesterday?
5/7 Write a haiku
5/8 Write 2 puns
5/9 Would you want to live to be 102? Why?
5/10 I’d rather _____ than finish my research paper tonight.
5/11 Since my research paper is done, this weekend I get to ____!
5/14 What are you doing this summer?
Week of 4/16-4/20/07
All high school classes: check your turnitin.com account for your graded first draft. They're going online as I get the papers in and as I get them graded. All papers turned in as of Monday will be graded by Friday at the latest.
2nd drafts are due (full-length, with citations and lists of Works Cited) on Friday, 4/27/07. Those who got their papers in on time
and are going to Disney Grad Nite have until 5/2/07 because turnitin was down over the weekend and so I was unable to get my comment to you Monday.
1st-3rd periods: keep working on your book activity. I want to try to present all of those by Friday.
5th period: Finish researching your country and write a paragraph in which you imagine a day in the life of a citizen of your country in class on Tuesday. We'll start reading on Wednesday with the background information in your book, then move into the flood story from the Tanakh. Be prepared to compare it to the flood story we read in
Gilgamesh.
Link for 4th period on Tuesday:
Research Paper 1st Draft due Friday!
First drafts for all my high school classes are due Friday, April 13. You need to turn in the draft using our plagiarism prevention service, turnitin.com. To set up your account, go to the
website and click on "New User." You'll need to enter your class ID and password (see me for the password), then set up your own profile using your email address. You can submit your draft early if you're ready, but you only get one submission per draft, so be sure you are ready for it to be graded. Drafts are due at the beginning of your class period on Friday.
Class Ids:
1st period:
1869768
2nd period: 1869778
3rd period: 1869771
5th period: 1869811
4th period writing will not be using the turnitin service, but we're revising our time period papers this week.
Home studies, Week of 3/19 - 3/23/07
1st and 3rd periods: Your new forum for discussion is at:
https://chrysalis.wikispaces.com/ Please go and post there instead of here (it's easier, and you can sign in so you don't have to keep typing "this is me." Keep reading your book on your own and in class. At least once a day during the week and once over the weekend, post a question or answer a question /add a comment at the new forum. The only rule is, you can't ask a second question until you've either answered someone else's question or posted a comment.
2nd period: come prepared to present your chosen author to the group. Individual presentations should be 5 minutes; group presentations, 10 minutes. For home study on Tuesday night, read the text by your author in the book and come prepared to tell the rest of the class about it on Wednesday.
4th period: Don't forget you have a spelling test Tuesday! Thursday and over the weekend, make your list of Works Cited.
5th period: If you didn't bring your songs to present Monday, then Tuesdayyou have to bring both songs and lyrics! Here is the old assignment:
"Over the weekend, gather a collection of at least three songs you like whose lyrics deal with realizations of the artist or a character the artist has created. Bring them Monday and play the songs for the class (we have a cd player and a tape player, and we can plug speakers into an MP3 player). Make sure to highlight the moments of realization in your presentation and show similarities and differences between the way the narrator of each song handles his/her "epiphany."" Over the weekend, finish reading to the end of Chapter IV of "How Much Land Does a Man Need?".
Home Studies, Week of 3/12– 3/16/07
1st period: choose and begin reading your book club book. Make at least two intelligent comments (by Monday) on what you're reading using the "comment" button at the bottom of this post. I'll try and have a better forum for your online discussions next week.
2nd period: Choos
e one of the following writers from your book: Tim O’Brien, Margaret Atwood, Maxine Hong Kingston, Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, Rita Dove. Read all the background information and the short story/ poems from the book by Monday. We'll also do a "book club" with presentations next week.
3rd period: Finish reading your Tolstoy story. Write 2 paragraphs in response to the discussion questions to present on Monday. We'll choose and begin reading modern novels on Tuesday.
4th period: continue working on the presentation version of your research paper for your science classes. We'll begin revising those papers once the presentations are done. We'll complete the list of Works Cited as part of the revision, so you won't have to do that until next week (but don't lose your sources!!!) On Thursday night, write a story that involves a St. Bernard and includes all of your spelling words (underline them!) Word list: scientific, excruciating, Calculus, impractical, taciturn, education, expensive, necessary, obnoxious, success
5th period: Write a response of at least 3 sentences to each of the discussion questions to turn in on Friday. Over the weekend, gather a collection of at least three songs you like whose lyrics deal with realizations of the artist or a character the artist has created. Bring them Monday and play the songs for the class (we have a cd player and a tape player, and we can plug speakers into an MP3 player). Make sure to highlight the moments of realization in your presentation and show similarities and differences between the way the narrator of each song handles his/her "epiphany."
Home studies, Week of 2/26-3/2/07
Not much in the way of home studies this week:
9th grade literature: read Page 7 of "The Dead" for Friday. We'll read/listen to the tape in class Friday, then you finish reading the story over the weekend.
European and World Literature: Read pages 1178-1185 (section one of "The Death of Ivan Ilyich") and come prepared to discuss on Friday. It's short, so re-read if you don't understand. Feel free to look up a summary of the story, but you must also read the original -- remember, we're trying to get a sense of what realism and naturalism sounded like.
Everybody: see the post below for the revised research paper deadlines!
Research paper deadline extension!
Because Jenny will be on a field study next week, March 5-9, the note card deadline, previously March 6, will be extended to
Monday, March 12. Also, to give enough time in between, the outline due date will be extended to
Wednesday, March 21. All other deadlines will remain the same.
New Schedule: Topic (typed, at least three sentences) – Jan 19, 2007
Sources – Feb 16
Works Cited Cards – Feb 23
Note cards – March 12
Outline – March 21
First Full Draft – April 13
Second Draft – April 27
Final Paper Due – May 11, 2007
Research paper rubric
Research Paper Rubric
Product 60%
Late paper loses 10% per day
Process 40%
Items turned in late lose 10% per day
Process Components:
- Topic 5%
- Sources 15%
- Source Cards 5%
- Note Cards 15%
- Outline 20%
- Draft 1 25%
- Draft 2 20%
Home Studies, Week of 2/20 – 2/23/07
Week of 2/20 – 2/23/07
European and World Literature
| Tuesday: No HS |
| Wednesday: Write a paragraph explaining the difference between the Enlightenment and the Romantic era. |
| Thursday: Finish Works Cited cards for research paper |
| Friday: No HS |
American Literature
| Tuesday: No HS |
| Wednesday: Research one: William Faulkner, TS Eliot, Gertrude Stein, stream-of-consciousness writing, Modernism, Ezra Pound. Bring in 3 facts. |
| Thursday: Finish Works Cited cards for research paper |
| Friday: No HS |
9th Grade Literature and Composition
| Tuesday: No HS |
| Wednesday: Research one: James Joyce, his book Dubliners, the religious holiday Epiphany, or the Irish independence movement around 1910-1920. Bring in 3 facts. |
| Thursday: Finish Works Cited cards for research paper |
| Friday: No HS |
Writing and Organizational Skills
| Tuesday: No HS |
| Wednesday: Do “Brain Ticklers #3” worksheet |
| Thursday: Write your name and the name of your 3 favorite foods using IPA symbols. |
| Friday: No HS |
