Agenda 6-10-2015

Juniors - American Short Stories & PoemsFreshmen - Fahrenheit 451 & Utopia

Good Afternoon 6-10-2015

Step 1: Please grab your notebook, and a handout

Step 2: Start a fresh page, date it and title it Handout

Grab a Symbols Handout and begin working on it.

The DesignBy Robert Frost

I found a dimpled spider, fat and white,On a white heal-all, holding up a mothLike a white piece of rigid satin cloth--Assorted characters of death and blightMixed ready to begin the morning right,Like the ingredients of a witches' broth--A snow-drop spider, a flower like a froth,And dead wings carried like a paper kite.What had that flower to do with being white,The wayside blue and innocent heal-all?What brought the kindred spider to that height,Then steered the white moth thither in the night?What but design of darkness to appall?--If design govern in a thing so small.

Poetry Writing

✓ Poem this week is, "American Dream". Remember to write at least 12 lines and use figurative language. Try to capture the generational differences which you saw in your interview.

✓ Use some of the material from the interviews you did.✓ Turn in all together. 6/11/2015 typed ✓ You can do two poems both 12 lines for 10 points for extra credit.

What have we read this year?

Novels/Plays:● The Adventures of

Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain

● The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

● The Crucible, by Arthur Miller

● The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger

Short Stories/Poems/Songs:

● How To Date a Brown Girl…, by Junot Diaz● The Jacket, by Gary Soto● A Perfect Day for a Bananafish, by J.D.

Salinger● Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin● The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien● Yellow Wallpaper, by Gillmans● Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden● My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke● Reuben Bright by Edwin Arlington Robinson● Hard Knock Life (Annie and Jay-Z)● Born in the USA● Southern Accents, by Tom Petty● The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S.

Elliot● Picture Bride by Cathy Song● Kitchen by Aurora Levins MoralesPlus Summer Reading & Outside Reading Books Nonfiction and Fiction

Good Morning/Afternoon 6-10-2015

Step 1: Please grab your notebook, and a handout

Step 2: Start a fresh page, date it and title it Handout

Grab a Symbols Handout and begin working on it.

Peer Editing Checklist BEFORE YOU TURN IN YOUR REVIEW!

 Use the following checklist to help you evaluate your partner’s writing. Remember to offer 2 constructive suggestions

and point out 2 parts you especially like. 

1. Can you identify the main idea or thesis in this review? Yes/No

2. What book is being reviewed? _______________ is it a positive or negative review?

3. Does the thesis contain the author’s topic and their opinion or stand on this subject? Yes/No

4. Does the introduction give an outline of what the author is going to talk about and does it state the authors name and the name of the book in a formal reference? Yes/No

5. Is the writing clear and understandable? Yes/No

6. Are there parts of the review that are unclear? If so, underline them and put a question mark next to the passage.

7. Does the conclusion restate the main points of the review in a new way and give a sense of completion to the review? Yes/No

GET ONE AND DO ONE!

Longer Works:➢ To Kill a Mockingbird (copies available)➢ Of Mice and Men (copies available)➢ Odyssey (in textbook)➢ Fahrenheit 451 (copies available)➢ Romeo and Juliet (you have a copy; also in

textbook)➢ Macbeth➢ Utopia➢ Communist Manifesto (Just Honors)

Poems/Songs:· “Sonnet 116”· “Sonnet 130”· “Sonnet 29”· Hard Knock Life (Annie and Jay-Z).

Short Stories:“The Scarlet Ibis” (in textbook)“Chrysanthemums”“All Summer in a Day” (copies available)“Persephone” (copies available)“The Veldt” (link online)“Learning to Read & Write” by Frederick Douglass“Superman & Me” by Sherman Alexie“The Country that Stopped Reading” by Toscana“The Science of Storytelling…” by Leo Widrich“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut

Plus Summer Reading & Outside Reading Books

How do people decide to read a certain book?One way people decide if they’d like to read a book is by reading the reviews of others on websites like Amazon.com. For this assignment, you will create individual reviews of your novels to be posted on Amazon.com.

Every book review is different, but each successful review includes a couple of key elements. As you think about what you want to say in your review, complete these challenges. They're designed to help you work on telling your reader what's most important.

● Describe the setting of the book.How does it compare or contrast to the world you know? A book's setting is one of its most vital components — particularly for a book like To Kill a Mockingbird, which is set in the past. Does the author make you feel like you're a part of the setting? Can you picture the book's setting if you close your eyes? As you write, try to pass on to your reader the sense of the setting and place that the author has provided.

● Describe the book's main characters. Does the writer make you believe in them as people? Why or why not? Think about whether you like the characters and about how liking them or disliking them makes you feel about the book. As you write about the characters, use examples of things they've said or done to give a sense of their personalities.

● Give your reader a taste of the plot, but don't give the surprises away. Readers want to know enough about what happens in a book to know whether they'll find it interesting. But they never want to know the ending! Summarize the plot in a way that will answer some questions about the book, but leave other questions in the reader's mind. You may want to make a list of questions about the book before you begin.

HOW TO WRITE A REVIEW?Step 1: Think about your overall assessment of the book Write a strong declaration reflecting your assessment of the book.

For example: “Readers will laugh out loud, even while taking in the poignant truth of what it’s like to be 15, Native American, and wanting a “normal” life, as they enjoy Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian.”

Step 2: Summarize the plot QUICKLY --- one or two sentences. Try following one of these formats: Who, what, where, when, why, or The idea of conflict.

Ex. “Despite Junior’s dysfunctional, poverty struck family, his never give up attitude pushes him to travel across town to attend a high school with better opportunities than the “res” can give him.”

HOW TO WRITE A REVIEW?Step 3: What did you like or dislike about the book? Add details as necessary to explain but don’t be too long winded. One example is good.

Ex. “Alexie’s cartoon drawings are a unique way to keep a reader’s interest.”

Step 4: Provide information about the literary qualities of the text. This may be about three sentences in length. One is usually not enough. Literary qualities you may have been working with include: Plot (exposition, rise in action, climax, falling action, resolution), irony, conflict, symbolism, flat vs. round characters, protagonists vs. antagonists. Others include humor, imagery, setting, foreshadowing or any more you know about.

Ex. “Alexie also pairs humor along side serious insights about his family and his role in it. This family conflict will resonate with teens and keep them reading to see how Junior turns out in the end. Readers should be aware that the rawness of Junior’s voice comes with occasional profanity and graphic references – not too over the top but enough to feel his real emotions.”

HOW TO WRITE A REVIEW?Step 5: Write a final sentence that states what type of reader would like this story and assist the reader in selecting or not selecting the book by providing a rating: Not Recommended, Additional Selection, Recommended, or Highly Recommended.

Ex. “Most teens will appreciate the honesty of Junior’s voice as he grapples not only with everyday drama, but also the in-your-face stereotypes of race and poverty that rock and motivate his soul. This is highly recommended for public and school libraries.”

Step 6: Reread your review and check to make sure: You have supported the rating you intend to give the book? Your sentences flow smoothly together. You have a variety of word choices (not repeating the same words over and over!) Check your “typed character” count. If you check the word count, it will usually give the typed character count too.