British Lit!

Task 1: Seat yourselves in alphabetical order—according to FIRST NAMES—starting at seat 1.

WELCOME TO

Monday, August 4th

•What am I learning today?• ELACC11-12RI5: Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author

uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.

• ELACC11-12L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

•What am I going to do today?• Syllabus & Course Intro (Brit Lit Movie)• Who's my teacher? • Policies and procedures • Student Info Sheets • A Source of Inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x78PnPd-V-A&noredirect=1• Autoethnography

• TRSS forms while you are writing

•How will I show I learned it?• HW: Compose an autoethnography – Due Wednesday, 8/6• Syllabus Signature due Friday, 8/8• BRING $12 to purchase vocabulary book

Autoethnography•M

orphemes (word parts):• Auto—(prefix: “self”)• Ethno—(root: “from a nation/society”)• Graphy—(suffix: "writing" or a "field of study”)• Ethnography: a qualitative research method in which a researcher

uses participant observation and interviews in order to gain a deeper understanding of a group's culture

•Autoethnography: focuses on the writer's subjective experience rather than, or in interaction with, the beliefs and practices of others. As a form of self-reflective writing, autoethnography is widely used in performance studies, as a method in living educational research and English.

Autoethnography•I

ntroduction:• Identify your grade, age, and educational background—where were you

raised? How many schools have you attended? What kind of academic assistance have you received at home?

•Body: (can be as many paragraphs as you need)• What are your study habits like?• Do you need a particular environment to study? To read? To write?• What types of writing and reading do you prefer? Why?• What academic subjects do you prefer? Which do you hate? Why?

•Conclusion:• What do all of these things say about who you are as a student of

Harrison High School? As a US citizen? As a person in the real world? • Advice: (Start with the micro and extend to the macro)

Due (handwritten OR typed) Wednesday, 4/6

Due Dates•Wednesday 8/6: autoethnography

•Friday, 8/8: Syllabus Signature

•ASAP (but Friday at the latest): BRING $12 to purchase vocabulary book

Partner Share•C

hoose one item in your possession today that helps to define who you are.

•Describe the item and its importance to your classmate.

•Be ready to introduce your classmate (and briefly explain the importance of his/her object).

•ONLY TWO PEOPLE PER GROUP.