Collage Assignment- Spring Break

Collect images and pictures from magazines that you think represent wealth. Cut and paste the pictures on an 8 1/2" X 11" sheet of paper. This is the size of a regular piece of computer paper. Write your name on the back and bring it in the Monday after spring break.

Have a wonderful break everyone.

Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily"

Good morning everyone,

Today we are going to continue reading "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. After we are finished reading the story, answer the following questions in your English journal.

1. What was the ending? Were you surprised by the ending? Explain.

2. Name two examples of foreshadowing in this story.

3. Think about Faulkner use of imagery to describe Emily and her house. Find two examples from the text where imagery is used.

4. What is your reaction to the story as a whole?

If you finish these questions, work on English journal entries from earlier in the week.

Good morning everyone,

For the first part of today's class you will have time to continue working on reading and answering the questions from yesterday. Here is the link to the text.

Questions:

1. What genre is this?

2. What is her point?

3. What advice does she give to parents?

4. What surprised you?

5. Can you make any personal connections to her point?

I noticed that in some cases people did not have the opportunity to finish answering the questions. In other cases, the questions were answered but not in complete sentences. If you are finished, read through your entry and make sure you answer each question in depth and use correct punctuation and grammar. On the English journal rubric you are graded on whether or not you show 'insightful thinking.'

If you are finished with the questions from yesterday, go back and work on the questions from Monday.

For the second part of today's class we will be reading "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. We are fast-fowarding ahead to 1930. Try to pull from what you are currently learning in your history class in order to understand the time period in which this was written.

Pay careful attention to Faulkner's use of sensory details! They are an important part of the plot!

Good morning,

Today we are going to continue to look at the time period of the 1920s. I have something very cool I want you to read today, but before we get to that I want you to talk. You will be placed in groups of three.

1. "Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new." -Thoreau

Questions to discuss with your group:

What did Thoreau mean?

What was he talking about?

Is this only about clothing?

2. Look carefully at this picture of a woman. It was taken about 1900. Your discussion questions are below the woman.

Questions to discuss with your group:
What can you tell about her from her clothing and hairstyle?

How old do you think she is? Would you say she follows the rules?

Flash forward 25 years; the woman has a daughter. What do you think her daughter would be like?

Reading: A Flapper's Appeal to Parents Read on your own or take turns, but everyone needs to have their own answers in their English Journal.

1. What genre is this?

2. What is her point?

3. What advice does she give to parents?

4. What surprised you?

5. Can you make any personal connections to her point?

Good morning everyone,

Last week we looked at a few pieces of literature from the Harlem Renaissance during the early part of the 20^th century. Today we are going to take a look at the 1919 World Series ‘fix’. I want you to keep in mind how this event is affected by the time period.

Look through the information on this website and answer the following questions in your English journal:

1. How did the White Sox get the nickname the Black Sox?

2. Who is Charles Comiskey? Describe two reasons why he was blamed for the Black Sox scandal?

3. What is the ‘reserve clause’ and how did it affect the Black Sox scandal?

4. Why was enthusiasm for baseball so high in America during 1919? How do you think this affected the Black Sox scandal?

5. Why would Comiskey post signs throughout the ballpark declaring, "No Betting Allowed In This Park?"

6. What part did Chick Gandil play in the ‘fix’?

7. What happened to the eight players, including ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson, who were accused of throwing the 1919 World Series? What is one reason for this outcome?

***Make sure you use complete sentences and go into depth with your responses***

Good morning everyone,

Today you are going to have the opportunity to catch up on some of the work you might have missed throughout the grading period.

Here is your list of priorities for the day:

1. Nature Paper- if your finished and your happy with your grade then work on your...

2. English journal- Make sure you have completed all of the entries and that your journal is organized. If you are finished with ALL of the entries and checked for grammatical and spelling errors, then work on...

3. Expanding your answers from the assignment we did Wednesday. If you were out Wednesday taking the CAHSEE, check the blog for the assignment and questions.

4. Find some websites or sources for our unit on the Harlem Renaissance that you think are interesting and email them to me. There might be some extra credit points in there for people who do.

Good morning everyone,

Today we will be taking a look at some poems written by Langston Hughes.

Part 1:

I am going to play the poems for you. After you listen to each poem, you are going to have two minutes to write as much as you can about your reaction to the poem. You must write for the ENTIRE two minutes.

You need three windows open:

1. The blog

2. The page with poems

3. English Journal

Part 2:

1. Find two lines from the poems we listened to that you liked.

2. Copy and paste the lines into your English journals.

3. Explain why you liked those lines.

Good morning everyone,

Today you will be reading a piece from Zora Neal Hurtson.

"I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful illusions." - Zora Neale Hurston

Part 1:

1.Read How it Feels to Be Colored Me

2. Use Awesome Highlighter to highlight parts you like in GREEN, things that confuse you in YELLOW.

3. Paste the URL from your highlights into your English Journal.

Part 2:

Answer these questions about the text in your English Journal:

1. Describe the town Huston grew up in.

2. What was she like as a little girl? How did she see herself?

3. How does she feel about slavery?

4. What does she think about people who are racist toward her? How do you know this?

5. What is she saying in the last paragraph?

6. What is the tone of the piece and what is the mood?

****I will be grading your English Journal on Friday! Tomorrow is the last day I will be looking at Nature Writing Assignments. Therefore, if you finish this assignment early and you have time to work on your nature paper.****

Good morning everyone,

Yesterday you researched some topics relating to the Harlem Renaissance. Your responses gave me the following information on Langston Hughes:

1. He is a famous American poet, novelist, playwright, and short story writer.

2. He comes from African American, Jewish, European American, and Native American decent.

3. His parents were divorced while his father went down to Mexico and he grew up with his grandma.

4. He best known for the poetry he wrote about the Harlem Renaissance.

5. He was an educator and activist for voting and the rights for African Americans.

Today we are going to take a look at one of the pieces he wrote "When the Negro Was in Vogue". You will be moving around and discussing the text with your peers.

NOTE: If you are missing class because of the CAHSEE you still need to read the text and answer the first question in your English Journal.

1. Explain what "When the Negro Was in Vogue," by Langston Hughes is about.

2. Explain what we did today.

Good morning everyone,

Look through the presentation below. Each slide has questions. Work with the partners in your group to find the answers to the questions. Submit your answers through this FORM. Submit only ONE form per group. I recommend dividing up the work. One partner can work on the form and slides, while the other two partners search for the answers.

Good morning everyone,

You will have some class time to finish putting the final touches on your Nature Writing Assignment.

Before you are finished, make sure you have:

1. Reread the Nature Writing Assignment Requirements.

2. Added a heading.

I.e.,

Ms. Brandecker

3/12/10

Per. 4

3. Added a title.

4. Separated your essay into paragraphs.

5. Shared it with me!

6. Removed the viewers of your document if you do NOT want anyone to see your grade.

Click on your document--->Share--->See who has access--->Select the tab next to the person's name--->None---> Save and close.

7. Added a sentence and HIGHLIGHTED it that mirrors the following sentence:

"There was the fire, snapping and crackling and promising life with every dancing flame."- Jack London.

If you have completed all of those requirements, read and excerpt from "To Build a Fire," by Jack London. The excerpt starts when a man, who is hiking in the freezing cold, falls into some thin ice and needs to build a fire to stay warm.

1. Highlight the URL.

2. Copy and paste it into Awesome Highlighter.

3. Read through the story and HIGHLIGHT all of the sensory details.

4. Then copy and paste the URL from awesome highlighter into your English journal.

Good morning,

Today is articulation. Ms. Roberts will be taking you down to the counseling office in shifts. While you are in class, you should be working on your final draft. If you have completed your draft, re-read what you have written. Make sure your spelling, grammar, and punctuation is correct. Also make sure you have sensory details in your essay.

In addition, you also need to mirror the format of the sentence below in you own piece of writing. Highlight this sentence in your essay so I can find where you tried to use it.

"There was the fire, snapping and crackling and promising life with every dancing flame."- Jack London.

When I grade your final drafts I will be looking for your sentence.

Tricks for the revision process:

1. Ask yourself did I tell the story I wanted to tell?

2. Are any parts of the story missing?

3. Are there any parts of story that might be confusing to the reader?

4. Did I make any assumptions about what the reader knows about the topic of nature?

5. Is the organization of my essay focused?

Good morning everyone,

This morning we began with the nature quiz and now you will have time to work on your nature writing assignment. Tomorrow is articulation and final drafts are due on Friday so make sure you use your time in class wisely.

When revising your rough draft, think back to the feedback you received from your peers on Wednesday. I would also refer back to the nature writing assignment requirements and look through your essay for sensory details and correct grammar and punctuation.

In the beginning of class I showed you the following sentence:

"There was the fire, snapping and crackling and promising life with every dancing flame."- Jack London

Try to mirror the format of this sentence in you own piece of writing. Highlight this sentence in your essay so I find where you tried to use it.

Good morning everyone,

As you all know rough drafts are due today. Today you will have the opportunity to receive feedback from your peers on your rough drafts. Hopefully this will help you with your revision process.

Before you get into your groups, lets review the group procedures.

It is also helpful to refer back to the requirements of the writing assignment when giving your peers feedback.

Feedback can be hard to receive and difficult to give. So remember to be kind to each other.

One person from each group will be the ‘note-taker’. This person is responsible for reporting out what was discussed in the group.

In addition, each of you will receive a ‘group assessment’ sheet that you must fill out at the completion of their peer review process.

If you are finished early, please answer the following questions in your English journal:

1. What does revision mean to you?

2. Do you think revision makes your writing better?

3. Would you rather revise a paper you already wrote or write on a new topic?

Directions for the day:

1. After your computer is turned on, open the following three windows in your browser:

a. Writing group procedures (link is on the blog)

b. Your nature writing assignment document. (rough draft)

c. The nature writing assignment requirements. (link is on the blog)

2. Share your nature writing assignment document with ALL of the members in your group.

3. Complete the writing group procedures. ***Make sure the note-taker takes notes***

4. When EVERYONE is finished UNSHARE your document with your group members.

Hello everyone,

Today you will have time to continue brainstorming and begin writing the first draft of your nature writing assignment. I organized the writing assignment requirements into the main points.

Steps for the day:

1. Click on this link Nature Writing Assignment the Main Points and reread the assignment requirements.

2. Continue brainstorming and planning. (Sensory details chart)

3. Create a NEW Google document for your essay.

4. Title the Google Document "4th Period Nature Writing Assignment by (your name here)"

5. SHARE this document with me. I will put my email address on the board.

6. Begin writing your first draft.

Good morning everyone,

Today we will start off by reading an excerpt from a book written by Gary Paulsen. As I am reading, I really want you to try to imagine what Paulsen is saying. Later today, you are going to begin brainstorming for your own piece of writing. This piece of writing will be about your personal experience with nature.

Nature Writing Assignment

Draft due 3/8/10

Final draft due 3/12/10

Before you begin writing, you need to determine what your main idea is going to be. In order to discover your main idea, answer some of the questions at the top of the writing assignment in your English Journal. This will get you thinking about the topic of nature. You don’t have to answer ALL of the questions, only the ones you need to, to help get you started.

Good morning everyone,

To start off class today, I want you to reflect on your English Journal grade. You will have 10 minutes to get your computer and complete the reflection.

Step 1:

In your English journal answer the following questions:

1. Are you satisfied with the grade you received on your English journal? If not, why? What grade do you feel you should have received?

2. What aspects of your English journal do you think you could improve, within the next three weeks?

3. Do you have any specific questions about your grade?

Step 2:

Spin your computers. We are going to do a mini-review on all of the pieces we have read so far in the nature unit.

Step 3:

Find a partner. With your partner complete the following form. This is a review to get you thinking back to all of the different perspectives we have looked at so far.

***NOTE YOU CANNOT CHOOSE THE NATIVE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE YOU ALREADY COMPLETED A FORM FOR THAT ONE***

Links to texts we have completed reading:

The Mountains of California-A Wind-storm in the Forests (1894) By John Muir

Sarah Raymond’s Diary “Crossing the Plains”

Lewis and Clark Journals

Fireside Poets:

("Voices of the Night")

("Thanatopsis")

(“The Bridge”)

(“A Gleam of Sunshine”)

(“To a Cloud”)

(“Snowbound”)

Walden-By Thoreau

HISTORY 
OF 
THE DIVIDING LINE: 
RUN IN THE YEAR 1728 by William Byrd

Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford

Native American Lore

Step 4:

If you finish the form, take this QUIZ on John Muir, the man in the rainstorm from yesterday.