Due Monday, May 27, 2013

Your final will take place on Monday.

Also remember to bring ingredients for pancakes so that we can make them on Wednesday:

1. Allen - Flour (1000 grams)
2. Quincy - Sugar
3. Brandon - Baking Powder
4. Jasper - Milk (at least a liter)
5. Eddy - Syrup
6. Eva - Honey
7. Hantine - Toppings
8. Amber - Bacon
9. Angela Liu - Orange Juice
10. Gordon Yoo - Eggs

Due Monday, May 20, 2013

Type a 500 word reflection on your experience performing a scene from A Doll's House. At least one paragraph should about how you interpreted your character and what you think the character's personality and motivations are like.

Due Monday, May 13, 2013

Sign up for a part for Act II and III. I suggest you try and learn some of your lines over the weekend, since we will not have as much class time on Monday and Wednesday for you to rehearse.

Make a comment to choose your scene:

Act II, Scene 3, Pages 47-54: Nora, Rank (2)
Act II, Scene 4, Pages 54-57: Nora, Krogstad (2)
Act II, Scene 5, Pages 57-62: Nora, Linde, Rank, Helmer (4)

Act III, Scene 1, Pages 63-68: Linde, Krogstad (2)
Act III, Scene 3, Pages 68-74:: Nora, Helmer, Linde, Rank (4)
Act III, Scene 4, Pages 74-78: Nora, Helmer (2) - ending with "A ring is heard at the front-door bell"
Act III, Scene 5, Pages 78-83: Nora, Helmer (2) - ending with "Nora, Nora!"
Act III, Scene 6, Pages 83-88: Nora, Helmer (2)

Due Monday, May 6, 2013

Read a myth other than your own.

Take the quiz for that myth.

Write a one-page compare-and-contrast between your myth and the one that you read. Print it out and turn it in during class. If you are not coming to class, make sure it is emailed to me before 8am.

Check if anyone took your myth quiz. Score the quiz and email the response to me and the people who took your quiz.

Start considering a scene or group members for your Doll's House Production (see Veracross).

Due Thursday, May 2, 2013

Your 500 word myth is due.

Read another classmate's myth and take the quiz for it before class.

Due Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Read Act III of A Doll's House.

Write a 500 word myth. Print it out and bring it to class on Thursday to turn in. Directions are on Veracross.

Due Thursday, April 25, 2013

Webpages should be finalized. Be sure to add a "Name" question on your quiz. Go to your form in Google Drive and add an item. The question should be "Name" and the answer should be in text form.

A five minute presentation on your myth (and only on your myth). Summarize your myth, but use some quotations from the actual myth. The only visual aid should be your webpage. If your presentation is not memorized, you may use a notecard, but NOT a piece of paper or your laptop.

You may start reading Act II of A Doll's House.

Due Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Post three Socratic Seminar Questions about Act II of A Doll's House.

Make a 6 question quiz (3 remembering, 3 understanding) based on your myth (someone should be able to answer the questions after reading the myth once):

1. Go to google drive
2. Create a Form
3. Add 6 multiple-choice questions, with 4 possible answers
1. Click done when you are done with a question
2. Add another item to add another question
4. Go to your quiz webpage
5. Insert a Spreadsheet Form (in the bottom of the right-hand column)
6. Save

Due Monday, April 22, 2013

The following sections are due by 8am on Monday:

1. Context and Influence should be at least 4 paragraphs
1. About the author's life
2. About the time period the myth or legend was composed
3. About the influence of the time period on the myth or legend
4. The influence of the myth on other stories
2. Key Facts - Include everything!
3. Theme, Motifs, and Symbols - At least one paragraph for each. If you have more than one theme, motif, or symbol, you must write a paragraph for each one.

Finish reading Act II of A Doll's House.

Due Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Finish "Analyzing Major Characters" on the Myths and Legends Website. The section should have at least two characters (the protagonist and antagonist). Each character should have at least two paragraphs. You can talk about the character's background (even if it's not in the text of your myth), appearance, and personality. The most important thing is to analyze the extent to which the character matches the epic hero archetype.

Post 3 Socratic Seminar Questions for Act I of A Doll's House

Due Monday, April 15, 2013

Finish the Important Quotations (at least three) before class on Monday.

Read Act I of  A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen.

Due Thursday, April 11, 2013

In your webpage about your myth, post the myth you have chosen. Include a link to the original source. Make sure it is easy to read.

Write a summary of your myth. It should be at least three paragraphs, or your myth is too short.

Create a character list. Be sure to include every character, no matter how briefly mentioned, and a short description.

Choose an epic myth or legend to read

This quarter, you will be doing a project on a myth or legend of your choosing (with my approval). Please identify the character or myth, and if you can, tell me the author and link to the story. Leave a comment below.

Due Monday, March 18, 2013

Keep working on your To Kill a Mockingbird essay. You should have at least two body paragraphs written by Monday.

Due Thursday, March 14, 2013

Work on your House on Mango Street booklet. You should be finished with 3 sections by Thursday.

Due Wednesday, March 13, 2013

You should be completed with your Understanding and one of your Analysis Sections by Wednesday. Remember that this booklet is due in about a week.

Understanding Questions:

1. Why does Esperanza not like living in the house on Mango Street?
2. Compare Esperanza's relationship to Lucy and Rachel to her relationship to Marin and Sally.
3. What sexual experiences did Esperanza encounter?
4. How are Esperanza's great-grandmother, Alicia, Rafaela, Minerva, and Sally similar?
5. What options are there for Esperanza to leave Mango Street?

Due Monday, March 11, 2013

Literature Circle on The House on Mango Street: character, setting, theme, or style. 500 words. Please bring a paper copy to class.

Extra Credit (due Friday, March 8th): Make a poster of the poem you analyzed for your Poetry Presentation. It should be at least size A3, contain the entire text of the poem, be legible, and be aesthetically pleasing.

Due Monday, March 4, 2012

Please share your Poetry Presentation with me. Email it as an attachment (it must be compatible with my work desktop) or email me the link. Also let me know if you would like to volunteer to go first on Monday.

Print out your Poetry Checklist. Be ready to turn it in at the beginning of class.

Due Thursday, February 28, 2013

Finish your Poetry Checklist. I will look over them on Thursday.

Your Poetry Presentations are due Monday (emailed to me before 8am). The rubric and example are posted on Veracross.

Work on your literature circle. It should be 500 words on style, setting, a theme, or a character. Due March 11th.

Due Thursday, February 21, 2013

Work on your poem. It is due by the end of class tomorrow.

Finish reading The House on Mango Street by Monday.

Revise your poetry checklist based on the comments I will leave you.

Due Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Socratic Seminar questions for The House on Mango Street, one analysis, one evaluation, and one creation.  Please post your question as a comment to the posts in the analysis section. Some topics to think about: gender, sexuality, community, isolation, home, maturity, and dreams.

Finish filling out your poetry checklist for syntax and meter:

Foot type	Style	Stress pattern	Syllable count
Iamb	Iambic	Unstressed + Stressed	Two
Trochee	Trochaic	Stressed + Unstressed	Two
Spondee	Spondaic	Stressed + Stressed	Two
Anapest	Anapestic	Unstressed + Unstressed + Stressed	Three
Dactyl	Dactylic	Stressed + Unstressed + Unstressed	Three
Amphibrach	Amphibrachic	Unstressed + Stressed + Unstressed	Three
Pyrrhic	Pyrrhic	Unstressed + Unstressed	Two

There will be a quiz where you will have to identify different poetic elements, such as:

• figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification)
• rhyme
• alliteration
• assonance
• consonance
• refrain
• parallelism

Start revising one of your poems. The final draft for the poetry contest is due at the end of class on Thursday.

Due Monday, February 18, 2013

Have a rough draft of your imagery poem. A revised, final draft of one of your imagery poems is due Thursday, February 21st. It should include at least two poetic elements, which include:

• figurative language
• rhyme
• alliteration
• consonance
• assonance
• refrain
• parallelism

Read The House on Mango Street up to page 75, "Four Skinny Trees."

Fill out your poetry checklist for syntax and the poetic elements by Wednesday, February 20th.

There will be a quiz on poetic elements on Wednesday, February 20th.

Due Thursday, February 7, 2013

Your rough draft of your imagery poem should be shared with me as a google document. We will work on it in class on Thursday.

For after Chinese New Year Break:

Fill in the sections in your poetry checklist that have to do with rhyme and other sound elements. Also write about your poem's syntax. If I have made comments on your checklist, be sure to address them.

Read The House on Mango Street to page 75, "Four Skinny Trees."

Due Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Fill in Poetry Checklist for sound elements (assonance, consonance, alliteration, rhyme, and refrain). We will go over syntax on Wednesday.

Come up with one analysis, one evaluation, and one creation question for The House on Mango Street. We will have a Socratic Seminar on Wednesday.

Extra credit: Print out a copy of song lyrics and analyze it for sound elements and figurative language. Due by this Friday, February 8th.

Simile = blue squiggle underline
Metaphor = blue underline

Rhyme = circle
Refrain = box

Alliteration = underline first letter in red
Assonance = underline vowels in red
Consonance = underline consonants in red

Due Monday, February 4, 2013

Read to page 38 in The House on Mango Street ("And Some More")

Revise your Poetry Checklist up until Mood/Tone. I will be looking through them and making comments.

Work on your imagery poem (rough draft due Thursday).

Due Wednesday, January 30, 2013

I have lost the document recording what poem which student signed up for. Please comment to this post with the name of your poem. Please be honest!

Poetry Checklist:

• Make a copy of the Poetry Checklist Template (name it after yourself). Be sure the google document is shared with ms.lucy.pas@gmail.com.
• Finish the sections on what the poem is about, the author, imagery, figurative language, diction, tone, and mood.

Read The House on Mango Street up to page 20, "Gil's Furniture Bought & Sold."

Due Monday, January 21, 2013

Read all of the poems in Unit 7: The Language of Poetry, at least once (from "Ex-Basketball Player" on page 776 to "Reprise" on page 841). Choose your favorite three and be prepared to share in class on Monday.

Due Friday, January 18, 2013

Extra Credit:
Write a one page, double-spaced, Times New Roman size 12 paper on how the movie Fahrenheit 451 was different from your expectations.
An emailed, electronic version is fine, but it must be turned in by 3:10pm.

Due Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Final! Besides the vocabulary and literary terms, you will be asked to read a passage and information about the author of the passage, answer some reading comprehension questions, and identify literary terms from the  passage, including the following:

›Author's purpose/Theme
›Inform
›Persuade
›Express
›Entertain

›Author's perspective
›Historical and cultural context