Notes from Tuesday's Class

Link to the following PowerPoint presentation: http://sddial.k12.sd.us/esa/eval/eval06-07/p2docs_06-07/assessment/Parkston%20Assessment%20Workshop.ppt. Take notes on slides 10-13 and 23-35.

Complete this Pronoun/Antecedent Exercise for Homework

http://wwwnew.towson.edu/ows/exercisep-aagr3.htm

Important assignment information

I will be checking your textbook work from this week on Monday.

The Critical Lens part of the Independent Reading Project is due Monday. You must have a quote, an interpretation of the quote, and an explanation of how the quote relates to a main idea or theme in your book (about a paragraph in length). This must be typed in MLA format and printed.

Mla Instructions

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The Author Fact Sheet Rewrites are due Tuesday. Everyone must do this. Use the MLA format instructions above for this too.

Here is an example of what your Author Fact Sheet should comprise and look like.

Winnie Cooperauthor Facts Sample

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SAT Word of the Day

surreptitous (adj.) - stealthy

The Candy Bar Gang carried out a surreptitous plot to raid the Hershey Factory. They stole all the candy bars without getting caught.

SAT Word of the Day

Mundane (adj.) common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative

Making photocopies and filing in an office is a mundane job compared to that of a professional stunt man who narrowly escapes dangerous explosions on a daily basis.

SAT Word of the Day

Frugal (adj.) - thrifty; prudently saving or spending

Richard is so frugal that he saves the clean part of his napkin so he can use it during his next meal.

Monday's SAT Word of the Day

emulate (em-yuh-leyt) (verb) To follow an example; to copy or imitate.

I idolize Britney Spears so much that I emulate everything she does: I wear her outfits, sing along to her songs, and date a boy named Justin.

There is homework. See me if you missed class on Monday.

Friday, 4/24

SAT WORD OF THE DAY

Superfluous (adj.) - being more than is sufficient or required; excessive or extravagant.
My three-year-old niece has a Blackberry. How superfluous!


Don't forget that your SAT Word of the Day sentences are due on Monday.

You must finish your Independent Reading Book by Friday, May 1st. You will have Tuesday and Thursday of next week to read in class.

Thursday

SAT WORD OF THE DAY

Cajole (v.) - to persuade by flattery; coax

Billy was able to cajole his mother into letting him use the car by complimenting her cooking.

Grammar Usage Packet - Day 3

SAT Word of the Day

ARDUOUS (adj.) - requiring great exertion; difficult

Although doing homework may seem arduous, it will be worth it to get an "A" on your report card.

Grammar Usage Packet Day Two

SAT WORD OF THE DAY

Intrepid (in-trep-id) (adjective)

Fearless

The intrepid warrior battled one hundred angry foes with only a sword.

Grammar Usage Packet Day One - its vs. it's

SAT WORD OF THE DAY

Enervate (en-er-veyt) (verb)

To weaken; to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of.

A bad case of the flu enervated Lola; she could not get out of bed.

Author Fact Sheet Sample - Due Monday, April 20th

This fact sheet must be printed and submitted in class on Monday, April 20th.

Winnie Cooperauthor Facts Sample

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Things you will need to write your essay

Outline for an essay of comparison

1) Introduction
a) “Hook” – a general statement regarding the topic given in the task (statement, question, anecdote, etc.)
b) TAG for the two works you will be discussing in the essay.
c) Thesis statement = topic (given in task) + argument (what the two works have in common regarding the topic)

2) Body Paragraph One
a) Topic sentence that identifies which work you will be discussing in this paragraph and that addresses your thesis statement
b) Brief summary of the work
c) Specific textual evidence
d) Analysis of a literary element
e) Explanation of how the example relates to your thesis

3) Body Paragraph Two
a) Topic sentence that identifies which work you will be discussing in this paragraph and that addresses your thesis statement
b) Brief summary of the work
c) Specific textual evidence
d) Analysis of a literary element
e) Explanation of how the example relates to your thesis

4) Body Paragraph Three
a) This paragraph should be a brief analysis of one significant difference between the two works
b) You still need to get relate to your thesis statement

5) Conclusion
a) Thesis statement
b) Summary of your two or three main points
c) Closing statement

DUE MONDAY

Write a paragraph about anything you like (hockey, dogs, apples, etc.). Be sure to employ sentence variety and follow the rules of proper grammar and punctuation. Then, rewrite the paragraph as a poem. Use pages 277-281 to help you write your poem. Both the poem and the paragraph will be collected on Monday.

Grammar Notes and Review for Tuesday

Types of sentences:

http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n21.htm

Sentence Structures

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/sntstrct.html#simple%20sentence

Notes and Exercises

Tuesday Review Grammar

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Critical Lens Review

Here is a copy of the essay question for tomorrow's exam. The only thing you need to bring with you tomorrow is a pen.

You should prepare for the essay, but you CANNOT have any notes with you during the exam.

The Kite Runner
Essay Exam

Your Task:


Write a critical essay in which you discuss one example from The Kite Runner and one example from another work we have read this year from the particular perspective of the statement that is provided for you in the Critical Lens. In your essay, provide a valid interpretation of the statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references to appropriate literary elements from the two works. You may use scrap paper to plan your response.



The guilty one is not the he who commits the sin, but the one who causes the darkness. - Victor Hugo


Guidelines:

Be sure to

• Provide a valid interpretation of the critical lens that clearly establishes the criteria for analysis

• Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it

• Use the criteria suggested by the critical lens to analyze the works you have chosen

• Avoid plot summary. Instead, use specific references to appropriate literary elements (for example: theme, characterization, setting, point of view) to develop your analysis

• Organize your ideas in a unified and coherent manner

• Specify the titles and authors of the literature you choose

• Follow the conventions of standard written English

Here are the review slides for writing the essay:

Homework

Create a list of the mood, symbols, images, motifs, similes, metaphors, ironies, and characterizations found in the final scene of The Kite Runner.

Homework

Create a list of the mood, symbols, images, motifs, similes, metaphors, ironies, and characterizations found in the final scene of The Kite Runner.

Notes from Monday and Tuesday.

Mondaytuesday

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