In Class
We learned about rhetoric, and Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals: ethos, pathos and logos. (If you were absent, be sure to get notes to see what you missed!) We analyzed the way Douglass used rhetoric focusing on specific passages.
Homework
Periods 2 and 7
Read chapters 4, 5 and 6, annotating as you go along. Pay close attention especially to rhetorical elements. Continue in your notebook to give each title a chapter and explain in a paragraph why you chose that title.
Period 3: Do the above, plus the Critical Lens response (unless you convince me otherwise in class)
11/30/09
11/29/09
Weekend Homework
In The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, please read the timeline of his life and also chapters 1 (which starts on page 17), 2 and 3. Please annotate with post-its.
In your notebook, please give each chapter a title, and write 4-5 sentences explaining why your title is the best for that chapter.
Regents Prep will begin on Tuesday, December 8th. Prep will be each Tuesday and Thursday until the Regents exam.
Hope you've had a restful weekend!
In your notebook, please give each chapter a title, and write 4-5 sentences explaining why your title is the best for that chapter.
Regents Prep will begin on Tuesday, December 8th. Prep will be each Tuesday and Thursday until the Regents exam.
Hope you've had a restful weekend!
11/23/09
A note as I'm correcting your essays
Please do not write, "The poems talks about...." or "The author talks about...." or "It talks about..."
INSTEAD of "talks about" (because. after all, no one is "talking" in a novel, poem or short story) please use one of the following:
- demonstrates
- reveals
- shows
- illustrates
- displays
- elucidates
Happy Writing!!!!
Monday and Tuesday
In Class
We used two different methods - acting and close reading - to analyze the poetry of Walt Whitman.
Homework
Chose one of the four Whitman poems (When I Heard the Learned Astronomer; America; The Noiseless Patient Spider; or To a Stranger) and fill in the poetry analysis chart. Then, using the information in your chart, write a 200-250 word analysis of the poem. (Your thesis statement is what you wrote in the Main Idea part of the chart.)
Also, you have a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday! (We'll have singles of each period.) While it will mostly focus on the words you've learned since the last quiz, any word we've learned this year could be on the quiz. Also, don't forget to study your word roots!!!!!!!!!
We used two different methods - acting and close reading - to analyze the poetry of Walt Whitman.
Homework
Chose one of the four Whitman poems (When I Heard the Learned Astronomer; America; The Noiseless Patient Spider; or To a Stranger) and fill in the poetry analysis chart. Then, using the information in your chart, write a 200-250 word analysis of the poem. (Your thesis statement is what you wrote in the Main Idea part of the chart.)
Also, you have a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday! (We'll have singles of each period.) While it will mostly focus on the words you've learned since the last quiz, any word we've learned this year could be on the quiz. Also, don't forget to study your word roots!!!!!!!!!
11/19/09
Wed and Thursday
In Class
We analyzed the poem "Spelling" by Margaret Atwood to compare her message with that of Gilman in The Yellow Wallpaper.
Homework
Write your controlling idea essay (six paragraphs). The prompt is below. Period 2 and 7 will get your papers back from Ms. Harris on Friday; Period 3, you can pick up your papers on Monday. Use the comments from your last essay and the controlling idea rubric to help you with this essay.
Also, don't forget to study for your vocabulary quiz - It's on Wednesday. Any word or root we've studied this year is fair game!!!!
Your Task: (Controlling Idea)
After you have read the passages , write a unified essay about women as revealed in the passages. In your essay, use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about women. Using evidence from each passage, develop your controlling idea and show how the author uses specific literary elements or techniques to convey that idea.
Guidelines:Be sure to
We analyzed the poem "Spelling" by Margaret Atwood to compare her message with that of Gilman in The Yellow Wallpaper.
Homework
Write your controlling idea essay (six paragraphs). The prompt is below. Period 2 and 7 will get your papers back from Ms. Harris on Friday; Period 3, you can pick up your papers on Monday. Use the comments from your last essay and the controlling idea rubric to help you with this essay.
Also, don't forget to study for your vocabulary quiz - It's on Wednesday. Any word or root we've studied this year is fair game!!!!
Your Task: (Controlling Idea)
After you have read the passages , write a unified essay about women as revealed in the passages. In your essay, use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about women. Using evidence from each passage, develop your controlling idea and show how the author uses specific literary elements or techniques to convey that idea.
Guidelines:Be sure to
- Use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about man’s control of nature
- Use specific and relevant evidence from each passage to develop your controlling idea
- Show how each author uses specific literary elements (for example: theme, characterization, structure, point of view) or techniques (for example: symbolism, irony, figurative language) to convey the controlling idea
- Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner
- Use language that communicates ideas effectively
11/17/09
Monday and Tuesday
In Class
We reread The Yellow Wallpaper, considering the story as an allegory for the women's rights movement of the late 19th century, and analyzed the symbolism.
Homework
None! Enjoy! BUT, if you want to start writing your essay, go ahead! You'll be writing a controlling idea about the topic of "women" once we read a poem on the subject on Wed/Thursday.
We reread The Yellow Wallpaper, considering the story as an allegory for the women's rights movement of the late 19th century, and analyzed the symbolism.
Homework
None! Enjoy! BUT, if you want to start writing your essay, go ahead! You'll be writing a controlling idea about the topic of "women" once we read a poem on the subject on Wed/Thursday.
11/13/09
Weekend Homework
Read The Yellow Wallpaper. You do not have to annotate like you did for Emerson and Thoreau, but you should notate the following:
literary elements; literary devices; and text to self/text/world connections
Then, write a one page response answering the following:
Is the narrator unreliable? Was she mentally unstable throughout the whole story or did she turn that way in the end? What do you think caused her madness. Be sure to answer this with MULTIPLE references to the story and to literary elements/devices.
literary elements; literary devices; and text to self/text/world connections
Then, write a one page response answering the following:
Is the narrator unreliable? Was she mentally unstable throughout the whole story or did she turn that way in the end? What do you think caused her madness. Be sure to answer this with MULTIPLE references to the story and to literary elements/devices.
11/9/09
Monday/Tuesday
In Class
We reviewed The Birthmark and a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson. We then discussed controlling idea essays.
Homework
You will write a controlling idea essay based on the prompt below using both Hawthorne's short story and Emerson's poem. If you need some additional help on controlling idea essays, see this link for an explanation. You need to write the introduction and two body paragraphs for EACH piece. You do not need to write a conclusion paragraph for this homework assignment. Each body paragraph should analyze the literary elements and techniques the author uses to convey his controlling idea.
Your Task: (Controlling Idea)
After you have read the passages , write a unified essay about man’s control of nature as revealed in the passages. In your essay, use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about man’s control of nature. Using evidence from each passage, develop your controlling idea and show how the author uses specific literary elements or techniques to convey that idea.
Guidelines:
Be sure to
• Use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about man’s control of nature
• Use specific and relevant evidence from each passage to develop your controlling idea
• Show how each author uses specific literary elements (for example: theme, characterization, structure, point of view) or techniques (for example: symbolism, irony, figurative language) to convey the controlling idea
• Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner
• Use language that communicates ideas effectively
• Follow the conventions of standard written English
We reviewed The Birthmark and a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson. We then discussed controlling idea essays.
Homework
You will write a controlling idea essay based on the prompt below using both Hawthorne's short story and Emerson's poem. If you need some additional help on controlling idea essays, see this link for an explanation. You need to write the introduction and two body paragraphs for EACH piece. You do not need to write a conclusion paragraph for this homework assignment. Each body paragraph should analyze the literary elements and techniques the author uses to convey his controlling idea.
Your Task: (Controlling Idea)
After you have read the passages , write a unified essay about man’s control of nature as revealed in the passages. In your essay, use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about man’s control of nature. Using evidence from each passage, develop your controlling idea and show how the author uses specific literary elements or techniques to convey that idea.
Guidelines:
Be sure to
• Use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about man’s control of nature
• Use specific and relevant evidence from each passage to develop your controlling idea
• Show how each author uses specific literary elements (for example: theme, characterization, structure, point of view) or techniques (for example: symbolism, irony, figurative language) to convey the controlling idea
• Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner
• Use language that communicates ideas effectively
• Follow the conventions of standard written English
11/6/09
The Weekend Homework
Thursday and Friday we had the Transcendentalist Exam in class. Grading will be finished by Monday afternoon.
Over the weekend, please read The Birthmark. As you read, fill in the plot chart on the last page. After you read, answer the questions. One question has a typo, but it's asking you about the room she is in while she is waiting.
Enjoy your weekend!
Over the weekend, please read The Birthmark. As you read, fill in the plot chart on the last page. After you read, answer the questions. One question has a typo, but it's asking you about the room she is in while she is waiting.
Enjoy your weekend!
11/4/09
Exam!
Thursday/Friday
Transcendentalist Exam
This test will MOSTLY test your reading comprehension. You will be given passage which you have read previously and will be asked multiple choice questions. In addition, you will be given quotes by Emerson, Fuller and Thoreau and will need to use your knowledge of their essays to identify the speaker. Lastly, you will have a few short answer questions that test your knowledge of Transcendentalism in general. Be sure you understand their key principles. Look over your notes.
Transcendentalist Exam
This test will MOSTLY test your reading comprehension. You will be given passage which you have read previously and will be asked multiple choice questions. In addition, you will be given quotes by Emerson, Fuller and Thoreau and will need to use your knowledge of their essays to identify the speaker. Lastly, you will have a few short answer questions that test your knowledge of Transcendentalism in general. Be sure you understand their key principles. Look over your notes.
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