Please read The Great Gatsby to page 38 - and when reading please consider how reliable Nick is as an author. We will be discussing this in class Thursday.
See you then!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
English homework due before break
Hi all:
So, here is a list of the work that is due by the end of next week:
1) You all have received back from me the drafts for the book review - make changes and post it on the community blog by midnight on Friday (12/16)
2) Although some of you have already submitted it, I need you to submit a draft of the critical paper of your independent reading by this Friday (12/9). I will look over them at the weekend and give them back to you next week. You will post the final draft of the paper on the community blog by midnight on Friday (12/16).
3) Go online and choose a poem by Emily Dickinson. Over the next few classes we will be doing recitations of the poem that you choose, and you will also have to spend a couple of minutes explaining why you chose the poem and what you liked about it. Please let me know what poem you chose so we can project in while you present it. This will be a graded oral exercise!
Any questions let me know!
Mr. T-S
So, here is a list of the work that is due by the end of next week:
1) You all have received back from me the drafts for the book review - make changes and post it on the community blog by midnight on Friday (12/16)
2) Although some of you have already submitted it, I need you to submit a draft of the critical paper of your independent reading by this Friday (12/9). I will look over them at the weekend and give them back to you next week. You will post the final draft of the paper on the community blog by midnight on Friday (12/16).
3) Go online and choose a poem by Emily Dickinson. Over the next few classes we will be doing recitations of the poem that you choose, and you will also have to spend a couple of minutes explaining why you chose the poem and what you liked about it. Please let me know what poem you chose so we can project in while you present it. This will be a graded oral exercise!
Any questions let me know!
Mr. T-S
Friday, December 2, 2011
Homework for next class
Hi all:
Sorry about missing class today - but hopefully you enjoyed the grammar worksheets :-)
Seeing as I was unable to get the drafts back to you today, you will be unable to post them this weekend on the blog. Instead, please start/continue working on a draft for the formal paper. For next class, please bring in a draft of the paper into class. I will return your drafts from the book review and then you can make the changes and post it on the blog by Thursday. By Thursday's class, I will return to you the drafts of the formal paper and then you can work on it and post it over next weekend.
“Analyze and explain one theme from the novel you read? Don't just give me one word, but a statement, an idea. (please refer to the definitions from our class discussions)
THEN:
Consider one of the major characters. This character does things and says things that address this theme, either directly or indirectly. Describe the character for me (as if I were unfamiliar with the novel) and explain for me, using events in the novel, how this character's actions are used to address this theme. Please refer directly to the book to illustrate and reinforce your argument”
This paper will be between 3&4 pages, double-spaced, one-inch margins, double spaced.
Sorry about missing class today - but hopefully you enjoyed the grammar worksheets :-)
Seeing as I was unable to get the drafts back to you today, you will be unable to post them this weekend on the blog. Instead, please start/continue working on a draft for the formal paper. For next class, please bring in a draft of the paper into class. I will return your drafts from the book review and then you can make the changes and post it on the blog by Thursday. By Thursday's class, I will return to you the drafts of the formal paper and then you can work on it and post it over next weekend.
“Analyze and explain one theme from the novel you read? Don't just give me one word, but a statement, an idea. (please refer to the definitions from our class discussions)
THEN:
Consider one of the major characters. This character does things and says things that address this theme, either directly or indirectly. Describe the character for me (as if I were unfamiliar with the novel) and explain for me, using events in the novel, how this character's actions are used to address this theme. Please refer directly to the book to illustrate and reinforce your argument”
This paper will be between 3&4 pages, double-spaced, one-inch margins, double spaced.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Homework for Wednesday 11/30
Book review:
Please bring into class a copy of a book review of the book from your independent reading over the holiday. Try to find a credible, published source (such as the New York Time Review of Books or a journal article - check JSTOR on the library website) rather than something like a blog. Also, bring in a copy of a book review of your choice. We will spend time in class on Wednesday discussing book reviews and their structure.
Along with the published book reviews, please bring a draft of your own book review with you into class, modeled on the style of the reviews you have found. We will spend time in class peer editing the reviews. The review should be 1-2 pages long, single spaced (12 pt Times New Roman font), or 3-4 pages double spaced.
Please bring into class a copy of a book review of the book from your independent reading over the holiday. Try to find a credible, published source (such as the New York Time Review of Books or a journal article - check JSTOR on the library website) rather than something like a blog. Also, bring in a copy of a book review of your choice. We will spend time in class on Wednesday discussing book reviews and their structure.
Along with the published book reviews, please bring a draft of your own book review with you into class, modeled on the style of the reviews you have found. We will spend time in class peer editing the reviews. The review should be 1-2 pages long, single spaced (12 pt Times New Roman font), or 3-4 pages double spaced.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Homework for Thursday
Hi all:
As mentioned in class, for Thursday please do the following:
1) Finish and post your quarterly reflection on your informal blog by 12am Wednesday
2) Finish reading the stories by Ambrose Bierce - we will discuss them further on Thursday
3) Select your book for Thanksgiving reading - here are your choices once again:
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest - Ken Kesey
All the King’s Men - Robert Penn Warren
Do Android's Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick
The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula LeGuin
Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
The Color Purple - Alice Walker
As mentioned in class, for Thursday please do the following:
1) Finish and post your quarterly reflection on your informal blog by 12am Wednesday
2) Finish reading the stories by Ambrose Bierce - we will discuss them further on Thursday
3) Select your book for Thanksgiving reading - here are your choices once again:
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest - Ken Kesey
All the King’s Men - Robert Penn Warren
Do Android's Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick
The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula LeGuin
Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
The Color Purple - Alice Walker
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Homework for Thursday's class
There will be an in-class writing assignment on Kindred on Thursday. Please prepare for this assignment by spending the next couple of days going over your notes and re-reading parts of the book. Also, please read the critical essay by Robert Crossley at the back of the book - this will help you think more critically about the book in preparation for the assignment.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Homework for Thursday
Hi all:
Thank you for keeping up with the reading over the last week. We'll take a small break from reading the book for Thursday and focus on the questions I raised in class:
What is the purpose of the "third" narrative in Kindred (i.e. the part of the story where Dana recalls the development of her relationship with Kevin)? What purpose does this narrative play in the overall story? Why are we being shown how Dana feels about how she met and married Kevin? How does it contribute to the other parts of the story?
Spend a some time re-reading these parts of the book and then think about these questions. Bring into class at least a page worth of notes on these questions as we will discuss it further in Thursday's class. I will ALSO collect your notes to read from (they won't be graded but you will get a check mark for completion).
Also, as a heads up, you will be finishing the book for Tuesday - I'm letting you know now so you can plan the reading accordingly...
Good luck,
Mr. Twomey-Smith
Thank you for keeping up with the reading over the last week. We'll take a small break from reading the book for Thursday and focus on the questions I raised in class:
What is the purpose of the "third" narrative in Kindred (i.e. the part of the story where Dana recalls the development of her relationship with Kevin)? What purpose does this narrative play in the overall story? Why are we being shown how Dana feels about how she met and married Kevin? How does it contribute to the other parts of the story?
Spend a some time re-reading these parts of the book and then think about these questions. Bring into class at least a page worth of notes on these questions as we will discuss it further in Thursday's class. I will ALSO collect your notes to read from (they won't be graded but you will get a check mark for completion).
Also, as a heads up, you will be finishing the book for Tuesday - I'm letting you know now so you can plan the reading accordingly...
Good luck,
Mr. Twomey-Smith
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