Honors English 10 (Fall 2024)-Period 1 Assignments
- Instructor
- Katya Cantey
- Term
- 2024-2025 School Year
- Department
- English
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Unit 2 Independent Reading Assignment
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Tragic Hero Characteristics
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Do Now 12/17: Take a look back at your most recent essay ("The Kite Runner" essay) and read through your glows, grows, and any comments on the doc. What critical feedback did you receive? What are you going to do to improve on these areas for growth during the final exam essay?
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Do Now 12/13: What is the setting for the National Theater’s "Antigone"? Why does the main actress assert that Creon is not the “bad guy”? Do you think this is an accurate adaptation of "Antigone"? Why or why not?
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"Antigone" Quiz #2
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Do Now 12/13: What is the setting for the National Theater’s "Antigone"? Why does the main actress assert that Creon is not the “bad guy”? Do you think this is an accurate adaptation of "Antigone"? Why or why not?
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Choral Odes in "Antigone"
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Greek Mythology and "Antigone" Peardeck
Use the link to join this Pear Deck activity!
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"Antigone" Quiz #1
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Do Now 12/9: What’s one example of Creon’s pride? Why does Ismene lie to Creon about Polynices’ burial? Why does Creon change Antigone and Ismene’s sentence from death to slavery?
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Do Now 12/5: Why does the Chorus restate some of the myths of Thebes prior to Creon’s introduction? Why does Creon give Eteocles a proper burial but not Polynices? Who does Creon initially suspect of burying Polyneices’ body?
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Do Now 12/3: What are some things you did over Thanksgiving Break? How did you prioritize self-care over Thanksgiving Break? How can you prioritize self-care over the next three weeks?
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Understanding Sophocles
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Do Now 11/22: What is the purpose of a chorus in a play? How would the performance of an ancient Greek play differ from that of a modern day play? What is “catharsis”?
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"The Kite Runner" Essay (FINAL DRAFT)
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Do Now 11/18: What are some songs you like that speak out against oppression? Ex. "Fortunate Son" by Credence Clearwater Revival speaks out against the Vietnam War. Do you think music can successfully resist oppression?
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"Songs of Resistance" Handout
Make sure to attach an annotated copy of your song lyrics to this assignment!
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Syntax Practice
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Do Now 11/14: What are TWO good things that happened this week? What is ONE challenge you faced this week? What is ONE thing you’re looking forward to this weekend?
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Peer-Response Letter
Please see the directions for the letter on the handout you picked up on your way into class.
Write the letter in a separate Google Doc. Please turn this Google Doc in by the end of the period. Make sure to share the letter with your partner before turning it in!
Write the letter in a separate Google Doc. Please turn this Google Doc in by the end of the period. Make sure to share the letter with your partner before turning it in!
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"The Kite Runner" Essay (ROUGH DRAFT)
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Conclusion Paragraph Peardeck
Use the link to join this Pear Deck activity!
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Do Now 11/12: Identify the issue with each of the following MLA citations and fix the error: Hosseini illustrates the double standards for women when Amir thinks, “no Afghan girl–no decent and mohtaram [respectable] Afghan girl, at least–queried her father about a young man.” (Hosseini 147). Baba, a subaltern, resists his oppressor when he exclaims, “tell him I'll take a thousand of his bullets before I let this indecency take place. (116)"
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Evidence Chart
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Do Now 11/5: What are you grateful for in life right now? Choose one of the things you answered for number one and explain the positive impact that person/place/thing has on your life. How does this specific example of gratitude make you feel?
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Halloween Frights!
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Do Now 10/31: What are some of your favorite scary stories (could be books, poems, movies, TV shows, etc.)? Choose one of the scary stories you mentioned above–what makes that story scary? What real life human fear does that story comment on?
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Do Now 10/29: At the beginning of chapter 23 (page 293) Amir recalls a vignette from an earlier chapter (page 287). What is the significance of the vignette from this earlier chapter?
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Vocabulary Chart (Chapters 20-24)
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Edpuzzle - ‘The Kite Runner’ Author: ‘My Heart Is Broken’ For The Afghan People
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Do Now 10/25: What are TWO good things that happened this week? What’s one challenge you faced this week? What are you looking forward to this weekend?
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Do Now 10:23: Analyze the following quote through the feminist lens. “I wondered if her [Soraya’s] father had told her, maybe she had asked him. I immediately dismissed both scenarios as absurd. Fathers and sons could talk freely about women. But no Afghan girl–no decent and mohtaram [respectable] Afghan girl, at least–queried her father about a young man” (Hosseini 147).
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Feminist Lens Notes and Application Questions
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Do Now 10/21: What do you notice in the image to the screen? What’s one thing you wonder about the image? What do you think is the overall message of the image?
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"The Kite Runner" Reading Quiz (Chapters 14-19)
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Do Now 10/21: What do you notice in the image to the screen? What’s one thing you wonder about the image? What do you think is the overall message of the image?
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Archetypal Criticism Notes and Application Questions
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Shame, Courage, and Fear Chart
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Do Now 10/17: What is one character archetype in The Kite Runner? What is the reason for Hosseini to use this archetype in his novel? What added layer of meaning does this archetype give the text?
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Shame, Courage, and Fear Chart
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Do Now 10/15: “Please think…It was a shameful situation. People would talk. All that a man had back then, all that he was, was his honor, his name, and if people talked…We couldn’t tell anyone, surely you can see that” (Hosseini 223). What “situation” is Rahim Khan referencing? Why was this situation “shameful” to Baba? Why is Amir upset with Baba for how he handled this “situation”?
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Do Now 10/11: Review the vocabulary words from chapters 10-11 that you examined for homework earlier this week. Write 1-5 original sentences using the words you identified.
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"The Kite Runner" Reading Quiz (Ch. 10-13)
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"The Kite Runner" Chapters 10-11 Vocabulary
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Do Now 10/9: Who has colonized Afghanistan in the past 100 years? How do characters in "The Kite Runner" demonstrate a colonial mindset? What seems to be Hosseini’s commentary on colonialism in "The Kite Runner"?
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Do Now 10/4: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: What would you like the class to STOP doing? What would you like the class to START doing? What would you like the class to SUSTAIN?
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"The Kite Runner" Chapter 6-9 and Vocabulary Quiz
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Do Now 10/4: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: What would you like the class to STOP doing? What would you like the class to START doing? What would you like the class to SUSTAIN?
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Introduction to Postcolonialism
Read over the attached article and answer the following questions in complete sentences:
1. What is post-colonialism and what are some key traits of postcolonial literature?
2. How is “Otherness” defined in the text?
3. What are at least three of the problems (there are more than 3 in the text) within postcolonial literature?
1. What is post-colonialism and what are some key traits of postcolonial literature?
2. How is “Otherness” defined in the text?
3. What are at least three of the problems (there are more than 3 in the text) within postcolonial literature?
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Do Now 10/2: “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever” (George Orwell). What is your interpretation of this quote? Do you think this is an accurate representation of the future? Why or why not?
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Do Now 9/30: “Marxism alone can explain why and how a given tendency in art has originated in a given period of history; in other words, who it was who made a demand for such an artistic form and not for another, and why” (Leon Trotsky). What does this quote mean? Why do you think "The Kite Runner" was created in the 2000’s? Why was there “demand” for this story?
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"The Kite Runner" Chapter 7 Discussion
You must answer at least ONE question.
After answering your question, you must also RESPOND to at least two of your classmates answers.
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1. What happens in the kite fighting competition? What are two pieces of figurative language that Hosseini uses to describe the kites?
2. When Amir tells Hassan to run after the kite, what does Hassan yell back at him? Where was this phrase used earlier in the text? Why would the author use repetition here?
3. In chapter 7 Amir states, "then he smiled his Hassan smile and disappeared around the corner. The next time I saw that smile unabashedly like that was twenty six years later, in a faded polaroid photograph." What are the implications of this quote? What might this foreshadow?
4. Describe the place where the three boys have trapped Hassan. How does Hosseini use symbolism in this scene?
5. What memories flood Amir's mind as he witnesses the assault on Hassan? How does Hassan behave during and after the assault?
6. In chapter 7 Amir states, "I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan--the way he'd stood up for me all those times in the past--and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run...In the end, I ran." What does Amir mean here? Why does Amir run away?
After answering your question, you must also RESPOND to at least two of your classmates answers.
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1. What happens in the kite fighting competition? What are two pieces of figurative language that Hosseini uses to describe the kites?
2. When Amir tells Hassan to run after the kite, what does Hassan yell back at him? Where was this phrase used earlier in the text? Why would the author use repetition here?
3. In chapter 7 Amir states, "then he smiled his Hassan smile and disappeared around the corner. The next time I saw that smile unabashedly like that was twenty six years later, in a faded polaroid photograph." What are the implications of this quote? What might this foreshadow?
4. Describe the place where the three boys have trapped Hassan. How does Hosseini use symbolism in this scene?
5. What memories flood Amir's mind as he witnesses the assault on Hassan? How does Hassan behave during and after the assault?
6. In chapter 7 Amir states, "I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan--the way he'd stood up for me all those times in the past--and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run...In the end, I ran." What does Amir mean here? Why does Amir run away?
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Marxist Criticism Notes
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Do Now 9/26: Choose one character from the posters we created last week and discuss how a Marxist theorist would view that character.
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Do Now 9/24: Write 1-5 original sentences using the following words: Sovereignty Terrorism Fundamentalism Nation-state Coup d’etat
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Marxist Criticism Introduction
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"The Kite Runner" Chapters 1-5 Reading Quiz
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Do Now 9/20: What happens between Assef/Wali/Kamal and Amir/Hassan? What does Assef threaten them? Hassan has plastic surgery to be able to smile “normally” by the following winter. Why does Amir think that is ironic?
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Exit Slip 9/18: How does the use of diction create a sense of foreboding?
In your response, have a strong topic sentence and include two references of language from the text.
After each quotation from the text, provide meaningful commentary.
After each quotation from the text, provide meaningful commentary.
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"The Kite Runner" Chapter One Close Reading
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"The Kite Runner" Intro Vocabulary
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Do Now 9/18: What was Hassan’s first word? Why is that important? How did Hassan come into Amir’s life? What contrast is made between Amir and Hassan? What concerns about Amir does Baba express to Rahim Khan? How does Amir feel overhearing this discussion?
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"Gate A-4" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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Do Now 9/16: What is the name of your independent reading book? Who wrote this book? Why did you select this book? What are two predictions you can make about this book?
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Do Now 9/12: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: Who committed the terrorist attacks against the US on September 11th? Why do you think the United States went to war with Afghanistan shortly after September 11th? How do you think the 9/11 attacks permanently changed America?
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"A Historical Overview of Afghanistan" and Comprehension Questions
Please read the article attached and answer the following questions in complete sentences:
1. What kinds of conflicts plagued Afghanistan in the 1970's?
2. Who are the Mujahidin? What is jihad? What is their role in Afghanistan's history?
3. What kinds of changes did the Taliban make in Afghanistan in the 1990's?
4. What caused conflict between the United States and the Taliban?
1. What kinds of conflicts plagued Afghanistan in the 1970's?
2. Who are the Mujahidin? What is jihad? What is their role in Afghanistan's history?
3. What kinds of changes did the Taliban make in Afghanistan in the 1990's?
4. What caused conflict between the United States and the Taliban?
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Do Now 9/10: What do you already know about the history of Afghanistan? What do you know about Afghanistan’s culture? What about Afghanistan’s geography?
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Personal Essay Self-Editing Checklist
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Publishing Party Sign-Up
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Do Now 9/6: What do you like best about this piece of writing? If you had a chance to revise, what would you decide to focus on? What was easy about this assignment? What was challenging about this assignment?
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Personal Essay Self-Editing Checklist
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Personal Essay (FINAL DRAFT)
Please attach the document with your final draft to this assignment.
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Publishing Party Sign-Up
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Do Now 9/6: What do you like best about this piece of writing? If you had a chance to revise, what would you decide to focus on? What was easy about this assignment? What was challenging about this assignment?
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Personal Essay (FINAL DRAFT)
Please attach the document with your final draft to this assignment.
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Personal Narrative (ROUGH DRAFT)
Please attach the document with your rough draft here.
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Do Now 9/4: Please revise the following sentences to add more imagery: I was sitting in front of the TV, my dad was sitting on the couch, and my brother was watching me. We went to a pastry shop filled with smells of coffee, chocolate, and butter, but I wasn’t happy to get my favorite cinnamon pinwheel, instead I was feeling another emotion that I experience often, one that I had wasted my time, squandering my vacation.
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Do Now 8/30: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: What are TWO good things that happened this week? What’s one challenge you faced this week? What are you looking forward to this weekend?
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Personal Essay Prompt and Brainstorm
Please read the prompt and complete the attached handout to begin brainstorming. You do NOT need to write your rough draft at this time!
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Do Now 8/28: Please rewrite the following sentences using imagery (words/phrases that appeal to our five senses): The taste of mac and cheese that I love. The smell of the gel my father puts in his hair. The feeling of my cat’s fur as I pet her.
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Personal Essay Prompt and Brainstorm
Please read the prompt and complete the attached handout to begin brainstorming. You do NOT need to write your rough draft at this time!
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Personal Essay Example (Student)
Please highlight the author's response in yellow.
Please highlight the author's reflection in blue.
Please highlight the author's reflection in blue.
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Photo Journal
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Excerpt from "Into the Wild"
Open this PDF using Kami:
With one color, highlight sentences that reveal Krakauer’s responses at the time of the incident.
With a different color, highlight sentences that reveal Krakauer’s reflections after the incident.
Underline unknown words and phrases.
With one color, highlight sentences that reveal Krakauer’s responses at the time of the incident.
With a different color, highlight sentences that reveal Krakauer’s reflections after the incident.
Underline unknown words and phrases.
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"Crying in H Mart" Reading Quiz
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"Crying in H Mart" Free-Write
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Do Now 8/26: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: In this excerpt from Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner describes some of the Korean dishes she grew up eating. What are some of the dishes that your family made while you were growing up? Are these dishes important to you and your identity? Will you continue to make these dishes when you’re living on your own?
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"Crying in H Mart" Reading Quiz
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Do Now 8/26: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: In this excerpt from Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner describes some of the Korean dishes she grew up eating. What are some of the dishes that your family made while you were growing up? Are these dishes important to you and your identity? Will you continue to make these dishes when you’re living on your own?
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Do Now 8/22: What are five significant experiences from your life that you would like to reflect on? In addition to listing these five experiences, briefly explain why that particular experience is worthy of reflection.
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Sedaris Quick-Write: Write about a time when you encountered a teacher or other authority figure with whom you had a problem. Did the friction make you want to give up or to work harder, either to please this person or to show him or her what you could do?
This assignment can be structured in any of the following ways:
-Poem
-Prose (paragraphs)
-Letter
-Informative article
-Script
-Anything else you can think of!
-Poem
-Prose (paragraphs)
-Letter
-Informative article
-Script
-Anything else you can think of!
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Free-Write on "The Myth of the Latin Woman": How have you experienced stereotyping on the basis of your age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, the way you dress, etc.? What’s an example of a time when you faced this type of stereotype?
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Response to "The Myth of the Latin Woman"
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Do Now 8/20: “Several have defined man as ‘an animal which laughs.’ They might equally as well have defined him as an animal which is laughed at; for if any other animal, or some lifeless object, produces the same effect, it is always because of some resemblance to man, or the stamp he gives it of the use he puts it to” (Henri Bergson in Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic). Does the essay “Me Talk Pretty One Day” more effectively present man as a creature “which laughs” or “which is laughed at.” Please make sure to cite an example from the essay in your response.
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"Me Talk Pretty One Day" Reading Quiz
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"On Keeping a Notebook" Free-Write
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Beginning of the Year Survey
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Has modern technology changed the ways in which people write so as to make notebooks and journals quaint things of the past? Do people save their thoughts and reflections online? Discuss the relevance of Didion’s essay in our electronic age.
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Do Now 8/16: Please complete the attached "Tone Sketch" handout.
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Beginning of the Year Survey
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Do Now 8/16: Please complete the attached "Tone Sketch" handout.
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