American Literature (Period 7) Assignments
- Instructor
- Katie Jaroch
- Term
- 2017 - 2018 School Year
- Department
- English
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FINAL EXAM: PART 1--GATSBY AND RELATED SHORT STORY (ESSAYS)
PART 2--ALL GATSBY VOCABULARY (MATCHING)
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SUBMIT YOUR COMPARE/CONTRAST GATSBY FILM SCENE ESSAY TO TURNITIN.COM BY 12:20 P.M.
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Have Gatsby film folder completed.
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Finish Gatsby and submit study guide questions Ch. 8 and 9 to turnitin.com by 12:20 p.m.
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Gatsby: Read ch. 6 and 7 and complete the vocabulary and study guide. Submit study guide answers to turnitin.com by 12:20 p.m.
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Read Gatsby Ch. 4 and 5. Complete study guide and vocabulary. Submit study guide questions to turnitin.com by 12:20 p.m.
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Read Gatsby, Ch. 3, and complete vocabulary and study guide. Submit study guide answers to turnitin.com by 12:20 p.m.
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1. Read Gatsby, ch. 1 and 2. Complete study guide questions and vocabulary; submit study guide answers to turnitin.com by 12:20 p.m. THIS WILL BE ON ONGOING DOC THAT YOU WILL ADD TO FOR EACH CHAPTER/SECTION, SO TITLE THIS ENTRY AS GATSBY, CH. 1-2.
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Final Draft Red Badge Essay Due to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m.
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PERIOD 6 ONLY: First draft of Red Badge/Attitudes of War analytical essay due to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m. Also, share it with me via google docs.
PERIOD 7: We will work on your draft in class.
Prompt:
How do authors reveal their attitudes towards war through literature? Consider tone, diction, concrete imagery, and figurative language, as well as plot, characterization, and experience. Choose 2 or 3 texts we read during this unit, and use your tree maps to help you.
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Seminar preparation: see attached.
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1. Review Red Badge for the last reading check quiz.
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1. Read Ch. 17-end in Red Badge.
2. Complete Active Reading and Responding.
3. Vocab Quiz.
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1. Red Badge vocab sentences, ch. 17-end due to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m.
2. If needed, finish classwork: questions for Camouflaging the Chimera (p. 1221, #3a, 3b, 4a, 4b) and Ambush (p. 1224, #2a, 2b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b) and submit to turnitin by 8:00 a.m. Reading Check Quiz for these 2 texts! (multiple choice)
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1. Read chapters 8-16 in Red Badge (pp. 45-89)
2. Complete Active Reading and Responding.
3. Vocab Quiz.
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Red Badge vocab sentences due, ch. 8-17. Submit to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m.
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1. Read Chapters 1-7 (up to chapter 8) in Red Badge.
2. Complete pages 13 and 14 in your packet: Active Reading and Responding.
3. Vocab Quiz, Ch. 1-7.
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IN CLASS TODAY, PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING AND TURN IT IN TO THE BASKET:
CREATE A DOUBLE BUBBLE MAP, IN WHICH YOU COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE IDEAS ABOUT WAR THAT YOU FIND IN
1) RANDALL JARRELL'S POEMS (P. 1173-1174)
2) THE FAMOUS WWII SPEECHES BY CHURCHILL AND EISENHOWER (LINKS BELOW)
CONSIDER PURPOSE, WORDS YOU HEAR, AND EFFECT ON THE AUDIENCE. WHAT DO THEY WANT TO HEAR, AND WHY?
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COME TO BLAZE PIZZA FUNDRAISER AND SUPPORT PENNIES FOR PATIENTS! SEE ATTACHED!
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1. Vocabulary sentences for Red Badge words, Ch. 1-7, due to turnitin.com. Sentences must be about war/conflict OR anything about the Southern Gothic short stories we already read.
2. Read pp. 1-10 in Red Badge.
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1. Complete your response from the video we watched in class and the article we read about Gettysburg and Pickett's Charge.
2. Bring Red Badge every day.
video link:
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Read "Losses" and "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner" on p. 1173-74 and answer questions #1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 5a, 5b. Submit to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m.
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Edit, proofread, spellcheck, and submit final draft of Southern Gothic essay (with Works Cited page in MLA format) to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m.
**Check my comments on your 2nd draft on turnitin and revise accordingly!**
**Review your checklist for Level 3 to make sure you've included theme and mood.**
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Analysis Essay: Complete requirements for Level 2 and submit to turnitin.com by 10:00 a.m.
See analysis templates below.
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First Draft Analysis Essay (Southern Gothic) Due: 5 paragraphs. Needs to be a full essay but does not need to be perfect or fully developed yet!
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Historical Fiction Book Postcard Project Due!
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Finish "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" questions if you didn't finish in class:
p. 982: #1, 2, 4
p. 983: 4, 6, 7. 8, 9
Submit to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m.
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Finish your historical fiction book and begin your project!
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Read William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" (see PDF below) and answer questions #2, 3, 6, and 7 in complete sentences. Submit to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m.
Also, fill in your tree map or genre map as needed.
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If you did NOT earn a 20/20 on the Vocab 4 Pretest, OR if you were absent that day, you will take the Vocab 4 test today.
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"A Good Man" questions #3, 4, and 5
3. Summarize what happens in the story AFTER the car accident.
4. Trace the meaning of both "good" and "dark" throughout the story. How do these words contribute to the overall mood/theme of the story?
5. How does the violence at the end bring out the grandmother's true nature? WHO is the character who recognizes this?
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Answer the following questions and submit to turn it in by 10:00 a.m. Title of doc: "A Good Man is Hard to Find" Discussion Questions #1 and #2. This will be an ONGOING google doc. Be prepared to share your answers in class.
Discussion Questions: the passage is on p. 8 of the PDF.
1. What is the effect of the reader on O’Connor's prolific use of details (dress, colors, etc.)?
2. What does she mean by the word “mean” when she says of the trees that “the meanest of them sparkled?” The word “mean” will appear again, so this is a kind of foreshadowing. Does the passage contain any other foreshadowing elements?
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In-class work: NOT HW.
Link for audio:
Link for in-class assignment: Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find. Also, read the paragraph titled Modern Gothic on p. 374 of your textbook.
Link to the video we watched in class:
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Unit 4 Vocab sentences, #11-20, due on turnitin.com
Unit 4 Pretest in class.
Finish Act IV questions that we started in class, if needed: p. 1334, #1a, 1b, 5a, 5b, 6, and 7.
Act IV test today.
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The Crucible Wanted Poster due. Include a well-written paragraph of 5-7 sentences that explains WHY you chose the person on your poster (including specific details from the text to support your reasoning).
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Unit 4 Vocab sentences, #1-10, due on turnitin.com.
Work Day: class time to work on your Wanted Poster and paragraph.
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Book check: Bring your historical fiction book today and EVERY DAY.
The Crucible Act III questions due. p. 1315. #1, 3, 4, 5, 8 only.
Act III quiz (multiple choice).
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Outside Reading: Historical fiction. Here are a few book lists: Peruse! Choose your book (we will also go to the library on Friday) and bring it to class next week! PROJECT ASSIGNMENT ATTACHED BELOW.
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Study for final exam! Bring printed answer key for your vocabulary words!
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Come prepared with passage for last Reading Response-Memoir. Then return your book!
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Finish Act II questions, if needed.
The Crucible Test, Acts I and II. Multiple Choice.
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***UNIT 3 VOCAB TEST***
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Come prepared with passage for Reading Response #6.
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1. Unit 3 Vocab Sentences, #11-20. Pretest in class.
2. Finish Review and Assess questions on p. 1263. #1, 2, 4, 6 only.
3. Review the final exam study guide (attached).
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1. Choose passage for Reading Response #5.
2. Unit 3 Vocab Sentences #1-10.
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Crucible Quiz: Act I
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Complete Lesson #26 in Main Idea packet.
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1. Read memoir and come prepared with your selected passage for Reading Response #5.
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Complete Lessons 24 and 25 in Main Idea packet.
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Read your memoir and come prepared with a passage for Reading Response #4.
Read pp. 1230-1231 for background information on The Crucible.
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1. In textbook: Reread "To My Dear and Loving Husband" and answer questions #1-4 on p. 102 and #4, 5, and 8 on p. 103.
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1. Come to class with a passage for Reading Response #3.
2. In textbook: Reread "Huswifery" and answer questions #1-4 on p. 101.
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See google doc: Copy and paste the 2 prompts you are choosing to respond to. See instructions on handout. PRINT OUT A COPY FOR CLASS BECAUSE YOU WILL BE SHARING WITH THE CLASS.
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Read pp. 26-50 in your memoir and come prepared for Reading Response #2.
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1. Finish Memoir essay test if needed. Open book, open note. Assignment attached below.
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Study for Vocabulary Unit 2 test.
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1. Vocab sentences Unit 2, #11-20 due to turnitin by 8:00 a.m. Pretest will be in class.
2. Read pp. 1-25 in your memoir. Come to class with a passage chosen and marked with a post-it for Reading Response #1.
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1. Vocabulary Unit 2 sentences #1-10 due to turnitin by 8:00 a.m.
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1. Reading log from in-class reading. See below.
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Bring your selected memoir to class today to be checked, and continue to bring it every day.
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1. Complete the 2 questions on the What is a Memoir? handout. Link you'll need for question #2:
2. Revise and submit your 3 Reading Responses.
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Browse the site below and choose a memoir for your outside reading project! Purchasing your own is always encouraged, but not required.
In class, you will write down your top 3 choices (either on this site, or a different choice) and tell me how you will acquire the book. The South Pas library, as well as our library, has many of these titles. You will need to bring a copy of the book (digital form also fine) by next week.
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IN CLASS TODAY:
video #1 for Roxane Gay, columnist and and author of Hunger:
video #2 for Geoffrey Canada, author and founder of Harlem Children's Zone:
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Travel/exploration narrative due to turnitin.com by 3:00 pm.! Be sure to include (and bold or underline) at least 5 vocab words from Unit 1!
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QUIZ due to turnitin.com by the end of class today!
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Vocabulary Unit 1 Test: Matching word to definition.
Complete Essay Reflection on google doc if needed. This is ONGOING; we will add to it for every writing assignment. Please copy and paste the doc below onto a google doc. You may write in bullet points. Submit to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m.
Date: 9/21/17
Purpose: To persuade
Subject: Capital punishment
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1. Vocabulary Unit 1: Original sentences for #11-20. Bold or highlight the vocab words. Sentences must be ORIGINAL and they must be about YOU. Submit to turnitin by 8:00 a.m.
2. Vocabulary Unit 1 Pretest will be held in class.
3. Finish Boulder questions on p. 39 in textbook if needed: #2, 3, and 6, as well as "Synthesize This."
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1. Watch the above video to build background knowledge, then read and complete pages 8-11 in Reader's Companion.
2. Vocabulary Unit 1: Original sentences for #1-10. Bold or highlight the vocab words. Sentences must be ORIGINAL and they must be about YOU. Submit to turnitin by 8:00 a.m.
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Study your video guide for a QUIZ on movements in American Literature. Watch the video again if needed!
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***Argument essay final draft WITH PERFECT WORKS CITED PAGE due to turnitin.com by 10:00 a.m.***
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***Works Cited page due to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m.***
See below for helpful links and review the PowerPoint on the class page.
BASIC RULES FOR A WORKS CITED PAGE IN MLA FORMAT:
SAMPLE WORKS CITED PAGE:
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1. See link below and register on Newsela. Use the second link for help on how to register if needed.
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1. Finish viewing the CNN piece on Fr. Gregory Boyle and complete the questions. NOTE: PERIOD 7, WE WILL DO THIS IN CLASS ON WEDNESDAY.
2. Check turnitin.com on WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON to check my revision suggestions and make changes. If I didn't meet with you today, I will meet with you Thursday.
- highlight your thesis in BLUE
- highlight your evidence AND citation in GREEN
- highlight your commentary in YELLOW
- label your concession/counterargument and rebuttal with a red pen
- THEN, wait to be called for your 3 minute conference. Watch Boyle video (link on hw site) and answer the questions.
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- highlight your thesis in BLUE
- highlight your evidence AND citation in GREEN
- highlight your commentary in YELLOW
- label your concession/counterargument and rebuttal with a red pen
- THEN, wait to be called for your 3 minute conference. Watch Boyle video (link on hw site) and answer the questions.
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1. First draft of your argument essay:
-4 or 5 paragraphs. 2 or 3 reasons with specific evidence, CITED, as well as a concession and rebuttal. Use your key terms page and outline.
-typed and submitted to turnitin.com by 8 a.m. on Tuesday.
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1. Complete outline #2 for argument essay. Be sure to fill in the opposing arguments and specific evidence.
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1. Complete essay outline in packet for your argument essay.
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1. Finish research on google doc: 5 pieces of evidence from CREDIBLE, RELIABLE sources. Remember to cut and paste the url.
2. Finish reading and annotating Just Mercy, Ch. 14, if needed.
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Reread and annotate Ch. 14 in Just Mercy. Check library resources.
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1. Review and annotate Just Mercy (see attached PDF for chapter summaries and questions).
2. Bring signed syllabus page.