Week 10

Better late than never, for those of you who may have been absent....

"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
Audio version here.



Monday- Read story; Plot diagram
Tuesday- Text-dependent questions
Wednesday- MAP testing
Thursday- Characterization graphic organizer (DAD)
Friday- Theme (Routine Writing)

Homework: Show Ms. Fricano or Ms. Farris your library card so that you can go on the field trip!!!

Week 11

Week of 10/26-10/30

Monday- Read story. Plot diagram. Access audio version here. Full text here.

Tuesday- Characterization (Complex v. Simple characters; review DAD)

Wednesday- Mood vs Tone (Analyze imagery and sensory details)

Thursday- Foreshadowing & Irony

Friday- Routine Writing about the theme.

Homework: On Wednesday, I will give you your individualized homework assignments for this week and next week. There will be 2 assignments this week (Wednesday and Thursday) and 4 next week, all regarding the same story.

"The Steve Jobs Way" by Jon Katzenback

Click here to access the audio version of the text. Then analyze the text for the central idea, audience, purpose, tone, and rhetorical techniques. Use the graphic organizer provided here.

Next week we will be writing an essay using ALL THREE JOBS TEXTS!!! Woop! Good times :)

You wish you would've come to our homework party...

Theme

Think about the themes in "Checkouts" and "The Girl Who Can". Which theme do you most relate to? Why? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

The Girl Who Can

Checkout this link for the audio version of the text on pgs. 87-92.

Answer CT questions 1a,b; 2 a,b; 3a for homework.

First Essay Due!!

Just a reminder that your first essay is due, submitted via Google Docs, by 5pm on Sunday, 9/13. On Monday you will turn in your essay packet, which should include:

• Annotated Text 1 (Tim Cook's Speech at Steve Job's Memorial & pulled apart prompt)
• TIDE outline
• Rough Draft (should be highlighted and messy!)
• Peer and Self Assessment Rubric

Next week we will take a break from Jobs and from the analytic summary. We will be reading "Checkouts" on pg. 82 and "The Girl Who Can" on pg. 87. I will be sending out a link to a recording this weekend, so keep a lookout!

DHS Title I Parent Meeting is on September 17, 2015 at 3pm. Conferences will be held at this time also. Extra credit is given to the students of parents in attendance.

English I

Homework!
If you HAD to read something, what would it be? What topics do you enjoy? Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction? Comment on this post!