HOMEWORK & NOTIFICATIONS FOR OCTOBER 2-November 39/22/2017
0 COMMENTS Tuesday (October 3): Author's Style (Pacing) and Much Ado About Nothing 1. Poll: How do author's create a sense of pacing in a narrative? 2. Review 2.2-2.4: Take Formative 3. Begin Matthew's "Pick One" on p. 129. 4. Begin Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing: Act I H.W.: (1) Review Act I of Much Ado (the plot and the lines); prepare to take Act I quiz on Wednesday. Thursday (October 5): Author's Style (Description) and Much Ado About Nothing 1. Poll: Subordination and Coordination 2. Review Subordination and Coordination 3. Begin Kothari's "If You Are..." 4. Continue Much Ado...Complete Act I H.W.: Review Much Ado...Act I for reading quiz on Friday and SB Formative 2.5-2.6. Monday (October 9): Eisner's Understanding Comics & Much Ado 1. Sustained Independent Reading (SIR) 15 minutes 2. Review Much Ado... 4. Take the Much Ado Act I Quiz 5. Begin Eisner's Understanding Comics H.W.: Using the Storyboard template, plan a brief 4-6 panel comic strip about a non-school-related topic. HAVE FUN!!! Wednesday (October 11): Elements of a Graphic Novel & Much Ado 1. Sustained Independent Reading (SIR) 15 minutes 2. Continue Understanding Comics 3. Continue Much Ado... Act II 4. Collaborate to create your six-panel comic strip featuring graphic novel elements H.W.: Begin Voc. Unit #2: (1) Part of Speech (2) Definition (3) Synonym and Antonym (4) Etymology (5) Original Sentence Friday (October 13): Elements of a Graphic Novel & Much Ado 1. Begin Satrapi's Persepolis SB text (p.142) 2. Perform Much Ado About Nothing: Acts II-III 3. Take Much Ado... Act II reading quiz 4. Read independently H.W.: Begin Persepolis novel text and answer the questions: due Oct. 17 @ beginning of class. Tuesday (October 17): Telling a Story..."Woman with Kite", Much Ado, and Persepolis 1. Begin "Woman with a Kite" 2. Perform Much Ado...: Act III 3. Discuss Persepolis H.W.: Review Act III for reading quiz Thursday (October 19): Telling a Story..."Grape Sherbet", Much Ado, and Persepolis 1. Begin "Grape Sherbet" 2. Take Much Ado...Act III Quiz 3.Perform Much Ado...: Act IV 4. Continue Persepolis H.W.: Review Act IV for reading quiz on Monday, Oct. 23 Monday (October 23): Rethinking Persona, Hunger of Memory, and Persepolis 1. Begin Hunger of Memory by Rodriguez 2. Take Much Ado...Act IV Quiz 3.Perform Much Ado...: Act V 4. Continue Persepolis H.W.: Review Act V for reading quiz on Wednesday, Oct. 25 Wednesday (October 25): Changes in Perspective 1. Sustained Independent Reading (SIR) 15 minutes 2. Begin "Thanksgiving: A Personal History" 3. Take Much Ado...Act V Quiz 4. Continue Persepolis H.W.: Finish Persepolis; reading must be completed by Oct. 27 beginning of class Friday (October 27): Writing a Literary Analysis; Writing a Narrative 1. SIR - 15 minutes 2. Begin Narrative Essay Assignment 3. Begin Literary Analysis of Much Ado About Nothing: Selecting a topic and creating a preliminary framework H.W.: Create a preliminary framework of your outline; Due Tuesday, Oct. 31 @ beginning of class. Tuesday (October 31): Writing a Literary Analysis; Writing a Literary Analysis MLA Style in Academic Writing 1. SIR - 15 minutes 2. Begin Literary Analysis of Much Ado About Nothing: Selecting a topic and creating a preliminary framework 3. Create Preliminary Framework using a self-selected Chapter of Persepolis. H.W.: Select a topic to investigate in MAAN. In a paragraph, briefly explain why you want to investigate this topic and discuss what you hope to find. Be sure to also justify what makes this topic worthy of investigating through a literary analysis. Due Nov. 2 @ beginning of class. Here's the Preliminary Framework: Due Nov. 04: much_ado_about_nothing_research_preliminary_framework_2017_skinny_a.docx Thursday (November 2): Writing a Literary Analysis; Writing a Narrative Mastering the MLA Style in Academic Writing 1. SIR - 15 minutes 2. Continue Literary Analysis of Much Ado About Nothing: Gathering Evidence to Support your Topic H.W.: Create a Preliminary Framework on MAAN. Due Nov. 04 @ 11:59 p.m. to turnitin.com. Monday (November 6):Writing a Literary Analysis; MLA Style in Academic Writing 1. SIR - 15 minutes 2. Begin Literary Analysis of Much Ado About Nothing: Gathering Evidence to Support your Topic H.W.: Gather Evidence to Support Topic due Saturday, November 11 @ 11:59 p.m. to turnitin.com
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Monday (September 18): Images of Cultural Identity
1. Begin unpacking Unit #2: Images of Cultural Identity 2. Choral reading of "Where I'm From" 3. Begin Funny in Farsi 5. Read independently H.W.: Answer questions 1-6 on pp. 120-121. Obtain a copy of Much Ado About Nothing by Wednesday Wednesday (September 20): Much Ado... & Culture Narrative 1. Discuss Funny in Farsi 2. Read Much Ado About Nothing: Act I 3. Begin Kaffir Boy H.W.: Finish reading Kaffir Boy on pp. 123-125 and answer questions 1-6. Monday (September 22): Much Ado & "Pick One" 1. Discuss Kaffir Boy 2. Take SpringBoard Formative Quiz #1 Unit #2 3. Perform Much Ado...Act II H.W.: Enjoy Fall Break!!! |
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