November 2018
Monday
Homework
Wednesday
Homework
Friday
Homework
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Write either an acrostic poem or a parody of the Tell Tale Heart. Upload to Quip.
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Feedback on acrostic poem.
Concepts: Narrator, Narratee, Character, Protagonist, Antagonist
Subject Verb Agreement (1,2,3) / Pronoun Agreement (1,2,3) / More / Verb Tense and Writing About Literature (1,2)
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Analysis and Classification (1)
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Read “Classifying and Dividing”, Norton (374-379).
Read “Analyzing Texts”, Norton (94-128).
Work on your Rough Draft
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Read “Problem Solving” by Albert Upton
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Reading 1: Analyzing Texts - How texts function // Fashion statement (context, thesis, analysis, conclusion) / Declaration (method of analysis, step-by-step ) / Stupid games (phases analysis with definition of games as a reflection of oneself, walls to choices) // Larger context, Focus // Obama and image craft (thesis, analysis diagram) // Writing an analysis is a mirror of analysis (larger context, focus, thesis, how text functions) + draft + feedback + editing
Reading 2: Classification & Dividing = organization / need for clear categories
“Problem Solving” by Albert Upton /Another look at classification
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Enjoy your Thanksgiving Weekend
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Fall Break
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Fall Break
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Fall Break
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Thanksgiving
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Fall Break
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Fall Break
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Admin: Class Assignment for last Friday.
Essay 2: Write a 2-3 page analytical essay about: How is the Latino community in the U.S. influencing mainstream culture or local communities? Use newspaper headline/articles and your own experiences to analyze, classify, and describe your topic. Include your classification tree at the end of your essay. Cite all your sources using MLA.
Review: Identifying Paragraph Structure (1,2,3) / Evaluating Sources (Norton, 469), Signal verbs (489), Avoiding Plagiarism (491) /Dangling Modifiers (1,2)*
Begin "The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe.
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Read "The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe. Then, draw an outline of the plot. Bring to class
Work on Essay 2
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In groups: Plot analysis: “The Cask of Amontillado”
Brainstorm alternative plots in group. (See homework)
Subject Verb Agreement (1,2,3) / Pronoun Agreement (1,2,3) / More / Verb Tense and Writing About Literature (1,2, 3)
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Brainstorm alternative plots in group. Write a new version together on Quip.
