Patrick Lane responses (follow the Larissa Horlor sample in your notebooks) is due Tues. Oct. 11 period 3 or by the end of the day Tuesday. Email is fine. I want to read what you learn about writing from Patrick's presentation and how you plan to use the information in your own creative endeavours.
Also: Mark Nov. 9th on your calendars--The Claremont Review is celebrating 20 years and launching the 40th issue in the Copeland Theatre, 7 to 9 p.m. I expect you all to be there unless you are already booked with another SMUS activity.
Remember to post a great poem in Edmodo on day 4.
Thanks!
It will be fun and there will be lots to eat.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Lit 12
Work on organizing your thoughts and perfecting the thesis for the following question (we'll write the paragraph in class--if you do really well in class, you will not have to re-write it)
In a literary paragraph of min. 300 words, discuss what Chaucer values. Include in your discussion which satirical devices effectively reveal these values. Some of the values we discussed are honesty, courage, kindness, humility, morality, service, hard work, equality, fairness, respect and truth. Choose one or two only. Focus on the best examples you can find to prove your thesis.
Tonight: Read "The Pardoner's Tale" and post-it note three strong examples of irony. You may choose dramatic irony, situational irony or verbal irony.
In class tomorrow for the paragraph, you may use your text, your notes, your literary must-haves list, a thesaurus.
In a literary paragraph of min. 300 words, discuss what Chaucer values. Include in your discussion which satirical devices effectively reveal these values. Some of the values we discussed are honesty, courage, kindness, humility, morality, service, hard work, equality, fairness, respect and truth. Choose one or two only. Focus on the best examples you can find to prove your thesis.
Tonight: Read "The Pardoner's Tale" and post-it note three strong examples of irony. You may choose dramatic irony, situational irony or verbal irony.
In class tomorrow for the paragraph, you may use your text, your notes, your literary must-haves list, a thesaurus.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Lit 12
Excellent work today! You read and infer so well. I look forward to seeing how far you get tonight. Read and make notes on the next few characters (refer to your core list) and we'll finish them off in class tomorrow and begin our next literary paragraph. Congrats on the last batch of paragraphs. Exquisitely done. Accomplished, personal, scholarly--brilliant!
Also, keep in mind that you need to prepare for recitations. If you need help, ask. If you are good at recitations, please offer to help. We have a lot of new students at SMUS this year and they may not be familiar with this tradition.
Also, keep in mind that you need to prepare for recitations. If you need help, ask. If you are good at recitations, please offer to help. We have a lot of new students at SMUS this year and they may not be familiar with this tradition.
AP Lit
Read Hamlet's first soliloquy carefully. Be prepared to present answers to the following question:
How is Hamlet's character revealed through literary devices such as syntax, punctuation, diction, shifts in mood, imagery or symbolism? Be sure to find strong adjectives to describe Hamlet and infer what the literary device offers. It's great to point out the literary device but at this level you must also evaluate its effectiveness.
Great class today.
If you were away, be sure to get the notes. Take good notes during class so that you build your analytical skills and note-taking skills.
Homework: above plus bring the book to class that you are reading for term one's supplemental reading text.
How is Hamlet's character revealed through literary devices such as syntax, punctuation, diction, shifts in mood, imagery or symbolism? Be sure to find strong adjectives to describe Hamlet and infer what the literary device offers. It's great to point out the literary device but at this level you must also evaluate its effectiveness.
Great class today.
If you were away, be sure to get the notes. Take good notes during class so that you build your analytical skills and note-taking skills.
Homework: above plus bring the book to class that you are reading for term one's supplemental reading text.
English 10A
Great work today. I enjoyed reading your first literary paragraphs and offering a few ideas to improve.
If you have been asked to re-submit your paragraph, please hand it to me on Thursday.
We created blue writing portfolios to keep track of the changes you are making in your writing, your spelling demons' page, your independent corrections sheet, etc. If you were absent, please set up your portfolio file in class next day.
Shelfari responses for your first book are due Oct. 16. Please ensure that they are posted in the 10A group.
Recitation performances are due Oct. 18th. Remember to come to the Copeland Theatre Oct. 14th at lunch and then we'll stay there for period 4 for the seminar with Slam Poetry Champion Dave Morris.
Homework:
We'll go over your fantastic charts on Orpheus next day.
Due: The 500 word creative writing practice. Create a scene with two characters who have a "lame" conflict on the surface but it is obvious that there are deeper regrets or motivations under the surface. Use all of the techniques we've been learning in your scene:
dialogue, interior monologue, revealing characters indirectily: symbols, descriptions of setting, objects, weather, diction, action and what other characters say or how other characters react to your character.
Have the characters pull in to a restaurant, park, town, street of some kind so that descriptions of the setting can heighten our understanding of the characters.
Look forward to hearing what you create.
Double space it. Put it on a separate piece of paper outside of your journal. You may type it if you like.
If you have been asked to re-submit your paragraph, please hand it to me on Thursday.
We created blue writing portfolios to keep track of the changes you are making in your writing, your spelling demons' page, your independent corrections sheet, etc. If you were absent, please set up your portfolio file in class next day.
Shelfari responses for your first book are due Oct. 16. Please ensure that they are posted in the 10A group.
Recitation performances are due Oct. 18th. Remember to come to the Copeland Theatre Oct. 14th at lunch and then we'll stay there for period 4 for the seminar with Slam Poetry Champion Dave Morris.
Homework:
We'll go over your fantastic charts on Orpheus next day.
Due: The 500 word creative writing practice. Create a scene with two characters who have a "lame" conflict on the surface but it is obvious that there are deeper regrets or motivations under the surface. Use all of the techniques we've been learning in your scene:
dialogue, interior monologue, revealing characters indirectily: symbols, descriptions of setting, objects, weather, diction, action and what other characters say or how other characters react to your character.
Have the characters pull in to a restaurant, park, town, street of some kind so that descriptions of the setting can heighten our understanding of the characters.
Look forward to hearing what you create.
Double space it. Put it on a separate piece of paper outside of your journal. You may type it if you like.
Monday, October 3, 2011
AP Lit
Good to see that you are all reading this blog on a daily basis. If you are arriving to class without homework completed, this blog will save you!!
We reviewed the criteria, read an American sample, and three of our own samples, regarding the Johnny Get Your Gun novel excerpt. We agreed to work toward improving our perceptions of the works, organizing our thoughts better, write shorter, more precise introductions, and substantiating / explaining our insights clearly. You are welcome to re-write this assignment. Let me know soon.
We also reviewed the supplementary reading lists for AP Lit. You must complete a 10 passage assessment for each work on a specified topic of your choice. From this analysis, you will create a thesis statement and write a thorough in-class essay. You may bring your quotation log and your introduction to class. The first one is due Nov. 21. No late work accepted. If you are absent, please provide an excellent reason. I will try to book a computer lab for that date so that you can type your essay.
We started Hamlet today. I implored you to treat this unit with the respect it deserves and to try to remove any obsessions with marks. Perfect attendance is key during this unit. The homework will be reading your novel. Read the novels with a highlighter (if you own the book) or with post-it notes so that I can do periodic checks to see what you are choosing to highlight. I can show you my copy of Joyce's Portrait . . . to give you an idea of an academic reading of a novel. It is a great idea to read the same novel as someone else in the class so that you can have weekly discussions.
Recitations: Must be ready to perform in class, Oct. 19. Please offer Hannah any great SMUS advice.
Who's there? Nay, answer me! We have a lot to discuss.
Have a great night.
Show me the novel/play you are planning to read this term on Thurs. Oct 6 .
These three assignments are the minimum. I suggest that you read as many books on the list as possible so that you will have a lot of flexibility for the final open-ended exam question.
We reviewed the criteria, read an American sample, and three of our own samples, regarding the Johnny Get Your Gun novel excerpt. We agreed to work toward improving our perceptions of the works, organizing our thoughts better, write shorter, more precise introductions, and substantiating / explaining our insights clearly. You are welcome to re-write this assignment. Let me know soon.
We also reviewed the supplementary reading lists for AP Lit. You must complete a 10 passage assessment for each work on a specified topic of your choice. From this analysis, you will create a thesis statement and write a thorough in-class essay. You may bring your quotation log and your introduction to class. The first one is due Nov. 21. No late work accepted. If you are absent, please provide an excellent reason. I will try to book a computer lab for that date so that you can type your essay.
We started Hamlet today. I implored you to treat this unit with the respect it deserves and to try to remove any obsessions with marks. Perfect attendance is key during this unit. The homework will be reading your novel. Read the novels with a highlighter (if you own the book) or with post-it notes so that I can do periodic checks to see what you are choosing to highlight. I can show you my copy of Joyce's Portrait . . . to give you an idea of an academic reading of a novel. It is a great idea to read the same novel as someone else in the class so that you can have weekly discussions.
Recitations: Must be ready to perform in class, Oct. 19. Please offer Hannah any great SMUS advice.
Who's there? Nay, answer me! We have a lot to discuss.
Have a great night.
Show me the novel/play you are planning to read this term on Thurs. Oct 6 .
These three assignments are the minimum. I suggest that you read as many books on the list as possible so that you will have a lot of flexibility for the final open-ended exam question.
Writing 12
We met in the language lab today to write/edit/create. We have Patrick Lane visiting on Wed. See notes below. Since we have a visitor, I will collect your two poems at the end of the class. Don't let me forget!! Make sure they are typed, titled, and have your first and last name near the top. Thanks.
VISITING AUTHOR EXPECTATIONS
Wed. Oct. 5th in period 5, we have the good fortune to have Patrick Lane visit our class.
The purpose of these visits are to expose you to the best writers in the country so that you begin to make connections, introduce yourself after the reading, network, get inspired, buy their books, find out who influenced them, what they are reading, how they edit, does writers’ block exist, how do you get published etc.
Expectations for the Writing 12 Students:
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A Arrive on time.
· Take notes. (You need to include quotations in your response).
· Engage the visitor and make him or her feel welcome. Let the author know that you appreciate their valuable time.
· Body language: please sit up, look at the author, listen, laugh, cry, etc at appropriate intervals. Don’t sit there like sticks. Don’t fall asleep. Don’t put your head on your desk or eat while the writer is reading. ETC.
· Make sure you have read at least 5 poems, (Google Patrick Lane) so that you can have a serious discussion with him.
· Finally, having authors visit our class is an essential part of the learning we’ll do this year. It’s an incredible privilege as these authors respect you and your intention to learn the craft. They will not treat you like students. They will treat you like writers and that kind of respect is something you need to cheer yourself on when the blank page feels ominous and overwhelming.
Response to the Visiting Writers: /20
1. You have a handout entitled Larissa Horlor. You may use that response as a model. These responses may be informally written (but edited properly) but should use specific detail from the reading (including quotations) and offer your opinion of how what you heard will influence you as a writer. / 10
2. You also are marked on you performance during the class. Are you listening, offering responses or asking questions. Are you questions interesting? Are you questions based on what you are hearing or on what you have already read? Are you questions helpful for us as writers? Are you really listening? Are you looking at the writer? Smiling now and then? Laughing or commenting on the readings? / 10 If you are absent for one of our visiting writer presentations, you must attend an extra literary event outside of class within two weeks of the initial deadline. Thanks.
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