Stenson English 321

Thursday, June 12, 2014

English 9: You did a wonderful job today. Well done.

I really appreciated your patience and maturity today as this situation continues.

As you know exams are cancelled. If we have school on Monday, we will write the Our Town / Steel Magnolias essay during class and it will be due on Tuesday. If we have school Tues. and not Mon. we will work it out. Some of you have finished, some of you are half finished so we'll get there.

Thank you for returning all your books and USSR books to the learning commons.

If today was our last day, please keep reading over the summer as you may have English 10 in Sept. and that will help you to be prepared. You can also keep adding words to your vocabulary list. Many of you got an A on today's vocabulary test so keep up the good work.

Keep all your essays, vocabulary booklets, and handouts as you can refer to them next year.

You will LOVE English 10.

See you in the fall (but I hope to see you Monday).

I will post a summer book list here soon.

AP Lit: Please, please return your books today . . .

The Lit texts outstanding are

Bamford
Brooker
Fischbach
Horne
Knoester
Loten
Prasant
Shih

Check lockers, cars, backpacks, bedrooms, friends' houses, Dad/Mom's house etc
Not returning these books means kids next year will not have a book as the Lit text is out of print.

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

AP LIT: Read Part 2, chapters 1, 2, 3

We read and discussed part two, chapter 1:

If you were absent, answer these questions:
How would a usual criminal respond to an 11 mt. long interrogation?
Howare the trial preparations like a game?
In what way is Meursault an outsider?
Why is the magistrate more interested in Meursault than the case?

Chapter 2, I read aloud and we made notes as we went along. Please get the notes from a friend. Focus on how Meursault adjusts to prison life.

Chapter 3, we started reading during class. Be sure to complete it at home. This chapter is the trial. Notice the light imagery. Notice the reactions of the jury and the witnesses. What is really on trial here?

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

AP LIT: COMPLETE THE 14 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

ON THE PRACTICE PROVINCIAL EXAM . . . WE'LL CORRECT THEM DURING CLASS AND YOU'LL HAVE TIME TO COMPLETE THE REST OF THE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS. IF YOU WISH TO HAVE ME MARK THE PARAGRAPH OR ESSAY SECTIONS, DO THOSE SECTIONS TONIGHT OR TOMORROW NIGHT AND SUBMIT.

TOMORROW: We will finish reading the novel during class and have a wonderful discussion on Thursday while eating good treats.

English 9, Period 4 only

You have watched the film, completed the vocabulary list. Tonight, study your vocabulary words and finish your USSR book and complete the USSR form which is due on Thurs. It is okay if you have not finished the book you are currently reading. You may also use Our Town but you must include one other book. You had 9 days and two weekends of reading in June so I am expecting at least 150 pages for a C, 200 for a C+, 300 for a B and 400 for an A.

Tomorrow, we will write the essay in class.

Tonight: ORGANIZE YOUR QUOTATIONS ON THE BOOK AND THE FILM SO THAT YOU CAN CREATE A THESIS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION: DEMONSTRATE HOW WILDER AND ROSS REVEAL THEIR THEME THAT LIFE IS TOO PRECIOUS TO WASTE.

Below are the sample introduction and conclusion templates you will need to write your essay: I will hand out copies during class tomorrow BUT IF YOU WISH TO GET A HEAD START, BEGIN AT HOME.

Writing An Essay On More Than One Work

Introduction Template

Hook: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thesis (without author title) Be sure that your thesis answers the question.

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First Body Paragraph Summary (PLUS AUTHOR AND TITLE, CITED CORRECTLY) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Second Body Paragraph Summary (PLUS AUTHOR AND TITLE, CITED CORRECTLY) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Repeat the thesis (usually in a shorter and more emotionally impactful manner) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sample:

Time marches on. In order to realize life's value, one must connect to one's dreams, one's family, friends or community; not to do so wastes this one precious life. In the play, Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, Emily does not realize until after her death how blind most humans are to the gift that life can be when one is committed to living life fully. Similarly, Shelby, in the film, Steel Magnolias, directed by Herbert Ross, reveals that despite a life-threatening disease, she is not willingly to hide in the closet and worry the way her mother does—Shelby commits to her dreams. It is easy to waste one's life due to the troubles and tensions one experiences but both Wilder and Ross declare that an even dangerous crime is to waste the one chance to vehemently explore the world. Time may march on but it is imperative not to waste one second.

Writing A Conclusion For An Essay on More Than One Work (story, play, novel, film)

Conclusion Template

Thesis (no author or title)

First Body Paragraph Summary (Mention the title or the author but not both) Be sure to say the most important point you made in the body paragraph. Do not simply copy and paste your thesis. Be sure to engage the reader here. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Second Body Paragraph Summary (Mention the title or the author but not both) Be sure to say the most important point you made in the body paragraph. Do not simply copy and paste your thesis. Be sure to engage the reader here). _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Repeat the Thesis in an Emotional and Impactful Manner (You could respond to your hook here as well).

English 9, Period 3 (Only) Our Town parag. due tomorrow

Complete the template for the Our Town paragraph so that you will be ready to write the essay. Choose at least three really strong quotations that will help you prove your thesis.

Below are the sample introduction and conclusion templates you will need to write your essay: I will hand out copies during class tomorrow.