Heart of Darkness

New link to Heart of Darkness

Just click on the section and scroll down. It's there...keep scrolling...If you want Section 2, go to Section 1 and scroll down near the bottom. Section 2 actually starts in Section 1.

The Hollow Men

The Hollow Men

Outside Reading Assignment

Below are all of the things you need to put on the blog...IN THE SAME ORDER AS THEY APPEAR!

Picture of the Book

Title

Author

Rating of book (1-10)

Briefly summarize the book (1-2 paragraphs)

Now choose 3 of the prompts below and answer them for your novel. Each response to each question should be 1-2 paragraphs:

1.       Choose one of the following sentence starters and write a brief reflection for it.

I noticed…I wonder…I was reminded of…I think…I was surprised that…I’d like to know…I realized…If I were…The central issue(s) is (are)…One consequence of ___________________________could be…If _________________, then…I’m not sure…Although it seems…

2.       Describe the character/person who changed the most from the beginning of the book to the end of the book. Explain the change and what caused it.

3.       Describe a minor character/person in the book who had major importance. Explain.

4.       Describe on major external conflict and on major internal conflict found in this book.

5.       Above you rated this book. Explain in detail why you gave this book that score.

6.       Evaluate the ending of this book. Considering how the book unfolded, is it an effective ending? Why? Why not?

7.       If this book had gone one more chapter, what would have happened? Explain.

Santa Letter Form

Here is the link to the form

Angela This Week

12/9 -- Chapter 17
12/10 -- Chapter 18-19
12/11 -- Quiz Chapters 10-19
12/12 -- Review
12/13 -- Review
12/16 -- Test
1/6 -- Projects Due

This week's schedule

12/9 -- Chapter 38
12/10 -- Chapter 39
12/11 -- Quiz Chapters 30-39
12/12 -- Review
12/13 -- Review
12/16 -- Test
1/6 -- Project Due

Shipping News Calender

12/2 -- Chapters 22-24
12/3 -- Chapters 25-26
12/4 -- Chapters 27-29
12/5 -- Quiz over chapters 22-29 (either Thur or Fri depending on the 1/2 day schedule) and read Chapters 30-32
12/6 -- Chapters 33-34
12/7 -- Chapters 35-36
12/8 -- Chapter 37

Whether you are here or not, you are responsible for the daily reading and expected to be ready for quizzes.

Angela's Ashes Calendar

12/2 -- Chapter 10
12/3 -- Chapter 11
12/4 -- Chapter 12
12/5 -- Chapter 13
12/6 -- Chapter 14
12/7 -- Chapter 15
12/8 -- Chapter 16

Whether you are here or not, you are responsible for the daily reading. Make sure you get it done.

Shipping News Schedule

November 25: Chapters 9-10
November 26: Chapters 11-12
November 27-December 1: Chapters 13-21
December 2: Quiz over Chapters 9-21

Angela's Ashes Schedule

November 25 -- Chapter 5
November 26 -- Chapter 6
November 27 -- Chapter 7
November 28 - December 1 -- Chapters 8-9
December 2 -- Quiz over 5-9

Misplaced/Dangling Modifier Work

"The Hollow Men" Close Reading PowerPoint

Angela's Ashes/Shipping News Questions

Go to  Padlet 2nd Hour or Padlet 5th Hour or Padlet 6th Hour or Padlet 7th Hour and post 3 questions about the reading from tonight. Remember that they may not be visible to you until I approve them. Make sure you use your first name and your first initial of your last name so you can get credit for posting.

Hours 2 and 5 should finish Chapter 2 in Angela's Ashes. Hourse 6 and 7 should finish Chapters 7 and 8 in The Shipping News.

Possible Essay Topics for IOBE

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Here are three topics that would work with the play IOBE. I will be choosing one of them for the essay test. These are released questions from previous AP Literature classes. You may not use notes on the test, but you can prepare by thinking about possibilities for these three topics.

1. Many writers use a country setting to establish values within a work of literature. For example, the country may be a place of virtue and peace or one of primitivism and ignorance. Choose a novel or play in which such a setting plays a significant role. Then write an essay in which you analyze how the country setting functions in the work as a whole.

 2. Some novels and plays seem to advocate changes in social or political attitudes or in traditions. Choose such a novel or play and note briefly the particular attitudes or traditions that the author apparently wishes to modify. Then analyze the techniques the author uses to influence the reader's or audience's views. Avoid plot summary.

 3. In some novels and plays certain parallel or recurring events prove to be significant. In an essay, describe the major similarities and differences in a sequence of parallel or recurring events in a novel or play and discuss the significance of such events. Do not merely summarize the plot.

"I'm a Fool"

Source:
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Read the following story by Sherwood Anderson:

"I'm a Fool"

Once you are done, I want you to think about a thesis statement that answers the same question as we had in class for "How to Become a Writer":

How is the narration in “I'm a Fool” made to seem either reliable or unreliable?

ALSO, DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR OUTSIDE READING BOOK FOR CLASS TOMORROW!!!!

Short Stories for Homework

My Name

For the My Name story link, just read the top story.

And Some More

The Naming of Cats

Mythology Link

Here is the link for the digital storytelling tools. Take a gander at them, play around with them, and see if any of these will work for your project...Don't be afraid to try something new!

Digital Storytelling link

Aristotle's Essentials of Tragedy

Common Application Essay Website

Here is the link I showed you in class.

Common Application Essay Advice

Movie Comments

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After viewing the first half of the movie, what do you notice about how it illuminates things in the book that weren't as clear before? What does it leave out that you feel is significant? What do you think the film does to enhance the book? What does it do that takes away from the book? Use specific examples. A brief paragraph should do just fine...5-7 sentences.