English+2+Honors

=9/1/16= >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Im3f0ZYxcReUhIdpuCCyRaB4V1chBCUDWVeKoKkphzE/edit?usp=sharing >> =9/7/16=
 * Article of the Week #1 Writing Example

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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 * As a group, read each of the articles of human rights.
 * Determine the 5 most vital articles and summarize each in 1 sentence in your own words. You can be intellectually playful (funny) if you wish.
 * Ex. Article 13 - You can leave your home and come back when you want.
 * Determine what you feel to be 3 most violated articles and summarize them also.

=9/19/16= Article of the Week #4: NC Eugenics http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26/north-carolina-eugenics-sterilization-victims-offered-funds_n_3657982.html?view=print&comm_ref=false

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=9/22/16= Deeper into Propaganda
 * Define/explain the propaganda technique that was assigned to your group. Provide 4 different examples of this type of propaganda in a Google Slides (in Google Drive) and share the Slides with me (simmonsa@wcsmail.org). Point out the specifics of your image that illustrates why it fits your type of propaganda. At least 1 of these examples should be an example of propaganda used that was Nazi propaganda or anti-Semitic propaganda and at least 1 should be an example of this type of propaganda in our current culture.
 * [|http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/exhibit.html#/gallery/results]

= 9/23/16 = Outline Example (Outlines due on Tuesday, September 23rd)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u8ThbLMoQMaU-yE3sJnGVdny5Xcg5nMYqUuoGqbRRy8/edit?usp=sharing

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=9/29/16= "The Lottery" https://sites.middlebury.edu/individualandthesociety/files/2010/09/jackson_lottery.pdf

=9/30/16= Revise your essay using the SAS Writing Reviser

=10/3/16= http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation/english-practice-test-questions.html?page=0&chapter=1 >> =10/5/16= Outside of Class "Novella" Reading Assignment
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 * Aristotle's Poetics
 * http://www.ohio.edu/people/hartleyg/ref/aristotletragedy.html
 * Pick one of the following short novels/plays to read outside of class.
 * //Of Mice and Men//
 * //Ellen Foster//
 * //Animal Farm//
 * //The Picture Bride//
 * //The Old Man and the Sea//
 * //Antigone//
 * //Ethan Frome//
 * //Silas Marner//
 * Any Shakespeare play other than //Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, or Macbeth// (When in doubt, try //Hamlet//
 * As you complete the reading you will be looking for the 6 Signposts in Fiction. You will document the location of the signpost, the signpost you noticed, and the significance of the signpost on a Notice and Note Reading Log. You will be required to find signposts throughout the book and to complete the reading log.
 * You are expected to complete the book and the project by October 25th.

Article of the Week #6 Writing Topic Example: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10s9579kmMA0WC6pubFwf3P9bJsLxIM1LD81wVJEs6w8/edit?usp=sharing
 * Pick the one of the following topics from Greek Tragedy: Hubris, Catharsis, or the Tragic Hero. Find a modern day example of one of these and write a paragraph about it in the format of the formal body paragraph.

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=10/10/16= Pre-ACT Prep - Complete questions 1-15 on pages 12-14 https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Preparing-for-the-ACT.pdf

=10/11/16= =10/14/16= Pre-SAT Released Test https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat-nmsqt-practice-test-1.pdf
 * Complete ALL of Oedipus the King beginning on page 300 and continuing through 322. You may continue readers theater and discuss parts as needed. Do not get out of control! After you complete the reading, you may begin the Oedipus the King test using your book and ONE partner. You will work on this until class is over. You will NOT have time to complete it, and since it is a test, you will give your test to Mr. Cave. YOU WILL NOT TAKE THE TEST OUTSIDE OF CLASS!!! You will have time to complete it tomorrow.

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 * POETRY OUT LOUD (Recitations will be on Thursday, October 20th)
 * Pick a poem to perform for our class Poetry Out Loud competition.
 * http://www.poetryoutloud.org/
 * Using the format that we use for our Article of the Week writing, write a paragraph in response your poem. The topic sentence needs to include the poem title, author, and super short summary of the poem. You may choose to write about the theme, figurative language, mood, tone, sound devices, etc. within the poem, but remember to follow the format of a body paragraph (Due Monday, October 17th.)
 * I will be using the Poetry Out Loud rubric to grade each performance. To receive a perfect score, you only have to attain "GOOD" for each category.
 * http://www.poetryoutloud.org/uploads/documents/Scoring-Rubric.pdf
 * Shakespeare Glossary
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 * Shmoop Summary of Sonnet 130
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>> Julius Caesar http://nfs.sparknotes.com/juliuscaesar/page_2.html
 * When you complete your sentence variety activity, complete the __Julius Caesar__ Pre-Reading Questions.
 * https://docs.google.com/document/d/1giY5Fjw2osEoJEjRsEIfkRErnQyxr_YpwJqAXNamkW8/edit?usp=sharing

=10/25/16= In groups no bigger than 3, Americanize/Wilkescountyize/Valleygirlize/Ewgirlize/Redneckize/Donald Trumpize (these are not your only options and you can select another way to modernize this) one of the following key speeches or dialogues from Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 2. Each group must do a different speech. Be sure to include all key ideas from the speech. The purpose of this is to better understand characters and key conflicts (due Monday, October 24th at the beginning of class). The page numbers below correspond with the page numbers of Scene 2 on No Fear Shakespseare Sparknotes. To provide the entire context of the speech, you may need to include information that extends beyond your pages of your speech. Finally, maintain the format of a play/drama when rewriting your script.
 * Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 2 Script Rewrites
 * p. 3-4 Brutus/Cassius - Can You See Yourself? You're awesome!
 * p. 5-6 Cassius's Anti-Caesar Speech
 * p. 9 Caesar's Anti-Cassius Speech
 * p. 10 Casca explains Caesar's Refusal to Crown
 * p. 13 Cassius's Speech on Brutus

After you finish your speech rewrite, work on your independent reading project!!! Independent reads/Signpost charts due October 31st.

=10/31/16= Article of the Week #7 (No annotations/Due Thursday, November 3rd) http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/27/us/clowns-candidates-and-other-halloween-costume-missteps.html

=11/2/16= Julius Caesar Act 2 Scenes 2-4 Reading Check https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aIettY8nESb5o1_Jw4-4SRZnpUiW3rpHRD9Z5ANtPq8/edit?usp=sharing

John Wilkes Booth and Brutus? >> =11/4/16=
 * The goal of this activity is to characterize John Wilkes Booth who compared himself to Brutus after assassinating President Lincoln. After reading the two documents below, you will use inferences to characterize Booth twice. Therefore, you will open a Google doc and state "John Wilkes Booth was __." Then you will provide either a paraphrase or quote from either text a detail that would prove your characterization (make sure this flows with the paragraph and is a complete sentence. Then you will characterize him with a different characteristic and once again support it with textual evidence. Make 1 inference from each document. After characterizing Booth for the last time, write a sentence in which you compare or contrast Booth to Brutus and explain why you find them more similar or different. Therefore, this should be a minimum of 6 sentences. Submit your assignment to turnitin.com (Due Friday, November 4th at the beginning of class).
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=11/9/16= Week 12 DGP

my uncle from pittsburgh pennsylvania recently bought a boat which he will keep on our lake

Week 13 DGP she should have thrown out those magazines dated before may 29 1968 because not one of them is useful

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_-fhL5yU9Iv_bgBe7kWCGcIJOev2MWYQHymJIadzw-s/edit?usp=sharing


 * Use the following link to pick a prompt in which to write an argumentative essay. Today, you will only write a thesis statement for this prompt.
 * http://startwhereyouarevtpro.org/Files/ACT%20writing%20prompts%20for%20practice4.pdf
 * **__Thesis __**- MUST HAVE A SUBJECT AND OPINION. Main sentence that makes your main claim. Definition: A statement or theory that is put forward that must be maintained or proved
 * **No use of personal pronouns (I, me, my, you, your, etc) **
 * **The thesis should leave no doubt as to your topic and your stance on the topic. **
 * **Do not respond to the prompt in a “yes or no” manner. **
 * **Maintain formal tone **
 * **Don’t explain why you feel the way you do. **
 * **Reword key words from the prompt into your answer. **
 * **Your thesis should DIRECTLY respond to the prompt (STAY ON TOPIC) **

=**11/16/16 **= Station #2 Station #3 Station #4 > 1. About what do Octavius and Antony argue? > 2. What is significant about this day for Cassius? > 3. What are two things Brutus says he will never do, even if he loses the war? > //__Scene 2:__// > 4. How does Brutus feel about the battle at this point? > //__Scene 3__:// > 5. Who wins the first battle? > 6. What does Cassius send Titinius to do? > 7. Why does Cassius decide to kill himself? > 8. How does Cassius’s death help Pindarus? > 9. What mistake caused Cassius’s death? > 10. What does Titinius do when Messala goes to inform Brutus of Cassius’s death? =11/18/16=
 * Station #1 **
 * Argumentative Writing
 * Read your prompt to your group followed by your thesis statement. As a group, look at the guidelines for a thesis statement and determine if it is a thesis statement. Rewrite if necessary.
 * Complete Pre-Writing (Generate an example from 3 of the following 4 categories: Experiences, Observations, Readings, and Studies).
 * [[file:DGP 15.docx]]
 * Complete ALL parts, including Parts of Speech.
 * Annotate/Discuss Paragraphs 10-14
 * //Julius Caesar// Act 5 Scenes 1-3 (Discuss and respond to each of a piece of paper).
 * //__Scene 1__//:
 * Discuss the ironies revolving around Cassius's death.
 * Annotate the remainder of the Letter from Birmingham Jail by MONDAY!
 * Argumentative essay rough draft due Tuesday!

11/21/16 Revise your essay using the SAS Writing Reviser


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= 11/28/16 = =12/1/16= "Lot's Wife" #1 (p. 975) "Lot's Wife" #2 (p. 978) Comparison of Poems Extension - Verse from the Misunderstood
 * Station #1 - EOC Released Passage
 * Go to Chrome Apps folder on your computer.
 * Click on NCTest
 * Select the option in the lower left corner (Released Items)
 * Next, select EOC and ENGLISH 2 EOC
 * Complete the passage "To the Person Leaving" as a group (questions 46-53)
 * Preview questions before reading the passage.
 * Station #2 - Essay Revisions (Due Wednesday at the beginning of class)
 * Station #3 - Article of the Week #8
 * http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/science/stem-careers-success-achievement.html
 * Complete all parts of Article of the Week except for annotations.
 * 1) What is the speaker's point-of-view in this poem?
 * 2) What phrase/line from the poem best represent's the speaker's tone?
 * 3) Based on the last stanza, what does the poem's speaker seem to value most?
 * 4) How does the poem's imagery help us understand why Lot's wife feels so strongly about Sodom?
 * 1) For what reason can we infer that Lot's wife "looked back?"
 * 2) What aspect of human life was the poet trying to deal with in this poem?"
 * 3) What is the dominant mod that the poet is trying to convey in this poem?
 * 1) Using ACES format, explain which poem has a more sympathetic view of Lot's wife.

= 12/5/16 = "The Scarlet Ibis"
 * Write a poem in which you provide the perspective of someone who is misunderstood. This could be a famous person, literary/movie character, or even yourself. You may write this in 1st person or 3rd person POV, but stay consistent with your POV. There is no meter or rhyme requirement, and there must be a minimum of 15 lines.

http://ng002.k12.sd.us/english9/Unit%202%20Resources/Comparing%20Literary%20Works%20p.%20382-401.pdf

=12/8/16= Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">it learned to breathe fresh air. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Long live the rose that grew from concrete <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">when no one else ever cared.
 * Read the following poem and answer the following question on a separate piece of paper:
 * What does the rose that grew from concrete symbolize? Use an ACES format to support your answer (minimum of 4 sentences).
 * "The Rose that Grew from Concrete" by Tupac Shakur


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Below, on the same paper on which you responded to the poem, pick an object that best symbolizes/represents you. Either write a poem (minimum of 15 lines) or a paragraph (5-7 sentences) explaining how this object symbolizes you.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next, go to www.readtheory.org and complete your quizzes for the week. I will take your top 5 quizzes for this week, so you may take as many many as you wish.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/detail/49322

=12/9/16= Follow the link below and read about the 1982 Air Florida Plane crash in Washington D.C. to give you the context for the main reading passage today. For article of the week 9, follow the link below to the essay "The Man in the Water" and complete all tasks (exclude annotations). > =12/14/16=
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 * http://mscherersenglishclass.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/5/7/14578542/the_man_in_the_water_by_roger_rosenblatt.pdf
 * Complete the poem that you were not able to complete yesterday ("If", "The Invitation", or "Mother to Son") and the questions that are associated with it. Complete it individually. Turn those in to the substitute when finished. 3rd period students need to get their response sheet from the substitute.
 * Complete all parts of a DGP for DGP 23 (The sentence is below) - Turn in to sub when complete
 * pauls friend moved here from wilmington north carolina on january 22 1999 but now his family is moving again
 * Complete at least 3 quizzes on Read Theory (I will take your top 3 grades this week)

=12/15/16= "Gaston" > >> =1/4/16 (HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!)= >>> >>>
 * http://www.cobblearning.net/mrgiles/files/2014/08/unit1t02-1lc0m8w.pdf
 * Responses to Gaston
 * https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K_VRDoTKh23L2fXpvm64-uAClU52spVzwxEw5NFt4XA/edit?usp=sharing
 * Hey guys! I sincerely hate to miss class today as I haven't you all for a few weeks; however, I had to stay at home with my son today. You will have all class period to work on your FINAL article of the week. Please don't view this as busywork because it isn't. You will have plenty of informational text on your EOC and this article addresses some concepts that we need to focus on as we prepare for the EOC. The article of the week directions are a little different this week, so I have posted a revised task sheet below. PLEASE READ THE NEW TASK SHEET and follow ALL directions. This is due at the beginning of class on Thursday. Yes, that is a quick turnaround, but you will have ALL of class today to work on this; therefore, if you get busy now, you won't have to worry about it as homework.
 * Article of the Week #10
 * http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/02/opinion/leave-your-laptops-at-the-door-to-my-classroom.html
 * NEW AOW TASK SHEET
 * https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m90mHRLJfwmI9LurUFORohAUYqCMsSV9SAH_QgQL08s/edit?usp=sharing
 * If you are to finish this before class ends, READ SOMETHING!!! Find an article that interests you on the web, do some Read Theory, find a book, etc. JUST READ SOMETHING!!!!!

=1/6/17= "Where I'm From"
 * http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/professional_development/workshops/writing/george_ella_lyon.pdf
 * Open a Google Doc, title it "Where I'm From" and complete the following tasks.
 * 1) What types of imagery does Lyon use in her poem?
 * 2) What is Lyon's purpose in writing this poem?
 * 3) How does imagery help Lyon achieve her purpose?
 * 4) Using George Ella Lyon's format, write your own "Where I'm From Poem" emulating her style. Include at least 3 examples of imagery within your poem. This must be a minimum of 15 lines but can be as long as you wish (Due Monday, or whenever we come back to school!)