Classwork and Homework Dates work was assigned listed in bold, due dates (where different from assigned date) listed below. Explanations and links to worksheets also below.
August 24 | 2015_ 1. Student Survey August 25 or 26 | 2015 1. Reading Comprehension Assessment 2. Vocabulary Assessment August 27 or 28 | 2015 1. Sunflower Self Portrait 2. Big Idea Bullying 3. Group Story 4. Photo Reaction Free-write August 31 or September 1 | 2015 1. Paper Plate Profile A. Drawing Directions (two sides) B. Reflection Questions 2. Malcolm X Speech (read). A. Big Idea Chart B. Sunflower Details Chart 3. Unpacking Standards A. Reading 11-12.5 worksheet B. Writing 11-12.5 worksheet 4. C.E.E.R Practice: A. Golden Keys (read + write CEER) B. Fox As Herdsman (read + write CEER) C. Guide to CEER (reference) September 2 or 3 | 2015 N/A September 8 or 9 | 2015 1. Read and Annotate "A&P" A. Annotation Homework (Due 9/10-11) September 10 or 11 | 2015 1. Warm up: 1 Sentence Description and 1 Quote for each character (Sammy, Lengel, Stokesie, Queenie). 2. Worksheet: 3 Quotes + responses 3. CEER Response ("What does Sammy mean when he says 'the world will be harder on him hereafter' at the close of 'A&P'?) September 14 or 15 | 2015 1. Warm Up, free-write (5 sentences):
You arrive in a brand new town. It’s night time, you know no one, you have $1.00 in your pocket.
What do you do? Where do you go? Where will you sleep? How will you make it to the next day in one piece?
Spend 5 minutes writing out this thought-experiment. Explore the realities and the make-believe, but write in a convincing and clear way.
2. Read "On the Road" by Langston Hughes A. Annotate by circling all appearances of Snow, black, white, bars and "doors" B. Annotate by marking all appearances of new characters (Sergeant, Dorset, Christ, Cops) C. Annotate by marking text with symbols and "talking to text" with questions, comments, thoughts and reactions, personal and analytical 3. Write CEER response: "What does the figure of Christ symbolize in Langston Hughes short story 'On the Road'?" September 16 or 17 | 2015
Warm Up: Describe each character in your own words and then find and write a quote that supports your description.
Sargent
Revered Mr. Dorset
Christ
White Cops
Three Quotes Worksheet. Choose 3 quotes that relate to 3 symbols you found in the story, and the respond to each quote by explaining what symbolic meaning this quote shows the symbol to have.
Write CEER response: “How does the author of ‘On the Road’ use symbols to deepen the meaning of the story’?
September 18 or 21 | 2015 Writing Assessment. Write a CEER response for each prompt. You have 15-minutes for each. 1. What is the author's purpose for writing this story? 2. How does the author use characters OR symbols to convey the message of the story? September 22 or 23 | 2015 1. Warm up: A. What is your name? B. Who are you named after? C. What does your name mean to you? D. Do you like or dislike your name? Why? 2. Read short story "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez. A. Complete this packet in stations. September 24 or 25 | 2015 1. Warm Up. Write a full response to this question: A. How is your identity shaped by language (either the language you speak or the ones you use every day to define yourself)? B. How was Julia Alvarez's identity shaped by language in the story we read previously? 2. Write a 6-sentence CEER paragraph finishing one of these prompts: A. "Julia’s understanding of identity is shaped by society because…" B. "Julia’s understanding of identity is shaped by language because..." C. "Power plays into Julia’s understanding of her identity when…" D. "Julia does not want to be treated like a “rare exotic friend” because..." September 28 or 29 | 2015 1. Warm up: here. 2. Read and Annotate this article. 3. Complete all 4 station activities 4. Exit Ticket: here. September 30 or October 1 | 2015 Warm up: - Who is someone you admire? Why do you look up to them? - In what ways do you want to be like them, and in what ways do you not want to? Explore and Explain. 5+ sentences. No other work -- today was senior picture day! October 2 or 5 | 2015 "Perfect Day for Bananafish:" Day 1 A. Warm Up: Define this vocabulary using your own words. Include “part of speech” (noun, adjective, etc.): elaborate, accentuate, protrude, resumption, cumbersome, pavilion, salve, oblique B. Biography of JD Salinger, watch: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEak-27j9eM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ySvCfxvYxY C. Read and Annotate "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" using these as a guide: - Characters: Seymore Glass, Muriel Glass, Mrs. Carpenter, Sybil Carpenter - Themes: Childhood innocence , Companionship, Rest and recuperation, Anger at the world, Difficulty of connecting Plot": What happens at the end? Why might this happen? D. Exit Ticket: Mini Quiz (see me for makeup) October 6 or 7 A. Warm Up: DESCRIBE EACH CHARACTER in your own words, then find evidence (a quote) to back up this description: Seymour Glass, Sybil Carpenter, Mrs. Carpenter, Muriel Glass, Muriel's mother. B. Activity: Using this quote sheet (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wN6TAZVXGD79bG_NqBPNpI6V1Fk1wTOu4QNDTxWccHg/edit?usp=sharing, find one quote for each theme and then one quote for a theme of your own. Then describe ("response") how this quote shows you something about this theme: Themes: -Childhood innocence (#1), -Companionship (#2), -Rest and recuperation (#3), -Anger at the world (#4), -Difficulty of connecting (#5), -Then think of a theme of your own and find a quote that relates to or displays it (#6) C. Exit Ticket -- Written reflection (5 sentences): "What do trees, driving in cars, a book of poetry in German, a tattoo, and the story of bananafish all possibly have in common that might give us a better understanding of Seymour, what he was dealing with emotionally, and why he decided to commit suicide just then?" October 8 or 9 A. Warm Up: Answer the following in complete sentences: - Do you feel JD Salinger prepared us for the end of “Perfect Day for Bananafish”? - If so: Why? How? - If not: Why not? B. Activity: Stations. Visit Each of the following 4 stations and fill in a 3-5 sentence response (with textual examples) in each corresponding box: - Use this form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByXbkmKykAJEd1BDc2RMR0Vrdm8/view?usp=sharing VIOLENCE Read the excerpt, “More Than it’s Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence” (from How to Read Like a College Professor). Analyze the violence in “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” What is its function in this story? SYMBOLISM Read the excerpt, “Is That a Symbol” (from How to Read Like a College Professor). What objects, actions, names, events, or colors seem to have a symbolic meaning in the story. (Refer to your handout on symbolism for guidance.) What is their role or purpose in contributing to the text’s meaning? DIALOGUE Look closely at the conversation Muriel has with her mother, the conversation Mrs. Carpenter has with Mrs. Hubbel, and the conversation Seymour has with Sybil. How are these conversations different from one another (in terms of the diction Salinger uses to develop them, in terms of the subjects the characters discuss)? How does Salinger develop his characters through dialogue? HISTORICAL CONTEXT Read “Overview of the Post-War Era”. Consider the historical context of “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”. How does an understanding of post-World War II American culture deepen your understanding & interpretation of Salinger’s story? C. Exit Ticket: Group Presentation for each category (see teacher for makeup). October 12 or 13 Coming soon... CHARACTERIZATION Complete the “Personality Traits” handout for Seymour Glass. What significance can you find in his name? STRUCTURE How does J.D. Salinger structure “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”? (i.e. how is the text organized? Does the text follow the traditional plot structure of beginning-middle-end?) What is the effect of his structural decisions? Is the conflict resolved or unresolved at the end? If there is no resolution, why not? What is the impact of this unclear ending? October 14 or 16 ***QUARTER CLOSED***