The "Role of the Writer" essay will be turned back Thursday (for 3rd period) and Friday, November 2nd, for 8th period. 5th and 6th period will have their essays returned on Monday November 5th.
Please budget time for the revision of this assignment. I will not accept late work. I will turn the work back to you if it is incomplete or it you need to make improvements to achieve a passing (combined score of 4) grade.
See me with questions.
Your Typed Draft is Due Monday 11/5 for period 8
Tuesday 11/6 for Period 3
and Wednesday 11/7 for Period 5 and 6
Final Due Dates: Monday 12 for all students.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
10/29 Homework
Unless you have work missing, you have no homework (other than SSR) tonight. This week we will be reading 4 more short pieces of Flash Fiction in class (I will read another aloud to you). You will discuss, argue and record the plot structure on the handout I give you in class. Early next week, we will talk about what makes a piece of writing "work". You will then choose a topic to begin writing your own piece of Flash Fiction due the week of November 14th.
You will include many elements of storytelling which may include but are not limited to:
dialogue
blocking
interior monologue
allusion*
setting
direct and indirect characterization
symbolism*
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
denouement
internal and external conflict
*advanced students, seeking mastery, will make sure to include these traits.
and all of this in just 500-1000 words! (Remember, longer is not necessarily better!)
After you finish your piece of Flash Fiction, and typed Draft of the Role of the Writer, we will begin a novel! Yay! I'm ready, are you?
Period 3 come ready Tuesday 10/30 to finish filling Uwem Akpan on your graphic organizer, as well as filling in the "you" section. We will spend some time looking at the outline for the essay, and I will answer any questions you have. We will start and complete the 40 minutes timed write in class. There will be no journal write or SSR tomorrow so remember to read at home!
You will include many elements of storytelling which may include but are not limited to:
dialogue
blocking
interior monologue
allusion*
setting
direct and indirect characterization
symbolism*
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
denouement
internal and external conflict
*advanced students, seeking mastery, will make sure to include these traits.
and all of this in just 500-1000 words! (Remember, longer is not necessarily better!)
After you finish your piece of Flash Fiction, and typed Draft of the Role of the Writer, we will begin a novel! Yay! I'm ready, are you?
Period 3 come ready Tuesday 10/30 to finish filling Uwem Akpan on your graphic organizer, as well as filling in the "you" section. We will spend some time looking at the outline for the essay, and I will answer any questions you have. We will start and complete the 40 minutes timed write in class. There will be no journal write or SSR tomorrow so remember to read at home!
Flash Fiction
At the end of this week you will pick a topic. You will write a 500-1000 word story based on that topic (see the list in class or choose your own).
This link Flash Fiction Online offers example of Flash Fiction. I expect each of you to spend 20 minutes sometime in the course of the next week on this site exploring types of stories to get ideas for your own original piece of writing.
http://www.flashfictiononline.com/
This link Flash Fiction Online offers example of Flash Fiction. I expect each of you to spend 20 minutes sometime in the course of the next week on this site exploring types of stories to get ideas for your own original piece of writing.
http://www.flashfictiononline.com/
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Check This Out!
This is NOT homework. It is for the architecturally curious and those interested in truly creative projects that can be brought to life.
World’s Narrowest House Opens in Warsaw With Artists Residency Program
Cut and paste this link if you are interested in reading more about a very unique and political architectural project. It will lead you to the description of a house built in a neighborhood that was a Jewish Ghetto in WWII. A polish architect thought something should be done with the very small space between two buildings as a way of recovering the past.
World’s Narrowest House Opens in Warsaw With Artists Residency Program
http://blogs.artinfo.com/artintheair/2012/10/25/worlds-narrowest-house-opens-in-warsaw-with-artists-residency-program/
Cut and paste this link if you are interested in reading more about a very unique and political architectural project. It will lead you to the description of a house built in a neighborhood that was a Jewish Ghetto in WWII. A polish architect thought something should be done with the very small space between two buildings as a way of recovering the past.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Timed Write on Monday 10/29!
On Monday you will use your notes from the graphic organizer to write a short, organized, and grammatically accurate essay on the role of the writer in culture. This will be a timed write which will be graded for completeness, but evaluated on the 6+1 writing traits rubric, including Organization, Conventions, Voice, Content, and Fluency. Completeness will be entered as your grade. The rubric will be used to assess you.
In the essay you will touch on the importance of literature and you will connect your opinion to the work of Adichie, Shafak, Solzhenitsyn, or Akpan. You will consider the role literature has played in your life and the role you think it will play for you in the future. Remember, this is your opinion! Make it authentic!
This timed write will be considered your rough draft. You will have 50 minutes to write. I will score the work on the rubric and next week you will revise the essay according to the scores you receive on the rubric.
The draft/timed write is worth 25 points
The final copy is worth 75 points
Come prepared on Friday with your graphic organizer (due upon completion of the essay for 40 points) to write on these topics.
In the essay you will touch on the importance of literature and you will connect your opinion to the work of Adichie, Shafak, Solzhenitsyn, or Akpan. You will consider the role literature has played in your life and the role you think it will play for you in the future. Remember, this is your opinion! Make it authentic!
This timed write will be considered your rough draft. You will have 50 minutes to write. I will score the work on the rubric and next week you will revise the essay according to the scores you receive on the rubric.
The draft/timed write is worth 25 points
The final copy is worth 75 points
Come prepared on Friday with your graphic organizer (due upon completion of the essay for 40 points) to write on these topics.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Check This Out!
Pakistani Girl
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19899540
Cut and paste this site if you would like to explore another area of the world in which children necessarily grow up fast. This link will lead you to a portrait of a Pakistani girl fighting for the right to be educated. Her bravery appears to know no bounds. What links does this have with the story of the Kenyan boy from Nairobi in the story, "An Ex-Mas Feast"?
*This is NOT homework. It is for the curious and those who desire to grow a global consciousness.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19899540
Cut and paste this site if you would like to explore another area of the world in which children necessarily grow up fast. This link will lead you to a portrait of a Pakistani girl fighting for the right to be educated. Her bravery appears to know no bounds. What links does this have with the story of the Kenyan boy from Nairobi in the story, "An Ex-Mas Feast"?
*This is NOT homework. It is for the curious and those who desire to grow a global consciousness.
Friday, October 19, 2012
SSR!
Remember, SSR calendars and book reviews are due! 10/19 Make sure you are reading almost every day and tracking your progress on your calendar!
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Welcome sophomores, class 2015! This blog is a tool we will be using for World Literature this year. I hope you find it helpful and easy to use. This is the place where you will check homework, post comments, find links for homework, attachments for class notes, embedded videos related to our course and many more helpful and (hopefully!) interesting tidbits. If for some reason this site can't help you answer any question you have about this class, then please feel free to e-mail me at the address on the syllabus or at my PPS e-mail address as I will be checking both often.
HW for 3rd period only. Due Tuesday 10/16
Look up TED Talks on the internet. Once on the site, type in Chimamanda Adichie, "The Danger of a Single Story." Watch the entire talk and fill in your graphic organizer on the role of the writer.
"The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie )
Look up TED Talks on the internet. Once on the site, type in Chimamanda Adichie, "The Danger of a Single Story." Watch the entire talk and fill in your graphic organizer on the role of the writer.
"The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie )
Instructions for stories from Say You’re One of Them, by Uwem Akpan.
Due Monday October 22.
Basic Criteria*
1. Finish reading, “An Ex-mas Feast”.
2. Read the interview with Uwem Akpan at the back of the packet.
3.Choose 1 question to answer from each of the clusters of questions at the back 1, 2, 4 and 7. Make sure to answer clearly restating the question and to support your opinion with evidence from the text using quotes around anything you cite.
Challenge Criteria*
1. Finish reading “An Ex-mas Feast”
2. Read “What Language is That?”
3. Read the interview with Uwem Akpan
4. Choose 2 questions to address from each of the clusters of questions at the back 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8. Make sure to formulate responses clearly, restating the questions and supporting your opinion with evidence from the text using quotes around anything you cite.
*Basic Criteria meets proficiency for grade-level requirements. Basic criteria is C level work. This level work is complete, accurate, and shows an understanding of the material.
*Challenge Criteria is A/B level work. Here I am looking for depth of thought, analysis, and exploration of the topic. I expect the work to challenge you. This level work shows ownership of the topic.
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