2022 English 10

   Today, we are going to continue to work on personal narratives. If you have nothing to work on you can begin to review for your Unit I final. There is a review guide below: Review Guide for UNIT I 1)    For the following stories be able to outline the plot: “Harrison Bergeron” “The Pedestrian” “There Will Come Soft Rains” “The Lottery” “The Possibility of Evil” “Everyday Use” 2)    For the following stories be able to list the protagonist, the antagonist, the type of conflict and briefly discuss what the conflict involves” Harrison Bergeron” “The Pedestrian” “There Will Come Soft Rains” “The Lottery” “The Possibility of Evil” “Everyday Use” 3)    For all the stories list point of view.    If the point of view is 1 st person, discuss who is telling the story.    If the point of view is 3 rd Limit, discuss the point of view the story follows. 4)    For ea...

 Today, we are going to continue to work on personal narratives. If you have nothing to work on you can begin to review for your Unit I final. There is a review guide below: Review Guide for UNIT I 1)    For the following stories be able to outline the plot: “Harrison Bergeron” “The Pedestrian” “There Will Come Soft Rains” “The Lottery” “The Possibility of Evil” “Everyday Use” 2)    For the following stories be able to list the protagonist, the antagonist, the type of conflict and briefly discuss what the conflict involves” Harrison Bergeron” “The Pedestrian” “There Will Come Soft Rains” “The Lottery” “The Possibility of Evil” “Everyday Use” 3)    For all the stories list point of view.    If the point of view is 1 st person, discuss who is telling the story.    If the point of view is 3 rd Limit, discuss the point of view the story follows. 4)    For each story ...

Today, you will start your personal narratives - first draft will be due next Monday.   Personal Narrative       A Personal Narrative is a form of writing in which the writer relates an event, incident, or experience in his or her own life. It is usually focused on one idea.   The events of a personal narrative are most often presented in chronological order, the order in which they actually occurred in time. The personal narrative incorporates vivid descriptive details as well as the thoughts, feelings, and reactions of the writer.               Remember the first paragraph, just like an essay, should have a grabber or an attention getting statement and it can set up your reason for writing—it could contain a controlling idea and can also state a list of topics that you will discuss in your essay (these are not bad things to practice and you should look at the student examples)....

 Today we are going to read "Tolerance" in your textbook and "Upon Seeing England for the First Time". We will discuss what the essays have in common and how "Upon Seeing England for the First Time" is a personal narrative.  Tomorrow you will begin personal narrative. https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/26888/1/Unit-23.pdf https://www.somersschools.org/cms/lib/NY01913963/Centricity/Domain/989/Kincaid%20On%20seeing%20England%20for%20the%20first%20time.pdf

 ESSAY QUIZ - you can use your books/stories. Take some time to outline your essays before you begin writing. Assignment: Write an Essay comparing “The Possibility of Evil”, “The Lottery”, and/or  “Everyday Use” either by theme, character, symbolism, or irony. 4 3 2 1 Thesis Statement Clear and defendable thesis, hook and order of development connect with thesis Defendable thesis, hook present Thesis statement attempted, but might be clunky, wordy, or unclear No thesis Evidence 2 pieces of evidence for each point; evidence is analyzed and makes connections between the evidence and the thesis Two pieces of evidence for each point; some analysis is made between the evidence and thesis but it might be taken out of context, misinterpreted or oversimplified Evidence form at least two sources.   No analysis is made betwee...

 Today we are going to review vocabulary for the upcoming quiz on Friday, finish the reading on "From Farewell to Manzanar" and begin to prewrite possible personal narratives.

For Grammar Girl's hints on Introductory Paragraphs - click here Today, we will discuss the  nonfiction memoir (or section of a memoir) on the Montgomery Boycott.  Remember, your unit goal is to write a personal narrative using elements of fiction that you have learned from the short story unit.  Think about how Coretta Scott King uses literary elements in her story.  Also, think about how you would compare this story to "Everyday Use". We will also look at the memoir "From Farewell to Manzanar" in your textbook.   Coming up soon: Assignment: Write an Essay comparing “The Possibility of Evil”, “The Lottery”, and “Everyday Use” either by theme, character, symbolism, or irony. 4 3 2 1 Thesis Statement Clear and defendable thesis, hook and order of development connect with thesis Defendable thesis, hook present Thesis statement attempted, but...

 You should read "The Montgomery Boycott" on page 968 and answer questions 1-5, 7-8 on page 978.

 We are going to write sentences with 5) Exonerate and 6) Capitulate Then we are going to go back to the syntax primer and look at other examples and discuss them. [ Sth, I know that woman. She used to live with a flock of birds on Lenox Avenue. Know her husband, too. [ He fell for an eighteen-year-old girl with one of those deepdown, spooky loves that made him so sad and happy he shot her just to keep the feeling going. When the woman, her name is Violet, went to the funeral to see the girl and to cut her dead face they threw her to the floor and out of the church. She ran, then, through all that snow, and when she got back to her apartment she took the birds from their cages and set them out the windows to freeze or fly, including the parrot that said, “I love you.”  

 Today, I'll give you a few minutes to finish the study questions from yesterday. I have seen only Evelyn's. Make sure you also have sentences written for the following: 1) Palliate 2) Confiscate 3) Inundate 4) Deprecate We will then look at a Syntax Primer, and write examples of loose, periodic, parallel, and complex-compound sentences.  

   Today we are going to read "Everyday Use" and do questions (1-4, 6 and 9) on page 61. If we finish, we will work with types of sentences, parallelism, sentence length and all various writing exercises to get you ready for writing your personal narratives.  cumulative sentence (also known as loose sentence) periodic sentence   First please write sentences with vocabulary. 

 Today we are going to read "Everyday Use" and do questions (1-4, 6 and 9) on page 61. Tomorrow, we will work with types of sentences, parallelism, sentence length and all various writing exercises to get you ready for writing your personal narratives.  cumulative sentence (also known as loose sentence) periodic sentence  New Vocabulary 1) Palliate 2) Confiscate 3) Inundate 4) Deprecate 5) Exonerate 6) Capitulate 7) Svelte 8) Diurnal 9) Canopy 10) Patrimony  

 Today, we are going to take a vocabulary quiz and then move onto syntax and types of syntax.

    Today we are going to practice vocabulary words and write sentences with them.  Discuss your essays, read and discuss the story - "The Lottery".  You will fill out short story outlines and finally in your journals make a list the following.   - 1) Symbols (Names, Black Box, places); Characters (Tessie Hutchinson); Themes - traditions, the meaning of home, appearance vs reality.   Vocabulary List #2 Doctrine Hertiage Commiserate Indomitable Rudimentary Savoring Voluble Wizened Fusillade Maladroit

  Today we are going to practice vocabulary words and write sentences with them.  Discuss your essays, read and discuss the story - "The Lottery".  You will fill out short story outlines and finally in your journals make a list the following.   - 1) Symbols (Names, Black Box, places); Characters (Tessie Hutchinson); Themes - traditions, the meaning of home, appearance vs reality.   Vocabulary List #2 Doctrine Hertiage Commiserate Indomitable Rudimentary Savoring Voluble Wizened Fusillade Maladroit

  In an essay with a thesis statement (or a controlling idea) compare “There Will Come Soft Rains” to the "The Pedestrian" or “Harrison Bergeron” (so three stories) by either characters, symbols, allusions or themes. Make sure you use specific examples from the text to back up your thesis.   Grading:   Thesis – 10 pts Examples from text – 15 pts Grammar – 5 pts   4- Student can write a thesis connecting "Harrison Bergeron", "There Will Come Soft Rains" and "The Pedestrian" by either theme, character, symbol and back up his or her position with at least two pieces of evidence (for each point) and analyze the evidence, making connections between the evidence and the thesis.   3 -  Student can write a thesis connecting "Harrison Bergeron", "There Will Come Soft Rains" and "The Pedestrian" by either theme, character, symbol and back up his or her position with at least two pieces of evidence ...

  Today, we will start with new words of the day, and then move on to the following: Objective: Text analysis - students will be able to explain the motivation between the protagonist's actions after reading the story, "The Possibility of Evil" and relate it to a theme.  Remember that in the Unit Goal - the writing of your personal narrative you'll need a theme or a controlling idea.  After we finish the story you will need to write a two paragraph blog entry about the protagonists motivations and why the story is called, "The Possibility of Evil". First - we will do words of the day (think about writing complex sentences). "The Possibility of Evil" is on page 202. HW: Questions 6, 8 and 9 on page 215.  #6.  Analyze Irony.  Reread lines 219-238.  Explain the irony, or the contrast between appearance and reality, in Miss Strangeworth's insistence upon living "graciously". #8.  Evaluate.  Is the pu...

 Today we are going to finish reading "The Possibility of Evil" and fill out the short story outlines.  First write sentences with Commiserate and Indomitable The Possibility of Evil" is on page 202. HW: Questions 6, 8 and 9 on page 215.  #6.  Analyze Irony.  Reread lines 219-238.  Explain the irony, or the contrast between appearance and reality, in Miss Strangeworth's insistence upon living "graciously". #8.  Evaluate.  Is the punishment that Miss Strangeworth receives at the end of the story appropriate?  Why or why not? #9.  Predict.  How will Miss Strangeworth's life in town be different after her secret is discovered?   Unit Learning goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the structure of fiction by breaking down the essential building blocks (literary elements) of short stories by plot, dialogue, imagery, character development, figurative language (metaphor, symbolism, irony), point of view, connecti...