Thesis Paper

We will be discussing the steps to writing a thesis paper.  Please do not worry about the due date for the final paper.  Instead, worry about the due dates I give in class for the different steps in the process -- creating an outline, creating a thesis statement, creating a works cited page, creating a rough draft.  Eventually, you will have everything you need in order to prepare a well-developed, MLA formatted final draft.  Once you begin the final draft, I will provide you with the due date of the final paper.  Although I do accept final thesis papers late (up to two days with a letter grade penalty for each day late), you really should not have any problems having it in on time!  Any written work we do in preparation for the final paper, however, will not be accepted late.

YASMINA KHADRA NOVEL & SUMMER READING CHOICE

A reminder of long term assignments:

Due Thursday, September 13:  typed assignment for summer reading choice
Due Friday, September 14:  Read "Marriage is a Private Affair" and complete the questions found on the handout
Due Monday, September 17:  first half of Yasmina Khadra novel and typed assignment
Due Monday, September 24:  second half of Yasmina Khadra novel and typed assignment

The above assignments will not be accepted late.  Please have your book and assignment with you for the discussions. 

Short term assignments will be announced in class.  These will include assignments for:
"Marriage is a Private Affair"
Osama

Unit 1: September 2012

Welcome to 9 Honors English!

As 9^th grade English students, you will be exposed to many different cultures this year through films, literary works, and nonfiction.  What can learn from reading articles and stories and from viewing films about different cultures?   Why is it so important for young students in today’s society to be exposed to these different cultures?  Although both of these questions will be revisited throughout the year, it is how I would like to begin your first marking period of 9^th grade English.

You will be using the film we will be watching, the articles we will be reviewing, the short stories and novel we will be reading this marking period to help answer the above questions.  Eventually, you will answer the question in a formal thesis paper.  All the tools you will need to be a successful high school English student will be given to you during the first marking period.

The following are the items we will be working on over the next marking period:

·         Quote Analysis

·         Critical Thinking Skills

·         Writing Skills (Thesis Statements, Paragraph Organization, MLA format, Citations, Works Cited Page, etc.)

To learn and strengthen these skills we will use the following for our discussions:

·         Summer Reading Choice

·         The Sirens of Baghdad, The Swallows of Kabul, or The Attack by Yasmina Khadra

·         “Marriage is a Private Affair” and other selections from World Literature: An Anthology of Great Short Stories, Drama, and Poetry

·         Osama

·         2012 summer and fall current event articles from around the world

·         Nonfiction Sample