Due Monday, Oct. 11: Oedipus discussion questions
(*Note change in date for in-class writing) Friday, Oct. 15: End Writing for Oedipus (this will be an in-class writing)
We will be viewing the film Minority Report in class at the end of this week. This film will be viewed in connection with Oedipus.
We will also begin reading The Stranger. Please listen for the reading and log due dates in class. I will post them later in the week.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
The weeks of Sept. 27 and Oct. 4
*HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 12: Please bring in completed questions on Oedipus!
Oedipus will be read and analyzed in class over the next couple of weeks. Ms. Rich will inform you of when the end test will take place. On your own, you will be reading Antigone (pages 341-387) and completing the assignments listed below. The play and the assignments are due on Wednesday, Oct. 6.
Part I: Formal Log Entry Response (25 Points)
Read Antigone independently and complete one of the log entries listed below. You must connect your response to Antigone. Therefore, quotes and examples are a must. Please follow the proper MLA format when writing your response.
1. Do you think people should be obliged to obey laws even if they don’t agree with them? Why or why not? Link your response to Antigone.
2. Are stubbornness and pride admirable qualities? Explain. Link your response to Antigone.
3. From your experience, do most people find it easy or difficult to admit they’ve made a mistake? Is admitting to a mistake a sign of strength or weakness in contemporary society? Explain. Link your response to Antigone.
4. How responsible do you feel for your family members? Do you think family members should risk danger or even death for one another? Explain your responses. Link your response to Antigone.
Part II. Create a comic book adaptation of Antigone (10 Points)
Pick out the key scenes and create at least a 10 panel comic book. Your adaptation should not only show your understanding of the play, but should also show how you can pick out key scenes of a play.
Part III: Socratic Seminar (20 points)
Come to class prepared to discuss Antigone on the due date provided in class. You must come to class with five typed discussion questions. These can be questions you have about the play, topics you want to further discuss, connections you want to make, analysis of a quote you like, etc. Do not create questions that are similar to the log entry questions. You will be graded on your five typed discussion questions and your involvement in the Socratic Seminar.
These are the types of questions that allow for some great discussions:
• OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS:
Write an insightful question about the text that will require proof
and group discussion and "construction of logic" to discover or explore the answer to the question.
• UNIVERSAL THEME/ CORE QUESTIONS:
Write a question dealing with a theme(s) of the text that will
encourage group discussion about the universality of the text.
• LITERARY ANALYSIS QUESTIONS:
Write a question dealing with HOW an author chose to compose a literary piece. Example: How did the author manipulate point of view?
• WORLD CONNECTION QUESTIONS:
Write a question connecting the text to the real world.
• CLOSE-ENDED QUESTIONS:
Write a question about the text that will help everyone in the
class come to an agreement about events or characters in the text. This question usually has a "correct" answer.
Oedipus will be read and analyzed in class over the next couple of weeks. Ms. Rich will inform you of when the end test will take place. On your own, you will be reading Antigone (pages 341-387) and completing the assignments listed below. The play and the assignments are due on Wednesday, Oct. 6.
Part I: Formal Log Entry Response (25 Points)
Read Antigone independently and complete one of the log entries listed below. You must connect your response to Antigone. Therefore, quotes and examples are a must. Please follow the proper MLA format when writing your response.
1. Do you think people should be obliged to obey laws even if they don’t agree with them? Why or why not? Link your response to Antigone.
2. Are stubbornness and pride admirable qualities? Explain. Link your response to Antigone.
3. From your experience, do most people find it easy or difficult to admit they’ve made a mistake? Is admitting to a mistake a sign of strength or weakness in contemporary society? Explain. Link your response to Antigone.
4. How responsible do you feel for your family members? Do you think family members should risk danger or even death for one another? Explain your responses. Link your response to Antigone.
Part II. Create a comic book adaptation of Antigone (10 Points)
Pick out the key scenes and create at least a 10 panel comic book. Your adaptation should not only show your understanding of the play, but should also show how you can pick out key scenes of a play.
Part III: Socratic Seminar (20 points)
Come to class prepared to discuss Antigone on the due date provided in class. You must come to class with five typed discussion questions. These can be questions you have about the play, topics you want to further discuss, connections you want to make, analysis of a quote you like, etc. Do not create questions that are similar to the log entry questions. You will be graded on your five typed discussion questions and your involvement in the Socratic Seminar.
These are the types of questions that allow for some great discussions:
• OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS:
Write an insightful question about the text that will require proof
and group discussion and "construction of logic" to discover or explore the answer to the question.
• UNIVERSAL THEME/ CORE QUESTIONS:
Write a question dealing with a theme(s) of the text that will
encourage group discussion about the universality of the text.
• LITERARY ANALYSIS QUESTIONS:
Write a question dealing with HOW an author chose to compose a literary piece. Example: How did the author manipulate point of view?
• WORLD CONNECTION QUESTIONS:
Write a question connecting the text to the real world.
• CLOSE-ENDED QUESTIONS:
Write a question about the text that will help everyone in the
class come to an agreement about events or characters in the text. This question usually has a "correct" answer.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
The Weeks of Sept. 6, Sept. 13, and Sept. 20
Below are the reading and writing assignment due dates for The Alchemist.
Due Wednesday, Sept. 8: Individual Mission Statements
Due Thursday, Sept. 9: The introduction, prologue, and pages 1-10 of The Alchemist
Friday, Sept. 10: In-class writing on summer novels (Bring in notes and/or marked up novels) Due Monday, Sept. 13: Complete Part I of The Alchemist
Due Wednesday, Sept. 15: The Alchemy Webquest
Due Thursday, Sept. 16: Read pages 51-127 of The Alchemist
Due Friday, Sept. 17: Read pages 127-142 of The Alchemist
Due Monday, Sept. 20: The Alchemist and the personal legend writing assignment are both to be completed for today's class
Tuesday, Sept. 21: The Alchemist end test will be given in today's class -- you must complete the speech by Steve Jobs for today's test
Wednesday, Sept. 22-Friday, Sept. 24: You will be researching and discussing the Greek Theater and important information necessary for a successful understanding of Oedipus The King and Antigone.
*We will be reading Oedipus in class during the week of Sept. 27. During this same week, you will read Antigone on your own and respond to log entry questions. Due dates for Antigone will be given at the beginning of the week.
Due Wednesday, Sept. 8: Individual Mission Statements
Due Thursday, Sept. 9: The introduction, prologue, and pages 1-10 of The Alchemist
Friday, Sept. 10: In-class writing on summer novels (Bring in notes and/or marked up novels) Due Monday, Sept. 13: Complete Part I of The Alchemist
Due Wednesday, Sept. 15: The Alchemy Webquest
Due Thursday, Sept. 16: Read pages 51-127 of The Alchemist
Due Friday, Sept. 17: Read pages 127-142 of The Alchemist
Due Monday, Sept. 20: The Alchemist and the personal legend writing assignment are both to be completed for today's class
Tuesday, Sept. 21: The Alchemist end test will be given in today's class -- you must complete the speech by Steve Jobs for today's test
Wednesday, Sept. 22-Friday, Sept. 24: You will be researching and discussing the Greek Theater and important information necessary for a successful understanding of Oedipus The King and Antigone.
*We will be reading Oedipus in class during the week of Sept. 27. During this same week, you will read Antigone on your own and respond to log entry questions. Due dates for Antigone will be given at the beginning of the week.
Friday, June 11, 2010
2010-2011: 9 Honors Summer Work
9 Honors English/9 Honors World History
Summer Work 2010-2011
English: Mrs. Hatler (ehatler@hpregional.org)
History: Ms. Sutton (jsutton@hpregional.org)
Directions. All students in 9 Honors English and/or 9 Honors World History must complete parts I and II.
Part I: “How to Mark a Book”
Read Mortimer J. Adler’s “How to Mark a Book.” This essay is about the different ways to take notes while reading an article or book. Based on the techniques given in the article, you will use a note-taking technique that works for you when doing part II of your summer work.
Part II: World Literature
Choose two full-length works of nonfiction or historical fiction by foreign authors that pertain to a non-American culture. The works cannot be a fantasy or a mystery novel. Each work must take place in a country other than the United States and should be rich in cultural information that can be compared and contrasted with the American culture. Take a visit to your local book store or head to the library and search the shelves for something that may interest you. Read reviews on your choices to make sure they are World Literature, not American Literature, and to make sure they are age appropriate. Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/) is a good website to read a brief summary and reviews of different works. Your parents must consent to your chosen works. To prove their consent, write your name and the name of the works and authors on a notecard and have your parents sign the notecard. The signed notecard needs to be handed in on Monday, September 6, 2010.
You are to take notes on the cultures you are learning about while reading your chosen works. If they are your own books, you can “mark them up” based on ideas found in “How to Mark a Book.” You may use post-it notes to mark off compelling ideas or important sections rich in culture. If it is not your own book and it needs to be returned to the library, take notes on compelling ideas and cultural information in a notebook. In any case, you must provide evidence of your note-taking abilities.
These notes will be helpful for the activities we have planned for the first full week of school. You will be having a book talk and completing an in-class writing prompt during the week of September 6, 2010.
The works listed below will be read in your 9th grade English course and are not allowed to be read for your summer homework:
Night
The Stranger
The Odyssey
The Alchemist
A Doll’s House
Hedda Gabler
The Good Earth
Animal Farm
Romeo and Juliet
Julius Caesar
Oedipus
Antigone
All Quiet on the Western Front
The House on Mango Street
Summer Work 2010-2011
English: Mrs. Hatler (ehatler@hpregional.org)
History: Ms. Sutton (jsutton@hpregional.org)
Directions. All students in 9 Honors English and/or 9 Honors World History must complete parts I and II.
Part I: “How to Mark a Book”
Read Mortimer J. Adler’s “How to Mark a Book.” This essay is about the different ways to take notes while reading an article or book. Based on the techniques given in the article, you will use a note-taking technique that works for you when doing part II of your summer work.
Part II: World Literature
Choose two full-length works of nonfiction or historical fiction by foreign authors that pertain to a non-American culture. The works cannot be a fantasy or a mystery novel. Each work must take place in a country other than the United States and should be rich in cultural information that can be compared and contrasted with the American culture. Take a visit to your local book store or head to the library and search the shelves for something that may interest you. Read reviews on your choices to make sure they are World Literature, not American Literature, and to make sure they are age appropriate. Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/) is a good website to read a brief summary and reviews of different works. Your parents must consent to your chosen works. To prove their consent, write your name and the name of the works and authors on a notecard and have your parents sign the notecard. The signed notecard needs to be handed in on Monday, September 6, 2010.
You are to take notes on the cultures you are learning about while reading your chosen works. If they are your own books, you can “mark them up” based on ideas found in “How to Mark a Book.” You may use post-it notes to mark off compelling ideas or important sections rich in culture. If it is not your own book and it needs to be returned to the library, take notes on compelling ideas and cultural information in a notebook. In any case, you must provide evidence of your note-taking abilities.
These notes will be helpful for the activities we have planned for the first full week of school. You will be having a book talk and completing an in-class writing prompt during the week of September 6, 2010.
The works listed below will be read in your 9th grade English course and are not allowed to be read for your summer homework:
Night
The Stranger
The Odyssey
The Alchemist
A Doll’s House
Hedda Gabler
The Good Earth
Animal Farm
Romeo and Juliet
Julius Caesar
Oedipus
Antigone
All Quiet on the Western Front
The House on Mango Street
Friday, May 14, 2010
The Weeks of May 17 and May 24
Animal Farm Assignments:
Chapters 4-6 due Monday, May 17
Chapters 7 & 8 due Wednesday, May 19
Chapters 9-end due Friday, May 21
In-class writing prompt will be on Friday, May 21 (25 Points)
Night Assignments:
Pages 1-45 due Monday, May 24
Pages 45-92 due Wednesday, May 26
Pages 46-end due Thursday, May 27
Fishbowl Discussion is on Thursday, May 27 (20 Points)
World Peace Day is on Friday, May 28!
Chapters 4-6 due Monday, May 17
Chapters 7 & 8 due Wednesday, May 19
Chapters 9-end due Friday, May 21
In-class writing prompt will be on Friday, May 21 (25 Points)
Night Assignments:
Pages 1-45 due Monday, May 24
Pages 45-92 due Wednesday, May 26
Pages 46-end due Thursday, May 27
Fishbowl Discussion is on Thursday, May 27 (20 Points)
World Peace Day is on Friday, May 28!
Monday, May 10, 2010
The week of May 10
All Quiet on the Western Front:
Letter is due on Wednesday, May 12* (Note the change in the due date)
End Test will be on Wednesday, May 12
Animal Farm:
Read Chapters 1-3 for Thursday
Read Chapters 4-6 for Monday
Letter is due on Wednesday, May 12* (Note the change in the due date)
End Test will be on Wednesday, May 12
Animal Farm:
Read Chapters 1-3 for Thursday
Read Chapters 4-6 for Monday
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Assignments for the Week of May 3 and May 10
RESEARCH PROCESS: I will be collecting research folders at the end of the period on Monday to see what you have accomplished so far.
All Quiet on the Western Front should be completed for the discussion on Tuesday.
You will be working on a letter assignment at home this week. This will be due on Tuesday, May 11.
We will have some room changes over the next two weeks. Please make sure you go to the correct classroom. The AP students are taking tests in my classroom. I will leave a note on the door directly you to the appropriate room where we will be having class. Do not go into the room during the AP Test!
All Quiet on the Western Front should be completed for the discussion on Tuesday.
You will be working on a letter assignment at home this week. This will be due on Tuesday, May 11.
We will have some room changes over the next two weeks. Please make sure you go to the correct classroom. The AP students are taking tests in my classroom. I will leave a note on the door directly you to the appropriate room where we will be having class. Do not go into the room during the AP Test!
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