We will begin reading All Quiet on the Western Front during the week of April 25. You will also begin writing your thesis paper as a conclusion to the previous unit.

All Quiet on the Western Front Reading Due Dates (please make note of the added due dates)-

Chapters 1-3 and the webquest are due on Thursday, April 28

Chapters 4-6 are due on Tuesday, May 3

Chapters 7 & 8 are due on Monday, May 9

Chapter 9 & 10 (up to middle of page 250) are due on Wednesday, May 11

Finish the novel for Friday, May 13.

Thesis Paper Due Dates- (Please note the changes and additions on the due dates for the thesis paper.)

Rough Thesis Statement: Due Wednesday, April 27

Revised Thesis Statement and Outline (Typed): Due Monday, May 2

Week of May 2: Work on writing paper, adding quotes, revising, editing, etc.

Rough Draft: Friday, May 6 (This due date is to keep you moving along on your thesis paper)

Change in date for final thesis paper: Tuesday, May 17 (Each day the paper is late = a letter grade lower...keep in mind I do not take any work after the second day it is late!)

All Quiet on the Western Front and Thesis Paper

We will begin reading All Quiet on the Western Front during the week of April 25. You will also begin writing your thesis paper as a conclusion to the previous unit. The due dates are listed below. All Quiet on the Western Front Reading Due Dates - Chapters 1-3 and the webquest are due on Thursday, April 28 Chapters 4-6 are due on Tuesday, May 3 Chapters 7 & 8 are due on Monday, May 9 Thesis Paper Due Dates- Rough Thesis Statement: Due Wednesday, April 27 Revised Thesis Statement and Outline (Typed): Due Monday, May 2 Week of May 2: Work on writing paper, adding quotes, revising, editing, etc. Tentative Date for Final Thesis Paper: Tuesday, May 10.

Shakespeare Unit- Romeo and Juliet & Julius Caesar

We will be reading, listening to the CD, and watching the video of Romeo and Juliet during the month of March. You will have a log entry which will be due on Wednesday, April 6. The assignment is listed below. The date of your background quiz on Shakespeare and Act I & II of Romeo and Juliet will be on Tuesday, March 29. Please note the change in date.

Study for the quiz! The following will be helpful in preparing for it - study the webquest on Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Times, How William Became Shakespeare CD lecture handout, the PowerPoint presentation handout, and any other handouts you were given over the last couple of weeks. The following terms should be studied: concealment, soliloquy, aside, couplet, sonnet, blank verse, prose, malapropism, oxymoron, noble-patron, actor-sharer, and repertory system.

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Romeo and Juliet Log Entry is due Wednesday, April 6:
DISCUSS THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN ROMEO AND JULIET. HOW DO ROMEO AND JULIET INTERACT WITH THEIR PARENTS? ARE THEY REBELLIOUS, IN THE MODERN SENSE? HOW DO THEIR PARENTS FEEL ABOUT THEM? CONSIDER ISSUES SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, TRUST, CONFLICT, AND ADVICE. EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE WITH YOUR PARENTS BY COMPARING IT TO THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN ROMEO AND JULIET.
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Julius Caesar will be completed independently. The due dates are listed below.

Act I reading is due Monday, March 21.
Act I discussion thread is due on Wednesday, March 23. Have the last person involved in the discussion print out the discussion.
Act II and III reading is due Monday, March 28.
Act II and III discussion thread is due on Thursday, March 31. Have the last person involved in the discussion print out the discussion.
Finish reading Julius Caesar for Monday, April 4.

February 22-March 11

UPDATE 3/7: Please continue to work on your vignettes. The final booklet is due on Wednesday, March 16. Late papers will be penalized an entire letter grade for each day late. I only accept papers up to two days late.

End Discussion on Hedda Gabler - Tuesday, February 22
End Writing on Hedda Gabler and A Doll House -- Wednesday, February 23

The House on Mango Street Unit will begin on Thursday, February 24. Our focus while reading this work will be creative writing, figurative language, and syntax. The creative writing assignments (own vignettes) will be created over the next couple of weeks. The due dates for the rough drafts will be announced in class. The final creative writing assignment booklet will be due Friday, March 11. The directions for the assignment will be handed out in class on Thursday, February 24. You may also view the assignment on the 9 A Blog.

The House on Mango Street Assignments:
Due Monday, February 28--
"My Name" (p.10)
"Marin" (p.26)
"There Was an Old..." (p.29)
"Alicia..." (p. 79)
"Sally..." (p. 81)
"Minerva..." (p. 84)
"A Smart Cookie" (p.90)
"What Sally Said" (p. 92)
"Linoleum Roses" (p.101)
Due Monday, February 28 --
Researching of Names handout

A Doll House and Hedda Gabler Assignments

Homework for Friday, February 11: Please Finish Act I of Hedda Gabler for our Friday discussion!

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We will be reading Hedda Gabler in class during the weeks of February 7 and February 14. You will be doing the reading of A Doll House at home. The assignments are listed below.

1. A Doll House is to be read by Monday, February 14. Be prepared for a quiz.
2. Five Socratic Seminar Questions (Typed) and the Diction Assignment are due on Wednesday, February 16. Both assignments must be completed for this day. No late work will be accepted. They are an important part of the Socratic Seminar.
3. A Doll House Socratic Seminar will be on Wednesday, February 16.
4. End Test on A Doll House and Hedda Gabler will be on Friday, February 18.

Exam Review Sheet

9 H - REVIEW SHEET

The exam will have the following format:

Section I: Matching

This section will include literary terms; vocabulary terms; authors and their works; authors and their contributions to literature, drama and poetry; and literary movements. You should study your notes, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations.

The following terms/people should be studied, as well as all of the other items found in your notes, handouts, and PowerPoints:
Magical Realism, Existentialism, The Absurd, Soren Keirkegaard, Jean Paul Sartre, Xenia, Epic and Characteristics of an Epic, Epic Hero, Invocation to the Muse of Poetry, Epithet, Epic Similes, Formal Rhetoric, “In Medias Res,” Dramatic Irony, Theatron, Orchestra, Skene, Parados, Dionysus, Oracle, Strophe & Antistrophe, Tragedy, Greek Masks, Thespis, and Aeschylus.

Section II: Short Essay

A. Review all of the background information on the authors you have been exposed to throughout the first semester. Review the time period in which each author lived and study the contributions these authors have made to literature, poetry, or drama. The authors we have studied include: Paulo Coelho, Albert Camus, Homer, Sophocles, and the author of your independent reading assignment.

B. Understand the significance of the titles of each of the works you have been exposed to throughout the first semester: The Alchemist, The Odyssey, Antigone, Oedipus, and The Stranger.

C. Review the films we have viewed this semester: The Odyssey, The Minority Report, and Rabbit-Proof Fence. Reflect on how these films both educate and entertain viewers.

Section III: Formal Written Speech

This section will include the following works: The Odyssey, The Alchemist, Antigone, Oedipus the King, The Stranger, Minority Report, and Rabbit-Proof Fence. Refresh your memory on each work. This section involves an in-depth analysis of the main characters found in each of these works. Although this is written as a speech, all thesis paper and log entry rules apply. Therefore, review the rules of writing a formal paper.



*Helpful hints for studying:

Review all notes, old tests and quizzes, logs and writing assignments. Refresh your memory of the main characters, settings, themes, topics of discussion, etc. for each work.

The works we have covered during the first semester include the following:

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Odyssey by Homer
Oedipus& Antigone by Sophocles
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg
Rabbit-Proof Fence directed by Philip Noyce

Independent Reading Assignment:
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Sound of the Waves by Mishima
47 Ronin Story by John Allyn
The Sounds of the River by Da Chen

The Month of January 2011

Thesis Paper (100 Points)

Final paper is due on Tuesday, January 11. Have your rough draft and all parts of the final draft.

Independent Reading Project (50 Points)
(15-20 Minute Presentation)

Directions. You are to become the expert on the book you have read. Your job is to teach the rest of the class about your book. You must lead the discussion; however, the class must somehow become involved. Below is a list of requirements and suggestions on how to teach your book. If you think of another way in which you would like to teach your book, you must let me know in advance and get approval. In any case, you must have your project completed by the due date. All students must somehow be involved in putting this project together and presenting it. A suggestion: PowerPoint presentations are great for organizing your presentation and presenting information. The order in which requirements are listed below are not necessarily in the order in which they must be presented. Create a lesson that logically flows from one section to the next.

Author Background – Provide significant information about the author and especially provide information that connects the author to the book they have written.
Example: Paulo Coelho and the information you learned about him connects to why he may have written The Alchemist.
Brief Summary – Provide a brief summary of the novel. This is just so the audience has an understanding of the book. This should include a list of significant characters and events in the story. You must also touch upon the key themes found in the novel. Specific passages and quotes from the novel should be used in this section.
Example: Ms. Rich’s summaries for The Odyssey with themes and characters added to summary.
Writing Prompt – Although some of your classmates did not read your novel, get them involved in the novel by having them do a five minute free-write on a theme, topic, connection, etc. Create a prompt that generates good discussion and connects them to the happenings, characters, etc. in your novel. Use this writing prompt as part of your discussion with the class.
Example: Antigone log entries.
Article – Find an article that connects to something in the novel and share it with the class. This can be an encyclopedia entry, an actual current or not so current article, or even an information page off a reputable website. This should be photocopied and given to each member of the class. Therefore, make sure it is no longer than 2 pages in length. See me if you have an issue with this.
Example: A novel on China may deal with footbinding. I may want to share with the class what footbinding is and how it is done. Therefore, I would research footbinding and print out the article from the website, encyclopedia, or magazine.
Cultural Information and Setting – This is the most important part of the lesson: What did you learn about the culture and country in which your novel takes place? Share a map of where your story takes place and discuss traditions, beliefs, and interesting information about your culture. What is it that you learned through reading that you should share with your fellow classmates? Specific passages and quotes from the novel should be used in this section.
Question and Answer Period – Be open to any questions your classmates may have. Periodically throughout the presentation ask the students if they have any questions. You may also want to end the presentation with a question and answer period.
Review Game – Did your audience stay focused and involved throughout your presentation? Create a review game – Review Jeopardy, Review Basketball, etc. – to end your presentation. Questions should be based off the information provided throughout the presentation. Have fun with this.

We will be in the computer lab on Wednesday, January 5 through Monday, January 10. This gives you four days in class to work on this project. Use the evenings at home to gather information. This way the lab time enables your group to put the presentation together. All work must be completed for class on Tuesday, January 11. All groups must be ready to go on this day.
Period 2: Computer Lab # 438 Side A
Period 3: Computer Lab # 438 Side B