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Monday, June 8, 2009

Final Exam Review

Literature of the Middle Ages
• The Decameron
• The Canterbury Tales
• “The Tale of the Falcon” & “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”
o Written by
o What work are they a part of?
o Plot, characters
• What and whom is the poem “Chevrefoil” about?

Literary Terms

• antagonist
• couplets
• extended metaphor
• foreshadowing
• frame story
• metaphor
• personification
• pun
• simile
• tone (attitude)
• tragic hero
• tragic flaw


Tragedy and William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and Othello

• Settings
• What is happening when Caesar first enters the play?
• “Beware the ides of March!” Who says it? What does he mean?
• What happens when Antony offers Caesar the crown?
• What finally convinces Brutus to join the conspirators?
• Why does Calpurnia urge Caesar to stay home rather than appear at the Senate?
• Why does Caesar ignore Calpurnia’s warnings?
• Who is Artemidorus and what does he do?
• Why does Brutus say they killed Caesar?
• What does Antony tell the crowd in his funeral oration? How does the crowd respond?
• Who forms the 2nd triumvirate?
• What happens to Portia?
• What appears at Brutus’s bedside in camp?
• What happens that causes Cassius to commit suicide?
• What does Antony call Brutus “the noblest Roman of them all”?
• Othello
• Iago
• Desdemona
• Michael Cassio
• Brabantio
• Which of Cassio’s weaknesses does Iago exploit?
• Who is Brabantio?
• Who called jealousy the “green-eyed monster”?
• What “poison” does Iago pour into Othello’s ear?
• What is Othello’s tragic flaw?

Vocabulary
 Accoutered – dressed for battle
 Alacrity – cheerful readiness
 Bestial – like a beast; primal; monster-like
 Castigate - punish
 Construed - interpret
 Discern – discriminate
 Edify – to build up, establish, strengthen a person,
 fickle – easily changeable
 garner – gather, deposit, get, collect,
 laconic – using few words, concise, brief. Rudely using few words
 mitigate – to lessen, soften
 paradox – seemingly contradictory statement that is actually true. It is puzzling. Like a riddle
 perdition – state of spiritual loss or ruin; damnation
 portentous – ominous, foreboding
 ruminate – to ponder, to think about, to “chew on”
 surfeit – an excessive amount
 usurp – to seize power; to take power by force
 verve – enthusiasm, vigor, spirit

MLA FORMAT AND PLAGIARISM
--How are the following formatted:
a. Publication titles
b. Website titles
c. Books
d. Webpage titles
e. Article titles
f. Publication dates
g. Date accessed




--Know what qualifies something as plagiarism.
--Answer questions using a sample works cited page.
--Know how to format parenthetical citations correctly. (Here is a Quia quiz students were directed to after completing a handout using on parenthetical citations: http://www.quia.com/quiz/1760788.html)
Check out these links. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/ (click on additional links at the bottom of this webpage). Here are some (entertaining) videos about plagiarism: http://library.camden.rutgers.edu/EducationalModule/Plagiarism/

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Julius Caesar Additional Review

Try answering questions on these quizzes that pertain to Acts I & II.

Gradesaver Quiz
SparkNotes Quiz
CliffsNotes Quiz

Don't forget about this video:


Here is another brief video of the conspirator's making plans at Brutus'.

Friday, May 1, 2009

Julius Caesar Vocabulary Practice


  1. The preacher made his way to the pulpit when it was time to give the sermon.

  2. The people of Rome are fickle. One day they were on Pompey’s side; a few days later they were cheering for Caesar.

  3. Calpurnia had a dream that Decius construed in a way get Caesar to go to the Capitol rather than stay home like Calpurnia wanted.

  4. Cassius and Caesar were accoutered when they were swimming in the Tiber. Why would this make swimming difficult?

  5. Calpurnia believed that her dream and the wicked occurrences of the night were portentous signs that foreshadowing something bad happening to her husband.

  6. When creating a word web, all words in the web will appertain to each other.

CINQUAINS - line 1 is filled in with a vocabulary word. Line 5 should be filled in with a synonym of the vocabulary word or a word that sums up the word.
#1
cogitation
mental, thoughtful
thinking, pondering, wondering
it’s in my head
5_________________

#2
omen
scary, evil
warning, foreshadowing, threatening
sign of the future
5_________________

#3
affability
friendly, well-liked
giving, caring, understanding
he’s easy to approach
5_________________
#4
augurer
wise, psychic
interpreting, construing, knowing
we found no heart
5_________________

#5
emulation
jealous, green-eyed
coveting, wanting, desiring
wanting to be him
5_________________

#6
ambition
determined, driven
striving, motivating, obsessing
the ladder of success
5_________________

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Julius Caesar Act I and II Test Review

Julius Caesar Acts I and II Test Review
Vocabulary
Pre-Reading :ambition, pulpit, triumvirate, fickle
Act I: construe, cogitations, accoutered, entreat, fain, mettle, prodigies, portentous
Act II: augmented, visage, affability, ingrafted, augurers (augur), appertain, emulation

Shakespeare/Julius Caesar-related Questions
(1) Shakespearean Characters: Puck, Hamlet, Yorick
(2) Terms: anachronism, define, give example
(3) First triumvirate

Act I
(4) Why are Marullus and Flavius angry in Act I, Scene i?
(5) What is happening as Caesar enters the play? What has just happened?
(6) How does Caesar react to the Soothsayer’s warning to “Beware the Ides of March”?
(7) What 2 stories does Cassius tell that characterize Caesar as weak?
(8) How will Cassius get Brutus to join the conspiracy?
(9) Cassius says:

Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves that we are underlings.

What does Cassius mean? Paraphrase these lines.

(10) What is the difference between how Cassius feels about Caesar and how Brutus feels about Caesar?
(11) Why does Cassius want Brutus to join the conspiracy?
(12) What do the violent storm and other unnatural events suggest/symbolize/foreshadow?
(13) What wondrous things has Casca seen on this night?
(14) What reason does Cassius give for the terrible storm?
(15) What will the Senate do the next day?
(16) Why does Casca want Brutus to join their cause?
Act II
(17) Who is Brutus talking about in his soliloquy at the beginning of Act II?
(18) Even though they are friends, why doesn’t Brutus want Caesar to become king?
(19) Why does Brutus compare Caesar to a serpent’s egg? What’s the point? What is he saying about Caesar?
(20) Why does Metellus Cimber think Cicero should join the conspiracy?
(21) Why is Brutus against Cicero joining them?
(22) Why is Brutus against killing Mark Antony?
(23) What does Brutus tell Portia when she asks him what is wrong?
(24) Why does Portia deserve to know what is wrong with Brutus?
(25) Why does Caesar first decide to stay home instead of go to the Senate?
(26) Describe Calpurnia’s dream
(27) Who dies “many times before their death”?
(28) Calpurnia says, “When beggars die, there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze for the death of princes.” What does she mean? Paraphrase.
(29) Why does Caesar finally decide to go to the Senate meeting?
(30) When he arrives to take Caesar to the Senate, how is Decius characterized? What kind of person is he?
(31) What does Artemidorus try to do?

Watch this video for clarification of events that occur in Act I and II.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Shakespeare YouTube Videos

JC Part 1


JC Part 2


JC Part 3


Antony's Funeral Oration

Monday, April 20, 2009

Julius Caesar Vocabulary #1

(To be assigned at a later date)
Click on the words below to see their definitions.
Pre-reading vocabulary
triumvirate
fickle

Act I
construe
cogitation
accoutered
entreat
fain
mettle
prodigies (A portentous sign or event; an omen. )
portentous

Act II
augmented
visage
affability
ingrafted
augurers: augur
appertain
emulation

Preparing to Turn in the Paper

This is what your heading and header should look like. (2nd and 6th period's date should be "22 April 2009" since that is the day the paper is due. 3rd period's date should be "23 April 2009")

Preparing the Final Draft


  1. Give your paper a title that reflects your thesis. (Don’t be too vague)
  2. Un-highlight all highlighted sentences if you haven’t done this yet.
  3. Double check the following:
    □ 1” margins all around
    □ 12 point Times New Roman, black font (There should be no bolded or underlined text. Make sure the header’s font is correct.)
    □ Double-spacing (no more; no less)
    □ Paragraphs are properly indented
    □ MLA heading (see heading on this handout)
    □ MLA header (see header on this handout)
    □ Correct title, centered, after the heading (see title on this handout)
    □ Parenthetical citations match Works Cited entries
    □ Works Cited entries are in alphabetical order
    □ Website and publication titles are italicized
    □ Webpage and article titles are in quotation marks
    □ Other parts of the works cited entries are formatted correctly (dates, punctuation, etc.)

  4. Check the word count, 500-700 words: highlight your introduction through conclusion. Go to the “tools” menu and click “word count.” (Your paper should be between 2 and 3 pages, not including the works cited page. 4 page is too much.)
  5. Is your paper 5-7 paragraphs?
  6. Direct Quotes: You must have at least 3 short quotes (less than 3 lines) and no more than 5 quotes. There should be no long quotes (more than 3 lines)
  7. Thesis statement should be an opinion.
  8. Cited information in paragraphs should come from more than one source.
  9. All sources must be parenthetically cited in your paper.

Turning in Your Note Cards


Note cards are due with your final draft and folder. Put them in a ziplock or rubber band. (These will not be available to you; you must bring your own.) If your note cards are not held together by ziplock or rubber band, they will not be accepted. Note cards (minimum of 50) are worth a quiz grade.


Preparing the 3-Prong Folder (This folder is worth 1 quiz grade.)


Right Pocket: Put the following in order with (1) on top.
(1) Annotated Bibliography Practice
(2) What I Already Know (Part A), What I Want to Find Out (Part B).
(3) 7 Research Questions (narrowed down from Part B above)
(4) Source card handout (with 6 rectangles)
(5) “How to Create Bibliography / Works Cited Entries”
(6) Annotated Bibliography & corrections
(7) Outline brainstorming
(8) Copies of your 6 sources

Left Pocket: Put revised and edited rough drafts with Rough Draft #1 on top. (These drafts make up one major grade. You should have revision and editing marks on all drafts Rough Draft #4 and any subsequent drafts include a works cited page.)
(1) Rough Draft #1
(2) Rough Draft #2 (If you didn’t need to revise for first/second-person point of view, make a note on Rough Draft 2. You will not lose points for having 3 drafts.)
(3) Rough Draft #3
(4) Rough Draft #4
(5) Any additional drafts.

Prongs: Research paper handouts (14 of them) in the order they were received and any work you did for the paper that is not in the right or left pocket.

(1) The paper assignment (lime green sheet)
(2) Calendar
(3) Source packet (yellow)
(4) Article: “Many Americans Vexed by Spelling”
(5) Article: “Telling Their Stories” (about museum curators)
(6) Annotated Bibliography Instructions (with example)
(7) Note card handout (PowerPoint slide handout)
(8) 3 revision handouts
a. Revision Instructions
b. Highlighting text & finding 1st/2nd person point of view instructions
c. Peer Revision Handout,
(9) 3 editing handouts
a. Editing instructions
b. Transition words
c. Preparing the Works Cited Page
(10) Preparing the Final Draft instructions (this handout)

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Research Presentation

Presentation Assignment Handout (click on pictures for larger image):


How to Make a Good PowerPoint Handout:


Preparing the Works Cited

Preparing the Works Cited Page

  1. Make corrections to annotated bibliography entries.
  2. If you found new sources that you did not include on the annotated bibliography, you will have to make new bibliography entries for them.
  3. Delete the annotations from the annotated bibliography.
  4. Delete the heading. (The works cited page is the last page in your paper, so it does not need a heading.)
  5. Copy and paste everything that is left onto a new page (the last page) of Rough Draft #4 (or your most recent draft).
  6. Title this page: Works Cited (The title goes on the first line at the top of the page and is centered. It is NOT bolded, NOT in quotation marks or underlined!!!)
  7. Like the rest of your paper, the works cited page is ONLY double-spaced. Delete any extra spaces between entries.
  8. All entries should have a hanging indent (see instructions below)
  9. All entries should be in alphabetical order according to author’s last name or first major word in the entry (not by “a” “an” or “the”).
  10. Entries should NOT be numbered anymore. (But you still need to know which source number you labeled each source. Next, you will replace the source number with appropriate citation information.)
  11. Below is an example of a works cited page for a paper that is 2 pages long. Your works cited page should have 6 entries because you were to cite all 6 sources.







Editing Instructions

English 10: Editing Instructions
  1. Print Rough Draft #3 (if you didn’t last class)
  2. Is each paragraph indented? Is the paper double-spaced? (There should be no extra spaces between paragraphs. See picture 1 below that shows how to set correct spacing.)
  3. Are the heading and header/page numbers correct?Are all margins 1”? (see picture 2 below that shows how to set margins)
  4. Start with the last sentence of your paper. Read it. Using a colored pen or pencil, edit it for sentence-level issues/errors such as
    a. Combine simple sentences into compound &/or complex sentences.
    b. Word variety (sentences shouldn’t start with the same words)
    c. Transitions (see list here)
    d. Sentence fragments
    e. Run-on sentences
    f. Subject-verb agreement
    g. Spelling, plurals
    h. Capitalization
    i. Punctuation
  5. Read and edit the next-to-last sentence. Continue until you finish the first sentence.
  6. Now, make these corrections on your Word document.
  7. Title it: Rough Draft #4
  8. Save it.
  9. Prepare your Works Cited page (see instructions here)
  10. Next, replace source numbers in parentheses with proper citation information. (see 3 below)

1, double-spacing instructions


2, instructions for setting 1" margins
3, Creating correct parenthetical citations - example

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Peer Revision Handout

English 10: Peer Revision
  • First, if you did not do this on your Word document, highlight the thesis statement in the introduction, the topic sentence of each body paragraph, and the restated thesis statement in the conclusion.
  • Next, copy those sentences onto the lines below.
  • Now, trade papers with a partner and answer lettered questions about your partner’s paper.
  • Partner: You will read and help revise the paper. You are looking for content-level errors (not spelling or punctuation). Your job is to
    **identify paragraph details that are off topic.
    **analyze and assess the thesis statement.
    **look for and identify awkward sounding sentences (awk)
  • If your paper has 5 paragraphs, do #1-4 and 7 below. For a 6 paragraph paper, do #1-5 and 7.
  1. Introduction and Thesis Statement. Copy the thesis statement:
    a. Does the thesis statement encompass main ideas of each body paragraph? (Answer this question after you have read the topic sentences of each body paragraph.)
    b. Is the thesis statement too vague?
    c. Is the thesis statement too specific?
    d. What changes can the writer make?
    e. Additional comments:
  2. Topic sentence of body paragraph 1. Copy it here:
    a. Does each sentence in the paragraph help support this topic?
    b. Draw a line under sentences that don’t help support the topic.
    c. The writer should revise or delete these underlined sentences.
    d. Additional comments:
  3. Topic sentence of body paragraph 2. Copy it here:
    a. Does each sentence in the paragraph help support this topic?
    b. Draw a line under sentences that don’t help support the topic.
    c. The writer should revise or delete these underlined sentences.
    d. Additional comments:
  4. Topic sentence of body paragraph 3. Copy it here:
    a. Does each sentence in the paragraph help support this topic?
    b. Draw a line under sentences that don’t help support the topic.
    c. The writer should revise or delete these underlined sentences.
    d. Additional comments:
  5. Topic sentence of body paragraph 4. Copy it here:
    a. Does each sentence in the paragraph help support this topic?
    b. Draw a line under sentences that don’t help support the topic.
    c. The writer should revise or delete these underlined sentences.
    d. Additional comments:
  6. Topic sentence of body paragraph 5. Copy it here:
    a. Does each sentence in the paragraph help support this topic?
    b. Draw a line under sentences that don’t help support the topic.
    c. The writer should revise or delete these underlined sentences.
    d. Additional comments:
  7. Conclusion’s restated thesis statement. Copy it here:
    a. Is it adequately restated?
    b. If the thesis statement in the introduction was too vague or specific and needs revising, this restated thesis needs revising, too. The writer must address this.
    c. Additional comments:


Revision Instructions

English 10: Research Paper Revision

Follow these instructions. After you have completed a step, put a check next to it.

  1. Log on to your computer and open your rough draft.
  2. Title it: Rough Draft #1
  3. Highlight the following sentences (see instructions below):
    a. Thesis statement in the introduction
    b. The topic sentence of each body paragraph
    c. Restated thesis statement in the conclusion
  4. Print the rough draft
  5. Follow instructions on the “Peer Revision Handout” (Identify off-topic details and awkward sounding sentences.) (If your paper is too long, ask your partner to identify wordiness that you can later revise.)
  6. After completing handout #2, make necessary revisions to your rough draft. (Revise off-topic details so they support the topic sentence. Revise the thesis statement so it conveys the full idea of your paper. Revise awkward sounding sentences.)
  7. Search the document for first or second person point of view. (See instructions below.)
  8. Re-title it: Rough Draft #2
  9. Save as: Rough Draft #2
  10. Print.
  11. On the printed copy, revise any uses of first and second-person point of view.
  12. Make changes to your Word document. Instead of writing “If you have diabetes, you should lower your sugar intake” write “Diabetics have to lower their sugar intake” or “When someone is diagnosed with diabetes, he must lower his sugar intake.”
  13. Re-title it: Rough Draft #3
  14. Save as: Rough Draft #3
  15. Next class, you will edit Rough Draft #3.




Using "find" to search for first and second-person points of view.



Tuesday, March 10, 2009

English 10 Research Paper Assignment

English 10 “I-Search” Research Process & Paper Project
Please e-mail me at cwoodliff@ycsd.york.va.us, if you have any questions during this process.

In order to be successful and efficient with this process, you MUST have
· a USB flash drive
· a 3 prong folder with pockets
· at least 50 lined 3x5 index cards
· pencils, blue or black pens, red pen

Grades for this paper (1-6 are further outlined on the back)
  1. What I Already Know (Part A), What I Want to Find Out (Part B). Quiz Grade
  2. Annotated Bibliography (This includes a source check, webpage evaluations, and information/questions supplied in handout) Major Grade
  3. Note Cards: Quiz Grade
  4. Outline: Daily Grade
  5. The Search, Parts A&B: Rough Drafts Major Grade. Part C: Final Draft: Major Grade (75 points out of 100)
  6. Presentation (25 points of major grade, added to 75 for final draft = 100 points total)
  7. Participation, on-task behavior: Major Grade (25 points out of 100)
  8. Various research process activities: Daily Grades

    I. Overview and Topic Options

    An “I-Search” paper is a research paper that focuses on the process of doing research as much as on the subject being researched. The purpose of completing an I-Search project is twofold:
    1. To help you learn more about a topic that interests you, and
    2. To help you understand and gain experience with the research process.

    For this paper, you have a number of subjects from which you can choose your topic. Choose a topic that interests you and that you will enjoy learning more about. Subjects to choose from include:
    · A philosophy (Humanism, Existentialism, Postmodernism, Surrealism, etc.)
    · A religion (Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, etc.)
    · A current social justice issue (women’s/gender rights, education, discrimination.
    · A career (this does not include jobs like “rock star,” “celebrity,” “professional athlete.” Examples: newscaster, teacher, cosmetologist, accountant, carpenter, etc.)
    · A medical issue or condition (pharmaceutical company greed, the vaccination debate, heart disease in women, diabetes in young children, etc.)
    Your topic must be approved before you begin work on your project.

    II. Research Process
    Only one class day will be devoted to finding your sources. We will be in the computer lab that day, and you are expected to work diligently. Any sources not found in the lab will be your responsibility to find and print outside of class time. You are required to find and use 3 sources from the finditva.com database and 3 credible sources from the Internet. You are not allowed to use any encyclopedia as a source; this includes Wikipedia. After finding your sources, you will number them. You will use these numbers when creating your note cards and when citing information in your rough draft.

    III. Format All typed assignment must be in MLA format. This includes:
    · 1” margins all around
    · 12 point Times New Roman, black font
    · Double-spacing (no more; no less)
    · MLA heading
    · MLA header
    · Correct title, centered, after the heading

    Any written assignment must be written legibly in blue or black ink. Your heading must include all information required in an MLA heading and must be in proper order. Sloppy work will not be accepted.

    In Summer 2008, MLA made update to its format. Handouts for bibliography entry format handed out last semester should be discarded. This new, updated format will be used for this paper.

    IV. The Research Process
    Your I-Search paper will consist of the following 6 parts:
    (1)What I Already Know (A) & What I Want to Find Out (B). A handout will be given for these assignment
    (A) For this section, you will write 2-3 paragraphs discussing what you already know about your topic. This includes any learning, experience, or background knowledge you have, before doing any research on the topic. You may use the first-person point of view “I” in this section.
    (B) For this section, you will create a list of 15 questions you have about your topic. These questions will guide your research; when finding sources, you will find sources that help answer these questions. After each question, you must explain why you want to know the answers to these questions. You may use the first-person point of view “I” in this section.

(2) Annotated Bibliography.
You will examine 6 sources, 3 from the Internet and 3 from finditva.com. You create a bibliography entry for each, evaluate web pages using an evaluation checklist, summarize and reflect on these sources. As any bibliography, this will be in alphabetical order. This will be typed in MLA format. A handout and example will be provided.
(3) Note Cards. Specific instructions will be given later.

(4) Outline. Specific instructions will be given later.

(5) The Search: Rough Draft (A) Revised & Edited Rough Draft (B) Final Draft (C)

This is essentially the “research paper” The paper will be between 500 and 700 words and will be 5-7 paragraphs. You will include paraphrases and direct quotations from the sources you use. You will use the note cards you made in step 3 to write this paper. You must use third-person point of view in this section. You will give this section a title that reflects your thesis.
(A) First, you will write a rough draft of your paper and Works Cited page. Your paper must include parenthetical citations. You will put the number of the source you are citing in parentheses. Each source you cite in parentheses must be included on the Works Cited page. You will print this draft.
(B) Second, you will revise and edit this rough draft and Works Cited. Revision and editing must be done in pen or pencil on a printed rough draft. (Best practice is to revise, make changes, and print again. Next, edit, make changes, and print again. This gives you a total of 3 rough drafts. 1 initial draft, 1 revised draft, and 1 edited draft.) You will replace the source number with proper citation information (author’s last name or article/page title if there is no author). You will make corrections to this draft and print it. You will turn in all drafts with the newest on top.
(C) Last, after Mrs. Woodliff reads your revised and edited rough draft, she will make comments that you will address. You will make final corrections to this draft. This will be your final draft.

(6) Presentation:
In addition to turning in the final I-Search paper, you will create a visual presentation of what you learned to share with the class. The presentation can be a poster, PowerPoint, or a series of handouts or brochures and will be from 1-2 minutes long. Further instructions will be given at a later date.

V. Specific Paper Requirements:
500-700 words (not including Works Cited)
5-7 paragraphs
3 short quotes (less than 3 lines). 1 per paragraph (no more than 5 quotes)
No long quotes (more 3 lines or more)
Body paragraphs must be made up of information from multiple sources
Thesis statement must be an opinion.
Introduction and conclusion must be all your own ideas or common knowledge. There should be no material that needs documentation in your introduction or conclusion.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

OUTSIDE READING

Outside Reading Assignment
1 major grade

1. Choose a novel.
2. Get it approved by Mrs. Woodliff.
3. Complete the analysis below and on back.
4. Complete one of the project options on the green handout.
5. Due February 9 (3rd period) 10 (2nd and 6th periods). Your projects will be presented in class on this day.
Novel Analysis

1. Write an MLA entry for the novel:
2. Plot: basic storyline, significant events/scenes
3. Characters: specific names, dominant personality traits, relationships
4. Setting: time period, specific places and their physical/symbolic roles
5. Themes: list as many as you can with brief explanation (Theme is the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express. All of the elements of the book (plot, characters, setting, etc.) contribute to theme. A simple theme can often be stated in a single sentence. For example: "After reading (this book, poem, essay), I think the author wants me to understand......."
6. Style: comment on choices such as author’s choice of narrator (Who is it? Is there more than one?), point of view (1st, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient. How does it affect the story?), novel’s structure (Is it chronological. Are there flashbacks? Etc.), distinctive use of language (dialect, jargon/vocabulary, etc.), tone (author’s attitude toward his subject? To the reader?), etc. What is the effect of these stylistic issues?
Project Options (green sheet)

Option A: Symbolic Recipe Book
Directions: Choose the main characters from your book and create a symbolic recipe for him/her. Your recipe must include a minimum of 7 ingredients and a minimum of 5 steps for preparation. Remember to follow recipe format for ingredients and method of preparation, but think symbolically. For example, a cup of evil, not a pound of flesh. You must use either blue or black ink or 12-point font Times New Roman for this assignment, and you need to bind your recipes together to make a book. Please put your full heading on the cover of your recipe book in the top left hand corner. Make sure that your recipe book is legible and creative!

Below is an example of a symbolic recipe. You need to determine what ingredients/characteristics are combined to make up the character you have chosen.

Friendship Recipe
2 cups patience
1 heart full of love
2 handfuls of generosity
a dash of laughter
2 cups of loyalty
1 cup understanding

Mix all ingredients well.
Sprinkle generously over a lifetime.
Serve to everyone you meet.

A = 8 recipes B = 6 recipes C = 5 recipes D= 3 recipes F= 2 recipes or less

Option B: Character Collage
Directions: Using poster board, create a collage of one of the main characters of your book. The shape of the poster should be relevant to the character as well as all of the pictures. It should be no larger than ½ a poster board. Please put your heading on the back of your collage.

A = full coverage of the poster; at least 25 pictures
B = a little bit of the poster showing between pictures; at least 20 pictures
C = some poster showing between pictures; at least 15 pictures
D = quite a bit of poster showing between pictures; at least 10 pictures
F = half of the poster is showing; less than 10 pictures

Option C: CD-Soundtrack of the book
Directions: Pretend that your book is being made into a movie. You must find songs to represent either characters, major scenes in the movie, or a combination of both. Write a 3-5 sentence explanation for each song selection. Combine them all on a single CD. Make sure all lyrics are appropriate for school and for the book. Please put your heading on your CD case.

A = 7 songs with explanations
B = 6 songs with explanations
C = 5 songs with explanations
D = 4 songs with explanations
F = 3 or less songs with explanations; or no explanations for any songs

Option D: A high school yearbook or photo album for a main character
Directions: Create either a high school year book or photo album for a main character from your book. Be sure to write captions for each picture. Bind all the photos/pages together into a book/album. Please put your full heading on the cover of your book/album in the bottom right hand corner.

A = at least 5 pages with at least 10 photos
B = at least 4 pages with at least 8 photos
C = at least 3 pages with at least 6 photos
D = at least 2 pages with at least 4 photos
F = less than 2 pages, 3 photos or less

Option E: Book Report in a Bag

Directions: Take a lunch bag size paper bag and decorate it in a way that is relevant to your book. Inside the bag, place items that are significant to some aspect of the novel (make sure that the items are not valuable, not breakable, and are allowed in school). Please put your heading somewhere on your bag.

A = the bag is decorated with at least 10 images and you have at least 7 items in the bag.
B = the bag is decorated with at least 7 images and you have at least 5 items in the bag.
C = the bag is decorated with at least 5 images and you have at least 3 items in the bag.
D = the bag is decorated with at least 3 images and you have at least 2 items in the bag.
F = the bag is decorated with 2 or less images and has 1 or no item in the bag.

Option F: Google Doodle (examples can be found in classroom)
Directions: Using ½ a poster board, use the title of the book to create a “Google Doodle.” Just like the search engine has art work behind the title of their logo, create a “doodle” that incorporates the title of the novel and is relevant to the novel itself. Please put your heading on the back of your poster.

A = neat, original, colorful, meets all requirements
B = neat, original, meets most requirements
C = original or neat, meets some requirements
D = not particularly neat or original, meets at least one requirement
F = doesn’t meet requirements



Option G: Protagonist’s Poetry Notebook
Directions: Create a poetry notebook from the protagonist’s point of view. The poems should be about other characters in the novel as well as events in the novel that impact the protagonist. All poetry must be original. Each poem must be at least 8 lines long, but they may be free verse. Bind all of your poems into a notebook. Please put your heading on the cover of the notebook and decorate the cover in a way that is relevant to the novel.

A = at least 10 poems of appropriate length bound with a decorated cover
B = at least 8 poems of appropriate length bound with a decorated cover
C = at least 6 poems of appropriate length bound with a decorated cover
D = at least 4 poems of appropriate length bound with a decorated cover
F = at least 3 poems; no decorate cover

Thursday, January 15, 2009

1st Semester Exam Review

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.
Consider “who” “what” “when” “where” “why” and “how” to the following:
1. Characterize Clarisse
2. Montag’s visit to Faber’s
3. Firemen notified about books.
4. Fires at night
5. Captain Beatty’s visit to Montag’s
6. “Back story” of Fahrenheit 451
7. 3 elements missing from life according to Faber
8. Montag and Faber’s plan
9. Montag proves his willingness to carry out their plan.
10. Granger
11. Fire
12. Book people
13. Guy is caught
14. Book people’s mission
15. Society of Fahrenheit 451
16. Afterword, Coda
17. Censorship

Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary.

ballistics
cadence
capillary
cowardice
dictum
erected
grotesque
imperceptibly
indecisive
juggernaut
limned
manifest
multifaceted
noncombustible
obscure
odious
parried
pedants
pratfall
proclivities
pulverized
pyre
ravenous
receptacle
retaliation
simultaneously
smoldering
stolid
tactile
verbiage

Ayn Rand’s Anthem
Format
point-of-view
society
Liberty, Equality
Transgressions of Preference
Collectivism
International
inventions
“Back story”
Equality’s curse
World Council of Scholars
Prometheus
Torture of Equality
Ego
fear
Equality and Liberty’s home
Palace of Corrective Detention?
Equality’s reflection
Equality is exiled.
evil word


Propaganda Techniques

Bandwagon
Euphemism
Fear
Glittering generalities
Name calling
Plain folk
Repetition
Testimonial
Transfer

Literary Terms:

allusion
Foreshadowing
Characterization: direct, indirect
Allusion
Irony: situational, verbal, dramatic
Imagery
Repetition
Archetype, motif
Folktale, and types of folktales
Origin Myth
Metaphor
Simile
Tone
Hubris (see Theseus packet)
Personification
Points of View: first, second, third omniscient, third limited


WORLD MYTHS AND FOLKTALES

Myths and folktales: similarities of
Examples of folktales. Types of folktales.
Who writes folktales?
Difference between myths and folktales
How were early myths and folktales kept alive?
Types of archetypes
Functions of myths
Why did myths begin?

“Osiris and Isis”
v Origin myth: origin of what?
v Osiris’ reign was like…
v What does Osiris give humans?
v Disadvantage of the story’s point of view
v Isis’ character traits
v Seth’s jealousy
v Seth’s trickery

You will also have 3 excerpts/stories to read and answer questions about. Questions include topics like:
v Answer reading comprehension questions (basic plot/storyline questions)
v Characters & Characterization
v Folktale characteristics
v Moral
v The Heroic Quest