English 10

1. October 2012 English 10

2. Read your A.R. novel for 15 minutes. Write two reader responses WHILE you read. October 1, 2012

3. Quick Write If you were able to wake up tomorrow in the body of another person, would you do so? Who would it be and why? If you would not do so, explain why not. ½ page minimum – DETAILS! DETAILS! October 2, 2012

4. Read and mark the text for • Cultural references • American • Iranian • Voice • How do diction, syntax, imagery help create the author’s voice? • First person narrator Funny in Farsi page 11

5. What references to American culture did you find? • What references to Iranian culture did you find? In your writing notebook, write a short essay (3 or more paragraphs): • Describe the narrator. Give evidence from the text (diction, syntax, imagery) that help create this voice. • Review your notes – how do you begin a literary analysis essay? Funny in Farsi (cont.)

6. Topic sentence to introduce examples • Example #1 • Commentary • Transition • Example #2 • Commentary • Transition • Example #3 • Commentary • Transition • Clincher Writing About Voice – the body

7. Reiterate (echo) thesis and include purpose Summarize the evidence but don’t repeat So what statement – why it is important or what can be learned from your analysis. (How does this particular voice help with the author’s purpose?) Writing about voice – the conclusion

8. Analyzing voice – Funny in Farsi Let’s make it simpler • Get out your writing notebook. • Rewrite your Funny in Farsi essay, using the following guidelines and suggestions from yesterday’s framework. October 3, 2012

9. Introduction: • Sentence #1 – Introduce title, author, genre, and tell what voice accomplishes. • Example: In the excerpt from the novel, Funny in Farsi, Feroozeh Dumas uses voice to create a child-like persona. • Sentence #2 – Identify or describe the voice • Example: The narrator is humorously sarcastic as she describes her new life in America. • Sentence #3 – What literary device (imagery, diction, syntax) does she use to create the voice and why? • Example: Dumas creates the voice through imagery to demonstrate the similarities between the way Iranian and American children view the world. • Dumas creates the voice through imagery to demonstrate the similarities between the way Iranian and American children view the world.

10. Read your A.R. novel. Write one reader response. Monday, October 8, 2012

11. TWIST • Tone – see handout • Word choice – (diction) • Imagery – (appeals to five senses) • Style – author’s use of language • Theme (see below) • A THEME STATES THE WRITER’S LARGER IDEAS ABOUT LIFE AND HUMAN EXPERIENCE. Theme For English B

12. On a piece of scratch paper: What is the difference between a dependent clause and an independent clause? Hand in as you exit the room at the bell. Exit Task

13. Read your A.R. novel. Write one reader response. Tuesday, October 9, 2012

14. What three characteristics must a clause have to be independent? Why is it called this? What is a dependent clause? Why is it called this? Do you remember?

15. Theme – states the writer’s larger ideas about life and human experience. (War, peace, love, hate, human suffering, etc.) What is the subject of the poem, “Theme for English B?” Thematic Statement = Subject + Theme Thematic statement

16. With your partner, complete the TWIST handout. • Response column – your ideas of how the literary element supports the poem’s meaning / ideas. • Make sure to provide evidence – words or phrases from the poem – to support your ideas • Whole class share Tuesday, October 9, 2012

17. Pick up your SpringBoard text, writing notebook, and TWIST handout. Read your A.R. novel for 15 minutes. Write at least one reader response WHILE you are reading. October 11, 2012

18. Example Tone Response Evidence Reflective He is analyzing l. 16 “It’s not himself and easy to know his place in what is true…” the world

19. Word choice RESPONSE TEXT SUPPORT Colored Mentioned 4 l.7: “I am twenty times which two, colored…” suggests the l.10: “I am the speaker’s only colored…” awareness of his social status Twist

20. Imagery RESPONSE TEXT SUPPORT Typical The speaker l.21-24: Well, American refers to what I like to eat…” he likes which is really no different than if he were white TWIST

21. Style Response Text Support Rhythm Does not rhyme , l.18-19:”…I hear but repetition you: hear you, and pauses hear me - we create a rhythm two – you…” Lists TWIST

22. TWIST Theme for English B

23. Through a writing assignment, the speaker and the teacher realize that they can learn from each other despite their differences or because of their commonalities. Thematic Statement Example

24. Use “Theme for English B” as the model to write your own poem! As you are composing, think about the essential question: “How can cultural experience shape, impact, or influence our perception of the world?” This is really what your poem is about. You are a poet

25. Quick Write: A family is a subculture, and every family has its own beliefs, traditions, habits, practices, etc. Write about your family culture. What is characteristic of your family? What is unique about your family? What would an outsider notice about your family? Read your A.R. novel and write one reader response WHILE you read. October 15, 2012 – Entry Tasks

26. Anaphora – repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a line. Used to emphasize an idea’s importance. October 16, 2012 Add vocabulary

27. CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE Country – America (national identity, pride) State – Olympia, Evergreen, Seattle, space needle, Olympic peninsula, Pacific ocean City – Riverfront Park, etc. School – (friends, classmates, teachers, teams, clubs, etc.) Neighborhood – (parks, streets, landmarks, businesses, etc.) Family – sayings, relatives, foods, music, art, rituals, mementos, customs, routines, etc.) October 16, 2012 – Class Notes

28. Mark the text • Images that show where and what she is from • What can you infer about culture • From diction and descriptive details Where I’m From

29. Choose two or three images from your circles of influence. • Use “Where I’m From” as a model and write your own poem. • Use details and description to create images • Don’t forgot to use anaphora Where I’m from

30. Reminder: Reaching your A.R. goal is 10% of your quarter grade! Read A.R. Take your quizzes Reach your goal! October 18, 2012

31. Make up work Grade conference if needed If assignments are up to date, read your A.R. novel and write two reader responses WHILE you are reading! October 18, 2012

32. Should teens trick or treat on Halloween? • Make a list of pros and a list of cons. • State your position. • Then, write a paragraph with your reasons • Write another paragraph, recognizing the opposition but countering it. October 19, 2012 – Quick Write

33. Main clause = independent clause • Subordinate clause – dependent clause • Four structures of sentences: • Simple • Compound – two independents joined by comma, coordinating conjunction or semi-colon • Complex – dependent clause begins with subordinate conjunction • Compound-Complex Grammar

34. Comma splices and Fused (run together) sentences. • Rules • Exercise 1: • Choose (a) or (b). • Correct the sentence Grammar (continued)

35. Please pick up your SpringBoard text and your writing notebook. Read your A.R. novel and write one reader response WHILE you read! October 22, 2012

36. Add to vocabulary • A type of personal narrative in which writers share insights and observations about life. Reflective Essay – page 28 - 31

37. Finish reading the model essay on pages 29-30, marking the text to note elements of a reflective essay. Have Fused Sentences/Comma Splices Exercise 1 out for me to stamp! October 23, 2012

38. Good transitions are an important part of an essay. They signal change, time, example, or addition. Mark the transitions you find in the model essay on pages 29-30. tRANSITIONS

39. Thinking of a reflective essay, brainstorm a list of incidents that you might write about. Circle the one you think is the best. Begin working on Fused Sentences/Comma Splices,Exercise2. Finish for homework. Reflective Essay

40. If you did not have a picture taken, or you have a picture packet, but need retakes, please go to the gym immediately! Return as soon as possible for maximum time to write your reflective essay. October 24, 2012

41. Read the scoring rubric for a reflective essay on page 34a of your SpringBoard text. • Write a reflective essay. • Make sure you include the three part structure. • Use the elements of a good personal narrative. • Due when the dismissal bell rings. • 20 points. October 24, 2012

42. Please read for 15 minutes, and write one reader response. October 25, 2012

43. Synthesizing Many Parts into a Whole • Change Prompt to: • Does Cultural identity limit the way people view others and the world? Previewing ea 2, unit 2 – page 138

44. Read pages 138 – 141 • Mark your text for: • What you need to know for success • What you need to be able to do for success • Make two lists in your book: • What you need to know • What you need to be able to do • Be prepared to share with the class Previewing ea 2, unit 2 – page 138

45. Make two lists in your book: • What you need to know • What you need to be able to do SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE – EA2

46. Quick Write What exactly makes something funny? Write about what makes you laugh and why those things are funny. ½ PAGE MINIMUM October 26, 2012

47. Humor – the quality of being amusing Satire – a type of writing that pokes fun of or ridicules an individual, a group of people, a behavior or attitude, or a cultural or social institution by pointing out weaknesses in a humorous way Irony – a literary device that exploits reader’s expectations; irony occurs when what is expected turns out to be quite different from what actually happens. Add to Vocabulary

48. Exaggeration – represents something as larger, better, or worse than it really is. Understatement– representation of something as smaller or less significant than it really is, the opposite of exaggeration. More vocabulary

49. Read and mark the text for words or descriptions that are meant to be funny. Underline sections in which the author uses humor. Mark two examples of imagery. Us and them – page 73

50. Quick Write Write about perspective in “Us and Them.” Explain Sedaris’s perspective about the theTomkeys and how he uses humor to express it. October 29, 2012