Homework
All assignments, other than required, weekly assignments, will be posted here along with due dates for each assignment. Be sure to check this section daily!
If you did not finish the solo activity--reading ch. 1 and answering the multiple choice questions--in addition to all of the other activities today in class, please login to Clever and then Amplify from home tonight and complete them (unless I personally told you otherwise in class today).
Due Wednesday 9/28
After you and your parents review the Exhibition packet given to you in class today, please have your parent/guardian sign the signature sheet and return by Wednesday 9/28
I created this quizlet as a study tool for any students who would like additional study help
Reflect on all of our class discussions whilst reading both the story and the UC Berkeley article and draft a five paragraph essay that addresses the following:
Stake a "claim" about the author Kurt Vonnegut's intention in writing the short story, "Harrison Bergeron". As we discussed in class, all characters symbolize more than their designated "surface" characteristics. WIth that in mind, what was the author's intent in writing the story in regards to making a statement about our current society? What might the "Emperor: and the "Empress" represent in the society of 2081 as compared to our current society? Is the article we read in class regarding UC Berkeley's potential decision to do away with public access to their online curriculum relevant to the story? Why or why not? Be prepared to defend your opinion about not only the short story, but the article as well. with EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXTS. Remember! In literature, it is ABSOLUTELY okay to have opposite opinions or "claims" so long as you could back your opinion with evidence from the relevant texts.
As we discussed today, this is your first essay in my class. As such, I will be using it as a diagnosis, so to speak, to gauge your prior knowledge in regards to essay writing. Therefore, I urge you to utilize all you have learned up until this point in order for me to accurately assess what we need to focus on this year so that I can best prepare you for high school in regards to literary analysis and academic writing.
Requirements:
-first draft must be printed out BEFORE class on Tuesday. As we discussed today, technology always fails when you need it most! Therefore, if you are unable to print be sure to email me the night before letting me know.
-the essays must be in MLA format. Here is a great resource for MLA!
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/7...
Additional Resources:
-Short story full text:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzbtlcAsIeTnb...
-UC Berkeley Article:
http://reason.com/blog/2016/09/19/department-...
Due Date:
Tuesday 9/27
Reading logs #2-3
-due for 1st-3rd periods on 9/23/16
Reading logs #2-4
-due for 4th-5th periods on 9/30/16
Guidelines:
-I suggest the following websites in order to define the terms. However, if you choose to use another site (Google, Wikipedia, etc.) I cannot guarantee you will get the correct definition and therefore your final grade may be
affected.
-Websites
-define the terms in YOUR OWN WORDS!! Dictionary definitions well not score well; the skill you're learning here is to synthesize and analyze information and then explain it in your own words. Remember this example from class:
antagonist
Dictionary definition: An antagonist is a character, group of characters, institution, or concept that stands in or represents opposition against which the protagonist(s) must contend
Definition in your own words: The bad guy
Example: The Joker
-Don't forget that the example for most of the terms (you will not be able to provide examples for all as they may not apply; for example, "plot") MUST be one you are familiar with, not just one from the suggested websites or any other site you may use, and it must be from the realm of fiction, literature, etc. NO actual people today (we discussed this in class today so you should all know what I mean).
-This assignment will be graded on the following:
- definitions in your own words
- examples are original and known to you
- writing is legible--if not, I will not grade your terms until I can read them
- completion-all 31 terms are defined properly
Some of you STILL do not have your classroom supplies..you MUST have them by Friday!!
-LA binder OR a portion of a binder for LA
-3 dividers in the following order:
Handouts/Notes
Homework
Tests and Quizzes
-1 spiral bound notebook (1-2 subjects)
-index cards
-pens, pencils, binder paper
-Independent Reading Material
*You MUST have these supplies with you EVERYDAY!*