College Prep Winter Break English Packet

8/3/2019 College Prep Winter Break English Packet

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Name _____________________________________________ Date: _______________English I Period _______English I Personal Playlist Project

Unit 5: The Construction of Identity and Family Values: MemoirEssential Questions:

What is the purpose and value of writing a memoir? What is the significance of personal history on an individuals self-awareness? What significance does the past have on the present and future? How do events in our past effect our growth and development into adulthood? How do cultural and societal norms affect our view of the community in which we are a partof? Why does McBride use interwoven voices in writing his memoir? What was the value of self-reliance in African American and Jewish culture? What informs ones search for identityand how does exclusion based on race affect that

identity? What are some effects of keeping secrets?

Music is often an essential part of cultural and individual expression. Music speaks to the individual

in the same way that the individual speaks through music. As a way to reflect what James McBride

shared about his mothers and his own life through his memoir, you are going to make a music

playlist for either Ruth or James that reflects their own personality, problems they experienced and

the world that they lived in throughout The Color of Water. Then you will write a one page ( 500

word) justification for the songs that you included on your playlist.DUE: Wednesday, February 29thRequirements:

Choose a character on which to focus your playlist and writing - Rachel Shilsky/ RuthMcBride OR James McBride.

Compose and burn a music playlist of at least 8 songs that you believe reflect anaspect of your characters personality and life.

Write a one page analysis of the character playlist in CCEJEJ structure that justifieseach track why you selected the track and how it reflects the characters

personality, problems and/ or setting. The songs may also reflect a universal theme

that you feel applies to your character.

EX:Claudia MacTeers Playlist includes a track like Firework by Katy Perry because Claudia is an

independent thinker for her time. She would enjoy the message of a song that suggest that you are

beautiful just the way you are. Claudia would also share this message with her sister and Pecola

because she knows that they internalized the self-loathing of the time in their loveof Shirley Temple.

Claudia recognizes that they would need encouragement to accept themselves and reject what the

world around them is teaching them to think about their appearance.

Ms.Richardson

917-579-0479mrichard

[email protected]

OfficeHours:Mon.Fri.7:30-7:55a.m.


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Name _____________________________________________ Date: _______________English I Period _______

English I Weekly SyllabusUnit 5: The Construction of Identity and Family Values: Memoir February 13th-February 17thEssential Questions:

What is the purpose and value of writing a memoir? What is the significance of personal history on an individuals self-awareness? What significance does the past have on the present and future? How do events in our past effect our growth and development into adulthood? How do cultural and societal norms affect our view of the community in which we are a part

of?

Why does McBride use interwoven voices in writing his memoir? What was the value of self-reliance in African American and Jewish culture? What informs ones search for identity and how does exclusion based on race affect that

identity?

What are some effects of keeping secrets?Weekly Goals: Students will complete homework each night.

Student will incorporate unit vocabulary in their writing.

Students will revise Critical Lens Essays introductory paragraphs.Weekly Writing Assignment: You will receive a letter grade for your prompt. Your final responsemust be typed (Times New roman/ Arial 12 pt.) and turned in on time. It will be worth a major

assessment grade so it is worth 100 points. You will prepare for your essay by reading, taking notes

and completing class discussions. So READ and take quality NOTES!

Critical Lens Prompt: Break WorkComplete your Critical Lens Essay including at least 4 paragraphs. Be sure to meet all the

guideleines found on back page AND the criteria for success for each of the paragraphs.

DUE: Monday, February 27thUnit 5 Project: Musical Memoir Project -Due: Wednesday, February 29th(details explained Tues.,2/14)Next Assessment: Final Unit Assessment Thursday and Friday, March 1st and 2nd on all vocabulary,story elements and literary techniques and critical lens skills studied through The Color of Water by

James McBride.

Assigned Date AssignmentMonday,February 13th

Read chapter 19 The Promise and chapter 20 Old Man Shilsky through

page 211 and complete the Annotation worksheet for The Color of Water.

Include at least 2 characters and 2 literary devices.

Tuesday,February 14th

Read chapter 21 A Bird Who Flies and chapter 22 A Jew Discovered

through page 229. Complete the Cornell Notes.

Wednesday,

February 15th

Read chapter 23 Dennis and chapter 24 New Brown through page 258.

Describe what Ruth feels when Dennis dies.

Thursday,February 16th

Read chapter 25 Finding Ruthie and the Epilogue through page 285.

Ms.Richardson

917-579-0479mrichard

[email protected]

OfficeHours:Mon.Fri.7:30-7:55a.m.


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Friday,

February 17th

Complete your CriticalLens essay and work on your Personal Playlist for your

character.

Enjoy the break!

Critical Lens Guidelines:Be sure to Provide a valid interpretation of the critical lens that clearly establishes the criteria

for analysis

Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it Choose two works you have read that you believe best support your opinion Use the criteria suggested by the critical lens to analyze the works you have chosen

Avoid plot summary. Instead, use specific references to appropriate literary elements

(for example: theme, characterization, setting, point of view) to develop your analysis

Organize your ideas in a unified and coherent manner

Specify the titles and authors of the literature you choose Follow the conventions of standard written English


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February Break Assignment: Analytical EssayEnglish I

Ms. Stoner

Directions: All essays must be completed on Google Docs. E-mailed or printed essays will not be accepted.

If you are having difficulty with Google Docs, you must contact Ms. Stoner by phone or e-mail BEFORE

the due date; otherwise, the essay will be marked late and detention will be assigned.

Steps for setting up the break assignment on Google Docs:

1. Create a new document2. Rename the document ENG Break Essay Your Name3. Share the document with me ([email protected])

In order to assist you, I will be logging into Google Docs periodically to check on progress. If you would

like feedback on your essay, you must have something uploaded by the following days:

Monday, February 20Wednesday, February 22

Friday, February 24

Your essay is due on Monday, February 27 by 8:00AM.

Write a critical essay (5 paragraphs) in which you analyze therelationship between Pauline and Cholly Breedlove. How did

their respective pasts and the death of dreams lead to theirfailures as parents and as a couple?


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The essay should follow the following format:

I. Introduction

a. Hook:

b. Background

i. Titleii. Author

iii. Brief summary of the story as it relates to your thesis

c. Thesis Statement

II. Body Paragraph 1: Paulines past

a. Claim

b. Clarification

c. Evidence

d. Justification

III. Body Paragraph 2: Chollys past

a. Claim

b. Clarification

c. Evidence

d. Justification

IV. Body Paragraph 3: How did their respective pasts cause Pauline and Cholly to fail as a

couple and as parents?a. Claim

b. Clarification

c. Evidence

d. Justification

V. Conclusion

a. Restate the thesis

b. Remind the reader of the claims

c. End with food for thought


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Literary Essay Grading Rubric Name_______________________________

Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement

CO

NTENT

AND

ORGANIZATI

ON

Response totopic/Thesis Makes a strong, insightful

assertion (i.e., thesis) thataddresses the topic clearlyand moves beyond thepredictable; takes a risk andexplores issues thoughtfullyand in depth

Demonstrates someinsight into the topic, butthe assertion ispredictable or merelyreflects class ideas

Suggests confusion aboutthe topic, neglectsimportant aspects of theproblem; lacks focus ordemonstrates confused orsimplistic thinking

____

SupportingEvidence Uses significant, rich detail

that proves thesis; essaycontains at least 3 significantpieces of evidence thatsupport thesis

Uses some details orexamples, but could beextended to show moreunderstanding and/orsupport

Lacks concrete, relevantdetails or quotes thatprove thesis; providessimplistic generalization;unclear

____

Clear ClaimsEssay contains three strong,specific claims

*Claims are present, butare vague and/or weak

*Claims do not present anarguable statements or are

not present at all

____

Organization*Has clear, sophisticatedorganization; bodyparagraphs relate back tothesis*Paragraph parts flowseamlessly

*Has adequateorganization*Paragraphs have all keyparts

*Weak organization makesargument hard to follow;body paragraphs needclearer relation to thesis;*Paragraphs are missingkey parts

____

TransitionsUses thoughtful transitionsbetween all ideas at theessay and paragraph levelsfor the smooth progression of

ideas

Uses transitions betweenand within paragraphs,but they may seemawkward or forced

Has inconsistenttransitions at either theparagraph or essay level

____

Conclusion*Has a conclusion thatprovokes further thought

*Has a conclusion, but itmay not tie up loose ends

Conclusion is simplisticand could be moreengaging and/or clearerOR lacks a conclusion

____

STY

LE

Command ofLanguage

(Voice)Language is natural andcaptures the writers voice

Language is adequate,but doesnt reflect uniquevoice

Language is formulaic andcontains use of passivevoice and/or 2nd personyou

____

Word ChoiceStriking, vivid words catch the

readers eye; strong use ofaction verbs

Some use of active verbs

and strong words; lapsesinto to be verbs at times

Includes wordy

expressions, repetition ofthe verbs is and has

____

Grammar*Has no or few (1-2) grammarerrors*Uses present tense todiscuss literature*Proofreading is present

*Grammar errors do notdisrupt the flow of thepaper*Some proofreading ispresent

*Grammar errors disruptthe flow of the paper; noevidence of proofreadingis present

____


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February Break Assignment: Analytical EssayEnglish II

Ms. Stoner

Directions: All essays must be completed on Google Docs. E-mailed or printed essays will not be accepted.

If you are having difficulty with Google Docs, you must contact Ms. Stoner by phone or e-mail BEFOREthe due date; otherwise, the essay will be marked late and detention will be assigned.

Steps for setting up the break assignment on Google Docs:

1. Create a new document2. Rename the document ENG Break Essay Your Name3. Share the document with me ([email protected])

In order to assist you, I will be logging into Google Docs periodically to check on progress. If you would

like feedback on your essay, you must have something uploaded by the following days:

Monday, February 20

Wednesday, February 22

Friday, February 24

Your essay is due on Monday, February 27 by 8:00AM.

Write a critical essay (5 paragraphs) in which you analyze therelationship between setting and character development. How does a

new setting cause characters in Purple Hibiscus to develop, or change?What are three elements of the setting that specifically influence thatchange? You may choose to focus your essay on either Kambili or Jaja,

or you may choose to analyze both characters. Your essay should includeexamples from the first 216 pages of the novel.


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The essay should follow the following format:

I. Introduction

a. Hook:

b. Background

i. Title

ii. Author

iii. Brief summary of the story as it relates to your thesis

c. Thesis Statement (Kambilis development as a character is caused by three sources:

____________, _______________ and ________________.)

II. Body Paragraph 1:

a. Claim

b. Clarification

c. Evidence

d. Justification

III. Body Paragraph 2:

a. Claim

b. Clarification

c. Evidence

d. JustificationIV. Body Paragraph 3:

a. Claim

b. Clarification

c. Evidence

d. Justification

V. Conclusion

a. Restate the thesis

b. Remind the reader of the claims

c. End with food for thought


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Literary Essay Grading Rubric Name_______________________________

Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement

C

ONTENT

AND

ORGANIZAT

ION

Response totopic/Thesis Makes a strong, insightful

assertion (i.e., thesis) that

addresses the topic clearlyand moves beyond thepredictable; takes a risk andexplores issues thoughtfullyand in depth

Demonstrates someinsight into the topic, but

the assertion ispredictable or merelyreflects class ideas

Suggests confusion aboutthe topic, neglects

important aspects of theproblem; lacks focus ordemonstrates confused orsimplistic thinking

____

SupportingEvidence Uses significant, rich detail

that proves thesis; essaycontains at least 3 significantpieces of evidence thatsupport thesis

Uses some details orexamples, but could beextended to show moreunderstanding and/orsupport

Lacks concrete, relevantdetails or quotes thatprove thesis; providessimplistic generalization;unclear

____

Clear ClaimsEssay contains three strong,specific claims

*Claims are present, butare vague and/or weak

*Claims do not present anarguable statements or arenot present at all

____

Organization*Has clear, sophisticatedorganization; bodyparagraphs relate back tothesis*Paragraph parts flowseamlessly

*Has adequateorganization*Paragraphs have all keyparts

*Weak organization makesargument hard to follow;body paragraphs needclearer relation to thesis;*Paragraphs are missingkey parts

____

TransitionsUses thoughtful transitionsbetween all ideas at theessay and paragraph levels

for the smooth progression ofideas

Uses transitions betweenand within paragraphs,but they may seem

awkward or forced

Has inconsistenttransitions at either theparagraph or essay level

____

Conclusion*Has a conclusion thatprovokes further thought

*Has a conclusion, but itmay not tie up loose ends

Conclusion is simplisticand could be moreengaging and/or clearerOR lacks a conclusion

____

ST

YLE

Command ofLanguage

(Voice)Language is natural andcaptures the writers voice

Language is adequate,but doesnt reflect uniquevoice

Language is formulaic andcontains use of passivevoice and/or 2nd personyou

____

Word Choice

Striking, vivid words catch thereaders eye; strong use ofaction verbs

Some use of active verbsand strong words; lapsesinto to be verbs at times

Includes wordyexpressions, repetition ofthe verbs is and has

____

Grammar*Has no or few (1-2) grammarerrors*Uses present tense todiscuss literature*Proofreading is present

*Grammar errors do notdisrupt the flow of thepaper*Some proofreading ispresent

*Grammar errors disruptthe flow of the paper; noevidence of proofreadingis present

____


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Name: Date:

English I Period:

Ms. Janelles English Break Assignment

Directions: We have been learning about different types of essays (thematic, literary analysis,

and a Critical Lens) and have begun to use them in our weekly essays and in class

assignments. Because, Critical Lens essays are still very new, you will have the opportunity to

sharpen your skill when writing an introductory paragraph.

Choose six quotes from the sheet provided Use the graphic organizer to prove your quote true/ false We are only working on introductory paragraphs but if you would like to create a

CCEJC, you may for extra credit

You must use The Color of Water and another appropriate novel youve read When youve completed the graphic organizer, write or type out your finished

introductory paragraphCritical Lens Guidelines:Be sure to Provide a valid interpretation of the critical lens that clearly establishes the criteria

for analysis

Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it Choose two works you have read that you believe best support your opinion Use the criteria suggested by the critical lens to analyze the works you have chosen

Due date: February 27th


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Name ______________________________________________________ Date ________________

English I Period ______________

Critical Lens OrganizerQuote:_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Rephrase:_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Agree)

Indeed, ____________________________

___________________________________

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(Disagree)

However, ___________________________

___________________________________

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Two Texts (and why they fit)

1.

Literary Device:

2.

Literary Device:


1.

Literary Device:

2.

Literary Device:


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Name ______________________________________________________ Date ________________



Rephrase:_____________________________________________________________________________________________

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(Agree)

Indeed, ____________________________

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(Disagree)

However, ___________________________

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3.

Literary Device:

4.

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3.

Literary Device:

4.

Literary Device:

Name ______________________________________________________ Date ________________


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Rephrase:_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Agree)

Indeed, ____________________________

___________________________________

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(Disagree)

However, ___________________________

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5.

Literary Device:

6.

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5.

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6.

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Name ______________________________________________________ Date ________________



Rephrase:_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Agree)

Indeed, ____________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

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(Disagree)

However, ___________________________

___________________________________

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7.

Literary Device:

8.

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7.

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8.

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Name ______________________________________________________ Date ________________



Rephrase:_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Agree)

Indeed, ____________________________

___________________________________

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(Disagree)

However, ___________________________

___________________________________

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9.

Literary Device:

10.

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9.

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10.

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Name ______________________________________________________ Date ________________



Rephrase:_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Agree)

Indeed, ____________________________

___________________________________

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(Disagree)

However, ___________________________

___________________________________

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11.

Literary Device:

12.

Literary Device:


11.

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12.

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Sample Critical Lens Quotes~"In literature, evil often triumphs, but never conquers."

~"Good people... are good because they've come to wisdom through failure."

~"All literature is protest. You can't name a single literary work that isn't protest."

~"The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience."

~"Knowing about the life and times of an author is irrelevant to appreciating the full

meaning of a literary work."

~"A work of literature must provide more than factual accuracy or vivid physicalreality... it must tell us more than we already know."

~"Good literature appeals to our intelligence and imagination, not merely our

curiosity."

~"A writer should aim to reach all levels of society and as many levels of thought as

possible, avoiding democratic prejudice as much as intellectual snobbery."

~"If the literature we are reading does not wake us, then why do we read it? A

literary work must be an ice-axe to break the frozen sea inside us."

~"I am interested in making a good case for distortion because I am coming to

believe that is the only way to make people see."

~"A work of literature is limited by the dominant attitudes and ideas of the periodin which it is written."

~"If literature is nebulous or inexact, this inexactness is the price literature pays for

representing whole human beings and for embodying whole human feelings."

~"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." ~George Orwell

~Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesnt go away. ~Philip K.

Dick

~Humankind cannot stand very much reality. TS Eliot

~Reality is the only word in the English language that should always be used in

quotes.

~Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality. Jules de Gaultier~Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. ~Soren

Kierkegaard

~The purpose of the writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself. ~

Bernard Malamud

~"This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper." ~TS Eliot

~History repeats itself; that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

~Clarence Darrow

~This is not the end. This is not even the beginning of the end. But, it is, perhaps the

end of the beginning.~ Winston Churchill

~When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers therefore are the founders ofhuman civilization. ~Daniel Webster (1782-1852)

~"The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization." ~

Ralph Waldo Emerson

~"Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature

dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill." Barbara Tuchman

~The world is beautiful, but has a disease called man." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

~The ultimate security is your understanding of reality. ~H. Stanly Judd

~The truly educated man is that rare individual who can separate reality from

illusion.

~The real hero is always a hero by mistake ~Umberto Eco


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~it is the human lot to try and fail... ~David Mamet

~Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right using of strength. ~Henry

Ward Beecher

~For what does it mean to be a hero? It requires you to be prepared to deal with

forces larger than yourself. ~Norman Mailer

~To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.

~Bernadette Devlin

~The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and

convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. ~Martin

Luther King, Jr.

All that is literature seeks to communicate power... ~Thomas De Quincey ~


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You start with a group meeting for

the first ten minutes to determine

how you'd like to use your day.

Choices include:

Reading independently Working together to complete

some of the week's work

(because you read before you

got to class) Discussion of the events in theweek's reading as review for

the assessment Doing work separately and

then swapping to share does

not work here. Why not?

Work collaboratively- work

together to complete a task or

work independently. Review the weeks Deep Dive

passage before the

assessment. Quizzing each other on

vocabulary/making your

vocabulary list for this weekRotating Roles for the week

include:

1. Group Leader

2. Timekeeper

3. Quality Control Technician

4. Organizer

Book Club

English 9- Osborne

The Color of Water, Week 3 (February Break)

Reading Assignment: Read through Chapter 15, page 158, for

Wednesdays assessment (2/29).

Weeks Work:

These assignments need to be completed in your notebooks to

be checked while you take the weeks assessment on

Wednesday. I encourage you to meet up with peers to read and

discuss your work, and each should be clearly marked in your

notebook:

1. Who is Peter? What is his effect on Ruth and her self-image? This answer can take the form of a number of

short sentences.

2. Consider the different experiences Ruth and James havewith their fathers (Tateh and Hunter Jordan). What is

McBrides controlling idea around the influence of

fathers on their children? This answer should be a clear

CCEJEJ(EJ) paragraph, with a claim that clearly answers

the question above.

3. Both Ruth and James find themselves spending sometime on the streets. Who does Ruth find as a guide to

the way to live on her own? Who is James guide?

Compare and contrast the guides of each protagonist in aVenn Diagram.

4. Graduation. Write a personal response to the chapterwith this title. How did Ruths story about her graduation experience make you feel?


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February Break AssignmentMs. Iovanni

Your break assignment is to take your assigned short story (Traffic Light by Sherman Alexie) and the

distributed poem (Invictus by William Ernest Henley) and write a 5 paragraph Critical Lens essay based

upon the following Lens:

This essay is five paragraphs instead of four, which means that you write two paragraphs on one of the

texts instead of one paragraph for each.

This essay should be completed on Google Docs unless you have serious, previously-reported computer

troubles or you talk to me about handing it in hand-written.

This assignment is due the day you come back.

February Break AssignmentMs. IovanniHonors English

Your break assignment is a five-paragraph thematic essay on your short story, The Black Phone. The

essay should be completed on Google Docs unless you specifically talk to me about handing it in hand-

written. It is due the day you come back.

**The only other thing Id add to mine is, for kids who do not show today or tomorrow, the poem

Invictus can be found on Google.**


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You start with a group meeting for

the first ten minutes to determine

how you'd like to use your day.

Choices include:

Reading independently Working together to complete

some of the week's work

(because you read before you

got to class) Discussion of the events in theweek's reading as review for

the assessment Doing work separately and

then swapping to share does

not work here. Why not?

Work collaboratively- work

together to complete a task or

work independently. Review the weeks Deep Dive

passage before the

assessment. Quizzing each other on

vocabulary/making your

vocabulary list for this weekRotating Roles for the week

include:

1. Group Leader

2. Timekeeper

3. Quality Control Technician

4. Organizer

Book Club

English 10- Osborne

Hiroshima, Week 3 (February Break)

Reading Assignment: Read through page 109 for Mondays

assessment (2/27/12).

Weeks Work:

These assignments need to be completed in your notebooks to

be checked while you take the weeks assessment on Monday. I

encourage you to meet up with peers to read and discuss your

work, and each should be clearly marked in your notebook:

1. Read the first paragraph on p. 81 and record thefollowing statistics:

o Official # of people killed by the bombo Official # of people missing after the attacko Official # of people injured by the bombo Unofficial # of people killed by the bombingo Percent killed by direct burnso Percent killed by other injurieso Percent killed by radiation effects

2. How does Kleinsorge become an ally of Miss Sasaki?Explain.

3. How does Mrs. Nakamura decide to begin to return tonormal?

4. How does the bomb ironically create a community spiritamong the survivors of the atomic bomb drop inHiroshima? Explain.

5. The Aftermath is a long chapter that essentially gives us the update on each of the sixmajor characters. Add to your original character chart for the two you read about in this

weeks reading: Mrs. Nakamura and Dr. Sasaki.

Note: if you continue to half-do your work, your grades will continue to reach only the

halfway mark (50% or less). STOP BEING LAZY.

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