Prepare for in class work: produce an advertising poster for one of the resistance movements either: The White Rose Movement, the Edelweiss Pirates, or the Swing Kids. Research the group before you begin.
Your poster should include the following information:
- Who can join the group
- Does the group dress in any particular way?
- Kinds of activities the group is involved in
- Why the group opposes Hitler
- How your group wants Germany to change
eye catching and easy to understand
addressing all of the above points
DUE!!!
HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 1st OCT.
Hand in your Pamphlet on Auschwitz
Monday 25 June: hand in either the re-draft of your reflective essay or the apostrophe assignment, depending on what you were given on Friday.
For Tuesday 19 June: Hand in your first draft of your personal reflective essays.
For Monday 11 June: Prepare a plan for your personal reflective essay (PRE). Topics may include
1. A time when you were SERIOUSLY lost.
2. A time when you seriously injured yourself.
3. A time when your actions seriously injured someone else.
4. A time when you seriously embarrassed yourself.
Those of you who expressed interest in doing so may hand in a first draft.
Enjoy watching the torch!
TIME TABLE CHANGE
For Monday 28 May: Hand in your letter from Lysander to Egeus explaining why you would make a better husband for Hermia than Demetrius would. Sell yourself, disparage Demetrius, speak of your constant love for Egeus' daughter. Write it in your best Shakespearean English.
For Monday 14 May: Hand in your first drafts of your completed essay about "All That Glisters". Follow the writing frame and use the work you have produced previously and in class.
For Wed 3 May: Look at the Point and Example we made in class about descriptive detail in "All That Glisters". Write the explanation of how the Example (the quotation) works. You need to look at what is implied by the words the author uses, look for contrast, and comment on the effect of the contrast. Be brilliant!
For Monday 30 April: write the section about Clare based on the models in class. Do the same for the section on Clare's Daddy. Hand in on A4 paper only - no jotters.
For 25 April: Write the first two paragraphs of your critical essay on "All That Glisters" by Anne Donovan.
1. write an introduction based on the model in class and
2. a brief summary of the short story.
For Monday 23 April: Be prepared to write down an answer to the following question: In "All That Glisters" by Anne Donovan, what does Clare do that acts as a direct link to her father and why it is a link? ALSO - Be prepared to discuss imagery and contrast.
For week of 19 March:
1) Monday: Close reading "Holiday Snaps" passage 19
2) Wednesday 21 mar: Redrafts of your short story.
3) Friday: Close reading "Vampire Interview"
Do it - or DIE! Mwahahahahah!!! You have a stake in your future with this assignment. Better finish it or I'll be cross.
For week of 12 March:
1) Wed. 14 March: Close Reading: "The Loner".
For Friday 9 Mar: Add you own Example and Explanation to the following Point: Clare's description of her father dampens the previously happy mood of the opening of the story. Look at lines 29-49 and choose ONE example and explain how it works. May be done in jotters.
For week of 5 March:
Mon 5 March:
1) Finish the paragraph (from Q5 after "All That Glisters") you copied down off the board in Friday's class. You need to do the analysis or explanation section of the paragraph.
HELPFUL HINT: The beginning of the paragraph was the point made. The next section was the evidence supporting the point. Now, you need to explain how your evidence works in terms of the point made. Think about contrast. Contrast is inherent in change.
2) Have your close reading (from Friday the 2nd) ready to go over.
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For week of 27 Feb:
Mon 27: Show evidence of having begun your 1st draft of your short story. You should have written at least 3/4 of a sideof A4 .
Wed 29: Hand in 1st draft of short story. It should be at least two sides of A4 if hand written.
Fri 2 Mar: Close reading: passage 17 "Gardening Leave".
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homework for Wed 21 Feb: bring to class a brief framework of your short story as per the chart on your handouts. Include establishment of: setting, conflict, climax, and ending. Be prepared to discuss you ideas with other students prior to beginning writing.
homework for Fri 24 Feb: the next close reading passage: #16, "Out Out".
CHARLESTON: homework for Thu 8 Feb: Prepare a basic story line and initial list of characters for your short stories.
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Homework for Thu 22 Dec. (An Dùbhlachd):
Find a quote from the text that supports the following statement about Rudi: After some time as their prisoner though, he befriends the children and they gain each other's trust.
Homework for Wed 7 Dec. (An Dùbhlachd):
Complete the worksheet on pronouns.
Homework for Tuesday 15 November:
Finish the paragraph about Boddser Brown using the S-Q-A with links model.
DUE!!!
HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 1st OCT.
Hand in your Pamphlet on Auschwitz
Monday 25 June: hand in either the re-draft of your reflective essay or the apostrophe assignment, depending on what you were given on Friday.
For Tuesday 19 June: Hand in your first draft of your personal reflective essays.
For Monday 11 June: Prepare a plan for your personal reflective essay (PRE). Topics may include
1. A time when you were SERIOUSLY lost.
2. A time when you seriously injured yourself.
3. A time when your actions seriously injured someone else.
4. A time when you seriously embarrassed yourself.
Those of you who expressed interest in doing so may hand in a first draft.
Enjoy watching the torch!
TIME TABLE CHANGE
For Monday 28 May: Hand in your letter from Lysander to Egeus explaining why you would make a better husband for Hermia than Demetrius would. Sell yourself, disparage Demetrius, speak of your constant love for Egeus' daughter. Write it in your best Shakespearean English.
For Monday 14 May: Hand in your first drafts of your completed essay about "All That Glisters". Follow the writing frame and use the work you have produced previously and in class.
For Wed 3 May: Look at the Point and Example we made in class about descriptive detail in "All That Glisters". Write the explanation of how the Example (the quotation) works. You need to look at what is implied by the words the author uses, look for contrast, and comment on the effect of the contrast. Be brilliant!
For Monday 30 April: write the section about Clare based on the models in class. Do the same for the section on Clare's Daddy. Hand in on A4 paper only - no jotters.
For 25 April: Write the first two paragraphs of your critical essay on "All That Glisters" by Anne Donovan.
1. write an introduction based on the model in class and
2. a brief summary of the short story.
For Monday 23 April: Be prepared to write down an answer to the following question: In "All That Glisters" by Anne Donovan, what does Clare do that acts as a direct link to her father and why it is a link? ALSO - Be prepared to discuss imagery and contrast.
For week of 19 March:
1) Monday: Close reading "Holiday Snaps" passage 19
2) Wednesday 21 mar: Redrafts of your short story.
3) Friday: Close reading "Vampire Interview"
Do it - or DIE! Mwahahahahah!!! You have a stake in your future with this assignment. Better finish it or I'll be cross.
For week of 12 March:
1) Wed. 14 March: Close Reading: "The Loner".
For Friday 9 Mar: Add you own Example and Explanation to the following Point: Clare's description of her father dampens the previously happy mood of the opening of the story. Look at lines 29-49 and choose ONE example and explain how it works. May be done in jotters.
For week of 5 March:
Mon 5 March:
1) Finish the paragraph (from Q5 after "All That Glisters") you copied down off the board in Friday's class. You need to do the analysis or explanation section of the paragraph.
HELPFUL HINT: The beginning of the paragraph was the point made. The next section was the evidence supporting the point. Now, you need to explain how your evidence works in terms of the point made. Think about contrast. Contrast is inherent in change.
2) Have your close reading (from Friday the 2nd) ready to go over.
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For week of 27 Feb:
Mon 27: Show evidence of having begun your 1st draft of your short story. You should have written at least 3/4 of a sideof A4 .
Wed 29: Hand in 1st draft of short story. It should be at least two sides of A4 if hand written.
Fri 2 Mar: Close reading: passage 17 "Gardening Leave".
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homework for Wed 21 Feb: bring to class a brief framework of your short story as per the chart on your handouts. Include establishment of: setting, conflict, climax, and ending. Be prepared to discuss you ideas with other students prior to beginning writing.
homework for Fri 24 Feb: the next close reading passage: #16, "Out Out".
CHARLESTON: homework for Thu 8 Feb: Prepare a basic story line and initial list of characters for your short stories.
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Homework for Thu 22 Dec. (An Dùbhlachd):
Find a quote from the text that supports the following statement about Rudi: After some time as their prisoner though, he befriends the children and they gain each other's trust.
Homework for Wed 7 Dec. (An Dùbhlachd):
Complete the worksheet on pronouns.
Homework for Tuesday 15 November:
Finish the paragraph about Boddser Brown using the S-Q-A with links model.
