Assignments for January 30 - Feb. 4, 2011

English I Pre-AP -

• Complete the "Embedding Quotations" mini-workshop
• Begin reading and discussing non-fiction selections
• Introduce ethos, pathos, and logos and discuss how they are used as persuasive approaches
• Review sentence combining difficulties and pronoun-antecedent agreement

Dual Credit 1302 -

• Monday - Finish chapter 2 (point of view) discussion, begin chapter 3 (characters) overview, discuss "A Jury of Her Peers" and "Two Kinds"
• Tuesday - Finish Monday's discussion, discuss "Luck," finish chapter 3
• Wednesday - Discuss chapter 4 (setting) overview, discuss "The House on Mango Street" and "And Sarah Laughed"
• Thursday - Discuss "The Shawl," finish chapter 4
• Friday - Discuss chapter 5 (structure) overview, discuss "Battle Royal"
• Assign literary approaches introduction pages
• Complete weekly discussion boards

Assignments for January 24 - 28, 2011

Pre-AP English I

• Mini-workshops: "Incorporating Quotations Fluently" and "Proper Essay Development and Focus"
• Begin informational text focus
• Review short response format
• Dead Word Projects now due on Monday, Jan. 24th

Dual Credit English 1302

• Turnitin.com response to discussion question by Tuesday, Jan. 25th
• Signed Scholastic Honesty Policy and course syllabus due by Monday, Jan. 24th
• Read and analyze "A Worn Path" (114-118), "Everyday Use" (108-113), "How to Become a Writer" (146-149), "The Lottery" (140 - 149), "The Cousins" (150 - 163), "Cathedral" (pg.s 180 - 188), Chapters 2 and 3 overviews.

REVISED: Assignments for January 17 - 21, 2011

Pre-AP English I

• No school on Monday and Tuesday
• Complete district CBM
• Prepare "Dead Word" project, due Friday
• Review MLA format and research paper development

Dual Credit English 1302

• No school Monday and Tuesday
• Complete CBM
• Review ENGL 1302 syllabus
• Read pgs. 1-54 independently and be prepared to utilize information when analyzing and responding to literary works*
• Read and take notes over pgs. 56 - 70, overview of fiction and the literary elements*
• Read and discuss in class "A Rose for Emily" (pgs. 89 - 94*) and "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (pgs. 71 - 76).

*All readings are found in Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, 9th edition. Students are responsible for acquiring the appropriate textbook for class.

Assignments for the Week of Jan. 3 - 7, 2011

Pre-AP English I

• Turn in final research papers by Tuesday, January 4th. Papers must be typed and in MLA format.
• Bring textbooks to class for poetry study.
• Review sound devices and figurative language; identify and analyze these in various poems.
• Complete poetry unit test on Friday.

Dual Credit English 1301

• Continue reading argumentative/persuasive essays
• Carefully read ""How the Schools Shortchange Boys" (536), "A War Against Boys?" (543), "Time to Think About Torture" (551), "Now the Talk Is About Bringing Back Torture" (556), "The Border on Our Backs" (561), and "Se Habla Entitlement" (566) in preparation for the final exam essay.
• Finish reading and discussing Yuh Ji-Yeon (520) and Quindlen (532).
• Complete discussion/review of rhetorical fallacies.