Assignments

Substitute Assignment 11/28 and 11/29

Periods 5,6,7, and 8

Assignment:

All of this can be done in 90 minutes.

1.       Read P. 674 – 680 from Perrine’s Literature Book and answer ALL questions on a separate sheet of paper.

2.       Follow instructions in the Sonnet pack on DICTION and complete the assigned task in the packet.

3.       Share your As I Lay Dying Digital Journal with me TODAY at jessupsenglish@gmail.com. You should be up to pp 140. So you should have begun the journal section for pp 137 -

4.       #1 is due at the end of class in the box and #2 I will check this afternoon from home.  

How about those Holes in Addie's coffin? and the way she's put in the coffin? it's madness and you're worried about Vardaman saying "My Mother is a fish"? Of course she is . . . 

Range finder scores

The scoring is as follows:
R-4, O-9, M-7, J-8, P-6

Deconstruct M and J by the 28th.

Don't forget to read.

Rangefinders - Scoring

Rangefinder Scoring

I opened the Socrative Room up for you to post your scores. Go to https://b.socrative.com/login/student/ , the room is Jessup904, click next, then  Last Name, First Name and a dialogue box will open for you to post your scoring.

If you did not receive the rangefinders you may access them here: Sacrifice 

I'll post the scores tomorrow

Sonnet Lesson Pack

The Sonnet Lessons- UPDATED as of 12/06 

AS promised, I updated the sonnet lessons with models, some definitions, and links (the blue rectangular outlines are links) to other sources to help guide you through these lessons. The heading above is your link to these updates.

1. I'll continue to update the "I do/We do" lesson models as we move forward, so download this and when I announce the updates just download and replace the old pdf with the new one.

2. These read best on a tablet or computer, but all your phones should have a good pdf viewer as well.

3. Remember, you have to use your personal Gmail to access any of the documents in this DRIVE.

Faulkner Journal Template

I also added another example or two to help you with journal entries 1 and 5. Please compose your responses AFTER the models, so that you'll always have them as a reference.

Remember to keep up with your reading calendar because there will be a reading quiz when we return. 

Additionally, until we finish the novel and for every major work thereafter, after we quiz we will always talk about YOUR reading and YOUR thoughts before moving on to the next mini lesson. Believe me when I say I am much more interested in your ideas than mine, so please "Bring your BEST and SHARE!" Your inquiry discussions will be well rewarded in the grade book as long as you are leading the discussion and asking questions. 

As I Lay Dying Journal

As I Lay Dying

I was worried that many of you were confused by the journal, so here's a link to the As I Lay Dying Journal Template Please download it as a Google Doc, Label it Last name_First Name_AILD_Journal and share it with me at jessupsenglish@gmail.com 

As I Lay Dying Journal Template

Because you asked:

use the following link to get updates from REMIND. Of course, you're going to have to remind me that I have one now.

https://www.remind.com/join/bjessu

MRBB Character Maps Upload

Please upload your map to the correct class folder below using your PERSONAL Drive and Gmail account. THIS PORTAL WILL NOT ACCEPT WORK FROM YOUR DISD DRIVE OR DISD ACCOUNT. 

Be certain you have labeled your map like this: Last Name_First Name_MRBB_Maps

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Coming Due Dates for Assignments, Projects, and Papers

Socratic Seminar Paper

Due 11/08 (B) and 11/09 (A) I know it's a lot to take in so focus on your seminar notes and FOLLOW the "Socratic Seminar Scoring Guide".

Submit MLA Format typed Seminar Evaluation online in Power School AND Submit Paper Copy in Class. 

Order of Paper Documents:

1. Paper

2. Notes

3. Self Assessment

4. Coaching Guide and notes

5. Scoring guide handout

6. Staple together and I'll collect. 

Ma Rainey's Character Maps

Due Monday 11/12 by end of day. I will post a link to the drive folder where you will submit these on Friday. 

Timed Writing

Timed writing will be 11/09 (B) and 11/12 (A). It is a Question 3 prompt and I will post a mini Q3 writing guide. For this assignment you will be permitted to use your discussion notes, so print a pdf of the notes you turn in with your paper.

Essay Deconstructions

Deconstructions will be Due 11/28. Submit on Paper and in class box.

I'll Post and handout a reading calendar for As I Lay Dying before the week's end. You have enough on your plate. 

Socratic Seminar Evaluation Paper 11/8 (B) 11/09 (A)

Socratic Seminar Evaluation Paper

This paper is your formal evaluation of the Socratic Seminar. 

Format            1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced.  1” margins, 12 point font, MLA formatting

Submission     Paper copy AND PS (yes we are going to give this another shot) submission

Due                 The day after Socratic Seminar by 9 am (11/08 B)  (11/09 A)

Listening Evaluation Objectives

Evaluate.  Verb.  To determine the significance, worth, or condition of usually by careful appraisal and study.

1. Evaluate multiple speakers’ points of view, reasoning, and use of evidence.
2. Demonstrate your acuity as a listener who can succinctly summarize a discussion and evaluate the various ideas presented.

Listening Evaluation Structure

1. Short, concise summary of the main questions and topics discussed in the seminar you observed (the one for which you took notes).  This demonstrates your ability to discern main ideas and summarize the discussion succinctly.  Length: One paragraph total.

2.       Evaluation of the seminar’s content—specific ideas, questions, and/or textual passages presented in the seminar.  Discuss the relevance, logic, depth, clarity, breadth, scope, interpretation of evidence, and reasoning presented in the seminar you observed.  Give specific examples.  Include who said the idea.  Specifically explain why you are persuaded by an interpretation, why you might challenge it, and/or why you believe the ambiguity of an idea is more important than drawing a conclusion.  Identify misinterpretations or misreading of arguments presented in seminar and correct them by going back to the text and offering a more logical, persuasive interpretation.  This should be the bulk of your writing as it demonstrates your ability to evaluate ideas presented orally.  Length: At least two paragraphs.    

Please use academic transitions to make your composition more fluid. 

The language of evaluation includes (This is only a sample.  There are many more!):

I agree with X’s idea/interpretation/notion that ______ because…

I disagree with X’s idea/interpretation/notion that ______ because…

This was a misreading of [author’s] argument because…

While I concede that….I still disagree that…because…

I think X’s idea is mistaken because it overlooks [author’s] assertion that…

Even though on first read it may seem that…a closer reading of the passage suggests that…

X’s claim that _____ rests upon the questionable assumption that…because…

I disagree with X’s view that ______ because, as [author] argues…

By focusing on __________, X overlooks the deeper problem of …

According to both X and Y, ____________.  Although I agree with these ideas up to a point, I cannot accept their overall conclusion because…

3.      Evaluation of the seminar’s process—how discussants participated and developed ideas.  What are strengths of the seminar you observed?  Growth areas?  To what extent did the discussants share ideas equitably?  Root ideas in the text?  Use sound reasoning?  Synthesize and connect ideas by using transitions?  When did discussants transition too early or not develop ideas to their fullest?  What places lacked coherence?  When and why did the discussion turn prematurely?  What specific suggestions do you have for seminar participants so that next time they are even more effective speakers?  Length: One paragraph total.