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English 12

Friday November 2nd, 2012

+Today

Reminders

Homework - review for the test, read up to page 270, and work on your key passage analysis. Your second Key Passage Analysis and visual, is due Wednesday November 14th.

Test Review - Copy

Key Passage Analysis

How to organize your essay and MLA Format

Senior Memory Book Entries

Pass Back all Assessment graded.

+Reminders

Hats off, phones away, materials out. Make sure you bring your novels every class.

Do not plug your phones in anywhere in the room. I will take them and bring them to the office. Please remember this every time you come to class.

If you do not want to work in class I will ask you to leave and send you to the office.

The first part of this class will be used to discuss the passage given and to remind you what you must have in your next entry.

35 minutes of this class will be given to work on your Senior Memory book. Preface and Entry 1. Your Preface and first entry will be due the next Friday we have this class. Friday November 16rd

You have a test on Book 1 and Book 2. The test is on Wednesday November 7th. We will review the information on the review handout (given today) Monday.

+Homework

Review for the test on Wednesday

Read up to page 270 by Monday

Work on your key passage analysis.

Your second Key Passage Analysis is due Wednesday November 14th

+Test Review – Please Copy

Please know the following definitions in the context of the novel. For this section of the test you cannot use the novel. Abolitionist, wolso, tobabu, cowrie shells, coffle, middle

passage, delji, homelander, refuse slave, Indigo, Bukra, Gullah, “jumping the broom”, tight pack, crescent moons, and motif.

Please know the following characters and the role they play in the novel. Fomba, Fanta, Chekura, Biton, Georgia, Appleby, Mamed,

Solomon Lindo, Mamadu, William King, Happy Jack In the last section you will be given questions to answer and

you can use your text. So make sure you bring your novel. Put up sample chart – H drive.

+Test Review Continued - COPY

Please have an idea of the following topics for the second part of the test. “By all rights, I should not have lived this long”. How does her unique lineage prove extremely helpful after she is

captured? Using figurative language to describe the ocean and the slave

ship. “We glide over the unburied” Names as an important motif in the book. The importance of the fishnet. The motivation behind Abbleby’s actions. The development of the following themes: Courage, Perseverance,

Loss of Identity, Pride, Faith, Freedom, Loyalty, Sacrifice. Motif - is any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a

story. Through its repetition, a motif can help produce other narrative (or literary) aspects such as theme or mood. Example: the moon, importance of names, water, singing, etc.

+Test Review Questions Continued What is the relationship between decisions and consequences?

What are the factors that create an imbalance of power within a culture?

What does power have to do with fairness and justice?

What happens when belief systems of societies and individuals come into conflict?

How do our values and beliefs shape who we are as individuals and influence our behavior?

What can you learn about yourself by studying the lives of others?

How does what others think about you affect how you think about yourself?

Is humankind inherently good or evil?

Have the forces of good and evil changed over time and if so, how?

How can language be powerful? How can you use language to empower yourself?

In what ways are language and power inseparable?

+Key Passage Analysis #2

Review the handout given to you last class. Please do not lose your handouts, I will not give extra. I only photocopy enough for the class. If you are absent the day a handout is given come to me and I will make sure you get it. It is your responsibility to get whatever you missed. Check the website for homework as well.

Remember I asking these to be written in an essay format. This means you need to have an introduction, body (3 paragraphs) and a conclusion.

Your body paragraphs must be about the following: 1. diction (connotation, denotation) 2. sentence level (rhetorical devices/literary devices) 3. Connection to elements of fiction (the main focus of this plot is point of view).

Review the essay checklist before passing in your Key Passage Analysis. (Give Handout)

+MLA Format

Please make sure your Key Passage Analysis is in MLA Format. If you do not remember how to do MLA Format it is on my website.

I do not want a cover page

Please use 12 font Times New Roman and double space the entire document.

Cite your quotations properly and do not just plunk them in.

Do not use a separate page for your Works Cited page.

Make sure you have topic sentences and transition sentences that connect to your thesis statement.

Make sure you explain your ideas, do not just state.

Use active vs. passive voice.

Do not use contractions, or personal pronouns.

Do you need an essay planning sheet?

+Passage Discussion

Interesting diction ?

Rhetorical / Literary aspects?

Overall main idea in the passage? (Theme, character, setting, tone, symbolism, point of view)

Can you write about this passage? Do you need to chose another?

+Visual

Must be beyond the literal and creative.

Do not draw if you cannot draw.

Make sure you include an artists comment

Sample

+Senior Memory Book - Preface

“Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see all around us. In the end, writers will write not to be outlaw heroes of some underculture, but mainly to save themselves, to survive as individuals.”(Don DeLillo)

Please write one page single spaced about what you think your final year will be like. What do you think will happen? What would you like to have happen? What challenges do you think you will face? What expectations do you have for upcoming events?

This is your opportunity to do some creative writing. You will be graded on your ideas and content but you are not restricted to doing an essay for your this part of your assignment.

+Entry 1 – Who Am I?

Ch. 1: “Who Am I?” -- For this section, you will need to do some self-examination and soul searching. Write this chapter focusing on creating a snapshot of who you are today and what you want to be in the future. Who are you? What do you believe in? What values do you possess? What are your life goals? How do you expect to reach those goals? (1 page)

+GET TO WORK!!

Now you can manage your time between many of the assessments that are coming up in the future. Please work on one of the following: preparing your notes for your test review on Monday and test on Wednesday, your key passage analysis essay, or your senior memory book entries.

Laptops are booked if you need them.