"Story of an Hour" - Kate Chopin (1894)
"Story of an Hour" text - Link
"Story of an Hour" Student Close reading activity - Link
"Story of an Hour" - Collage (Summative Assessment due 9/21/15) - Link and Rubric - Link
"Story of an Hour" text - Link
"Story of an Hour" Student Close reading activity - Link
"Story of an Hour" - Collage (Summative Assessment due 9/21/15) - Link and Rubric - Link
Unit 1: Archetypes and Folktales
"What Makes a Hero?" Video - Link
8/28/14 - Homework: Using the hero's journey cycle, find a book or movie where the cycle can be applied and explain each part. Use the Hunger Games cycle we did in class as a sample.
Urban Legends - Read two of the urban legends posted for Tuesday's class.
Black Aggie - Link to story
Bloody Mary - Link to story
Dancing with the Devil - Link to story
La Malhora - Link to story
Llorona - Link to story
The Hook - Link to story
Where's my Liver - Link to story
Fables
- Read "The Three Little Pigs" - Link
- Homework due 9/8: Divide the story into 8-10 important or key sections. Then, give each section a title aptly describing that section that is no more than 4 words.
- Homework due 9/9: Read the Dahl poem and complete the questions assigned. Also, you should point out 1-2 contrasts/contradictions from the "True Story" and 1-2 contrasts/contradictions from the poem.
- "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf" - Text Link or Read aloud video - Link (I'm not sure, but I swear it's Christopher Walken doing the voice over work)
- "Three Little Pigs" poem by Roald Dahl - Link
- "Three Little Pigs" poem activity - Link
Folk / Fairy Tales from around the globe
Cinderella - Western version - Link
"Nixie in the Pond" - Grimm Bros. - Link
Homework for 9/15/14 (due 9/16/14) - Create a Venn diagram (nine total entries) comparing "Nixie in the Pond" to Cinderella that you read last year. If you need to refresh the story, a link is provided for you above.
Fairy Tale Elements - Link
Homework for 9/16/14 (due 9/17/14) - Using the Fairy Tale elements, explain how each bullet point does or does not apply to your group's story. I have placed links to the stories below.
"Bearskin" - Link
"Rapunzel" - Link
"Rumpelstiltskin" - Link
"The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids" - Link
Fairy Tale Plot Starters - Link
Autobiographical Fairy Tale Requirements and Rubric - Link
8/28/14 - Homework: Using the hero's journey cycle, find a book or movie where the cycle can be applied and explain each part. Use the Hunger Games cycle we did in class as a sample.
Urban Legends - Read two of the urban legends posted for Tuesday's class.
Black Aggie - Link to story
Bloody Mary - Link to story
Dancing with the Devil - Link to story
La Malhora - Link to story
Llorona - Link to story
The Hook - Link to story
Where's my Liver - Link to story
Fables
- Read "The Three Little Pigs" - Link
- Homework due 9/8: Divide the story into 8-10 important or key sections. Then, give each section a title aptly describing that section that is no more than 4 words.
- Homework due 9/9: Read the Dahl poem and complete the questions assigned. Also, you should point out 1-2 contrasts/contradictions from the "True Story" and 1-2 contrasts/contradictions from the poem.
- "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf" - Text Link or Read aloud video - Link (I'm not sure, but I swear it's Christopher Walken doing the voice over work)
- "Three Little Pigs" poem by Roald Dahl - Link
- "Three Little Pigs" poem activity - Link
Folk / Fairy Tales from around the globe
Cinderella - Western version - Link
"Nixie in the Pond" - Grimm Bros. - Link
Homework for 9/15/14 (due 9/16/14) - Create a Venn diagram (nine total entries) comparing "Nixie in the Pond" to Cinderella that you read last year. If you need to refresh the story, a link is provided for you above.
Fairy Tale Elements - Link
Homework for 9/16/14 (due 9/17/14) - Using the Fairy Tale elements, explain how each bullet point does or does not apply to your group's story. I have placed links to the stories below.
"Bearskin" - Link
"Rapunzel" - Link
"Rumpelstiltskin" - Link
"The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids" - Link
Fairy Tale Plot Starters - Link
Autobiographical Fairy Tale Requirements and Rubric - Link
Unit 2 - Human Psychology
"Lamb to the Slaughter" - Roald Dahl
1950's Home Economics Textbook Excerpt (Pre-reading activity) - Link
Text of "Lamb to the Slaughter" - Link
Mary Maloney Bobblehead activity - Link
Police Report activity - Link (Due 10/9)
Vocabulary Activity - Link (Due 10/7)
Video adaptation of "Lamb to the Slaughter" - See Below - Activity Create a three column chart comparing and contrasting the characterization of Mary Maloney from the directorial choices made in the adaptation. You should have ten total entries. Remember, you are not comparing the plot sequence, but the way in which Mary Maloney is presented. Think back to the class discussion we had on using the methods of direct and indirect characterization in film and video.
1950's Home Economics Textbook Excerpt (Pre-reading activity) - Link
Text of "Lamb to the Slaughter" - Link
Mary Maloney Bobblehead activity - Link
Police Report activity - Link (Due 10/9)
Vocabulary Activity - Link (Due 10/7)
Video adaptation of "Lamb to the Slaughter" - See Below - Activity Create a three column chart comparing and contrasting the characterization of Mary Maloney from the directorial choices made in the adaptation. You should have ten total entries. Remember, you are not comparing the plot sequence, but the way in which Mary Maloney is presented. Think back to the class discussion we had on using the methods of direct and indirect characterization in film and video.
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"A Dip in the Pool" - Roald Dahl
"A Dip in the Pool" - Text - Link - Student Close reading activity - Link (Due Monday 11/3/14) "A Dip in the Pool" - Vocabulary List & Instructions - Link "A Dip in the Pool" - Alfred Hitchcock adaptation (in-class viewing on 10/30) and Question Set - Link Irony Mid-Unit Summative Assessment (for Test Corrections) - Link
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The Village
Viewing Questions, Extended Response & Extra Credit - Link
Viewing Questions, Extended Response & Extra Credit - Link
SHIP BREAKER - Novel Unit
Ship Breaker Exam Review - Link
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Shipbreakers of Bangladesh Video Questions - Link
Shipbreakers of Bangladesh Full Transcript - Link Crew Notes Template - Link Alberta Tar Sands Activity - Link Link to the article for questions 1-8 Link to the article for question #8 Keystone XL Pipeline Entrance slip - Link to activities for Chapters 17-20 - Link - Due Monday 1/12/15 |
Gothic Fiction Unit
Gothic Elements - Presentation Link
Poe Biography Activity - Link "Tell-Tale Heart" - Short Story Text Link "Tell-Tale Heart" - Questions for Thought Link "Cask of Amontillado" / Catacombs- Pre-reading activity Catacombs Article (if your computer cannot open from the link in the assignment. - Link "Cask of Amontillado" - Text Link Tell-Tale & Cask vocabulary - Link "Cask of Amontillado" - Questions for Thought Link |
4th Quarter Unit
Homework for 4/8/15 - Analyzing the picture in the link below, write a 6-8 sentence descriptive paragraph that would allow your reader to picture this image in their mind (Page 23). To get access to the magazine complete the following steps:
1. Click on the link to Junior Scholastic
2. Go to the Student Login
3. Enter Password - mazecool878
Star Trek - "Dagger of the Mind" (due 4/14/15)
Link to the episode
Link to the questions
Link to the article "CIA and Mind Control"
"There Will Come Soft Rains"
Link - Animals of Chernobyl
Link - Nuclear Tourism article
After watching the video and reading the article, write a6-8 sentence paragraph that summarizes the main ideas outlined in the two. Additionally, provide a few sentence statement about whether you feel people will ever be able to return to the area.
GATTACA discussion questions
1). Consider the society in GATTACA what qualities can be used to defend that it should be categorized as a utopia? A dystopia? – use evidence to support both. (Paragraph)
2). Is genetic manipulation as seen in the film ethical? Explain in a 6-8 paragraph that uses evidence from the film as well as evidence from your own experiences.
3). Does the concept of a “borrowed ladder” exit? Discuss + give examples. (Short response)
4). Review the part where Irene “sequences” Jerome/Vincent’s identity… he refuses to sequence her…
Would you do that to determine a “good match”? (Short Response)
5). If we were to examine the theme of man’s relationship w/his/her identity, what point is the movie attempting to make? (Paragraph)
Choose the following: (Short Response)
Water is a motif; explain how is it used in the movie?
Predestination – what’s up w/that?
Final Assessment (Anthem & Psychoanalytic theory)
-You and your EGO
Electronic collage (6-8 pictures)
- response for each picture should include the following: Description of what part of your personality the picture represents. Then examine how your ego balances out your and society's needs in particular to this aspect of your personality.
1. Click on the link to Junior Scholastic
2. Go to the Student Login
3. Enter Password - mazecool878
Star Trek - "Dagger of the Mind" (due 4/14/15)
Link to the episode
Link to the questions
Link to the article "CIA and Mind Control"
"There Will Come Soft Rains"
Link - Animals of Chernobyl
Link - Nuclear Tourism article
After watching the video and reading the article, write a6-8 sentence paragraph that summarizes the main ideas outlined in the two. Additionally, provide a few sentence statement about whether you feel people will ever be able to return to the area.
GATTACA discussion questions
1). Consider the society in GATTACA what qualities can be used to defend that it should be categorized as a utopia? A dystopia? – use evidence to support both. (Paragraph)
2). Is genetic manipulation as seen in the film ethical? Explain in a 6-8 paragraph that uses evidence from the film as well as evidence from your own experiences.
3). Does the concept of a “borrowed ladder” exit? Discuss + give examples. (Short response)
4). Review the part where Irene “sequences” Jerome/Vincent’s identity… he refuses to sequence her…
Would you do that to determine a “good match”? (Short Response)
5). If we were to examine the theme of man’s relationship w/his/her identity, what point is the movie attempting to make? (Paragraph)
Choose the following: (Short Response)
Water is a motif; explain how is it used in the movie?
Predestination – what’s up w/that?
Final Assessment (Anthem & Psychoanalytic theory)
-You and your EGO
Electronic collage (6-8 pictures)
- response for each picture should include the following: Description of what part of your personality the picture represents. Then examine how your ego balances out your and society's needs in particular to this aspect of your personality.
Writing Wednesdays Activities & Resources
Paragraph Structures
Order of Importance
Chronological
Link to sample paragraphs - Link
List of transition words for types of paragraphs - Link - You will need to scroll down a little for Time & Space
Homework for 9/10 (due 9/11) : Read the sample paragraphs in the above link & write an eight plus sentence ("fat paragraph") paragraph that describes your
morning routine. Your paragraph must include 5 markers.
Spatial
Link to sample paragraphs (p.70 & 71) and paragraph marker list - transitional words that make the reader "know" the structure or format of your paragraph.
Homework for 9/10 (due 9/11) : Read the before & After paragraphs Write an eight plus sentence ("fat paragraph") paragraph that describes your room to somebody oriented in your doorway looking into your room. Your paragraph must include 5 markers.
Argumentative
HR. 16
C. H. rough draft - Link
D.J. Rough Draft - Link
S.H. Rough Draft - Link
H.B. Rough Draft - Link
HR 18
A.C. Rough Draft - Link
Order of Importance
Chronological
Link to sample paragraphs - Link
List of transition words for types of paragraphs - Link - You will need to scroll down a little for Time & Space
Homework for 9/10 (due 9/11) : Read the sample paragraphs in the above link & write an eight plus sentence ("fat paragraph") paragraph that describes your
morning routine. Your paragraph must include 5 markers.
Spatial
Link to sample paragraphs (p.70 & 71) and paragraph marker list - transitional words that make the reader "know" the structure or format of your paragraph.
Homework for 9/10 (due 9/11) : Read the before & After paragraphs Write an eight plus sentence ("fat paragraph") paragraph that describes your room to somebody oriented in your doorway looking into your room. Your paragraph must include 5 markers.
Argumentative
HR. 16
C. H. rough draft - Link
D.J. Rough Draft - Link
S.H. Rough Draft - Link
H.B. Rough Draft - Link
HR 18
A.C. Rough Draft - Link