8th Period Homework

Homework:

Complete Pro Con T-Charts to Question You Developed Friday.

Choose your three best reasons and combine them with your answer to the question to develop a thesis. 

Come to class with your thesis completed. 

If you have any questions look at this presentation I showed in class:

Persuasion PPT

Persuasion Presentation  PDF

 

substitute Assignment 1/25/17

Assignment Instructions and Links:

Persuasion PPT

Persuasion Presentation  PDF

When you have completed the brainstorm please view the ppt above. Then Draft Introductory paragraphs that have a hook and transition to a complete thesis for your essay.

When this is completed CONSTRUCT Outlines for your Essay:

BP1: Topic sentence (taken from thesis)

Evidence 1: Historical fact, Experience, Book or Data

Reason it supports thesis.

Evidence 2: Historical fact, Experience, Book or Data

Reason it supports thesis.

BP2: Topic sentence (taken from thesis)

Evidence 1: Historical fact, Experience, Book or Data

Reason it supports thesis.

Evidence 2: Historical fact, Experience, Book or Data

Reason it supports thesis.

BP3: Topic sentence (taken from thesis)

Evidence 1: Historical fact, Experience, Book or Data

Reason it supports thesis.

One Reason why someone may disagree

Evidence 2: Historical fact, Experience, Book or Data that resolves this counterargument

Reason it supports thesis.

Conclusion.

ALL OUTLINES MUST BE IN THIS FORMAT

Baldwin Persuasive Essay Brainstorm

1. Purchase a personal copy of 1984 by George Orwell and bring it to class 1/30 (A) and/or 1/31 (B)

2. Complete reading questions from "Autobiographical Notes."

3. Complete the "Vocabulary Development Questions on p. 1118 (last page of handout).

4. BRAINSTORM For Persuasive Writing

A. Read the Writing Assignment on p. 1118

B. Choose One statement by Baldwin that resonates with you (see examples if you are confused).

C. List the reasons why is resonates with you (four or five at least). Do You agree or disagree and why? What does it remind you of?

D. Compose an assertion/position statement (a thesis) in reference to the Baldwin quote you have chosen (why it's important to you).

E. BRAINSTORM a list of examples (facts from history, reliable data, current events, books, and or personal experience) that support your position - 

F. Brainstorm at least two reasons people may disagree with you.

COME TO CLASS 1/25 (B) or 1/26 (A) with ALL of these assignments completed. It is an 100 or 0 (no make up) grade.

1st Period - Things Fall Apart Discussion Board

Discussion Boars: Things Fall Apart

Please post your best level 2b or 3b question as a reply here. REMEMBER, you cannot repeat someone's question and you must respond (click reply) to a minimum of two questions posted here. The more you respond the more you will be rewarded. Remember to use the - I agree with ____,  Disagree with_____, or the - to piggyback_____, and I agree somewhat with _____'s ______ but think maybe_________.

GOOD LUCK

Things Fall Apart Assignments PART TWO (1st and 8th) Test 11/15 (8th) 11/16 (1st)

Reading - Read ALL of Part Two (Chapters 14 - 19)

Dialectical Journal - Chapters 14 - 19

Four Entries per chapter (2 choice, 1 interpret, 1 connect) 

Character Diary: Chapter 14 and 15

 

Imagine for a moment that Things Fall Apart is a true story and that the characters involved maintained personal  journals. These journals would increase the realism of the story by providing various points of view. Your task is to write 2 separate reaction diaries as Okonkwo for these chapters. You should try to convince me that You are the character you have chosen. Write as if you are experiencing the events in the novel first hand. Each diary should be one page long and include one or two quotes from the text. (100 pts.)

Periods 1 and 8 - 11/9 and 11/10

Voice Lesson - Hyperbole

Go to DROPBOX and download the 10th Grade Sentence Composing power point. Then compose three (3) examples of hyperbole using the three (3) absolute sentence patterns (opener, closer, subject/verb split).

 

 Reading - Things Fall Apart 

Read past chapter 13. Complete Dialectical Journal to 13.

 

Assignment 1: Compare and contrast the Wedding Ceremony in Chapter 12 to a wedding ceremony in your own cultural community. Why do you think Achibe included this in Part One and why is it Significant? 

 

Assignment 2: A) Consider Chapter 13 and explain which elements foreshadow the end of the chapter and which parts of previous chapters hinted at these events? B) What is the significance of this "female" offense against the tribe? How do male and female offenses differ?

1st Period - Things Fall Apart Reading Due 11-4 and 11/8

 Things Fall Apart Reading 11/4

For Friday - Chapters 10 - 13. There will be an in class assignment over these chapters that will be due at the end of the period.

Journals through Chapter 13+ on 11/8

 

 Things Fall Apart Reading 11/8

Chapters 14 - 17 Reading Complete. Come prepared to talk about part one and part two.