08-28-11

English 332 Homework For the week of August 29:

Plans are subject to change.

Objectives: Students will be able to read prose and poetry for comprehension, relate the prose or poetry to historical events, and analyze the style of writing. Students will be able to identify the parts of speech, phrases, clauses and parts of a sentence in a sentence.

Activities:

Monday: A1

Activity

  • Journal #2: Using animals as characters, write a story that teaches a hospitality rule of manners
  • Discuss "Iroquois Constitution" and similarities/differences to U.S. Constitution
  • Native American writing style - storytelling
  • Puritans/Pilgrims - who they were
  • Bradford - "of Plymouth Plantation"
  • Vocabulary Unit 1 day 2

Assignment

Read Mary Rowlandson — from A Narrative of Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson and Anne Bradstreet — “Upon the Burning of Our House.” Reflection blog: How do the writings of Rowlandson and Bradstreet reflect the qualities of Puritan writing? Give specific examples for support and use proper MLA parenthetical citations and bibliography citations. (minimum 500 words).

Tuesday: B2

Activity

  • Journal #2: Using animals as characters, write a story that teaches a hospitality rule of manners
  • Discuss "Iroquois Constitution" and similarities/differences to U.S. Constitution
  • Native American writing style - storytelling
  • Puritans/Pilgrims - who they were
  • Bradford - "of Plymouth Plantation"
  • Vocabulary Unit 1 day 2

Assignment

Read Mary Rowlandson — from A Narrative of Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson and Anne Bradstreet — “Upon the Burning of Our House.” Reflection blog: How do the writings of Rowlandson and Bradstreet reflect the qualities of Puritan writing? Give specific examples for support and use proper MLA parenthetical citations and bibliography citations. (minimum 500 words).

Wednesday: A1

Activity

  • Journal #3: write about how it might feel being held hostage and how you might cope in a hostage situation
  • Mary Rowlandson — from A Narrative of Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
  • Anne Bradstreet — “Upon the Burning of Our House”
  • Sentence Study
  • Bradford - "of Plymouth Plantation"
  • Vocabulary Unit 1 day 3

Assignment

Read Bradford – “of Plymouth Plantation” Reflection Blog: How does the writing of Bradford reflect the qualities of Puritan writing? Give specific examples for support and use proper MLA parenthetical citations and bibliography citations. (minimum 500 words).

Thursday: B2

Activity

  • Journal #3: write about how it might feel being held hostage and how you might cope in a hostage situation
  • Mary Rowlandson — from A Narrative of Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
  • Anne Bradstreet — “Upon the Burning of Our House”
  • Sentence Study
  • Bradford - "of Plymouth Plantation"
  • Vocabulary Unit 1 day 3

Assignment

Read Bradford – “of Plymouth Plantation” Reflection Blog: How does the writing of Bradford reflect the qualities of Puritan writing? Give specific examples for support and use proper MLA parenthetical citations and bibliography citations. (minimum 500 words).

Friday: A1

Activity

  • Journal #4: write about the experience of traveling (vacation trips, etc) - long trips - and its impact on you.
  • Discuss Bradford
  • Jonathan Edwards — from “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”
  • Sentence Study
  • Introduction to The Crucible
  • Vocabulary Unit 1 day 4

Assignment

Read The Crucible Act One. Reflection: How does The Crucibledisplay the qualities of Puritans – show examples from the work as support? Give examples that show the breakdown of Puritan beliefs as well. Vocabulary Quiz next class over Unit 1.

Last A1 Class of Last Week:

Activity

  • Journal #1: There are several Native American creation stories, such as how the leopard got its spots, that also teach manners and hospitality. Write your own creation story.
  • Using a literary criticism to support your ideas
  • Review summer novels
  • Vocabulary - definitions
  • Sentence Study if time permits

Assignment

Read "Iroquois Constitution." Be prepared to discuss how the work displays characteristics of Native American writing of that time period. Compare the "Iroquois Constitution" to the U.S. Constitution as it was originally written. Be prepared to discuss similarities and differences.

Last B2 Class of Last Week:

Activity

  • Journal #1: There are several Native American creation stories, such as how the leopard got its spots, that also teach manners and hospitality. Write your own creation story.
  • Using a literary criticism to support your ideas
  • Review summer novels
  • Vocabulary - definitions
  • Sentence Study if time permits

Assignment

Read "Iroquois Constitution." Be prepared to discuss how the work displays characteristics of Native American writing of that time period. Compare the "Iroquois Constitution" to the U.S. Constitution as it was originally written. Be prepared to discuss similarities and differences.