Fall '13: Weeks 3-4

NOTE: I may modify the assignments for Tuesday and Thursday so if you do them ahead of time, be aware you may have to do them over or modify them if I change them around . . .

Mon 9/9--

Quotation assignment on "Man of the House." Please click here: "Man of the House" quotation assignment

Tuesday 9/10--Topic Sentence Writing Exercise on "Man of the House." Please click here: "Man of the House" topic sentence assignment

Wednesday 9/11--Read and take notes on "Cell One" in your reader. Additional copy of the story to be found here: "Cell One"

Some questions to consider as you do the reading:

*** What are the themes or topics of this story?

  • What is the narrator's relationship with her brother like before, during, and after his incarceration?

  • Contrast Nnamabia's attitude in prison before and after he begins to witness the guards' treatment of the old man.

  • Despite his faults, how is Nnamabia a sympathetic character?

  • Whose story is this, Nnamabia's or his sister's? Explain your response?

Thursday 9/12--Paragraph assignment due on "Cell One." Please POST this assignment on your homework website. Click below for assignment:

"Cell One" paragraph instructions

*** I've posted a sample paragraph on "MOH" on your period's website. Check under "Sample Essays" to see an example of a good (if not great) paragraph.

Friday 9/13--Vocab quiz #2 of Vocabulary Energizers. Also, read about verbs in the pink Grammar Workbook, pp. 9-12. We'll do exercises on pp. 13-15 in class. Bring only the pink workbook with you.

Mon 9/16—Read and take notes on "On the Rainy River” (short story READER).

Tues, 9/17—Writing assignment on “On the Rainy River." Please click on instructions here: Rainy River Assignment

Wednesday 9/18--No classes! Faculty In-service day.

Thurs, 9/19— Read and take notes on “The Red Convertible.” (not in blue READER; I will hand out copies). Click below for a PDF of the story (at the bottom of this page).

Fri, 9/20—Quiz on Chap. 3 of Vocabulary Energizers. Also, read about adjectives and adverbs in How Grammar Works, pp. 41-45 and 47-53 and do examples on pp. 45 and 53; bring both grammar books to class.