Monday, Nov. 22, 2021
Diversity in the United States Literary Experience
Essays to be paired with Hemingway and Women in Fiction
Essential Questions:
What do these essays teach us about the American experience?
How does reading make us more empathic?
What does a division/analysis essay look like? (And how do I write one?!)
In Class:
Directions: After reading “I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady, answer the following questions on meaning, writing strategy, and language. Be sure to highlight your answers so that they stand out from the questions.
For Homework:
Directions: After reading Armin A. Brott’s “Not All Men Are Sly Foxes”, answer the following questions on meaning, writing strategy, and language. Be sure to highlight your answers so that they stand out from the questions.
Homework:
Read your Independent Reading Book for at least 15 minutes each day.
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021
Diversity in the United States Literary Experience
Essays to be paired with Hemingway and Women in Fiction
Essential Questions:
What do these essays teach us about the American experience?
How does reading make us more empathic?
What does a division/analysis essay look like? (And how do I write one?!)
As a class, we will listen to Jamaica Kincaid read her essay. The questions can then be completed by Monday, Nov. 29th for extra credit.
Directions: After reading “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid, answer the following questions on meaning, writing strategy, and language. Be sure to highlight your answers so that they stand out from the questions. (A recording of the story by the author is here: Jamaica Kincaid reads "Girl" [CC])
Homework:
Read your Independent Reading Book for at least 15 minutes each day.
Monday, Nov. 29, 2021
Special Announcement: Ms. Baker, the new HS technology teacher, is revitalizing Catalyst, the school newspaper. She is hoping for both print and digital versions of content in the near future. She also wants to make the whole thing more student-run/lead and is looking for writers, editors, and content creators. If you are interested please contact her or you can let me know and I will pass her name onto you.
Literary Analysis Essay: Slicing into Parts
Essential Questions:
What do these essays teach us about the American experience?
How does reading make us more empathic?
What does a division/analysis essay look like? (And how do I write one?!)
Agenda:
Review Teacher/Student Notes for Literary Analysis Essay: Slicing into Parts.
Complete the Rough Outline (thesis statement, body paragraph topics, concluding thought)
Create a Google Doc, attach it, and begin planning your essay.
Tomorrow and Wednesday will be writing days. The essay is due on Friday. (But on Thursday and Friday, we will begin Roth, the next author in our Diversity in the United States Literary Experience Unit.)
OTHER HOMEWORK:
Read your Independent Reading Book for at least 15 minutes each day. Remember that the requirement is 4 books, one per quarter. The goal is 10 books by the end of the year.
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021
Literary Analysis Essay: Slicing into Parts
Essential Questions:
What do these essays teach us about the American experience?
How does reading make us more empathic?
What does a division/analysis essay look like? (And how do I write one?!)
Agenda:
Literary Analysis Essay Writing Day
A link to the model essay on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea has been added to Google Classroom.
OTHER HOMEWORK:
Read your Independent Reading Book for at least 15 minutes each day. Remember that the requirement is 4 books, one per quarter. The goal is 10 books by the end of the year.
Wednesday, Dec. 1 - Friday, Dec. 3, 2021
Literary Analysis Essay: Slicing into Parts
Essential Questions:
What do these essays teach us about the American experience?
How does reading make us more empathic?
What does a division/analysis essay look like? (And how do I write one?!)
Agenda:
Literary Analysis Essay Writing Day
OTHER HOMEWORK:
Read your Independent Reading Book for at least 15 minutes each day. Remember that the requirement is 4 books, one per quarter. The goal is 10 books by the end of the year.
This just in: Since this is your first big literary analysis and you have been working "hard" on it all week, I will accept your essay on Monday, Dec. 6th without penalty.