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Files for English II - Pre-AP - 2009- 2010 The Sun Goes Down on Summer by Steve Lawhead Scavenger Hunt on Mr. Brown's web site Vocabulary Cartoons - Instructions By the Waters of Babylon - tone analysis Hero's journey - one page review here There will come soft rains - poem with By the Waters of Babylon There Will Come Soft Rains from The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury First Vocabulary Assignment September 3/4, September 10/11, September 17/18 Second Vocabulary Assignment September 24/25, V1, 4; October 1/2, V1,5; October 8/9, V1,6; October 15/16, V1, 7 A High-Incidence Academic Word List - There is a very important specialized vocabulary for learners intending to pursue academic studies in English at the secondary and post-secondary levels. The Academic Word List, compiled by Coxhead (2000), consists of 570 word families that are not in the most frequent 2,000 words of English but which occur reasonably frequently over a very wide range of academic texts. Theme - brief description - 6 points How to mark a book - full article How to mark a book - excerpt from the full article - important points DIDLS - breakdown of Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, and Syntax Independent Reading List for fall semester 2009 - 2010 Third Vocabulary Assignment October 22/23, V1,8; October 29/30, V1, 9; November 5/6, V1, 10; November 12/13, V1, 11. Action Verb List - What to use instead of "to be" verbs - am, are, is, was, were, be, become, became, been, being Literary Analysis in Sentence Outline form for 2009 - 2010. This is the form to be used on Monday, November 23, and Tuesday, November 24. New Additions for the 2nd semester 2009 - 2010 The sentence fragment, run-on sentence, comma splice, and apostrophe Jane Eyre dialectic journal entries Why read Jane Eyre? Class discussion of reasons for studying Jane Eyre. Mythological Allusions A quick reference as you read Jane Eyre and other works Biblical Allusions A quick reference as you read Jane Eyre and other works REHUGO Reading List (non-fiction) 2010. You must pick a book from this list for the 5th six Central Texas Museums - This list gives you locations, times, and admission fee information (if I was able to locate it!). You can complete your assignment of two visits without having to pay any admission fees. Book Notes for REHUGO 2009 2010 This is the format for your book notes. It will be discussed in class. Make sure you understand the format for this section. You are welcome to come discuss your book with me before or after school. Movie Notes for REHUGO 2009 2010 Here is the format for your movie notes. Once again, it will be discussed in class. Make sure you understand the format for this section. Yes, you are welcome to come discuss your movie with me before or after school. Movie List for 2009 2010 REHUGO Project Rather than attempting to print a list of movies, we have decided to permit students to choose any movie they would like to see from the Internet History Sourcebooks Projects. You will find hyperlinks to the lists in this file. Please use only these lists. REHUGO Student/Parent signature document When you turn in each section of REHUGO, you must put this sheet on top, with your signature and your parent's/guardian’s signature. Circles of Truth This visual from the Harvard Project Zero may help you as you examine the issues for your REHUGO project. You will be given a copy in class, but if you misplace it, you may print it again from here. 6th vocabulary assignment and Jane Eyre reading schedule February 4/5, V2, 5; February 11/12, V2, 6; February 18/19, V2, 7; March 11/12, V2, 8. ______________________________________________________________________________ Irony Scavenger Hunt Assignment Fourth Vocabulary Assignment - November 20/21, V1, 12; No Vocabulary due November 24/25 or December 4/5; December 11/12, V1, 13; December 17/18, V1, 14; January 8/9, V1, 15 - Note: This is not on your agenda, but is due in January. Literary Analysis in Sentence Outline Form - blank form Charles by Shirley Jackson Literary Analysis in Sentence Outline Form - using "Charles" as an example. How to "jump start" the book analysis - PowerPoint presentation to help you get started Macbeth Scene Performance Evaluation Book Analysis Format 2008 - 2009 Adverbs and Adjectives PowerPoint Presentation Suggestions for approaching a poem New Additions for the 2nd semester 2008 - 2009 The sentence fragment, run-on sentence, comma splice, and apostrophe Writing the narrative essay Four important aspects (in brief)of an effective Narrative Essay: 1. Reveal something of importance. 2. Include all the important events of the story. 3. Bring the story to life with detailed examples of what happened. 4. Present events in a clear, chronological order. Syntax Techniques in Jane Eyre - for use for vocabulary 13 Oedipus, The King - An Abridged and Adapted Version of Sophocles' Play by Nick Bartel, 1999 Old friends assignment - One of the great things about reading is the you keep meeting old friends (Foster, 28). As you start a story, it seems new, but as you read you begin to see patterns, archetypes, and "old friends". Prepositional Phrases PowerPoint Using Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasion Strategies for Understanding photographs and media messages Logical Fallacies or Fallacies in Argumentation "Love is a Fallacy" by Max Shulman "A Neglected Anniversary" by H. L. Mencken PowerPoint introduction to argumentation
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