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I am keeping the files from last year, but don't get too far ahead since many items may change. Files for English II - Pre-AP - 2008 - 2009 The Sun Goes Down on Summer by Steve Lawhead 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 4/5, September 11/12, September18/19 Second Vocabulary Assignment September 25/26, V1, 4; October 2/3, V1,5; October 8/9 (Wednesday/Thursday), V1,6; October 16/17, 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 2008 - 2009 Third Vocabulary Assignment October 23/24, V1,8; October 30/31, V1, 9; November 6/7, V1, 10; November 13/14, V1, 11. 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 ____________________________________________________________________________ Items below have not be updated for 2008-2009 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". New Additions for the 2nd semester 2007 - 2008Mythological 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 Reading list for the REHUGO project. You must choose from this list. 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 three visits without having to pay any admission fees. 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. Book Notes for REHUGO 2007 2008 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 2007 2008 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. Jane Eyre dialectic journal entries 5th vocabulary assignment Jane Eyre - January 17/18, V2, 2; January 24/25, V2, 3; January 31/February 1, V2, 4; February 7/8, V2, 5. 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. Why read Jane Eyre? Class discussion of reasons for studying "Jane Eyre". Movie List for 2007 2008 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. Sixth (6th) Vocabulary assignment - Jane Eyre - February 14/15, V2, 6; February 21/22, V2, 7; February 28/29, V2, 8; March 19/20, V2, 9. The sentence fragment, run-on sentence, comma splice, and apostrophe Seventh (7th) Vocabulary assignment - Jane Eyre - April 3/4, V2, 10; April 10/11, V2, 11; April 17/18, V2, 12; April 24/25, V2, 13 Prepositional Phrases PowerPoint Using Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasion Strategies for Understanding photographs and media messages Syntax Techniques in Jane Eyre - for use for vocabulary 14 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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