3q-4q+assignments


 * __3__ __rd__ __Quarter 2010__ **
 * Finish work with Creativity and Mask Projects by constructing a 3-4 paragraph essay about Mask, creativity, and universal symbolism/cultural context.

Continue to study vocabulary words, sentence structure, diction, word choice, analogies and asking high-level questions. **

Close Reading/Text Connections with 9 poems from Textbook (3 chose by Mr. McCloud, and 6 chosen by you). Each text-connection organizer will be finished by constructing a well-reasoned paragraph. At the end of this unit, you will be given a poem that you have not seen and asked to perform a close reading with a deadline as an examination.

We will be reading the novel //The Bean Trees// by Barbara Kingsolver. We will create a portfolio of responses to the novel and a literary reduction paper. ** Annotated Bibliography: An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.
 * The Bonds of Love (8 blocks)

Raisin in the Sun (Movie only) with portfolio of responses **
 * __4__ __th__ __Quarter__ **
 * 1) ** Quarterly Exam will be all vocabulary, all reading strategies, novel, persuasive techniques, proofreading, I-search paper and literary terms **
 * 2) ** On-your-Own I-Search research paper (8 blocks) **
 * 3) ** Persuasive Essays Holt Online (2 blocks) **
 * 4) **Read for Argument: Read all Comparing Points of View, then formal presentation (6 blocks)**
 * Readings for Class Essential Question for Semester #1 (What is Beauty?) (4 blocks)**
 * Design **
 * Teenage Wasteland **
 * Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock **
 * Chicago **
 * Movie Analysis **