AGENDA 11/29

Same as 11/28 - meet in computer lab to continue amassing sources

AGENDA 11/28

Meet in computer lab L202 to begin gathering sources for Researched Argument papers
Handout #1--Guidelines: Steps 1, 2, and 3 of Researched Argument papers
Handout #2--Tips for Researched Argument papers

Please bring McGraw-Hill Readers tomorrow! We'll be meeting in L202 again.

HW: Continue reading independent book. Begin gathering your 20 sources for the researched argument paper (due 12/12).

AGENDA 11/27

Timed Essay: Argument (quotation from Antigone)

HW: Continue reading independent reading book

AGENDA 11/21

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Multiple-choice team practice: Darrow's speech on Leopold and Loeb

Work on multiple-choice passage in groups; go over answers.

HW: Read indie reading book over Thanksgiving--try to be 2/3 to 3/4 of the way finished by Monday!

AGENDA 11/20

Seminar prep HW check

Billy Budd group discussions

Multiple-choice team competition tomorrow. Should be fun!
HW: Read independent book. Remember to have research question ready for tomorrow!

AGENDA 11/19

Formulating Research Questions
** Changes made to Fall research paper--no partner needed (but you and a partner may still explore the same topic, through different research questions or through opposite perspectives if you wish)

Reading Quiz over Billy Budd.

Answer questions/clarify confusion regarding Billy Budd. Didn't get the answer you needed in class? Email me!

Prepare for tomorrow's seminar

HW: Finish reading Billy Budd.
Prepare for tomorrow's seminar: Craft a well-developed paragraph (approximately 8-10 sentences) in which you refer to Billy Budd directly (incorporate two shorter quotations or one longer one), and explore ONE of the following:
1. What elements of Romanticism or Transcendentalism do you notice in this novella? How do these elements contribute to the book's meaning?
2. What seems to be Melville's position on man-made authority?
3. Select an allusion or an instance of figurative language that is important or compelling. Explore the significance of this allusion or metaphor--how does it enhance the meaning of the work or reveal Melville's perspective on an issue? What significance does it hold?

Research Questions due Wednesday (see handout for guidelines)

AGENDA 11/16

CLUB DAY!!!

Finish watching film: Crime and Punishment in America
Complete response to the two questions posted on Wednesday. Share out responses and discuss. Turn in to the substitute at the end of the period.

HW: Read Billy Budd through Chapter 23 by Monday, 11/19. Expect a reading quiz! Also continue reading indie reading book--you should be halfway through it before Thanksgiving!

P.S. Wish Pust and Kennedy and Louria and Semik luck during first period this morning--we'll be presenting our workshop at the National Council of Teachers of English at 11:00am EST, which is 8am Samo time...we'll be wrapping up right as 2nd period begins! : )