English 1C

For our next class, please peruse the introduction of our Critical Thinking Text, and complete the following exercises 1.4 pg xxviii, 1.7, pg. xxxii. read and annotate all of Chapter 1 paying careful attention to pages 22-23. complete exercise 1.6 on page 12; and 1.9 on page 18.

English 1C El Camino Spring 2014

For next week, January 25, 2014 1. In up to a page, respond to the following prompt: What is critical thinking (in your own opinion)? And...what keeps us from thinking critically? 2. Download, using the link to the right, the essay, "Why Men Reason Poorly." Read it, mark and underline, "A-Hah!" moments or parts of the text that strike you as important, meaningful, and sound. 3. Purchase a single subject notebook or composition book for use as your journal. 4. Bring a physical object that represents or symbolizes you. Be prepared to share.

English Ten Period 6

If necessary, re-read the Op-Ed piece and the short feature article on IPads. After re-reading, write a page response in which you identify and discuss differences between the two types of newspaper pieces. How is the Op-Ed piece different in subject and tone? WHy do you think the piece on ipads was so short? What similarities if any did you notice in the two types of writing? 2. Be sure to finish your crossword on Frederick Douglass 3. You thought I forgot about SOAPS but I didn't! It is due on Monday! NO exceptions! Have a great weekend!

English Ten Periods 5

Read Chapter 8 of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass. Then answer the study questions below on your own paper. Do not write them in your journal. Why was Frederick forced to return to the plantation after the death of his master? How was the value of the master’s property determined? How were the slaves valued? Why was the division of property between Mistress Lucretia and Master Andrew so horrifying to the slaves? What happened to Frederick’s grandmother after the deaths of Lucretia and Andrew? How does this anecdote help explain the value of slaves? How are slaves valued when compared to livestock? [The ironic comparison of slaves to livestock is a continuous theme of the narrative.] Who owns Frederick by the end of chapter eight? Why is Frederick forced to leave Baltimore? Then select two quotes from Chapter 8 and respond to them in your journal. Do not forget to include a vocabulary word and a level 1 question and an On My Own Question. Finally, continue to think and work on your newspaper. If you have an idea for a cartoon or drawing or commentary, begin working on it, and bring on Monday for group conferences.

AP English Literature Periods 1, 2

1. Complete Invective Assignment based on guidelines distributed in class! 2. Read Act III through scene 4. Read and re-read. We will be analyzing plot and character and themes next week. 3. Begin to think of sets of lines that interest you. Be sure to have a back up in mind as line selection is first come, first served!

English Ten Period 2

1. Be sure to work on your final Expository Presentations. We will begin presentations on Monday, June 3rd. If needed on Monday, Please bring a snack as we may need to stay into nutrition. 2. Over the weekend, please construct no fewer than 10-12 thought provoking questions to ask your mother; an aunt, older sister, or another woman who works (or has worked) outside of the home. You may want to include questions about how working impacted her self-confidence, or simply why she chose to work. Be sure to have a clean neatly hand-written or typed set of your interview questions, and DON'T forget to record a portion of your interview on your cell phone or ipad or something. 3. Don't forget to finish your SOAPS and an summary/reaction paragraph to Judy Brady's "I Want A Wife" article. 4. Finally, read as much of When I Was Puerto Rican as you can.

Honors English Ten Period

1. Reminder, Annotated Bibliographies and typed reflections are due on Thursday. 2. On Thursday, you will be writing an in-class essay on the following topic: Analyze a significant speech act made by a character in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar for the speaker's use of persuasive language techniques, including fallacies, appeals to certain emotions and other devices. Tonight, you may want to simply identify your speech and read it several times. Then thin: what effect does the speaker's use of language have on his or her audience? 3. We will also read/hear Act IV 5. Finally, I have decided to allow your line recitals to be your final exam. This will give us time to fully read Act IV and V. Watch the speeches; complete our in-class essay. On your final exam date, you will give your lines (to be safe, I will ask approximately 6-10 students to go on Monday, June 3rd). On that date, we will have our potluck as well.