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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
AP Lang Narrative Prompt
Write about a time when you did something really repellant, ridiculous, unintelligent, or mean-spirited. Why did you do it? What were the reactions of others? What did you learn about yourself? Looking back on the event, what can you understand about it in retrospect? This is still a narrative essay, so try to think deeply and avoid easy clichés. Often, we learn the most about ourselves by seeing how we behave when we are at our worst. What positives can you also glean from the experience? While you are expected to look critically at yourself, don’t fall victim to demonizing your former self in order to vaunt up your current self. Try to be fair and analytical, honest and even-handed. Good luck.
Friday, September 7, 2012
English 10H Reading Journal Explanation
During your reading of Fahrenheit 451, you need to keep a reading journal in your class journal. I don't care too much if you do it as a table or do each different part on a different page or even just write it all as paragraphs. You just need to make sure that you include all the parts that I ask for. I'm not going to require a specific amount of writing or a specific structure because I trust you all to write down enough and think enough about the novel.
The things that need to be included in your reading journal: "Themes" - write down various themes you think are prevalent in the novel and how they are shown in it; "Words/Definitions" - as you run across words you don't know, write them down and then look up and write down their definitions; "Author Choices" - as you run across interesting ways that Bradbury writes, jot them down and then consider why he wrote that way - this could be metaphors or interesting similes or odd descriptions. The point is to NOT just move past them because they're different. Consider WHY he wrote that way; "Inner Voice" - this is the most important category to me, honestly. Write down what you're thinking as you read. This can be comments about the characters or about the plot or just about your enjoyment of the novel. It should be the internal conversation that you have in your head as you read. Let that all out! :)
One thing that is optional, but I would consider doing, is writing down the pages or chapters you are referencing when you write in your reading journal. It might be nice if we want to look later or as you try to organize your journal, but you don't HAVE to.
PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. Take the responsibility to read the book by Monday, September 17th and complete your reading journal as you go along. Thank you.
The things that need to be included in your reading journal: "Themes" - write down various themes you think are prevalent in the novel and how they are shown in it; "Words/Definitions" - as you run across words you don't know, write them down and then look up and write down their definitions; "Author Choices" - as you run across interesting ways that Bradbury writes, jot them down and then consider why he wrote that way - this could be metaphors or interesting similes or odd descriptions. The point is to NOT just move past them because they're different. Consider WHY he wrote that way; "Inner Voice" - this is the most important category to me, honestly. Write down what you're thinking as you read. This can be comments about the characters or about the plot or just about your enjoyment of the novel. It should be the internal conversation that you have in your head as you read. Let that all out! :)
One thing that is optional, but I would consider doing, is writing down the pages or chapters you are referencing when you write in your reading journal. It might be nice if we want to look later or as you try to organize your journal, but you don't HAVE to.
PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. Take the responsibility to read the book by Monday, September 17th and complete your reading journal as you go along. Thank you.
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