4th+Quarter+Daily+Assignments

3/27 || Historical Context || film: //King Leopold's Ghost// Due next class: Part III Study Guide || * None || 3/29 || Historical Context || film//: King Leopold's// Ghost Part II For next class: Prepare for //Heart of Darkness// finall discussion: 1) read Chinua Achebe's critical essay [|"An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's //Heart of Darkness"//]. Bring a minimum of three WRITTEN observations 2) Prepare three WRITTEN thought-provoking questions for //Heart of Darkness// you'd like the class to consider 3) Bring your copy of //Heart of Darkness//, ready to refer to text! || * Part III Study Guide || 4/9 || //Heart of Darkness// || Final Discussion T.S. Eliot's poem [|Hollow Men] || None || 4/11 || Timed Writing Practice || //Heart of Darkness// Timed Writing || * //Heart of Darkness// essay || 4/13 || Timed Writing Practice || Timed Writing on a single poem (1987 prompt; Sylvia Plath's "Sow") Instructions: Evaluate your essay based on the rubric and sample essay. Come to our next class prepared to share one IMPORTANT discovery you made about your writing through this process of reflection. In addition, share a specific strategy you will use to improve your writing on poetry or your writing in general.  [|sow excellent essay.pdf] [|sow rubric.pdf] || None || 4/17 || Timed Writing Practice || Timed Writing on comparing two poems Due: 9 novel cards || * 1 IMPORTANT insight about your writing 4/19 || Test Preparation || Multiple Choice Section (See Shaw) Due next class: [|Instructions for answer analysis.doc] || * None || 4/23 || Literary Theory Review || Review Literary Theories Complete a close reading on a prose passage for next class: read Sound and Sense Chapter 14: Pattern || * Multiple Choice Answer Analysis || 4/25 || Pattern, Form and Structure in Poetry || [|Sound and Sense Ch 14 exercises] || * 3 paragraphs on 3 poems (form, structure, pattern) || 4/27 || Timed Writing Practice || Open Question (see Shaw) || * Open Question Prompt Response || 5/1 || Thesis and List of Details Drill || [|open question prompts for drill.docx] Instructions: For each prompt write a thesis statement (or complete introduction) and make a list of DETAILS from the work that would support your thesis: short quotes; specific moments, references, thoughts, actions; literary devices that apply (imagery, symbols, metaphors, alllusion, epiphany, etc.) || * response to drill ||
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