Please check your email every Monday for assignment information and due dates and consult the Hapara Workspace to complete all course work.
Check your email for information regarding how we will move forward over the next two weeks.
All due dates will change and new dates will be shared in the coming weeks. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE ISU RIGHT NOW - just focus on The Glass Castle. We can integrate the ISU into the program at a later date. A Hapara workspace will be created and shared starting tomorrow. For today, review the Identity slideshow and the Glass Castle Introduction slideshow in your Google/Hapara class folders. Then read and sticky note any passages that help you to determine the internal and external factors that affect identity formation in the text. March 23: pages 3-125 of The Glass Castle should be read by this date
March 30: The Glass Castle should be completely read by this date April 1+2: The Glass Castle In-class essay April 3: Start reading the ISU novel - bring your novel to class! April 10: ISU Literary Circle Conference # 1 (1/3 of the book should be read) April 17: ISU Literary Circle Conference #2 (2/3 of the book should be read) April 24: ISU Literary Circle Conference #3 (the book should be finished) April 27: In-class comparative paragraph: ISU novel vs The GLass Castle May 4-8: Dramatic Text Seminar and Multimedia Presentation (tentative) May 11-15: Annotated Bibliography May 18-June 5: ISU (specific due dates to be determined) June 8-15: Exam Review 1. Research and create both research documents and a working bibliography.
2. Determine the structure for your essay and consult the mentor text that matches your chosen structure. Fill in the essay outline to organize your ideas.
3. Start drafting your essay keeping in mind the structural expectations in the mentor text and the supports and insights gained from your research. 4. Edit the essay for grammar, language choices, tone, and rhetoric. Layer stylistic devices in order to achieve the tone you want and to make the text more creative and engaging. 5. Make sure that you have ethos, pathos, and logos in your essay - if not, find ways to add this. 6. Have people read your essay to give suggestions for improvement - make necessary edits. 7. SUBMIT to your Hapara class folder with your working bibliography. SUBMIT the hard copy outline in class. BE READY to write the reflection in class on March 3.
Read "Penguin Bloom" located in the Nonfiction Unit section of the ENG4U folder and answer the questions assigned in class today.
Complete your paragraph comparing "I Don't Suffer Fools Gladly" with "Don't You Think It's Time To Start Thinking". Use ONE of the following questions to prompt your comparison:
1. Which text do you prefer and why? 2. Which text is more persuasive and why? The notes for how to write a comparative paragraph are in the Nonfiction section of this website. |
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