You will write a reflection that considers What is Good, What is True, and What is Beautiful.
You will reflect on these questions by using at least two texts we read/studied during the year.
You will need textual evidence to expand our reflection. You can mark quotes prior to the class final, but there can be no other outside writing for the final.
You will be graded according to the district Grade 11-12 Narrative Writing Rubric which can be found on the school's website.
I encourage you to peruse this rubric prior to the final.
Upcoming Assignments *Late work is due one week prior to the end of each marking period
p. 3-18 “a sleep lozenge dissolve on his tongue.” 9.22
ANNOTATED COPY OF ALLEGORY OR OMELAS 9.28
p. 18 – 28 “very softly” 9.29
p. 28-40 “people ran out of the houses all down the street.” 10.2
p. 40-48 “he did not open the window.” 10.6
p. 48-63 “…my uncle…and…my uncle….Her voice faded.” 10.8
p. 63-68 – End of “The Hearth and the Salamander.” 10.14
FIVE WEEKS 10.10
p.71-80 - 10.16
p. 80-95 10.20
p.95-11010.22
p.113-121 10.24
p.121-136 10.27
p.137-150 10.29
p.150-end 10.31
Lord/Bondsperson project - image and presentation Nov. 3
End of Marking Period 11.7 revisions/late work due: 10
Overall Quote SheetTASK: With the focus being on your essential question, you need to find at least five quotes in each section that support or drive your thinking about your chosen question. Include the page number. Provide an explanation as to why you chose each quote (metacognition). Essential question: What can one do if one can do nothing? (Perhaps this question is wrong)
“Blow your nose on a person, wad them, flush them away, reach for another, blow, wad, flush” (17).
The idea of throwing people away suggests that there is an inability to create connection with people in the novel. Montag’s assessment comes after his initial discussion with Clarisse; and, as evidenced in the remainder of the novel, he attempts to move beyond the reduction of throwing away human beings. First quarter paper topic
Trace Guy Montag's assent out of the cave. Using both "Allegory of the Cave" and evidence from Fahrenheit 451, write a formal essay that compares Guy Montag's trajectory in the novel with the prisoner in the cave (this is your thesis). Please make sure you have specific evidence (quotes people) from both texts to make your argument valid.
Compare the theme of "Dover Beach" with the theme of Fahrenheit 451. Your thesis will be to determine what the theme is and your paper will provide evidence to support this shared theme. You will need specific evidence (quotes) from both texts to make your argument valid.
What is Ray Bradbury saying about religion in his text? Create a thesis giving a specific answer to this question and support your assertions with specific evidence from the text to make your argument valid.
Beloved essay choices TASK: Choose one prompt and write and introduction and two body paragraphs analyzing Toni Morison’s novel, Beloved. Must include at least two quotes per body paragraph. Please utilize phrase quotes.
1. Discuss the significance of the voices surrounding 124 and Stamp Paid’s unsettling reaction to them. Whose voices are they?
2. Discuss the multi-forms of Beloved. How is she both particularly Sethe’s resurrected child and a manifestation of the City of Bones – The Middle Passage?
3. How does Denver become free? Or, does she not?
4. What does Morrison intend by closing the novel with the repetitive directive: “This is not a story to pass on.” Is it ironic? Is it paradoxical?
Test Analysis Purpose – this is a high level thinking assignment, because it asks you to synthesize your thoughts with others thoughts who contrast your own. Remember, contrast is how we learn. How can your perspective of the “right” answer be so different from someone else’s “right” answer? Then, you must take all of that and examine how your perception has changed, if at all. Metacognition folks!
Test Analysis is not compulsory.
You can earn up to ten points back on your analysis
You cannot earn points back if you misread a question (in other words, if you did not see an except)
You cannot rewrite Test Analysis
Test Analysis must be typed, 12-point font, Times New Roman, single-spaced.
Please email me your test analysis as an attachment.
Use at least two quotes for part A and two quotes for part C in your analysis from the text if you want to be certain to get all your points back.
Test Analysis consists of three parts:
Part A – What your original answer was and why you chose it. Please use the text to answer this question- this means quotes. Page numbers. This should be a solid paragraph or more.
Part B – Use the class argument to substantiate why the class voted on a specific answer. Use precise arguments from the class discussion. – Who said what and why. This is why you should take notes during the argument – for reference in your analysis. This also should be a solid paragraph of writing.
Part C – This is the most important part of the test analysis. It answers the question: What do you think now after hearing different arguments? Did you change your mind and agree with the class and why? Do you remain sure of your original answer and why?
Do you think another answer that was not originally chosen by you or the class is now the best answer and why? This is where you can refute your classmates. USE THE TEXT. You will need quotes from the book to earn high points back. Triple T Chart OVERVIEW: This is an analytical assignment. It should reflect your perception of the novel, The Great Gatsby. There are three parts to this assignment: you must find evidence for Fitzgerald's ubiquitous use of point and counter point in the novel. Think juxtaposition, think opposites on both the small scale and large scale; you must find evidence in which Fitzgerald is commenting on the perversion of the American Dream; and you must, most importantly, include you own findings in the novel. What is going on in between the lines of the story? What is the story of Gatsby's life and death telling you?
This assignment is asking you to examine and synthesize your own visions of the text. Of course, you must use specific quotes to support these visions.
There are nine laden chapters in this novel. The chart should, of course, reflect quality, but should also reflect thoroughness.
Research paper parameters
Days in lab: May 6, May 7, May 8 – research
May 27, May 28, May 29 - writing Due dates:
Research question/text quotes Monday, May 5
Works Cited Friday, May 30
Paper on Turnitin.com. No paper copy needed. Monday, June 2
Class ID: 8015358
PW: allegory FORMAT
Times New Roman
12 point font
Double spaced and only double spaced.
MLA citation style: (Morrison 231).
Title (centered)
Page numbers start on second page with your last name on top right
MAKE CERTAIN
You will need at least one quote from the text and one literary critic’s quote in each body paragraph. Four is better.
You have strong topic sentences
You adhere to your thesis
Include semi-colon
MECHANICS/STYLE MATTERS
Possessive apostrophes: Morrison’s novel
No first or second person
Write in present tense
Transitions
Variety of sentence lengths – short sentences are powerful
Strong, poetic, unique verbs
Research Paper AssignmentOBJECTIVES: Locate and Recall: Collect relevant literary criticism from legitimate sources Organize information in a logical structure
Integrate and Interpret: Formulate a thesis Collect supporting data for thesis Interpret literary criticism Substantiate formulated thesis using literary criticism
Critique and Evaluate: Analyze literary criticism and literature Synthesize various literary criticisms to support formulated thesis Defend student's own interpretation of literature Validate final conclusion
Creative skills: Translate the meanings and emotions of the narrator in the text Defend your position on the work of literature using unexpected defenses
Students will complete research and composition of a Research Paper that will: • Clearly establish a thesis • Use various sources to substantiate a thesis • Draw a conclusion • Follow MLA format as outlined in the North Salem Research Paper Booklet (e.g., parenthetical citations, direct quote and paraphrasing format and explanation, Works Cited format—including internet and database sources)
Learning Activities: Students will read and annotate works of literature. Students will participate in literary class discussion to scaffold original interpretation. Students will formulate a thesis. Students will collect supporting materials that affirm their thesis. Students will organize supporting materials. Students will synthesize various scholarly perspectives with their own. Students will revise written materials following prerequisites of MLA format. Students will create a list of reference (Works Cited) cited in the text of the paper. Students will publish a final draft for submission to teacher and anti-plagiarism online software.
Your Task
Your task is to evaluate the literary work of an author by establishing a critical position/thesis on one or more aspects of the author's technique used to convey his purpose.
You will use the literary criticism provided in class as a starting point to develop a thesis about the work and the author’s intent.
You must mine these sources and others to find substantiation for your position/thesis on the author’s work
Task Specifics: Select an author/ work of literature you want to evaluate Clearly established a thesis Reach a conclusion You must use at least 3 sources other than the work of literature you are examining This is not a reflection paper, so avoid the use of "I" The more sophisticated papers will use all source in a balanced matter, but maintain the interpretation of the student. 3 to 5 pages in length (more is not better) Follow MLA format You have four weeks to complete the paper You must submit the paper to Turnitin.com and give a hard copy to me to receive a grade. Topics
Discuss Tennessee Williams’ motif of escapism in The Glass Menagerie.
Discuss Bradbury’s structure in Fahrenheit 451.
Discuss Plath's use of unexpected speakers in her poetry.
Discuss the effectiveness of tone in T.S Eliot’s poem, Hollow Men.
Discuss the effectiveness of tone of Plath's poem, "Daddy."
Discuss Wordsworth's use of paradox in "My Heart Leaps Up" and how it furthers the poet's purpose.
Discuss the aspect of the feminine in Macbeth.
Discuss Shakespeare's use of tone/extended metaphor in "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
Discuss Tennessee Williams’ role in post-modern literature.
Discuss the affect of World War I and vestiges of war in The Glass Menagerie.
Re-examine “The Allegory of the Cave” through a post-modern lens.
Discuss the existentialist nature of Shakespeare's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
Discuss the structure of Walt Whitman's poem "O Me! O Life!"
Discuss the different views present by Shakespeare's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" and Walt Whitman's poem "O Me! O Life!"
Discuss how Shakespeare allows for the eternal in his sonnet "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day"
* Or another teacher approved topic Research Paper Format
Your name
Teacher’s name
Class/assignment Date Title is centered. No underline. No italics. No quotes. No extra spaces.
Margins – 1 inch
Double space is the only space. No extras between paragraphs.
Page numbers begin on the second page. It should include your last name.
The last sentence or two contains your thesis.
Research paper checklist - the list is directly linked to the rubric. Please use this checklist as framework to edit your paper.
Development
Does the paper answer the research question?
Does it stick to the thesis? No wandering.
Can you, the reader, answer the research question at the end of the paper
Use of evidence
Is there at least one quote in each paragraph?
Are all three literary sources used?
Analysis
Does the writer give a well-developed explanation/analysis for each quote?
Is the analysis accurate and based on the text?
Organization
Are there transitions at the start of every paragraph? (For example, Furthermore, However, Insofar, As a consequence, Thus, In addition)
Do the paragraphs follow in development?
Is the thesis the last sentence of the intro?
Do paragraphs develop one idea?
Mechanics/Style
Literary works are italicized/ in quotes
Proper nouns are capitalized. Spelling is correct. Written in Present tense
No run-on or fragmented sentences. Check for awkward sentences and clarity
Sentence beginnings are varied (sentences don’t only start with He, He, The, Montag)
MLA
Citation style is correct: In the novel, Nick claims “reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope” (6). / Riley Hampton asserts in his essay that “it seems plausible that Fitzgerald created and named his owl-eyed character at least partly as an oblique and humorous tribute to his friend” (229).
The heading is double spaced and in the correct order
Title is centered. No u no b no I
Double spaced ONLY
College Essay Instructions: The essay demonstrates your ability to write clearly and concisely on a selected topic and helps you distinguish yourself in your own voice. What do you want the readers of your application to know about you apart from courses, grades, and test scores? Choose the option that best helps you answer that question and write an essay of no more than 650 words, using the prompt to inspire and structure your response. Remember: 650 words is your limit, not your goal. Use the full range if you need it, but don't feel obligated to do so. (The application won't accept a response shorter than 250 words.)
• Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
• Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?
• Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
• Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you?
• Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family." Cumulative Reflective Narrative
Final Project
Ms. McCarron Trivelli
English 11R
6 June 2013
Consider Kant’s four essential questions:
As a human being, what am I allowed to know (What does human knowledge entail?)
As a human being, what am I allowed to hope (What does hope mean? Can I believe in something?)
As a human being, how should I act (Does a moral world exist)?
What does it mean to be human? (Physically, spiritually, mentally)
Choose one question that you want to discuss and analyze through the lens of one piece of literature we read this year. You will also pull from your own experiences in order to reflect and examine your question of choice.
Craft a two-page typed narrative that establishes a connection between your personal view, one piece of literature from the curriculum, and Kant’s question of choice.
Although I encourage you to write in first person, this is a formal piece of writing and will be graded as such.
Typed.
MLA format.
Be creative and be connected.
Due, by email, June 6. kmccarrontrivelli@northsalemschools.org. Please send as a Microsoft word attachment.
THE FINAL
but there can be no other outside writing for the final.
Upcoming Assignments
*Late work is due one week prior to the end of each marking period
Into the Wild reading schedule
http://www.christophermccandless.info/
Beloved reading schedule
- Pgs. 52-59 1.6
- Pgs. 60-86 1.9
Overall Quote SheetTASK: With the focus being on your essential question, you need to find at least five quotes in each section that support or drive your thinking about your chosen question. Include the page number. Provide an explanation as to why you chose each quote (metacognition). Essential question: What can one do if one can do nothing? (Perhaps this question is wrong)The idea of throwing people away suggests that there is an inability to create connection with people in the novel. Montag’s assessment comes after his initial discussion with Clarisse; and, as evidenced in the remainder of the novel, he attempts to move beyond the reduction of throwing away human beings.
First quarter paper topic
Beloved essay choices
TASK: Choose one prompt and write and introduction and two body paragraphs analyzing Toni Morison’s novel, Beloved.
Must include at least two quotes per body paragraph. Please utilize phrase quotes.
Test Analysis
Purpose – this is a high level thinking assignment, because it asks you to synthesize your thoughts with others thoughts who contrast your own. Remember, contrast is how we learn. How can your perspective of the “right” answer be so different from someone else’s “right” answer? Then, you must take all of that and examine how your perception has changed, if at all. Metacognition folks!
Test Analysis consists of three parts:
Part A – What your original answer was and why you chose it. Please use the text to answer this question- this means quotes. Page numbers. This should be a solid paragraph or more.
Part B – Use the class argument to substantiate why the class voted on a specific answer. Use precise arguments from the class discussion. – Who said what and why. This is why you should take notes during the argument – for reference in your analysis. This also should be a solid paragraph of writing.
Part C – This is the most important part of the test analysis. It answers the question: What do you think now after hearing different arguments? Did you change your mind and agree with the class and why? Do you remain sure of your original answer and why?
Do you think another answer that was not originally chosen by you or the class is now the best answer and why? This is where you can refute your classmates. USE THE TEXT. You will need quotes from the book to earn high points back.
Triple T Chart
OVERVIEW: This is an analytical assignment. It should reflect your perception of the novel, The Great Gatsby. There are three parts to this assignment: you must find evidence for Fitzgerald's ubiquitous use of point and counter point in the novel. Think juxtaposition, think opposites on both the small scale and large scale; you must find evidence in which Fitzgerald is commenting on the perversion of the American Dream; and you must, most importantly, include you own findings in the novel. What is going on in between the lines of the story? What is the story of Gatsby's life and death telling you?
This assignment is asking you to examine and synthesize your own visions of the text. Of course, you must use specific quotes to support these visions.
There are nine laden chapters in this novel. The chart should, of course, reflect quality, but should also reflect thoroughness.
Research paper parameters
Days in lab: May 6, May 7, May 8 – research
May 27, May 28, May 29 - writing
Due dates:
- Research question/text quotes Monday, May 5
- Works Cited Friday, May 30
- Paper on Turnitin.com. No paper copy needed. Monday, June 2
Class ID: 8015358PW: allegory
FORMAT
- Times New Roman
- 12 point font
- Double spaced and only double spaced.
- MLA citation style: (Morrison 231).
- Title (centered)
- Page numbers start on second page with your last name on top right
MAKE CERTAIN- You will need at least one quote from the text and one literary critic’s quote in each body paragraph. Four is better.
- You have strong topic sentences
- You adhere to your thesis
- Include semi-colon
MECHANICS/STYLE MATTERSResearch Paper AssignmentOBJECTIVES:
Locate and Recall:
Collect relevant literary criticism from legitimate sources
Organize information in a logical structure
Integrate and Interpret:
Formulate a thesis
Collect supporting data for thesis
Interpret literary criticism
Substantiate formulated thesis using literary criticism
Critique and Evaluate:
Analyze literary criticism and literature
Synthesize various literary criticisms to support formulated thesis
Defend student's own interpretation of literature
Validate final conclusion
Creative skills:
Translate the meanings and emotions of the narrator in the text
Defend your position on the work of literature using unexpected defenses
Students will complete research and composition of a Research Paper that will:
• Clearly establish a thesis
• Use various sources to substantiate a thesis
• Draw a conclusion
• Follow MLA format as outlined in the North Salem Research Paper Booklet (e.g., parenthetical citations, direct quote and paraphrasing format and explanation, Works Cited format—including internet and database sources)
Learning Activities:
Students will read and annotate works of literature.
Students will participate in literary class discussion to scaffold original interpretation.
Students will formulate a thesis.
Students will collect supporting materials that affirm their thesis.
Students will organize supporting materials.
Students will synthesize various scholarly perspectives with their own.
Students will revise written materials following prerequisites of MLA format.
Students will create a list of reference (Works Cited) cited in the text of the paper.
Students will publish a final draft for submission to teacher and anti-plagiarism online software.
Your Task
Task Specifics:
Select an author/ work of literature you want to evaluate
Clearly established a thesis
Reach a conclusion
You must use at least 3 sources other than the work of literature you are examining
This is not a reflection paper, so avoid the use of "I"
The more sophisticated papers will use all source in a balanced matter, but maintain the interpretation of the student.
3 to 5 pages in length (more is not better)
Follow MLA format
You have four weeks to complete the paper
You must submit the paper to Turnitin.com and give a hard copy to me to receive a grade.
Topics
- Discuss Tennessee Williams’ motif of escapism in The Glass Menagerie.
- Discuss Bradbury’s structure in Fahrenheit 451.
- Discuss Plath's use of unexpected speakers in her poetry.
- Discuss the effectiveness of tone in T.S Eliot’s poem, Hollow Men.
- Discuss the effectiveness of tone of Plath's poem, "Daddy."
- Discuss Wordsworth's use of paradox in "My Heart Leaps Up" and how it furthers the poet's purpose.
- Discuss the aspect of the feminine in Macbeth.
- Discuss Shakespeare's use of tone/extended metaphor in "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
- Discuss Tennessee Williams’ role in post-modern literature.
- Discuss the affect of World War I and vestiges of war in The Glass Menagerie.
- Re-examine “The Allegory of the Cave” through a post-modern lens.
- Discuss the existentialist nature of Shakespeare's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
- Discuss the structure of Walt Whitman's poem "O Me! O Life!"
- Discuss the different views present by Shakespeare's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" and Walt Whitman's poem "O Me! O Life!"
- Discuss how Shakespeare allows for the eternal in his sonnet "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day"
* Or another teacher approved topicResearch Paper Format
Your name
Teacher’s name
Class/assignment
Date
Title is centered. No underline. No italics. No quotes. No extra spaces.
Research paper checklist - the list is directly linked to the rubric. Please use this checklist as framework to edit your paper.
DevelopmentUse of evidence
Analysis
Organization
Mechanics/Style
MLA
College Essay Instructions:
The essay demonstrates your ability to write clearly and concisely on a selected topic and helps you distinguish yourself in your own voice. What do you want the readers of your application to know about you apart from courses, grades, and test scores? Choose the option that best helps you answer that question and write an essay of no more than 650 words, using the prompt to inspire and structure your response. Remember: 650 words is your limit, not your goal. Use the full range if you need it, but don't feel obligated to do so. (The application won't accept a response shorter than 250 words.)
• Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
• Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?
• Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
• Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you?
• Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family."
Cumulative Reflective Narrative
Final Project
Ms. McCarron Trivelli
English 11R
6 June 2013
Consider Kant’s four essential questions:
Choose one question that you want to discuss and analyze through the lens of one piece of literature we read this year. You will also pull from your own experiences in order to reflect and examine your question of choice.
Craft a two-page typed narrative that establishes a connection between your personal view, one piece of literature from the curriculum, and Kant’s question of choice.
Although I encourage you to write in first person, this is a formal piece of writing and will be graded as such.
Typed.
MLA format.
Be creative and be connected.
Due, by email, June 6. kmccarrontrivelli@northsalemschools.org. Please send as a Microsoft word attachment.