Thrusday September 9, 2010

Keep working on your projects. Check with me, if you are having difficulties

Reminders: On Monday you have your summer reading assessment. This is a critical lens essay.

Below is a generic model, in case you have forgotten.

Model for writing a critical lens essay. Note that the bold words must appear in the essay.

As (insert the author’s name or write as someone once said if you do not know the author’s name) once said, “ (insert quote). In other words (this is where you paraphrase the quote.) Use words that are not part of the quote. You may write two to three sentences. This is supported in the (insert first genre: novel, autobiography, play, memoir, epic poem) (insert first title) by (insert author) and the (insert second genre) (insert second title) by (insert second author) through the literary elements of (choose two: character, plot, setting, theme, tone).
Paragraph 2: support the above with book 1
Give two detailed, specific examples
Paragraph 3: support the above with book 2
Give two detailed, specific examples.

Conclusion: do not repeat the quote, but make a general, universal statement that ties the two books into the writer’s words.
Next reminder: you are presenting these projects next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Please make sure that everything is on a flash drive and ready to go. You will not be able to send things by mail. This takes too much class time.

Schedule for presentation:

Period 5
Tuesday- Angelee, Bonita
Willie, Nautica
Elena, Celia
Shanay, Shaniqua
Wednesday- Tyrese, Amanda
Rachel, Jack
Zach, Louis, Savannah
Thursday- Kristian, Christopher
Elaine, Medina
Fiona, Corinne
Taje, Conor

Period 7
Tuesday- Roderick and Justin
Shawn and Jasmine
Kadisha and Molly
Micah and Ajani
Wednesday- Spencer and Leah
Merique, Taaquia and Adrianna
Meredith and Malkah
Thursday- Thomique and Linh
Danielle and India
Sebastian and Brianna
Precious and Mahogany

9th period
Tuesday- Hannah and Cady
Erin, Sara and Eliza
Atinuke and Ashley
Wednesday-Amonee and Shana
Zak, Jasmine, Morghan
Katie and Mike
Thursday- Marina
Shaquille and Sage

ONE MORE REMINDER:
Your assessment on the book is Monday September 20. Heads up. 15 points of the test is your writing out the First Amendment, which you were asked to memorize!