~Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well
Sunday, March 28, 2010
William Faulkner Quote
"But what is important is Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, not who wrote them, but that somebody did. The artist is of no importance. Only what he creates is important, since there is nothing new to be said. Shakespeare, Balzac,Homer have all written about the same things, and if they had lived one thousand or two thousand years longer, the publishers wouldn’t have needed anyone since."
From The Paris Review
Writing Portfolio
1. For Descriptive writing, you will write a page describing three items you would put in a time capsule for the year 2010. Use details and imagery.
2. For Persuasive writing, you will write an editorial for The Birmingham News. You will argue for or against one persuasive topic discussed in class.
3. For Narrative writing, you will write a story. It must have all of the plot elements we learned and at least two characters. You may write in 1st or 3rd person point of view. You must include quotes and dialogue.
4. For Expository writing, you will write a five-paragraph essay on your favorite celebrity. You will be required to complete the essay in MLA format with at least two researched sources.
5. For Letter writing, you will write a business letter between two characters in To Kill A Mockingbird. It must have all elements of a business letter including heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature.
This project will be done in class or at home. You may write or type the project. If you type, it must be in 12 point Times New Roman font. NO EXCEPTIONS! The due date for this project will be in May. I will let you know about a final date. You will turn in a folder including all final writing, research, brainstorming, and drafts.
You will also be asked to read one piece of writing aloud for the class. This will count as a presentation grade.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Field Trip
Field trip to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival to see Hamlet April 20.
There will be an extension to let others bring permission slips and $23.00 cash or check made out to WBMS. Please bring both of these by March 23.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
To Kill a Mockingbird film
On Thursday we will begin watching To Kill a Mockingbird in it's film version.
Protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird
Today, students debated over the novel's protagonist.
Choices for the protagonist were: Atticus, Scout and Boo.
Unit 7 Test
Unit 7 Test will be this Friday, March 12
Review:
Unit 7 Test Review
To Kill a Mockingbird:
1. What is the theme of To Kill a Mockingbird?
2. Where is imagery used?
3. Where is foreshadowing used?
4. Describe Atticus Finch
5. Describe Scout
6. Describe Dill
7. Describe Boo Radley
8. Where is the setting of To Kill A Mockingbird?
9. Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
10. What year was it published?
11. What award did the book win?
12. Atticus says, you never really understand a person until ___________________.
13. Who is Miss Caroline and what makes her cry in chapter 3?
14. Why doesn’t Scout like school?
15. Why does Scout fight with Walter Cunningham?
16. How does Mr. Cunningham repay Atticus?
17. How did Scout and Jem’s mother pass away?
18. What is Atticus’s job?
19. What does Jem want Atticus to do, but he never will?
20. What does Atticus do to Tim Johnson?
21. Who or what is Tim Johnson and what is wrong with him?
22. Who is Burris Ewell? Who are the Ewells?
23. Who is Francis Hancock?
24. What does Aunt Alexandra serve for Christmas Dinner?
25. Why does Aunt Alexandra disapprove of Scout?
26. What do Scout and Jem do when it snows?
27. What happens to Miss Maudie’s house?
28. Why does Jem have to read to Mrs. Dubose?
29. What was wrong with Mrs. Dubose?
30. What does the symbol of a mockingbird mean? What does Atticus and Miss Maudie tell the children about mockingbirds?
31. What happens to Jem’s pants when he sneaks to the Radley house?
32. What does Dill dare Jem to do?
33. When the children get in trouble at the pond, what do they say they were doing?
34. What things do the children find in the tree knot-hole?
35. Why does Uncle Jack spank Scout?
36. Why is Atticus nervous about defending Tom Robinson?
37. Does Atticus want to defend Tom Robinson? Why does he do it?
38. ESSAY: Why is To Kill a Mockingbird a historical novel?
39. What is a historical document? Example?
Grammar Review
Gerunds—end with ING and function as SUBJECTS or DIRECT OBJECTS or OBJECTS OF THE PREPOSITION.
1. People like visiting art galleries.
2. Martin started painting this year.
3. Studying taught us about history.
Participles—are PRESENT PARTICIPLES ending in ING, or PAST PARTICIPLES ending in ED.
1. The old flag, battered by wind and weather, was replaced.
2. The crowed, cheering loudly, welcomed home the team.
3. The desk, collecting dust in the corner, is an antique.
4. The exhausted students finally graduated.
Infinitives—are verb phrases with the word TO.
1. I like to dance.
2. When I get in college, I want to play football for Alabama.
3. After a week at the beach it is time to go home.
Independent and Dependent Clauses—a sentence is another word for independent clause. A dependent clause isn’t long enough to be a sentence.
1. Although the competition was rough.
2. Even though we lost the race.
3. I enjoyed watching the Olympics.
4. Shaun White is a talented gold medalist in snowboarding.
Simple and Compound sentences—a simple sentence is plain. It does not have a semicolon or a comma and coordinating conjunction like compound sentences. Remember FANBOYS.
1. It was pouring rain; getting a cab was impossible.
2. People Magazine is entertaining and informational.
3. The plane came early, but we got there in time anyway.
Run-ons and Fragments. A run-on is a sentence that is too long. It needs to be made into two sentences or needs to be changed. A fragment is an incomplete sentence.
1. Going down the street.
2. Can jump really high.
3. Sometimes athletes train for hours a day, they also have to eat a high calorie diet.
4. Scout and Jem get in lots of trouble children like that should have more discipline and fewer privileges.
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