Extra Credit:
Go to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and write a critique on it. 2 point on test April 11-12, 4PM, April 13 7PM
Go to the AP Art Show April 12 4-6 PM
Take a picture of you there or say hi to me while you are there.
Extra Credit or Making up English Week...
Pick a Poem by a modern minority writer in the States and do a jing presentation on your analysis of the poem.
By Wed. 1 Feb. redo Hughes thesis: the best gets prize and Extra credit
MLA Format (points for quiz or Test)
Go to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and write a critique on it. 2 point on test April 11-12, 4PM, April 13 7PM
Go to the AP Art Show April 12 4-6 PM
Take a picture of you there or say hi to me while you are there.
Extra Credit or Making up English Week...
Pick a Poem by a modern minority writer in the States and do a jing presentation on your analysis of the poem.
By Wed. 1 Feb. redo Hughes thesis: the best gets prize and Extra credit
MLA Format (points for quiz or Test)
In groups create a bulletin board that displays MLA format:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Must show me before display
SIS CSC WALK-A-THON 2012 (Quiz Grade or 3 HWs_
When: March 3rd, 2012 (Saturday) (Specific time will be verified later).
Where: SIS Soccer Field.
What: We will be hosting a walk-a-thon to create awareness about Special Olympics (which will be held in Pyongchang in 2013 as the guest speaker had mentioned during his assembly) and the local community consisting of disabled people who need aid. All the fund raised will go to a local disabled people's society (to be announced later). We will be having a snack/drink booth to accompany participants.
How: In order to participate, individuals need to purchase a t-shirt in advance, and pay 10000 won. The t-shirts will be distributed in mid-February, along with the sponsor packets which will have to be filled out prior to the event. Anyone is free to come, whether they are young or old, students of SIS or not, kids, adults, families, but it is required for them to have a shirt to come!
Of Mice and Men Understanding:
The title Of Mice and Men came from a Robert Burns poem "To a Mouse." Read the poem and in a paragraph or two explain why Steinbeck chose this allude to this poem by creating this title and why he wanted that title.
http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/337.html
WRITING ASSIGNMENT - Huckleberry Finn
PROMPT: What are the main themes in the book? Pick one and make a list of how it relates to the book. Write a composition about your theme as it relates to the book.
Here are some examples:
Freedom:
Religion:
Superstition:
Education:
Thinking:
Does all of your evidence deal with the same kinds of freedom or are there examples of many kinds of freedom/bondage? What different kinds are there? After you have grouped them, look at your data for each set. What does each set of examples seem to be showing?
Twain also gives his opinions. Categorize your data by characters. After you have done so, look at the examples of what each character says or does relating to the theme of religion. Jot down your notes about each character's views on the topic. What do you think Twain's view is?
Most of the references to superstitions in the book are put forth by Huck and Jim. Group your examples accordingly. Look at your examples, then, for each character. What are Huck's attitudes towards superstitions? What are Jim's?
You will probably see that there are two main ideas presented about this topic. Some characters think book learning is more important than practical knowledge from/about life experiences, and some characters think vice versa. Group your data into these two categories. Then, make notes about which characters believe schooling is more important and which characters believe practical knowledge from life experiences is more important. What do you think Twain believed?
DRAFTING
There is a basic conflict between nature and civilization. Look at your data references to nature. What kinds of things happen when the characters are in nature, away from civilization? Think back to the story and jot down a few notes about what things happen when the characters are back in "civilization." Judging from this data, what do you think Twain was perhaps trying to tell us about nature, civilization, and people?
Write an introductory paragraph explaining that there are several different kinds of freedom/bondage shown in the novel Huckleberry Finn. Specify what they are. In the body of your paper, write one paragraph for each of the different types you found. As a format for each paragraph, you could make a statement about the kind of freedom/bondage you will discuss in the paragraph and then use the examples you found in the book to support and explain your statement. After you have completed the paragraphs in the body of your composition, write a concluding paragraph (based on the information you have just presented) explaining what you think Twain intended to point out about the theme of freedom.
Write an introductory paragraph in which you explain that religion is one of the major themes in the novel Huckleberry Finn and point out that Twain has given the characters in the book definite opinions on the subject through which Twain's own opinions can be heard. In the body of your paper, write one paragraph for each character who has opinions about religion. Write a topic sentence stating who the character is and what his/her opinion of religion seems to be. Use the specific examples you found in the text to support your statements. Then write a concluding paragraph in which you tell what you think Twain's opinion was, based on the information you have just set forth.
Your composition can probably most easily be written as a comparison- contrast essay comparing and contrasting the views Huck and Jim have of superstitions. Write an introductory paragraph in which you introduce the idea that superstition is one of the themes in the novel and that most of the theme is developed through Huck and Jim. State briefly the main way(s) their attitudes towards superstitions are different. In the body of your paper, take (at least) one paragraph to explore Jim's attitudes towards superstitions and (at least) one paragraph to discuss Huck's attitudes about it. Use the specific examples you have gathered to support your statements. Then write a concluding paragraph in which you tell what you think Twain was trying to point out through his use of superstition in the book.
Education:
Nature:
Write an introductory paragraph in which you introduce the idea that one of the conflicts the story is book learning versus practical knowledge from life experiences and that Twain uses his characters to set forth his views on this topic. In the body of your composition, write one paragraph for each character about whom you have collected data. Write a topic sentence telling that character's views about education and then use examples from the text you have collected to support your statement. In your concluding paragraph, tell what you think Twain's point was about education, based on the information you have just compiled.
Write an introductory paragraph in which you introduce the idea that nature versus civilization is one of the main conflicts in Huckleberry Finn. Write one paragraph in which you detail what kinds of events take place in nature in the story and then one paragraph in which you detail what kinds of things happen in civilization. In your concluding paragraph, explain what you think Twain was trying to tell us through the actions of his characters.
PROMPT When you finish the rough draft of your paper, ask a student who sits near you to read it.
After reading your rough draft, he/she should tell you what he/she liked best about your work, which parts were difficult to understand, and ways in which your work could be improved. Reread your paper considering your critic's comments and make the corrections you think are necessary.
Writing Prompt 2:
We have been working with the themes in the novel Huckleberry Finn; now let's look at
the characters. There are many different characters in this book. Your assignment is to choose one character you think you are most like and explain why you think you are most like that character.
EXTRA WRITING ASSIGNMENTS/DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -
Huckleberry Finn Interpretation
1. Explain why Mark Twain used Huck as the narrator.
2. If you were to rewrite Huckleberry Finn as a play, where would you start and end each act? Explain why.
3. What are the main conflicts in the story? Are all the conflicts resolved? Explain how those that are resolved are resolved, and explain why those that are not resolved are not.
4. Explain the importance and influence of the setting(s) in the novel. 5. Which characters are "good guys" and which characters are "bad guys"? Explain your choices.
Critical 6. Compare and contrast Huck's relationship with Pap with his relationship with Widow
Douglas.
7. Are Huck's actions believably motivated? Explain why or why not.
8. Does Huck develop or change as a result of his adventures? Explain how he does if he does, or why he does not if he does not.
9. How does Mark Twain's humor contribute to the value of the novel? Give specific examples.
10. Compare and contrast Tom and Huck.
11. Describe Huck's relationship with Jim
12. The King and Duke figure prominently in a whole section of the book. Why did Twain include them?
13. What is satire? Give several examples of Twain's use of satire in Huckleberry Finn.
14. Explain Tom's role in the novel. Why was he included?
15. The only information we receive about the characters in the novel, we receive from Huck. Yet we seem to know more about them than Huck does. Choose two characters and explain how Twain achieves this effect.
16. Are the characters in Huckleberry Finn stereotypes? If so, explain why Mark Twain used
stereotypes. If not, explain how the characters merit individuality.
17. Discuss the importance and the role of these characters in Huckleberry Finn: the Grangerfords, Jim Turner, Col. Sherburn, Aunt Sally, and Pap.
Critical/Personal Response 18. Is the story of Huckleberry Finn believable? Explain why or why not.
19. Why did Twain write about a boy and the Mississippi River?
20. How would the story and its effect have changed if Pap had lived? If Jim had not been set free?
21. Do you think the relationship between Huck and Jim is realistic? Explain why or why not.
22. Are there people like the King and Duke in our world today? If so, what are some examples of their types?
Personal Response 23. Did you enjoy reading Huckleberry Finn? Why or why not?
24. If Huck had written a poem while floating down the Mississippi, what do you think it would have been? Write the poem as you think Huck would have written it.
27. Are there people in your neighborhood who are like any of the character types in the novel? Change the real person's name so his/her identity remains anonymous and describe how he or she is like a particular character.
28. If Huck were living today, where would he live and what would he be doing?
29. What does it mean to be "educated"? Which, if either, do you think is more important: book learning or practical life experiences?
30. What is freedom? Is anyone really, truly free? 31. Do you believe in superstitions? If so, what kinds? If not, why not?
