So, for those of you who weren't at school today (like myself who was mothering a really sick, sniffling, coughing, cranky, achy five-year-old), here it the scoop.
This essay was assigned. All the pertinent info. should be on the handout. As stated, it is due, submitted electronically to cpeterson@reynoldshigh.net, by midnight on January 5th. If you're confused or stuck drop me an email and I'll do my best to help you out.
Also, if you haven't been attending to it, log onto reynoldshigh.net and check out our group page. You have a total of 6 posts and 3 responses to complete by early January, as well. Several of your classmates have been working on this and are nearly finished. If you have been putting it off, carve out some time to read over break and write some posts. As you can see from those of your classmates, they aren't very complicated and really shouldn't take you more than a few minutes each to complete, if you are reading attentively.
Once we get back from break the end of semester will be upon us before you know it, so make sure your big essay (worth a whopping 100 points) gets completed on time, and that your independent novel entries are finished. In addition, we'll be wrapping up the semester with one more novel (Brave New World) and a final exam, so make sure you do what needs to be done to earn the grade you are shooting for.
Monday
Thursday
12/15/11
Hey guys, sorry to miss you again today, but I had to stay home with my little guy. Here's the scoop:
1) You should have worked on and turned in some Candide study questions in class today. If you weren't there either, here they are.
2) Tomorrow, we'll have a vocab quiz and talk about the end of Candide.
Next week, I'll be introducing and explaining the essay you'll be writing about over break. You'll have some class time to work on this. If you know you are going to be gone next week, I'll be posting the essay prompt here tomorrow, so you can write your essay and make sure it is submitted on time for full credit.
1) You should have worked on and turned in some Candide study questions in class today. If you weren't there either, here they are.
2) Tomorrow, we'll have a vocab quiz and talk about the end of Candide.
Next week, I'll be introducing and explaining the essay you'll be writing about over break. You'll have some class time to work on this. If you know you are going to be gone next week, I'll be posting the essay prompt here tomorrow, so you can write your essay and make sure it is submitted on time for full credit.
Wednesday
12/5 to 12/7
Monday 12/5: I was home sick (again!). The sub gave you the list of vocabulary words for the week, then you were given "A Modest Proposal" to read (or re-read if you were in Walker's class last year.) With this were some study questions to work on. Also, you were given some introductory handouts about Voltaire and Optimism.
Tuesday 12/6: We talked about Swift's "Proposal." Specifically, the discussion was about how IRONY is related to SATIRE and how TONE is so important for satire to create the desired effect. We reviewed the Voltaire/Optimism info and then I sent you down to get books from the bookroom.
HW: Read chapters 1-10 in Candide.
Wednesday 12/7: I gave you some notes on and we discussed some additional terms related to SATIRE. Then I handed out some study questions to consider as you read Candide-- take some notes on these ideas, but you DON'T have to write out formal answers to each of these questions. They are to guide your thinking and reading.
HW: For tomorrow, try to read through chapter 16 in Candide. (That's XVI for all you non-Roman numeral readers.)
Tuesday 12/6: We talked about Swift's "Proposal." Specifically, the discussion was about how IRONY is related to SATIRE and how TONE is so important for satire to create the desired effect. We reviewed the Voltaire/Optimism info and then I sent you down to get books from the bookroom.
HW: Read chapters 1-10 in Candide.
Wednesday 12/7: I gave you some notes on and we discussed some additional terms related to SATIRE. Then I handed out some study questions to consider as you read Candide-- take some notes on these ideas, but you DON'T have to write out formal answers to each of these questions. They are to guide your thinking and reading.
HW: For tomorrow, try to read through chapter 16 in Candide. (That's XVI for all you non-Roman numeral readers.)
Thursday
Update 11/28 to 12/1
Egad! Sorry I've been out sick and negligent in updating the blog. Somehow, coughing and sleeping have seemed to consume most of my free time lately. Here is the recap of this week, if needed:
Mon. 11/28: (w/ the sub) New vocab words were given, some time was given to wrap up and turn in Timed Essay Self-Assessment #1, then you were given "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" to read and think about in comparison to The Catcher in the Rye.
Tues. 11/29: Given a past timed-essay prompt I asked you create an outline of possible ways you could dig deeper into a comparison of the use of daydreams/imaginary scenarios in Catcher and Mitty.
Wed. 11/30: (w/ the sub, again) You were given some notes on types of Irony and the story "Genesis and Catastrophe" to read and consider regarding, you guessed it, irony.
Thurs. 12/1: Some of you shared your Holden/Mitty ideas, then you handed in your outlines. Then, we had a few minutes to begin identifying all three kinds of irony in "Genesis and Catastrophe".
Tomorrow, you will have a vocab quiz. Study your words.
Mon. 11/28: (w/ the sub) New vocab words were given, some time was given to wrap up and turn in Timed Essay Self-Assessment #1, then you were given "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" to read and think about in comparison to The Catcher in the Rye.
Tues. 11/29: Given a past timed-essay prompt I asked you create an outline of possible ways you could dig deeper into a comparison of the use of daydreams/imaginary scenarios in Catcher and Mitty.
Wed. 11/30: (w/ the sub, again) You were given some notes on types of Irony and the story "Genesis and Catastrophe" to read and consider regarding, you guessed it, irony.
Thurs. 12/1: Some of you shared your Holden/Mitty ideas, then you handed in your outlines. Then, we had a few minutes to begin identifying all three kinds of irony in "Genesis and Catastrophe".
Tomorrow, you will have a vocab quiz. Study your words.
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