BLOG ASSIGNMENT 500 WORDS DUE APRIL 11, 2010 BEFORE MIDNIGHT

PROMPT
Everyone has hopes and dreams for the future. We hope our lives will turn out in a certain way; we hope certain events will take place; we hope we will be able to live a certain lifestyle, and so on. Walter and Martin Luther King, Jr. each had dreams they wanted to have fulfilled.
Sometimes we're lucky and things just seem to work out without our doing anything to make them happen. More often, though, we can take certain steps to make our hopes and dreams more likely to come true. That doesn't mean that they will, but the chances of their coming true can be greatly increased.

Your assignment is to choose two of your hopes or dreams for the future, describe it, and make a
detailed plan as to what you believe you can do to help make your hope or dream come true. 500 words

PREWRITING
A good way to start is to think about your future. What would you like to have happen in the future more than anything else? Jot down what that is on a piece of paper. Make notes about the details of your dream.
Now, stop and think about what you can do to improve your chances of having that dream come
true. Make a list of things you can do. Are there some things you should do first, followed by other things? Arrange your list in a logical or chronological order.

DRAFTING
You should begin your paper with an introductory paragraph giving your reader some background describing your hope or dream. Use your notes about the details of your dream to help you get started.

The body of your composition should contain information about the things you can do to help
yourself achieve your dream. Take each point that you jotted down and make each one into a topic sentence for a paragraph in the body of your composition. Fill out each paragraph by explaining how this point will help you achieve your goal or by explaining how you can do this thing that will help you achieve your goal.

Write a paragraph in which you conclude how likely it will be that you will actually be able to
achieve your goal based on the facts you have presented.

PROOFREADING
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. Do a final proofreading of your paper double-checking your grammar, spelling, organization, and the clarity of your ideas.

Study Questions

SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - A Raisin in the Sun
Act I Scene One
1. Why did Walter ask Ruth what was wrong with her?
2. Why was Ruth upset when Walter gave Travis the money?
3. Who are Willy and Bobo?
4. Walter said, "Damn my eggs . . . damn all the eggs that ever was!" Why?
5. Who is Beneatha?
6. Why was Mama getting a check for $10,000?
7. Why did Beneatha say she wouldn't marry George?
8. What was Beneatha's attitude towards God?
9. What happened to Ruth at the end of Act I Scene One?
Act I Scene Two
1. Who is Joseph Asagai?
2. What did Ruth find out at the doctor's office?
3. Why is Asagai's present to Beneatha appropriate?
4. Why is Asagai's nickname appropriate?
5. What does Mama say is "dangerous"?
6. Where did Ruth actually go instead of the doctor's office?
7. Why did Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father's memory?
Act II Scene One
1. What was Beneatha's family doing when George came in?
2. What are "assimilationist Negroes"?
3. What did Mama do with her money?
4. What was Walter's reaction to Mama's purchase? Ruth's reaction?

Act II Scene Two
1. How did Ruth find out Walter hadn't been going to work?
2. Where had Walter been going instead of to work?
3. What did Mama do for Walter?

Act II Scene Three
1. Who was Karl Lindner, and why did he visit the Youngers' house?
2. What was Walter's reaction to Lindner?
3. What presents did Mama get?
4. What news did Bobo bring to Walter?

WHAT TO EXPECT

You have a paper that will be due, March 24, 2010 PRINTED and in APA format. The topic is as follows:

Why is the teaching of Huck Finn so controversial? Is Huck a racist? Should Huck Finn remain required core literature in American Literature classes?

You will have to conduct some research in order to verify whether or not your analysis is correct.You must address all of the questions. You must write in APA format. This essay should be a min. of 500 words. You may go over the limit.

You may print from Mr. Wilson's class in the mornings, and in the afternoons after school. You may make arrangements with Ms. McGill after school. This means you should plan to print your paper a day a head of time if you are relying on school resources to do so.

Study Guide for Quiz 3/11/2010

1. Who is the main hero of this book? Huck Finn
2. Who is the main hero's companion for most of the book? Jim
3. What do the two conmen that Huck and Jim meet call themselves? The King and the Duke.
4. What two families were in the middle of a feud? The Shepherdsons and the Grangerfords.
5. What is Huck's girl "name" at the beginning of the movie? Sarah Mary Williams.
6. What town did Huck and Jim need to go to in order to get off of the Mississippi River and to get to a free state? Cairo
7. Who did Pap try to kill in his drunken rage? Huck.
8. Who killed Pap. Pap's partner killed him.
9. How did Huck Fake his death? Pap was going to kill Huck.
10. Why did Huck fake his death? Huck faked his death so that he would be free from his abusive father.
11. What happens to the King and the Duke? They get tarred, feathered, and ran out of town on a rail.
12. Who wrote the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
13. What is Satire?
14. What did Pap's boot imprint consist of? A nail cross in the heel of his boot.
15. What did Huck do with the Wilks gold? Huck put the gold in Peter Wilks' coffin.
16. What object did Jim use to tell the futures of others? A mystical hairball.
17. Where was Mark Twain born? Joplin, Missouri
18. What is the given name of Mark Twain? Samuel Clemens.
19. Did Mark Twain die a rich man? No he did not, he died bankrupt.
20. Huckleberry Finn was published in what year? 1884.

March 8- 12

This week, students will participate in an Author study of Mark Twain and various research regarding the novel Huck Finn. Students will focus upon the Big Ideas of: integrity, truth, courage, nobility, adventure, freedom, and satire. Students will also work in class on a group assignment. Students will also receive 10 new vocabulary words and an overview of what it expected in class.

Monday

1. Overview of the week
2. Vocabulary Drill
3. Note Taking and Boolean Searches

HW

Vocabulary HW

2. Working with group members for project.


Tuesday

1. Students will use the netbooks and work within their groups to prepare for their group project.

2. Vocabulary Drill

HW

Continue research for the group project.

Wednesday

1. Discussion of the Essential Questions for the novel Huck Finn.
2. Review of the major themes for the novel Huck Finn.

3. Vocabulary Drill.

HW

Journal Entry: Do you think that Huck should have tried to help Jim after Jim knew that Pap had died and didn’t tell Huck?

Study for the Huck Finn Quiz.


Thursday

Huck Finn- Quiz

2. Vocabulary Drill.

HW

Review Vocabulary Words for the week.

Friday

Unit 15 Test

2. Students will work in groups on their project,

Vocabulary

buffet

chaos

commodious

extant

implicate

inter

renegade

reprehensible

somber

waive

GROUP PRESENTATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE MONDAY MARCH 15, 2010. PROFESSIONAL DRESS ( INTERVIEW STYLE DRESS) IS REQUIRED! NO JEANs OR GYM SHOES, NO DENIM. DRESS AS IF YOU ARE ATTENDING AN INTERVIEW!

Satire Notes

¨Satire
¨Noun. A literary manner which blends humor with criticism for the purpose of instruction or the improvement of humanity
¨The necessary ingredients
¨Humor
¨Criticism, either general criticism of humanity or human nature or specific criticism of an individual or group.
¨Some kind of moral voice: simply mocking or criticism is not “satire.”
¨The Satiric Manner
¨Ironic/Sarcastic
¨Either good natured criticism (Horatian after Horace) or bitterly cynical denunciation (Juvenalian after Juvenal)
¨Always opposed to pretense, affectation, and hypocrisy
¨More than a little bit prone to references to things society finds taboo or disgusting (bodily functions, sexuality, etc.)

What to expect this week.

Date/ Day of Week	Objectives and Procedures	Homework
Monday March 1	Overview of the week Vocabulary Drill Class Expectations and Email In class completion of the vocabulary sheet.	1. Extension- Personal Narrative Project- 11:59 pm 2. Student email signature corrections.
Tuesday March 2	Who is Mark Twain? Introduction to the Group Assignment. Completion of the Vocabulary Drill Literary Element: Satire Class Discussion	Begin Research regarding the group project.
Wednesday March 3	Discussion of the Essential Questions for the novel Huck Finn. Discussion of the themes for the novel Huck Finn Vocabulary Drill.	1. Journal Entry: Where do I see the satire in my life?
Thursday March 4	1. Viewing of the movie- Huck Finn 2. Vocabulary Drill.	1. Review Vocabulary Words for the week.
Friday March 5, 2010	1. Unit 13 Test 2. Viewing of the Movie- Huck Finn	Vocabulary Abhor Amend Corrosive Discern Martinet Obviate Squalid Turbulent Vociferous Voluminous

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