I'm the Expert Rubric

AI am the Expert@

Due: On the day established on the calendar

Your oral presentation can be no longer than 3 minutes.  Time yourself before you come to class. 

 

1.  Show good eye contact with the audience.  Don=t read off your report.  Use a 3X5 card with notes to prompt you.	20
2.  Sound enthusiastic about your topic.  Don=t drone on and on.  Show that you are excited about your area of expertise.  Speak loudly and clearly.	20
3.  Demonstration portion should be visually interesting.  Show the audience the steps involved with the process or bring things that represent your area of expertise.	20
4.  Sound as though you have actually practiced your presentation.  You want a smooth performance without stammering, without Auhs@ and Aums@ and Ayou knows.@	20
5.  You want to be sure to have prepared enough information.  Remember, you are the expert.  Be sure to study up.  Know your stuff.  Be prepared for any questions that students might have.	20
TOTAL	100

 

Your written report, about two typed pages in length, needs to be turned in just before you give you presentation.  YOU MAY NOT USE IT IN YOUR PRESENTATION. YOU MAY USE 3 x 5 cards. The following includes some suggestions that you may want to use in your report. You will not need to use all of them. I am listing them to help you with some ideas as to the direction of your report. If you produce this form on the day you present, you will get 5 extra credit points, and I don=t even believe in extra credit!

 

1. Tell how you became involved in your area of expertise.
2.  Include some of the history.
3. What tools and/or equipment are necessary?
4.  Do you have a role model who is involved in this interest?
5.  What steps are involved?

 

6.  What do you predict as to the future popularity of this interest?
7.  What kinds of skills have you developed as a result of your interest in this hobby that have helped you in other areas of your life?
8.  Do you enjoy helping others learn about it?
9.  How does it make you feel?
10.  Why do you think you are interested in it?
11.  When, where, and with whom do you like to do this?

 

TOTAL

100

 

Summer Assignment

Summer Reading Assignment

Dear Future Junior Honors English Students:


As the school year is coming to a close, it is almost time to start thinking about summer. Picture yourself in the backyard hammock. The birds are singing. You are sipping a lemonade, and you are reading a great book. My hope for you is that you have already selected a few good books that are on your personal line-up, waiting on your night stand, ready to offer you a vicarious adventure. 

By way of assignment, I would like to offer you the opportunity to read a really good book. It is not long, but it will keep your newly acquired analysis skills sharp. Please read The Chosen by Chaim Potok, and do the following activities:

1. Make a vocabulary list of at least twenty words from the book. Include definitions. Choose words that you think will provide a bit of a challenge to you and other classmates. Then create a brief vocabulary quiz, using all the words from your list.

2. For each chapter, select two lines that you think are particularly meaningful. They may speak to character development or offer other insight about the story. Briefly tell why you think each line is significant.

3. Type a one half page journal response to the book when you have finished it. You may include what you believe to be the theme of the book, your response to passages that were particularly powerful to you, and any possible personal connections you had with any of the characters or the events of the story. Please double space, and use 14 font, Times New Roman.

Please avoid any Sparknotes-type website. I would not want to rob you of your own experience with the text. This is very important. If you are unsure about plot, or you have questions about characters, you may discuss the matter with another student or family member, but do not go to the web.

I look forward to having a wonderful year next year. I’ve already heard good things about you—collectively, that is, and I am anxious to meet you. Make it a great summer!

　

　

Sincerely,

　

Mrs. Loveless

Junior Honor English Teacher

Term 4 Calendar

Mrs. Loveless                                                                4^th Term                                                              Honors/IB English 11

	B March 20 Begin Inherit the Wind, Begin citation journal of significant quotes with responses	A March 21 Begin Inherit the Wind, Begin citation journal of significant quotes with responses	B  March 22 Vocabulary, Inherit, 5-6 quotes and responses	A March 23 Vocabulary, Inherit, 5-6 quotes and responses
B March 26 Inherit, 5-6 quotes, responses, Root Words	A March 27 Inherit, 5-6 quotes, responses, Root Words	B March 28 Inherit, 5-6 quotes, responses,  Intro #1 stamped, Root Words	A March 29 Inherit, 5-6 quotes, responses,  Intro #1 stamped, Root Words	B March 30 Inherit, 5-6 quotes, responses,      Intro #2 stamped, Root Words
Spring Break	Spring Break	Spring Break	Spring Break	Spring Break
A April 9 Inherit, 5-6 quotes, responses,      Intro #2 stamped, Root Words	B April 10 Inherit, Spencer Tracy, Gene Kelly,     Intro #3 stamped, Root Words, vocab test	A April 11   Inherit, Spencer Tracy, Gene Kelly,     Intro #3 stamped, Root Words, vocab test	B  April 12 Inherit the Wind Final/Book Card Due, Intro to Great Gatsby	A April 13 Inherit the Wind Final/Book Card Due, Intro to Great Gatsby
B April 16  Have read ch. 1 & 2 Gatsby, 3 quotes, 3 cards, 3 full side responses, stamped	A April 17 Have read ch. 1 & 2 Gatsby, 3 quotes, 3 cards, 3 full side responses, stamped	B April 18   Have read ch. 3-4 Gatsby, 3 quotes, 3 cards, 3 full side responses, stamped	A April 19 Have read ch. 3-4 Gatsby, 3 quotes, 3 cards, 3 full side responses, stamped	B April 20  Have read ch. 5-6, 3 quotes, 3 cards, 3 full side responses, stamped
A April 23 Have read ch. 5-6, 3 quotes, 3 cards, 3 full side responses, stamped	B April 24  Have read ch. 7-8, 3 quotes, 3 cards, 3 full side responses, stamped	A April 25  Have read ch. 7-8, 3 quotes, 3 cards, 3 full side responses, stamped	B April 26 Have read chapter 9, 3 quotes, 3 cards, 3 full side responses, stamped	A April 27 Have read chapter 9, 3 quotes, 3 cards, 3 full side responses, stamped
B April 30 Gatsby vocab test, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” in class activity	A May 1 Gatsby vocab test, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” in class activity	B May 2 The Great Gatsby Final, Book Card Due	A May 3 The Great Gatsby Final, Book Card Due	B May 4 Root Words Review for Test, Write-up of “Prufrock” experience due
A May 7 Root Words Review for Test, Write-up of “Prufrock” experience due	B May 8 Root Words Test A Short Story in class	A May 9 Root Words Test A Short Story in class	B May 10  Parade of American Authors, Bring a Poem to Share and explicate	A May 11 Parade of American Authors, Bring a Poem to Share and explicate,
B May 14  William Carlos Williams, Langston Hughes, A Short Story	A May 15 William Carlos Williams, Langston Hughes, A Short Story	B May 16 Gwendolyn Brooks, “Every Day Use” Alice Walker, Hemingway	A May 17 Gwendolyn Brooks, “Every Day Use” Alice Walker, Hemingway	B May 18 Personal Narrative
A May 21  Personal Narrative	B May 22 Bring a 6 word short story	A May 23  Bring a 6 word short story	B May 24 Personal Narrative due	A May 25 Personal Narrative due Last day for late work
Memorial Day No School	B May 29 Sharing Personal Narratives	A May 30 Sharing PN, Test Day	B May 31 Test Day	A/B June 1

Major Points for 4^th Term:     Reading quizzes:  around 300 points                              Huck Finn Paper from last term: 200 points

Root Words Worksheet:  60 points                                Finals for Inherit, Gatsby: 200 points

Root Words Final:  100 points                                         Citations and Responses for both:  300 points

Book Cards for both:  200 points                                    Prufrock explication:  50 points

Three intros:  50/50/100                                                 Six-word Short Story and poem:  50 points

Vocabulary tests:  100 points                                          Personal Narrative:  100 points

Rubric for Huck Finn Paper

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- Research/Literary Analysis Paper


DUE: March 14 for A day classes, March 15 for B day classes


200 points


Late papers will receive half the credit they would have otherwise received, and probably half the comments from me.
Please familiarize yourself with this rubric, as your grade will be derived from it.

Name____________________________________________ Period_____ Date turned in______

1. Title page with name, date, teacher’s name, title, class, and period	2
2. Typed, double spaced, 14 font, no spaces between paragraphs, Times New Roman font. I can’t accept a paper that is not typed. (Three pages minimum, and of course, you will be docked far more than two points if you come up short.)	2
3. Introduction has an attention-getting device that is appropriate for this type of scholarly paper.	25
4. Thesis statement is well-crafted, thoughtful, and gives the reader a road map of your paper. No laundry list thesis statements. Think "over-arching."	25
5. All sentence belong in their paragraphs. Transitions are evident.	3
6. Sentence structure is sound and varied.	3
7. Paper contains few or no mechanical errors, such as punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage.	5
8. Strong conclusion ties all the information into a nice package. Your thesis is proven. (No new information in conclusion.)	5
9. Work Cited page is flawless. Refer to: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ A minimum of three sources	30
10. This paper has accurate parenthetical documentation throughout. Refer to: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/	40
11. Ideas are fresh and interesting. Research is obvious. You have not merely written off the top of your head, rather you have studied and pondered. You have come up with ideas that are sound and logical.	10
12. Meaningful quotations are woven seamlessly into your own sentences. Set up the quote. If you can paraphrase, paraphrase. If, however, the citation you found is oh-so-wonderful as is, by all means, cite it in all its splendor. Use the four methods from the PowerPoint on my blog.	50
TOTAL	200

Integrating Quotes Effectively

http://www.vonsteuben.org/ourpages/auto/2010/10/15/56287378/Integrating%20Quotes.pdf

Ideas for your Huck Finn Paper

　

　

　

　


　
IDEAS AND TOPICS FOR YOUR HUCK FINN LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPER




You must still provide your own well-crafted thesis statement.





1. The overall American critical reaction to the publishing of The Adventures of Huck Finn in 1885 was summed up in one word: "trash". Louisa May Alcott (author of Little Women and Little Men) said, "If Mr. Clemens cannot think of anything better to tell our pure-minded lads and lassies, he had better stop writing for them." The Public Library Committee of Concord, Massachusetts excluded the book as "a dangerous moral influence on the young." Defend or refute the position that the novel is indeed "trash" with evidence from the text to support your claim.

2. Discuss historical revisionism and whether Huck Finn should be part of a high school curriculum. You may include 2011's revised edition of the book, which replaced the word "nigger" for "slave."

3. One critic says that the novel shows the conflict between our national faith in democracy and our inheritance of prejudice. He also says it shows the conflict between our love for freedom and our love for conformity.

4. A persona is an alternate name and personality uses for many different reasons. Discuss the many personas used in the novel.

5. Huckleberry Finn has been called the "Great American Novel." However, it is one of the most frequently banned book in the United States. Discuss why this masterpiece is banned mostly in Christian academies and in some institutions that are predominantly African-American.

6. This novel is a satire on human weaknesses. What human traits does he satirize? Give examples for each. What is the power of satire?

7. What does Twain admire in a man and of what is he contemptuous?

8. Select five characters that Twain does not admire in Huck Finn. Give the specific traits that each possesses that makes him or her not an admirable person. Select five characters that Twain does admire. Give the specific traits that each possesses that makes him or her admirable.

9. Discuss the role of religion in the novel.

10. Think about the characters in the novel who are middle to upper class in comparison to the lower class folks. What was Mark Twain saying about "social classes" in the novel?



11. How is does the river act as a spine for this book? What else could it symbolize?

12. Ernest Hemingway said, "All of American Literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
13. Is Huck the American Hero?



14. The names that an author gives his/her characters is often more significant than one might initially understand. Is this the case with Mark Twain?

15. What is Twain saying about America in this novel? What is he saying about Europe?

16. How is humor used? What can satire do? How do some of the dark themes compare with the humorous parts?

17. Respect for rule of law/ conscience

18. Honesty

19. Lonesomeness

20. Man in the Natural World

21. Foolishness and folly

22. Superstition

23. What role do drugs and alcohol play in the book?

24. What constitutes a family in Huck Finn?

25. Huck is young. America is young. What is Twain saying about youth and growing up/growing old?

26. Innocence vs experience

27. Jim as Huck’s true father

28. What is Twain saying about religion?

29. Freedom

30. Friendship

31. Compare Jim and Pap.

32. Why is the setting of this book important?

33. Think of a single scene in the book that stands out to you and relate it to the book as a whole.

34. Think of a single citation in the book that stands out to you and relate it to the book as a whole.

35. Think of a recurring motif or symbol in the book and relate it to the book as a whole.

36. Discuss Twain’s use of dialect.

37. William Dean Howells said that Twain was the Lincoln of our literature. How so?

38. Huck is the most honest of American heroes.