Mrs. Loveless mloveless@dsdmail.net

Monday, October 29, 2018

In addition to your Hawthorne quote, Emerson quote, and your Thoreau quote, you must memorize and recite a poem by January 2, 2019. There will be a sign-up sheet on the door with spots after school, in class, and during SIR. No poems may be passed off before school. Please do not ask if you may choose another option. You may only choose from the following options:

#1 On Turning Ten by Billy Collins

The whole idea of it makes me feel
like I'm coming down with something,
something worse than any stomach ache
or the headaches I get from reading in bad light--
a kind of measles of the spirit,
a mumps of the psyche,
a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul.

You tell me it is too early to be looking back,
but that is because you have forgotten
the perfect simplicity of being one
and the beautiful complexity introduced by two.
But I can lie on my bed and remember every digit.
At four I was an Arabian wizard.
I could make myself invisible
by drinking a glass of milk a certain way.
At seven I was a soldier, at nine a prince.

But now I am mostly at the window
watching the late afternoon light.
Back then it never fell so solemnly
against the side of my tree house,
and my bicycle never leaned against the garage
as it does today,
all the dark blue speed drained out of it.

This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself,
as I walk through the universe in my sneakers.
It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friends,
time to turn the first big number.

It seems only yesterday I used to believe
there was nothing under my skin but light.
If you cut me I could shine.
But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,
I skin my knees. I bleed.

#2 Emily Dickinson

Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.

We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.

We passed the school, where children strove
At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.

Or rather, he passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown,
My tippet only tulle.

We paused before a house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.

Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses' heads
Were toward eternity.

#3 Verse 52 from "Song of Myself"
by
Walt Whitman

The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me—he complains of my gab and my loitering.

I too am not a bit tamed—I too am untranslatable;
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.

The last scud of day holds back for me;
It flings my likeness after the rest, and true as any, on the shadow’d wilds;
It coaxes me to the vapor and the dusk.

I depart as air—I shake my white locks at the runaway sun;
I effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags.

I bequeathe myself to the dirt, to grow from the grass I love;
If you want me again, look for me under your boot-soles.

You will hardly know who I am, or what I mean;
But I shall be good health to you nevertheless,
And filter and fibre your blood.

Failing to fetch me at first, keep encouraged;
Missing me one place, search another;
I stop somewhere, waiting for you.

Excerpted from "Song of Myself," in Leaves of Grass.This poem is in the public domain.

#4 Annabel Lee

by Edgar Allan Poe
(published 1849)

It was many and many a year ago,
   In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
   By the name of ANNABEL LEE;--
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
   Than to love and be loved by me.
She was a child and I was a child,
   In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love--
   I and my Annabel Lee--
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
   Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
   In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud by night
   Chilling my Annabel Lee;
So that her high-born kinsman came
   And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
   In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
   Went envying her and me:--
Yes! that was the reason (as all men know,
   In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of a cloud, chilling
   And killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
   Of those who were older than we--
   Of many far wiser than we-
And neither the angels in Heaven above,
   Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:--

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes
   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride,
   In her sepulchre there by the sea--
   In her tomb by the side of the sea.

#5 Asking for Roses

Robert Frost

A house that lacks, seemingly, mistress and master,

With doors that none but the wind ever closes,

Its floor all littered with glass and with plaster;

It stands in a garden of old-fashioned roses.
I pass by that way in the gloaming with Mary;

'I wonder,' I say, 'who the owner of those is.'

'Oh, no one you know,' she answers me airy,

'But one we must ask if we want any roses.
'So we must join hands in the dew coming coldly

There in the hush of the wood that reposes,

And turn and go up to the open door boldly,

And knock to the echoes as beggars for roses.
'Pray, are you within there, Mistress Who-were-you?'

'Tis Mary that speaks and our errand discloses.

'Pray, are you within there? Bestir you, bestir you!

'Tis summer again; there's two come for roses.
'A word with you, that of the singer recalling--

Old Herrick: a saying that every maid knows is

A flower unplucked is but left to the falling,

And nothing is gained by not gathering roses.
'We do not loosen our hands' intertwining

(Not caring so very much what she supposes),

There when she comes on us mistily shining

And grants us by silence the boon of her roses.

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Crucible Project Options

The Crucible Projects worth 150 points

Due: October 1/2 (Please remember the English Department’s nasty little late work policy.)

Choose one:

1. Memorize and act out three full columns of dialogue from the play. You may have no more than three students in your group. Each person should have about the same number of lines. Time should be spent practicing together, finding simple costumes and props, and planning for a smooth and artful performance. Each person needs to be loud enough and lively enough to be heard and understood by the class. The selection of the passage should show key elements of the play. Performance is due October 1/2.

2. Write a two page biographical research paper on Arthur Miller, using three credible sources. Use Times New Roman, 12 font, and print only on one side of the paper. You must use MLA for your in-text citations as well as for your works cited page. Avoid plagiarism by citing accurately, even if you paraphrase.

3. Write a sequel to the play. Follow up on one or several surviving characters from the play. Be sure that your story follows logically and plausibly. It needs to be in the form of a play. It should be typed and at least four pages in length, doubled spaced, no bigger than 12 font. You SHOULD sound like Arthur Miller. Your characters SHOULD sound like themselves.

4. If you are currently registered for an art class at Bountiful High, you may be eligible for this option. Plan on spending four hours on this art project. You and I will have to conference about it in great detail, prior to my approving it. Your design must be original. Mrs. Magee or Mrs. Sides will be helping me grade your work. See me by Sept.21 if you are interested in this option.

5. Write a three-page research paper about the real Salem Witch Trials, using three credible sources. Use Times New Roman font 12, and print only on one side of the paper. You must use MLA for your in-text citations and have a works cited page. You may do a compare/contrast with The Crucible and the real story, if you wish.

Monday, October 1, 2018

Calendar Update

Halfway through Crucible Quiz: Sept 27/28
Who/Whom Quiz: Oct 1/2
Crucible Vocab Quiz: Oct 3/4
The Chosen Packet is still due on October 9
Crucible Projects: Oct 15/16
Crucible Final: to be rescheduled

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Term 1 Calendar 2018

Mrs. Loveless 2018 Junior Honors/IB Term 1 Calendar (August 22-October 26) You are welcome!

YOU MUST BRING THE FOLLOWING TO CLASS EVERY DAY: AN AMERICAN NOVEL THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY ME, A DEDICATED ENGLISH BINDER WITH LOTS OF PAPER, PENCIL, AND A BLUE OR BLACK PEN

Aug 20	Aug 21	Aug 22 A Distribute calendars, disclosures, discuss “I’m the Expert” reports, Native American literature, outside reading, EAT CAKE, discuss, hand out Mary Rowlandson piece to read at home	Aug 23 B Distribute calendars, disclosures, discuss “I’m the Expert” reports, Native American literature, outside reading, EAT CAKE, discuss, hand out Mary Rowlandson piece to read at home	Aug 24 A Have read Mary Rowlandson, bring outside reading book, an American novel, academic integrity, dress code, collect signed disclosures
Aug 27 B Have read Mary Rowlandson, bring outside reading book, an American novel, academic integrity, dress code, collect signed disclosures	Aug 28 A “I am the Expert” desk numbers 1-6, Read “Sinners…” in class, who/whom, Quirk Quiz	Aug 29 B“I am the Expert” desk numbers 1-6, Read “Sinners…” in class, who/whom, Quirk Quiz	Aug 30 A “I’m the Expert” desk numbers 7-12, Read Olaudah in class	Aug 31 B “I’m the Expert” desk numbers 7-12, Read Olaudah in class
Labor Day	Sept 4 A”I’m the Expert” desk numbers 13-18, Ms. Wallace, Top Ten Concerns, samples, ARGUMENTATION	Sept 5 B”I’m the Expert” desk numbers 13-18, Ms. Wallace, Top Ten Concerns, samples, ARGUMENTATION	Sept 6 A Brainstorm topics, new vocab for Crucible, main ideas, three working thesis statements, who/whom quiz, library time	Sept 7 B Brainstorm topics, new vocab for Crucible, main ideas, three working thesis statements, who/whom quiz, library time
Sept 10 A Meet in the library, rough draft due next time at the beginning of the period	Sept 11 B Meet in the library, rough draft due next time at the beginning of the period	Sept 12 A Rough Draft Due, “I’m the Expert” numbers 19-24, start Crucible	Sept 13 B Rough Draft Due, “I’m the Expert” numbers 19-24, start Crucible	Sept 14 A “I’m the Expert” numbers 25- 30. Vocab quiz, Crucible
Sept 17 TEACHER PREP DAY	Sept 18 B“I’m the Expert” numbers 25- 30. Vocab quiz, Crucible	Sept 19 A “I’m the Expert” 31-36, Final Draft of Argument Paper DUE!!!!!!!!	Sept 20 B “I’m the Expert” 31-36, Final Draft of Argument Paper DUE!!!!!!!!	Sept 21 A Crucible
Sept 24 B Crucible	Sept 25 A Half-way Quiz on Crucible	Sept 26 B Half-way Quiz on Crucible	Sept 27 A Crucible	Sept 28 B Crucible
Oct 1 A Projects Due, ocab quiz	Oct 1 A Projects Due, vocab quiz	Oct 3 A Crucible Final	Oct 4 B Final	Oct 5 A Crucible book card due, Franklin, Henry, Paine, Jefferson
Oct 8 B Crucible book card due, Franklin, Henry, Paine, Jefferson	Oct 9 A THE CHOSEN PACKET DUE, John and Abigail Adams’ Letter Oct 9	Oct 10 B THE CHOSEN PACKET DUE, John and Abigail Adams’ Letter Oct 9	Oct 11 A Adams, Lay/Lie	Oct 12 B Adams, Lay/Lie
Oct 15 A Outside Reading must be finished by this date! Adams	Oct 16 B Outside Reading must be finished by this date! Adams	Oct 17 A No Late Work Accepted after this date! Letter due	Oct 18 FALL RECESS	Oct 19 FALL RECESS
Oct 22 B No Late Work Accepted after this date! Letter due	Oct 23 A Lay/Lie quiz, the Romantics, SL	Oct 24 B Lay/Lie Quiz, the Romantics, SL	Oct 25 A Have read the first two chapters of Scarlet Letter, Last day of term	Oct 26 B Have read the first two chapters of Scarlet Letter, Last day of term

Major Assignments for Term 1:

“I’m the Expert” written report: 100 points

“I’m the Expert” oral report: 100 points

Vocabulary Quizzes: 100 points

Grammar Quizzes: 100 points

Letter: 75 points

Outside Reading: 100 points, plus daily reading points at 10 points per day

Chosen Packet (Summer Reading): 100 points

Crucible Final: 100 points

Crucible Project: 100 points

Crucible Book Card: 100 points

Reading Quizzes: 50 points per quiz

Argument Paper: 400 points

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
10-29 Professional Day School not in session	10-30 A Quiz SL ch 1-2 Review Journal/Citations Motif Groups Introduce poems to memorize	10-31 B Quiz SL ch 1-2 Review Journal/Citations Motif Groups Introduce poems to memorize	11-1 A Journal check Quiz on ch 3-4 Motif Groups Must have biography of an American for outside reading	11-2 B Journal check Quiz on ch 3-4 Motif Groups Must have biography of an American for outside reading
11-5 A Journal check Quiz on ch 5-7 Dark Romantics, Poe video	11-6 B Journal check Quiz on ch 5-7 Dark Romantics, Poe video	11-7 A Journal check Quiz 8-10 due Come having carefully read a Poe short story	11-8 B Journal check Quiz 8-10 due Come having carefully read a Poe short story	11-9 A Journals check Quiz 11-14 Thoreau Discuss analysis
11-12 B Journals check Quiz 11-14 Thoreau Discuss analysis	11-13 A Journal check Vocab Quiz (packet due) Quiz 15-17 Thoreau Discuss analysis	11-14 B Journal check Vocab Quiz (packet due) Quiz 15-17 Thoreau Discuss analysis	11-15 A Journal check New Vocab: sl #2 Quiz 18-21 Thoreau experience due 50 points, group analysis	11-16 B Journal check New Vocab: sl #2 Quiz 18-21 Thoreau experience due 50 points, group analysis
11-19 A Journal check Quiz 22-24 In-class analysis 100 points	11-20 B Journal check Quiz 22-24 In-class analysis 100 points	11-21 Thanksgiving Break	11-22 Thanksgiving Break	11-23 Thanksgiving Break
11-26 A Grammar: Quotation Marks Scarlet Letter Project 100 points Whitman	11-27 B Grammar: Quotation Marks Scarlet Letter Project 100 points Whitman	11-28 A Scarlet Letter Presentations Due 100 points, vocab #2 quiz Whitman In-class group essay 100	11-29 B Scarlet Letter Presentations Due 100 points, voca #2 quiz, Whitman In-class group essay 100	11-30 A *The Scarlet Letter* Final Exam
12-3 B The Scarlet Letter Final Exam	12-4 A Dickinson	12-5 B Dickinson	12-6 A New vocab: poetic terms Dickinson	12-7 B New vocab: Poetic terms Dickinson
12-10 A Quotation mark quiz A Doll’s House	12-11 B Quotation Mark Quiz A Doll’s House	12-12 A Grammar: Unnecessary Words (215) Poetry A Doll’s House	12-13 B Grammar: Unnecessary Words (251) Poetry A Doll’s House	12-14 A Poetry A Doll’s House
12-17 B Poetry A Doll’s House	12-18 A Vocab Quiz: poetic terms Poetry A Doll’s House	12-19 B Vocab Quiz: poetic terms Poetry A Doll’s House	12-20 A DH final Memorized Poetry and Quotes Due: 130 points	12-21 Christmas Vacation

12-31	1-1 Happy New Year!!!!!	1-2 B DH final Memorized Poetry and Quotes Due: 130 points	1-3 A Collection/ Explications Due: 100 points	1-4 B Collection/Explications Due: 100 points
1-7 A Original Poetry Due: 100 points Biography of an American Presentation: 100 points	1-8 B Original Poetry Due: 100 points Biography of an American Presentation: 100 points	1-9 A Poetry Slam with hot chocolate and bongos	1-10 B Poetry Slam with hot chocolate and bongos End of term	1-11 No School