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Term 3 Calendar

January 18 MLK	1-19 Teacher Prep Day	1-20 A	1-21 B A Doll’s House Final Intro: Presentation		1-22 A
1-25  B A  Intro:  ACT Intro: Huck Finn Read:  ch 1-4 Vocab #1 Doll’s House Book Card due 100 points	1-26 A	1-27 B HF quiz on 1-4	1-28 A		1-29 B Baseline ACT Practice Test  50 points Quiz on 5-8
2-1 A	2-2 B Quiz on 9-12 Vocab #1 quiz	FEB 3 A	FEB 4 B Quiz on 13-16		FEB 5 A
FEB 8 B Quiz on 17-19 Proposal due today! Teach past participles	FEB 9 A	FEB 10 B Quiz on 20-23 Review Comma Rules	FEB 11 A		FEB 12 B MOCK ACT TEST 50 pts Quiz on 24-26 Vocab #2
FEB 15 Presidents Day	FEB 16 A	FEB 17 B Quiz on 27-30 Library: Thesis statement due at the end of the period:  50  Library points:  40	FEB 18 A		FEB 19 B  Comma Rules Test 100 points Quiz on 31-33 past participles
FEB 22 A	FEB 23 B Quiz on 34-37 Vocab #2 quiz	FEB 24 A	FEB 25 B comma quiz Quiz on 38-41 Read: the rest of Huck Finn Outline due MOCK ACT test 42-end quiz,   Blending quotations in correctly, Verbs to use in analysis Sentence variety		FEB 26 A
FEB 29 B Huck Finn Paper Due: 200 points   Vocabulary #2 Quiz	March 1 A	March 2 A/B  THE REAL DEAL ACT TEST!	March 3 B Huck Finn Final Test Presentations/Critiquing		March 4 A
March 7 B   Work Day	March 8 A	March 9 B Presentations/Critiquing (5)  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors	March 10 A		March 11 B Presentations/Critiquing (5)  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors
3-14 A	3-15 B Presentations/Critiquing (3)    Individual for IB, pairs for Honor	3-16 A	3-17 B  Presentations/Critiquing (5)    Individual for IB, pairs for Honors		3-18 A LAST DAY FOR ANY LATE WORK
3-21 Presentations/Critiquing (5)  )  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors	3-22 A	3-23 B Presentations/Critiquing (5)  )  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors	3-24 A	No School

Literature Choices for IB presentations:  The Crucible, The John and Abigail Adams Letters, The Scarlet Letter.  Honors students may also choose The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Doll’s House.

 Mrs. Loveless       Third Term Calendar         You are welcome.

Major Assignments for Third Term:

A Doll’s House Book Card	Due:  January 25	100 points
Huck Finn Quizzes	Throughout the term	50 points x 11 = 550 points
Vocabulary Test #1	February 2	50 points
Vocabulary Test #2	February 23	50 points
Mock ACT Test #1	January 29	50 points
Mock ACT Test #2	February 12	50 points
Mock ACT Test #3	February 25	50 points
Comma Rules Test	February 19	100 points
Huck Finn Paper	February 29	200 points
Huck Finn Final	March 3	150 points
ACT Practice Quizzes/Participation	Throughout the term	20 points x 10 = 200 points
Presentations	On the date you sign up and ONLY on the date you sign up	240 points for Honors Students 0 points for IB Students (I will explain.)
Presence During Presentations	Throughout the last three weeks of the term	60 points You may only miss one of these days for full participation credit.
Questions, and Class Discussion for Presentations	Throughout the last three weeks of the term	100 points The strength of your questions and comments will be evaluated for a grade
Library Work Ethic Points	February 17	40 points:  Must be present to win
Library Work Ethic Points	March 7	40 points:  Must be present to win

 

Huck Finn Literary Analysis Paper

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- Research/Literary Analysis Paper     DUE: February 29

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	5
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 ten points if you come up short.)	10
3.  Introduction has an attention-getting device that is appropriate for this type of scholarly paper.	15
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.”	20
5.  Paper is well-organized.  Topic sentences are clear, mini-thesis statements for each paragraph.  All sentence belong in their paragraphs.  Transitions are evident.	20
6.  Sentence structure is sound and varied.	10
7.  Paper contains few or no mechanical errors, such as punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage.	10
8.  Strong conclusion ties all the information into a nice package.  Your thesis is proven.  (No new information in conclusion.)	15
9.  Work Cited page is flawless.  Refer to: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ A minimum of three sources	40
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. You are careful not to plagiarize, giving credit where credit is due.	25
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.	25
TOTAL	235

Poetry Projects

130 points

Memorized Poem, Emerson quote, Thoreau quote:
Due: On the day you signed up on the door
Drop dead date: January 7


100 points
Poetry Log Guidelines: Due January 11

After reading several poems, you must select at least ten different poems by at least seven different poets to include in this collection. You may not use poems we have discussed in class, but you may use other poems by poets we have discussed in class.  You may include only one unpublished poem by an American.  You may include only one set of song lyrics.

Copy each poem into your collection. Be sure to include the title and the poet’s name.
You must annotate, using circles, arrows, whatever, to mark and label the poetic devices and specific insight used in each poem. Be thorough, as you will be deducted for glaring omissions.

You will then write (by that, I mean type) a paragraph for each poem, explicating each one. Look for a "door" into the poem. Is there a point of tension? Is there a shift at some point? You may discuss such as symbols, tone, allusions, alliteration, assonance, rhyme scheme, meter, rhythm, and any other poetic devices used, but be sure to say what those devices DO for the poem. Don’t just note their presence. That’s what the annotations were for. Make meaning. Consider the title. Consider meaning. Make a claim, and back it up. You can do this.


100 points
Original Poetry Booklet Guidelines: Due January 11
You will create ten original poems, using at least seven different forms we’ve learned about in class.
Three, and only three poems may rhyme. At least one poem must rhyme.
Use examples of every poetic device we’ve learned about. (Obviously, you can’t use them all on one poem, but over the course of this assignment, you should utilize each device at least once.)
Look back at some of our poetry experiences in class. Some can be worked up into fine poem.
You need to make an attractive cover, so that the likelihood that you will end up saving this booklet and showing it to your grandchildren is increased.
Please make every attempt to avoid clichés, those over-used, worn out expressions that we’ve all heard before. They have lost their luster, and they will detract from your poem, rather than enhance it. I’m looking for fresh perspectives, unique metaphors, the originality that only you can bring to this assignment. While I’m sure it would be very easy to get away with plagiarizing these poems, I would hope that your honor and your own sense of self would prevent that. Impress me. But more important than that, impress yourself.