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October 2012
ENGLISH 10
OCTOBER 1, 2012
Read your A.R. novel for 15
minutes.
Write two reader responses
WHILE you read.
OCTOBER 2, 2012
Quick Write
If you were able to wake up tomorrow in the
body of another person, would you do so?
Who would it be and why?
If you would not do so, explain why not.
½ page minimum – DETAILS! DETAILS!
FUNNY IN FARSI PAGE 11
 Read
and mark the text for
 Cultural
references
American
Iranian
 Voice
How
do diction, syntax, imagery help create
the author’s voice?
 First
person narrator
FUNNY IN FARSI (CONT.)
What references to American culture did
you find?
2. What references to Iranian culture did
you find?
In your writing notebook, write a short
essay (3 or more paragraphs):
 Describe the narrator. Give evidence
from the text (diction, syntax, imagery)
that help create this voice.
1.

Review your notes – how do you begin a literary
analysis essay?
WRITING ABOUT VOICE – THE BODY

Topic sentence to introduce examples
 Example
#1
 Commentary
 Transition
 Example
#2
 Commentary
 Transition
 Example
#3
 Commentary
 Transition

Clincher
WRITING ABOUT VOICE – THE CONCLUSION
Reiterate (echo) thesis and include purpose
 Summarize the evidence but don’t repeat
 So what statement – why it is important or
what can be learned from your analysis. (How
does this particular voice help with the author’s
purpose?)

OCTOBER 3, 2012
Analyzing voice – Funny in Farsi
Let’s make it simpler
Get out your writing notebook.
 Rewrite your Funny in Farsi essay, using the
following guidelines and suggestions from
yesterday’s framework.

Introduction:
• Sentence #1 – Introduce title, author, genre, and tell
what voice accomplishes.
• Example: In the excerpt from the novel, Funny in Farsi,
Feroozeh Dumas uses voice to create a child-like persona.
•
• Sentence #2 – Identify or describe the voice
• Example: The narrator is humorously sarcastic as she
describes her new life in America.
• Sentence #3 – What literary device (imagery, diction,
syntax) does she use to create the voice and why?
• Example: Dumas creates the voice through imagery to
demonstrate the similarities between the way Iranian and
American children view the world.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012
Read
your A.R. novel.
Write one reader
response.
THEME FOR ENGLISH B

TWIST
 Tone
– see handout
 Word choice – (diction)
 Imagery – (appeals to five senses)
 Style – author’s use of language
 Theme (see below)

A THEME STATES THE WRITER’S LARGER IDEAS
ABOUT LIFE AND HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
EXIT TASK
 On
a piece of scratch paper:
What is the difference between a
dependent clause and an
independent clause?
Hand in as you exit the room at the bell.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012
Read
your A.R. novel.
Write one reader
response.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
1.
2.
What three characteristics must a
clause have to be independent?
Why is it called this?
What is a dependent clause? Why is
it called this?
THEMATIC STATEMENT
 Theme
– states the writer’s larger ideas
about life and human experience. (War,
peace, love, hate, human suffering, etc.)
 What is the subject of the poem, “Theme
for English B?”
Thematic Statement = Subject + Theme
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012

With your partner, complete the TWIST handout.
 Response
column – your ideas of how the
literary element supports the poem’s
meaning / ideas.
 Make sure to provide evidence – words or
phrases from the poem – to support your
ideas
 Whole
class share
OCTOBER 11, 2012
Pick
up your SpringBoard text,
writing notebook, and TWIST
handout.
Read your A.R. novel for 15
minutes. Write at least one reader
response WHILE you are reading.
Example
Tone
Reflective

Response
He is analyzing
himself and
his place in
the world
Evidence
l. 16 “It’s not
easy to know
what is true…”
TWIST
Word choice
Colored
RESPONSE
Mentioned 4
times which
suggests the
speaker’s
awareness of
his social
status
TEXT SUPPORT
l.7: “I am twenty
two, colored…”
l.10: “I am the
only colored…”
TWIST
Imagery
Typical
American
RESPONSE
TEXT SUPPORT
The speaker
l.21-24: Well,
refers to what I like to eat…”
he likes which
is really no
different than
if he were white
TWIST
Style
Response
Rhythm
Does not rhyme ,
but repetition
and pauses
create a rhythm
Lists
Text Support
l.18-19:”…I hear
you: hear you,
hear me - we
two – you…”
THEME FOR ENGLISH B
TWIST
Tone: the attitude of the
speaker toward the subject.
RESPONSE
TEXTUAL SUPPORT
TWIST
Word Choice: (diction) words,
connotation, associations, etc.
Imagery: the sense
impressions
Style: author’s use of
language and poetic devices –
repetition, rhyme, rhythm, etc.
Theme: author’s insight about
life
People from different
cultures and ages can
learn from one another
l.25-26 although colored
he likes the same things
as people of other races.
l.31-36 they are a part of
each other – American
l. 37-40 instructor and
student can learn from
each other in spite of
THEMATIC STATEMENT EXAMPLE
Through a writing assignment,
the speaker and the teacher
realize that they can learn from
each other despite their
differences or because of their
commonalities.
YOU ARE A POET
 Use
“Theme for English B” as the model
to write your own poem!
As you are composing, think about the
essential question: “How can cultural
experience shape, impact, or influence
our perception of the world?” This is
really what your poem is about.
OCTOBER 15, 2012 – ENTRY TASKS
Quick Write: A family is a subculture, and every
family has its own beliefs, traditions, habits,
practices, etc. Write about your family culture.
What is characteristic of your family? What is
unique about your family? What would an
outsider notice about your family?
 Read your A.R. novel and write one reader
response WHILE you read.

OCTOBER 16, 2012
Anaphora
ADD VOCABULARY
– repetition of a
word or phrase at the
beginning of a line. Used to
emphasize an idea’s
importance.
OCTOBER 16, 2012 – CLASS NOTES
CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE
 Country – America (national identity, pride)
 State – Olympia, Evergreen, Seattle, space needle,
Olympic peninsula, Pacific ocean
 City – Riverfront Park, etc.
 School – (friends, classmates, teachers, teams,
clubs, etc.)
 Neighborhood – (parks, streets, landmarks,
businesses, etc.)
 Family – sayings, relatives, foods, music, art,
rituals, mementos, customs, routines, etc.)
WHERE I’M FROM
Mark
the text
Images
that show where and
what she is from
What
can you infer about
culture
From
diction and descriptive
details
WHERE I’M FROM
 Choose
two or three images from your
circles of influence.
 Use “Where I’m From” as a model and
write your own poem.
Use
details and description to create
images
Don’t forgot to use anaphora
OCTOBER 18, 2012
Reminder:
Reaching your A.R.
goal is 10% of your quarter grade!
Read A.R.
Take your quizzes
Reach your goal!
OCTOBER 18, 2012
Make
up work
Grade conference if needed
If assignments are up to date,
read your A.R. novel and write two
reader responses WHILE you are
reading!
OCTOBER 19, 2012 – QUICK WRITE
Should teens trick or treat on
Halloween?
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
Make a list of pros and a list of cons.
State your position.
Then, write a paragraph with your
reasons
Write another paragraph, recognizing
the opposition but countering it.
GRAMMAR
Main clause = independent clause
 Subordinate clause – dependent clause
 Four structures of sentences:

1.
2.
3.
4.
Simple
Compound – two independents joined by comma,
coordinating conjunction or semi-colon
Complex – dependent clause begins with
subordinate conjunction
Compound-Complex
GRAMMAR (CONTINUED)
Comma splices and Fused (run
together) sentences.
 Rules
 Exercise 1:


Choose (a) or (b).
Correct the sentence
OCTOBER 22, 2012
1.
2.
Please pick up your
SpringBoard text and your
writing notebook.
Read your A.R. novel and
write one reader response
WHILE you read!
REFLECTIVE ESSAY – PAGE 28 - 31
Add
A
to vocabulary
type of personal narrative in
which writers share insights and
observations about life.
OCTOBER 23, 2012
 Finish
reading the model essay on
pages 29-30, marking the text to note
elements of a reflective essay.
 Have Fused Sentences/Comma
Splices Exercise 1 out for me to
stamp!
TRANSITIONS
 Good
transitions are an important
part of an essay. They signal change,
time, example, or addition.
 Mark the transitions you find in the
model essay on pages 29-30.
REFLECTIVE ESSAY
 Thinking
of a reflective essay,
brainstorm a list of incidents that you
might write about. Circle the one you
think is the best.
 Begin working on Fused
Sentences/Comma Splices,Exercise 2.
Finish for homework.
OCTOBER 24, 2012
 If
you did not have a picture taken, or
you have a picture packet, but need
retakes, please go to the gym
immediately!
 Return as soon as possible for
maximum time to write your reflective
essay.
OCTOBER 24, 2012

Read the scoring rubric for a reflective essay on
page 34a of your SpringBoard text.
 Write
a reflective essay.
 Make
sure you include the three part
structure.
 Use the elements of a good personal
narrative.
 Due when the dismissal bell rings.
 20 points.
OCTOBER 25, 2012
Please
read for 15 minutes,
and write one reader
response.
PREVIEWING EA 2, UNIT 2 – PAGE 138
Synthesizing
Many Parts into a
Whole
Change Prompt to:
Does
Cultural identity limit the
way people view others and the
world?
PREVIEWING EA 2, UNIT 2 – PAGE 138
 Read
pages 138 – 141
 Mark your text for:
 What
you need to know for success
 What you need to be able to do for success

Make two lists in your book:
What you need to know
What you need to be able to do


Be prepared to share with the class
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE – EA2

Make two lists in your book:
 What
you need to know
What you need to be able to
do
OCTOBER 26, 2012
Quick Write
What exactly makes something
funny?
Write about what makes you laugh
and why those things are funny.
½ PAGE MINIMUM
ADD TO VOCABULARY
 Humor
– the quality of being amusing
 Satire – a type of writing that pokes fun of or
ridicules an individual, a group of people, a
behavior or attitude, or a cultural or social
institution by pointing out weaknesses in a
humorous way
 Irony – a literary device that exploits reader’s
expectations; irony occurs when what is
expected turns out to be quite different from
what actually happens.
MORE VOCABULARY
 Exaggeration
– represents something
as larger, better, or worse than it
really is.
 Understatement – representation of
something as smaller or less
significant than it really is, the
opposite of exaggeration.
US AND THEM – PAGE 73
Read
and mark the text for
words or descriptions that are
meant to be funny.
Underline sections in which the
author uses humor.
Mark two examples of imagery.
OCTOBER 29, 2012
Quick Write
Write about perspective in “Us and
Them.” Explain Sedaris’s perspective
about the the Tomkeys and how he
uses humor to express it.
MATRIMONY WITH A PROPER STRANGER
PAGE 84
What are our customs and rituals for dating
and marriage in this country?
Make a Venn Diagram:
Indian Culture Your own Culture.
Fill in what you know about the subject in
Your own Culture. As you read, fill in the
Indian Culture and the middle.
MATRIMONY WITH A PROPER STRANGER
Review the Grammar and Usage box on page 84.
As you read this article, look at the variety of
sentences. Underline and label one of each of
the four structures.
OCTOBER 30, 2012 – ENTRY TASK
New Vocabulary
Explicit – Stated directly
Implicit – Conveyed indirectly
OCTOBER 30, 2012
Dave Barry Does Japan – page 116
Chunk 1: Who is the speaker? What do you
know about him? What is the problem?
Chunk 2: Share a time when you have been
outside your cultural element and had difficulty
communicating.
Chunk 3: Explain how what Barry says often
leads to misunderstandings among cultures.
Provide some examples.
DAVE BARRY DOES JAPAN
 Chunk
4: What idea does Barry convey
about Japanese culture or his own
culture.
 Chunk 5: How does this conversation
lead Barry to his concluding statement.
DAVE BARRY DOES JAPAN
Satire Chart
Create a three column chart
Identify
three incidents from the
text that are funny, why each is
funny and what the implied
message or critique is.
OCTOBER 31, 2012
Quick Write
What is a summary?
What are the proper steps for
writing a summary?
ANCIENT ORIGINS

2,000 years ago, the Celts in Europe celebrated
Samhain on the night of October 31, the day
before their new year, and the night when
ghosts returned to earth. Their priests made
bonfires and predicted the future as people
burned crops and animals for sacrifice.
OCTOBER 31, 2012
Halloween Origins
Read the handout about Halloween.
After you read each section, go back and
underline the main ideas.
Write a one-paragraph summary of each
section.
Hand in for 12 points – 4 for each section.
NOVEMBER 1, 2012
New Vocabulary
 Open
your text to page 108. Add the word
“argument” and its definition to the
vocabulary section of your notebook.
 Read
over “The Structure of an Argument”
AN INDIAN FATHER’S PLEA – PAGE 109
 Read
the text and mark the five
elements of argument as they are
presented in the text.
 When finished, review the
assessment instructions on page
138 and the exemplary essays in the
handout.