Academic 11 English Exam Prep!

• As you know, THESE ARE OUR COURSE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
•  What is the power of the individual voice to make change?
• What roles do stories play in our lives?
• What is the story and who gets to tell it?
• How have stories made us who we are?
• How do the stories we tell and the language we use define who we are and how we think?
• To prepare for your final, revisit the major texts we’ve studied this year. They are:
• Sherman Alexie: True Diary (novel), Smoke Signals (film)
•  Tim Burton: Big Fish (film)
•  Tim O’Brien: The Things They Carried (novel)
• Sebastian Junger: Restrepo (film)
• Sarah Koenig: Serial (podcast)
•  F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby (novel)
• Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (play)
• Additionally, make a list of independent reading books you read! Next, start thinking about those essential questions and those texts, as well as common themes/motifs we’ve studied this year. Really think through the messages these texts share, and the strategies they use to share those messages.
• In class, for your final, you will be asked to write an essay. I’m not going to give you the exact prompt ahead of time, but it is directly connected to the essential questions. You will use at least three class texts, and maybe even independent reading books, to answer the prompt. You’ll need to use specific details!

Portfolio Assignment and Rubric!

Be sure to read the directions carefully! Remember, the portfolio and the final are worth 15% of your year average! Take care, and be sure to proofread your work before you submit! 

All portfolios are due by noon on Friday 6/19!

June 10, 2015: Homework

Blocks C and G:
1. Project work
2. Portfolio work
3. "This I Believe" essays

Blocks B and E:
1. Portfolio work
2. Start preparing for the final exam

Serial Testimony Survey Part 2

Hi folks!
Please take a moment and complete this survey (it should look familiar...it is the same one you completed at the start of the year!)

Thank you!

Tuesday June 9th: Homework

Block G and C:
Work on your projects, your portfolios, and your "This I Believe" essays! Presentations start Friday!

Block B:
Work on your portfolios! We will be reading Act 3 in Twelfth Night tomorrow.

Essential Questions for TTTC Projects!

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

What is “truth”

and

what is “fiction”?

How do we use stories

to make sense

of our experiences?

What makes

an effective story?

Monday 6/8/15: Homework

Block B:
Be ready for your Vocabulary test tomorrow!
Work on completing your portfolio.

Block C:
Get moving on your group and individual project work. Presentations start on Friday!
Check out the videos on theme posted on the blog to help you.
Work on your portfolio and "This I Believe" essay!

Block E:
Read Act 2 Scene 4. Do your best to sort out what Viola and Orsino are discussing. We will watch the scene when you return on Wednesday.
Work on completing your final portfolio.

How do I write a THEME?

Here are two helpful video lessons on how to write a THEME. Remember, a theme is not the same as a motif!

Take a look at this one too:

Friday 6/5/15: Homework

Blocks C and G:
Get started on your portfolio and "This I Believe" essays. Project work will start next week!
C Block-Vocabulary Test 1-80 on Monday! Be ready!

Blocks E and B:
Study for your vocabulary test! (Block E on Monday, Block B on Tuesday).
Work on your portfolio this weekend!

Thursday 6/4/15: Homework

Block E:
1. Finish reading Act 1 in Twelfth Night.  Be ready for a quick quiz on what you know!
2. Study those vocabulary words!! Test is on Tuesday.
3. Work on your portfolio!


Block G:
1. Begin work on your portfolio, your "This I Believe" essay, and your group project ideas.
2 Vocabulary Test is tomorrow! Study!


Block B:
1.  Study those vocabulary words!! Test is on Tuesday.
2.. Work on your portfolio!

Wednesday 6/3/15: Homework

Block G:
1. Bring your annotations/notes on The Things They Carried to be collected for a grade on Friday.
2. We will begin watching Restrepo on Friday.
3. Follow along with the end-of-year plan. You have all of the assignments sheets now, so read them carefully! Check out the "This I Believe" website here to look at some models as you begin to develop your ideas.
4. Study your vocabulary words for next week's test.


Block B:
1. Work on your final portfolio.
2. Study your vocabulary words for next week's test!


Block C:
1. Bring your annotations/notes on The Things They Carried to be collected for a grade on Friday.
2. We will begin watching Restrepo on Friday.
3. Follow along with the end-of-year plan. You have all of the assignments sheets now, so read them carefully! Check out the "This I Believe" website here to look at some models as you begin to develop your ideas.
4. Study your vocabulary words for next week's test.

Tuesday 6/2/2015: Homework

Block C:

Block G:

Follow the schedule of events listed below. Note that I've changed the Portfolio due date to Friday 6/19/15. 

Blocks B and E:

Study your vocabulary words for the test on Monday 6/8.