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Honors Paideia A 11/16/2015 �Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. Remember BBR is Due 11/24/15 Test 11/20 �Complete the Ticket-In �Review Objectives and Essential Questions �Grammar Practice �Stylistic Devices Practice �Continue Working on Writing �Continue Working in Literature Circles (Due 11/20) �Complete a Closure Question

Honors Paideia B 11/17/2015 �Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. Remember BBR is Due 11/23/15 Test 11/19 �Complete the Ticket-In �Review Objectives and Essential Questions �Grammar Practice �Stylistic Devices Practice �Continue Working on Writing �Continue Working in Literature Circles (Due 11/19) �Complete a Closure Question

Consider parallel structure, placement of modifiers, and punctuation when correcting the following sentences: The causeway has a drawbridge to permit the passage of fishing boats from which all fishing is prohibited. 2. The community center was built by Mrs. Borden, who later became Mrs. Gruber, at the cost of $800, 000. 3. A modern director’s interpretation of Hamlet is very different from a nineteenth century director. 4. According to historians, Michelangelo always thought of himself first as a sculptor his sculpture the Pieta, is the only he ever signed. 1.

Corrections The causeway has a drawbridge from which all fishing is prohibited to permit the passage of fishing boats. 2. The community center was built at a cost of $800, 000 by Mrs. Borden, who later became Mrs. Gruber. 3. A modern director’s interpretation of Hamlet is very different from a nineteenth century director’s interpretation. 4. According to historians, Michelangelo always thought of himself first as a sculptor; his sculpture, the Pieta, is the only work he ever signed. 1.

Imagery “Backing out the driveway/ the car lights cast an eerie glow/ in the morning fog centering/ on movement in the rain slick street”-Giovanni, “Possum Crossing” 1. Write the images. What kind of imagery is used in these lines? What kind of feeling is created with these images? 2. Contrast the feeling created by Giovanni’s lines with the following: “Backing out the driveway/the car lights cast a warm glow/in the morning sunshine centering/on movement in the rain slick street” How do the images create a different feeling?

Complete a Hook, Thesis, Topic Sentence, RDF, and EEs for the Following Prompt: �Which minor character has the greatest impact on the protagonist?

Hook: Thesis: Plan: Topic Sentence: RDF: E/E: Quotation: Significance:

Honor Paideia A 11/18/2015 �Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. �Complete the Ticket In �Review the Objectives and Essential Questions �Grammar Practice �Stylistic Devices Practice �Complete Literature Circles (Due 11/20) �Complete Closure Question

Consider parallel structure, placement of modifiers, and punctuation when correcting the following sentences: Legislators were in a difficult position they had to finance increased services without calling for increased taxes. 2. The Simpsons gave a toy robot to one of their children with a bullet-shaped glass head and flashing red eyes. 3. When only five years old, Dad took me to see my first baseball game. 4. One of the accident victims suffered a broken arm, several broken ribs, and one of her lungs was punctured. 1.

Corrections Legislators were in a difficult position; they had to finance increased services without calling for increased taxes. 2. The Simpsons gave a toy robot with a bullet shaped head and flashing red eyes to one of their children. 3. Dad took me to see my first baseball game when I was only five years old. 4. One of the accident victims suffered a broken arm, several broken ribs, and a punctured lung. 1.

Imagery “Well, after a long time I heard the clock away off in the town go boom-boom-twelve licks; and all still again- stiller than ever. Pretty soon I heard a twig snap down in the dark amongst the trees- something was astirring. I sat still and listened. ” –Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1. What kind of imagery is used in the passage? How do these images affect the reader? 2. Twain uses imagery to set up a contrast between sounds and quiet. List these images as Quiet Images and Sound Images. How does the use of “quiet” and “sound” images shape your understanding of the scene?

Honors Paideia B 11/19/2015 � Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. � Review the Daily Objectives and Essential Questions � Complete Test � Create Seminar Questions What female stereotypes, if any, does your text display? What does your text reveal about society in general? Do any of your characters exert any power? What type of power? Over whom? Do any of your characters tend to be dominant, equal, or subservient in her relationships with other women in the novel? Which characters, in general, sympathetic or unsympathetic? How does the author structure the text to create this response? What are your protagonist’s strengths? Weaknesses? Are these strengths and weaknesses at all related? What role does the setting play in the text?

Honors Paideia A 11/20/2015 � Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. � Review the Daily Objectives and Essential Questions � Complete Test � Create Seminar Questions What female stereotypes, if any, does your text display? What does your text reveal about society in general? Do any of your characters exert any power? What type of power? Over whom? Do any of your characters tend to be dominant, equal, or subservient in her relationships with other women in the novel? Which characters, in general, sympathetic or unsympathetic? How does the author structure the text to create this response? What are your protagonist’s strengths? Weaknesses? Are these strengths and weaknesses at all related? What role does the setting play in the text?

Honors Paideia B 11/23/2015 �Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. BBR �Complete Warm Up �Review the Objectives and Essential Questions �Grammar practice �Socratic Seminar- The Odyssey How do gender stereotypes impact the telling of the Odyssey? What assumptions about Greek life, culture, and values are present in the text? Who is the true hero of the text? Explain. �Complete a Closure Question

Honors Paideia A 11/24/2015 �Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. BBR �Complete Warm Up �Review the Objectives and Essential Questions �Grammar practice �Socratic Seminar- The Odyssey How do gender stereotypes impact the telling of the Odyssey? What assumptions about Greek life, culture, and values are present in the text? Who is the true hero of the text? Explain. �Complete a Closure Question

Parallelism Practice 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I decided to buy the gift whether the store took credit cards or even making me pay cash. The legislature should approve the budget and can raise taxes if necessary. The movie was not entertaining or a pleasant experience. She is hoping for a career in medicine, law, or to be an engineer. I try to be honest, hardworking, and to pay attention to my friends.

Corrections 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I decided to buy the gift whether the store took credit cards or made me pay cash. The legislature should approve the budget and raise taxes if necessary. The movie was neither entertaining nor pleasant. She is hoping for a career in medicine, law, or engineering. I try to be honest, hardworking, and attentive to my friends.

Irony Practice We divide the world in columns/when we stick to our own kind. / We nurture our suspicions. /Keep our stereotypes in line. ” “We have to keep our distance/So we’ve another kind to blame. / How come, /if we’re so different, / we both react the same? ” –Holbrook, Poems of Transition 1. Several of the lines say one thing, but they mean quite the opposite. In other words, they’re ironic. Explain what each line says literally, and what it really means? 2. How would the impact of the poem change if it was rewritten as: We shouldn’t keep our distance/ Nor stick to our own kind/ Because/ It’s not so helpful/ And builds a narrow mind.

Socratic Seminar Rules 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. You need to sound objective Build on the previous statements Use textual evidence Address each other by name Be respectful and take turns talking Sit in an arrangement so all can be seen No side bar conversations You must stay on topic Teacher does not participate in discussion Everyone must two quotations and two comments