English 12

Thursday 1. Work on your blog about Essays High School Students should read - it is due next Thursday,  June 8 2. Complete the work below on the short story Memento Mori: As you listen/read the short story, collect 3 quotes: one each related to time, memory, and identity. Please don't write on the story - use Post-its to flag quotes. Create a new page in Office 365 - call it Memento Mori, in your assignment folder, type your 3 quotes. Make sure you label the quotes as "time" or "memory". Short story 3, 2, 1. Find an image that you think represents the story really well. Paste it onto the Office 365 page you created for the quotes. Next, you must sum up the story in 3 sentences - no analysis, just state what happened. For the 2, you must write 2 analytical/interpretive "thinking" type of comments about the story, or the main character. For the 1, you must come up with the author's theme: what is he trying to say about life, society or human ...

Thursday 1. We are in the computer lab today. You have the entire class to work on your Term 4 essay/blogging assignment.  - make sure you have a link to your blog in Office 365 in your personal assignment folder. Just create a page called "blog" and paste the URL. - make sure you review the assignment in Office365/content library/term4/term4 reading assignment because I have noticed most students defaulting to writing paragraph responses to the essays you are reading. You are able to be more creative for this assignment if you wish. Just make sure you do address the different types of reactions points listed in the assignment. SEE ME IF THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU!  - the due date for your blog is June 8 . Wednesday 1. Essay reading time? 2. Capture the castle to review drama terms and devices -  https://quizlet.com/168944317/english-12-terms-and-devices-flash-cards/ 3. NEW! Memento mori - what does it mean? Short writing exercise: give advice ...

Thursday Today is Brown Bag It Day! Woot! Woot! 1. Write an essay about SHLFM and The Bastard - Synthesis essay. YOU HAVE ONE CLASS TO COMPLETE YOUR ESSAY. Put your finished essay into Office 365/onenote/collaboration space - identify yourself and the page using your student number. Put a copy into your own personal assignment folder also. 2, TOPICS:  You can use Men and Masculinity, Women and Femininity, Violence/Torment, Marriage/Relationships, or Courage/Cowardice as topics. In this case you would have to create a thesis statement. Alternatively, you could discuss the idea of "all or nothing" in both stories; or discuss the idea that both protagonists could be said to "refuse to fall prey to the terror of living". In this case, your thesis would be something along the lines of The Bastard and Francis Macomber are two characters who refuse to fall prey to the terror of living. If you wish, you could also compare and contrast Margot with Molly or Wilson, ...

Thursday 1. Reading time for term 4 essay assignment - details of the assignment are in Office 365/OneNote/Content library/Essays every high school student should read. 2. Blog set-up and blogging time for term 4 assignment. 3. Short story quiz will be on Monday, May 15. 4. Essay for The Bastard & SHLFM will be next week - in-class writing for 75 minutes then hand it in: one draft. You may bring in an outline to work from, but you must not show up with a completed essay.  Wednesday 1. Reading time for term 4 Essays Every High School Student Should Read - reminder about blogging!  2. Electronic or paper exam choice? Done? 3. Short story quiz on terms. 3. Complete the analysis of Margot presentations. 4. The Bastard & SHLFM - essay to begin tomorrow in class. Do you want it to be a one shot deal or first draft/ second draft? Tuesday 1. Essay reading time. 2. Electronic or paper exam choice. 3. Analyzing Margot. 4. Short stor...