Heverly English: March 3

Thursday, March 3, 2011

March 3

I was sick last night and I received many new papers, so please understand that I will not be caught up with the grades till Monday.

Today in 3rd we'll continue to design the "Response to Literature" unit. Then we'll do something unusual: we will read a chapter of White Fang aloud and discuss it.

HOMEWORK: Read "The Gods Domain" and "The Call of Kind". (We'll finish some of the Gods Domain in class). Very likely there will be a quiz tomorrow. I may include chapters 22, 23 & 24 on the quiz.

Today in 4th we'll go to the library to pick up copies of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; then continue to design the "Response to Literature" unit. We'll read some of Jekyll aloud to get a feel for Robert Louis Stevenson's writing style.

HOMEWORK: Read the next ten pages of Jekyll. I'll quiz you on them tomorrow.

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How to Do the Response to Literature

We said (as best I remember; you have this in your notes):
-Eleven to twenty slides
-A title slide with the names of the students and the name of the book
-three to five slides telling the plot of the book
-two to three slides on significant ideas
-one to two slides on stylistic devices
-one to two slides on ambiguities and nuances
-three to five slides of quotes from the book or from people talking ABOUT the book; these are meant to be sprinkled throughout your presentation to support the other things

Remember that this is not an essay, it is a speech, so limit the number of words and make them big (size 32+)
Use notecards to remember specific things you want to say (I think I will require at least six notecards as part of the requirements)

How Incomplete Research Reports will be graded

Rubric for Research Projects

Due Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 4pm

For Korematsu speech folks you need three sources, 500 words total but other requirements stay the same.

Criteria

Deduction if not done or done incorrectly

A proper MLA heading (do the date correctly)
minus 10%

a Works Cited with five or more entries including at least one book and one magazine.
deduct 20%

A long quote
deduct 10%

Two short quotes; one from a book, one from a magazine.
deduct 10%

All quotes cited correctly using a parenthetical reference as per MLA style
deduct 10%

No spelling errors, no red squiggly lines
deduct 20%

1,500 words (includes heading and quotes)
deduct 10%

Not saved correctly; not shared correctly with me on Google docs
Potentially deduct 100%

not handed in before the deadline
Potentially deduct 100%

Other, misc. errors
deduct 10%

Extra Credit available

The FTK library is working with the San Leandro Public Library. They have brought us about thirty books; almost all of them are fiction, and all of them are advanced copies from the publisher. They will bring more each month.

After a student reads a book, they complete a short survey; which will be sent to the publisher after I send it to the contact at the public library. It asks:

Name and age of the reader

"Would you like to nominate this book for Teens' Top Ten?" If they do nominate the book, they are asked to "please give a 2 or 3 sentence summary of the book that will make other teens want to read it."

"What did you like or not like about the cover? Did the cover relect the contents?"

"Describe the most compelling aspect of the book."

"Were you disappointed with the book for any reason? If so, what was disappointing?"

"Did you finish the book?"

"How would you rate this book?" They give a scale of 1 to 5.

The answers do not have to be lengthy, and they can give additional comments if they like.

Students can come to the FTK library and get a book before school, during lunch (with a pass), or after school.

Thank you,
John Santos
Library/Tech Aide, Korematsu campus

I am offering 200 extra credit points for anyone who is certified by Mr. Santos to have successfully completed the book and the review. This offer will remain open till the end of March.

Jan 31 standards

Students will be able to articulate the difference between primary and secondary sources.

Students will be able to classify sources as primary or secondary

Students will be able to analyze and begin to explain the significance of the historical setting in literature

Students will be able to create a formal outline for a research paper

Students will be able to find two sources and format them into a Works Cited(one book and one article)

Students will be able to do an oral presentation on their research project

Students will be able to paraphrase and summarize key information in written form for their oral presentation