Writers of the Revolution

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I hope that you had a good day off for Veteran's Day.

*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin.  Book reviews are due Monday, November 17th.

*Introduction to Writers in the Time of Revolution -- this was intended as a homework assignment from your text, but we will complete this together in class.  Please follow along as this introduction is read. (Handout).

*"Speech in the Virginia Convention" --  Please review the textual features of this handout.  You will be annotating as we read this speech in class.  (handout) 

Homework:  1.  Article of the Week #10  2. Book Review

Era of the American Revolution

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I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend!

*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin.

*Article of the Week #10 -- annotation and written response is due on Friday

*Transition from Puritan Era to the American Revolution -- We have read The Crucible, and last week we read Anne Bradstreet's poem "Upon the Burning of Our House."  What comes next?  We will be reading writings from the era of the American Revolution.  Today we are learning about the transition from the Puritan era to the era of the American Revolution to have a sense of events that followed after the Puritan era.  (Two  handouts)

Homework:  1. AOW #10, 2. Independent reading (book reviews are due Monday, Nov 17th).

"Upon the Burning of Our House"

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*Please get your netbooks when you arrive.

*Article of the Week #9 due -- annotation and written response

*Yesterday you began to compose a written response to "Upon the Burning of Our House."  I would like you to put this written response in your ENGLISH JOURNAL. Be sure to carefully and thoughtfully compose your sentences.  Afterall, we are practicing written composition here!  Also, be sure to put the most recent assignment on the TOP.  This is due by the end of the period.  If you have finished early, please read you independent reading book.

This was on my blog yesterday:
*"Upon the Burning of Our House" -- Please write a well-developed paragraph on this poem.  Include the following:
             *Title and author
             *A statement of the poem's main theme (or central 
               conflict)
             *A summary of the poem (refer to your paraphrasing of 
               each stanza).  Include a clear statement of how the 
               conflict is resolved.
             *In a separate paragraph explain how this poem is 
               relevant to our lives.  Do some thinking here.


HOMEWORK:  Independent reading

"Upon the Burning of Our House"

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*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin.  Book reviews are due November 17th.

*"Upon the Burning of Our House" -- Please write a well-developed paragraph on this poem.  Include the following:
             *Title and author
             *A statement of the poem's main theme (or central 
               conflict)
             *A summary of the poem (refer to your paraphrasing of 
               each stanza).  Include a clear statement of how the 
               conflict is resolved.
             *In a separate paragraph explain how this poem is 
               relevant to our lives.  Do some thinking here.

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #9 -- annotation and written reponse
            

"Upon the Burning of Our House"

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*Please return to the library your copy of The Crucible asap.

*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin.  Book reviews are due Monday, November 17th.

*Before we leave the Puritan era of The Crucible, I would like us to read Anne Bradstreet's poem "Upon the Burning of Our House."
Before I pass out the poem, let's first look at some biographical information on Bradstreet which will give you more appreciation for the poet, the poem, and most important of all, for the socio-cultural context.
Anne Bradstreet

*Work with a partner in paraphrasing this poem.  Put into your own words the main thought of each stanza.  (Handout)

*Extra Credit opportunity -- Memorization of the first stanza.  

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #9 -- annotation and written response is due on Friday

Evaluation of The Crucible

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*Please get your netbook when you arrive. 

*NOTE: Book Reviews are due November 17th

*ENGLISH JOURNAL -- Please open your English Journal in your Google Drive and respond to the following questions: (Copy into your English Journal)

Evaluation of The Crucible

1.  Was reading the play in class effective or would it have been more effective reading it on your own? Explain.

2.  Was it difficult for you to pay attention to the reading in class?  What might have helped if this was the case?

3.  Was the play confusing to you as we read it?  If so, what might have helped your understanding?

4.  Were the assignments on the play helpful?

5.  Do you feel as though you have significantly increased your knowledge by reading this play?  Explain.

*After you are done with these questions, please read over your Character Analysis Essay  -- proofread it again.  I will also be looking at your essays.

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #9

Character Analysis

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*Article of the Week #9 -- you will receive the article tomorrow.

*PARTNER WORK: Please get you netbook when you arrive.  Today you will carefully edit your essay.  This will be done by having a partner read through with you your essay.  You will do the same for your partner.  Carefully proofread for the following errors:

      
        * All first person pronouns are capitalized 

        * Sentences properly punctuated -- read for complete  

           sentences and run-on sentences

        * The title of the play is properly punctuated

        * No contractions

        * Proper use of quotation marks
        * You have entitled your character analysis
        * Your name, course, instructor, and date are in the right place
            (upper left)
        *  Double space
        *  Word Count at end -- minimum of 500 words

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading -- book review is due November 17th