Assignment 1 of 5: 

Start writing the first paragraph for your final (note: you will have an hour of class on Monday/Tuesday for this also).  It will be due by the beginning of class Wednesday the 5th (so you can peer edit and revise it during the period).  Use the sentence frames on the back of your graphic organizer to help you.

 

---Focus on ONE significant character trait Hamilton exhibits.  

---Refer to TWO different events from his life before departing to America.

---Use TWO quotes connecting these life events to this characteristic

 

---Think about all the events Miranda brings up from Hamilton’s early life in the song, then pick just TWO that you feel have the most impact.

---Think about all the traits Miranda uses to describe Hamilton in the song, then pick just ONE that Miranda emphasizes above the rest.

---Make a connection between this trait and the two events.  If no connection exists, start over with either a new trait or a new set of quotes.

---Find quotes from the song that support the trait you’ve chosen to focus on.

 

 

Revise/Add answers to the following questions in the form of annotations on your copy of "The Hamilton Mixtape".  

 

What is Miranda setting up in the first four lines?

How does Hamilton set himself apart in this "forgotten spot"?  Use lines 5-15.

What major event happened to him as a teen and what was his response?  Use lines 16-22.

What happened once his community learned of his response?  Use lines 23-25.

What message comes across about Hamilton in lines 29-30?

What hardships did Hamilton face as a kid?  Use lines 31-38.

How did Hamilton "fend for [himself]" in lines 41-52?

Why do you think Miranda makes a point of describing Hamilton as an immigrant in lines 52-57?

What point is Miranda making through Aaron Burr's declarations in the hook?  Use lines 58-68 and connect what Burr says about Hamilton in the hook to the theme.

 

 

 

Prepare to turn in all the graphic organizers from Units 1 and 2 for extra credit next week (due date TBD).

 

-Graphic Organizer for “Bread”
-Graphic Organizer for “The First Day”
-Graphic Organizer for “What Happened During the Ice Storm”
-Graphic Organizer for “Lamb to the Slaughter”
-Graphic Organizer for “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”
-Graphic Organizer for “Désirée’s Baby”
-Graphic Organizer for “Sonata for Harp and Bicycle”
-Graphic Organizer for “The Fight” (vulnerability of the eggs)
-Graphic Organizer for “The Hamilton Mixtape”

 

 

Start studying for your finals.  That means rereading every text since August and studying your notes on each (annotations, definitions, Do Nows, graphic organizers, etc.).  A list of every text and the types of questions you may be asked will be posted to Google Classroom by the end of this week.

 

Your multiple-choice final will be 50 questions long, with 2-5 questions for each of the texts we've read this year.  You will also have 2-4 questions on the material you studied for the Narrative Elements Quiz.  Questions will require you to know what happens in each story and be able to analyze passages from the text.  You will be allowed a 2x3" index card with notes for this portion of the text (a few students will earn the right to a larger index card--details to come).

 

You will write two CEL paragraphs on "The Hamilton Mixtape" as the written portion of your final.  The first paragraph will be worked on in the classes leading up to finals week.  The second will be completed the day of the final.  For the second, you will have access to your paragraph outline and annotated copy of the text.  I reserve the right to deny you access to either or both of these if you break the rules governing their use (wait for further information on this closer to finals week).

 

 

If you have not turned in the following assignments before Thursday the 15th/Friday the 16th (or if they did not receive passing grades), please make sure you turn them in on or by next Monday/Tuesday (Dec. 3rd/4th):

 

Achieve 3000 Lesson 1: "The Brain Question"  up to Step 3 (Link: https://portal.achieve3000.com/kb/lesson/?lid=6113&step=11&c=1&asn=)

Achieve 3000 Lesson 2: "Better Than Nature?" up to Step 5 (Link:
https://portal.achieve3000.com/kb/lesson/?lid=5933&step=10&c=1&asn=1)

List-Group-Label Definitions for "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "Désirée's Baby"

Google Slides Presentations on Theme in the Heynen and Montague texts.

 

Please understand that the semester is practically over and you will have very limited opportunities once we return from break to raise your grade.  The only opportunities you may have will be the recent Illuminate Quick Check, Interim 2s, and the final.

 

If redoing a written assignment, it should be clear that you need to redo the quotes and the explanations.  Simply fixing the grammar is not going to make much of a difference in your grade if nothing else gets fixed.

 

I am available over break via email.  Don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions.