Assignment 1 of 5: 

Finish writing the first paragraph for your final (type it or handwrite it neatly in blue or black pen).  It will be due in final draft form at the beginning of class Thursday/Friday (you will have Wednesday to peer edit and revise it).  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.

 

 

Find TWO+ examples from "The Hamilton Mixtape" of each poetic device discussed in class.  Record your examples (and their connection to Hamilton's character) on the graphic organizer given out in class Monday/Tuesday.

 

You will use this to help you write/outline SCR 2 for the final.

 

 

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).