Homework due Thursday the 25th/Friday the 26th

Assignment 1 of 5
Complete the plot diagram on the back of your copy of "Big Boy" before the start of class.  As I said in class, you can work with a partner on this if you so choose.
 
Directions for the plot diagram: 
1.  Look for the sentence(s) in the text that indicate the five stages of the plot.
2.  Write out these sentences over the appropriate areas of the plot diagram:

 

Exposition: 2 sentences from the text, minimum
Rising Action: at least 4 sentences from the text showing tension increasing
Climax: 1 sentence ONLY from the text 
Falling Action: 1-2 sentence(s) from the text
Resolution: 1 sentence that ties up conflicts and reveals theme
 
For this assignment, I am asking you to pull evidence from the text and plug it into the plot diagram where appropriate.  Do NOT just paraphrase the parts of the story that fit each stage of the plot.  Simply write out the sentence(s) in the box (in quotation marks) and cite the paragraph where you found the sentence in parentheses after wards.
 
Ex. "I flushed the toilet and the big turd trembled" (Paragraph 2).
 
 
Assignment 2 of 5
Complete Quick Write #3 below in your notebook.  Fill at least 3/4 of the page and write down anything and everything you remember about the incident.  Try to address all 6 of the narrative elements in your quick write.  Bring your notebook to the next class.
 
Write about a time when you chose either to fit in or to stand out (e.g., to run from a problem or to face it) and how that choice affected your life later on (positively or negatively).
 
 
Assignment 3 of 5
Read "The Vegetable" from Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis 2.  CATCH the entire text before our next class.  When doing CATCH, "observe" examples of both direct and indirect characterization.  "Comment" also on how Satrapi shows Marjane's what she is like rather than tells what she is like.
 
NOTE: Make sure you talk to the text at least ONCE PER PAGE.  There are 9 pages so I expect to see 9 comments/predictions/observations/connections minimum.
 
 
Assignment 4 of 5
Read over the PowerPoint handout on "bringing characters to life" that you were given in class.  Annotate your copy, paying special attention to the difference between direct/indirect characterization and the STEAL method of indirect characterization.
 
 
 
Assignment 5 of 5
Your grades for the grammar test are in Pinnacle.  Please check online yourself or come see me to determine whether or not you should retake any or all of it.  You may stay the following days after school to retake your test.  Please bring all of your own notes with you so that you may use them to complete your retake.
 
Thursday 8/25
Tuesday 8/30
Thursday 9/1
 
After Thursday 9/1, students who failed the grammar test will no longer be eligible for a retake.