Assignment 1 of 7
Reread "The Vegetable" over the weekend and add to your CATCH notes. When doing CATCH, "observe" examples of both direct and indirect characterization (use the handout titled "Bringing Characters to Life"). "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 2 of 7
Answer the following comprehensions questions about "The Vegetable" in your notebook. Your responses for each question should be around 2-4 sentences, since you will need to include quotes from the text (in quotation marks, cited by page number in parentheses) to support each answer.
1. What does Marjane struggle with in “The Vegetable”? Use at least TWO examples from the text (one for her external conflict, one for her internal conflict) to support your thinking.
2. What does Marjane want/need in the story? In your answer, be sure to connect Marjane’s struggles within the story to her motivation. (ex. Marjane wants to … but cannot do so because ...)
3. Describe TWO times Marjane fails to get what she wants in the rising action stage of the story—why does she end up failing?
4. How does the title of this story relate to, and reveal, Satrapi’s theme(s)?
Assignment 3 of 7
Read over the PowerPoint handout on "bringing characters to life" that you were given in class. Annotate your copy by paying special attention to the difference between direct/indirect characterization and the STEAL method of indirect characterization.
Assignment 4 of 7
Complete "Characterization Exercise 1" in your notebook: do the following tasks, using your "Bringing Characters to Life" handout to help you.
1. Write a sentence showing that a character is CURIOUS using the “A” in STEAL.
2.Write a sentence showing that a character is WORRIED using the “S” OR the “T” in STEAL.
3. Write a sentence showing that a character is ANGRY using the “L” in STEAL.
4. Write a sentence showing that a character is SCARY/INTIMIDATING using the “E” in STEAL.
5. Write a sentence showing that a character is
LONELY using either a simile or a metaphor.
Assignment 5 of 7 (ongoing)
Start looking for a book to read for your first semester IRP. Please study the criteria/restrictions carefully when choosing your book. Fill out the approval worksheet and return it with the signatures as soon as possible to "lock in" your choice.
Good starting points for book selection:
1. Amazon.com
2. Goodreads.com
4. Lexie.com (for determining the lexile level of your book)
5. Achieve3000.com (check your current lexile level by finding the "resources" tab, clicking "career center" from the drop-down menu, and selecting a career of your choice ... you will see your current score compared to the average score required for that career).
Assignment 6 of 7 (ongoing)
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.
Tuesday 8/30
Thursday 9/1
After Thursday 9/1, students who failed the grammar test will no longer be eligible for a retake.
Assignment 7 of 7 (ongoing)
A notebook check is coming up at the end of next week. You should have the following assignments in your notebook before then.
Personal Reading History
QW 1 - what makes a good story
QW 2 - overcoming an embarrassing and/or difficult situation
Notes on Narrative Elements
Narrative Breakdown for a book/film/etc. of your choice
QW 3 - how a choice to fit in/stand out affected you in later life
Reading Questions for "The Vegetable"
Characterization Exercise 1: Showing vs. Telling
CATCH notes for: "Papa ..." + "Rafaela ..." + "Big Boy" + "The Vegetable"
