Homework due Wednesday the 31st
Assignment 1 of 4
Reread Ch. 13 of Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (pp. 83-8) and CATCH it. Make observations about character (note examples of direct, indirect) and look for ways Angelou connects conflict to little Maya’s characterization.
Period 1: These are the words you need to circle in the text and find synonyms for before Wednesday. The page numbers are in parentheses.
Wrath (83), Forfeited (86), Busybodies (84), Midst (87), Flippant array (84), Affliction (88), Smirking (84), Impudent (88), Defendant (84), Sullenness (88), Retreat (85), Thrashings (88), Harlot (85), Console (88), Slaughterhouse (86) Appalling (88), Morose (88)
Period 1 only: Please begin filling out the Ch. 13 T-Chart you were given in class with TWO examples of direct characterization (telling) on the front side and THREE examples of indirect characterization (showing) on the back side. It is due Thursday/Friday but our lack of class time Monday/Tuesday means you will need to do more for homework than in class. Don’t forget to explain what each quote/example says about Maya’s character.
Assignment 2 of 4
Find an image of a setting of your choice from a magazine, newspaper or the Internet and bring it to our next class (print it out from the Internet, clip it out of a magazine/newspaper/advertisement OR take a picture of it on your iPad). We will do a setting description activity in class connected with this image.
Assignment 3 of 4
Your notebook check is coming up this Thursday/Friday. Be sure to bring all four texts we’ve read to class that day so I can see your CATCH notes are complete. Make sure the following assignments are complete and have them ready to show in your notebook:
Reread Ch. 13 of Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (pp. 83-8) and CATCH it. Make observations about character (note examples of direct, indirect) and look for ways Angelou connects conflict to little Maya’s characterization.
Period 1: These are the words you need to circle in the text and find synonyms for before Wednesday. The page numbers are in parentheses.
Wrath (83), Forfeited (86), Busybodies (84), Midst (87), Flippant array (84), Affliction (88), Smirking (84), Impudent (88), Defendant (84), Sullenness (88), Retreat (85), Thrashings (88), Harlot (85), Console (88), Slaughterhouse (86) Appalling (88), Morose (88)
Period 1 only: Please begin filling out the Ch. 13 T-Chart you were given in class with TWO examples of direct characterization (telling) on the front side and THREE examples of indirect characterization (showing) on the back side. It is due Thursday/Friday but our lack of class time Monday/Tuesday means you will need to do more for homework than in class. Don’t forget to explain what each quote/example says about Maya’s character.
Assignment 2 of 4
Find an image of a setting of your choice from a magazine, newspaper or the Internet and bring it to our next class (print it out from the Internet, clip it out of a magazine/newspaper/advertisement OR take a picture of it on your iPad). We will do a setting description activity in class connected with this image.
Assignment 3 of 4
Your notebook check is coming up this Thursday/Friday. Be sure to bring all four texts we’ve read to class that day so I can see your CATCH notes are complete. Make sure the following assignments are complete and have them ready to show in your notebook:
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"
Assignment 4 of 4
You may want to start early on Quick Write #4, which is due Thursday/Friday. Write about a mistake you made (a decision you regret, a moment in time you’d like to do over). Fill one full page at least this time and address the six narrative elements in your writing.
You may want to start early on Quick Write #4, which is due Thursday/Friday. Write about a mistake you made (a decision you regret, a moment in time you’d like to do over). Fill one full page at least this time and address the six narrative elements in your writing.