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Christensen - Lit/Comp 2 (Section Wed 2)

Course Description

 

Class Title:

Literature & Composition 2

Code:

HLA360

Text:

See Literature Scope & Sequence

Rating:

4

Prerequisite:

Lit/Comp 1 highly recommended

Grade:

9-10

Fees:

None

Max:

12

Can be repeated? Yes

Description: With whole book studies as the starting point, students in this class will explore the key components of literature as well as investigate the historical and cultural context of each work. Students will develop and refine their reading comprehension strategies and their ability to think critically about literature. In addition, reading selections will also provide a springboard for writing exercises and the development of formal essays through which students will explore writing techniques, sentence structure, and grammar. Literature selections will be determined at the beginning of the year, selected from our Literature Scope and Sequence found at the back of this catalog. Note: This class is designed so that students can take it two years in a row, with alternating book lists each year.

Posts

Wednesday: Lit Comp 2

Hi Students! So sorry to post so late! This week you are prepping for your in-class essay on Dr. Jekyll. You will be writing about whether you think Dr. Jekyll was justified in doing his experiments on himself. 
 
Think of it like an essay test but you may use all of your notes, book, outline, intro paragraph, etc. You may even pre-write your essay this week and simply share it with me in class. You can decide what you need to make the writing process smooth for you in class. This essay test situation will eliminate having an essay hanging over your head before the holidays.
Please do cite your quotations (you will need at least one quote+ explanation per body paragraph) using the chapter numbers (ch. 4) (like that). Here are the chapters and their titles:
  • Chapter 1. The Story of the Door.
  • Chapter 2. Search for Mr Hyde.
  • Chapter 3. Dr Jekyll Was Quite At Ease.
  • Chapter 4. The Carew Murder Case.
  • Chapter 5. The Incident of the Letter.
  • Chapter 6. The Incident of Dr. Lanyon.
  • Chapter 7. The Incident At the Window.
  • Chapter 8. The Last Night.
  • Chapter 9: “Dr. Lanyon's Narrative” 
  • Chapter 10: “Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case
Please email if you have questions. Have a great weekend! Mrs. G

Wednesday: Lit Comp 2

Hi Students, nice work with the Victorian Era Jigsaw today. Please finish the fill-in-the blank summary for ch. 4,5 and 6. Bring that back to class after the break. Please finish the book as well. Thanks! Have a wonderful time with your families! Mrs. G

Wednesday: Lit Comp 2

Hi students! Please finish the Reading Guide for ch 1-3 that we began in class today. Please share that with me. Also, read the next three sections of the book: The Carew Murder Case and The Incident of the Letter and The Incident of Dr. Lanyon. Thanks! Have a great week! Mrs. G

Wednesday: Lit Comp 2

HI students! Please begin reading the first 12 pages or three sections of  Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (DJMH). Here is the online copy and I will hopefully get a few more books for next week. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/43/43-h/43-h.htm
Please up to the Carew Murder Case chapter.
Please answer these questions in a couple sentences and one quote:
1. Where do you see the theme of friendship come up in the first 3 chapters?
2. Describe the mood in these chapters. Give a line of text that you think exemplifies the mood.
3. Where does the theme of curiosity emerge in these chapters/characters?
4. What is the character of Utterson like?
Thank you! Mrs. G

Wednesday: Lit Comp 2

Hi Students, I missed you this morning. Please be ready to give your presentations next week if you have not already done so. If you have given your presentation, please go back through your slide show and check out my comments. Complete this assignment  regarding those comments. 
This assignment will be due not next week but the week after November 13.
Take care! Mrs. G

Wedneday: Lit COmp 2

Hi Students! Great work on the presentations so far! We will have the remaining three presentations next week at the beginning of class. Take this week off from homework and reading. Have a great weekend! Mrs. G

Wednesday: Lit Comp 2

Hi Students! Please have your Slide show essay ready to present on Wednesday. Here is the example slide show:

Show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OZGxNOz_-ifYLuPVv1VFZMv9BeLcIiCjFv2GW7xsvig/edit?usp=sharing

Rubric: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gkaA3fXqFh2kdBmDmIQa6FaouXeF8UNDX0GULaCpT8A/edit?usp=sharing

Please read through the rubric to make sure that you are getting all the points you possibly can! Also, make sure that you stick to and prove your one topic and thesis! Do not veer off the track with another topic or opinion. Keep it streamlined! Email if you have questions! Mrs. G

Wednesday: Lit Comp2

Hi students! This week please begin working on your Google Slide show essay. Here is the example I showed you in class:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OZGxNOz_-ifYLuPVv1VFZMv9BeLcIiCjFv2GW7xsvig/edit?usp=sharing

Rubric: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gkaA3fXqFh2kdBmDmIQa6FaouXeF8UNDX0GULaCpT8A/edit?usp=sharing

Please come to class with at least 6 slides completed and we will meet one on one to chat about it together. The following week on October 23 you will present the info in your slide show.

Oh! Almost forgot! Here is that link to the page with the themes: https://www.shmoop.com/of-mice-and-men/themes.html

Thanks! Have a great week! Mrs. G

Lit Comp 2

Hey Students, just a heads up....I am missing a few assignments from some of you. DO NOT PANIC! Again, if you didn't put your name in the copied title, I may just not be able to find it. Check Infinite Campus and if you have a missing assignment but you know you did it, rename it and share it with me and then let me know. Thanks! Mrs. G

Wednesday: Lit Comp 2

Hi Students! Nice work sifting through the text to find those great quotes! This week continue to read chapters 3 and 4. Please annotate with 15-20 sticky notes throughout these two chapters. You can have more than one notation on a sticky. At the end  of this novel, I will collect them and grade on your annotation. This week be sure to make notes on the characters. there are a lot of them. Here is the reading guide/questions for these chapters.
 
Happy Reading! Mrs. G

Wednesday: Lit comp 2

HI Students! Great job today observing those moving photos. This week read chapter 2 of OMAM and complete this reading guide (it includes both ch1 and 2): 
I recommend reading through the questions on the reading guide BEFORE you read the chapter, so that you can annotate things that you will need in your homework.
Make a copy of the reading guide. Title it with your name and then you can write in the boxes. Please be thorough and write in complete sentences. Then share the reading guide with me. Christensen_mysti @svvsd.org. Email if you have questions! Mrs. G

Wednesday: Lit Comp 2

Hi Students! This week please read the first chapter of Of Mice and Men or OMAM by John Steinbeck. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iaf49uK_zwqikgDzbh9xbWywKYvrBCTvkyCM_CicTL8/edit?usp=sharing
Please make a copy of the document (ch. 1)  and comment a minimum of 20 times throughout the chapter. (go up to insert and click on comment. You can then highlight a word or phrase throughout the document and comment in the margin.)
Annotation is an important part of close reading. Making tons of notes in the margin is basically what annotating means. You can make a note about anything but here are some ideas:
Descriptions that demonstrate imagery, setting, characters
Things that seem like they might be important later i.e., symbolic items like animals, objects, colors
metaphors: when the author compares two unlike things in order to describe something ex: The fog, a chilly blanket of mist, settled on the city.
An aspect of the story you like or have a question about. Please share your copy with me. Thanks and
Good Luck! Mrs. G