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Mitchell - Literature & Composition 3

Instructor
Ms. Carrie Mitchell
Department
Language Arts
Terms
2019-2020 School Year


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Course Description

 

Class Title:

Literature & Composition 3

Code:

HLA370

Text:

See Literature Scope & Sequence

Rating:

5

Prerequisite:

Lit/Comp 1 and 2 highly recommended

Grade:

10­-12

Fees:

None

Max:

15

Can be repeated? Yes

Description: This class is designed to integrate literature and writing for the upper high school student and prepare students for college writing. 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 core 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. We recommend students take Lit/Comp 3 as a sophomore if they plan to take AP Lang and AP Lit their junior and senior years.

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Agenda for Thursday, December 5, 2019

Warm Up: Share your best answer from this:  Chs. 16-20 Study Questions.  Cut & paste it
    into a new google doc in at least 24 point font!
Let's look at
The Scarlet Letter
       Make sure to share/turn in reading notes for Chapters 16-20
       Chapters 16-20 Review 
            A Picture (or Three) is Worth 1000 Words
                    Select a descriptive scene from one of these chapters without dialogue
                                Suggestions
                    Read it carefully and then prepare three still shots to show the class
                    Be prepared to justify your choices in staging, gestures and expressions

Agenda for Nov. 21, 2019

The Scarlet Letter
       Make sure to share/turn in reading notes for Chapters 11-15
              Chapters 11-15 Review
                    Editor: Jasey
                    News Reporters: Margarita, Eli, Kelsie & Rebecca
                    Photographers: Blakeleigh & Caleb
                    Special Features: Abby &  Margaret
                    Potential Headlines
                        Potential Template

Agenda for Thursday, November 7, 2019

Warm Up:  Puritan Poetry #1!
The Scarlet Letter
          Relevance Today?   Article and Discussion
        Chapters 1-5  Summary Activity
        Short Writing Assignment: What does Hester's treatment by the townspeople tell you                     about their attitude towards women?  Answer in a ONE sentence that contains a                         snippet of cited text introduced by a signal phrase and concluded with commentary                 or analysis. 

Homework Due Thursday, Nov 7, 2019

And, Chapters 1-5 of the novel (along with any of the introductory information therein that interests you, though typically I find this more interesting to read afterwards.)
As you read, please fill in this chart (or do the same thing on your own paper).

Agenda for Thursday, October 31, 2019

The Great Gatsby

        Theme Essays - Rewrites Due!

        "The Greatish Gatsby"

              Rehearsal

              Presentation1:50 p.m. SHARP

             Scoring Information

Due Thursday, October 24, 2019

Please read Chapters 8 and 9 of The Great Gatsby. 
Write your  three paragraph analytical essay on a theme of the novel and share with me.  These are re-writeable, but only if you get a complete draft to me by then end of the day Oct. 24, 2019!
Think about/work on your part of the class presentation.

Agenda for Thursday, October 17, 2019

        Read and discuss as a class what this poem means on the surface and what it also may               mean, and how the author achieves this.  This might lead us to the poem's theme which is 

       the theme of the day. ;)

The Great Gatsby

        Chapters 6 & 7 - Share potential theme ideas

        Writing Assignment info and info

        Class Project!

             "The Great (?) Gatsby -- Is It?"

                            Audience: Adults who may or may not have read the novel
                            Length: 12-15 minutes - 3 Segments w Intro/Conclusion & Transitions
                            Purpose: To Inform & Entertain and Argue for or against GG being great
                                        Segments:     Video or Live Skit (3 people)
                                                         Lecture/Slides with Handout (2 people)
                                                         Game or Discussion or Podcast or Talkshow (3 people)
                                                         Host for Intro/Conclusion/Transitions (1 person)
                                                                                     
                            Due: Thursday, October 31, 2019
                            Scoring: Whole Class Grade /50; Individual Grade /50.

Homework Due Thursday, October 17, 2019

Please read Chapters 6 and 7 of The Great Gatsby and focus your reading notes on potential themes of the novel.  To do this, really think about the plot and what moves it forward.  Consider the characters  - what they say and do - and how they change (or don't).  The setting is also important in terms of how people use and react to the various spaces.  Finally, think about symbols in this novel and how they might be full of more meaning than they might seem at first.   
 
With all of this in mind, write two or more potential statements of theme for the novel. They might look something like this (but these aren't for Gatsby, but just here to give you an idea of how these sound):
 
Racism can make people blind to the truth.
Justice is not always the same as the rule of law.
People may take desperate measures when they feel that they are not valued.

Agenda for Thursday, October 10, 2019

Warm Up: Using Signal Phrases - Info & Practice

The Great Gatsby

        Chapter 3/4 Compare/Contrast Paragraph

                    Share your paragraph with the person on your left.

                    As an editor, please look for and correct/mark issues with verb tense, pronoun                            reference, first/second person, etc. - things from our Formal Academic Diction                                notes.

                    Make sure the thesis is underlined and that it is supported in the paragraph,

                    And, any other comments/corrections/suggestions you have to help the writer will                         be great.

                    Then, look at the editing on your paragraph, clean it up and make sure it's shared

                        with me.

 

        Detective Work

      Select one of the following threads and from chapter 5. If another picks the same                             as you, you can work with him/her or you may work alone.

                    Create a single page doc on which you incorporate quotes and images to draw a                                 conclusion about your item's importance to the chapter and to the novel as a                                 whole. Share with me (if doing in a pair, just share one time).

        1. Gatsby's eyes

        2. Daisy's voice

        3. Materialism/Material Goods

        4. Gatsby's and Daisy's attitudes towards one another

 
Thursday, October 3, 2019

Homework Due Thursday, October 10, 2019

1.  Complete this compare/contrast paragraph as directed: Write It!
2.  Please read chapter 5  of The Great Gatsby  and take a page of reading notes in whatever           format works for you. Please pay careful attention to these things as you read:

                                            1.  Gatsby's eyes

        2. Daisy's voice

        3. Materialism/Material Goods

        4. Gatsby's and Daisy's attitudes towards one another