English 10 2016-17 Leo

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  Semester 1

  • August 17/18 Class Plan File
  • English 10: Course Overview and Expectations File
  • Formal Letter of Introduction 2016 File
  • August 21 22 Class Plan File
  • Peter Elbow, "The Benefits of Freewriting" File
  • Stephen Spender, "My Parents Kept Me From Children Who Were Rough" File
  • What To Do When You Miss Class/How To Submit Late Work File
  • August 23 24 Class Plan File
  • Stephen Spender, "My Parents Kept Me From Children Who Were Rough" txt version File

    This rtf version of the poem should allow you to take notes from our class discussion.

  • August 25/28 Class Plan File
  • Why do the adults who love us want us to read great literature? File
  • Personal Narrative Structure Handout File
  • Student Example Personal Memoir File
  • Student Example: Personal Memoir by Josey Bartlett File
  • August 29 & 30 Class Plan File
  • August 31/September 01 Class Plan File
  • Alienation Memoir: Self-assessment Template/Worksheet File
  • September 04/05 Class Plan File
  • Elements of a Persuasive Essay File
  • Peer Reviewing Narrative Drafts File
  • Sample Peer Review of a Narrative Draft from Nada Baracat File
  • Criteria for Assessing Peer Reviews File
  • Essay Annotation Symbols File
  • September 06/07 Class Plan File
  • Essential Questions: Catcher in the Rye File
  • September 08/18 Class Plan File
  • Block H: September 18 Class Plan File
  • September 19 & 20 Class Plan File
  • The Catcher in the Rye: Background File
  • Literary Terms: Narrative File
  • Characteristics of the Epic File
  • September 21 & 22 Class Plan File
  • September 25 & 26 Class Plan File
  • September 27 & 28 Class Plan File
  • Strategy for Writing Literary Analysis Paragraphs File
  • Sample Holden First Literary Analysis Paragraph from James Eom File
  • Color Coding Literary Analysis Paragraphs File
  • Robert Burns, "Coming Through the Rye" File
  • September 29 & October 02 Class Plan File
  • October 04 & 05 Class Plan File
  • WWW ART WRITING File
  • October 16/17 Class Plan File
  • The Gratitude Project File
  • Cherpumple! File
  • Color Coding Literary Analysis Paragraphs File
  • Literary Analysis Paragraphs Checklist File
  • Literary Analysis Paragraphs Checklist (MSWord version) File
  • October 18 & 19 Class Plan File
  • October 20/23 Class Plan File
  • TED talk on the relationship between happiness and gratitude URL
  • Metawriting: Alienation Memoir Peer Review #2 File
  • October 24/25 Class Plan File
  • Color Coding Literary Analysis Paragraphs File
  • Literary Analysis Paragraphs Checklist File
  • Literary Analysis Paragraphs Checklist (MSWord version) File
  • October 27 & 30 Class Plan File
  • October 31/November 01 Class Plan File
  • What To Do When You Miss Class/How To Submit Late Work File
  • Elements of a Persuasive Essay File
  • November 02 03 Class Plan File
  • Excerpt from Chapter 16 of The Catcher in the Rye w- color-coding key File
  • November 06 & 07 Class Plan File
  • November 08 & 09 Class Plan File
  • Glossary of Literary Terms: Poetry File
  • "The Lesson," by Edward Lucie-Smith File
  • "The Lesson": Questions File
  • Sample Speedwrite File

    This is an example of a first Speedwrite written by a very strong English student. While it earned a solid mark, it would have been more effective if it had included more textual evidence.

  • November 10 & 13 Class Plan File
  • "We Are Going," by Oodgeroo Noonuccal File
  • "We Are Going," Guided Questions File
  • November 14 & 15 Class Plan File
  • "One Flesh," by Elizabeth Jennings File
  • "One Flesh": Guided Questions File
  • November 16 & 17 Class Plan File
  • Crafting an Exegesis of a Lyric Poem: Prewriting File
  • Glossary of Literary Terms: Poetry File
  • "Shooting Rats at the Bibb County Dump," by David Bottoms File
  • November 20 & 21 Class Plan File
  • Prewriting Worksheet: Literary Analysis Essay File
  • November 22 23 Class Plan File
  • 365 Days of Thank You: Brian Doyle at TEDxYouth@SanDiego 2013 URL
  • Brian Doyle's Blog: 365 Days of "Thank you" URL
  • The Gratitude Project File
  • Cherpumple! File
  • English 10: Tips for Writing In-class Essays File
  • November 27 & 28 Class Plan File
  • Alienation Memoir Self-Assessment Template File
  • November 29 & 30 Class Plan File
  • Checklist Guide for Assessment of Literary Analysis Essays File
  • Sample Exegesis ESSAY for Shooting Rats at the Bibb County Dump File
  • Color Coding Literary Analysis Paragraphs File
  • December 01 & 04 Class Plan File
  • English 10: In-class Essay Tips File
  • Mock Paper 1: Emily Dickinson File
  • December 05 & 06 Class Plan File
  • English 10 Semester 1 Exam Study Guide File
  • • More Practice Poems
      • Figurative Language Poems.doc
      • Form Poems.doc
      • Imagery Poems.doc
      • Rhythm Poems.doc
      • Sound Poems.doc

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  • Formal vs. Informal Language File

    Several Wise Fools asked that I post this document to help them strive to render their analytical writing more formal. So here it is! 

  • December 07 & 08 Class Plan File
• Semester 2
  

  Semester 2

  • January 08/09 Class Plan File
  • Text of "Animal Farm," by George Orwell URL

    This document might help you to make your note-taking more efficient, but please remember that your notes must be paginated to match our in-class edition!

  • January 10/11 Class Plan File

    10 January 2016

    Important Note: Because I am ill today, I am counting on you to be able to work through this class plan with minimal assistance from your sub. If you have any questions, I will address them when I return to school.

  • Political Glossary for "Animal Farm" File
  • January 12 & 15 Class Plan File
  • January 16 & 17 Class Plan File
  • Questions for Digital Decentered Discourse on Animal Farm File
  • January 18 & 19 Class Plan File
  • Mortimer Adler, "How to Mark a Book" File
  • The Allegory in Animal Farm File
  • January 22 & 23 Class Plan File
  • Sample Speedwrite File

    This is an example of a first Speedwrite written by a very strong English student. While it earned a solid mark, it would have been more effective if it had included more textual evidence.

  • January 24 & 26 Class Plan File
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, JR-- "I Have a Dream" File
  • Link to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.-- "I Have a Dream" speech URL
  • Rhetorical Strategies in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have a Dream" Speech File
  • January 29 & 30 Class Plan File
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr-- "I Have a Dream" Speech (MSWord) File
  • January 31/February 01 Class Plan File
  • The Three Persuasive Appeals File
  • February 02 & 03 Class Plan File
  • February 06/07 Class Plan File
  • Elements of a Persuasive Essay File
  • February 08 & 09 Class Plan File
  • Literary Analysis Essay Worksheet File
  • Checklist Guide for Literary Analysis Essays File
  • February 12 & 13 Class Plan File
  • Formal vs Informal Language File
  • Formal vs Informal Language: Practice Sentences File
  • February 14 & 15 Class Plan File
  • Strengthening Key Verbs File
  • February 16 & 19 Class Plan File
  • Elements of a Persuasive Essay File
  • Essay Annotation Symbols File
  • Peer Reviewing Literary Analysis Drafts File
  • Sample Peer Review of a Narrative Draft from Nada Baracat File
  • Criteria for Assessing Peer Reviews File
  • February 20 & 21 Class Plan File
  • Penguin Motivational Speakers URL
  • February 22 23 Class Plan File
  • February 26 Class Plan File
  • February 27 28 Class Plan File
  • Checklist Guide for Assessment of Literary Analysis Essays File
  • March 01 02 Class Plan File
  • March 05 06 Class Plan File
  • Julius Caesar Historical Background File
  • Julius Caesar (BBC, 1979) URL

    While many versions are available on line, I recommend this complete text iteration full of great Shakespearean actors.

  • March 07 & 12 Class Plan File
  • March 13 & 14 Class Plan File
  • March 16 & 19 Class Plan File
  • March 20 & 21 Class Plan File
  • Western Drama Terms and Definitions File
  • March 22 & 23 Class Plan File
  • March 26 & 27 Class Plan File
  • March 28 & 29 Class Plan File
  • English 10 Unit Test Question Types File
  • March 30 & April 02 Class Plan File
  • April 03 & 04 Class Plan File
  • April 05 & 06 Class Plan (Corrected Version) File

    Thanks, Calvin!

  • Mortimer Adler, "How to Mark a Book" File
  • Literary Terms: Narrative File
  • April 09 & 10 Class Plan File
  • April 11 & 12 Class Plan File
  • Literary Terms: Narrative File
  • Comparison/Contrast handout File
  • April 13 & 23 Class Plan File
  • April 24 & 26 Class Plan File
  • Literary Terms: Narrative File
  • April 27 & 30 Class Plan File
  • The Grotesque File
  • Flannery O'Connor Reads "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (1959) URL

    An audio treat for you!

  • May 02 & 03 Class Plan File
  • Bessie Head, "Looking for a Rain God" + biography File
  • May 08 & 09 Class Plan File
  • "Harrison Bergeron," by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. File
  • 2081 URL

    2081 (2009) is a short film based on Kurt Vonnegut, Jr's short story, "Harrison Bergeron." We would have enjoyed it during class if we had been able to darken the room a little more. Enjoy!

  • May 10 & 11 Class Plan File
  • "Junior," by Elizabeth Stuckey-French File
  • May 14 & 15 Class Plan File
  • "The Laughing Man," by J.D. Salinger File
  • May 16 & 17 Class Plan File
  • The Comparison/Contrast Literary Analysis Oral Presentation Project 2017 File
  • Comparison/Contrast handout File
  • Literary Terms: Narrative File
  • General Guidelines for Oral Presentations (MSWord) File
  • General Guidelines for Oral Presentations (pdf) File
  • "You Suck at PowerPoint!" slide show URL

    This resource is enthusiastically recommended by Mr. Purpura!

  • Checklist for Self-assessing Comparison/Contrast Essays File
  • English 10 Oral Presentation Rubric File
  • Katherine Mansfield, "Miss Brill" File
  • May 18 & 21 Class Plan File
  • How to Cite an Image from the Internet in MLA format URL

    On some occasions, the PURDUE OWL is not the easiest place to find information that is helpful to your work.

  • Batting Order! File
  • May 22 & 23 Class Plan File
  • May 24 & 25 Class Plan File
  • Checklist Guide for Literary Analysis Essays File

    This is the version to use for interrogating your Animal Farm Essay!

  • Animal Farm Essay Final Reflection Instructions File
  • May 28 & 29: The Final Class Plan! File
  • Summer Reading 2017 File
  • Ghassan Kanafani, Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories, Part 1 File
  • Ghassan Kanafani, Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories, Part 2 File

    These two documents present the summer reading for next year's IB cohorts. You might want to save them to your own drives for future use.

• English 10 Semester II Exam Prep Materials
  

  English 10 Semester II Exam Prep Materials

  • English 10 Semester II Exam Study Guide 2017 File
  • Western Drama Terms and Definitions File
  • Literary Terms: Narrative File
  • Elements of a Persuasive Essay File
  • Prewriting Worksheet: Literary Analysis Essay File
  • English 10: Tips for Writing In-class Essays File
  • Strategy for Writing Literary Analysis Paragraphs File
  • Formal vs. Informal Language File
  • Checklist Guide for Assessment of Literary Analysis Essays File
  • Sample "Unseen" Short Story #1 File
  • Sample "Unseen" Short Story #2 File
  • The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (MIT texts) URL

    Very clean layout, text only, perfect for review.

  • The Tragedy of Julius Caesar URL

    No Fear Shakespeare edition: multi-page website with ads; offers "Modern English" transliteration you may find a tad condescending.

  • The Tragedy of Julius Caesar URL

    Open-Source Shakespeare edition: often prized by students for clean layout and internal hypertext links.