English 10-Period 6 Assignments

Choose a topic from the list below or come up with one of your own (ok it with me first) and then fill out the research proposal on the other doc.

Follow the instructions on the doc below using the article by Firoozeh Dumas.

Use the article to answer the questions below. Be sure to use evidence from the text in your responses.

Read the attached essay and use the annotation guide as you read to mark the text and take notes.

Please complete the following form to help me shape our next focus for reading/writing.

Fill out the attached form to count as attendance today. Have a great break!

Follow the directions on the attached doc to create your own mise en scene.

Read the article below and answer the questions on the doc. Be sure to read the directions carefully!

Choose ONE of the links below to respond to. Read the questions and article, and then write a personal response to one of the questions. Your response should be in first person, and provide specific details of events that help to support your personal experience. Must be between 1-2 pages single spaced, 12 point font.

This topic will be the base for your personal mise-en-scene, so select the topic that is the most interesting and relatable to you.

Here is the full text for note-taking. You may also use the textbook if you prefer.

This version of the story has more description for easier comprehension. Use this for areas of the text that are unclear to you.

After completing the reader response chart below, choose a movie where at least one character is an "outsider." Watch the film and be ready to work with it on Friday! Yes, I'm telling you to watch a movie!

Begin your 2 page spread with the title, author, and imagery from the text about Gregor's transformation. What does he look like, feel like, think about? Remember, you can do this on paper, or online. Further directions are posted on the slide show for chapter 1.

Using your answers to the personal experience, beliefs question due today, answer the questions on the doc provided, analyzing your movie of choice.

Type your personal notes on the attached doc.

Complete the following assignment using the BBC Kafka film.

Answer the attached questions, going back to the video when needed.

As you read ch. 2, gather evidence about Gregor's changes in the chart provided.

Click on the link below. Select a topic of interest and do the following:
Read the intro and article about the topic. Choose one related prompt to respond to on the google doc below. Your writing should be thorough and thoughtful, with personal examples or observations that support your opinion. 1/2 -1 page.

On the slide provided, read para. 49 and pull words/phrases that the author uses to develop Grete's character.

Read the attached pages that reveal the end of ch. 1 to the beginning of ch. 2

Use the attached slide deck to complete ch. 1 assignments

Read from where we left of (para 6) pg. 138 to the end of para. 13 on pg. 141

Answer the questions on the doc using evidence from the text as well as your own interpretation. I have attached some of the ch. 1 graphic novel edition to help you.

Here is the video that we used in class today.

Write about a time that you experienced being an outsider, or felt like an outcast.

Using the same doc below, write a response to the following prompt--What argument does the video "Franz Kafka and Metamorphosis" make about being an outsider? Explain with evidence from the video (paraphrase).

If you are working alone, you need to complete both. If you are working with a partner, you only complete one and your partner completes the other.

Answer the prompt on the slide provided. Be sure to submit!

Once you have made changes based on feedback, submit a clean copy of your final draft here.

Please complete before Monday.
https://illuminate.online?access_code=7YVN59D

What story does this image inspire for you?

Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration — or write about a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.

Choose ONE text only. Read online and complete the first-read chart on pg. 354 of your textbook. Remember, if you are reading non-fiction, you are looking for how the author convinces the reader (emotional appeal) of the importance of their purpose. If you are reading fiction, you are looking for figurative language (metaphor, simile, hyperbole) so understand what the author is writing about.

Please submit a picture of your chart here. If unable to do so, you can complete the chart online and turn it in here.

Follow the instructions on the doc below.

Think back to the selections that we have read in this unit (JFK, Malala, Caged Bird/Prison poems, The Censors).
What have you learned about the relationship between power and freedom? How is the struggle for human rights and ongoing battle between power and freedom?

Complete the selection test for either the poems or short story.

Complete the selection test for the poems or short story.

Select one of the following options below and complete the reading and comprehension questions.
1. Read the poems "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou, and "Some Advice to Those Who Will Spend Some Time in Prison" by Nazim Hikmet (p.327-29) and answer the reading comprehension questions on pg. 330-331 (do not need to do the research questions).

2. Read the short story "The Censors" by Luisa Valenzuela on pg. 337-339 and answer the reading comp. questions on pg. 339 including the "research to clarify" question at the end of the page.

For either, you can write your answers in you book and upload a picture, or type the answers on a doc (be sure to label).

Answer the questions on the doc for the text that you chose.

Complete the form below, having one of your peers read and comment on your thesis. Any changes that you make to your essay should be explained with notes on the doc.

Due by Tuesday--rough draft of your essay.

Please complete the attached doc before meeting with me for an individual conference on Tuesday.

As you watch the interview and read the speech, fill out the attached chart.

Write your thesis on the attached doc

On a doc, answer the journal question for today and submit.

Follow the directions on the assignment below.

For the first box in the chart (introduction) you will need to do research outside of the video and text. Be sure to write down the sources that you use.
You DO NOT have to write the news report before Tuesday--only have all of your notes complete.

Complete the attached google form. This counts as attendance.

Using evidence from your belief statement chart, answer the attached paragraph prompt.

Complete the attached chart using the speech and the example provided.

Read the attached true story and respond to the writing prompt. You can record your response on slides with added images, a doc, or by using flipgrid and recording yourself reading your response.

Use the attached slideshow to answer the questions posted on the slides.

Copy and paste your chosen (clean) song lyrics into the attached doc. Then, highlight examples of repetition and make a note of their meaning--purpose and effect.

Read and/or listen to the speech. Here is the audio file as well as a simplified version in case you are having trouble with comprehension.

Read and/or listen to the speech. Here is the audio file as well as a simplified version in case you are having trouble with comprehension.

Read ONE of the articles below. Then, use the answer sheet for that article and answer the questions. Remember to submit your work by the end of the time given.

Using the link on slide 2 and the example provided, complete the chart on the last slide using your chosen topic.

Choose one of the four journal topics that we have used and use the slideshow below to create a new slide with images and a brief explanation of your thoughts on this topic.

Links to your first article can be found on the slides.

1. Make a copy and share the chart below with your group.
2. Decide who will fill out the chart below for each of the signposts. I suggest one person does contrast, another numbers and stats, and the third does absolute lang. and quoted words. Each person can add to "word gaps" as needed.
3. As you read, add examples to the chart using evidence from the text.

The link for the article can be found in the doc. I also attached a copy using docs.

What style of learning fits you the best? What are a few strategies that can help you in virtual learning? Answer using a google doc.

Find a non-fiction news article on a topic that interests you. Paste it into a doc, then highlight examples of the first three signposts. Submit before class Thursday.

Complete the attached assignment

Using google docs highlight examples of the following signposts:
compare/contrast, extreme or absolute language, numbers and stats.

Use the same color that you chose in your notes for each signpost.

Follow the directions on the slides. Fee free to change the theme.