Homework for the rest of this week:

We've covered the social aspects of realism (gender and Easter European immigration to the inner city) this week with Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Cahan's "A Sweatshop Romance". We will continue our study of realism with three essays from Booker T. Washington (and we will compare him next week with W.E.B. DuBois).

Therefore, your homework for the rest of the week will be (you will be given all handouts in class today):

Tonight: Gilman and Cahan short answer questions (8 total).
Thursday: "Signs of Progress among the Negros": Booker T. Washington. Please read and annotate according to an argument of your choice.
Friday: "The Awakening of the Negro"and "The Atlanta Exposition Address": Booker T. Washington. Make sure you annotate. Then...choose ONE essay to write your 2pg lit response on.

I know these may seem repetitive, but this is the beginning of a discussion that we see being repeated even today: formal education vs vocational education (of course there's more to it than this, but let's start here). These also serve for the rebuttal that DuBoise gives, which we will look at beginning Monday/Tuesday. Be ready for a Booker T. Washington quiz on Monday.

Revised plan for today 11/18/08

I'm not here today...Here's what I left for the sub (no I didn't call anybody out...I expect that all of you will be on your best behavior) :;-)

2nd-11th period:

Pass out the emergency sub plans packets. They are in a green file folder on the table (the sub should see it as soon as she/he walks in the door). Please tell students not to write in them, but to use their own paper. Please let them know that all work will be graded and that they must turn in the packet and their work at the end of class. I will not accept work tomorrow.

Also:

Please collect homework from 2nd, 3rd, 9-10, and 11 (2nd and 11th might not give lots of printed work as they post to the blogger).

Also make sure 2nd and 11th ONLY pick up "A Sweatshop Romance" (also on the table at the front of the class). Let them know that their quizzes will be tomorrow and will cover "The Yellow Wallpaper," "A Sweatshop Romance" and the literary period info packet.

How to annotate: H.W. for Monday 11/17

In terms of annotating: an annotated bibliography is different from annotating as a form of note taking. For this, after you do the citation (just like your would for a bibliography, in alphabetical order of course), you write a 350wd analytic summary. This part is call the annotation of an annotated bibliography. In your summary, please explain the main points of the essay, how the argument is presented to you rhetorically, the flaws of the argument (and all essays, even good ones, have flaws), and how it helps you in determining if you truly want to pursue that profession. Also add how you can make the argument that is presented stronger.


Please do not copy and paste your articles to blogger!!!! This isn't an exercise in showing that you can simply locate information. In addition to that, it is an exercise in proper formatting and analysis (in this case, of information for your career). Please remember that it is worth 100 pts, which is worth more than all your 2nd qt grades (minus the Poe quest).

I expect your best. Plagiarism is not an option...I catch it, you will receive an automatic zero (even if you only plagiarize half of a sentence and then entire rest of the assignment is yours). I will also make phone calls home. A make-up assignment or extra credit for this particular assignment will not be an option. Hard core? Yes. But I expect academic, and personal, honesty and integrity from each of you.

Love ya!
Ms. Brown

Class and homework w/o 11/10/08

Monday: PLATO Lab
Homework: Using only the academic search engines provided by TW's library, locate and print 10 academic articles on a career that you are interested in pursuing after college. Bring these to class on Wednesday. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Tuesday: No School--Study for Poe Quest and make sure you have your academic articles printed for class on Wednesday. No exceptions.

Wednesday: Poe Quest/APA notes
Homework: Literary Criticism Article on "THe Pit and the Pendulum": read, create annotated bibliography according to APA formatting. Annotation should be at least 350 words. It must sum up the major points of the article, the flaws of the article (without slandering the hard work of the author) and what you would add to the literary discussion. In other words, what's missing from the article that you could add (TRUST ME...THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING MISSING :-))

Thursday: APA Bibliography quiz--Work Keys--Detail overhead
Homework: Lit crit analysis#2

Class and Homework w/o 11/3/08

Monday: ACT Sample Writing Prompt
Tuesday: Sample AP style exam0--Scan for info activity
Homework: "The Pit and the Pendulum" (click the title for an e-text of the story). Skim for information and annotate according to ONE element of the rhetorical triangle.
Wednesday: AP Style Exam in class
Homework: "The Fall of the House of Usher" (click the title for an e-text of the story)
Thursday: Interim Assessment Pre-test (sorry: just got the books for these): 2 page literary analysis on how figurative language allows readers to understand the 'dark side' of human nature (your job will be to tell me a specific 'dark side' that is being presented and how one or two kinds of figurative language convey that).
Homework: "The Masque of the Red Death" (click the title for an e-text of the story)
Friday: APA bibliography review and questions to AP Style Exam answered
Homework: Critical Essay for Poe: Will be passed out in class--mini literary analysis essay(to be discussed in class. Assignment will be posted by Friday afternoon)

A quick note

Good morning,
While I thank many of you for letting me know that you truly need me to maintain my posts, I must tell you that your job as a student is to pay attention in the classroom and ask questions in the classroom so that you are able to get the assignment, just in case something happens and I'm not able to post in a timely fashion (which is what happened this time; and that's why I gave you extra time to work on it...see the blog. It was posted Friday morning). Your job is also to check it as often as possible so that you CAN get updated information. So, I do apologize for not posting the assignment when I said I would. That was my mistake; but you definitely have to do your part by paying attention in the classroom and getting the notes.

Love you much!