Novel Study

Mockingjay... the third book in the Hunger Games Trilogy

Poetry Slideshow

Create a slideshow or mini-movie with a minimum of 6 images with the words of your poem included in the slides. It should have music with it as well. You will show the presentation while reading your poem to the class.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-5BlWmoMOA

Above is an example. You were told to go to Youtube and search for poetry slideshows for inspiration. If you have questions, please let me know.

Narrative Poem

10^th Grade Narrative Poetry Assignment

Using one of the images from the slideshow from the last class, write a narrative poem. (A poem that tells a story)

It must be 36 lines (6 stanzas of 6 lines each)

You will need to use several poetic/literary devices including:

            -rhyme (internal or external)

            - metaphor

            - simile

            - alliteration

            -imagery

            - personification

The poem is due Wednesday. Bring your computer if you have one, for part II of the assignment.

Vocabulary words...

resignation, demise, encroaching, tentative, verified, constricting, perpetually, flimsy, convoluted, imperceptible, credulity, interminable, furtively, extricate, egocentric, internal and external conflict, obstacle, rubicund

Oct. 13-17

Videos due Monday
Vocabulary Test Wednesday
The rest of the week will be spent reading and analyzing free verse poems and writing your own.

Video Project for Poetry

1)    Choose one partner

2)    With your partner choose a theme that represents the poem. Write it down in a thematic statement format.

3)    Choose a song, with or without words, that goes with the themes of the poem, Rage Against the Dying of the Light

4)    Decide on your symbolism and your motif for the video

a.     Will this be a Music Video or a Movie Trailer

5)    Outline your video scene by scene

a.     Will your video be literal or more abstract

6)    Begin filming: make sure you are using the symbolism and carry your motif throughout

7)    Edit with music

8)    Write a paragraph explaining the video and what your symbolism represents and how (2-5 minutes)

9)    Show in class

Example:

Thematic statement: Often, our past regrets and mistakes aren’t realized until it is too late, and we’d do anything to go back and make amends, even if that meant fighting off death.

Song: Cats in the Cradle, by Cat Stevens- This is a song about a father who spends his whole time working to gain financial success, while at the same time ignoring his children and their emotional needs. When he is older and dying and he wants to see his grown children and spend time with them, they are now too busy to visit him. He is alone and wishes he could go back to fix his mistakes.

Symbolism: The color green will be used to represent his greed and lust for money. Yellow will be used to show the light of his children and their innocence, but it will also fade and morph into green as the video progresses to show how they’ve acquired his greed.

Motif: There will be blurred video footage to represent regret. When thinking of his past, the footage will be blurry and difficult to see, exemplifying how hard it is for him to look back on life and witness his own mistakes. While the song plays, quotes from the poem will flash across the screen.

Outline of the video: Movie trailer

Beginning: Begin on the death bed of the father. Film in dreary colors of black and gray. Show his loneliness by filming empty chairs and dying flowers. Film him reaching out with old hands and then cut to a blurred film of his past where his child was reaching out to him and he wasn’t there.

A)   Materials and props needed:

B)    Locations to film:

C)    Time, date, and participants

Middle:

          A)

          B)

          C)

End:

          A)

          B)

          C)

September 23-26

Final short stories due Wednesday: printed and ready to be handed in at the beginning of class.

Vocabulary test: Friday

September 18th

Vocabulary to date: elude, livid, intervened, dejectedly, defunct, mutable, sufficiency, hypocrisy, indignation, supercilious, superimpose, dexterous

Continue writing rough draft of short story: 2-5 pages
Self edit
Peer edit

September 10 and 12

Vocabulary: sufficiency, hypocrisy, indignation, supercilious, superimpose, dexterous

Lyrical story starters and sentence diagramming

September 8th

Vocabulary: dejectedly, defunct, mutable

Short Answer Questions: The Open Window

September 5th

Vocabulary Words: elude, livid, intervened

Began reading "The Open Window," by Saki

Annotation and analysis

Novel Study Menu

Easy   Choose two.   25 points a piece   Due May 21 and May 23	Create a vocabulary test using words from the book. (Use words you didn’t really know prior to reading them. Minimum of 20. Supply an answer key.)	Write a plot summary that might be found on a book jacket and create a Book Cover (Minimum of ¾ page typed.)	Write a detailed description for each major character. (Minimum of 3: looks, personality, and role in the book.)
Medium   Choose two   50 points a piece   Due May 28th Due June 4th	Create a detailed NNE chart, with a focus on the effect- E (Minimum of 20 different elements)	Choose a theme song for your book. Write a one page analysis comparing the song and your book.	Interview a character from your book. Write at least ten questions and answers that will give the character the opportunity to discuss his/her thoughts and feelings about his/her role in the story. (Be insightful and thorough)
Difficult   Choose one.   150 points   Due June 11th	Write a rhetorical analysis essay: What was the overall message of your book, and how did the author use rhetorical devices to convey this message?	Choose one of the characters and write a sequel revolved around their life. (Minimum of two pages and in the same spirit of your original book.)	Write an analytical compare and contrast essay about the protagonist and antagonist from your book. Use text evidence to demonstrate their connection, roles, similarities, and differences.
Creative   100 points   Due June 16th	Create a music video for your book. It must be symbolically and thematically linked and very-well edited. (A brief written explanation is also required.)	Write and perform and SLAM poem about your book. It needs to be delivered with emotion and passion. It must be a minimum of 40 lines. OR…. Paint a large, original painting of a character, action or scene from the book. Quality is a must. ** For both choices, a written explanation is required.***	Write and record an original song revolved around the characters and/or storyline of your book. You must submit the written and recorded portion, along with a brief analysis connecting the two.
Total Points: 400

 

 

5 Root Words

1) Fid
2) Fug/ Fugit
3) Gloss/ Glot
4) Here
5) Hilar

Define the Root word.
Find two vocabulary words with the root word in it.
Define each word. Write a sentence for each word. Find an image that represents each word.

See example in blog post below.

Root Word Vocabulary

Ex. Root word- Fig

       Meaning- Form

       Words- figment and effigy

-        Figment means something or a FORM of something that has been invented or created in one’s imagination.

o My teacher says my dog eating my homework is a figment of my imagination.

Image:

-       Effigy- A statue, carving, or representation, made to represent someone’s FORM

o Some who believe in Voodoo say you can harm an individual by burning them in effigy.

Image:

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Quote Play

“His ear heard more than what was said to him, and his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought.”
― John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men

 

5 minutes- Think about this quote silently. Write what it means in your own words.

 

5 minutes- Share your meaning with a peer and see how your interpretations compare/contrast.

 

10 minutes- Decide on one shared meaning and write it down. Discuss when you could see something like this happening in real life. Next, work together to write a scene from a play where this occurs. It must be 2 pages long, and you will “act” it out in class.

Make A Difference Campaign

Concrete Idea/Plan: Due Monday, Wednesday- April 9th

Logo, Slogan, Posters due Friday, April 11th

Motivational/Inspirational Speech in writing due Monday- April 14th

Videos due- April 16th

If you have questions, let me know. Remember, all ideas have to be approved by me. Try to do tangible things before asking for money. If you do raise money, give a receipt to let them know EXACTLY what will happen with their donation.

Example Paper

http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/hacker-daly-mla.pdf

Outline for Research... EXAMPLE

Use your questions to organize your outline. Begin research and fill in the outline as best you can.

Research Paper

Social/ World Issues Research Paper

Written in MLA format: 12 pt. font, Times New Roman, correct margins and source citing

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/   Purdue Owl MLA Guide

www.SweetSearch.com or Google Scholar

4 APPROVED sources

6 pages

www.EasyBib.com to help format your sources and check for credibility

15 questions due Wednesday, March 5th

Outline due Friday, March 7th

First draft of first two sections due Wednesday, March 12th

First draft of next two sections due Monday, March 17th

Final first draft due Wednesday, March 19th

100% Perfected and Completed RESEARCH PAPER DUE Friday, March 21st

In class presentations on Monday, March 24th

Remember Your Extra Credit!!!!

If you find any of these words in The Hunger Games, you will get extra credit. Write down the sentence with the word and the chapter from which you got it.

Analyze, Interpret, Insight, Contrast, Plagiarize, Defiance, Parchment, Document, Character, Expository, Differentiate, Opinion, Foreshadowing, Resolution, Exposition, Flashback, Horror, Rendition, Apprehension, Oppressive

Utopian Society

Create your own perfect world and act as travel agents during a presentation on www.Prezi.com

It must include:
- Pictures and Graphics
- Name of Country
- Philosophy of your way of life
- Government
- Education
- Housing
- Expectations/ Rules/ Laws
- Entertainment
- Transportation
- Economy
- Flag
- Slogan

Due at the BEGINNING of class WEDNESDAY!

Example: http://prezi.com/wzhsakdqefnj/edit/#4_24309637