Poetry Unit Materials

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Go to the ELA 12 - Poetry Unit class on Google Classroom.  In order to access announcements, assignments, and other postings on the class page, you need to be logged into your school email account.

Sample Annotation

This is a sample annotation:

This article was written by three medical professionals and published in a well-known academic journal. It focuses on the level and frequency of caffeine consumption in high school students. It also discusses the correlation between caffeine consumption and behavioral problems, as well as the correlation between caffeine consumption and other mental health issues. Additionally, the authors discuss their findings in the area of gender and levels of caffeine consumption, finding that young males are far more likely to over-consume caffeine than young females. The article includes detailed statistics on caffeine consumption that would be useful as evidence to support my essay thesis.


This annotation includes:
2-4 sentences summarizing the source (no quotes)
1-2 sentences evaluating the source's reliability/objectivity
1-2 sentences reflecting on the source's usefulness for an essay on the topic

Leadership Annotated Bibliography

One of the pieces of the Senior Project that we will be doing later this year is an Annotated Bibliography, which is a way of organizing research on a topic prior to writing about that topic.  To help you prepare for that, we will be doing an Annotated Bibliography now that will serve as a practice assignment for the Senior Project one.  

During the Senior Project, you will be researching and writing about a topic of your own choice, but this time you will be researching (but not writing) about a topic I chose: Leadership.  You should have ample time to work on the assignment in class.

Important Dates: 
November 13 - Google Doc share is due by 5PM
November 18 - digital draft collection at 5PM
December 2 - final printed bibliography/articles are due by 2:40

TEWWG - Ch 18 online assignment - DUE November 1

Chapter 18 of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" includes several good examples of both suspense and foreshadowing.

Your assignment is:
1) Provide a definition and non-book example for Suspense and Foreshadowing (20 points)
2) Provide TWO EXAMPLES of each literary device from Chapter 18, including a quote and a page number (15 points each)

The assignment is worth a total of 50 points and is due no later than 5 PM on Friday, November 1, and can be submitted as either an email or a shared Google Doc.

NOTE:
For an email, the subject line should be "Last Name Hour Ch 18."  For a shared Google Doc, the document name should be "Last Name Hour Ch 18."  An incorrect name/subject line will cost you 5%.

TEWWG - Chapter 7-9 Online Assignment - DUE October 23

Chapters 7, 8, and 9 of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" have some fantastic examples of figurative language in them. Part One of this assignment can be done before you read these chapters, and Part Two can be done as you read them. Your answers can be turned in by email or in a shared Google Doc, and the fully completed assignment is due by 5 PM on Wednesday, October 23.

Part One (before you read):

Look up definitions and non-book examples of the six types of figurative language. Each definition and example is worth up to 10 points (total of 60 points).

*Metaphor
*Simile
*Personification
*Allusion
*Irony
*Alliteration

Part Two (as you read):

Using Chapters 7-9, find examples of FOUR of the six types of figurative language listed above. Share your findings as a quote and a page number. Each quote and page number is worth up to 10 points (total of 40 points).

The full assignment is worth up to 100 points. For up to 20 extra credit points, share book examples with page numbers for all six types. You are welcome to share Part One and Part Two separately or together, but both parts are due by 5 PM on Wednesday, October 23.

NOTE:

For an email, the subject line should be "Last Name Hour Ch 7-9." For a shared Google Doc, the document name should be "Last Name Hour Ch 7-9." If you send Parts One and Two separately, add "Part One" and "Part Two" to your submission name. An incorrect name/subject line will cost 5%.

"Their Eyes Were Watching God" background assignment - DUE October 11

Read these two short essays carefully, looking for answers to the following questions:

1. Who were five of the twenty-nine men who signed the incorporation papers for Eatonville? 

2. What is odd about the men who signed?

3. Who discovered Hurston's grave and published an essay about Hurston?  

4. Where was that essay published, and in what year?

Reading: History of Eatonville, FL

Reading: Zora Neale Hurston biography

When you have finished the assigned reading, send me your answers either via email or in a shared Google Doc.  See note below about the proper naming convention for submitting responses to online assignments.

Each answer is worth up to 25 points, for a total of 100 points for the assignment.  Your answers are due to me no later than 5 PM on Friday, October 11.    

NOTE: 

For an email, the subject line should be “Last Name Hour Their Eyes background.”  For a shared Google Doc, the document name should be “Last Name Hour Their Eyes Background.”  An incorrect name/subject line will cost you 5%.

Miss Shier's Tips for Asking for a Recommendation Letter

When you ask for a letter of recommendation from a teacher, coach, or another adult, you should provide the following information:

• Your full name
• What the recommendation is for (college or scholarship)
• Who the letter needs to be written to, if it's someone specific
• When you need it by
• Hard copy or email (and where to send it)

Include the following important information about you and your academic and extracurricular activities:

• Academics (honors classes, AP, college courses, early college, etc.)
• Rank and GPA, if you know it
• Clubs or sports teams you are involved in (NHS, Key Club, football, etc.)
• Special awards or honors you have received
• Anything else special you think your recommender should know or include

Remember: You are asking your recommender to do you a favor, so as a matter of courtesy, give them as advanced a warning as possible.  This should be AT LEAST one full week, but more if you can.  If you give less warning, there is a very good chance that they will say no or you will not get your letter in time.