Wednesday's Homework:

Code the following passage ON YOUR BLOG. You must include an identification of at least 5 different techniques and code at least 15 examples (not of each technique but distributed between the 5 you choose). Remember to consider: figurative language, repetition, sentence structure, structure of the passage, point of view, punctuation, dialogue, characterization, etc. YOU MUST CREATE A KEY TO RECEIVE CREDIT.


Note: This means you'll have to copy and paste the passage on your blog and then color code the different techniques you find. You can also make things bold, underlined, highlighted, whatever. BUT DO NOT FORGET A KEY.



Passage:
Jarvis sat, deeply moved. Whether because this was his son, whether because this was almost the last act of his son, he could not say. Whether because there was some quality in the words, that too he could not say, for he had given little time in his life to the savouring and judging of words. Whether because there was some quality in the ideas, that too he could not say, for he had given little time to study of these particular matters. He rose and went up the stairs to his room, and was glad to find his wife not there, for here was a sequence not to be interrupted. He picked up the Abraham Lincoln and went down to the study again, and there opened the book at the Second Inaugural Address of the great president. He read it through, and felt with a sudden lifting of the spirit that here was a secret unfolding, a track picked up again. There was increasing knowledge of a stranger. He began to understand why the picture of this man was in the house of his son, and the multitude of books.

Extra Credit Opportunity.

If you'd like extra credit, make a blog post addressing the following prompt.


How does Paton characterize the gender's differently in this novel? What is the effect of this difference? Do you think it is fair?

To receive extra credit you must include:
1. At least 11 sentences, including a topic sentence.
2. Two correctly introduce and cited quotations from the text.
3. A semicolon.
4. A clear explanation of the effect.

3/19

Today in class we did the following:
1. Review for state reading test
2. Discussed Cry 18-25
3. Tabbing Posters:
Create a Poster:
1. Find four examples of racism or gender roles (evenly distributed through the book) and put them on a poster.
2. Explain how Paton develops your motif.
3. Explain the theme Paton points to using the motif (it cannot be something lame like "racism is bad").


Homework: NONE!

**STATE READING TEST TOMORROW IN ROOM 422**

Tuesday March 13th

Today in class we did the following:
1. Grammar 8/Indie Clause Review
2. Discussed yesterday's hand-out
3. Quiz x 2

Homework:
Read 18-25 for Monday Monday Monday. HAPPY SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday March 12

Today in class you...
1. Took a state practice test
2. Finished Kony
3. Did 11-15 handouts for Cry

HOMEWORK:
1. You have a test on Cry Book 1 tomorrow as well as your Cry vocab. That means you need to finish reading Book 1 and study your vocab.

3/8

Today in class we...
Read Chapter 10 and did a vocab/plot review.

Homework: Read 11 and 12.

March 7, 2012

Today in class we had our final presentation, began the reflective statement and took our 5-9 quiz.

Homework:
1. Reflective statements due Thursday (not on blog... please bring in to class).
2. Rewrites due Friday.
3. Next Tuesday: you will have a Book 1 Quiz and a Vocab Quiz.

March 6, 2012

Today we had groups 4-7 present.

Please read 5-9 in Cry for tomorrow. There will be a quiz.

March 5

Group presentations 1-4

Homework:
Read 5-9 BY WEDNESDAY. There will be a quiz and your tabs will be checked.
Re-writes due Friday.

3/2

Today in class we...
1. Worked on Cry vocab (quiz next Friday)
2. Took a 1-4 quiz on Cry
3. Character Web/Illustrate one of the settings, using the author's description.

Homework:
Journal: How does Paton develop gender roles in the novels? How are the genders treated differently by Paton? How are the genders treated differently by South African society? What are the effects of these differences? Use at least two examples from the text in your answer.