Fall - American Lit 4th Block-S1 Assignments

Project Due: Thursday

Only complete if you received below an 80 on the original Exotic Pets essay.

ONLY complete when we're in the small groups.

Directions: Choose one of the 3 outlines, and consider the claims on BOTH sides of the debate. Write an argumentative essay in your own words supporting either side.

If not absent, make sure to complete at home.

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This assignment is due 10/19/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

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Directions: Choose ONE of the three options below to write your hero narrative. The hero that you write about must be a “real-life hero.” Each of these focuses on one event. Refer to the narrative checklist to complete your narrative.

Read the following excerpt from a poem by Walt Whitman.​

There was a child who went forth every day,
And the first object he look'd upon, that
        object he became,
And that object became part of him for
        the day or a certain part of the day,
Or for many years or stretching cycles
        of years.

Whitman's poem suggests that certain objects become important to us and remain important to us even if we no longer have them.​ Write a story using the third person point of view where you tell about an object that remains important to the main character over a period of years. The main character could be you or someone you know.​In your story, describe the main character's first encounter with the object, why the object is so important to the character, and how, over the years, it remains a part of the character's life.  Be sure to use the Narrative Writer's Checklist as you craft your response.  Write your narrative below.

Directions: Use the "EOC Rubric Self-Assessment" rubric to complete the “Revising Narrative” assignment. You will copy/paste your narrative into the “Revising Narrative” assignment and revise using the EOC rubric. The goal is to get 4 points!

Take a look at the possible prompts in the attached document. Knowing that you have to write at least 3 paragraphs telling your story, answer the following question. 


What are you writing your personal narrative about? Describe the event/experience in 2-3 sentences.

Directions: 
Choose ONE of the three options
Read the source material and the writing prompt
Write the narrative using the Narrative Writer's Checklist 
Once you PROOFREAD, make sure to turn it in.  


MAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT ONCE COMPLETE

The goal is to use transitional words/phrases in your description.
Describe a daily routine that you have in 3-4 sentences, making sure to use transitional words/phrases to help your reader understand. 


Examples: Making a meal, waking up, writing a story, playing a game, etc.

Put the following writing techniques in order of what you think is MOST important to LEAST important (notice how they are still important). 
Just type the numbers into the answer box. For example, 34512


1. Stick with your chosen 1st person narrator
2. Use precise words and phrases, details, and sensory language consistently to convey a vivid picture of the events.
3. Use ideas and details from source material (the original version) effectively.
4. Use dialogue
5. Use your best spelling, punctuation, and grammar!

Directions: After reading “Bastard Out of Carolina,” rewrite the ending of the story from the point-of-view of EITHER Mama or the store manager. Read and follow the instructions on the document 


Make sure to: 
Stick with your chosen 1st person narrator (Mama or the Store manager).
Use precise words and phrases, details, and sensory language consistently to convey a vivid picture of the events.
Use ideas and details from source material (the original version) effectively.
Use dialogue
Use your best spelling, punctuation, and grammar!

MAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT ONCE COMPLETE

Using the dialogue rules, fix the following conversation: 

 Good morning. It’s nice to see you again

Thank you, Lisa, you as well. How have you been

I’ve been great, thank you, and you

Make sure to add quotation marks, dialogue tags,  and other punctuation that is needed.

Directions: Choose one of the two options and finish the story using narrative techniques we have discussed. Once you are done, make sure to turn it in.  


Make sure to include: 
• Dialogue 
• Imagery/Sensory Language
• At least two examples of figurative language
• Transitions   
MAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT ONCE COMPLETE

Tell me what your favorite food is without telling me what it is. 


Use sensory language to describe your favorite food without directly telling me what it is. The goal is to have others be able to guess what the food is.


I've attached a list of taste description and sensory language to help out.

Directions: As you read the story, highlight the different parts of a narrative using the legend below. Then answer the 2 questions. Make sure you submit it!

1. Read the short story included in the Google Form. I have attached the short story in case you have problems reading it in the Google Form. 
2. After reading the short story, answer the questions. 


If you have any questions or concerns (for example, if you have trouble accessing the Google Form or reading the story), we'll be in the Google Meet the whole class period.

1. After reading “A Retrieved Reformation,” you'll write a constructed response in the Google Doc provided. 
2. Once you write your constructed response, PROOFREAD and then submit.

If you were out on Tuesday and will not be here for the rest of the week, please email me [email protected]. I need to get our book, A Lesson Before Dying, to you.


 If I do not hear from you, I am assuming that you have received the book. NOT HAVING THE BOOK AND NOT RESPONDING WILL NOT EXEMPT YOU FROM OUR ASSIGNMENTS MOVING FORWARD. You will still be expected to tune in for class each day and to keep up with our assignments in a timely manner.

I have added a link to each of our classes in Google Classroom. 


Class Times:
2nd Block - 10:10-11.35
3rd Block - 11:40 - 1:55
4th Block - 2:00 - 3:30


Please answer: I understand the expectations of meeting each day at our designated class time, completing and turning in my assignments on time, and using the Meet Link at the top of each Google Classroom page.

Look through the Google Classroom for this class. Make sure to click on "Classwork" at the top of the page to see what we're doing each day. 
The last step is to complete the Google Classroom verification form attached.