**ATTENTION 4th HAmLiT: MAJOR F451 Ext. Para. *FINAL DRAFT/REVISION* DUE COMPLETED/READY TO SUBMIT BY CLASSTIME MON. 3/2**

4th Honors American Lit./Comp.

*MAJOR* HW/ASSIGNMENT DUE MON. 3/2:

The FINAL, REVISED, MLA-style, TYPED copy (*either ALREADY shared with me OR YOU print FOR A +1pt BONUS) of your Fahrenheit 451 Literary Analysis Extended Paragraph Response

--changes/revisions TO BE MADE/APPLIED are based upon our INDIVIDUAL REVISION CONFERENCES IN CLASS all this PAST WEEK/LAST TWO DAYS in class with your *ROUGH DRAFT COPY (*HARD COPY(ies) in WRITING SECTION of binder)

**REMEMBER: +1pt. BONUS to FINAL DRAFT for bringing YOUR OWN PRINTED COPY to class MONDAY 3/2! (*otherwise, I'll print for you/have it to you first thing Monday!)

• BELOW: CHECKLIST FOR WRITING COMPLETION (to COPY ON CHECKLIST TEMPLATE to be given to you FRIDAY 2/27 IN CLASS and to TURN IN COMPLETED BY YOU with your FINAL COPY MONDAY 3/2)

**items on checklist below with **TWO STARS** are to be included on your WRITING CHECKLIST to turn in with FINAL DRAFT

CONTENT: 
**___DID YOU ANSWER THE PROMPT QUESTION??? (audience/purpose/context)
**___ANALYSIS of Montag's CONFLICT, NOT SUMMARY/EVALUATION
**___Use of/explanation of LITERARY DEVICE(s) in text (tone/symbol/imagery/etc.)
**___Writing about literature = PRESENT TENSE VERBS
**___Response AVOIDS METADISCOURSE (and first-/second-person POV)

**___AVOIDS "THE ABYSS OF INCOHERENCE" in the conclusion/ends with the ORIGINAL QUESTION in mind (Montag's internal struggle)
___ONE 8-12 sentence EXTENDED PARAGRAPH response  
___Includes solid TRANSITIONS for writing coherence (at least 2-3)  

MLA FORMAT:

**___Follows all MLA STYLE 9th edition BASICS for formatting/general rules outlined in class
**___MLA PROPERLY "blended/CITED quotes" (1-2) to back up your assertions (#).

**___Follows 'THIS + NOUN' rule
**___***Within "quotations," the correct use of commas/quotes 
___'Cliche quotes' vs. "textual evidence" (proper format) 

MISC.:

**___AVOIDS USING PASSIVE VOICE (PV)/uses strong POWER VERBS instead
**___AVOID 'LETTER GRADE ERRORS' and PEDANTIC/'flowery' WORDING
**___Corrected ALL ISSUES pointed out by Mrs. Krieger
**___INCLUDES A CORRECT WORK CITED for the novella at the end of the response
___REVISED (ideas) and EDITED (typos) by self/friend before submitting/ALL ROUGH DRAFT(S) IN WRITING SECTION OF YOUR BINDER

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**ALSO PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO KEEP BRINGING YOUR COPY OF F451 WITH YOU TO CLASS EVERY DAY--a few more things to do!

**ATTENTION 1st/2nd AP/1102: WKEND HW INTRO READING & J#16 QU's DUE COMPLETED BY CLASSTIME MON. 2/23**

1st/2nd AP LANG/ENG 1102

WKEND HW DUE MON. 2/23: 

**FIRST: After our intro/background/overview in class today FRI. 2/20, MAKE SURE you've all read the following introductory parts/sections in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible:

• "A NOTE ON THE HISTORICAL ACCURACY OF THIS PLAY" (short first page)

• ACT ONE: An Overture (**NOTE: READ JUST 'An Overture'--ends at the BOTTOM OF pp. 7 **OR** TOP OF pp. 8 with "..and did burst out in general revenge.")
• **AGAIN, in BOTH the paperback copy you either got from the library or got from me in class FRI. 2/20 and the linked PDF version below (and on the Classroom), you'll be reading through EITHER the bottom of pp. 7 OR the top of pp. 8!!!

•  **LINK HERE TO THE PDF FULL TEXT OF THE CRUCIBLE if you were absent to get a copy (*this is the SAME TEXT AS THE PAPERBACK COPIES)**

**NEXT: on POST-ITS and/or PAPER/TYPED UP ANSWER AS JOURNAL #16 PART I the following five (5) qu's while/after you read (NOTE: post-its, paper notes, pg. # references, typed/printed/LABELED J#16 PART I, jotting down the answer(s) for each is fine, so long as you have THOROUGH responses & GIVE ME YOUR BEST EFFORT); these qu's will guide our PLAY INTRO DISCUSSION MONDAY 2/23 and beyond in class!

ACT ONE, AN OVERTURE Qu's TO ANSWER for J#16 PART I

• FIRST THING, look up the definitionS (<< there are several) of CRUCIBLE and be ready share and connect these to this play, even considering what little (or much!) you may know now about its context.

• Describe with the text and your own words Reverend Parris' beliefs about himself (spiritual, moral, societal, etc.)

• After reading pp. 3-4 of the Overture, describe what seems to be most important to the townspeople of Salem. What text evidence validates your assessment?

• What is a THEOCRACY, and why did the town of Salem essentially create one?

• Based on the final pages (pp. 7-8) of the Overture, why were so many people accusing others of witchcraft? In other words, what were the accusers' motives?

**ATTENTION 4th HAmLit: F451 LIT. ANALYSIS EXTENDED PARA. *COMPLETED* ROUGH DRAFT DUE THURS. 2/19**

4th Honors American Lit./Comp.

*CLASSWORK/HW* DUE THURS. 2/19:

By 1:30pm classtime THIS THURS. 2/19, complete a TYPED/GOOGLE DOCS shared w/me 'WORKING' [yet complete!] ROUGH DRAFT' for your Fahrenheit 451 LITERARY ANALYSIS EXTENDED PARAGRAPH you received instructions/prompt/models for on WED. 2/18 and again THURS. 2/19 

• to help guide you as you formulate/compose your ext. para. analysis response, use the PINK INSTRUCTIONS/PROMPT/GUIDE SHEET with the response question given to you TUES. 2/17 (*hard copy in your binder WRITING SECTION/also attached the Classroom posts NOW and THROUGH the THURS. 2/19 due date!)
• ALSO!!! ---> you'll had TIME IN CLASS BOTH 2/18 and 2/19 to begin and work on this draft as well, so **NO EXCUSES!**

**REMEMBER: for this GRADED ROUGH DRAFT, 

• you can have a TYPED/PRINTED to present to me in class, BUT!!! ---> 
• I STILL NEED YOU TO EMAIL/SHARE THE DOCUMENT draft to me NOW/BEFORE CLASS BEGINS THURSDAY 2/19, PLEASE!!
• **make sure to have the settings on the share document to "EDITING"

**ALSO, FYI: we will be spending a good amount of class time the next two class blocks PLUS BLOCKS NEXT WEEK using MANY writing tips/resources/MLA notes/discussion, etc. I've given you/will give you to REVISE AND EDIT these drafts into a FINAL COPY for a major grade (*FINAL DRAFT DUE DATE TBA/within next two weeks*)

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**AND, FINALLY: SOME USEFUL, "GRADE-SAVING" FINAL THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER AS WE FINISH THE SIXTH WEEK (!!!) OF THE SEMESTER/ENTER WEEK #7: 

• CHECK THE CLASSROOM/REMIND FROM ME EACH NIGHT!
• HAVE YOUR COURSE BINDER WITH YOU DAILY--and BE ORGANIZED!!!
• BRING YOUR COPY OF F451 TO CLASS EVERY DAY; **you need it to complete your extended paragraph writing assignment!