Thursday, March 14, 2024

**ATTENTION 4th HONORS AMLIT: HW RDG/RECAP DUE MON. 3/18 FOR AN IMPORTANT IN-CLASS WRITING TASK**

4th Honors American Lit./Comp.

HW DUE MON. 3/18: 

Using the NYTimes Upfront feature news article given to you/read and annotated together THURSDAY 3/14 and FRI. 3/15 in class (and linked as a pdf on the Classroom!):

1) OVER THE WEEKEND, re-read/recap [*those of you who've been absent, READ for the first time] the article "China's Cram Schools" pp. 12-15 (WRITING section of your binder)

2) READ CAREFULLY TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE ARTICLE AND WHAT THE AUTHOR IS CONVEYING ABOUT THESE 'CRAM SCHOOLS' IN CHINA

...BECAUSE...

3) MONDAY, 3/18, FIRST THING IN CLASS, YOU'LL BE GIVEN A JOURNAL #10 WRITING PROMPT/QUESTION TO RESPOND TO RE: THIS ARTICLE [WITH ALL INSTRUCTIONS] TO THEN TURN IN FOR A GRADE!


****IN OTHER WORDS,....
NOW IS THE TIME, KIDDOS, FOR Y'ALL TO SHOW ME, ON PAPER, THAT YOU CAN ***APPLY*** ALL THE COMPOSITION/MLA "DO-DADS" THAT YOU'VE LEARNED LATELY, SO TAKE HEED, READ THE ARTICLE, AND BE READY TO WRITE MONDAY 3/18!!!

Thursday, March 7, 2024

**ATTENTION 4th HONORS AMLIT: HW RDG/QU's DUE COMPLETED BY CLASSTIME MON. 3/11**

4th Honors American Lit./Comp.

**HW DUE MON. 3/11:

Given to you in class FRI. 3/8 (multi-paged packet/NOTES section of binder/also LINKED on Classroom),

1) CAREFULLY FINISH READING Vonnegut's short story "Harrison Bergeron" (**take note of author info/background/our brief pre-reading discussion in class) 

2) After closely reading the text, use the story to answer thoroughly (**NOT JUST A ONE-WORD ANSWER, PLEASE!) the SEVEN (7) QUESTIONS at the end; you MAY WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE PAPER PROVIDED!

**...and, also, just in case, here is a LINK to the short story online:
"Harrison Bergeron" -Vonnegut



**AND FINALLY, PLEASE REMEMBERyou are part of a PRE-COLLEGE/HONORS-level course at the end of the 10th week of class, and I'm in the process of making your ENGLISH/ELA COURSE RECOMMENDATION FOR NEXT YEAR. Be prepared to FULLY DISCUSS the details/plot/themes/insights of this story Monday in class AS WELL AS share your answers to the seven reading check questions at the end!

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

**ATTENTION 1st/2nd AP/1102: MINI-PROJECT/MAJOR GRADE ASSIGNMENT DUE COMPLETED MON. 3/4 (MIDTERM DAY!!)**

1st/2nd APLang/ENG 1102

**IMPORTANT TASKS TO TODAY THURS. 2/29 and FRI. 3/1 and looking toward next week/MON. 3/4 MIDTERM DAY FOR AP/ENG1102:


1) FIRST, IN CLASS TODAY, THURS. 2/29, please take some time to THOUGHTFULLY SELECT A *U.S. RED SCARE or McCARTHYISM* POLITICAL CARTOON/PROPAGANDA POSTER (*1950s-60s ONLY, PLEASE) that you will be using THIS WEEKEND **for a SIGNIFICANT VISUAL/RHETORICAL ANALYSIS MINI-PROJECT/ASSIGNMENT GRADE 
  • Now that we've finished The Crucible, a BRIEF NOTE: we'll be exploring the themes in Miller's play through the context of modern/ historical implications of hysteria, panic, call-out culture, and, for this connection especially, THE RED SCARE panics that hit the US in both the early and mid 20th century

  • Keep above and the play you are completing in mind, and VIEW THE FOLLOWING SHORT VIDEO (*also posted on the Classroom):
Short History of The Red Scare




2) NEXTMAKE SURE you show me/'run by' me your POLITICAL CARTOON/PROPAGANDA POSTER FOR my 'official OKAY" that you understand at the BASIC LEVEL what your piece of chosen visual rhetoric may be representing RE: the 1950s/60s U.S. Red Scare/McCarthyism 

  • Use your preferred search engine to CHOOSE A POLITICAL CARTOON/PROPAGANDA POSTER WITH A HISTORICAL CONTEXT, TIME FRAME, AND THEME RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING (*key words for your search, for example):
    • Red Scare political cartoon (*NOT WWI/early Red Scare, please)
    • McCarthyism political cartoon (post-WWII era/the 1950a-60s)
    • **Add "US" or "United States" to your search key words if you want even further results

  • Those of you NEED ME TO PRINT YOUR POLITICAL CARTOON, PLEASE SEND TO ME VIA EMAIL AS. SOON. AS. YOU'VE. BEEN APPROVED!!! PLEASE!!!

  • ALSO, NOTE/REMEMBER: TOMORROW, FRI. 3/1, FIRST THING IN CLASS FOR A 100% or ZERO GRADE, FOR THE FINAL TIME, I'LL GIVE YOU (PRINTED OUT) and/or LOOK FOR YOUR PRINTED-OUT CHOSEN RED SCARE/McCARTHYISM POLITICAL CARTOON 
    • AND AGAIN NOTEif you print these on your own, DO THIS NOW!!!! NOT LATER THAT COULD CAUSE DELAYS IN TURNING IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT NEXT WEEK! 


3) AND FINALLY...use the POLITICAL CARTOON/PROPAGANDA ANALYSIS SHEET given to you in class earlier this week (*and linked on the Classroom if you'd like to type the assignment) to complete your GRADED APLang/1102 MINI-PROJECT/assignment you received instructions on/a sample/model for in class Thurs. 2/29 and Fri. 3/1
  • THE SUBMISSION/COMPLETION DUE DATE FOR THIS POLITICAL CARTOON/POSTER ANALYSIS SHEET (hand-written completion **or** typed/printed) + THE PRINT-OUT OF YOUR VISUAL IS AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS, MIDTERM DAY, MON. 3/4

  • SO, YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME NOW TO START ON THIS; NOOOOOOO FREAKING EXCUSES.


***SOOOOO, TO RECAP WHAT NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED TODAY-TOMORROW/THIS WEEKEND TOWARD NEXT MON. 3/4:
  • TODAY Thurs. 2/29 and AT THE LATEST tomorrow FRI. 3/1 this  search and pick out a RED SCARE/McCARTHYISM POLITICAL CARTOON/PROPAGANDA POSTER THAT YOU ARE COMFORTABLE UNDERSTANDING/ANALYZING/**TYING TO THE CRUCIBLE AS WELL**IF YOU HAVE NOT YET BY THE END OF CLASS Thurs. 2/29, be ready to SHOW IT TO ME/have it to me to be printed NO LATER THAN FRI. 3/1; PLEASE EMAIL TO ME ASAP when approved so I can print it! OR A ZERO WILL BE ENTERED!
  • And your POLITICAL CARTOON/POSTER ANALYSIS SHEET NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED/HARD COPY (hand-written on typed/printed) along w/a printed copy of your visual IS DUE BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS MON. 3/4!!!

  • AND ONE MORE REMINDER FOR NEXT WEEK'S IN-CLASS WRITTEN RESPONSE AP/1102 MIDTERM: make sure you've read and understand Miller's article/essay "Why I Wrote The Crucible," and be aware that this text PLUS your political cartoon make up a SIGNIFICANT PART of your MIDTERM assignment; in other words: THESE ASSIGNMENTS ARE SIGNIFICANT FOR YOUR MIDTERM GRADE.