ENG II Spring 2024 3rd-3rd Block Assignments

How is the "man in the hat"'s experience similar to that of other character's we've read about in our Outsider unit? How is it different?

Based on our conversations today and our understanding of comic book vocabulary, write a paragraph examining the possible benefits and downsides of a story being presented in comic form.

Submit answers to the following questions in the textbook:

228:
Analyze the Text #1
Concept Vocab "Why These Words?" "Practice"

229: #1-4

Submit answers to the following questions in the textbook:

228:
Analyze the Text #1
Concept Vocab "Why These Words?" "Practice"

229: #1-4

Complete the Practice Outline on page 209 then questions 1-3. 
Complete the chart and Write It on page 210

Complete the Practice Outline on page 209 then questions 1-3. 
Complete the chart and Write It on page 210

Complete the Practice Outline on page 209 then questions 1-3. 
Complete the chart and Write It on page 210

Submit your revised copy of your research paper here. 

Submit your revised copy of your research paper here. 

Submit your revised copy of your research paper here.

Submit your presentation for your playlist here. As a reminder the slides must contain:

Slide 1: Introduction
Slide 2: Researched information
Slide 3: "Theme" you've chosen
Slide 4: Selected Song and paragraph explaining its relation to the theme
Slide 5: Share / Playlist Link
Slide 6: Works Cited

Complete and upload the following questions in the Savvas Textbook

180
#1-3
181
#1-5

Complete and upload the following questions in the Savvas Textbook

180
#1-3
181
#1-5

Continue the "Squirrel Cop" Narrative.


Requirements:
Multi-paragraph
Same Point of View / Tense
Dialogue
All characters mentioned

Has the family (Gregor included) adapted well to Gregor's transformation? Why or why not?

Submit your paragraph answering the following prompt: Which family members have been supportive or unsupportive of Gregor during his transformation? For each family member, make an inference on their actions using evidence from Parts I and Parts II. You must use at least three pieces of evidence in your paragraph.

Make a prediction: How will the family adapt to Gregor's condition.

Make a prediction: How will the family adapt to Gregor's condition.

Make a prediction: How will the family adapt to Gregor's condition.

Considering Gregor's reaction to his transformation make a prediction for Gregor. How will the family react to him being a bug?

Take a photo and upload your Evidence Log for "Isn't Everyone a Little Bit Weird?" Here

Take a photo and upload your Evidence Log for "Isn't Everyone a Little Bit Weird?" Here

Take a photo and upload your Evidence Log for "Isn't Everyone a Little Bit Weird?" Here

If you woke up and changed to a completely different person how would you react? (happy, upset, etc.). How do you think your family and friends would react?

Submit your final, peer reviewed draft of your research paper here. DO NOT submit your paper with peer edits / comments / highlights still on the document.

Submit your thesis statement and introduction answering the following question: "Is the experience of being an outsider universal?"

Do you believe a person needs to "belong?" Explain your reasoning.

Submit your final, peer reviewed draft of your research paper here 

Complete a dialogic journal for your Daily Independent Reading Assignment (or any current Required Book).

If you need, review the Dialogic Journal Example and Terms under the Helpful Material Topic.

Complete a dialogic journal for your Daily Independent Reading Assignment (or any current Required Book).

If you need, review the Dialogic Journal Example and Terms under the Helpful Material Topic.

Submit your full draft of your research paper here including the following:

Header
Introduction
Body Paragraph #1
Body Paragraph #2
Conclusion
Works Cited

Submit your full draft of your research paper here including the following:

Header
Introduction
Body Paragraph #1
Body Paragraph #2
Conclusion
Works Cited

Submit your full draft of your research paper here including the following:

Header
Introduction
Body Paragraph #1
Body Paragraph #2
Conclusion
Works Cited

Submit your complete Body Paragraph #1 here. Follow the outline provided on your essay assignment paper.

Submit your complete Body Paragraph #1 here. Follow the outline provided on your essay assignment paper. 

Upload and submit all 4 of your Group Work Evidence Logs here:

#4: "Where is Here?"
#5: "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"
#6: Poetry Collection
#7: Individual Reading

Upload and submit your work for the following in each group assignment:

Comprehension Questions
Extension Questions
Analyze Craft & Structure
Author's Style

Upload and submit your work for the following in each group assignment:

Comprehension Questions
Extension Questions
Analyze Craft & Structure
Author's Style

Upload and submit your work for the following in each group assignment:

Comprehension Questions
Extension Questions
Analyze Craft & Structure
Author's Style

Submit your Works Cited page here. It should follow the guidelines set in pages  33-34 of your Research Manual. If you have ungraded Note Cards upload them here as well.

Take a moment to reflect and then provide some insight into your group work / project. Do you feel it was successful? That all members participated or supported each other? All answers are confidential.

Upload and submit your work for the following in each group assignment:

Comprehension Questions
Extension Questions
Analyze Craft & Structure
Author's Style

Upload and submit your Evidence Log for the Criminal Podcast: How to Sell a Haunted House. 

Upload and submit your Evidence Log for the Criminal Podcast: How to Sell a Haunted House.

Complete a dialogic journal for your Daily Independent Reading Assignment (or any current Required Book).

If you need, review the Dialogic Journal Example and Terms under the Helpful Material Topic.

Read the following excerpt from “Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?,” in which Dr. Kerr states her views.

"One of the most interesting things about studying fear is looking at the social constructions of fear, and learned fears versus those fears that appear to be more innate, or even genetic. When we look across time and across the world, we find that people truly can become afraid of anything."

Based on this passage, choose the idea with which Dr. Kerr is most likely to agree.

In the following excerpt from “Where Is Here?,” the stranger recalls looking through the colored glass in the fanlight and noticing how the colors alter the outside world:

“After such a lesson it’s hard to take the world on its own terms, isn’t it?” he asked. The father asked, annoyed, “On what terms should it be taken, then?” The stranger replied, regarding him levelly, with a just perceptible degree of disdain, “Why, none at all.”

Which of the following statements best explains the effect of this dialogue on the reader’s understanding of the stranger?

In the following excerpt from “Where Is Here?,” the stranger recalls looking through the colored glass in the fanlight and noticing how the colors alter the outside world:

“After such a lesson it’s hard to take the world on its own terms, isn’t it?” he asked. The father asked, annoyed, “On what terms should it be taken, then?” The stranger replied, regarding him levelly, with a just perceptible degree of disdain, “Why, none at all.”

Which of the following statements best explains the effect of this dialogue on the reader’s understanding of the stranger?

In the following excerpt from “Where Is Here?,” the stranger recalls looking through the colored glass in the fanlight and noticing how the colors alter the outside world:

“After such a lesson it’s hard to take the world on its own terms, isn’t it?” he asked. The father asked, annoyed, “On what terms should it be taken, then?” The stranger replied, regarding him levelly, with a just perceptible degree of disdain, “Why, none at all.”

Which of the following statements best explains the effect of this dialogue on the reader’s understanding of the stranger?

Would you live in a "haunted" house? If initially "no," what would it take for you to live in one?

Provide a brief summary of what group work you've completed. Then list any support / help needed or questions you have about the group here so I can follow-up with you.

Complete a dialogic journal for your Daily Independent Reading Assignment (or any current Required Book).

If you need, review the Dialogic Journal Example and Terms under the Helpful Material Topic.

Complete a dialogic journal for your Daily Independent Reading Assignment (or any current Required Book).

If you need, review the Dialogic Journal Example and Terms under the Helpful Material Topic.

Is “Over the Garden Wall” a Gothic Tale or a Magical Realism Tale? Defend your reasoning in a multi-paragraph response providing evidence from your organizer.

Is “Over the Garden Wall” a Gothic Tale or a Magical Realism Tale? Defend your reasoning in a multi-paragraph response providing evidence from your organizer.

Is “Over the Garden Wall” a Gothic Tale or a Magical Realism Tale? Defend your reasoning in a multi-paragraph response providing evidence from your organizer.

Read the two sentences.

Sentence 1: Whether you feel terrified or ecstatic, chemicals in the brain are at work shaping your mood.

Sentence 2 Dopamine, a chemical in the brain, plays a role in emotional responses ranging from fear to enjoyment.

Which of the following best states the contrast between the two sentences?

Read the two sentences.

Sentence 1: Whether you feel terrified or ecstatic, chemicals in the brain are at work shaping your mood.

Sentence 2 Dopamine, a chemical in the brain, plays a role in emotional responses ranging from fear to enjoyment.

Which of the following best states the contrast between the two sentences?

Based on your knowledge of the meaning of the word parts -ion and -ive, choose the most likely definitions for retributive and retribution.

Meet with your group and come up with:

1. Group Name
2. Mode of Contact
3. 3 Rules.

Each member MUST write down these as their answer to this Opener.

Meet with your group and come up with:

1. Group Name
2. Mode of Contact
3. 3 Rules.

Each member MUST write down these as their answer to this Opener.

Uploaded Evidence Log #3 here.

Uploaded Evidence Log #3 here.

Which of your three infographics do you believe is the best answer to the essential question?

Which of your three infographics do you believe is the best answer to the essential question?

Complete a dialogic journal for your Daily Independent Reading Assignment (or any current Required Book).

If you need, review the Dialogic Journal Example and Terms under the Helpful Material Topic.

Complete a dialogic journal for your Daily Independent Reading Assignment (or any current Required Book).

If you need, review the Dialogic Journal Example and Terms under the Helpful Material Topic.

Upload questions from pages 46-47

Submit your photo of the Textbook Questions on page #44 & #45 here. 

Submit your photo of the Textbook Questions on page #44 & #45 here. 

Upload questions from pages 46-47

What are some other "spooky" or unnerving stories that are set primarily in a house? Why do you believe author's choose that setting?

What are some other "spooky" or unnerving stories that are set primarily in a house? Why do you believe author's choose that setting?

Complete a dialogic journal for your Daily Independent Reading Assignment (or any current Required Book).

If you need, review the Dialogic Journal Example and Terms under the Helpful Material Topic.

What are some modern stories, films, or shows that may be considered either "Gothic" or "Magical Realist?"

Think back to a time you were faced with a difficult situation. Did you address it head on or did you try to avoid it? Explain your reasoning.

Think back to a time you were faced with a difficult situation. Did you address it head on or did you try to avoid it? Explain your reasoning.

1. The following sentence is what type of sentence?
"The villagers lived happily until the wolves appeared."



2. What is the dependent clause of the following sentence?
"A letter, however, had lately reached me in a distant part of the country - a letter from him, which, in its wildly importunate nature, had admitted of no other than a personal reply."

Complete the following questions in your book (or on a separate sheet of paper) and upload them here.

Pg #32: Analyze the Text 1-4
Pg #33 Analyze Craft and Structure Practice
Pg #34 Concept Vocabulary & Word Study 
Pg #34 Conventions (Read It, Write It)

Where is the 'creepiest' place you've visited? What about it made it creepy?

Complete a dialogic journal for your Daily Independent Reading Assignment (or any current Required Book).

If you need, review the Dialogic Journal Example and Terms under the Helpful Material Topic.

Complete a dialogic journal for your Daily Independent Reading Assignment (or any current Required Book).

If you need, review the Dialogic Journal Example and Terms under the Helpful Material Topic.

Complete a dialogic journal for your Daily Independent Reading Assignment (or any current Required Book).

If you need, review the Dialogic Journal Example and Terms under the Helpful Material Topic.

Provide a brief summary of the events of the "The Fall of the House of Usher."

Provide a brief summary of the events of the "The Fall of the House of Usher."

Do you believe the Narrator's fear he feels in "The Fall of the House of Usher" is warranted? Why or why not?

Of what we've read so far of "Fall of the House of Usher," how is it an example of Gothic Literature?

Complete the assignment as posted on the document.

Complete the assignment as posted on the document. 

Select one to answer:

1. What was the most fun activity you had during our snow storm?
2. What was the last thing you remember learning about in this class?

Complete a dialogic journal for your Daily Independent Reading Assignment (or any current Required Book).

If you need, review the Dialogic Journal Example and Terms under the Helpful Material Topic.

Imagine that your house looked like you and mirrored your state of mind. What would that house look like? Describe using the five senses.

Imagine that your house looked like you and mirrored your state of mind. What would that house look like? Describe using the five senses.

When you hear the word "Gothic," what images come to mind? Consider our conversation on abstract / concrete nouns as you answer.

When you hear the word "Gothic," what images come to mind? Consider our conversation on abstract / concrete nouns as you answer.

What's the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the word "fear?"

How was your first week at school?

Write a brief paragraph (7-11 sentences) of an explanatory essay on a topic of your choosing. Consider such things as jargon, formal writing, and definitions.

What do you remember are the three main types of writing in English? Which one do you struggle with the most? Which one is the easiest for you?

What was the most exciting thing you did over holiday break?