ENG II Fall 2024 4th-4th Block Assignments

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Describe a time you had an "eye-opening" experience. That is, a moment or event that changed how you viewed the world or yourself. What changed about you?

For whatever book you read, you will be responsible for keeping a running list of at LEAST twenty (20) new vocabulary words that you’ve encountered while reading your book.  The list first needs to be written down and the new terms defined; finally, you need to submit a neat, typewritten version of the list with page numbers.  You CAN feature more than 20 words in your list though there needs to be at LEAST that number as a bare minimum.  Also, you need to complete the equivalent of ten (10) days worth of Journals for your book (that means TEN—10—total entries; they need to be in order and spread throughout your book).

Complete the open response.

Tell me about your break!

Do you believe a "haunted" house has more material value or less? Explain your reasoning.

In a one (1) page typed statement, tell me what book you are reading, the author of your book, why you are interested in this book/subject, and a sneak preview of what your actual final project might look like. This proposal is NOT a schematic or a legal contract; you can change your mind about your book or what your project will ultimately be as you make your way through the book, with approval of course.  I just need to know that you are thinking about the process and that you have some ideas.

Unsubmit  and review any comments. Resubmit with corrections to receive base grade listed on skyward + potential extra points.

Submit the three ELs for your Group Work Here
"The Doll's House"
"Poetry Collection"
"Revenge of the Geeks"

Upload and attach your assignments for the Poetry Collection here.
Comprehension Questions #3-6 (219) 
Extension worksheet (combines Analyze the text, concept vocabulary, etc.) 
Analyze Craft and Structure Activity on p. 221 (#s 1-2)

Upload and attach your group work for the "Doll's House" here. 
Comprehension Questions #1-4  (p. 207) 
“The Doll’s House” extension questions (handout)
Analyze Craft and Structure Activity (p. 209) 
Author’s Style Activity on p. 210 
Do not add your Evidence Log here

Comprehension Questions #1-4 (p. 227) 
Analyze the Text Questions #1-2 (p. 228)
Analyze Craft & Structure Questions #1-4 (p. 229)
Author’s Style Extension Questions (handout)

Submit the three ELs for your Group Work Here
"The Doll's House"
"Poetry Collection"
"Revenge of the Geeks"

Upload and attach your group work for the "Doll's House" here. 
Comprehension Questions #1-4  (p. 207) 
“The Doll’s House” extension questions (handout)
Analyze Craft and Structure Activity (p. 209) 
Author’s Style Activity on p. 210 
Do not add your Evidence Log here

Submit the three ELs for your Group Work Here
"The Doll's House"
"Poetry Collection"
"Revenge of the Geeks"

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.

Determine your group for group work, type in your group members and group name.

Based on your text questions and annotations, what would be a possible theme of "The Metamorphosis?" Write a 2-3 sentence response.

Attach and submit your Movie Pitch Here

Requirements:
Minimum 2 Reasons + Evidence
Minimum 8 sentences following the writing formula
Minimum 2 of our 6 vocabulary words used:  distress, aversion, listlessly, amelioration, asphyxiation, travail
1 example of parallel structure
MLA In-Text Citation 

Complete and upload the following questions 
   
   (180) Analyze the Text #1, #3, #4,
   (181) Analyze Craft & Structure #1-5  
 (182) Concept Vocab  
 (183) Conventions

In what ways, if any, is Gregor's family responsible for Gregor's tragic outcome? Provide at least two examples.

Which family member has been the most supportive of Gregor in the story so far? Explain your reasoning.

Write a multiple sentence response (4-5 sentences) explaining if the treatment Gregor is receiving is meeting his needs or not as a Bug. In this response, provide an example of parallel structure using auxiliary / helping verbs,

While in the story Gregor's transformation is literal, we can interpret it as figuratively. What are some traumatic or life altering events that could happen to someone that might mirror Gregor's?

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.

Gregor has been pushed back into his room. After the initial shock of his transformation, how do you think the family can OR will help him?

How do you think Gregor's family will react to his transformation?

How would you react to waking up and having changed so drastically your family didn't even recognize you? Explain your reasoning.

Tell me about all the cool / fun / boring things you did over break!

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 final draft for your essay 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.

Submit your current form of your rough draft here. This is a living document and the due dates will change to reflect the current section you should be completing. Please reattach the document you started with our "Works Cited + Header" assignment.  

 The following are the due dates below.


Due Dates:
Source Cards - 9/17/2024 (Now LATE)
Works Cited + Header - 9/18/2024 (Now LATE)
Introduction - 9/19/2024
Body Paragraph #1 - 9/20/2024
Body Paragraph #2 - 9/23/2024
Conclusion (Rough Draft) - 9/24

Look over your evidence logs and research notes - then write a potential Topic Sentence for one of your paragraphs.

Provide three reasons people enjoy being scared according to your research.

Based on the research you've done so far, what is a possible thesis statement answering the question: What is the allure of fear?

Submit the Header Page and Works Cited page for your essay. Follow the guide lines found in the AHS Research Manual. We will not be using a Title Page.

Key pages to look at are:
Page 20-23
Page 27

List a possible term you can search on the database for your research.

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.

Write a multi-paragraph response answering the following question: Is Over the Garden Wall a "Gothic Tale," or a "Magical Realism" Tale? Consider provide evidence from your organizer to answer the question. 
Paragraph Overview:
1. Introduction
2. Claim #1
3. Claim #2 (Counterclaim)
4. Conclusion

What is the most difficult part of writing a paper for you? What is the easiest? Write 2-3 sentences answering both questions.

Upload photos / digital documents of the text questions related to "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?" to this assignment. DO NOT attach your Evidence Log, that is separate document.

Upload Evidence Logs for Group Work here
Evidence Log #4: "Where is Here?"
Evidence Log #5: "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"
Evidence Log #6: "Poetry Collection"
Evidence Log #7: "Individual Reading

Upload photos / digital documents of the text questions related to "Where is Here?" to this assignment. DO NOT attach your Evidence Log, that is separate document.

Upload photos / digital documents of the text questions related to "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?" to this assignment. DO NOT attach your Evidence Log, that is separate document.

Upload photos / digital documents of the text questions related to "Poetry Collection" to this assignment. DO NOT attach your Evidence Log, that is separate document.

Upload photos / digital documents of the text questions related to "Individual Reading" to this assignment. DO NOT attach your Evidence Log, that is separate document.

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.

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

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?

Which of the following gives the adverb form of clean along with its correct definition?
a. cleanliness; “the state or quality of being clean”
b. cleanly; “in a clean manner”
c. cleaned; “made clean”
d. cleaner; “more clean”

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.

The following word "effort" is a noun. What suffix can you add to make it an adjective meaning "without effort"?  An adverb? provide the new word for each.

Write a multi-paragraph response answering the following question: Is Over the Garden Wall a "Gothic Tale," or a "Magical Realism" Tale? Consider provide evidence from your organizer to answer the question. 
Paragraph Overview:
1. Introduction
2. Claim #1
3. Claim #2 (Counterclaim)
4. Conclusion

What is your strongest piece of evidence you have that answers whether"Over the Garden Wall" is a Magical Realist tale or a Gothic tale?

Write a thesis statement answering the following question:  Is “Over the Garden Wall” a Gothic Tale or a Magical Realism Tale?

Which character in Over The Garden Wall do you relate to the most? Explain your reasoning.

1. Two Rules for Group
2. Group Name and Group Members
3. Communication Plan

How long do you believe you could survive being lost in the woods?

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 is the score going to be for tonight's game?

What information about the two stories and the essential question is your infographic representing?

What are the three types of infographics your group will be making for your presentation?

Turn the following root word into a noun, an adjective, and an adverb.

Act.

Submit a photo of your text questions in the following pages:

Analyze the Text (pg 44)
     #s 1-3

Analyze Craft and Structure (pg 45)
     Magical Realism Chart

Concept Vocabulary (pg 46)
     #s 1-2 (Why These Words?)
     #s 1-6 (Practice)

Identify the four characteristics of a "magical realist" story.

Identify the preposition(s) in the following sentence:

Walking purposefully up to the house in the evening, the woman then banged loudly on the door.

Rewrite the following sentences with each sentence including a preposition:

We heard a noise that was impossible to describe. When the noise grew louder, we decided to run. We didn't have time to grab anything. We found ourselves outside. We looked but could see nothing. 

Compare and contrast two elements of "The Fall of the House of Usher" to "House Taken Over" (mood, setting, plot, etc.)

The following is what type of sentence? (compound, complex, simple, or compound-complex)

"Although it is a short day, we still have to try our best."

Recall a time you were faced with a difficult situation. Did you confront it head on or avoid it? Why? 

Which question on the test gave you the most trouble / you were confused the most about? 

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 the following questions in your textbook:

Analyze the Text: #2-#3 (32)

Analyze Craft and Structure (33)

Concept Vocabulary & Word Study (34)

Identify one passage in "Usher" that hints or foreshadows that Usher had buried his sister alive.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences, then provide which nouns are compound:

Noticing these things, I rode over a short causeway to the house. A servant in waiting took my horse, and I entered the Gothic Archway of the hall.

Submit your typed text analysis here. As a reminder, the instructions are:

Write a paragraph interpreting and defending how the provided textual evidence reflects Roderick Usher’s state of mind.

Be sure to follow the paragraph formula provided:
1. Topic Sentence
2. General Explanation
3. Textual Evidence
4. Expansion of Point
5. Repeat 3 & 4 as necessary
6. Concluding Sentence

Would you live in a "haunted" house? Explain your reasoning.

Place these words in order of "most" positive to "least" positive when used to describe a person. 

innocent, simple, childlike, inexperienced, spry, childish, youthful, naive.

Take a photo and upload your completed evidence log here. 

For the book you have selected for DIR answer the following:
The name of the book
The author of the book
Why you chose to read this particular book.

Imagine you owned a house that reflected your state of mind - what would it look like? Consider the interior, the exterior, and the furnishings. Write a few sentences describing your house.

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

Make a claim: Is the Forrest Fenn responsible for the death of those seeking his treasure? Explain your reasoning following the paragraph formula.

Recalling from your previous English classes, answer the following two questions:
1. What are the three types of writing?
2. What are the five parts of the "paragraph formula?"

provide a brief description of your summer break.