CONGRATULATIONS

TO HILDA AGYEKUM, AVIONNE WALLACE, LUM NYAMBOLI AND STEPHANIE JACQUES-SIMON FOR EARNING HIGH HONOR ROLL. THIS IS WHAT I EXPECT FROM ALL OF YOU SCHOLARS!

EXCELLENT WORK AND BIG IMPROVEMENTS EVERYONE IN MP 2.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT

FIRST SET OF EXPECTATIONS FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH PROJECT

1. CREATE BLOG
2. IDENTIFY COMMUNITY SOCIAL PROBLEM THAT INTERESTS YOU/ANNOYS YOU.
3. PREDICT A SOLUTION
4. INTERVIEWS
5.VIDEOS
6.PHOTOS
7.NOTES
8. UPDATES/FINDINGS ON CAUSES OF PROBLEM
9.ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE PROBLEM

ATTENTION HSPA/AHSA

Your Literary Craft Tracker and Quote Analysis Projects will be due our last class before Christmas (12/22 or 12/23) break. If you lose or ruin your construction paper, you must get your own.

The LCT should include 5 books or movies filled out across all six categories. Come to me after school for help. This is a 200 point authentic assessment. Your Quote Analysis Projects are also 200 point authentic assessments. These should include the quote, your paraphrase, literal or figurative, an image of an example and 2 images of characters from books or movies that show examples of the quotes validity of falseness.

Short Story Requirements

Short Story Rubric

 1 simile

1 metaphor

A theme (moral or lesson)

1 example of irony

A conflict

2 or more characters

JULIUS CAESER PAPER REVISIONS AND RULES FOR ALL PAPERS

Dear students,


All your papers should follow standard formatting of Times New Roman 12 pt size font, double-spaced, and about 1" margins. You should have page numbers and an original title as well. Anything else will result in points taken off.


Overall, the play reviews were excellently critical and honest. For your final draft, be sure to not only fix the formatting but also add evidence for your opinions. Use quotes if possible. Also, limit your plot summary. Don't give away the whole plot.


Best,


Mr. Larkins

CONNECTING NATIVE SON AND THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS TO CURRENT EVENTS

 Two-three sentences connecting Mumia Abu Jamal, Leonard Peltier, or Liu Xiaobo to the Scottsboro Boys and Bigger.

PROPER CITATION FOR RESEARCH

Here are two websites that will make bibliographies and works cited pages much easier for you.


1. The Rules: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/


2. What it looks like done for you  http://www.easybib.com/

RUBRIC FOR JULIUS CAESAR REVIEW

THE ROUGH DRAFT WILL BE WORTH 100 POINTS AND THE FINAL DRAFT WILL BE WORTH 200 POINTS.


THE TYPED 1.5 PAGE ROUGH DRAFT IS DUE TUESDAY, DEC 6. THE TYPED 2 PAGE FINAL DRAFT IS DUE MONDAY DEC 12.


ROUGH DRAFT:
25 PTS PLOT SUMMARY 
25 PTS LITERARY COMPARISONS 
50 PTS CRITIQUE/OPINION (ON ALL THE ASPECTS OF THE PRODUCTION, ESPECIALLY ACTING)


FINAL DRAFT:
25 PTS PLOT SUMMARY
25 PTS LITERARY COMPARISONS
100 PTS CRITIQUE/OPINION
50 PTS* DISCUSSION OF UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT PLAY


YOUR OPINIONS SHOULD BE SPECIFIC AND BASED ON PARTICULAR, SPECIFIC EXAMPLES FROM THE PLAY ITSELF.

JULIUS CAESAR PLAY REVIEWS

THE PLAY IS DEC 1 2 and 3 at OPA Auditorium. Its a 7pm each night and 2pm and 7pm on Saturday.


See Ms. Cunningham in the library or Emilio for tickets.


You must see the play to review it. You will write a typed 1.5 page standard formatting review of the Orange High School performance of the play. The review will be due in class Tuesday December 6.

BOOK REVIEW RUBRIC

YOUR BOOK REVIEW SHOULD INCLUDE 1. SOME AUTHOR BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, 2. A MIX OF 5 POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CRITIQUES OF THE BOOK, 3. MULTIPLE QUOTES FROM THE BOOK THAT YOU USE TO EXPLAIN YOUR OPINIONS, 4. COMPARISON TO OTHER BOOKS AND AUTHORS, 5. SHORT PLOT SUMMARY AND CHARACTER EXPLANATION.
*FOR NATIVE SON,YOUR REVIEW SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE A PARAGRAPH AGREEING/DISAGREEING WITH 1 OF THE REVIEWS WE READ IN CLASS. Also should include comparison of two of the court cases we've discussed (Scotsboro Boys, Troy Davis, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Leonard Peltier, or O.J. Simpson).

SHOUT-OUTS

Shout outs to everyone coming to tutoring and shout-outs to YaNeeq Williams, Paola Vargas, Abigale Nesbit, Tevon Bennet, Asalem Pierre-Louis, Deja Branch, Matthew Christian, Chinwendu Obi, Zenja Cisco, and Tarrayah McGill for their excellent ideas and participation in October and early November.

Shout-Outs to the Tornado News on working hard on your first set of assignments! @ Dharmenra, Kienaesha, Kalkidan, et al.

HSPA and AHSA Groups: you will do great on your upcoming unit test. Show me you can write persuasively!

AHSA: Monday
HSPA: the beginning of the following week.

MEMOIR DIRECTIONS

WEAVE THREE OF YOUR PERSONAL WRITER'S NOTEBOOK ENTRIES INTO A MEMOIR. TYPE THIS ONE-PAGE PIECE AND HAND IT IN WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2ND IN CLASS. EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

Malcolm X paper IMPORTANT

ATTENTION A DAY BLOCK 2 and 4


TYPED 2 PAGE ROUGH DRAFTS DUE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2. FIND QUESTIONS BELOW ON BLOG.  FINAL 2 PAGE DRAFTS ARE DUE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8.

Occupy Wall Street Quote Analysis

You can reply to this post or you can bring in a hardcopy.

Homework

Block 2
Paraphrase and interpret a quote regarding Occupy Wall St. Argue in favor or in opposition using examples from literature, film,  or current events.

Block 3
1. Self-reflection
2. Bring 2 news articles with opinion/claim underlined.
3. Come to me for make up work.

Block 4
1. Portfolio reflection
2.Read through chapter 3 of Malcolm X and answer guided reading questions.

Essential Questions for Malcolm X

These are the questions that you will answer for the Unit Exam.

1. Imagine what Malcolm X would be fighting for if he were alive today. What would he be unhappy about? Who would be his enemies? Would you agree or disagree with his beliefs? Why or why not?
2. Track Malcolm X's move towards integration and describe why he altered his mindset.
3. Describe the effect of Malcolm X's narrative voice and style. Be sure to discuss the figurative language he uses with numerous examples from the text.

Homework

Block 2 and 4 English  A Day
Complete chapters 1-3 of The Autobiography of Malcolm X and answer guided reading questions. 

Block 2
Post to blog a quote from ch 1-3, your paraphrase, and interpretation.

If you have to makeup a vocab quiz, come at 2:45 to do so. Last opportunity will be Tuesday.


HSPA A and B Day
Finish Revising thesis statements. Create strong 2 part thesis statement using steps we took in class. B Day group also bring self-reflection on HSPA persuasive writing comfort and discomfort.

Shout-Out

Shout-Outs to all the Block 2 Honors English II students!


94.7% average on the Vocab Quiz!


B.A.M.

Homework

Due Monday

Honors and CP English II
1.Write a sonnet
2. Complete assonance and consonance sheet for "Repetition" by Kay Ryan


3.Write one paragraph on the effect assonance and consonance  have on the rhythm of Kay Ryan's poem "Repetition."


4. Study for Unit Test


HSPA
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100217-crete-primitive-humans-mariners-seafarers-mediterranean-sea/


1. Bring in a news article that uses transitional phrases in a way you're either curious or unsure about.
2.Test Grade 2. Write one body paragraph for our Debate prompt (paying honors and AP students $250 per class/ for or against) and use at least two proper transitional phrases.

Shout-Outs

Shout-Outs to Sophia Azor, Francis Dickson, Shanay Washington and Niaesha Rutledge for their insights on how to combat harassment and bullying! The video you were in played at the board meeting and you all really impressed the Board of Education and the meeting attendees.


You're role models for living Respect not just for one week but for every week.

Rubaiyat Translation Discussion

Homework

HSPA A Day
Counterargument paragraph with transitional phrases. This counterargument paragraph should be based on the proposal we used in our debate.


Honors English Ii
Blog post discussing other translations of the Rubaiyat.
Paragraph on imagery or theme in th Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

English II

Paragraph on imagery or theme in th Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

Extra Credit- Nobel Prize Prediction

Homework

English II: Finish personal behavior project using 5 Pillars of Islam.


HSPA: Develop your two ideas into paragraphs for our Thursday debate.

Shout-Outs

Shout outs to Jean Cadet, Cassania Smith, Tamara St. Georges, Tashawn Hayden, and Tamisha and Muldride Ceus for excellent work in HSPA Prep Language Arts. Keep up the great participation. 


Shout outs to Paola Vargas and Jhennie Casseus for always arriving early to Block 1 AHSA.


Shout outs to Amid Clark, (putting the special in special teams) and Jamar Summers for their combined three touchdowns and four sacks on Friday! Central High can have their TV show and their measly eight points.


Shout outs to my seven students who acted out the personification in Langston Hughes' poem "In Time of Silver Rain:" Faakhir Goods, Matthew Christian, Stania Jean, Joseph White, Zenja Cisco, and Shaquan Pridgen.

Homework week of 9/26

English II and Honors English II

Old: type revised poem with 2 metaphors. Bring in a poem and be ready to discuss the figurative language in it.

New:one typed paragraph on theme or imagery in Qur'an.

HSPA: Write a four part outline and introduction paragraph for Prompt C.

Homework

Honors English II: Paragraph on effect of figurative language in "Facing it" and "Because I Could Not Stop for Death." Type your revised poem with 2+ metaphors.

English II: Paragraph on effect of figurative language in "Facing It."

-Type revised poem with 2+ metaphors.

HSPA/AHSA: Write four-part outlines for Persuasive prompts B and A from our packet.

Troy Davis Updates

http://twitter.com/#!/kimseverson

Extra Credit Opportunity- Let Your Voice Be Heard

There is a young man named Troy Davis on death row. He is slated to be killed September 21.


To earn 10 extra credit points, find two news articles about him, online or in print. Then write a two paragraph post arguing your opinion of his case, based on the facts and opinions you learned about in your research. Give a citation of the the articles.
Do not use first person, such as "I." Do not "guess" or say maybe. Declare your beliefs as strong factual, evidence-backed statements. There is no room for doubt.


This post is due Tuesday before class.

SUMMER READING - ENGLISH II and HONORS ENGLISH II

YOUR SUMMER READING PACKETS ARE DUE MONDAY SEPT 26 IN CLASS.

Any questions, ask me after class, post a question on the blog, or e-mail me. larkinda@orange.nj.us

Student and Family Survey

Due for A Day classes Monday.


Due for B Day classes Tuesday.


https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4y3hgHIXH-yOWY0ZjI1N2MtMzEyZi00MTE5LWExYTktZjU1YjkxNmZkMDg0&hl=en_US

SYLLABI

HONORS ENGLISH II SYLLABUS
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4y3hgHIXH-yZTBmYWFhOTUtN2JlMi00MjE2LTgwOWItNzA4MTcyYjRmYjg5&hl=en_US


ENGLISH II SYLLABUS
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4y3hgHIXH-yZGJmNDhmYjktMjg1ZS00OWJjLWFjMTAtYTFlNjA5ZjIwMThk&hl=en_US


HSPA SYLLABUS
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4y3hgHIXH-yMjRlYzdjOTItZWFjMi00ZWMzLTlmYTItNzM2MGNiMTY5Yjlj&hl=en_US


ASHA SYLLABUS
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4y3hgHIXH-yYjcyZGJmODctNTg3MC00MzBlLTkyZmUtYThmNDcwM2M0M2I4&hl=en_US

GETTING TO KNOW EVERYBODY

Welcome, classes!


Please add a comment and post your answer to the following question. If you were marooned on a deserted island, what meal, book, and luxury item would you bring if all the essentials were already provided?


You can't say boat or anything to get you off the island!

B.A.M.


Mr. Larkins