Reading Calendar for FAT KID RULES THE WORLD

By this day		Be up to this page
Block 5	Block 1
Wednesday 11/28	Thursday, 11/29	39
Tuesday 12/4	Monday, 12/3	92
Thursday 12/6	Wednesday 12/5	133
Monday 12/10	Friday 12/7	163
Wednesday 12/12	Tuesday, 12/11	End (183)

Character Study

Choose one of the characters we've read about in a short story and pretend you are making a MySpace profile for them.

Please do not actually go on MySpace for this assignment; use this worksheet instead. If you think the worksheet is missing important categories, you are free to add them.

Homework for Thursday 11/15, and Friday 11/16

Read John Updike's "A&P" before class on Thursday, 11/15 (block 1), Friday 11/16 (block 5). It is on page 220, but you can also read this version if you don't have your book with you.

The Stone Boy

After reading The Stone Boy, complete this worksheet.

If you need to reference the text, but don't have your book with you, you can use this PDF version of it.

Doby's Gone

Please note: This assignment is not for everybody -- I talk to you personally or email me if it's something you are going to do.
When you are reading "Doby's Gone" from Points of View, the anthology of short stories that was handed out this week, try to notice what aspects of Sue's life cause her to depend on Doby, and later what events cause her to not need Doby.

Complete this worksheet when you are done reading the story.

Here is a copy of this story, in case you don't have your book with you.

Modern vs. Julius Caesar Essay Assignment

Essay Assignment – English 9

The Prompt

Modern politicians and other people famous for speaking address many of the themes found in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.

Chose one well-known orator (person who gives a lot of speeches) from the 20^th century and compare their themes to the themes in Julius Caesar.

A “theme” can be…

Power – ways in which orators assert their own power or make you believe in the power (or lack of power) in others.

Fear – how and orator might try to scare listeners – sometimes subtly, sometimes not – in order to persuade them.

Patriotism – look at how speakers talk about their own loyalty to their country, or countrymen, as well as what they think their countrymen owe the country.

Loyalty – this is close to Patriotism, but is more about relationships not based on nationality or governance.

You are free to come up with other themes!

Intro

The first paragraph must be an introduction, containing a hook, a topic sentence and a thesis statement.

Conclusion

The last paragraph must be a conclusion, containing a progressive re-statement of the thesis and summation of the ideas and information you have provided. There can be no new information in the conclusion, but be careful not to sound repetitive either.

Body Paragraphs

Between the first and last paragraph are two body paragraphs.

Each body paragraph must contain a topic sentence, at least one sentence including a quotation from your modern speaker and one quotation from the play. These sentences are called the concrete details, because they simply state that someone said something, but do not contain any opinion or commentary from you. After each concrete detail, you will write two sentences that do contain your opinion about how the theme is used in the quote and what this means in the overall idea you are writing about. At the end of the paragraph, wrap it up with one sentence that lets the reader know you have proven your point. This is called the concluding sentence.

Make sure when you are done writing that you check what you’ve written against these requirements.

Due date

The first draft of this essay is due Friday, November 9, by email.

Mind Map Caesar and Modern Quotations

Here is a PDF of the Mind Manager Map we did in class. Some of you will find this helpful in organizing the body paragraphs of your essay.

Obviously, there is more information that you can use in this document, but feel free to pick and choose from the quotations.

Remember, when you are writing your essay, all of your modern quotations must come from the same person (though not necessarily from the same speech).