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Reading schedule for Hamlet:
by Thu. Oct. 17 Finish reading Act I
by Thu. Oct. 24 Finish reading Act II
by Thu. Oct. 31 Finish reading Act. III
by Thu. Nov. 7 Finish reading Act IV
by Thu. Nov. 14 Finish reading Act V

Finish book by Oct. 7

In class writing on Oct. 7

In-class, write a paragraph or paragraphs, using the book if you like, on exploring a gray area between androids and humans. Quote or give examples. Provide examples and interpret them. 

Week 4 of English IV  F per

Sep. 30, Oct. 1-3

M T W T (F period SciFi)

Goals/Homework:

Enhance your blog

·         Add pages

·         Add reading (free reading)

·         Add links

·         comment

Read, annotate, blog about Phillip Dick

Do your own research on robots

and analyze it in blogs

Blog 4 times a week at home

(and in class when you can)

Respond to

Blogs due: M T W T (F period)

Short in-class writing comparing robots (next week)

Pick your independent reading book and put it on your blog

Copy an image of the book jacket

Add to your ‘READING’ gadget

Rank sample SAT essays in class

Reading schedule

Finish Phillip Dick by Oct. 7

 

older: Writing your first essay in English IV

In English IV during the first weeks, we will all work on writing a draft of a compare and contrast essay.

(For A period, contrast two basketball poems, for F period contrast how Asimov vs. Phillip Dick portray robots.)

·         Decide if you want to discuss similarities or mostly differences.

·         Generate lots of ideas through brainstorming.

·         Reread again and again for clues from the texts.

·         Come up with a working thesis (which you will revise later)

·         Plan the organization of your paragraphs, step by step.

·         Be flexible about your plan if while writing your drafts the topic changes slightly.

·         Go back and add a title after your first draft. (Never “Compare/Contrast Essay”)

·         Go back and adjust your thesis to fit the actual essay you’ve written.

·         Proofread and edit.

·         Turn in your first draft by Thursday 9/19.

Brainstorm your first piece of writing:

1.       Think about what you already know about compare contrast essays you’ve written before

2.       Do you want to emphasize more similarities or differences? Or equal time for both?

3.       Read the poems over and over again and see what you NOTICE.

4.       Annotate. Brainstorm. Generate many ideas. Sort through your best ideas and select those ones.

5.       How will you structure your essay? Come up with a central idea and TWO ways to order your paragraphs and ideas.

6.       Senior English and Freshman Writing require ideas that aren’t too obvious. Come up with a point of view. Have something to say that, while not original, is fresh for you.

7.       Think before you start drafting about what you already know about writing essays: (see below)

·         Title: meaningful titles can be added afterwards

·         Intro: Catchy first sentence, basic background, thesis that states your main idea clearly so readers know what you are going to argue.

·         Body Paragraphs: Topic sentences aren’t examples but supporting points or claims.

·         Evidence, either a quote or an example.

·         Analysis: Show the reader how your evidence supports your points and/or thesis

·         Development: Explore your ideas as the essay goes along.

·         Conclusion: Don’t just repeat, but you can summarize. Then think about the larger implications of what you’ve discovered.