Maura+and+Liz

=Welcome to the homework page for Maura and Liz's English class = === Email: liz.perez.211@gmail.com === === Homework Policy: Homework is 30% of the course grade ===


 * Thursday, June 2nd**

Projects and portfolios were due yesterday and today. Any late work MUST be handed in by 3:10 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, 6/3), or it will receive a grade of zero. Grades are being submitted Monday. Absent students must provide a compelling reason that they could not email their final projects and/or portfolio work, and they must also provide a parent's or doctor's note as evidence.

Students who turned in their projects in a timely manner may revise them in order to receive an enhanced grade. All revision submissions must include the ORIGINAL with rubric attached and the revised project, and must be turned in by 3:10 p.m. tomorrow.


 * Wednesday, May 25th**

Writing prompt: I think dystopian fiction appeals to people because...

We are reading the following document in class:



Select one blog post and underline the essential statement embodied in that quote, and interpret it in your own words. That quote will serve as your critical lens for evaluating the dystopian novels you've read for your project, below:



The rubric for the project is as follows:



The project is due next Wednesday at the end of the period (please come in with a complete project and use the time as either last-minute refining and printing, or to complete your portfolio). Your portfolios (checklist below) are due at the beginning of the period on Thursday (I need to turn in grades on Friday, so I am not accepting late portfolios without a doctor's note).




 * Wednesday, May 18th**

You should be halfway finished with your novel by now. We filled out the following in class:



Your homework is at the bottom of the log sheet; it is due at the end of class tomorrow, May 19th.


 * For Liz: final essay/project due Wednesday, June 1st during class (your book should be finished by May 27th). Please pace your reading accordingly. **

**Your third portfolio will be due the following day.**

 * Wednesday, May 11th**

Portfolio #2 is due today

You have time to do independent reading in class and complete the following sheet, on which your homework will be based:



Please note the following due dates:

Your reading on the current novel should be completed by **Friday, May 27th.**

Your final project will be due **Wednesday, June 1st.**

Your final portfolio collection will be due **Thursday, June 2nd** (final projects and portfolios will be graded separately).


 * Thursday, May 5th**

If you were not in class today, you need to check out your book with Laurie independently. Portfolios will be collected in the first five minutes of class on Wednesday, May 11th, and you should have read AT LEAST 25 pages of your book by then.

Independent reading projects have been returned and can be revised and submitted with the portfolio to improve your grade.


 * Tuesday, MAY 2nd**

IMPORTANT CHANGE: Your portfolios are due Wednesday, May 11. You will be receiving your graded projects back this week; if you want to improve your grade, a second and final draft is due with your portfolio.


 * Friday, April 29th**


 * PLEASE TURN IN YOUR BOOKS TODAY**

Independent Reading project/essay due.



For Friday: if you have an electronic version of your project, you should email it/have it ready on a USB drive //before class.//


 * Wednesday, April 27th**

Today is a working period during which you will obtain one peer review (see peer review rubric). I will be checking to see whether your outline is ready today in class; your peer review sheet is due at the beginning of class tomorrow.




 * IMPORTANT: PLEASE HAVE YOUR PROJECT/ESSAY OUTLINE based on the rubric ready for class on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27th**




 * Tuesday, April 12:**

Project for Independent Reading Novel, due Friday, April 29th (given out in class today):

You will have two or three class periods during which to finish reading your novels and to work on this. It will count for three homework grades and two classwork grades. No late projects will be accepted.

I will be checking in with you this Friday about which project option you will be doing. Please note: If you are doing the PowerPoint option or the song singing/recording, it needs to be presented in class AND I need a copy of the PowerPoint (electronic or paper) or lyrics for grading. Essays do not need to be presented.





We also went over the following today. Make sure you are not guilty of any of these common errors in your writing!



HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY, APRIL 11:



Last page of story if you are missing it:




 * CLARIFICATION ON HOMEWORK THAT WAS GIVEN ON MARCH 22 and due April 4:**


 * **Those who posted a question in the forum before 11:59 yesterday will receive full credit.**
 * **Those who posted a question AND at least one response before 11:59 yesterday will receive full credit plus .5 //extra// homework credit for each response.**
 * **Those who posted neither a question nor a response need to turn in TWO questions (typed) based on the Independent Reading Reflection from Week One (see March 22) to receive full credit. This is due Monday, April 11 at the beginning of class.**
 * **Please email Liz with any questions.**
 * **Additionally, if you have not turned in your portfolio that was due on March 25, you may do so by the beginning of class on Monday, April 11 for half credit.**


 * Tuesday, April 5**



Your homework is included in the above (and based on it). It is due tomorrow, April 6, at the end of class.


 * Tuesday, March 22**



Please make sure to download the above and follow instructions. Even if you were absent, this will be part of the next portfolio collection (in April).

Update: Liz was absent today (Wednesday). I will be in class tomorrow, Thursday, and students who have not yet checked out their novels should do so on Thursday during class.


 * Monday, March 21 (see Thursday, March 17)**


 * Thursday, March 17, 2011**


 * Homework for today and yesterday is to write a post and riposte for at least one question. Please review the post/riposte format on the handout or on the "PLEASE READ" thread in the Harrison Bergeron forum. Your post and riposte are due by Monday, March 21, 11:59 p.m.**


 * PLEASE NOTE: STUDENTS WHO POST THREE STRONG RIPOSTES (answer three questions in the appropriate format, including a quote from the story) will be eligible for extra credit for homework.**

Please make sure you get a copy of the portfolio checklist (due Friday, March 25).



Also, you will be picking your independent reading (literature circle) novel. If you are absent today, download this and get it to me ASAP: Students who do not hand in or email me their selections by Monday, March 21 at 11:59 are subject to having their book chosen for them.


 * Wednesday, March 16, 2011**

Writing prompt #5: Can the members of a society truly be equal? Why or why not?

If you were absent today, please download the following story and read it before tomorrow's class:



Homework (due before the end of class tomorrow): Post a question to the class message board. Look at the sample question or refer to today's stem starter handout for ideas.




 * Wednesday, March 9, 2011**

Liz is away from the building today. In class, you are expected to respond to the following questions:



Once you've finished answering these questions, make sure you've both checked in on the forum and written your post or riposte. Please be sure to check my most recent post on the "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" forum about the format and expectations of your posts. Students who do not meet these expectations will receive a check minus (half credit) for homework.

Be good for Nancy! :)


 * Tuesday, March 8, 2011**

Writing prompt #4: What would you sacrifice in order to have the perfect society?

Please see below for information about your online discussion. You are expected to register for the message board and write a post or riposte by the end of class tomorrow.



English 4 forum


 * Wednesday, March 2, 2011**

Your homework for next Tuesday is to read Ursula K. Le Guin's short story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas." Be sure to actively read the story: take notes in the margins and underline. Also, as you are reading, you should be pondering the following question: What would you sacrifice in order to have the perfect society?



Paperwork related to research paper writing:














 * Tuesday, February 15 and Wednesday, February 16, 2011 **

Writing prompt #3: People accept information that is wrong/not based in fact as true because...

Students are working in-class on their poetry analysis presentations. If you have not finished your TP-CASTT graphic organizer, you should do so ASAP, because you will not have additional class time to work on this. If you do not finish today, your partnership should share a Google Doc so that you can continue to work on your presentation. Presentations will be on TUESDAY, MARCH 1. Reminder: you must have a textual analysis based on your TP-CASTT worksheet and a visual representation as well. Acceptable representations would be a collage, an illustration, a Photoshop document or other digital illustration, or a short (2-3 minute) dramatic scene (script must be available). Check in with Liz if you want to do something else.

Poetry partnerships:

Keith, Elisha, Bryant: "These Yet To Be United States" Mathew, Juan C., Nicholas: "These Yet To Be United States" Dominique, Kevin C. "Rain Song" Ian, Eric, Alina "These Yet To Be United States" Maria, Kadin, Sylvia: "Rain Song" Armando, Chris, Nathaniel "The Second Coming" Max, Jessica, Stephanie: "Government" Michael, Sixto: "Rain Song" Abraham, Dylan, Alejandro: "Government"

Additional reminder: Maura and Liz will be available tomorrow (2/17) during class for conferencing to determine whether your research papers are on track. Take advantage of this and bring all of your work in (including the grid that is due Friday).

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Liz will be out of the building. Your sub will have an assignment for you (see below if you were not in class today) that should take no more than half the period if you are on task. Use the rest of the time to work in your poetry analysis partnerships.



Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Writing prompt #2 The narrator of Allen Ginsberg's "America" is satisfied/dissatisfied with America because...

Poetry Analysis Assignment: Using the TP-CASTT method of poetry analysis, pairs or triads will select a poem about society and government on which to write an analysis and present. Presentations are due on Wednesday, February 16. For more information, see below:





Tuesday, February 2, 2011

Writing prompt #1: My idea of utopia is...

We began to read Allen Ginsberg's "America" in class today. Finish reading the poem, then select three of the underlined terms in the poem, research them, and bring in a two to three sentence description of each the items in your own words (do not just copy and paste from Wikipedia). Due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, February 9th.

If you were not present in class today, you need to download the following, because we will be referring to them in class next Tuesday: