Quinn English

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Macbeth Lesson Close Read and Claim Writing

NAME________________________________________________

DO NOW: Let’s review Scene III (p. 28)

1. What words of caution does Banquo speak to Macbeth about the witches prophecies? (iii, 120-127)

2. Despite the good fortune foretold to him by the witches, why is Macbeth not feeling so good? (iii, 130-142)

3. A:CLAIM: LEADERSHIP: Under the influence of unchecked power, Macbeth takes actions that have serious and devastating consequences for himself and for other characters in the play. http://www.paperstarter.com/macbeth.htm

Scene IV (p. 40) CLOSE READ (Read multiple times, annotate, Connect to literary elements or themes, create discussion questions)

“The Prince of Cumberland! Tha tis a step

on which I must fall dow, or else o’er-leap

For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires!

Let not light see my black and deep desires:

The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be

Which they eye fears, when it is done, to see.

(I.iv.49-54).

Scene V (p. 44)

12. After reading Macbeth’s letter, summarize what Lady Macbeth worries will keep her husband from achieving the honors the witches predicted for him? (v, 14-29)

13. After the messenger leaves, summarize what Lady Macbeth wishes for in her soliloquy? (v, 40-53)

14. Upon Macbeth’s arrival and announcement that Duncan will arrive tonight, what does Lady Macbeth declare must be done to the King? (v, 59-68)

B: CLAIM: LEADERSHIP: Lady Macbeth becomes even more bloodthirsty than her husband, and she encourages him to use his power to perpetrate violence against others. http://www.paperstarter.com/macbeth.htm

CLOSE READ (Read multiple times, annotate, Connect to literary elements or themes, create discussion questions)

Lady Macbeth: The raven himself is hoarse

That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan

Under my battlements. Come, you spirits

That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,

And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full

Of direst cruelty! Make think my blood

Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse,

That no compunctious visiting of nature

Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between

the effect and it! Come to my woman’s breasts,

And take my milk for gall, you murdering ministers

Wherever in your sightless substances

You wait on nature’s mischief! Come, thick night,

And oak the in the dunnest smoke of hell,

That my keen knife see not the would it makes

Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark,

To cry “Hold, hold!’ (I.v.38-53)

View it: http://youtu.be/4x0T_1tLpi4

HW: MY BIG CAMPUS DISCUSSION # 31

Write a paragraph using Claim A or Claim B as your first sentence analyzing Macbeth or Lady Macbeth. Use a quote from the text to support your thinking.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Cutting Edge Education Using Ipads as a Literacy tool at the HS level: Transcendentalist Ipad Activity

NAME___________

Ford Quinn English 11 Transcendentalist iPad Project

Use

1. The ideas from the transcendentalist video, http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/transcendentalism-impact-on-american-literature.html#lesson

2. Class notes, class discussion, the readings from 3/5/16 http://media.collegeboard.com/sbo/pdf/cb_sb_ela_miu_L6_U5_activity2_SE_v2.pdf?__gda__=1394121614_4860edfd548b53dfb30bbc5640078d4e

3. The Excerpted works of Whitman, Emerson and Thoreau, and the chart that was filled out in class 3/6/15 http://www.mybigcampus.com/groups/quinn-english-11---1147758/group_wallposts

To CREATE

1. Create a Prezi- visual and text analysis of one of the selected works and make a connection to Chris.

2. Create an original 20-30 line poem emulating one of the writers studied (Emerson, Thoreau, or Whitman) present a poetry slam and capture it in video format.

3. Create a 1 minute "confessional" video analysis of one of the writers and make a connection to Chris.

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

1. Create a school appropriate Twitter account and follow @quinnenglish200, good reads, nytimes, satword of the day, grammargirl, retweet one of my posts and read one of my retweeted articles

2. Open 3d timeline app and begin to create a timeline of events in Chris’ life based on the events revealed in Into the Wild

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Multi Genre Research Paper

Multi-Genre Research Project Due: Tuesday, March 25^th

Multi= many

Genre= a category or type of artistic work determined by tone, content and technique (novel, poem, short story, biography, essay, speech, article, diary, letter, obituary, manuscript, song, etc).

Research= a way to increase knowledge, confirm facts, solve new problems

Project= a collaboratively designed set of tasks.

Assignment: Your assignment is to create a multi-genre research project on a person, event, movement or topic connected to Krakauer’s, Into the Wild.

How to prepare for the project while you read:

For each Chapter:

1. Identify the Genre of work(s)inserted at the start.

2. Explain how it is connected to Krakauer’s, Into the Wild.

3. Create your own original work that you may use in your research project.

Steps to creating the project:

1. Generate ideas that provide a focus for your topic (person, event, movement, concept, etc.) as it relates Krakauer’s, Into the Wild. Quickwrite an exploration of your thinking on the topic and identify areas that require further insight—this quickwrite could be used to focus your research.

2. Think-pair-share your findings to help you consider your ideas, narrow your focus, and generate a research question. Next, draft a working thesis that answers your focus question and that can be used as a guiding factor to guide your research and multi-genre research project.

3. Conduct research (7-8 primary and secondary sources) to explore all aspects of your thesis. Use resources such as easybib.com to assist with documenting your sources correctly in an annotated bibliography.

4. Consider which ideas from your research you will include in your paper, and choose an appropriate genre to creatively express the connection between your research and your interpretation. Remember, you will need a minimum of 3-6 different genres in your collection.

5. Reflect on research and ideas and brainstorm a list of creative ways to connect the genres via a metaphor or motif (e.g., chapters, seasons, time, movie script, song lyrics, recipes, months of the year, colors in a rainbow, cartoons, visual art images, statistics, expository text, sports rules, etc.). Select an appropriate metaphor and consider how it connects to your thesis, research, genres, and ideas.

6. Assemble your writing pieces in a coherent order using the transitions (e.g., metaphor or motif) you select to guide your reader from one genre to the next.

You must Pick 3 from this box Genres that require Research Newspaper article Obituary Editorial Letter to the Editor Advice Column Magazine article Blog entries Interview Timeline of events and with images and descriptions News Broadcast Commercial Other (must be pre-approved):	You may choose to add more visual genres to your project (optional) Invitation Brochure Cartoon Comic Strip Graphic Novel Postcards Wanted Poster Scrapbook Botanical survey Other (must be pre-approved):
You may wish to have Additional Writing genres (Optional) Poem Short Story Diary entries Eyewitness account A dramatic script Character FB page Series of tweets Series of text messages to and from Chris and family or friend Other (must be pre-approved):	Options on how this work will be presented. Creative ways to Present iMovie mixbook.com Glogster.com Multiple Vines Prezi.com Pixton.com Timetoast.com Animoto.com tagxedo.com pinterest.com Other (must be pre-approved):