Daily Writing History
The weekly writing for the next five prompts was due Monday, 4/30
Monday, 4/16
What did you do over break? Be very descriptive. Use a lot of adjectives and prepositions.
Wednesday, 4/18
Is "Marigolds" an example of good literature? Why or why not? Use literary vocabulary like: dynamic character, conflict, theme, juxtaposition, characterization, irony, plot.
Thursday, 4/19
How does "On the Bridge" remind you of anyone you know or anything you have been through?
or
How does "On the Bridge" remind you of any other story, movie, or TV show?
Friday, 4/20
You may type either of your responses about "The Lottery."
Thursday, 4/26
What are some of the important things to focus on when taking the CAPT Response to Literature test? What literary terms should you be familiar with? What do they mean?
The weekly writing for the next five prompts was due Monday, 4/16.
Monday, 3/05
Using your notes on books 1-6, come up with one adjective to describe Odysseus, and explain in a CSI paragraph.
Tuesday, 3/06
How does Odysseus demontrate hubris? Write a CSI paragraph using at least two examples.
Friday, 3/09
Read the lyrics and listen to the song "The Cave" by Mumford and Sons. What references to the Odyssey do you recognize? Why do you think the writer would include those references in the song?
Wednesday, 4/04
What is your initial reaction to "The Sniper"? You may focus on setting, the characters and their problems (conflict), or anything else that strikes you.
Thursday, 4/05
THE END MATTERS: Consider the following passage from "Fourth of July"
"Then, with the rumble of fireworks in his ears, he jogged off to meet Kate, taking surprisinging litte satisfaction from the thought that very soon Sager may be stalled out on a dark, lonely road"
It's not as shocking as finding out he killed his own brother, but how does the above quotation porve that Chuck has changed? What is important to him? How do you know?
The weekly writing for the next five prompts was due Monday, 3/05.
Tuesday, 2/21
Now that we've been studying mythology for a while, where have you noticed mythological allusions in TV, movies, music, advertising, and pop culture?
Friday, 2/25
What do you like about your original myth? What could you do to improve it?
(If you use this for your weekly, you must also write about what you did to improve it over the course of this week.)
Monday, 2/27
Which of the following are you familiar with? What do you know about them?
Achilles The Trojan War The Trojan Horse Hector Prince Paris
Helen of Troy Odysseus Agamemnon Menelaus
Tuesday, 2/28
Original Invocation. If you would like to expand the Original Invocation that you wrote in class, you can turn that in as a weekly writing assingment.
Wednesday, 2/29
Look again at Book 1, lines 276-283. What does this have to do with xenia? Where else is xenia present in Book 1?
Monday, 4/16
What did you do over break? Be very descriptive. Use a lot of adjectives and prepositions.
Wednesday, 4/18
Is "Marigolds" an example of good literature? Why or why not? Use literary vocabulary like: dynamic character, conflict, theme, juxtaposition, characterization, irony, plot.
Thursday, 4/19
How does "On the Bridge" remind you of anyone you know or anything you have been through?
or
How does "On the Bridge" remind you of any other story, movie, or TV show?
Friday, 4/20
You may type either of your responses about "The Lottery."
Thursday, 4/26
What are some of the important things to focus on when taking the CAPT Response to Literature test? What literary terms should you be familiar with? What do they mean?
The weekly writing for the next five prompts was due Monday, 4/16.
Monday, 3/05
Using your notes on books 1-6, come up with one adjective to describe Odysseus, and explain in a CSI paragraph.
Tuesday, 3/06
How does Odysseus demontrate hubris? Write a CSI paragraph using at least two examples.
Friday, 3/09
Read the lyrics and listen to the song "The Cave" by Mumford and Sons. What references to the Odyssey do you recognize? Why do you think the writer would include those references in the song?
Wednesday, 4/04
What is your initial reaction to "The Sniper"? You may focus on setting, the characters and their problems (conflict), or anything else that strikes you.
Thursday, 4/05
THE END MATTERS: Consider the following passage from "Fourth of July"
"Then, with the rumble of fireworks in his ears, he jogged off to meet Kate, taking surprisinging litte satisfaction from the thought that very soon Sager may be stalled out on a dark, lonely road"
It's not as shocking as finding out he killed his own brother, but how does the above quotation porve that Chuck has changed? What is important to him? How do you know?
The weekly writing for the next five prompts was due Monday, 3/05.
Tuesday, 2/21
Now that we've been studying mythology for a while, where have you noticed mythological allusions in TV, movies, music, advertising, and pop culture?
Friday, 2/25
What do you like about your original myth? What could you do to improve it?
(If you use this for your weekly, you must also write about what you did to improve it over the course of this week.)
Monday, 2/27
Which of the following are you familiar with? What do you know about them?
Achilles The Trojan War The Trojan Horse Hector Prince Paris
Helen of Troy Odysseus Agamemnon Menelaus
Tuesday, 2/28
Original Invocation. If you would like to expand the Original Invocation that you wrote in class, you can turn that in as a weekly writing assingment.
Wednesday, 2/29
Look again at Book 1, lines 276-283. What does this have to do with xenia? Where else is xenia present in Book 1?
