cp e nglish & composition i j ournal. j ournal #2 – 9/19/2012 use the following sentences as...
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JOURNAL #2 – 9/19/2012
Use the following sentences as the beginning of a short story:
Eve stared down at the egg in her hand. There was no other choice: she had to call F.B.I headquarters. Your story can be either funny or
serious.
Journal #3 – 9/20/2012
“A Boy Named Sue” – Johnny CashAs we listen to the song, label all the elements of plot
from the song. 1. Exposition a. Setting b. Characters c. Conflict2. Rising Action a. Event 1 b. Event 2 c. Event 33. Climax4. Falling Action5. Resolution
Journal #4 – 9/24/2012
What is the most memorable part of “The Interlopers?
Please explain it in detail and why it is memorable.
Journal #5 – 9/25/2012
Write a newspaper article detailing the aftermath of the story from the view of a village reporter. Remember that you will have no idea the men had reconciled.
Journal #6 – 9/28/2012
What is your most prized possession? How did you acquire it? What
circumstances might force you to give it up? Would you be willing to give it up
for another person?
Journal #7 – 10/1/2012
What was the best gift that you have ever given? Who received the gift? Why was
it the best?
Journal #8 – 10/2/2012
Read the following details taken from today’s short story “Checkouts” and predict where
and when you think the story takes place and any thoughts you have about the characters.
1. You’ll love this house, they said. You’ll be lonely at first, they admitted, but you’re so nice you’ll make friends fast.
2. Then one day the bag boy dropped her jar of mayonnaise and that is how she fell in love.
Journal #9 – 10/3/2012
Have your parents ever told you “You better not take that tone with me!”
What did they mean? What tone were they referring
to?
Journal #10 – 10/4/2012
Revenge is a popular theme in literature from all time periods, including present
day. Think about some movies, television shows, books, or plays where the protagonist is driven by a need for revenge and list them. What types of activities generally warrant revenge? Does revenge always work out? What
are some alternatives to taking revenge?
Journal #11 – 10/8/2012
Do you believe that lying is ever appropriate? Is there
are certain type of situation where lying is
acceptable? Describe some situations where lying may be acceptable. Does lying
ever work out?
Journal #11 – 10/9/2012
In Guy de Mauspassant’s short story “The Necklace,” Mme.
Loisel’s superficiality creates a decade of hardship for not just
herself, but her husband as well. Consider her husband’s actions
after she loses the necklace. Describe his actions. Explain whether you would you have
reacted similarly or differently to her husband. Why?
Journal #13 – 10/10/2012
Intertextuality is the shaping of texts' meanings by other texts. It can include
an author’s borrowing and transformation of a prior text or to a reader’s referencing of one text in
reading another. Last night’s reading of “Cinderella” was an example of this.
Can you think of other examples where books or movies have borrowed ideas or
situations from another text?
Journal #14 – 10/11/2012
Out of the five short stories that we’ve read, which story was your favorite? Why is it your favorite? What element of story interested
you the most?
Journal #16 – 10/22/2012
How do you think television, movies, and Internet have impacted our imagination?
What do you think you would spend your time doing / imagining if you
had no access to TV, movies, or a computer?
Journal #17 – 10/23/2012
What does it mean to grow up? How do you know when you have
grown up?
Write at least a paragraph in response.
Journal #18 – 10/24/2012
The Radley house is both enticing and frightening for
the children. Describe a childhood fear or mystery
you recall.
Journal #19 – 11/1/2012
Using 5 examples of imagery, write a
paragraph describing the past four days.
Chapter 4
Name two things the children find in the knothole of the oak
tree.
Describe the new game the kids start to play.
Journal #20 – 11/2/2012
Using three vocabulary words, respond to the following
question: Atticus tells Scout “you never really understand a person until you climb into his skin and walk around in
it.” What does he mean? Is he right?
Journal #21 – 11/7/2012
Using three vocabulary words, respond to the following
question: If your house were to catch fire and you could
carry out one armload, what would you choose to take and
why?
Reading Check – Chapter 8
1. What happens in chapter eight that rarely happens in Alabama?
2. Why does Atticus drag the children out of bed in the middle of the night?
3. Who drapes the blanket around the narrator?
Journal #22 – 11/8/2012
Using two vocabulary words, respond to the following question: Scout and Jem suffered through Christmas
at their relatives—are the holiday traditions at your house sometimes more than you can take? Or if your home does not have holiday traditions, what is your experience with others who do not understand your family’s choices.
Journal #23 – 11/9/2012
Using two vocabulary words, write a paragraph responding to the following question: Jem
and Scout take some grief over their father’s defense of
Tom Robinson. What principles has your family verbally or
actively upheld?
11/12/2012
Clear your desks for a reading check.
The reading check will be on chapters 9, 10 and
11 in To Kill A Mockingbird.
Journal #24 – 11/13/2012
Using two vocabulary words, answer the following question:
Filled with spiteful vengeance, Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose’s garden. Tell about a situation in your life when you reacted with revenge in your
heart.
Courage – the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger,
pain, etc without fear
Journal #25 – 11/14/2012
Using two vocabulary words, answer the following question: Scout has some difficulty
understanding Jem as he grows. Why is a four-year age difference more significant now for Jem and Scout that it was before? Describe a time in your life when age difference became more or less of a problem.
Journal #26 – 11/19/2012
Scout and Jem visit Calpurnia’s church. How
would you feel if you were the visitor under those
circumstances? Describe a time when you were an
outsider.
Journal # 27 - 11/26/2012
How was your Thanksgiving? Describe
your Thanksgiving in detail using five
examples of imagery.
Journal # 28 – 11/27/2012
Analyze the following quote from TKAM: “So it took an eight-year-old child to
bring 'em to their senses.... That proves something - that a gang of wild
animals can be stopped, simply because they're still human. Hmp, maybe we need a police force of
children” (Lee 157).
Who said the quote and why is it significant?
11/28/2012
Take ten minutes to finish your open-ended question from yesterday.
Your responses will be collected.
12/3/12
Take five minutes to review your study guides and
notes for the TKAM Quiz on chapters 16- 20. Use this
time wisely!
Journal #29 – 12/4/12
Atticus catches the Ewells in a terrible lie. Have you ever caught a liar or been caught lying yourself? How
did you feel? How did others involved feel? Is it ever okay to lie? When?
Journal #30 – 12/5/12
Atticus differentiates between the law and social
code. Explain the difference between the two. Which of these two
set of principles of behavior is more important? Why?
Journal #31 – 12/7/12
Jem’s Confidence in Tom Robinson’s acquittal reflects his naïve belief in the judgment of
the jury. Jem’s confidence in their integrity is shattered when the jury convicts an
obviously “innocent” man. Describe a time you remember feeling disillusionment
because your youthful perceptions were shattered.
Journal #32 – 12/10/12
Imagine what it would be like to be sentenced to die for a crime.
How would a prisoner on death row think and act? What effects, if any, would a death
sentence have on the defendant’s attorney? Jury? Family?
Journal #33 – 12/11/12
Consider the New York Times article, “Black? White? Asian? More Americans Are Choosing All of the Above” as you answer the writing
prompt:
What is your race and ethnicity? How do you identify yourself and why? Is your
background a source of pride, confusion, discomfort or something else? How do others
react to your perceived and expressed identity? What does your family tree look
like?
Journal # 33 – 12 / 12 / 12
Scout’s teacher exhibits profound hypocrisy. Describe
someone you know who engages in such behavior.
How do you and others react to this behavior? What are the
impacts?
Journal # 35 – 12/14/2012
Speculate why many people feel prejudice against
whole groups of people. Is it an expression of unity with one’s own group? A sign of security?
A result of actual bad experiences? An automatic acceptance of old attitudes?