English 12 term 1 journals
dateSept 13/14
Sept 15/16 Sept 17/18 Sept 21/22 Sept 28/29 Oct 13/14 Oct. 26/27 Nov. 10 Nov. 13 |
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topicDescribe a time when you experienced grief. How did you feel? How did you react?
Write a 4 paragraph essay in response to "The Story of an Hour." Detail your reaction and the reaction of one other person not in English 12. Refer to the handout for further information. Tell the personal story depicted in a photograph. Use signifiers in your story to connect the actions and emotions of your protagonist to something. How does the author use foreshadowing to develop theme in the excerpt from No Great Mischief. Respond in a well structured composition of 200-300 words. Include a minimum of 3 analyzed examples. Describe a time when you were taken out of your "bubble." How did you feel and react? Was your reaction successful? Was this a positive or negative experience? In class addition: Compare and/or contrast your experience to Alex's in "Summer Tragedy Report." How is theme developed in "Long, Long After School?" Respond in a composition of approximately 300 words. Use the outline provided in class to help you with the structure of your response. Paste a political cartoon in your journal. Write a paragraph explaining how the cartoonist uses elements of satire. Write a satirical commentary on an issue of your choosing. Use elements of satire in your response. You can choose the genre (ex: news article, short story, rant, opinion paragraph). Discuss the characterization of Mary Maloney in "Lamb to the Slaugher." Respond in a composition of 200-300 words. |