Contemporary Composition/A.L. Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. David Garcia
- Term
- Spring 2012
- Department
- English
- Location
- D13
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Assigned 5-15-12
+Activity #35: Process Analysis
(4 points)
-Read the handout on process analysis (how to do something and how something is/was done), Keillor's essay, and answer content questions 1-4 in complete sentences.
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Assigned 5-11-12
+Read "What is Poverty?" by Jo Goodwin Parker.
+Class Assignment #10: (provide own, unique title)
-reading standard 2.0
-writing standard 2.3
-written language conventions standards 1.1, 1.2
Choose a topic of your choice (not poverty), and use Parker's essay as a model to develop a multiple-paragraph composition.
Consider her introduction and conclusion and do a similar introduction and conclusion.
Start body paragraphs (3) with metaphorical sentences, and develop each paragraph with examples, reasons, observations, descriptions and narratives.
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Assigned 5-9-12
+Writing to Define
+Activity #34: Definitions
(4 points)
-Develop a paragraph definition of football, as directed/guided by teacher.
-Answer "Content" questions 1-3 of Asimov's essay (hand out).
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Assigned 5-7-12
+Activity #33: Sentence Combining
(4 points)
-Complete exercises A and B of pages 368-369, Writer's Choice (blue textbook).
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Assigned 5-3-12
Activity #32: Crime
(3 points)
-Paragraph on the following:
define crime;
list crimes;
discuss the causes of crime: why do people commit crimes; have you ever committed a crime, and why?
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Assigned 5-1-12
+Activity #31: Outline
(4 points)
-Complete following outline:
I. Violent Incidents from "Hostage" (pages 1200-1209)
A. Bruno
1.
2.
B. Bruno's Father
1.
2.
3.
4.
a.
b.
c.
C. Narrator
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
f.
g.
h.
i.
D. Bruno and Assailant
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
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Assigned 4-27-12
+Movie Excerpt
+Activity #29: Violence
(3 points)
Develop a paragraph which does the following:
define violence (use/document dictionary definition):
further develop definition:
discuss the prevalencey of violence in our society and your experiences/thoughts on violence.
+Read "Hostage" by Joyce Carol Oates, pages 1200-1209.
+Activity #30: "Hostage"
(3 points)
-Identify the three main characters and provide 10 descriptive details for each.
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Assigned 4-25-12
+Read pages 360-363 of Writer's Choice Text (blue book)
+Activity #28: Sentence Combining
-Complete exercises A and B, pages 364-365.
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Assigned 4-23-12
+Review "Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe: The Legend and the Image"
+Class Assignment #9: (provide own, unique title)
-reading standard 2.0, 3.0, 3.5
-writing standard 2.2
-written language conventions standards 1.1, 1.2
Develop a multiple-paragraph composition which does the following:
describe the image that appears on page 102;
list the various names of this image;
identify the title and author of the essay read, and clarify what is said/learned referring to the following:
Virgilio Elizondo, Juan Diego, Fray Juan de Zumarraga, Juan Bernardino, Tepeyac, Tonantzin, Coatlicue, the images symbolism, and its use in more contemporary times, specifically by Miguel Hidalgo, Cesar Chavez and Yolanda Lopez.
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Assigned 4-19-12
+Review Burciaga's Essays
+Class Assignment #8: (provide own, unique title)
-reading standards 2.0, 3.0, 3.5
-writing standards 2.2, 2.3
-written language conventions standards 1.1, 1.2
Develop a multiple-paragraph composition which does the following:
define the term culture:
state the term you use to identify your cultural background, and identify things you engage in because of your culture;
identify the author of the essays read and how they relate to culture;
choose three of the essays (except "El Diablo y El Mambo and "Nuestra Senora . . ."), and for each one, write a separate paragraph which identifies the title, clarifies its content and the connection of the Loteria image and the essay;
discuss your thoughts on reading these essays.
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Assigned 4-17-12
+Grades and Make Up Work
+Finish Reading Burciaga's Essays
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Assigned 4-13-12
+"El Diablo y El Mambo"
(sample writing response)
(see below attachment)
HOMEWORK: read Burciaga's essays (hand out)
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Assigned 4-11-12
+Read aloud "Spilling the Beans" by Jose Burciaga
+Activity #27: "Mexicans Begin Jogging" by Gary Soto
(3 points)
-Read poem on page 1195, and answer in complete sentences questions 1-6 on page 1196.
HOMEWORK: read "El Diablo y El Mambo."
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Assigned 4-9-12
+CST Preparation
+Play Loteria
+Class Assignment #7: Loteria
-writing standard 2.3
-written language conventions standards 1.1, 1.2
Develop a multiple paragraph composition which does the following:
define the term Loteria, and identify the materials needed to play:
describe a Loteria playing card, wholistically and specifically, two images;
clarify the experience of playing Loteria in class.
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Assigned 3-28-12
+Read aloud "I Am Joaquin"
+Activity #26: CST Preparation Packet
(4 points)
-Complete packet (hand out).
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Assigned 3-26-12
+Review "People and Events from Mexican and Mexican-American History."
+Activity #25: Marginal Notations
(4 points)
-Read page 317, and take notes on author; also, read poem "I am Joaquin" (hand out), and make marginal notes through out, clarifying content of poem.
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Assigned 3-22-12
+Read "Ambush" by Tim O'Brien
(pages 1105-1108)
+Class Assignment #6: (provide own,unique title)
-reading standards 2.0, 3.0, 3.5
-writing standards 2.2, 2.3
-written language conventions standards 1.1, 1.2
Develop a multiple-paragraph composition which does the following:
define the term war;
list wars that come to mind;
identify title and author of narrative read in class today, and state which war it is related to;
identify the narrator of the story, and clarify the 3 external an the 3 internal conflicts he experiences, and how he deals/resolves or attempts to deal/resolve each one;
clarify your thoughts on war.
+Activity #24: Annotation
(4 points)
-Read in class and finish for HOMEWORK "People and Events from Mexican and Mexican-American History" (handout) and annotate, circle, underline or highlight information that seems to be important.
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Assigned 3-20-12
+Documentary excerpt: The Century (1960's)
+Activity #23: Vietnam War Poetry
(4 points)
-Read pages 1111-1115, and answer questions 1-6 of page 113 and questions 1-4 of page 1116.
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Assigned 3-16-12
Activity #22
(4 points)
Develop a response to the official early assessment, EPT.
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Assigned 3-14-12
+10 Week Grades
HOMEWORK: visit the below linked website.
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Assigned 3-12-12
EPT Preparation
Activity #21: (provide own, unique title)
(4 points)
-Choose one of the two essay prompts from below attached document and develop a multiple-pargraph composition.
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Assigned 3-8-12
+Final Discussion of Black Boy.
+Activity #19: "War Abroad and Conflict at Home"
(4 points)
-Take notes: 1068-1074 and 1132-1135
+Activity #20: Gwendolyn Brooks' Poetry
(4 points)
-Read pages 968 and answer questions 1-4 of page 968, and
read pages 969-970 and answer questions 2, 3, 4, 6.
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Assigned 3-6-12
+Activity #18: Black Boy, Chapters 12 and 13 Questions
(3 points)
-Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
1. In chapter 12, where is Richard working, and what does his job consist of?
2. Who is Shorty, and what is a description of him?
3. How does Shorty get a quarter from a "White Man"?
4. Who is Mr. Ollin?
5. What does Mr. Ollin reveal to, tell Richard?
6. What has Harrison been told by whites about Richard?
7. What does Mr. Ollin and other whites arrange for Richard and Harrison?
8. Why doe they eventually decide to engage in the arranged activity?
9. What happens as they engage in this activity?
10. How does Richard feel afterwards?
1. In chapter 13, how does Richard become aware of H.L. Mencken, and why is he so intrigued by him?
2. How does Richard acquire books from the library?
3. What are the titles of the two books that he reads by Mencken?
4. How does Richard see Mencken based on reading his books?
5. What does Richard compare reading to, and how does it affect him?
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Assigned 3-2-12
+Activity#17: Black Boy Chaps. 10 and 11 Paragraph
(4 points)
-Based on chapter 10, write a paragraph that clarifies why Richard commits crime, the crimes (4) he commits and how he feels about committing crime.
-Based on chapter 11, quote the last two sentences of the chapter, and clarify why he says that; who is he talking about and what occurs in order for him to say that.
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Assigned 2-29-12
+Art for Extra-Credit
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Assigned 2-27-12
+Read aloud and Discuss Poetry by Claude McKay (handout)
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Assigned 2-23-12
+Read aloud/discuss Langston Hughes poetry (handout).
+Activity #16: The Harlem Reniassance
(3 points)
-Read pages 932-936; take a page of notes on the aspects of the Harlem Reanaissance.
HOMEWORK: read chapter 12 of Black Boy and try to get through 13 and 14 also.
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Assigned 2-21-12
+Review chapters 8 and 9 of Black Boy.
-Read/Discuss poetry by Langston Hughes, pages 925-927.
+Class Assignment #5: (provide own, unique title)
-reading standards 2.0, 3.0, 3.4, 3.5
-writing standards 2.2
-written language conventions standards 1.1, 1.2
Develop a multiple-paragraph composition which does the following:
provide a brief, general summary of Wright's autobiography, culminating with the identification of Dunbar's two poems (pages 836-837) and stating how they reflect Wright's life experiences;
then, for each poem, describe its form;
identify the speaker;
state its purpose;
clarify its content and identify and give examples of literary devices used.
HOMEWORK: read chapter 11.
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Assigned 2-16-12
+Information from inter-net on Jim Crow
+Activity #14: The Harlem Renaissance
(2 points)
-Take a page of notes, pages 916-918.
+Activity #15: Langston Hughes
(2 points)
-Take a page of notes, pages 920-923.
HOMEWORK: read through chapter 10.
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Assigned 2-14-12
+Activity #13: Black Boy Chapter 6 and 7 Questions
(3 points)
-Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
(chapter 6)
1. What does Richard mean when he says, "I had made a mistake during my first five minutes in the white world."?
2. What does he do at his new job?
3. What specifically is he given to eat?
4. Why does he quit this job?
5. At his other job, how does the family treat one another?
6. Because of this job, what problem does he have at school?
7. How does he feel when he is baptized?
8. Why does Uncle Tom want to whip Richard?
9. What's the another reason, you think, he wants to whip Richard?
(chapter 7)
1. What new job does he take on?
2. What does he fear at this new job, and what happens to him?
3. What is the title of the story he publishes?
4. How does the publishing of this story affect his friendships?
5. How does his family react to his publication?
HOMEWORK: read chapters 8 and 9.
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Assigned 2-10-12
+Activity #12: Black Boy Chapter 5 Questions
(3 points)
-Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
1. What's the name of the school Richard attends, and what's the cause of him fighting on the first day?
2. Why does he want a job, and why does Granny not allow him to work?
3. What is the description of the boy who suggests how Richard could earn money?
4. What job does he take, and besides earning money, what benefit does he get from this job?
5. Why does he quit his job?
6. Why does Granny attempt to slap Richard in the mouth?
7. What happens to Granny as she attempts to slap him?
8. Why does Richard take a knife to bed with him for a month?
9. What other job does he take on, and who does he work with?
10. Why does he stop working at this job?
11. What is Grandpa's name, and what happened to him during the Civil War?
12. What is the situation with Grandpa's pension?
13. What happens to Grandpa, and why does Richard get slapped because of it?
14. Why is Uncle Tom so angry with Richard?
15. Why does Granny, finally, give in and allow Richard to work on a Saturday?
+HOMEWORK: read chapters 6 and 7.
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Assigned 2-8-12
+Activity #10: Types of Sentences and Parts of Speech
(4 points)
-Copy the first paragraph on page 102, and identify the parts of speech for the first and last parts of the paragraph.
+Activity #11: Sentence Writing on Butcher Paper
(2 points)
-Choose one of the sentences from activity four, and write it with markers on buthcer paper.
+HOMEWORK: read chapter 5.
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Assigned 2-6-12
+Activity #8: Black Boy Chapter 3 Notes
(2 points)
+Activity #9: Types of Sentences and Parts of Speech
(2 points)
-Copy the last paragraph on page 100, and identify the part of speech of each word.
HOMEWORK: read chapter 4.
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Assigned 2-2-12
+Activity #6 and #7: Black Boy Chapter 2 Questions/Answers
(4 points each, total of 8 points)
-Teacher orally presents questions and students orally respond and complete the activities.
HOMEWORK: read chapter 3
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Assigned 1-31-12
+Black Boy by Richard Wright
+Model Paragraph Writing
+Class Assignment #4: (provide own, unique title)
-reading standards 2.0, 3.0, 3.5
-writing standards 2.2
-written language conventions standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Develop a multiple-paragraph composition which does the following:
copy, with proper documentation, the first sentence on page 385;
identify the title of his autobiography;
identify the theme of violence and education of chapter 1;
clarify two separate experiences with each theme, and discuss how he is affected by each experience.
HOMEWORK: finish reading chapter 2.
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Assigned 1-27-12
+Activity #4: Modeling Richard Wright's Sensory Sentences
(4 points)
-Choose 12 sentences from pages 7-9 of autobiography;
-Copy the first part of the sentence up to where it establishes a sense being used, and, then, complete the sentence with a descriptive personal experience.
+Activity #5: Study of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
(4 points)
-Answer in complete sentences and as fully as possible the blue questions (13) under the guide for reading (pages 1026-1029.
HOMEWORK: read chapter 2, as much as possible.
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Assigned 1-25-12
+Assign Black Boy, autobiography.
-read chapter one; finish for HOMEWORK.
+Class Assignment #3: Freewrite
(page and a half)
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Assigned 1-23-12
+Review "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"
(complete activity #3)
+Read and discuss "The End of Something" by Ernest Hemingway
(pages 1018-1022)
+Read "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot
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Assigned 1-19-12
+Activity #2: Modernism
(3 points)
-page of notes from pages 992-994
-half page of notes 1016-1017
+Activity #3: Chronological Incidents in the Life of Granny Weatherall
(2 points)
-Read pages 1034-1042 and create a timeline.
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Assigned 1-17-12
+Read aloud and discuss pages 831, 832 and 875.
+Read independently pages 864-872.
+Class Assignment #2: (provide own, unique title)
-reading standards 2.0, 3.0, 3.5
-writing standard 2.2
-written language conventions standards 1.1, 1.2
Develop a multiple-paragraph composition on the following:
What is the "American Dream" and your thoughts on it?
What is the title and who is the author of the story read that is related to the "American Dream"?
What is revealed of the narrator and her experiences (5) in America?
What are her thoughts on the "American Dream"?
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Assigned 1-12-12
+Read aloud pages 783-785 of textbook.
+Class Assignment #1: (provide own, unique title)
-reading standards 2.0, 3.0, 3.5
-writing standard 2.2
-written language conventions standards 1.1, 1.2
Develop a multiple-paragraph composition which does the following:
describe, clarify the condition/treatment of women in the late 1800's:
identify title and author of last story read independently;
develop, separately, the following three interpretations of the story:
semi-autobiographical,
oppression/restriction of women;
Gothic;
describe/clarify the current condition/treatment of women.
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Assigned 1-10-12
+Activity #1: Emily Dickinson and Selected Poetry (4 points)
-Take a page of notes on author and aspects of poetry, pages 746-748 and 750.
-Choose three of the poems from pages 752, 753, 756- 759 and for each do the following:
identify title, identify and provide an example of a poetic device and clarify the content.
HOMEWORK: read pages 781 and 765- 778 of textbook.
+Activity #1: Emily Dickinson and Selected Poetry (4 points)
-Take a page of notes on author and aspects of poetry, pages 746-748 and 750.
-Choose three of the poems from pages 752, 753, 756- 759 and for each do the following:
identify title, identify and provide an example of a poetic device and clarify the content.
HOMEWORK: read pages 781 and 765- 778 of textbook.
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+Student Registration
+Student Seating Chart
+Course Description (changes from last semester) (see attachment)
+Read pages 738-744, 746-748 and 750-759 in textbook.
+Student Seating Chart
+Course Description (changes from last semester) (see attachment)
+Read pages 738-744, 746-748 and 750-759 in textbook.