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November 30th

1. You will need to login to USATESTPREP. Your login and password is your Chromebook login, etc.
2. Go to assignments. You will first find the ACT Reading test practice #2. Take this practice test.
3. You will then find ACT Reading practice. These assignments will need to be done by Friday, December 2nd.
4. When you are done, you can work on your upcoming presentations.

Class today: November 29th

1. You will need your notes from their homework from Monday.
2. Read “Teen Fascinated with Into the Wild” (Found under Into the Wild links”
3. Discuss the following questions:

• How does Into the Wild present the characteristics of Transcendentalism? Specific examples from the text.
• How does Transcendentalism appeal to young adults/teenagers? What is the draw?
• How does Krakauer mirror the writing characteristics of Transcendentalism as he tells the story of Transcendental McCandless?

Put the evidence and discussion points in notes.

Class today: November 28th

1. Into the Wild reading quiz.

HOMEWORK for TUESDAY, November 29th

1. You should already have the Transcendentalism notes in your notes. You should also already have evidence of the characteristics in Into the Wild.

2. Read “The Chris McCandless Obsession” article found under Into the Wild links. Take notes on the article. This will be helpful in bringing in the Transcendental movement and characteristics into your presentation.

I have updated presentation dates on the presentation handout.

Class today: November 21st

1. Application of the characteristics of the Transcendental Movement to Into the Wild.

The Transcendental Movement

The term transcendentalism as used in American literature can be defined as a belief in the innate divinity of every man and faith in his capability to understand immortality, the soul, and God through intuition rather than through pure reason. The Transcendentalists considered human nature divine. Since the secret voice of God is within man, he has no need to obey any other command. He can trust himself.

Transcendentalism emerged in New England in 1815 with the liberal preaching of William Ellery Channing and reached its flowering in the late 1830’s and 40’s with the publication of Emerson’s Nature and other essays. Among the major ideas that the Transcendentalists emphasized were the desire to live close to nature, the dignity of manual labor, the essential unity of all religions, as spirit of tolerance and optimism, a defiance of tradition, a personal relationship with God, a belief in democracy, and a disregard for external authority.

Characteristics of Transcendentalism

1. Sense knowledge is unreliable
2. All reality is in the long run spiritual
3. The only apt instrument for contacting the world outside is the mind
4. By the mind, they do not mean the reasoning process (also unreliable) but a special faculty which puts them immediately in touch with truth without any other aid or contact.
5. All reality is One. (This Oneness is called God or the Oversoul).
6. There is no distinction between God, men, and things for they are all participants of the One.
7. Transcendentalism came to mean inspiration or intuition as a method of arriving at truth.

2. Into the Wild presentation assignment

Class today: November 18th

1. Definition of Transcendentalism. Make sure you have the two links of notes on Transcendentalism in your notes. Understanding this 19th Century period in American Literature will help you examine Into the Wild. Look at the influence on Chris McCandless' motivation/characterization... the writing of Krakauer... the structure of writing.... diction/syntax.

2. Watch The Great Gatsby

3. Google Classroom: In Classroom, you will find the writing prompt: 
How does Luhrmann's interpretation of The Great Gatsby align with Fitzgerald's text? How does it differ? 

You will need to post a separate response for how it aligns, and then one post discussing how it diverges from Fitzgerald's original text. Once you have posted your response, you will need to respond to two classmates' posts. Please have this done by Monday, November 18th.

Wednesday, November 16th

1. Today we will have the Guidance Department in our class to discuss all things "Guidance".  Please make sure you have your Chromebook with you for class.

Upcoming Schedule: 

Friday, November 18th: Read up through Chapter 8 of Into the Wild
      - Read and take notes on the two Transcendental links found under Into the Wild links. 
      - Finish watching The Great Gatsby 

Monday, November 21st: Read up through Chapter 15 of Into the Wild
       - Introduction to Psychoanalytic school of literary theory                                    

Tuesday, November 22nd:   Start Into the Wild presentation assignment

Monday, November 28th:   Finish the book. Reading Quiz

Class today: November 14th

Today, your typed draft of The Great Gatsby literary analysis paper is due. 

The BIG improvements we need to make for this round are: 
1. Demonstrating literary analysis knowledge. (Showing references to the literary devices throughout). 
2. Explaining the significance of the literary devices to the overall meaning in the text. What is the author "implying" with the usage? 
3. Tying the evidence back to the paper's thesis throughout the paper... not just at the end. 
4. Avoiding generalizations... summarization..  examine specifics and explain them thoroughly back to the argument. 
5. Effective transitioning
6. Explaining "How" and "Why"

Proofreaders: 

1. The first read: You will start with the LAST sentence. You will read ONE sentence at a time until you are reach the top of the paper. Yes, you are reading the paper BACKWARDS. In this reading you are ONLY looking for grammatical and spelling errors, and sentence clarity.  Is there subject-verb agreement? Pronoun-antecedent agreement? Sentence mechanics are correct? Diction choices accurate? No "YOUS". No "If you find an error, make a comment in BLUE. Do not fix the error. 

2. The second read: You will start at the TOP of the paper. In this read  you will be looking solely at LITERARY ANALYSIS CONTENT.  Has it included the necessary components to make it a literary claim? Introduces book title, author, literary convention, the significance of the analysis? Does the paper follow through with the CENTRAL LITERARY ARGUMENT/CLAIM? Is it addressing a LITERARY CONVENTION? Does the paper show thoughtful analysis of the literary primary source? 
Is the textual evidence logical and sufficient to the CLAIM? Is the evidence relevant, specific? Has it thoroughly been explained? (Warrants)
 Does the entire paper support the requirement of proving the literary argument?  Mark errors or comments in RED. 

3. The third read: You will be assessing the SOURCE MATERIAL. Has the primary source been thoroughly examined and addressed in conjunction to the claim?  Has the primary source material been introduced? Contextualized? Processed through warrants? Cited correctly? Has the author of the paper referenced effectively the literary primary text? 
Mark your comments/errors/suggestions in BLACK! 

4. The fourth read: You will start at the TOP of the paper. In this read you will be looking solely at STYLE and STRUCTURE. Is the tone appropriate for the audience and the content addressed. Is the ARGUMENT complete?  Does each section have a topic sentence that supports the overall claim? Does the paper utilize an obvious structure? Are there warrants? Does is utilize active voice?  Do they use effective transitions? Between sentences? Between sections?  DO THEY UTILIZE careful and strategic DICTION and SYNTAX? Mark suggestions and comments in GREEN. 

IMPORTANT-
4. The fifth read: You will be, again, starting at the TOP of the paper. In this read, you will be looking solely at FORMATTING. YOU NEED TO OPEN UP THE PURDUE OWL AND DO A LITERAL CHECK ON ALL COMPONENTS. DO NOT ASSUME! 
MLA OWL

Has the author appropriately addressed MLA style guide? Colon formatted MLA Title??  Is there a WC page? Is the in-text citation done correctly? Mark in PURPLE. 

4. In the sixth, and final, read. You will read through from top to bottom and read for the complete experience. You will need to do this with the IB SCORING GUIDE. Focus on the Criterion B,C, D, E.  Does the entire paper work together? Any last concerns? Mark in ORANGE. 

Pay specific attention to this proofing process. This is an excellent strategy to ensure that your final product achieves its intended purpose. 

After you are done PROOFING, you will need to score the paper with the IB Written Assignment Rubric. Please write their scores, PLUS the justification of their scores ON THEIR PAPER and scoring guide! You will then give them the AVERAGE of the 4 scores... B, C, D, E (add all 4 up and divide by 4). Please make this score prominent on their scoring guide. 

Final Paper Submission Guidelines:
1. A digital copy is due to Turnitin.com by 7:34 AM on Tuesday, November 11th.  No excuses. 
2. You will need to turn in at the beginning of class on Wednesday, November 12th: A paper final copy, proofread typed draft, handwritten rough draft, and outline (In this order), stapled together. 

Turnitin code: 13092737  password: bearcats1

For Friday, November 11th

1. Make sure that you have printed off both the sample IB Written Assignment paper and the scoring notes found under "writing links".  Read through the paper. This paper received a 23/25 from external scorers. Mark the elements that you are noticing and technical aspects in the writing. Examine the scoring and notes about why the paper receives the scores it does. This will be extremely beneficial in constructing your own paper. We want to mirror the structure and techniques.

2. Remember: 1974 Gatsby viewing during Bronco Time.

3. Make sure that you have the upcoming due dates in your own calendar. Review the reading guide for Into the Wild.

Class Schedule: November 9th-22nd

November 9th: Socratic Seminar- Scored with the IOP scoring guide. Seminar will address the 4 Schools of Literary Theory: Formalism, New Historicism, Marxism, Gender.
- Start watching The Great Gatsby 

November 11th: Go through IB Sample Written Assignment Paper. Have it printed off and annotated for class on Friday in order to discuss components, strengths, etc. Review the scoring of the paper, as well.                    

Monday, November 14th: Typed draft of Gatsby paper is due. Have this draft for class on Friday printed off before class begins. We will peer proof during class.
                                        Read "Author's Note" and Chapters 1,2 of Into the Wild. 
                                      

Tuesday, November 15th: Gatsby papers are due at 7:34 AM to Turnitin.com.
                                       Read up through Chapter 5 of Into the Wild
                                       - Watch The Great Gatsby 

Wednesday, November 16th: Guidance Presentation

Friday, November 18th: Read up through Chapter 8 of Into the Wild
                                    - Watch The Great Gatsby 

Monday, November 21st: Read up through Chapter 15 of Into the Wild
                                    

Tuesday, November 22nd:  Finish the book. Reading Quiz.
                                         -  Start Into the Wild presentation assignment

Class today: November 7th

1. One of the major things we will need to improve upon for the next paper is the connecting of evidence BACK to the argument and/or the major implication of the device's usage.  This is the "WHY" of the argument.  In order to practice this process, you will need to work through the following sentece frames. They are themed through Formalist, New Historicist, Marxism, Gender lenses. You will essentially "filling in the blank" of each sentence but you will be integrating analysis of The Great Gatsby, AND connecting it to the WHY component of analysis.

Sentence Frames- Fitzgerald

2. On Wednesday, we will be having our second Socratic seminar over The Great Gatsby. We will be integrating the Marxism and Gender lenses of critical theory into our discussion. Make sure that you have annotated your text for these two additional lenses.

3. This has pushed back your typed draft of your paper to Friday, November 11th. Please have your paper printed off BEFORE you come to class!

Here is a list of common suggestions for next round of papers PLUS distinctions in the scoring guide to recognize in order to move up:  Common Paper Suggestions and Scoring Guide Help

REMEMBER: 1974 The Great Gatsby film showing during Bronco Time (November 9th, 11th, and 16th)

Class today: November 4th

1. Thesis/claim plus outline for Gatsby paper are due today.

2. Today we are going to work with recognizing the difference between Active and Passive voice.
In our papers, we are often using passive voice when active voice would be more effective.
The first two links explain the difference between the voices.  The third asks you to change active voice to passive. The fourth will direct you to revise passive to active voice.

Explanation of Active V. Passive Voice

Changing Passive Voice to Active Voice

Recognizing Passive Voice Construction

Revising Passive Voice to Active Voice

Homework for Monday: Annotate text for Marxist and Gender Criticism. Socratic Seminar addressing all 4 Schools of Theory. We will use the IOP SCORING GUIDE to assess your participation in the Socratic Seminar.

Class today: November 2nd

1. We will be reviewing the Schools of Theory: Marxism and Gender today in class.  Your Marxism/Gender Theory and Gatsby assignment it due today.

2. The Gatsby paper assignment is found: Gatsby Paper

3. I have provided a sample of the Written Assignment and coinciding scores found under "Writing Links". Please read the paper and look at the scores and rationale of the scores. Be ready to discuss on Friday.

MORE GENDER and MARXISM QUESTIONS found HERE: Critical Lenses Questions: Marxism and Gender

Class today: November 1st.

1. Make sure the Lost Generation and Gatsby work is completed and in your notes.

2. You will need to use the time in class today to work on the Marxism, Gender and Gatsby handout.
We will be discussing these in class on Wednesday.