January 17th

1. Quiz over Ivan Denisovich.
2. Remember: Historical/Cultural Context Practice is due on Friday, January 20th.
3. IOPs start Wednesday, January 18th.
4. Remember: Literary Terms test is February 1st (there are a few more words added to the list, so update your terms)

February is on us like....

Class today: January 11th

Historical Context: The influence of a time period on the author and their literary piece. (Not setting)

GULAG: Acronym for Glavnoye Upravleniye Lagery, "Main Administration of the Camps"

Even more broadly, "Gulag" has come to mean the Soviet repressive system, itself, the set of procedures that prisoners called the 'meat grinder': The arrests, the interrogations, the transport in unheated cattle cars, the forced labor, the destruction of families, the years spent in exile, the early and unnecessary deaths- Anne Applebaum, The Gulag 

After watching Anne Applebaum's interview, plus the work you have done with HC and Ivan, prepare notes in your class notes on the following prompt. Use specific examples from Ivan in your exploration.

What is the influence of the social and cultural context on language and meaning in Ivan Denisovich.  

Upcoming dates: 
Tuesday, January 17th: Quiz on Ivan 
Wednesday, January 18th: IOP 
Friday, January 20th: IOP
Monday, January 23rd: IOP
Tuesday, January 24th: IOP 
Wednesday, February 1st: Literary Terms Test

Individual Oral Presentation Examples

Class: January 6th and FOR class on Monday, January 9th

1. Introduction to the next IOP.  IOP Handout
                 1 page proposition for teacher approval: January 11th
                 Presentations: January 18th, 20th, 23rd

2. Review the upcoming 4 stages of IB assessments. 4 Stages of IB Assessment

3. For Monday: Read and take notes on the 2 links to Biography/Historical Context of Ivan Denisovich. Watch the Solzhenitsyn video, as well.  (See post below... and Ivan links)

The quiz for Ivan will be January 17th. 

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.... Background Information and Guidance

As I presented in class today, the due date for Ivan is January 17th. I suggest doing a first read through in the next few days... marking with the first read. After you are done, read through again, studying the text thoroughly. 

I have provided two links under Ivan links that provide excellent background for HISTORICAL and BIOGRAPHICAL Context. I would suggest reading and noting these before you start your reading. 

The picture seen above was drawn by Eufrosinia Kersnovskaya. Kersnovskaya was sentenced to 10 years in a labor camp. In her journal, Kersnovskaya kept graphic notes and drawings of her experiences. 

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich was published by Alexander Solzhenitsyn in 1962 in the magazine, Novy Mir. 

Solzhenitsyn spent 8 years in multiple Soviet labor camps. His crime was making disparaging comments about Josef Stalin in a private letter to a friend. This book provides the first account of the atrocities of Stalin's rule in a public format. 

The video below is a report on Solzhenitsyn's death with included biographical information. 

 

Happy New Year! January 4, 2017

1. Write the above term and definition in your first page of notes for the start of the new semester. 

2. Read the following article from the January 3rd Kansas City Star: "Got Grit?".  As you are reading, with your notes open, and pen in hand, jot down the following. 

• Article name, author, and date 
• Major warrants that the author makes (remember how warrants function)
• Pertinent specific examples that emphasize the argument. 
• Specific terms that are defined
• When done reading, write a one sentence summary of the article. 

3. Watch Angela Lee Duckworth's Ted Talk, "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance"

For Thursday: 

4. Take the following survey on GRIT: Grit Survey

You will receive a 1-5 score on your "Grittiness".  1 being not very gritty... 5 being extremely gritty. Keep track of your score in your notes. Jot down some ideas or thoughts about your results. Bring to class on Thursday. 

Class today: December 11th

1. You will be taking a practice ACT test today in USATESTPREP.
2. Presentations will resume tomorrow.