11 November 2010

Independent Reading Text: 100% Check on Point-of-View

Before the quiz:  To prepare for the 100% novel check-in, you should locate direct excerpts for as many of
the following categories as possible on the worksheet. 
http://www.scribd.com/doc/26677281/Point-of-View-Worksheet


The quiz assignment:

Point of View Composition
In the days before texting, instant messaging, wikis, and blogs, people wrote diaries to describe their innermost feelings.  In this assignment, you will write from the point of view of the protagonist of your independent reading text.  This assignment will demonstrate your ability to identify personally with the protagonist, to show how you empathize with her or his conflicts, and to identify how life experiences help mold and change a person's identity.  Happy creative writing!  Here are the criteria.
Protagonist Point of View Criteria
Structure:  You must write in first person narrator:  the point of view of your protagonist. You should choose a style that best duplicates how an individual would think on paper about her or himself, such as a journal or letter. [Other style choices are okay, too.] Please write in multiple paragraphs.  You'll type at school during class writers' workshop time.
100% point of the novel:  You must write from the 50-100% mark of your novel.  This is the section of your protagonist’s greatest tensions and most intense decision-making.
Style:  You must incorporate correct prose Standard English conventions (complete sentences; paragraphs; correct dialogue quotation marks; correct MLA formatting).
Direct excerpts:  You must include 10 direct excerpts from the original text.  Additionally, you must embed the excerpts within your own sentences.  Here is an example, written by Dr. Carolyn:
 Why did I say to my mother, “Some things must stay, and other things must go” (Kingsolver 404)?[1] I should have known it would offend her, just like the time I stole “a little leather-bound accounts book” (358).  She never understood the apprehension I had felt, the way I was torn between terror and curiosity.  She had been “taken aback” (384) then, and she certainly didn’t understand me now.

Rubric for 100% Outside Novel: 
The Point of View of the Protagonist
Criteria
Description
Possible points
Your points
Style: Narrator 
first person narrator:  the point of view of your protagonist

3

Length 
minimum of 3 paragraphs (more is fine and can indicate a strong writing ability)

3

100% point of the novel
Each excerpt that is cited is drawn from the 50-100% mark of your novel: the greatest tensions and most intense decision-making

3

Style:  prose Standard English conventions
complete sentences; paragraphs; correct dialogue quotation marks; correct MLA formatting.

6

Embedded Direct excerpts
10 direct excerpts from the original text embedded within your own sentences

15

Totals

Possible

30
Your total









[1] Kingsolver, Barbara.  The Lacuna.  2009. Harper Collins.

10 November 2010

F period blog url's

Quint Brody Riddler24.blogspot.com

Dana Danasblogf.blogspot.com

Lauren Laurensblogf.blogspot.com

Delilah Delilahsenglishblog.blogspot.com

Isabella http://isabellasblog5.blogspot.com/

Lucy Lucysblog1994.blogspot.com

Marie Mariesblog94.blogspot.com

Caitlin Caitlinsblog2.blogspot.com

Charlie Charlieenglish2011.blogspot.com
Jennifer Jennifersblog93.blogspot.com

John Johnny159.blogspot.com

Lilly Lilly-lilly333.blogspot.com

Ralph Ralphenglishclass2010@blogspot.com

William Williamsblog1.blogspot.com

Kaylee Kaylee114594.blogspot.com

Alexis Alexis36.blogspot.com

Caitlyn Caitlyn6394.blogspot.com

Jameson Jameson11.blogspot.com

Chazz Chazzs-blog.blogspot.com

Philip Philiptheboss.blogspot.com

Johnny Gatsbysocialclass.blogspot.com
James Jamesblog3.blogspot.com

Patrick nursebradley.blogspot.com

Gary http://garysbloggg.blogspot.com/

Cynthia www.cynthia321.blogspot.com

08 November 2010

Blog and Website URLs for Senior Honors


The following url's will allow you to survey the argument statements and frames of interpretation on which your classmates are focusing.

Bob https://sites.google.com/site/theblogofbob/

Thomas toms-tea-lounge.blogspot.com

Enrique Enrique-enriquesblog.blogspot.com

Carrie Carrie-carriesspace.blogspot.com

Lanik LanikEnglish.blogspot.com

Stacey redphishbluephish.blogspot.com

Vinnie Vinnie67blog.blogspot.com

Melissa Melissastuart.blogspot.com

Nicole nicoleeesblogger.blogspot.com

Susan Susansbox.blogspot.com

Mario Mariosbox.blogspot.com

Xavier xaviersblog40.blogspot.com

Gianna gianna13.blogspot.com

Josh Josh-joshsblog-josh.blogspot.com

Jack Jackplane.blogspot.com

Alan Omaha77.blogspot.com

Angela Angelasblog57.blogspot.com

Marty Marty-martyblog.blogspot.com

Billy Barker billybarker11.blogspot.com

Dave Davecrew.blogspot.com

Jerome http://senorjerome.blogspot.com

Max http://maxblog4985.blogspot.com

Kirbi http://kirbikirb.blogspot.com

Sophie http://sophieland405248.blogspot.com

Josh https://sites.google.com/site/joshcharacker/

William http://williamblog44.blogspot.com

Kadence http://thekadencelounge.blogspot.com

Jack http://jackdecent.blogspot.com

Joseph http://josephsblog44.blogspot.com/

Melissa http://inheritthewindmovietrailer.blogspot.com/


21 September 2010

Online persona advertisement analysis: Dr. Carolyn's model

Hello!  My name is Cora Patrick, and as a resident of Columbia, I must say I was taken aback by this advertisement for my nation; I discovered it during a recent professional trip I took to the United States.  Columbia's lush equatorial geography, as mediated by arid and parched deserts, offers an apt metaphor for the diversity of peoples, politics, and plurality of opinions that comprises my country.  The advertisement, however, reinforces narrow interpretations of Columbia and marginalizes its potential to international visitors as limited to danger and terrorism, cermonies and costumes, and is more reflective of history than contemporary society.  Please know that my partner wears Prada, I drive a BMW, and neither of us belongs to a drug cartel.  Might I remind you that Columbia was named after Columbus, and, like you in the United States, our history is intertwined with colonialism, suspicion, and fierce individuality.  Those legacies, sadly, all too frequently translate into fear of Others.  Come visit my Columbia because you yearn to see us for who we are, not who we are positioned to be by corporate media moguls.

04 June 2010

02 June 2010

Sample article on stories of real people

Want to see a newspaper article that combines narrative, research, and the stories of real people?  Go to the New York Times and see. 

It could really help you to capture the stories of teens within your own research interests.

Look at the way statistics, hypertext, statistics, background information, and visuals are blended to capture the reader's interest.

You can do this, too!  I know it!

30 May 2010

Multimodal Final Projects for Outside Novel #2



Follow this link to a series of options for multimodal projects to think about the type of project that you would like to compose that would best represent your learning and comprehension of outside novel #2..