English 4 (Period 2) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mrs. Grace Lim-Hays
- Term
- Spring 2017
- Department
- English
- Description
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English 4 will emphasize skills for success in college and beyond. Reading and writing related to fiction and nonfiction will develop rhetorical skills. Students will learn to analyze how a text works to address the author's purpose and audience. Strategies for annotating, outlining and evaluating texts will prepare students to read and write for college courses.
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Persuasive Presentation on your social issue. Dress appropriately.
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Persuasive Presentation of Social Issue.
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Nobel Peace Prize Speech (75) - close reader. Annotated article should be attached to typed response.
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Final Essay due (Submit to turnitin.com, print doc. with receipt. Attach edited draft with peer comments.)
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Outline/Plan for Persuasive Essay, Speech, Letter due. Cite at least 3 sources. Consider who your audience will be.
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Plan/Outline for Final Essay due
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Close Reader "People and Peace, Not Profits and War" (39) due.
Response should be typed and attached to annotated article.
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Article Analysis due - submit to turnitin.com, print doc and receipt. Attach to article.
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Due: Prep for Seminar Color Purple Letters 61-90.
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The Art of Being Yourself
Link to video and transcript:
Color Purple Letter 81-86
Audio Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu9CkjkGcgk&list=PLDAZyH3dPg7KjH68wQfBgGIPTaLEsxkbX&index=50
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Think Pink (p.33 Closed Reader)
Read Letters 78-81
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Hugh Evans: What does it mean to be a citizen of the world (TED Talks)
Read Letters 70-77 The Color Purple
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Prep for Seminar Color Purple (letters 1-60) due. Submit to turnitin.com. Print both document and receipt.
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Finish reading up to Letter 21 of The Color Purple.
Take notes on closed questions, and possible open questions.
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Presentations of Designs for Sustainable Democracy.
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Article Summary and Reflection due. Submit to turnitin.com, print document and receipt.
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Descriptive Outline of assigned article due. Type on attached downloadable file.
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Print Assigned Article for your team to present with your design. Links are on attached file. Download Cleanprint app for your browser to remove images and save ink.
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Print article assigned to your team by 3/2 Thursday.
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Ch. 6 1984
Complete slides for presentation of team's essay topic.
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Ch. 2-3: Winston vs. O'Brien
Complete the chart with evidence/quotes from Ch. 2-3 (cite pages).
Who wins the debate? Whose side do you agree with? Why? Integrate and analyze the textual evidence. Type in MLA format. Submit to turnitin.com and print receipt.
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"Your TV May Be Spying on You"
Should companies like Vizio be able to collect information about you through your TV? Why or why not? What are the potential risks and problems it can cause? How is this potentially leading to 1984?
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Winston’s Torture
a. What is the purpose of torturing Winston? What does O’Brien seek to accomplish?
b. How is this similar or different to the goals of extreme interrogation that the US perpetrated on terrorists?
a. What is the purpose of torturing Winston? What does O’Brien seek to accomplish?
b. How is this similar or different to the goals of extreme interrogation that the US perpetrated on terrorists?
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Torture (Extreme Interrogation Techniques):
- Should the US use torture to gather intelligence from suspected terrorists? Why/Why not? Would the intel be reliable? Would it be ethical? Would the ends justify the means?
- Has your position changed after reading the article? Why or why not? What evidence was information affected you? What information do you still question?
- Compare the description of torture in the article with 1984's Ministry of Love. How similar in their goals and effects?
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Prep for Socratic Seminar 1984 Pt. II due. Submit to turnitin.com, print doc. and receipt.
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Prep for Seminar 1984 Pt. 2. submit to turnitin, print doc and receipt.
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“The Massacre that Wasn’t”
a. What was your reaction to the “fake news” presented by Ms. Conway to defend the immigration ban targeting Muslims? Do you believe it was just a minor error of words?
b. How do you feel about how people reacted to this error? Are they just “haters” as she claimed? Did she deserve to be criticized and challenged by others?
c. Compare with Winston’s situation in 1984. How similar? How different?
a. What was your reaction to the “fake news” presented by Ms. Conway to defend the immigration ban targeting Muslims? Do you believe it was just a minor error of words?
b. How do you feel about how people reacted to this error? Are they just “haters” as she claimed? Did she deserve to be criticized and challenged by others?
c. Compare with Winston’s situation in 1984. How similar? How different?
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"How Stable are Democracies?"
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Ch. 5-6 1984
Prep for Socratic Sem. Pt. II: Do Open Questions for
Ch.1-3, Ch. 4-6.
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Freedom of Speech
1. How important is freedom of speech and thought to a democracy? Explain.
2. Are there any examples or signs of this freedom in danger in our present society?
3. Which of the examples in PEN America’s “Warning Signs” relate to 1984’s government? Identify and explain how 3 signs relate to 1984. (Read word file attached.)
1. How important is freedom of speech and thought to a democracy? Explain.
2. Are there any examples or signs of this freedom in danger in our present society?
3. Which of the examples in PEN America’s “Warning Signs” relate to 1984’s government? Identify and explain how 3 signs relate to 1984. (Read word file attached.)
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Doublethink
• doublethink—The ability to believe two contradictory ideas at once. “War is peace” and “Freedom is slavery” are two examples. Doublethink is necessary for life in Oceania.
A. Do you think that Pres. Trump and his staff’s comments about the inauguration's "alternative facts" deserve to be compared with doublethink? Why?
B. In your group, discuss examples of doublethink in our daily lives. Try to come up with at least 3 and discuss the situation/context associated with them.
C. How is it possible for people to think this way?
• doublethink—The ability to believe two contradictory ideas at once. “War is peace” and “Freedom is slavery” are two examples. Doublethink is necessary for life in Oceania.
A. Do you think that Pres. Trump and his staff’s comments about the inauguration's "alternative facts" deserve to be compared with doublethink? Why?
B. In your group, discuss examples of doublethink in our daily lives. Try to come up with at least 3 and discuss the situation/context associated with them.
C. How is it possible for people to think this way?
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Prep for Seminar 1984 Pt. I due. Submit to turnitin.com, print document with receipt.
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Presentation of Design for Justice.
Submit printed essay by team.
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Test Pt.I Ch. 1-8 1984 (Reading and Voc.)
Voc Logs due Ch. 1-8
Open Question Ch. 7-8
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Test 1984 Pt.I (Ch.1-8) Rdg and Voc.
Submit all voc logs 1-8
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Rewrite Essay "Freedom from Want" (Bulosan vs. Rockwell)
Submit to turnitin.com. Print document w/receipt.
Highlight and explain changes in margin.
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George Orwell’s Letter on Why He Wrote 1984:
A. Why did Orwell believe that totalitarianism was on the rise? What reasons did he provide? Identify and explain at least 3.
A. Why did Orwell believe that totalitarianism was on the rise? What reasons did he provide? Identify and explain at least 3.
B. Which of these concerns would be relevant to our present society?
Reading Ch.8
Open Question for Ch. 5-6
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Ch. 7-8
Open Questions for Ch. 1-4
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Reading Ch.7
Prep for Seminar- Work on suggested open questions for Ch.1-4
Journal: Rise of Totalitarianism
Why would a totalitarian government come to power? What factors might undermine a free, democratic government? Identify at least 3 factors and why each would cause democracy to fail and totalitarianism to prevail.
Why would a totalitarian government come to power? What factors might undermine a free, democratic government? Identify at least 3 factors and why each would cause democracy to fail and totalitarianism to prevail.
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Read Ch.5-6 1984
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Vocab Log Ch.5-8
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Presentation: George Orwell (assigned topic)
Read Ch. 1-2 1984
Take notes to prep for seminar.
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Vocabulary Pt.I Ch.1-4
Slides completed for feedback/editing
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Research assigned topic about George Orwell/1984. Get your article approved by your team by Friday. Bring Notes and Article to class on Monday.
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Freedom from Want by Carlos Bulosan
Analyze/SOAPStone
Compare Freedom from Want essay by Bulosan with Rockwell's illustration.
(Submit in MLA form to Turnitin.com, print document and receipt)
Link to the illustration:
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"The Four Freedoms Speech"/Saturday Evening Post Editorial (illustrations by Rockwell)