English 4 (Period 4) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mrs. Grace Lim-Hays
- Term
- Spring 2018
- Department
- English
- Description
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Throughout the year students will practice skills for success in college and beyond. Students will closely read nonfiction and fiction to analyze how a text works to address the author's purpose and audience. They will apply strategies for critically reading, annotating, outlining and evaluating college level texts based on the CSU Expository Reading and Writing Course objectives. Writing assignments will develop skills for summarizing, evaluating rhetorical strategies, supporting an argument and reflecting on the text’s influence on their views on the topic.
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Past Assignments
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People and Peace, Not Profits and War (39) in Close Reader. Annotate and complete the short response question. Submit to turnitin.com and print with receipt. Attach to article.
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Red "Pink Think" (33) in Close Reader workbook. Annotate your article. Type short response to submit to turnitin.com and print. Attach to article.
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Kanye’s Brand of “Freethinking” Has a Long, Awful History
1. What are the historical roots of West’s belief that slavery was a choice and a failure to rebel? How did it emerge prior to the American Revolution? How did it evolve as slavery spread?
2. How did modern historical research disprove West? What evidence?
3. Why would it be easy for us in the present to be tempted to oversimplify the challenges faced by those who endured slavery or the Holocaust in the past?
1. What are the historical roots of West’s belief that slavery was a choice and a failure to rebel? How did it emerge prior to the American Revolution? How did it evolve as slavery spread?
2. How did modern historical research disprove West? What evidence?
3. Why would it be easy for us in the present to be tempted to oversimplify the challenges faced by those who endured slavery or the Holocaust in the past?
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Finish watching Slavery by Another name and complete the questions attached.
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"A Lynching Memorial is Opening..." (NYTimes)
1. What is the new museum called? What is its purpose?
2. Why does Stevenson believe that it is more important to focus on redemption than on punishment?
3. Do you agree with him? Why would this be a better way to promote justice?
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Final Argumentative/Persuasive Essay on Social Issue. Check for MLA (header, 12 pt, page numbers, etc.) Submit to turnitin.com, print doc and receipt. Attach finalized outline and drafts with proof of editing.
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Plan presentation with your team. Agree on what will be covered and by whom. Set up shared slides. Download planning chart and share with team and Mrs. Lim-Hays.
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Charles Blow "A Bias More than Skin Deep"
1. What is Blow's Thesis?
2. How does he support it? Give 2 examples of evidence and identify what type each is.
3. How did his essay affect you? To what extent do you agree? What would you disagree with? Why? Support your position.
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Full Draft of Argumentative/Persuasive Essay on your social issue. Please print and bring to class.
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"Jim Crow Policing": Complete the descriptive outline and do a Rhetorical Precis. Submit to turnitin.com, print doc. and receipt.
See attached model for a Precis.
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Ted Talk: Jamil Jivani's "How Racial Profiling Hurts Everyone"
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Plan/Outline for Argumentative Essay due. Download attached file to add your information. Please print and bring to class.
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Research Jim Crow questions. On our Links page, go to "Jim Crow" on the drop menu for helpful sources. Explore at least 3 different sources.
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"Guardians of the Gender Gap" by Hala Aldosari
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Scattered Protests (123)
Do #2, 3, 4 on p.127. Submit to turnitin.com, print doc and receipt.
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Ted: Manal Al-Shariff "A Saudi Woman who Dared to Drive"
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Article Summary and Analysis due. Submit to turnitin.com and print doc w/receipt.
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The Art of Being Yourself (TED talk):
Submit #6 to turnitin.com, print doc and receipt.
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Finalized Prep for Seminar Color Purple 61-90. Include 12 Closed, 4 Open, and 2 Core Questions. Submit to turnitin.com. Print doc and receipt. Attach edited drafts.
Suggested Core Questions: Support with your own experiences and the Color Purple. (Choose 2)
1. Shug challenges Celie’s view of God and defies traditional expectations about God. What is Walker suggesting about how people find God? Do you agree or disagree with her? Why?
2. How can women change men’s false perceptions of them?
3. Many characters sort through confusing information about their past. Why is sorting out the past so important? How does Walker view the past? Why do people need to have an accurate history of their family? What could be the effects of lacking this knowledge?
4. Throughout the story, women have learned to raise other women’s children as if their own. What is the significance of this? What point is Walker making about family? Is a family more than just being genetically related? What makes someone part of a family?
1. Shug challenges Celie’s view of God and defies traditional expectations about God. What is Walker suggesting about how people find God? Do you agree or disagree with her? Why?
2. How can women change men’s false perceptions of them?
3. Many characters sort through confusing information about their past. Why is sorting out the past so important? How does Walker view the past? Why do people need to have an accurate history of their family? What could be the effects of lacking this knowledge?
4. Throughout the story, women have learned to raise other women’s children as if their own. What is the significance of this? What point is Walker making about family? Is a family more than just being genetically related? What makes someone part of a family?
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Letters 78-90 (Choose 2)
6. How has Mr._____ changed? How does he view and relate to Celie differently? Why?
7. Compare Celie’s view of God with Shug’s. How do their views reflect their different character, background and approach to life?
8. Why does Celie decide to stop writing to God? What has changed for her? How is her perspective of God changing?
9. How does Sofia relate to Eleanor Jane? How is it affected by her relationship with Ms. Millie? What is the basis of it? What effect does it have on Sofia and Eleanor Jane?
10. What do the yams symbolize? Why?
6. How has Mr._____ changed? How does he view and relate to Celie differently? Why?
7. Compare Celie’s view of God with Shug’s. How do their views reflect their different character, background and approach to life?
8. Why does Celie decide to stop writing to God? What has changed for her? How is her perspective of God changing?
9. How does Sofia relate to Eleanor Jane? How is it affected by her relationship with Ms. Millie? What is the basis of it? What effect does it have on Sofia and Eleanor Jane?
10. What do the yams symbolize? Why?
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Evaluate valid article for your social issue. Check with your group/inform them of your article using the shared Article Confirmation page.
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Letters 61-77 (Choose 2)- Print and bring to class.
1. Compare Olinka society with the South. What struggles and limitations, especially about women and culture, affect people in both societies?
2. How has the discovery of the letters affected Celie? Why does knowing her past influence her identity?
3. How has Nettie and Corinne’s relationship evolved since arriving at the Olinka village? Why? How does this reflect Walker’s view of the past?
4. How do Nettie’s experiences in Africa shape her views of women in society?
5. What could the roofleaf plant symbolize? Why?
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"The Transformation of Silence into Thought and Action" by Audre Lorde. Reading included in the PDF file. Word file are the analysis questions. Annotate your article.
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Prep for Seminar Color Purple Letters 1-60 due. Submit to turnitin.com, print doc and receipt. Attach edited drafts.
Core Questions (Choose 2)
1. How are gender roles influenced by culture and family traditions? What factors influence people’s gender roles?
2. How does abuse become a cycle in a family? How is it learned and passed on?
3. How could the racial injustice happening in the novel reflect those in present day society?
4. Why is it important for a person to be able to tell their story whether to God, a family member or a friend? What would be the effect of not being able to do so?
5. Are the gender roles in the novel the same or different from those today? Why?
1. How are gender roles influenced by culture and family traditions? What factors influence people’s gender roles?
2. How does abuse become a cycle in a family? How is it learned and passed on?
3. How could the racial injustice happening in the novel reflect those in present day society?
4. Why is it important for a person to be able to tell their story whether to God, a family member or a friend? What would be the effect of not being able to do so?
5. Are the gender roles in the novel the same or different from those today? Why?
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Finish reading Letters 1-60.
Letters 49-60: (Choose 2. Print and bring to class.)
1. How is Miss Millie characterized? Why is her life and family’s relationship with Sofia ironic?
2. How do the items that Celie sews (quilt and pants) symbolize and reflect her evolving character and the themes of the novel?
3. How does singing influence and reflect Shug and Squeak’s character?
4. How did the way Shug’s and Mr._______ (Albert’s) parents treat them influence their character and ways of relating to others?
5. Compare the relationship Albert has with Celie with what he has with Shug.
6. Why would Mr._____ hide Nettie’s letters? What do the letters symbolize?
1. How is Miss Millie characterized? Why is her life and family’s relationship with Sofia ironic?
2. How do the items that Celie sews (quilt and pants) symbolize and reflect her evolving character and the themes of the novel?
3. How does singing influence and reflect Shug and Squeak’s character?
4. How did the way Shug’s and Mr._______ (Albert’s) parents treat them influence their character and ways of relating to others?
5. Compare the relationship Albert has with Celie with what he has with Shug.
6. Why would Mr._____ hide Nettie’s letters? What do the letters symbolize?
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Letters 23-48: (Choose 2. Type and bring to class.)
1. Why does Sofia leave Harpo? Why was this the right choice? Consider the effects on her, her family and Harpo.
2. How is Squeak characterized? How is she a foil to Sofia? How do her experiences transform her?
3. How does Sofia reject both social norms of the Jim Crow South and gender norms? How does this affect her? Her family?
4. How does Celie view God? Why does she write to God? How does this affect her character?
5. How has Shug affected Celie’s sexuality? How has it transformed Celie and her view of life?
6. What could be ironic about Nettie’s view of Africa and her purpose for going there with the missionaries?
1. Why does Sofia leave Harpo? Why was this the right choice? Consider the effects on her, her family and Harpo.
2. How is Squeak characterized? How is she a foil to Sofia? How do her experiences transform her?
3. How does Sofia reject both social norms of the Jim Crow South and gender norms? How does this affect her? Her family?
4. How does Celie view God? Why does she write to God? How does this affect her character?
5. How has Shug affected Celie’s sexuality? How has it transformed Celie and her view of life?
6. What could be ironic about Nettie’s view of Africa and her purpose for going there with the missionaries?
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Gender Identity and Sex (see attached questions and video below)
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Philosophe by Judith Butler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLnv322X4tY
After some discussion with your team, write thoughtfully about the following.
1. Why would someone be killed for the way he walks? How can strict views of gender norms lead to abuse?
After some discussion with your team, write thoughtfully about the following.
1. Why would someone be killed for the way he walks? How can strict views of gender norms lead to abuse?
2. How are the characters in The Color Purple affected by gender norms?
• Who complies with gender norms? How is he/she affected?
• Who rejects gender norms? How is he/she affected?
• Who complies with gender norms? How is he/she affected?
• Who rejects gender norms? How is he/she affected?
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Answer 2 Open Questions for Letters 1-22. Print and bring to class on Monday.
Letters 1—22 (Choose 2)
1. Compare and contrast Mr.____ and Celie’s relationship with Harpo and Sofia’s.
How has Mr._______ influenced Harpo and his relationship with Sofia?
2. Compare and contrast Celie and Sofia’s characters. How do they affect each other? How are they foils? What do they have in common?
3. How are Shug and Sofia similar? How do they influence Celie? Why would Celie collect pieces of Shug’s hair and keep it? Why do Sofia and Celie create a quilt together?
4. Why does Celie refer to her husband as Mr.____________, instead of Albert? What does this imply about his character? Role?
1. Compare and contrast Mr.____ and Celie’s relationship with Harpo and Sofia’s.
How has Mr._______ influenced Harpo and his relationship with Sofia?
2. Compare and contrast Celie and Sofia’s characters. How do they affect each other? How are they foils? What do they have in common?
3. How are Shug and Sofia similar? How do they influence Celie? Why would Celie collect pieces of Shug’s hair and keep it? Why do Sofia and Celie create a quilt together?
4. Why does Celie refer to her husband as Mr.____________, instead of Albert? What does this imply about his character? Role?
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"His Politeness is Her Powerlessness" due. Submit to turnitin.com, print doc and receipt. Attach annotated article.
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In-class essay test 1984.
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Presentation of 1984 Essay topic.
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CDC Banned Words
The Trump administration has banned the use of specific words by the CDC in its budget reports. These include “fetus,” “transgender”, “diversity,” “evidence-based” and “science-based”.
a. Why has this raised concerns about the mission of the CDC?
b. Discuss the significance and impact of these terms.
c. Why is this an Orwellian situation?
CDC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Trump administration has banned the use of specific words by the CDC in its budget reports. These include “fetus,” “transgender”, “diversity,” “evidence-based” and “science-based”.
a. Why has this raised concerns about the mission of the CDC?
b. Discuss the significance and impact of these terms.
c. Why is this an Orwellian situation?
CDC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Torture:
1. 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?
1. 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?
2. What did you learn about torture from the PBS Interviews? What were the arguments and evidence of the 2 speakers?
3. What did you learn about the psychological effects of torture from the related article?
4. Has your position changed? Why or why not? What evidence influenced you? What do you question? What would you like to know more about?
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Due: Prep for Seminar Pt. II 1984
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Test 1984 Pt.II
Submit Goldstein Questions
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Read Ch. 9 (Goldstein's Ch. 3). Answer related questions.
NPR: Fake News
1. How is the term "fake news" used? What kinds of news are labeled fake news?
2. What are the effects of labeling the media as "fake news" even when the news is true?
Cite evidence from the text. Identify expert referred to (full name and job title).
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Sen. Jeff Flake Speech on Trump’s Attacks against the Media
a. What was Senator Flake’s apparent purpose in this speech? What audience is he appealing to?
b. What are 3 reasons/arguments Flake uses to challenge attacks on the media? Cite parts of the speech and explain.
a. What was Senator Flake’s apparent purpose in this speech? What audience is he appealing to?
b. What are 3 reasons/arguments Flake uses to challenge attacks on the media? Cite parts of the speech and explain.
c. How effectively did he convey his message with ethos, pathos or logos? Give at least 3 examples to discuss/analyze.
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Read Ch.8.
Work on Closed, Open and Core questions.
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Read up to Ch. 7 1984 Pt.II.
Work on Prep for Seminar Questions.
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Read up to Ch.6 of 1984 Pt. II.
Work on Questions for 1984 posted.
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“Death of Truth: When Propaganda and Alternative Facts First Gripped the World”
1. How was propaganda used during the Depression? What was its purpose?
2. How did WWI’s British propaganda affect Germany?
3. How did Hitler use propaganda to seize power? Describe 2 examples.
4. How did Stalin assault reality? Describe 2 examples.
1. How was propaganda used during the Depression? What was its purpose?
2. How did WWI’s British propaganda affect Germany?
3. How did Hitler use propaganda to seize power? Describe 2 examples.
4. How did Stalin assault reality? Describe 2 examples.
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Read Pt.II Ch. 3-4 1984
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Prep for Seminar 1984 Pt.1 due. Submit to turnitin.com, print doc and receipt.
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Vocab log due/vocab and reading test Pt.I 1984.
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Read Ch. 4 of 1984.
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Read Ch. 3 of 1984.
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Read Ch. 1-2 of 1984
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Read 1984 Pt.I Ch.1-2
Present Slides Orwell.
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Read Ch. 5.
Study vocab for test Friday.
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Foa and Mounk Op Ed Summary and Analysis due. Submit turnitin.com before midnight. Print document and receipt. Attach annotated article and descriptive outline.
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Re-read Foa and Mounk Op. Ed.
Completed Descriptive Outline.
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Reading of Ch. 5-6
Take notes/write closed questions for chapters you have read. What might be on the next quiz??