Essays+&+Projects

Final Exam (Essay)
As the final exam for English 2, students will compose a five paragraph essay in which they address one of the essential questions from the year by citing two texts we read and explored as a class and one outside text. Students will have five class periods in which to work on their essays and can also work on them from home. Essays are due no later than **Friday, June 10th.**



How to Write a Works Cited Page
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/ http://www.potsdam.k12.ny.us/aak/library/workscited/workscited.htm

The Philadelphia Project

 * An adaptation of //The Laramie Project//**

Students will be working in small groups constructing a play script based on real interviews conducted with community members around an issue or event relevant to Philadelphia.

Week of 5/16: Identify topic of play; develop interview questions; conduct interviews with community members Week of 5/23: Transcribe interviews; draft script; edit scripts Week of 5/31: Perform a public reading of play in auditorium



//A Thousand Splendid Suns// Literary Theory Essay

 * DUE DATES:**
 * 1. Outline w/ Final Thesis statement: Thursday 3/31 (A), Friday 4/1 (C, D, G, F)**
 * 2. Rough Draft (*Does not have to be typed): Wednesday, 4/6 (A, D, G, F), Thursday 4/7 (C)**
 * 3. Final Draft (*Must be typed):** **Wednesday, 4/13 (A, D, G, F), Thursday 4/14 (C)**



Literary Theory Glog
In small groups, students are researching and presenting information on a given literary theory (Formalist, Reader-Response, Feminist or Marxist). Students will be using the multimedia interactive tool of a glog to present to the class.



In-Class Essay
====Students will be writing an in-class essay as the final assessment of the immigration study unit. These essays will be a literary thematic analysis of the novels students read independently. Essays must be completed within one class period.====
 * Monday, February 14th**

Due Monday, January 3rd
Create an original satire in which you criticize or ridicule a policy, practice or person that you personally take issue with.

Remember the techniques of satire and incorporate them into your own:
 * irony
 * parody
 * exaggeration
 * reversal
 * oxymoron

Satires can be written or illustrated. If they are visual, please attach a written explanation of the satire's argument.

= = =Final Response Essays: //A Long Way Gone//=

FINAL DRAFT DUE MONDAY, DECEMBER 13TH


1. Discuss the process of dehumanization of Beah throughout his time in the war. Did he ever gain back his humanity? How and at what point? 2. Discuss the transformation of Beah over time. Address how he changed physically, emotionally, spiritually, and socially as a result of the civil war. 3. What do you consider to be the turning point(s) of the memoir? Explain what happened at this juncture and why it was significant to Beah’s journey. 4. Discuss the role of nature in //A Long Way Gone//. How was the natural world a friend or foe to Beah on his journey? Choose a scene from the book to support your answer. 5. Beah said he operated in three worlds: his past, his present and his dreams. Why do you think Beah chose to structure his story in this manner as opposed to chronologically? What was the purpose of including his dreams? 6. Several people told Beah and other boy soliders, “It’s not your fault.” Do you think that Beah was innocent or not? What defines innocence?
 * FINAL DRAFTS SHOULD BE 2 PAGES IN LENGTH, TYPED AND DOUBLE SPACED**
 * Prompts: **

= = = = = = =Multimodal Memoirs=
 * DUE TUESDAY 11/23 (A, C, F)**
 * WEDNESDAY 11/24 (D, G)**


 * In addition to creating a multimodal memoir that tells the story of a personal journey, you will also need to complete a written reflection. Details are here:**

//A Long Way Gone// Response Essays
-at least 2 pages in length -typed and double spaced, in 12 point font -brought in as a hard copy (not emailed) -analyzing on the major theme(s) you saw present in the chapter, using direct examples from the text to support your response -written in first person point of view -thoughtful -focused on the chapter you have chosen (but could also reference other important aspects of the book)
 * On the day that you have chosen to present, you will turn in your chapter response essay. It should be:**


 * That day, you will also lead the class in a 10-15 minute discussion of the chapter. Ahead of time, you will have discussed with me your thoughts/ideas for the class discussion.**

-at least one page handwritten -reflective of the process of writing the response essay and leading the class in discussion
 * The following day, you will submit a reflection essay of the whole process. It should be:**

Literacy Autobiography
Reflect on an individual text or an experience with literacy from your past. Describe the text/event and the impact it has had on your life.

Literacy Autobiographies should be one page in length, typed in 12 point Times New Roman, Calibri or Cambria font and are due Monday, October 4th at the beginning of class.

Ms. Thacker is available Tuesday, Thursday and Friday after school 9/28, 9/30 and 10/1 and during lunch W-F for peer conferencing or if you need access to a computer/printer.

Headings should include the following:

YOUR NAME

DATE

CLASS/SECTION