Honors English 11
- We've been working all week on developing our Gatsby essays. Over the weekend, put it all together, get all those body paragraphs finished and make sure your analytical argument is complete. On Monday (block 1), and Tuesday (block 3), we'll spend some time workshopping those essays. You should bring a printed copy of a full draft of your essay to class with you on Monday. Be prepared to share your writing with your writing group, and to get some feedback on your draft that will help you complete your essay.
- Jack asked for some guidance regarding how to integrate the critic's argument into your own essay. I planned to address the question, then promptly got distracted (probably by something shiny). Sorry! Here are some general thoughts, and we'll address the inclusion of the critic at the beginning of our workshop on Monday/Tuesday:
- Remember that the critical voice will help you build your own analytical argument. You will introduce, into at least one of your body paragraphs, a direct quotation or paraphrase from one of the critics we read in class that supports your argument.
- Just as you would include evidence from the text of Gatsby, so will you include evidence from the critic. So, when the evidence will help you support an argument, include it!
- Use the critic's full name the first time (maybe the only time?) you introduce his ideas. You might say something like, "Thomas C. Foster argues that [paraphrase or quotation]" (#). (You put a page number in that parenthesis there...) THEN, you analyze how this piece of proof you've included from the critic fits in your argument.
English 12
- You have two major projects to be working on, and your job is to budget your time accordingly. You should spend time (an hour or so), working on one or both of these projects:
- Frankenstein theme triangle: prep work, essay and presentation, FINAL due on Monday, May 20.
- Stranger in the Photo personal essay, FINAL due on Wednesday, May 22
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