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Friday, November 7, 2014

Homework: November 7

English 11 (A block)

  • Complete the brainstorming worksheet for your own "The Pony Problem" essay, and write a draft of your own version. Consider a "collection" that you have, and talk about what it represents and why it's significant. This isn't an analytical essay...it's a personal narrative. Use your own narrative voice and talk about your experience. Use "The Pony Problem" as a model.
Honors English 11 (C block)
  • Finish reading and annotating chapter 5. It's a big chapter, and it's SO AWESOMELY AWKWARD!!!
English 12 (E block)
  • Write a thesis statement and then 2-body-paragraph analysis of the close-reading passage you worked with in class today. Here's what it should look like:
    • In the scene __________, Stephen King uses (imagery? personification? metaphor?) to...
    • Body paragraph 1: Talk  about the language of the passage itself--analyze the significance of the language.
    • Body paragraph 2: Analyze how this scene helps us understand the whole story.

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