Week 3 2011-2012

Week 3	Class work	Homework
Monday (Print out syllabus and turn in by Tuesday at beginning of class for 100 points extra credit). Remember you must finish reading the Scarlet Letter by 10/7/11.	Read Of Plymouth Plantation Pp30-32 How to Annotate A Text	Read Offer Of Help by Canassatego pp. 33 Read The Life of Mary Jemison PP. 39 Answer Questions 1-6 pp.39
Tuesday Vocabulary Of Plymouth Plantation Peril Tedious The Life of Mary Jemison Foreboding Serene Diligent The Diary of Samuel Sewall Agitated Forbear Vindicate Reiterated Sinners in the hands… wrath	Preconceived notions and attitudes How do ideas evolve/ change? Style- Language is the tool of writers. How a writer uses language is their style. ·      Dialogue ·      Vivid imagery ·      Syntax (word arrangement) ·      Word choice ·      Tone ·      Mood Goal: To be able to identify the author’s purpose. Literature can raise questions and acknowledge contradictions implicit in any moral decision (right or wrong). Paradox: Europeans thought themselves more civilized than the native people in the colonies. Yet civilizations flourished for centuries in the Americas. How do civilized people behave? What are their values?	Write out your definition of civilized.  Create A Similarities and Differences Table Pp. 40 Writer’s Notebook Update Prompt Native Americans and Colonists Similarities Differences
Wednesday	Outline a 5 paragraph essay addressing the paradox (a self-contradictory statement) that the Europeans regarded the Native Americans as uncivilized when their civilizations had existed for centuries. Think about the Moral Viewpoints (what is the lesson to be learned). What was the European Perspective on the Indians?  What was Canassatego’s perspective on the European’s Level of Education and competency?  What evidence of civilization did he observe?	Draft your essay on The “Civilization Paradox” Rubric: Introductory Paragraph ·      Attention grabbing Opener ·      Background Information ·      Opinion Statement Body Paragraph1 ·      First reason o   Logical appeal o   Expert Opinion o   Fact and Statistic
Thursday	Body Paragraph 2 ·      Second reason o   Emotional Appeal o   Fact o   Anecdote o   Expert Opinion Body Paragraph 3 ·      Third reason o   Ethical Appeal o   Facts and examples Conclusion o   Restatement of Opinion o   Summary of reasons o   Call to Action	Run another spell and Grammar check on your essay and submit to TURNITIN.COM
Friday	Vocabulary Test Review of Simile and Metaphor Simile is a comparison using like or as A Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes either a direct comparison (something is/was something else) or and implied comparison. Ex. She was a stone (direct) Her stony silence filled the room (implied)	Read The Diary of Samuel Sewall and Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards Take Cornell notes and Annotate in your reader’s writers notebook. THIS IS A GRADED ASSIGNMENT_ SEE ANNOTATION RUBRIC! Complete the Simile and Metaphor Table Handout