Tentative 1102 Spring 2016 Schedule:
M W
*Subject
to change*
My Website: http://www.gordonstate.edu/PT_Faculty/msilverman/
You will need the textbook(s) or be able to access the stories – many are on the web so you may not have to buy the textbook but it is encouraged! Also, you will need to buy The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien or access it here.
3 Overlooked Rules: 1) If you forget your print out or your book, there will be no sharing that day!
2) I only read in pen or typed. 3) If you expect an email response, put a
subject line so I don’t think it is spam!
W Jan 06 Do Now: Study Guide for
Big Quiz 1 on policies and syllabus, What are
annotations? (notes per paragraph: look for word repetition, words you don't
know, and words you think are clues:
example) & read
“Bread”
(here is annotated version:
"Bread")
by Cisneros
Hmwk: Read one of these stories and make annotations (it may help to print it
out or copy it) next to each paragraph: “Gorilla
my Love”
by Toni Cade Bambara or “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara (p994 of
Literature & Ourselves and on Story Link Webpage)
M Jan 11 Do Now
4 Exercises: Transitions &
Sentence variation, BIG QUIZ Kahootit based on Study Guide from
last class, Paragraph Organization Review, Topic Sentences &
MEAL plan review,
Puns & Epiphanies
Hmwk: Read “The Sniper” by O’Flaherty OR
“The Necklace” by Maupassant (both on Story Links Web Page) and identify
literary elements (if don’t know, I will give you a chance in class to identify
them): theme, setting, tone (irony), character, conflict, plot (Freytag - sample
below for Chekov's "The Lottery"),
symbolism
W Jan 13 Explain Book Club and
Reader Response assignments,
Literary Elements
(excerpt from text:
p9-12), stories with
irony
Hmwk: Come up with an example from a movie or story that demonstrates the
literary elements: tone (situational irony), tone (verbal irony), tone (dramatic
irony), tone (sarcastic), mood, symbolism, theme, flat character, round
character, epiphany, antagonist, protagonist, and setting.
M Jan 18 NO CLASS
W Jan 20 mood vs tone, 4 types of conflicts, 3 types of irony (situational, verbal, dramatic), turnitin.com (if you miss this day, you are on your own to figure out how to submit), review lit element homework based on a movie you saw or story you read, Character Video (protagonist, antagonist, foil, anti-hero, dynamic character or three-dimensional, static character or flat or two-dimensional)
Hmwk: go here to review MLA: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ & especially look at in-text and formatting quotes in text as well as sample MLA Works Cited Page and take brief quiz
M Jan 25 Do Now #1: Fragment Review
(Chomp Chomp),
MLA
Citing Sources review, go over homework & if needed, finish literary element
review (exercise on theme & symbolism) in class, if time,
Symbolism Video, other terms to review: epiphany, style
(metaphor, simile, and descriptive adjectives)
Hmwk: Reader Response #2— You will be assigned one of the stories and you will
write a reader response (1/2 page min. to 1.5 pg max.) following guidelines
including a plot chart (exposition, rising action, crisis, falling action,
resolution, and the conflict type)—turn in to turnitin.com:
Here is the rubric
checklist
W Jan 27 Do Now: 2 Truths & a Lie
(standing at desk), Book Club 1 (Group Discussion which we will
model), Reader Response #2 due
Hmwk: 15 Questions Hooks Activity
M Feb 01 Do Now #2: S-V agreement review (grammar.ccc.commnet.edu), how turnitin works, Plagiarism Exercise, will analyze story together (something from The Things They Carried), 3 min video about war: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP4GaprkAJg (Pete Mody)
You will be assigned one of the stories from the book we will read this semester
and you will write a reader response following guidelines (mention some literary elements in your response)—turn in to turnitin.com:
W Feb 03 Do Now #4: What Do You Carry?, if time, Vietnam Phone Search & Share Activity/K in KWL, engrade.com (if you miss this day, you are on
your own!), Book Club 2, Reader Response
#3 due
Hmwk: The Things They Carried: Ch 1
“The Things They Carried” (one of the longer chapters!), Optional Extra Credit:
Read Ch 09 “The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” and write 1 page
Reader
Response
M Feb 08 Do Now #5: MLA Review Day (kahoot.it or MLA Video) or Really Cruel O’Brien Quiz #2 on Ch 1 only), if time, Conclusion Types, assign lit analysis story due Feb 29th & look at format, review Ch 1 with One Minute Book Report, review chapter with comic and either this class or next week=Powerpoint Review
THIS IS FOR YOUR LIT ANALYSIS DUE 2/29!
Hmwk: The Things They Carried: Ch 2
“Love” & Ch 3 “Spin” & if not read, Ch 4 “On Rainy River”, meet in
IC Room
102 – bring pen and paper
for LIBRARY QUIZ
W Feb 10 LIBRARY DAY (Meet in IC Room
102) you cannot submit topic proposal or Annotated Bibliography without
attending which means you will get 0 out of 150 possible points!), O’Brien Quiz
#2
Hmwk: The Things They Carried: Ch 5
“Enemies” & Ch 6 “Friends”
M Feb 15 Do Now #6: pollseverywhere, pick up quiz two, go over
lit analysis story due Feb 29th
& look at format and look at student sample, finish with
One Minute Book Report,
review chapter with
comic and either this class or next week=Powerpoint
Review, secondary sources (the good, the bad, & the ugly),
Galileo – MLA & LION databases
Hmwk: The Things They Carried: Ch 7
“How to Tell a True War Story”
W Feb 17 pass around conference sign-up sheet, Do Now: Run-On Review (Chomp Chomp or another site from the sidebar of syllabus), finish reviewing O'Brien (What you carry exercise - if not done, PowerPoint - if not done),
Hmwk: You will be assigned one of the stories and you will write a
Reader Response following guidelines—turn in to turnitin.com,
2 to 3.5pgs, more like an essay with intro & conclusion, use lit element terms,
work cited and MLA in-text citations:
M Feb 22 Do Now:
Lit Analysis Body Paragraph 6 Question Quiz,
Body Paragraphs 1,
Body Paragraphs 2,
Body Paragraphs 3,
Body Paragraphs 4,
Body Paragraphs 5, BEACH
BALL REVIEW, Reader Response #4 due to turnitin.com
{THIS IS THE AMY TAN STORY}
Hmwk: If you need to check out MLA website for how to cite, a sample paper, a sample work cited and more: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/. Remember your secondary source is not a good one if it has no author, no article title, no publication date, and no publisher. Avoid blogs, avoid help sites, and avoid Wikipedia!
If you need to get help with thesis, check out this short video: Thesis Video,
If you need help with literary analysis: Guide to Before Beginning to Write Literary Analysis & Guide to Writing Literary Analysis
W Feb 24 Optional Conference Day #1 or you can go to SSC (2nd floor above bookstore) between 9am and 5pm (must have signed up for conference ahead of time and if sign up, please go!!!)
Hmwk: finish lit analysis essay
(you have already been
assigned one of these; do not pick your own!)
THIS IS FOR YOUR LIT ANALYSIS DUE 2/29!
M Feb 29 Literary Analysis Due (900
words-1350, one primary source & two secondary sources, follow the 20% rule, based on
one of the stories teacher assigned on 2/09)—turn in to turnitin.com
Hmwk: The Things They Carried:
Finish Ch 10
“Stockings” & Ch 11 “Church” & Ch 8 "The Dentist" (3 very short chapters)
W Mar 02 Do Now/In Class Activity: TBA, Background Information & Relevance, Biography of O’Brien,
Author Page, no O’Brien quiz today
Hmwk: The Things They Carried: Ch 12
“Man I Killed” (Student
Video by Sarah) & Ch 13 “Ambush” & Ch 14 “Style” (Student
Video Analysis by Pena), last
extra credit: Pick a chapter from the O’Brien book and create a visual
presentation of it (Interview, Song, Mini-Movie, Cartoon using Apps like Animoto
or Powtoons, or something that is more than PowerPoint and way more than
posterboard! 2 minute Minimum and 4 minute maximum. Send to me via email so can
be shown in class!)
M Mar 07 NO CLASS
W Mar 09 NO CLASS
Sa Mar 12
Last Extra Credit Due by Noon
M Mar 14 Do Now: O’Brien Double Quiz #6 on Ch 12-14, , we will finish going over rubric and research paper, MLA format of cover pages & the format of MLA for research papers, we will watch video projects of the stories:
Hmwk: The Things They Carried: Ch 15
“Speaking of Courage”
W Mar 16 we will look at sample research paper and then work on Topic Proposal
in class: begin pre-writing
research
paper topics in class
Hmwk: Topic Proposal for
research paper (What are you going to write on? What
will you research? What part of the book will be most useful? Optional: Include
sample thesis—this is helpful to do!)
M Mar 21 Do Now: Introduce another class member
activity, Topic Proposal Due (a paragraph, ½ pg to 1 pg max., or just
follow the
Scaffold page one!); Kahoot Mid Novel review
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/74fe1d93-c328-4314-af13-02bd83632f6f
Hmwk: create 3 quiz questions + 1 interesting
example statement that can be used in research paper (total 4 things) based
on one of the choices below:
PTSD topic folks = (a) The Things They Carried: Ch 16 “Notes”;
minority or heroic topic folks = (b) The Things They Carried: Ch 18
“Good Form” & Ch 19 “Field Trip”;
women roles or family topic folks = (c) The Things They Carried:
Ch 17 “In the Field”.
**if your topic not listed = you can choose either choice a or b or c from
above
BRING YOUR HOOK TO NEXT CLASS & be
prepared to tell us about your example statement
W Mar 23 group quiz on Ch 16-19 & exchange hook
activity;
student sample of annotated bibliographies,
Annotated Bibliography Assignment requirements and
tips with student example,
Hmwk: none
M Mar 28 group quiz on O'brian Ch 16 & 17 & 18 &
19, if needed - Writing
Annotated Bibliography & Research Tips
Hmwk: work on annotated bibliography (if I am
giving you three homework days to work on this, I will probably grade this
with high expectations!)
W Mar 30 NO CLASS: research Day: text me with
questions & be patient while I respond during this week
Hmwk: work on annotated bibliography (if I am
giving you two homework days to work on this, I will probably grade this
with high expectations!)
M Apr 04 Annotated Bibliography Due (in
MLA format, put your thesis at the top, indent properly, put in alphabetical
order), group quiz in class on
italics/quotes & Galileo & MLA,
MLA
Generator list &
MLA Works Cited (review)look at sample
Outline for help if needed on how to organize and/or
begin &
Research paper Tips, group (your group will create a
quiz based on one of the research paper examples assigned by instructor)
Hmwk: none
M Apr 06 “Lives of Dead” Activity - C&C
4 min video =
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G0uOY6Gyyc
4 min PowToons =
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppb9QICOd6I
40 min reading =
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahwip2WfcKo
C&C more sample Presentations/Book Trailers {
(Laura
Rodriguez), (Amanda
Rachael),
Hmwk: brig research stuff to class and if wish, a
computer
M Apr 11 write in class day PART 1 (both days
counts as easy in class quiz)
Hmwk: none
W Apr 13 Work in Class Day PART 2 (both days
counts as easy in class quiz) – Meet in IC Room 103
Hmwk: bring research paper and rubric to SSC
Sa Apr 16 Optional Rough Draft due by Noon
(to my email)
M Apr 18 SSC Day (above bookstore from 9am
to 5pm) = counts as part of RESEARCH PAPER (easy points here!)
Hmwk: finish term paper
W Apr 20 (short class) Day
to Review for FINAL (you miss this, you are on your own!)
Hmwk: work on oral presentation, expect to go
tomorrow but there may not be enough time for everyone—if we finish ahead of
schedule, we will discuss Final
M Apr 25 Day 1 4-6 Minute Oral Presentations
(with Visual Aid: PowerPoint or Prezi but Animoto & PowToons & Microsoft
Moviemaker would be even more awesome and point-worthy!)
Hmwk: none
W Apr 28 Day 2 of 4-6 Minute Oral
Presentations & Review for Final
Hmwk: none
Final topic choices
1. Easier - Write a one page letter in essay format (still using MEAL) to one of the fictional characters in The Things They Carried. It must show you read the book but it can be about anything. This is done entirely in class. Bring, pen, paper, and the book - no computers!
2. Harder choice that has some extra credit (2%) - Write a one page literary analysis on ONE literary element on the story called "Martians Come in Clouds" by Philip K. Dick. Remember this was written in the 50s. Follow MEAL which includes examples and text analysis. Bring pen, paper, and copy of the story - no computers!
F Apr 29 FINAL 8-10 Am for 8am Class: Choice 1 vs
Choice 2
M May 02 FINAL 1015-1215 for 930 Class: Choice 1
vs Choice 2