214 Honors English II - American Literature
This blog is for Mr. Scheuer's Honors English II class at Milwaukee Lutheran High School. It is designed for class enrichment, discussion, and the occasional assignment. Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental principles of the world, and not according to Christ."
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Saturday, August 23, 2014
Sentence Types 101 and Quizzes
Another review/explanation of the four sentence types
One more explanation of Simple, Compound, and Complex sentences
This explanation is color-coded
As usual, please stop after each quiz and show me how you did! Please take all for quizzes before you leave today.
Multiple Choice test
Another Multiple Choice test
Yet one more multiple choice test
Be sure to click the green start button when trying this quiz
One more explanation of Simple, Compound, and Complex sentences
This explanation is color-coded
As usual, please stop after each quiz and show me how you did! Please take all for quizzes before you leave today.
Multiple Choice test
Another Multiple Choice test
Yet one more multiple choice test
Be sure to click the green start button when trying this quiz
Usage
Students will study and present tools on proper usage.
1. amount / number 2. already / all ready 3. beside / besides 4. cite / sight / site 5. complement / compliment 6. credible / creditable / credulous 7. connote / denote 8. desert / dessert 9. elicit / illicit 10. everyday / every day & everyone / every one 11. farther / further 12. fewer / less 13. good / well 14. imply / infer 15.. its / it's 16. judicial / judicious 17. lie / lay 18, lead / led 19. lose / loose 20, manner / manor 21. oral / verbal 22. past / passed 23. pore / pour 24. principle / principal 25. then / than 26. they're / their / there 27. two / to / too 28. weather / whether 29. were / we're / where 30. who / that / which 31. who / whom & who's / whose 32. you're / your
- Each day one student will present the commonly confused words, explain their actual meanings, and provide sample sentences for each word.
- A log will be kept in the notes and students will have to create their own example sentences at the end of each day's presentations.
- Quizzes will be given on a bi-weekly basis, and notebooks will be checked during those quizzes.
- Incomplete/missing notebooks or failed quizzes will result in mandatory One Lunch attendance to complete the notebook and pass the quiz.
1. amount / number 2. already / all ready 3. beside / besides 4. cite / sight / site 5. complement / compliment 6. credible / creditable / credulous 7. connote / denote 8. desert / dessert 9. elicit / illicit 10. everyday / every day & everyone / every one 11. farther / further 12. fewer / less 13. good / well 14. imply / infer 15.. its / it's 16. judicial / judicious 17. lie / lay 18, lead / led 19. lose / loose 20, manner / manor 21. oral / verbal 22. past / passed 23. pore / pour 24. principle / principal 25. then / than 26. they're / their / there 27. two / to / too 28. weather / whether 29. were / we're / where 30. who / that / which 31. who / whom & who's / whose 32. you're / your
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Honors English 2 Outside of Class Reading Journals
Honors English 2 Independent
Reading Assignments
Three due per semester
Source: Reading List
from Mr. Scheuer – try to read at least one book from each list. Books not on
the list must be approved by the instructor. All authors must be
American. Some suggestions may be found at the bottom of this post.
Due dates(always last school day of the month)/Genre:
September - Non-fiction
October - Five short stories
November - One Play
February - 5 Poems
March - Novel
April - Graphic Novel
Form: A. Bibliographical entry as specified by the MLA Style Guide.
B. Body: Write this as a
journal entry, but use complete sentences, - no notes please. This is
essentially an informal conversation between you and me/the author (Yes, you
may use first person). This does not mean it is untidy in thought or
execution.
Content: Here is the hard part. I expect to see THINKING going on. This means that you should comment on more than the plot. In fact, plot summary should not occupy more than a very brief paragraph. What, then, will you do?
You need to consider the following:
1. Theme: What is it? How is it
developed? How well is it developed? Is
it clear? Is it worthwhile?
2. Motifs (mini-themes):
What are they? Do they add anything to the major theme? How are
they carried through? Are they
carried through?
3. Purpose: Does the author
intend to entertain? To instruct? To philosophize? To make a
social commentary? How well does the author achieve this purpose?
4. Setting: What is
it? Is it necessary to the author's purpose or theme? How is it
presented? Is it overdone? Underdone?
5. Characterization: How well are
the characters presented? Are they believable? Unbelievable? If the
latter, is it a flaw or is it done on purpose?
6. Style: This is a rather
slippery term. Basically it is the way the author uses language. It
includes diction, syntax, use of literary devices (metaphors, etc.). Is
the writing flowery? Is it simple? Does the author state his/her points boldly
or does he/she present them obliquely? Are there things which appear to be
characteristic of his/her writing?
You may not be able to complete one
or two of these as you progress through a story, but you can comment on what
seems to be developing. While I realize that you may have difficulty seeing
some of these items at the beginning of the year, I do expect to see your
observations become increasingly sophisticated as the year progresses.
Reading Options:
Fiction
Atlas Shrugged,
Ayn Rand
Go Tell it on the Mountain, James Baldwin
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
Something Wicked This Way Comes or Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane
The House of Seven Gables or The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel
Hawthorne
Catch 22,
Joseph Heller
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Ernest Gaines
The Sun Also Rises or A
Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway
Siddhartha,
Herman Hesse
The Jungle,
Upton Sinclair
East of Eden,
John Steinbeck
Non-Fiction Memoir
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Black Boy,
Richard Wright
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
This Boy's Life, Tobias Wolff
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard
My Bondage and My Freedom, Fredrick Douglass
The Story of my Life, Helen Keller
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
Non-Fiction Culture
Devil in the White City, Erik Larson
Dust Tracks on a Road, Zora Neale Hurston
On the Firing Line, William F. Buckley
The Things We Carried, Tim O'Brien
Into the Wild by
Jon Krakauer
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Rhetorical Terms Need Definitions
Audience
Concession
Connotation
Context
Counterargument
Ethos
Logos
Occasion
Pathos
Persona
Polemic
Propaganda
Purpose
Refutation
Rhetoric
Rhetorical appeals
Rhetorical triangle
SOAPS
Speaker
Subject
Text
Rhetoric Defined/Applied
Indentify
an article, a speech, a video, or advertisement that you think is
manipulative or deceptive and one that is civil and effective. Use these two examples to explain what
you see as the difference.
Post your comments and links to the texts used. This is due by the start of class Friday.
Post your comments and links to the texts used. This is due by the start of class Friday.
Friday, August 10, 2012
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