English 10 Honors--5/21/2018 & 5/22/2018

Jump Off
--Take out your "Mrs. Donohue" sheet from last class block.  Make sure that your sheet is finished so that Mrs. Donohue and I can help you find success today.
--Brainstorm some goals for today's library block to add to the list below:

• Use varied search terms to find potential sources, skimming for both relevance and credibility.
• Each time you find a relevant and credible source, print/copy the source so that you have easy access to it when it comes time to purposefully read.
• After finding a source that you have little to no doubt you will use, input the source in NoodleTools so as to build your Works Cited page.
• Leave with at least two pieces of nonfiction.

S. the C.
--set some rough goals
--create a "Compact for Work Time" (e.g., computers randomly selected via a drawing of cards)
--agenda/HW

Transition
--journey on over to the library

LIBRARY

HW (Class Preparation)/Writing

--Continue moving forward with regard to the End-of-Course Assignment.  We will head to the library again NEXT CLASS (Wednesday, 5/23 [ACE] and Thursday, 5/24 [BDF]).

HW (Class Preparation)

--Complete 45 minutes of Membean training as directed before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 5/24.  If you fail to appropriately train between now and the administration of Vocabulary Quiz #6, you will not be permitted to take the quiz until you catch up (see the "Membean Routine" document).

HW (Class Preparation/Take-Home Assessment)

--Finish reading The Alchemist by the beginning of class Friday, 6/1 (ACE) or Monday, 6/4 (BDF).  Demonstrate your best skill level in reading actively/purposefully via the Post-it Note strategy (or notes in a notebook or...), and expect any or all of the following to occur:

• collection of your notes for assessment purposes
• a "60/40" reading assessment
• a discussion geared around your notes

--Remember that I reserve the right to conduct a reading assessment at any time. It would be in your best interest to continuously review your reading notes for The Alchemist and any related materials. You are expected to both understand and apply your understandings of certain terms/concepts to your reading of the novella (in addition to the typical terms/concepts such as setting, symbolism, theme, etc.): allegory, allusion, aphorism, Christ(ological) figure, Coelho's "Four Obstacles" Philosophy, dilemma, everyman, fable, foil, genre, geography, interior monologue, leitmotif, literary blindness, literary communion, literary vampire, magical realism, marked for greatness, monomyth (hero's journey), motif, myth, paradox, and quest. A sample assessment question/prompt, then, might look like the following:

• How is Paulo Coelho's novella The Alchemist a blending of several literary modes/genres? Consider using any or all of the following terms in your response: genre, allegory, fable, and magical realism. What is one likely purpose Coelho was looking to fulfill when he decided to tell such a story?

*I AM AVAILABLE AFTER SCHOOL PRETTY MUCH DAILY FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ONE-ON-ONE (ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STRUGGLING--BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND TAKE INITIATIVE!).*