English 10 Honors--2/27/2019

Jump Off
--Please stop by the front table in order to pick up the piece of poetry that you crafted before break.
--Please take out your notebook and date the page (2/27/2019).  Label this section of your notes "Conventions of Literature in The Lego Movie".
--Please SEE ME before leaving class today:

• Steven C.

S. the C.
--SMART Goal index cards read aloud
--agenda/HW

Application Activity/Writing Workshop -- Applying the Conventions of Literature to Animated Film

--Following a purposeful viewing of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's The Lego Movie, you will write a two paragraph response in which you...

• show that one of the conventions of literature is being implemented within the film
• explain how the director used the convention to develop an emergent theme of the story.

--Purposefully view the film by jotting down notes:

• Which conventions of literature are being used?  How so?
• What meaningful and complex theme statements "work" for the film?
• How do the conventions used "feed in" to the theme statement(s)?
• Anything that might be useful when crafting your final argument of the course

Closure -- "I have noticed _____ because..."

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)

--Complete 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 3/7 (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).
Writing

--Consider doing the following if you have not already done so:

• Reread your short story with "fresh eyes", taking note of the commentary (albeit quite brief!) that I have included on your draft.
• Reread your poem with "fresh eyes", taking note of any annotations included (by you, by a peer, and/or by me) on your draft.
• Access the electronic version of your short story and/or your poem and begin revising.

HW (Class Preparation)

--Continue reviewing the conventions of literature, bearing in mind that are expected to apply your knowledge and understanding (to Lord of the Flies, to your free reading books, to anything, really!) moving forward and will be writing about The Lego Movie soon.
--Sometime within the next few weeks, you will be taking an examination that mirrors the New York State Regents Examination in English Language Arts (Common Core).  Please come prepared!

--Read at least 5-10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. Your book must be finished in about a week and a half. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

• "The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries" (Rene Descartes).

Miscellaneous

--Work toward achievement of your S.M.A.R.T. Goal?!

On the Backburner

• "Poetry Assessment #1" back
• complete "cheat sheet" while going over
• group writing assignment back
• literary conventions writing piece with The Lego Movie
• preparing to read LotF
• memoir of choice (could be An Ordinary Man!) as last free reading