English 10 Honors--5/25/2018 & 5/29/2018

Jump Off
--Let's take a look at the three questions included on the assignment sheet.

S. the C.
--agenda/HW

Transition
--journey on over to the library

LIBRARY

Checklist:

• finish finding sources (if necessary) and print your sources so that you have access to them in the future for evidence gathering, interpretation, synthesizing, and outlining
• finish creating your Works Cited page (five sources minimum [as per assignment sheet])
• type and include your annotations for two nonfiction sources as part of your Works Cited page (see "Nonfiction Source Annotations" sheet from last class block
• print two copies of your Works Cited page (one for me and one for Mrs. Donohue)
• YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE COPIES ARE DUE BY THE END OF THE CLASS BLOCK IN THE BLACK BASKET.
• gather, interpret, and synthesize your evidence
• TIP: Put proper parenthetical references next to each of your pieces of evidence.
• begin outlining

HW (Class Preparation)/Writing
--Continue moving forward with regard to the End-of-Course Assignment, which is due the week after next:

• Gather, interpret, and synthesize your evidence.
• Begin outlining.

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?

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