Assignment for Week of November 28 and December 5

Assignment for Week of November 28 and December 5

Tuesday, 11/29:              Story idea in a paragraph/girls

                                    Idea for gender research project/boys

Wednesday, 11/30:            Literature assignment (See syllabus)

                                    Read “Beyond Mean Girls.” Write a one-page response.

                       

Thursday, 12/1:            Story idea in a paragraph/boys

                                    Idea for gender research project/girls

Friday, 12/2:                        Literature assignment

                                    Write up on interview with mother

Monday, 12/5:              Literature assignment

Tuesday: 12/6            Creative writing freewriting/girls (10 pages, typed, double-spaced, 12 pt)

                                    5 annotated sources for research project/boys           

Wednesday, 12/7:              Literature assignment

Thursday, 12/8:            Creative writing freewriting/boys (10 pages, typed, double-spaced, 12 pt)

                                    5 annotated sources for research projects/girls

Friday, 12/9:                        Literature assignment

           

Bronx Masquerade Syllabus

Bronx Masquerade 

Syllabus

Due Date:                                                Assignment:

Wednesday, November 30                  Read pages 3 – 33

                                                            Original poem

Friday, December 2                             Read pages 34 – 64

                                                            Original poem

Monday, December 5                          Read pages 65 – 100

                                                            Original poem

Wednesday, December 7                     Read pages 101 – 132

                                                            Original poem

Friday, December 9                             Read pages 133 – 167

                                                            Original poem

                                                            Character Grid

                                                            Poetry Terms

Wednesday, December 14                  Test           

For each class period:

1. Read the assigned material.
2. Be prepared to take a quiz over the reading.
3. Hand in an original poem in response to the reading or based on your own experience.

At the end of the book:

1. Hand in character grid.
2. Hand in definitions and examples of poetry terms.