Language Arts 2 - Honors / IB Assignments

January 2007 Calendar

Literature: Oedipus The King

Task Reflections for Fahrenheit 451

Of Mice & Men Calendar [November]

Of Mice & Men Vocabulary, Allusions, Idioms

1. Complete the "Group Investigation" graphic organizer using a selected theme from your Concept Development work.  Apply the graphic organizer to A Separate Peace.
2. "Some Matters of Style" Cornell Notes:  complete the first page on Allusions.  Read the Internet article on the Maginot Line and the Bible passage on Lazarus (John 11).
3. ASP Packet: this packet is a compilation of all your work from this past week (Sept. 18-22).  It includes the following:
   • Student Study Guide
   • Connections Frame
   • "Friendship, War, Peace" handout
   • "Gene's Initiation" Handout
   • Frayer Model on Allusions
   • "Some Matters of Style" Cornell Notes
   • Concept Development
   • Group Investigation

NOVEL READING: ASP, Chap. 13 with Concept Development graphic organizer.  The "Style" handout will be given to you  tomorrow in class.

Complete the Concept Development graphic organizer selecting one of the following big ideas:

• Macrocosm parallels Microcosm
• Friendship
• Life's Contrast
• Man's Inhumanity to Man
• Escape from Reality
• Conformity vs. Nonconformity
• Other possible themes... [you choose!]

Ciick on the PDF below to see a sample of the Concept Development graphic organzier done in today's class.

NOVEL READING: ASP, Chap. 12.  Student Study Guide will be provided to you in class.

The Literary Terms Reference Notebooks will be evaluated tonight and tomorrow night with the hope of returning them back to you by Friday.  For now (or for later), the PowerPoint file on the literary terms you requested as a class is now posted for you to download.

Literary Terms Reference Notebook

NOVEL READING: ASP, Chap. 10 with "Looking for Themes" [handout]

NOVEL READING: ASP, Chap. 10 with "Gene's Initiation" [handout]

NOVEL READING: ASP, Chap. 8-9 with "Friendship, War, Peace" handout.

NOVEL READING: ASP, Chap. 7 with Literature Circle Frame

NOVEL READING: ASP, Chap. 6

NOVEL READING: ASP, Chap. 4-5 with Literary Luminary/Word Finder Literature Circle Role Sheet.

NOVEL READING: ASP, Chap 3 with Characterization Map

Scholar Frames: Originally due Friday, Sept. 8 has been moved to Sept. 11, Monday. We will spend class time on Friday previewing the assignment.

Article on Scholar: be sure to read your Time 100 article. You may work on the Scholars Application sheet if you feel comfortable with the instructions. If not, we will complete it at the beginning of class on Friday.

Student/Parent Feedback [Acknowledgment] Form: If you have not turned in your Feedback form with parent signatures, please be sure to turn it in tomorrow!

NOVEL READING: A Separate Peace, Chapters 1 & 2

Connections Frame: Complete connections and summary of ASP, chapters 1 & 2