Honors English 10B (Period 4) Assignments
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- 2015-2016 School Year
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Final Exam
Film Noir Essay
Using examples from the films and readings studied in class, analyze and evaluate the artistic and social significance of Film Noir: that is, describe the fundamental elements of Film Noir, and explain the value of the films as works of film art and as cultural assets.
Please DO NOT simply focus on the plots, but take into account all of the elements of film art (your review worksheets are a good reference)
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End of the year reflection
Please take a few moments to reflect and share your experience this year in this class. Consider the following:
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How successful were you in learning the skills and information that were taught?
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What factors contributed to your success or lack thereof?
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What changes to the course do you suggest that will improve the learning experience for future students like yourself?
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Any other comments?
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The last reflective journal of the year!
Write a compelling response to ONE of the following prompts. Revise and rewrite by Friday. 150+ for freshmen; 200+ words for all others.
What do you need most from other people?
What do you want people to think when they see you? Do you think they do?
When should a person "listen to their heart," (if they should never, why not)?
What do you want people to think when they see you? Do you think they do?
When should a person "listen to their heart," (if they should never, why not)?
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Reflection Journal. Choose ONE of the following prompts and write a compelling response. Revise and rewrite ON OR AFTER OUR SECOND MEETING THIS WEEK. Freshmen, 150+ words, all others 200+.
"Oh, now I know."
Should parents be permitted to hit their children?
What is the best age for a person to begin having romantic relationships? Why?
"Oh, now I know."
Should parents be permitted to hit their children?
What is the best age for a person to begin having romantic relationships? Why?
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Reflective journal. Write a clear compelling piece to one of the following prompts. Do not revise until after our second meeting 150+ words for freshmen; 200+ words for all others.
- Write about your favorite smell.
Write about an experience you've had with jealousy.
Write about a book or a movie that made a strong impression on you.
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Paragraph responses for ...
The Maltese Falcon
- Describe and discuss the use of light and shadow in The Maltese Falcon
- Describe and discuss the attributes of the film noir tough-guy hero embodied in the Sam Spade character.
- Describe and discuss the role of the femme fatale in this film.
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Ethan Frome FILM Review
Choose one of the following prompts:
Evaluate the film as a work of art, independent of the novel and write a review in which you elaborate and expand the elements of the review worksheet into clear coherent paragraphs.
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Compare and contrast the film to the novel, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each version of the story.
500-800 words, 7+¶ Standard academic format
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Reflective prompts. Choose one and write a compelling reflective response.
9th grade: 150 words minimum. All others >200 words. Your first draft must be complete by our second meeting; DO NOT REVISE BEFORE OUR SECOND MEETING
"The Clothes make the person."
Describe the clothes you are wearing Why did you put them on this morning?
Are style and fashion important to you? Why or why not?
Describe the clothes you are wearing Why did you put them on this morning?
Are style and fashion important to you? Why or why not?
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Reflection journal: Choose one of the following prompts. Write a clear compelling first draft response and a clarifying revision. 9th grade: 150 words. All others: 200 words
Describe the qualities of a good teacher.
Finish this thought: "If I could change one thing about myself " (If you can't think of anything, write about how you got to be perfect!)
Write about an enemy who eventually became a friend.
Finish this thought: "If I could change one thing about myself " (If you can't think of anything, write about how you got to be perfect!)
Write about an enemy who eventually became a friend.
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Write an essay on one of the following topics:
Standard essay format. 300-750 words.
Standard essay format. 300-750 words.
Rough draft due Monday, 4-25; final due Friday
a. Ethan Frome is right to honor his marital responsibilities.
b. Ethan has the right to his own happiness.
c. Ethan’s greatest hindrance to happiness is himself.
d. Suicide is the only solution for Ethan and Mattie.
e. Emotional and physical repression leads Ethan to make serious errors in judgement
a. Ethan Frome is right to honor his marital responsibilities.
b. Ethan has the right to his own happiness.
c. Ethan’s greatest hindrance to happiness is himself.
d. Suicide is the only solution for Ethan and Mattie.
e. Emotional and physical repression leads Ethan to make serious errors in judgement
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Write a compelling complete first draft and a clarifying revision to one of the following prompts: 200+ words
"A person's character is their fate." - Heraclitus
"A woman can become a man's friend in only the following stages: first as an acquaintance, next as a lover , and only then as a friend." - Anton Chekov
"The basest of all things is to be afraid." - William Faulkner
"A woman can become a man's friend in only the following stages: first as an acquaintance, next as a lover , and only then as a friend." - Anton Chekov
"The basest of all things is to be afraid." - William Faulkner
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Reflective Journal: Choose one of the following prompts and write a compelling reflective response. Revise and turn both drafts Friday.
Write a poem about turning 13.
Write about a time you tried to find out something that was none of your business.
"Why is it always me?"
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Proverb journal prompts: Choose one of the following prompts and write a compelling reflective response. Revise and submit both drafts at the end of the week.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Faith will move mountains
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Faith will move mountains
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Journal prompt: Write a 150 word reflective response to one of the following quotations:
"The purpose of law is to prevent the strong from always having their way." - Ovid
"The young man who has not wept is a savage; the old man who will not laugh is a fool." - George Santayana
"We are what we pretend to be." - Kurt Vonnegut
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Personal reflective response, choose one of the prompts below, 150+ words. First draft and substantial revision due by week's end.
What privilege of getting older are you most looking forward to?
Do you prefer to spend or save money?
How do you think the community you’ve grown up in has influenced the person you are?
Do you prefer to spend or save money?
How do you think the community you’ve grown up in has influenced the person you are?
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Write paragraph responses for three of the study question (total) for chapters 4 and 5 of Ethan Frome
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Compose paragraph responses to four of the questions for the opening frame and chapters 1 & 2 of Ethan Frome
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Write paragraph responses to four of the study questions for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Quotation writing prompt: First draft and careful complete revision due at the end of the week.
- "If fifty million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France
- "If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything." - Mark Twain
- "The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes." - Stanley Kubrick
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Read up through chapter II (pg. 24) of Ethan Frome
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Read and annotate "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf: The power of Ambiguity"
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Write a thoughtful reflective response inspired by the photograph "fire escape leap."
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Respond to the IDEA behind the box cartoon in the genre of your choice
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Choose one of the following quotations and write a reflective response in the genre of your choice.
- "A man should be taller, older, heavier, uglier, and hoarser than his wife."
"Peace is over rated. Any slave can have peace. Just pick the cotton."
"Three may keep a secret—if two of them are dead."
DON'T BE BORING!
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Write and revise a letter inspired by one of the following proverbs:
- A dog owns nothing, yet is seldom dissatisfied
- A person is known by the company he keeps
- All's for the best in the best of all possible worlds
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Write academic paragraph responses to 4 of the study questions for South of the Border, West of the Sun, chapters 10 & 11
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Write and revise a compelling piece in the genre of your choice inspired by the painting Watson and the Shark
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Compose academic paragraph responses to 5 of the prompts from the study question for chapters 7 and 8 of South of the Border, West of the Sun
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"To Be" verb exercise: Write and revise a clear, compelling description of the painting Watson and the Shark, but do not use any form of the verb "to be."
The verb to be is the most irregular verb in the English language. It is normally a linking verb showing existence or the condition of the subject. It can also be used as an auxiliary verb when forming the passive voice.
The forms of the verb to be in English are as follows:
Infinitive to be
Present am, is, are
Past was, were
Present Participle being
Past Participle been
Present Subjunctive be
Past Subjunctive were
Imperative be
The forms of the verb to be in English are as follows:
Infinitive to be
Present am, is, are
Past was, were
Present Participle being
Past Participle been
Present Subjunctive be
Past Subjunctive were
Imperative be
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Read through chapter 11 of South of the Border, West of the Sun
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Reflect and respond to one of the following quotations in any form that you choose. First draft and revision due at the end of the week.
- Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
- There are no devils or pitchforks; Hell is other people
- Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.
John-Paul Sartre
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Read through chapter 8 (up to page 98) of South of the Border, West of the Sun
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Chapter 4 study questions for South of the Border, West of the Sun
Standard academic paragraphs; be sure to include clear concise evidence. 50-100 words each ¶
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Compose and revise a piece of writing in the style of your choice inspired by the accompanying image
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Write and revise a piece in the style and genre of your choice inspired by Caravaggio's painting Bacchus
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"To His Coy Mistress" response questions
Choose 4; 100-200 words each
1. Many critics think that no woman could possibly be charmed by the speaker. Why? Can you think of any scenarios where a woman might be charmed? If not, why?
2. Do you like the speaker? Why, or why not? Do you think he’s a "nice guy?" If so, what makes you think that he’s nice? If not, what makes you think so?
3. Who is "in charge" in the poem, the speaker or the mistress? You can imagine scenarios for both sides of the argument.
4. It has been suggested that Marvell left his characters anonymous to make them timeless, to allow us to fill them in however we choose. Can you think of any other reasons Marvell might have left out the names and personal details?
5. What’s your favorite stanza of the poem? Why do you like it best? Do you identify with the speaker in some way in that stanza? Does he remind you of someone you know? Or, does he seem incredibly new and refreshing? Does your preference have to do not so much with the speaker, but rather with the language in the stanza? Or, with the images, or with the mood?
6. In Marvell’s time there is no Internet, no phone, no TV, no airplanes, and not even radio. If these technologies were available to Marvell, how might the first stanza of the poem be different? Considering the huge technology gap between ourselves and Marvell, does the first stanza (which deals with, among other things, long-distance communication) still speak to us meaningfully? Why, or why not? (It’s OK to say "both," as long as you explain why you feel that way.)