We have finally finished Our Town, and the unit essay for that play. Some students need to rewrite the essay by 10/14 for credit. They know who they are. Scary stories -- which we started in class this week -- are due by Friday, 10.9. Also, the WOTW is due on Friday as well. And we have JUST started a new unit -- The Gospel According to Larry. The students are responsible for class discussion, which means they have to have questions and comments about the reading, or relevant to the reading. Mrs. Scordo and I will be answering and responding to the questions and comments. The schedule is below... The Gospel According to Larry Reading/ Assignment Schedule ‘09 10/7 – sign out books, start reading in class. DUE by 10/8 read pgs. vii (note to reader) to pg. 14 Written work: Write one full page of Reader’s Notes answering: What do you think of the point of view, here. What do you think about the writing style? Explain. 10/9 free reading day *bring in your own book or read GATL silently By 10/13 read pgs. 15-29 Written work: literature roles assigned. ½ class work on roles for pgs. 15-22, other ½ of class work on roles for pgs. 23-29. ROLE ___________________________ for pgs. ___________ By 10/14 read pgs. 31-47 Written work: none due today By 10/15 read pgs. 48-65 Written work: one full page of RN on sermon from pg. 64. What are your thoughs/impressions of sermon #137? Explain. 10/16 free reading day *bring in your own book or read GATL silently By 10/19 movie day: Pennies A Day (about Grameen Bank) Due tomorrow: one full page of RN: What are/were the differences between Larry’s site and Prof. Yunus’ struggles to change the world for the better? (Start in class after the video ) By 10/20 Catch up discussion day Written work: one full page of RN: What are/were the differences between Larry’s site and Prof. Yunus’ struggles to change the world for the better? By 10/21 read pgs. 66-87 Written work: ½ class write one full pg of RN detailing how you give away details of who you are and what is important to you (not just in writing), give examples from popular culture and your own life. Other ½ of class write one full pg of RN explaining what causes of popularity/celebrity. How do you get to be popular? What are the ingredients? And why is the public so obsessed with knowing about celebrities? Dig deep to answer the questions with detail. By 10/22 read pgs. 89-107 Written work: literature roles assigned. ½ class work on roles for pgs. 89-98, other ½ of class work on roles for pgs. 99-107. ROLE ___________________________ for pgs. ___________ 10/23 free reading day *bring in your own book or read GATL silently By 10/26 read pgs. 89-107 Written work: literature roles assigned. ½ class work on roles for pgs. 89-98, other ½ of class work on roles for pgs. 99-107. ROLE ___________________________ for pgs. ___________ By 10/27 read pgs. 108-129 Written work: one full pg RN answering (w/ detail) –when you believe in something, does the source matter? Why/why not? By 10/28 read pgs. 131-155 Written work: one full pg. RN explaining how the quote (pg, 143), “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?”, pertains to the events of the book in this reading assignment. By 10/29 read pgs. 156-172 Written work: one full pg RN telling what YOU would do if you were Josh at this point in time. Give details of what you would do and explain why. Really think this through – it is QUITE a problem. This has to go along who he is… so be consistent. 10/30 free reading day *bring in your own book or read GATL silently By 11/2 read pgs. 173-196 Written work: none due today By 11/3 read pgs. 197-215 Written work: one full pg RN analyzing if Josh is a success or not. What would make up a ‘success story’? Is he one? Why/why not? Think of the situation as it stands at THIS point in the story… explain your answer fully. By 11/4 read pgs. 216-227 (end of book) Written work: Does this book have ‘verisimilitude’ as described in your literary terms? Explain FULLY on one full sheet of paper and give examples from the story to back up your opinion one way or the other. By 11/5 Catch up discussion day 11/6 free reading day *bring in your own book or read GATL silently 11/9, 10, 12 Discussion of the book – review for unit exam (review themes list) 11/13 Gospel According to Larry – unit exam (in class) Includes ALL literary terms! Study notes from discussion. Keep your notes from this novel. You will need them for your research project. Research project: Nov. 16-18 -- go over packets in class Nov. 19 – working thesis due Nov. 20-24 -- finding sources in library Nov. 28 -- first 10 note cards due. 3 source cards due. Nov. 30-Dec. 5 – working in library (and for homework) Assemble all source information Highlight/create note cards Outline w/ note cards Dec. 7 -- outline DUE (based on note cards) Dec. 9 – workshop on in-text citations Dec. 10 – writing rough draft in class w/ in-text citations (finish for HW) Dec. 14-15 – typing rough w/ in-text citations in lab Dec. 16-17 – peer-editing rough/revising in lab (SEVERAL TIMES) Dec. 18 – in lab to create title page and works cited (from source cards) DEC. 21 – TURN IN ENTIRE RESEARCH PROJECT (final draft on top) Article from A.Word.A.Day When you see someone sporting a shirt with the manufacturer's name inscribed in bold letters across the chest, it's hard to ignore the irony. The wearer is paying the company to promote its name, rather than vice versa. For the privilege of being a walking billboard, the purchaser may have paid many times the normal price of that product. So next time you wear a pair of shoes with that logo, or a pair of pants with some large initials stitched on them, or a shirt with a brightly painted name, remember, you're inadvertently advertising the company. The word "advertise" comes to us from Latin advertere meaning "to turn toward" or "to pay attention". The word "inadvertently" derives from the same source. In other words, by not paying attention, we ARE paying attention. Do you ever wonder about the meaning of all those company names on billboards, taxis, supermarket floors, movies, clothing, even in your children's school books? While some of these are coined names (Sony, Novartis, Intel), many of them are bona fide words from the dictionary. This week we feature five such words. And no, none of them is an AWAD sponsor. cingular (SING-gyuh-luhr) adjective 1. Of or pertaining to a cingulum, an anatomical band or girdle on an animal or plant. 2. Encircling, girdling, surrounding. [From Latin cingulum (girdle), from cingere (to gird). Other words derived from the same root are cincture, precinct, shingles, and succinct.] "Differs ... in the greater degree of cingular development on cheek teeth, especially molars." Daniel L Gebo, et al; A Hominoid Genus; Science (Washington, DC); Apr 18, 1997.