Skip to main content

English III--Read "Last Child in the Woods" on pages 300-302 in the yellow and green literature book. Assigned September 17. Due September 19.


Read "Lost Child in the Woods" on page 300 in the gold and green literature textbook, Into Literature, on the blue table in the back of the room (next to the filing cabinets). Do not take these books out of the room. Before the end of the period, place the books back in neat piles on the blue table. This book is also available electronically on your laptop.

In your binder, answer all the red annotation prompts in the margins of the text--label this section, Part One--Annotations. Also, write at least one paragraph about the red "Collaborative Discussion" activity on page 302--label this section, Part Two--Collaborative Discussion. Then answer the Assessment Practice multiple choice questions on page 303--label this section, Part Three: Assessment Practice. Finally, write at least one paragraph describing similarities in this author's ideas with those of Thoreau (Walden)--label this section, Connections Between Louv and Thoreau.

Your document, which you will keep in your binder, should be handwritten with an MLA heading and header, with no extra space between the lines on your paper. Write neatly.

Popular posts from this blog

Analysis of "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston, an important voice of the Harlem Renaissance, was an American folklorist, anthropologist, and novelist best known for her work, Their Eyes Were Watching God.   Sadly, she died in 1960 after suffering financial and medical difficulties.  In 1973, Alice Walker, another famous American writer, "rediscovered" Hurston and promoted her body of work.  In the classic essay, "How It Feels to Be Colored Me," Hurston explores the idea that all of us have multiple selves, depending upon the context and environments in which we find ourselves.  Hurston's writing has an ebullience, self-assertiveness, and pride that is particularly evident in this text.  She was a flamboyant and dramatic personality, at times clashing with fellow writers from the Harlem Renaissance, who believed that black Americans should use their art to speak out against racial oppression and the white majority. Hurston chose not to align herself with the political ideologies of ot...
Read more

All Classes--Analysis of Patrick Henry's Speech in the Virginia Convention

Scholars:  It is good to read examples of analytical writing because it helps you understand how to write your own analysis essays. The habit of reading and studying models (examples) is the best way to learn how to write more effectively. Below is an analysis that I wrote on Patrick Henry's Speech in the Virginia Convention. 
Read more

Teacher Model--Responding to an Argumentative Prompt

Below is an example of a written response to the AP English Language and Composition Argumentative Prompt (2011). I will use this in my classroom to model for students the writing process on the AP Exam. (The response was written in a 40-minute timed session when I attended an AP Summer Institute.) I want to show students that AP Readers understand that their writing is a draft and that they will not be marked down because of cross-outs and penmanship that is difficult to read. The caveat I would tell students is to of course try to write as legibly as possible. If the penmanship is very poor, the AP Reader will struggle and may miss important content in the student response.
Read more