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ELA 12- Questions for part one of Frankenstein
Questions on Letter 1 -- Chapter 4 of Frankenstein. Have your Romanticism notes handy while reading and answering these.
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ELA 12- Frankenstein Background Information
Before the shutdown, those of you in the A1 section of my class were ready to begin Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. This PowerPoint provides some basic background information on the novel. Feel free to e-mail me with questions.
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AP Lang- Euphemism Practice
A brief practice worksheet regarding euphemisms.
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AP Lang- Euphemism Definition and Examples
This PowerPoint explains the term euphemism, which tripped some of you up on the practice tests we took. There's a quick definition and several examples. Feel free to e-mail me with further questions.
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Journalism- Evaluating Sources
Determining the accuracy and reliability of information you find online is incredibly important, and especially so right now. For this enrichment activity, pick two to four current news reports and evaluate their crediblity according the guidelines on the attached worksheet.
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ELA 12- Second Generation Romanticism Elements
Complete this chart using your class notes (or the "Second Generation Romanticism" PowerPoint) and the following three poems (click each title for a link to the poem):
Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias"
John Keats's "When I Have Fears that I May Cease to Be"
When you've completed the chart, write an essay in which you explain which of the three poems, in your opinion, best represents the Romantic themes we've discussed in class. This will require you to cite evidence from the texts and to compare all three poems to one another.
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First Generation Romanticism Elements
Complete this chart using your class notes (or the "British Romanticism" PowerPoint) and the following three poems (click each title for a link to the poem):
William Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
Mary Robinson's "The Poor Singing Dame"
When you've completed the chart, write an essay in which you explain which of the three poems, in your opinion, best represents the Romantic themes we've discussed in class. This will require you to cite evidence from the texts and to compare all three poems to one another.
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ELA 12- Second Generation Romanticism
This PowerPoint presentation outlines the factors the distinguish what are sometimes referred to as the first and second generations of the Romantic movement. Some biographical details about three major second generation poets are included, as well as several themes usually associated with this literary movement.
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ELA 12- Notes on British Romanticism
This PowerPoint introduces the fundamental concepts of the literary movement known today as Romanticism. Included are some light historical background and the ideas associated with the first generation of this movement (the second generation is discussed in a separate PowerPoint).
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ELA 12- Rhetorical Analysis Worksheet
This sheet can be used with any rhetorical text. I have asked that you fill one out for two passages from our textbook:
Daniel Defoe's "An Academy for Women" (p.578)
Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Woman (p. 632)
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ELA 12- Notes on Aristotle's Rhetorical Appeals
This PowerPoint presentation covers logos, ethos, and pathos, which were three important argumentative writing terms we covered in class. These terms are relevant for other attached assignments.
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ELA 12- Macbeth Essay Outline
This is an outline for the LDC essay on Shakespeare's Macbeth, assigned at the end of second quarter for most sections of this course, but graded for third quarter.
To complete this assignment, you will need to submit the outline, a rough draft, and a final draft.
The first two are completion grades, while the final draft is graded according to the LDC informational writing task rubric.
Please check with me at each stage of the writing process so we can catch any problems.
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ELA 12-- 3rd Quarter Assignment Checklist
This checklist of assignments for ELA 12 is current as of March 12th, 2020. Updates will be forthcoming as necessary.