HW due 5/16: PBA Info and Handouts

May 13, 2016 By

1. PBA–You will write a comparative essay/critical lens essay for your PBA. You may choose from TWO of the following texts:

  • A Rose for Emily
  • The Minister’s Black Veil
  • Where Are You Going…
  • The Bell Jar
  • 1984
  • Slaughterhouse Five
  • Siddhartha
  • The Alchemist
  • The Death of Ivan Ilyich
  • No Exit
  • Waiting for Godot
  • Existentialism is a Humanism*

* Only if you choose to use this text as a critical lens. Meaning, you must still choose two primary texts (i.e. Slaughterhouse Five and Siddhartha) and use Existentialism is a Humanism as a critical lens through which you make your comparison. You should only choose this option if you have control of Sartre’s essay.

Due Dates:

  • Evidence–May 31
  • Thesis–June 2 (C) June 3 (A)
  • First Draft–June 7
  • Second Draft–June 9 (C) June 10 (A)

2. How to Write a Comparative Analysis–Print this out, Read it, and put it in your binder.
3. Conclusions–Print and keep this in your binder!

HW10B: PBA Rubric

June 10, 2015 By

ENGLISH 10B ANNOUNCEMENT–Considering we have 20 minutes to be split among three students, your opening presentations should be 1-2 minutes (closer to 1). Sorry for the confusion!

1. PBA Rubric [Read more…]

HW10E and 10H: PBA Cover Letter

June 10, 2015 By

THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH WONDERFUL HUMAN BEINGS! 

1. PBA Cover Letter: Due the day of your presentation! This only applies to 10E and 10H. So, you will have the following when you come in for your presentation:

  • Cover Letter
  • Index cards or notes showing that you have prepared for your opening 2-3 minute presentation.
  • Copy of your essay for YOU to refer to during the presentation.

Failure to have any of the above means you are not prepared for your presentation.
2. PBA Rubric

3. REMEMBER–If you have any books, be sure to bring them in when you come in for your presentation!

HW10 due 6/8: PBA Essay and Much Much More!

June 4, 2015 By

As you put the finishing touches on your PBA, here are two great links to help you with your works cited (Only for 10E and 10H):

Purdue OWL–The link will take you to works cited basic info but if you look in the left column, you will find helpful information for different types of sources.
EasyBib–If used thoughtfully, this site will do much of the work for you.

1. Waiting for Godot–Complete the play by Tuesday!
2. PBA Essay–Final drafts due Monday!

General Formatting (PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL):

  • Double-spaced; size 12 font; Times New Roman or similar
  • .75 margins on both left and right sides. Justify margin. Indentations– .5” or 1 tab space.
  • All pages beyond the first page should be numbered.  Page numbers should be placed at the bottom right of each page.
  • No Cover Page.  Include name, class, and date (Single space the heading)
  • Be sure TITLE reflects the theme of the essay (for instance, 1984: Hierarchical Hegemony)
  • Include Title, Author, and General Theme of work in first paragraph of essay…For Example—Jean Paul Sartre’s Nausea
  • Follow MLA guidelines

Order of Arrangement:

  • Final Draft on top. Staple.
  • 1st Draft—with significant corrections made + name of reader

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HW10 due 5/18: PBA Prep (10E and 10H Only)

May 15, 2015 By

1. You must use three sources in your PBA essay!

  • A novel/short story read this year
  • Existentialism is a Humanism
  • Tolstoy Primary/Secondary Source

This weekend choose at least two (try three if you can) of the subjects below that work together to make a larger commentary on the human condition. For instance: I might choose Inner Life vs Outer Life, Propriety/Bourgeois Society, God, and The Meaningful Life. Then, in your notebook discuss how you see them working together.

  • Death
  • Propriety/Bourgeois Society
  • Morality
  • God
  • Love (Really, this one is developed by the end of the novella)
  • Inner Life vs Outer Life
  • Power/Control
  • Pleasant/Proper
  • The Meaningful Life

Then, still working with the combo from above, choose a novel/short story from this year’s reading that connects and explain that connection. Next, connect Existentialism is a Humanism to your combination. Finally, begin your Tolstoy research! You are trying to find a primary/secondary source on Tolstoy that is relevant to your chosen thematic/philosophical combination.

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