1. Cover Letter (instructions below)
One or two pages
Single-spaced, with a double spaces between paragraphs
Letter format addressed to (top left hand corner):
Sean Leon
The Beacon School
227 W. 61st Street
New York, NY 10023
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English with Mr. Leon
1. Cover Letter (instructions below)
One or two pages
Single-spaced, with a double spaces between paragraphs
Letter format addressed to (top left hand corner):
Sean Leon
The Beacon School
227 W. 61st Street
New York, NY 10023
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7 class periods remain for 10H and 6 remain for 10G!
1. PBA First Draft–Due Tuesday! Closely review the PBA Guidelines! Among other things, be sure you nail the basic formatting requirements. As you only have this one draft (which will go through peer revision) ensure that it is the best possible first draft. Read your essay aloud to “hear” mechanical issues in your writing. Proofread closely! Frankly, those who will be most successful on this will spend some time on the essay today and/or tomorrow as opposed to waiting until Monday night.
2. Tuesday, we will sign up for PBA presentation appointments and talk about what to expect during the presentation.
3. All that remains of literary discussion is for 10H to conclude the discussion of Waiting for Godot! In the days that remain, when we are not doing PBA prep work, we will be sharing songs/stories, answering questions about life and colors, and “squircling.” On the 3×5 index card (given to 10G on Friday; 10H you can write in your notebook and we will transfer to index cards) write two class discussion questions. These should be questions that your peers will be interested in exploring! Think, what topics would you genuinely be interested in exploring with your peers? While the questions do not have to be connected to the literature read this year, consider some of the themes discussed if you need some guidance. For example, my senior class recently discussed the following line from Steppenwolf: “Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.” The discussion was at once both funny and poignant. The discussions will only be as engaging as your questions are thoughtful. So, TWO QUESTIONS to close out the year!
1. Remember, your detailed outlines are due Wednesday, May 28. Also, per the “How to Write a Comparative Analysis” sheet: [Read more…]
The Death of Ivan Ilyich was mistakenly left off of the list of possible texts for the PBA Comparative Essay. You may choose from TWO of the following texts:
* 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.
1. Samuel Beckett–(1 page) Research and take notes on our last (last, as in the last author we read this year: Samuel Beckett) author.
2. Theater of the Absurd–(1 page) Research and take notes.
3. Sophomore PBA–Print out and read the sophomore PBA guidelines.
4. Goodreads–Post a comparative thesis.
Once you label me you negate me.
2016-17, English 10B
2016-17, Existentialism
2016-17, Poetry Seminar
2016-17, English 10H
2015-16, Poetry Seminar
2015-16, Existentialism
2015-16, English 10A
2015-16, Poetry Seminar
2015-16, Existentialism
2015-16, English 10C
2010-11, Existential Literature
2010-11, Existential Literature
2014-15, Existential Literature
2014-15, Existential Literature
2014-15, English 10H
2014-15, English 10E
2014-15, Poetry Seminar
2013-14, Existential Literature
2013-14, English 10H
2013-14, Existential Literature
2013-14, Beacon 10th
2012-13, Beacon 10th
2011-12, Beacon 12th
2011-12, Beacon 12th
2011-12, Beacon 10th
2011-12, Beacon 10th
2004-05, Bronx Writing Academy
2005-06, Bronx Writing Academy
2002-03, Jordan L. Mott
2008-09, Beacon 10th
2008-09, Beacon 9th
2008-09, Beacon 9th
2010-11, Beacon 10th
2010-11, Beacon 10th
2010-11, Beacon 12th
2010-11, Beacon 12th
2007-08, Beacon 9th
2007-08, Beacon 10th
2007-08, Beacon 10th
2006-07, Beacon 10th
2006-07, Beacon 9th
2006-07, Beacon 9th
2010-11, Beacon 12th
2009-10, Beacon 10th
2009-10, Beacon 10th
2009-10, Beacon 12th
2003-04, Jordan L. Mott
1984 Announcement Art as Social Commentary Beat Poetry Class Forum Confessional Poem Detailed Outline Exemplar Existentialism is a Humanism Goodreads Imagism Insight Paper In the Time of Butterflies Letters to a Young Poet Man's Search for Meaning Mandala Nausea No Exit PBA: English 10 PBA: Existentialism PBA: Poetry Seminar Pics Poetry Precis Romanticism Satire/Parody Project Schopenhauer Siddhartha Slaughterhouse Five Steppenwolf Student Art Student Poetry Term Final The Alchemist The Bell Jar The Death of Ivan Ilyich The Encounter with Nothingness Thesis The Stranger The Trial Villanelle Vocabulary Waiting for Godot Where are You Going Writing Workshop
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