Formatting Documents in Google Docs

Literary Devices .Net

The website below is an excellent source for you to use when studying literary terms.  It has definitions and extensive examples of literary terms. 



http://literarydevices.net/

Ta Nahesi Coates Interview

http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/tanehisi-coates-on-american-racism-and-writing-between-the-world-and-me/2934385

Hidden Falls

Drake used to be rather lachrymose, however he has come a long way.  

Use a vocabulary word in a sentence and post a picture to illustrate it. 
Be funny.  Be nice.  Be modest.  Be appropriate. 

Post Your Six Word Memoir

Hey man, hand me that guitar.

-Little T

Community Service Opportunity

It is that time of the year again, Steps To College2016 is scheduled for Saturday, February 6, from 7:30 to 3:00 p.m. and we need your help (there will be two shifts).  If you are interested in joining the team of volunteers who are part of Northern California’s biggest bilingual educational fair, please sign up following the link below and do not miss the opportunity to give back to the community.

As a reminder, custom STC2016 T-Shirts will be provided to all the volunteers along with lunch and a receipt of community service.

"STC 2016 is a university fair created to provide a one-stop educational event for students interested to pursue career training beyond high school. The fair features more than 40 colleges and universities, one-one assistance in applying for financial aid, college and immigration advising, all in a bilingual setting for members of the whole family."

https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ebpzru7s4a2b6bd1&oseq=&c=&ch

Introduction to Six Word Memoirs

Community Service Opportunities (Link Below)

If you need community service hours, check the link below. 

http://www.arpf.org/calendar2.php

Discussion Notes

Second Period November 17 2015

Blog Assignment Week of 11.13

Use the sentence frame below to analyze "Young Goodman Brown"

In his (novel or short story) (title)________________(author)______________________________ uses 

______________________ (literary element) to ____ by  ____

Happy Halloween, Everyone

Stay safe. 

-Lil TW

Halloween Film Analysis

Intro to Vertigo

Intro to Psycho

Intro to The Shining

Blog Assigment Week of 10.26

Use the sentence frame below to analyze the tension between the narrative perspective and the protagonist in Henry James's story "The Pupil".  Make sure to discuss the narrator's tone and the syntax. 

In his (novel or short story) (title)________________________________(author)______________________________ uses

 

______________________ (narrative perspective) and ____________________________________________________(tone) to

 

______________________________________________ by ___________________________________________________________________

Playa de Los Muertos

"My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke and "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes

"My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke, read by the poet.  

"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes, read by Viola Davis. 

Week Nine Blog Post

Use the sentence frame below to compare the significance of home and family relationships in two of the following texts:

     Oedipus Rex

     Romeo and Juliet 

     To Kill a Mockingbird

     The Cather in the Rye

     "Where the Wild Things Are"

Both texts (title)_______________________________________ by (author)_____________________________________ and 

(title)_________________________________ by (author) __________________________________  demonstrate similar perspectives on family.   

They both believe ________________________________________.  On the other hand, they differ in that, 

________________________________________________ emphasizes _______________________________________________________

 whereas _________________________________________________________________    argues _________________________________________________________.    

Link for Saving Your Essays in Google Drive (Open Essay One)

Copy the link below and save your essay to the folder for your class period.  
Make sure that the file name has your first and last name and the title of the essay.  Example:

Go to this link: 


 https://drive.google.com/a/sthopepublicschools.org/folderview?id=0B5OijDKnsovZT0VUQ0ZSOVhuWTA&usp=sharing

Click on the link that says "open in Drive"


Right click, then click "new" > "Google doc"
When you save your document, right click the file and click share. 

Click on the drop down menu and select "Anyone on the Internet can find and view"

Week Eight Blog Assignment

No blog this week!  Go outside.  Look at the supermoon. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/science/super-blood-moon-to-make-last-appearance-until-2033.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=mini-moth&region=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below&_r=0

Week Seven Blog Assignment

Much of the drama of Oedipus the King is created by the audience’s speculation about what motivates the characters.  We get hints about what Oedipus is thinking, but we have to make inferences based on what he says and does.  Cite textual evidence and explain the psychological process that Oedipus goes through as he realizes his identity.