Outlining for Extra Credit

For outlining a novel

Standards:

Complete chapter summaries for first, middle, and last chapters.

Complete at least 5 of the following activities answering questions in full and complete sentences and providing examples when able.

1. Plot-

Write three to four sentences about the plot

What was the story about?

2. Personal Experience-

Did you like the book? Why?

Would you recommend the book?

3. Date/Range of the book

When was the book written and about what time period?

4. Point of View

What was the point of view of the author?

Did the author change your opinion?

How is our culture different?

5. Author Information

Include a brief biography

What do you know about the author?

6. Quotations

Impactful quotations

7. Characters

Who were the main characters?

What made the characters relatable? unrelatable?

8. Literary

How does the author use words to accomplish their goals?

Examples of literary techniques well executed.

Homework Due September 7

Homework for the week

Read

REA: Prose: Reading Novels

Take notes and add to notebook

English Literature:

Beowulf page 9-11 answering the questions on page 11

Gulliver's Travels page 182-194 answering the questions on page 194

Tony Kytes, the Arch-deceiver page 425-429 answering the question on page 429

For each of the readings note:

• Initial Response- What are your first thoughts on reading the passage?
• Notes on Setting- How does the author use words to reveal different facets of the setting? List various aspects of the setting.
• Characters- Who are the major characters? What do you know about them?
• Themes- Is there a predominate theme in the passage?
• Narrator- What kind of narrator?

Put these notes in your notebook

Character Activity

Part 1

For two works of literature you have read recently, identify the protagonist and the antagonist. Describe the nature of their conflict, how it affects their behavior and what its resolution, if any, contributes to the overall meaning of the book.

Part 2

Choose a memorable character of a novel or play you've read recently and analyze the techniques used by the author to present that character to the reader.

Review Quizlets

Extra Credit

Read a Jane Austen or Charles Dickens novel and complete an outline of the book (up to 15 points)

Time Saving Tips

1. Don't waste time feeling guilty about what you didn't do. It's gone now; move ahead.

2. Try to find a new technique each day that you can use to help gain time.

3. Eat a light lunch so that you don't get sleepy in the afternoon.

4. Examine old habits for possible elimination or streamlining.

5. Carry blank 3 x 5 index cards in your pocket to jot down notes and ideas.

6. Plan activities first thing in the morning and set priorities for the day.

7. Keep a list of specific items to be done each day, arrange them in priority order, and

then do your best to get the important ones done as soon as possible.

8. Give yourself time off and special rewards when you complete the important tasks.

9. Once on campus, stay on campus. Avoid useless trips back to your apartment or room

unless you have a definite purpose to accomplish.

10. Give yourself enough time to concentrate on high priority items.

11. Concentrate on one task at a time.

12. Keep pushing and be persistent when you sense you can be a winner.

13. Train yourself to go down your "To Do List" without skipping over the difficult items.

14. Set deadlines for yourself and others.

15. Find a place for everything (so you waste as little time as possible looking for things).

16. Try not to think of work on weekends.

17. Frequently ask yourself: "What is the best use of my time right now?"

18. It ain't over till it's over. Your paper isn't finished until the last word is typed; the Quarter isn't over until the last exam is done. Do 100%. See your work through to completion.

Academic Skills Center

California Polytechnic State University

http://sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl.html

used by permission

Homework Due Aug 31st

Homework for the week

Read

REA section- Prose: General Rules and Ideas

Barron's Chapter 5 pages 177-188 including activities.

Take notes and add to notebook

Complete Activities in Barron's and turn in at class.

Read and find examples of Literary Techniques we discussed in class and from your reading assignments.

Choose one of the following excerpts and find 15 examples of literary techniques.

Sinner's in the Hands of an Angry God

The Grapes of Wrath

Pride and Prejudice chapter 19 & chapter 20

Create user name for Quizlet

Join Quizlet Group

Review Quizlets for week 1

The Novel: Literary Techniques

Setting Up a Study Schedule

Tips for Setting Up a Study Schedule

1. Find a good place to study and organize it.

2. Have all of the necessary study equipment (textbooks, pencils, notes, etc.)

3. Make your study periods fit the length of time you can concentrate effectively. Plan for definite periods of study, rest and relaxation. A short, active break (taking a 10-minute walk, for example) every hour or so will keep you alert and relaxed.

4. Use a schedule to achieve your goals. Revise your schedule when your goals change.

5. Eliminate dead hours - odd bits of time in which little is accomplished.

6. List academic tasks according to priorities.

7. Avoid making extremely detailed schedules. It usually just wastes more time.

8. Go to sleep each night and get up every morning about the same time. You'll be more alert.

Academic Skills Center

California Polytechnic State University

http://sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl.html

used by permission

Extra Credit Research Standards

Extra Credit Research Standards:

• Answer the Question
• Keep it Short
• Use your own Words
• Cite Source
• Keep direct quotes to 2 sentences
• Make it memorable
• Turn in next week unless otherwise stated

Possible Extra Credit:

Up to 4 points to your lowest score (excluding final exams)

To Do Before Class

I am looking forward to the first day of school. Completed the following things before the first day of school. These should not take more than 15-20 minutes.

1. Subscribe to class blog. Use the feature on the left called “follow by email” Submit your email address to receive an automated email when new assignments and articles are posted on the class blog. You will need to confirm your subscription to each blog. If you need help with this just let me know. You may prefer using an RSS reader to follow the blog.

2. Go to quizlet.com and create a user name and password. Go to the link at the bottom of the class blog called quizlet.com or use the link www.quizlet.com. We will be using this website for class review and the studying. This is a free and simple process.

3. Set up your student notebook. Directions are on the blog including divider sections.

Looking forward to a great year!

p.s. I’m super excited to have worked out an agreement with a California University to use and share with you their study skills program throughout the year through the blog. You won’t want to miss out on their great tips, tricks and techniques to make your study time count.

To Do Before Class

Student Notebooks

The student notebooks should be divided into the following sections:

Poetry

Prose

Drama

Classical - 17th Century

Eighteenth - 19th Century

Twentieth Century

Test Preparation

Fall Schedule

	Dates	Topics	Assignments
Week 1	8/22	How to take Notes What is Analyzing and Interpreting Literature Types of Literature Basic Vocabulary Prose: General Rules and Ideas Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets REA Prose: General Rules and Ideas Read Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God Excerpt Lit: Misc readings
Week 2	8/29	Prose: Novel Spotlight Character Beowulf Jane Austin	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets Prepare for notebook check Character study assignment REA prose: Novel Read: Beowulf Excerpt
Week 3	9/12	Prose: Short Story Notebook Check	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets REA Prose: Short Story Lit: Misc readings
Week 4	9/19	Prose: Essay and Satire Huck Finn Transcendentalism	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets Read Civil Disobedience and Self-Reliance Excerpts REA Prose: Essay and Satire Lit: Misc readings
Week 5	9/26	Poetry: Verse and Meter	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets REA Poetry: Tips for Preparation, Tips for Test Taking, Verse and Meter Lit: Misc readings Poetry reading Misc Work on poetry outlines
Week 6	10/3	Poetry: Figurative Language and Poetic Devices	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets REA Poetry: Figurative Language and Poetic Devices Lit: Misc readings Prepare for notebook check Poetry reading Misc Work on poetry outlines
Week 7	10/10	Poetry: Types of Poetry 1 Sonnet Activity Notebook Check	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets REA Poetry: Types of Poetry Lit: Misc readings Poetry reading Misc Work on poetry outlines
Week 8 End of Quarter	10/17	Poetry: Types of Poetry 2	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets Lit: Unit 1 Complete on poetry outlines
Week 9	10/24	Drama: Plot Structure	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets REA Drama: Plot Structure Poetry reading Misc
Week 10	10/31	Drama: Character	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets REA Drama: Character Lit: Misc readings
Week 11	11/7	Drama: Reading the Play	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets REA Drama: Reading the Play Lit: Misc readings
Week 12	11/14	Drama: Types of Plays and Comedy	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets Prepare for notebook check REA Drama: Types of Plays and Comedy Lit: Misc readings
Week 13	11/21	Drama: Tragedy Notebook Check Romeo and Juliet	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets REA Drama: Tragedy Start writing 5 paragraph essay Lit: Misc readings
Week 14	11/28	Drama: History	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets REA Drama: History Finish writing 5 paragraph essay Lit: Misc readings
Week 15	12/5	Drama: Modern Drama The Winslow Boy Collect 5 paragraph essays	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets REA Drama: Modern Drama Prepare for notebook check Lit: Misc readings
Week 16 End of Quarter	12/12	Semester in Review Notebook Check	Add information to notebook and work on Quizlets Barron’s Diagnostic Test Lit: Misc readings

The Student Notebook

What is the Student Notebook?

· A 3 ring binder

o With college ruled filler paper

o With dividers for each section

Sections will be listed on each class blog

o To be filled with

class notes

handouts

mind maps, quizzes and outlines

How is the Student Notebook used?

· Students

o Learn how to use the student notebook on the first day of class

o bring notebooks to class each week

o take additional notes during assigned readings

o receive periodic grades for notebook

see course outline for scheduled notebook checks

What to buy

· 1 3-ring binder (1½ or 2 inch)

· Dividers (tabs, sheet dividers or labels)

· 2 colors of pens and at least one pencil

· Package of colored pencils for mind mapping

· Zipper pouch

· Sticky notes

· Highlighter (optional)

Class Materials

2011 Class Materials:





English Literature Classics for Christians Vol. 6