HW Due Wednesday, 12/23

Read and annotate to page 144 in The Kite Runner.

HW due Tuesday 12/22

Read and annotate to page 124 of The Kite Runner.

Ask yourselves:
- Where in the story do we see revenge? How does the author treat the idea of revenge?
- Can Amir's actions to Hassan even be considered revenge? If so, what did Hassan ever do to him that would make Amir so vengeful?
- If this is revenge, then who does Amir really want to get back at?
- If this isn't revenge, what is it?
- Where do we see ideas of guilt? Try to think of examples that are less than obvious.
- Where do we see promises? What ideas about promises are explored?
- What does Amir's ambition to gain Baba's affection turn into? How does ambition turn into this?!
- Is that really all Amir wants? Baba's affection? What else?
- What ideas about memory are explored in the story? Remember that Amir is telling this story from the future and this whole plot is a reflection of Amir's past. What idea is the author exploring by having the narrator write about his memories- in a story that already is a memory?!
- Why is Hassan so loyal anyway?! Can you believe he admitted to taking the watch even though he didn't ?!
- What ideas about loyalty are explored in the story? Consider the obvious and the less than obvious.

Think freely!

Winter Break Assignment

Read and annotate pgs. 144-233 of The Kite Runner. You should have at least one post-it note for each page. To help you manage your time, I've broken the reading up into sections. You can follow this reading schedule as loosely or as strictly as you like.


Reading Schedule
THERE ARE 5 SECTIONS OF ASSIGNED READING
p. 143-162 (to the page break)
p. 162-182 (to the page break)
p. 182-202
p. 203-223
p. 224-233 (to the page break)

You will have a reading check quiz as soon as we get back from break.

Test Monday, Dec 20

BLOCK SCHEDULE IS CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEK!

SPELLING / Vocabulary Test Unit 4
Your study cards are due in class.

Check it out! You can study for the test by following this link:

www.vocabtest.com

Choose Level C (on the left hand side) and then check the box marked unit 4.

HW Due Friday

Read and annotate pages 80-100 in The Kite Runner.

Your vocabulary test is this Monday. While you are taking the test, I will check your study cards for unit 4 and all of the annotations you have done so far for The Kite Runner.

If you think you may not be here next week, you need to let me know A.S.A.P. so that I can give you your winter break assignment.

HW Due Wednesday / Thursday Block

Read and annotate pages 48-60 of The Kite Runner!

HW due Monday/Tuesday Block

Read and annotate pages 24-47 of The Kite Runner. Then, in your notebook, write down a sentence or two that summarizes what happened for the years the author mentions. You will need to look back at the earlier chapters we have read to find some of the dates.
1931
1933
1963
Winter, 1964
late 1960s
1970
July 17, 1973
1974
Winter, 1975
April, 1978
December, 1979
December 2001

HW Due 12/11

Read and annotate chapters 1 - 3 of The Kite Runner! Pay special attention to the narrator's insecurites.

Happy reading!

HW Due W 12/9 & H 12/10

Complete the planning sheet on the back of the poem we read in class ("The Second Coming"). Then write a 2 stanza poem that expresses your thoughts and feelings about one of the conflicts you have recently learned about in Ms. Hanemann's class. You must use at least 3 poetic devices we learned in class today.

Examples of poetic devices:
alliteration
assonance
consonance
repetition
imagery
setting

Happy writing!

Final Draft of your Essay due Monday 12/7

Use the sample essays, the hand-outs, your notes, the score sheet, and the comments on your rough drafts to revise and write your final draft. All essays are due Monday no matter what period you are in! The Final draft of your essay must:

-Be typed in 12 pt. font and double spaced
-Have a heading and title like the samples given in class
-Answer one of the specific essay topics given in class (and on the blog below)
-Follow the guidelines on the scoring sheet
-Include 4 quotes with page numbers from The Poisonwood Bible
(one of those 4 must be very short-no more than 5 words)

Hand in: Your Final draft on top, then rough draft, then score sheet.