Homework for week of 9/9

Monday:

From the packet, read “Killing Chickens” and "Barn Raising" For “Killing Chickens”, consider questions from the bottom of personal essay notes as you annotate.

Tuesday:
All of this reading is due on block day.
1. From the packet, read Barbara Kingsolver's "A Pure, High Note of Anguish"*.
 What is Kingsolver's (complex) argument? Underline lines that you agree or disagree with AND write notes in the margins to show your thinking. We'll discuss in class.  

 *This clip may provide context for the dancing children reference. It was taken from a news clip on the day the Towers fell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrM0dAFsZ8k  
   
2. From the packet, read "The Names" by Billy Collins, in your packet. Like you did this summer, annotate, thinking about the process you used with the packet. (See first page of packet or find it here: TP-CASTT method for poetry)
3.From the packet, read "Why Poems Aren't Bunnies:How to Write about a Poem."

Block day:
All of these assignments are due on Friday.
1. Write a THESIS STATEMENT in response to Billy Collins poem "The Names", responding to the following question:
Write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how the poet conveys the complex idea of memory  through the use of literary devices such as tone and imagery.  

2. Read the following essays:
http://thisibelieve.org/essay/25569/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94566019
http://thisibelieve.org/essay/11056/


Choose two lines from EACH essay that you feel are effective in showing the writer's voice. Either annotate in margins or on separate sheet of paper, explaining why you find them effective. Also, note, if you can, the "move" the writer executes to make them effective.

Friday: 
1. From the packet, read and annotate James Baldwin's essay from his collection The Fire Next Time and Stephen King's essay, "On Impact." Due Tuesday.
2. Read my comments on your rough draft. If you have questions, respond in Google Drive. We'll discuss on Monday.
For next week:
Revise your summer essays, using my feedback and this rubric as your guide: revision summer essay rubric The revised essay will be due on Friday, 9/20.