Period 2: Resources for Characterization of Shakespeare's Macbeth

As you work on completing tasks on "Macbeth" my Williams Shakespeare, here are resources that can help you to do well:

Character Analysis in Macbeth

Characterization and Theme in "Macbeth"

Character List in "Macbeth"

Indirect Characterization

Analysis of Macbeth

Characterization in Drama: Its Importance

Where's the drama?

Images of Macbeth

Please feel free to access your own resources to complete your group's tasks. YOUR BLOG POSTING will be updated to this post on the successful completion of your group's task.

Period 1: Resources to guide your writing of the various vignettes and follow-up blog posting

Here are a few resources to assist you as you compose/write your various vignettes, staring with "My Name." Remember that these are guides. YOUR vignettes can include other forms of YOUR creativity.

Click on the resources below to assist you on producing your first vignette on "My Name." Your details for writing the vignette comes from your research-note taking worksheet!!

Sample Vignette on "My Name."

Sample 2

Sample 3

Page 3 Outline to build your ideas 

Having completed your FIRST assigned vignette, you must respond to the question:

What has been your greatest or most memorable experience researching and writing YOUR vignette?

Which resource/site on this blog as been the MOST helpful for you? Why?

Your response must be at least an extended paragraph of at least 10-12 sentences. You must also respond to at least two classmates' postings with meaningful comments. Please remember to use the Blog rubric to guide what you produce. 

Period 1: Preparing for Dialogue and Narration

House on Mango Street Audio book
As you preapre for your first piece of work on Dialogue and Narration, listen to at least two of the vignettes or short stories in PART ONE of A House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.

Based on your work on dialogue, discuss what changes you would make to CHANGE some of the narration to actual dialogue, so the characters are SPEAKING DIRECTLY rather than the narrator is telling what they are thinking or doing.

Change at least four lines to show this in action. YOU MUST FIRST TELL WHICH STORY YOU ARE USING, AND SAY WHICH LINES AND PARAGRAPHS YOU ARE REFERRING TO; that is, you must cite the exact source carefully. Keep the context of what the original story is so you don't change the meaning, but make it "COME ALIVE."

YOUR WRITING MUST HAVE  NO USE OF INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE!

The classmates who comment on your blog would determine to what extent you are able to successfully keep the original langauge of the story while demonstrating your effective use of dialogue in the text.

Happy blogging!

Period 2 ONLY: The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin

Copy of "The Story of an Hour" by Chopin
Having read the short story by Kate Chopin, develop a two paragraph blog posting in which you discuss the most interesting section of the story. Explain and discuss the specific technique that Chopin uses to develop this most interesting section of the story. Note that your response must NOT entail the ENTIRE story. The idea is to hone in on the author's CRAFT in developing the fiction.
In discussing craft, you may comment on the author's development of ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: narration, dialogue, syntax, diction, text structure, theme, moral etc.

Remember to respond to another student's posting in an very intuitive way. Responses that are merely summaries of what the person has written will result in a lower grade according to the Blog rubric.

Happy blogging!

Revision Stage of Writing

Click on the following link. Read the instructions carefully and complete the the work starting at passage 1 then continuing.Call your teacher to record your score for each.


Revision exercises to strengthen skills relating to style and Mechanics

The Argumentative Essay Rubric and Task-My thoughts and Evaluation for Next Steps

Now that you have done work on the argumentative essay and the corresponding rubric, write a 6-8 sentence reflective/evaluative paragraph in which you address the questions:

Copy of the CCLS Argumentative Rubric

What are the main areas of strength observed in completing the Argumentative essay?

What are the areas of weakenesses observed?

How can we, as a class, continue to address these weaknesses and build on these strengths?

In your response, make a determination as to where you think we need to do more work on this unit.

Your ideas to build the paragraph will come from your reflection on your essay as well as the essays (s) you have assessed for your peers.

As usual, you need to edit your response before posting and then respond to at least two classmates' responses.

Remember the blogging rubric used for assessment!

Happy blogging! 

The Revision Stage of the Writing Process-Period 1

Click on the link below to examine some tips on the Revison Stage of the Writing Process.

Having taken notes on the major ideas that you gained from the resource, identify and write about ONE point from this resource that can really benefit students as they revise their writing.

Explain fully, what the point is by providing examples on it and then explain how the point can benefit writers into becoming better revisors of their work.

As usual, you must respond to another classmate's blog after completing your original post of approximately 6-8 sentences.

Follow the Blog rubric to help you in maximizing what you produce for this activity.

Happy Blogging. Reemmber to include your names in the blog and remember to edit before you post your blog.

Document on the Revision Stage of Writing