"Self-Reliance" and "Nature" by R. W. Emerson

Click here to download the two pieces by Emerson.

Analysis page for "Nature."

Analysis page for "Self-Reliance."

Vocabulary Unit 5

Unit 5 Vocabulary Quizlet

Romanticism Introduction Video

Enlightenment: Thomas Paine "Common Sense" Annotated

Click here to view annotations for Thomas Paine's "Common Sense."

Introduction to The Enlightenment

Today, we took notes about The American Enlightenment, which is a bridge between the Early American/Puritan era and the Romantic Era.

We took notes from the following presentation, then we looked at a sample of writing from this time period, Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Click here to download a "clean" copy of this text. In Common Sense, Paine argues that the colonies would be better off if we were to separate from Great Britain. We broke this document in teams, and we will finish going over Common Sense on Friday. I will post an annotated copy of it on Friday, as well.

Book Notes: Introduction to Romanticism

SUB DAY

I was absent today, and your assignment was to read pages from the textbook and write down a list of twenty things you learn about Romanticism - this includes Transcendentalism, etc. This is our first formative grade of the new quarter!

Click here to see the notes from class.

Vocabulary Review: Quizlet and Answers to the Review Sentences

Click here to download a copy of the vocabulary review WITHOUT ANSWERS.
(If you want to print this, download it FIRST, then print it. If you print it without downloading it, the formatting will be askew.)

Click here to see the answers to the review (sentences only).

Click here to see the QUIZLET with all the vocabulary words.

Vocabulary Units 1-4 Test Review: Test Friday!

Click here to view the Unit 1-4 Vocabulary Review for the test on Friday. 

If you would like to print it, I recommend downloading it FIRST, then printing it. (The formatting will be awry if you print it without downloading it.)

Vocabulary Unit 4

Here are the notes for Unit 4: 

The Crucible Final Test Review

Click here to download a copy of the review WITHOUT ANSWERS.

Click here to view the review WITH ANSWERS.

The Crucible Summative Writing Assignment

On Friday, we took the reading quiz over Act 4 of The Crucible, and we talked about the summative exam for The Crucible. You also received an exam review for The Crucible. We will go over the answers that in class on Thursday, 10/11/2018. Please note that The Crucible summative exam has been moved to Friday, 10/12/2018 as discussed in class.

The summative exam for The Crucible is a little different than what we've done in the past. 50% of it is multiple choice, and 50% of it is written response.

Click here to view helpful documents for the written part of this assignment. I put a digital copy of MGS #3 in there, as well as the correct MLA formatting for this writing assignment. All you have to do is download it, save it to your computer, and input your information and writing. If that's not working for you, click here to review MLA formatting so you can do it yourself.

Essential MLA Formatting includes:

• Size 12 Times New Roman Font
• Double spaced (use the toolbar! set spacing to 2.0)
• One inch margins all the way around
• Your complete heading on the first page ONLY:
• Your Name
• Teacher Name
• Class - Period number
• Due date in European Formatting (12 October 2018)
• The title of your assignment is centered
• No extra spaces between paragraphs
• No extra spaces before or after your title
• Any time you type The Crucible, it needs to be italicized
• Cite all pieces of text evidence and use quotation marks for direct quotes
• Books = author's last name and page number in parenthesis at the end of the sentence


• individual articles = just author's last name in parenthesis at the end of the sentence
• If you want to cite a piece of art, use your own words (no quotation marks) to describe the detail you'd like to discuss, then put the artist's last name in parenthesis at the end of the sentence.

Miss, what is the writing assignment? Not sure what to do? Read on.

• This writing is due on TurnItIn.com by 11:59pm on Friday, October 12, 2018. If you were absent during class on October 5 (the day this was assigned), your writing is due to TurnItIn.com by Thursday, October 18 at 11:59pm.
• I will be in the Blue 2 computer lab after school on Thursday, October 11 if you need computer / internet access to complete this assignment. Also consider visiting a local community library for computer / internet access. Did you know that the Kingwood Branch library has over 100 computers available with internet and Microsoft Office? The Atascocita Branch library has over 30 computers, too. (Source: http://www.hcpl.net/location/locations)
• So far, we have completed three MGS (Multi-Genre Synthesis) assignments. Each MGS has a different essential question. The essential question for each MGS is printed at the top of the MGS, so they're pretty easy to find.
• If you turned in MGS #1 and MGS #2 on time, I handed them back to you in class on Friday. I have not yet returned MGS #3, so I have posted the documents for it right here.
• Pick one of the three essential questions.
• The writing assignment is to answer one of the essential questions. Use a TOTAL at least four direct quotes from The Crucible and the MGS you've chosen to use.
• To answer the essential question, you'll need to submit:
• a thesis
• three body paragraphs
• a restated thesis

TurnItIn.com

• If you still haven't signed up for TurnItIn.com, click here to find the sign-up information and directions in the class syllabus.
• Password not working? Click the "Forgot Password" link.
• TurnItIn.com is not optional. All assignments must be turned in on TurnItIn.com in order to be accepted. 
• Do not wait until the last minute to submit your assignment! 
• Click here for directions for how to submit an assignment on TurnItIn.com

Homework: Read The Crucible Act 4 for Friday

We finished reading Act 3 today in class, and you are to read Act 4 for homework. Please have this done before Friday, as we will be having a quiz over Acts 3 and 4 on Friday.

Click here to listen to the professional audio of Act 4.
(The audio works best if you download it first, then listen.)

Click here to see all the pages of Act 4 in the textbook. I am posting this here just in case you forget to bring home the copy of Act 4 that I gave you during class today.