Research Paper and Deadlines

For Friday, please bring your completed worksheets on MLA, paraphrasing, introduction paragraphs, and MLA print source. You will be checked off for Friday. Over the break, you should have both your introduction paragraph and at least your first body paragraph (childhood) completed. It may be handwritten or typed, but it must contain the in-text parentheticals that we have reviewed in class. For the advanced or the bold, you may continue to type or write your full paper. Please remember your one inch margins, Times New Roman 12 or Calibri 11 font, and double-spacing.

Paraphrasing Facts - Freshman Paper

We have been showcasing the skills of paraphrase this week, and we have highlighted our research articles and color-coded the topics to match the outline. Wednesday, we will use the textbook as our print source, make an MLA citation, and then we will paraphrase all the pertinent information from the book to use in our body of research. Thursday, we will start construction of the introduction paragraph and then the first body paragraph, which will be focused on Poe's strange childhood. From there, you will be responsible to replicate the research writing style for the rest of your body paragraphs. This shall be done over the break.

MLA HELP AT PURDUE OWL

I will create a link list for writing help with MLA citation format and other grammatical issues. Look to the right for the Freshman paper menu.

How to Write a Precis Summary

As a group, write a précis summary over the plotline and main message. The summary must have:

·         Complete sentences and grammar

·         Cover the whole story and the main point

·         Be twenty-five words exactly (25)

·         Mention the author and title (not counted in 25 word limit)

One start may be:

Edgar Allan Poe’s Masque of the Red Death… is about a man (4 words used)

In Poe’s Masque of the Red Death…(1 word used)

Outlines are due today, and finish researching your articles. Articles will be highlighted and organized on Friday, December 7, 2012. 

Full Stories of Poe

FULL STORIES OF EDGAR ALLAN POE is here for those that are curious!

Poe's The Raven

This year, a new detective story, set in Baltimore, Maryland, takes Edgar Allan Poe and his stories to task. Students have studied at least five works by Poe, and all of those works are captured in the new film The Raven, starring John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe. As this deals with Poe's horror-centered plot lines, the movie has received an 'R' rating. In order to view this film, permission slips must be signed and returned by MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012. You may download a copy of the permission slip in the ASSIGNMENTS section of the blog, on the right.

Poe Projects Due

Welcome Back! The Poe project will be due this Monday, November 26, 2012. We will be editing the personal research page into the research paper. The paper will be due in three weeks, before the holiday break. Please use the links that will be posted to help with the paper construction.

Title Page for Poe Project

In the assignments section at the right, open up the format page for the title. Repeat the steps to create your own title page for your Poe project. Get creative!

Poe Project

I have uploaded the sample format page to the blog "Assignments" listing on the right. We have covered EXHIBIT C: Childhood in class. Investigate the page for bullet facts. Make inferences.

TUESDAY! Get creeped out by Poe!

Painting by Marilyn Manson

Edgar Allan Poe can be seen as the father of the mystery, gore, and phantasm! He dives into psychosis, psycho-analysis, and madness! Using the assignment tab, locate the Edgar Allan Poe Webquest and follow its directions to the Edgar Allan Poe Museum. Complete your three-phased task!! Good luck.

The Perfect Storm

With the weather becoming more and more threatening, we continue our study of non-fictional sources and news of Coast Guard rescues. This week, we read an excerpt from the story "The Perfect Storm" by Sebastian Junger... You may find the story also at  "The Perfect Storm" download for free.

Tuesday, Osage Orange Tree

The Osage Orange Tree is a story about finding people among a crowd. It is about making a connection with someone that is special, despite what the outside world is saying. It is also a story about beauty and loss. I hope you enjoy it! The story and questions are located in the assignments section. If you want to pursue an extension, please locate a visual representation of a scene from the story. It can be made by hand, in any medium.

Website critiques due

We are in the lab today and finishing our critiques of two websites. Tomorrow, we watch a coming of age story.

Discussion Tips

For today, you may not need TURNITIN at all. You should open up the links to "The Most Dangerous Game" are located in yesterday's post. Get a Word document open, and check out the discussion tips posted in the ASSIGNMENTS section. -Mrs. C

The Most Dangerous Game

Here is the link to The Most Dangerous Game. Remember to include in your answers... the question, 3+ quote references, opening and closing statements, and most importantly, EXPLANATION sentences....

For example: Is the General crazy?

The General is most certifiably crazy for many reasons. It is obvious that he is crazy because he is in seclusion from the outside world. It stated that his island is "rather a mystery" and that sailors that know about it call it "Ship Trap island". Seclusion for a crazy person allows their mind to justify and wander wherever it wants to go. (this example would be followed by two more like it for "A" quality work.)

First Assignment - Turnitin.com

For our first assignment, we are logging in to our school account and then setting up our online class at turnitin.com. You must have an email account, which you can get at Google. Please use a professional email by stating your first name or initial and last name, followed by @gmail.com.
1. Have an email account
2. Have the id and codes from your syllabus
3. Log into our Freshman English class
4. Click on assignment to find description
5. Open a 'Word' document and complete the assignment
6. Upload to turnitin and receive a confirmation number.

Course Outline

Welcome to the 2012-13 school year, Class of 2016. For Freshman English, we will focus on the following goals for the year:
1. College and Career Ready Anchor Standards: Informational Texts

• Determine central ideas and analyze development
• Determine emergence and shape as defined by specific details
• Provide an objective summary of text - devoid of emotional bias

2. Text-based evidence for answers and arguments
3. Responding to reading through writing
4. Building academic vocabulary and understanding its usage
5. Analysis of FICTION and NON-FICTION sources (approximately 40% fiction/60% informational)
6. Building up research methods and term paper using the MLA format

Fury of Achilles by Coypel Charles-Antoine

Freshman level will include texts from great masters such as Steinbeck, Twain, Shakespeare, as well as stories from Greek Mythology, including writers such as Homer and Apollodorus.

Happy Summer!

For those of you ambitious sorts, your online classroom for H. Carver is located on turnitin.com. You will need an email address to register (Google mail is free and easy) and your class identification number and password. 1. Click on the link to turnitin 2. register as 'new user' 3. enter in email address, information, and passwords. Your class id is: 5211424 and password is: panthers16  *Although turnitin wants you to then change your password, I would not do it, for if you forget it, I have no way of retrieving the information. Have a great summer. -Mrs. C