Homework over break!

Greetings Students!

I hope you have been enjoying your break so far! Just a friendly reminder that your thesis statement is due next Wednesday, January 2nd to me over email. I hope that you're working on your papers for JLC, feel free to send me any drafts or ideas.

The choices are endless; if you discover there is something else you would like to write on not given on the written assessment I provided, feel free to contact me with your idea! Good luck and have a great time off!

mcoulson@ttsd.k12.or.us

December 10th

Please take a look at the key passage given out today, and mark it up. Also, address what the passage is saying, how the author is saying it and what is the significance of the passage for class tomorrow!

December 7th!

Homework for the weekend, due Monday, Dec. 10th!

Read the first story from the section The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates "Rules of the Game".

Please tab (sticky note) the following:

-symbols

-metaphors

-similes

-personification

-thematic ideas

You need at least 8 tabs for the reading to receive full credit for the assignment. In addition, I would like you to write three examples of figurative language (simile or metaphor) for three different things:

1) an aspect of nature (like a storm)

2) a familiar emotion (like love or jealously)

3) and a description of a person (a friend or family member)

Write these three examples in your notebook for class on Monday! 

Have a great weekend...:)

December 3rd!

Monday, December 3^rd free write questions

Why does Tan title the first section “Feathers from a Thousand Li Away?” Look at the first paragraph from each of the first four stories. How do these introductions depict the point-of-view of the narrator?

Why do you think June receives the large sum of money she does from the joy luck club at the end of Feathers? What is it they wish for her to do?

According to the article over the weekend, Tan has an extensive theme showcased throughout her book. What is it about miscommunication that makes problems even worse? Think of a particular instance of miscommunication in your life and detail what happened. 

Read "Scar" for homework!