Mrs. Little * English 11 Honors * Cherokee High School * Leigh Independent Reading

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1 Mrs. Littl * English 11 Honors * Chrok High School * Ligh Ann.Littl@hck12.nt Indpndnt Rading Book & Partnr & Proposal Complt Cycl Dats Journal 1 Du Dat Final Du Dat Cycl 1 August 9 th 10 th (providd book) August 10 th Sptmbr 6 th August 23 th Sptmbr 6 th Cycl 2 Sptmbr 7 th Sptmbr 11 th Sptmbr 12 th Octobr 7th Sptmbr 23 th Octobr 7 th Cycl 3 Octobr 8 th Octobr 16 th (fall bak) Octobr 17 th Novmbr 10 th Octobr 28 th Novmbr 10 th Cycl 4 Novmbr 11 th - Novmbr 13 th Novmbr 14 th Dcmbr 9 th Novmbr 28 th Dcmbr 9 th Objctivs: To ncourag, support, and motivat indpndnt rading by appaling to diffrnt larning styls and offring studnts multipl choics whn rsponding to books. Th TN Rady Common Cor Curriculum for English Languag Arts Grads 9-12 stats: Most of th words studnts nd to know to b collg and carr rady ar larnd through wid and xtnsiv rading. Studnts, thrfor, nd to rad indpndntly th mor th bttr. This is spcially tru for studnts who ar currntly rading blow grad lvl bcaus thy will gain th stamina and vocabulary rquird to attain grad lvl. Studnts will rad indpndntly and rgularly for homwork; Accountabl Indpndnt Rading will happn most nights, and studnts will quickly dvlop habits of mind around this practic. Indpndntly, thrfor, studnts will b consuming a volum of txt that thy can navigat on thir own. Each Strand of th TN Rady Common Curriculum will b incorporatd into th program: Rading Litratur, Rading Informational Txt, Writing, Spaking and Listning, and Languag. Som standards ar shown blow. For a complt list of standards, visit TN.gov wbsit < Rading Standards for Litratur RL Craft and Structur RL Cit strong and thorough txtual vidnc to support analysis of what th txt says xplicitly as wll as infrncs drawn from th txt, including dtrmining whr th txt lavs mattrs uncrtain. Dtrmin th maning of words and phrass as thy ar usd in th txt, including figurativ and connotativ manings; analyz th impact of spcific word choics on maning and ton, including words with multipl manings or languag that is particularly frsh, ngaging, or bautiful. (Includ Shakspar as wll as othr authors.) Rading Standards for Informational Txt RI Craft and Structur RI Writing Standards Dtrmin two or mor cntral idas of a txt and analyz thir dvlopmnt ovr th cours of th txt, including how thy intract and build on on anothr to provid a complx analysis; provid an objctiv summary of th txt. Dtrmin an author s point of viw or purpos in a txt in which th rhtoric is particularly ffctiv, analyzing how styl and contnt contribut to th powr, prsuasivnss, or bauty of th txt. W Writ argumnts to support claims in an analysis of substantiv topics or txts, using valid rasoning and rlvant and sufficint vidnc. Explor and inquir into aras of intrst to formulat an argumnt. W Writ informativ/xplanatory txts to xamin and convy complx idas, concpts, and information clarly and accuratly through th ffctiv slction, organization, and analysis of contnt. W Writ narrativs to dvlop ral or imagind xprincs or vnts using ffctiv tchniqu, wll-chosn dtails, and wllstructurd vnt squncs. Production and Distribution of Writing W Dvlop and strngthn writing as ndd by planning, rvising, diting, rwriting, or trying a nw approach, focusing on addrssing what is most significant for a spcific purpos and audinc. (Editing for convntions should dmonstrat command of Languag standards 1 3 up to and including grads ) Spaking and Listning Standards SL Initiat and participat ffctivly in a rang of collaborativ discussions (on-on-on, in groups, and tachr-ld) with divrs partnrs on grads topics, txts, and issus, building on othrs idas and xprssing thir own clarly and prsuasivly. SL a Com to discussions prpard, having rad and rsarchd matrial undr study; xplicitly draw on that prparation by rfrring to vidnc from txts and othr rsarch on th topic or issu to stimulat a thoughtful, wll-rasond xchang of idas. SL b Work with prs to promot civil, dmocratic discussions and dcision-making, st clar goals and dadlins, and stablish individual rols as ndd. Languag Standard L Dmonstrat command of th convntions of standard English grammar and usag whn writing or spaking. L a Apply th undrstanding that usag is a mattr of convntion, can chang ovr tim, and is somtims contstd. L Dmonstrat command of th convntions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and splling whn writing. In a Nutshll: Throughout this smstr, you will rad four books and complt assignmnts on thos books with a partnr- yt compltly outsid of class. It is a rquirmnt of TN Rady Common Cor that you work with a partnr. You and your partnr will do on book at a tim, and this is calld a cycl. For ach cycl, ach prson will (1) rad th txt individually; (2) as individual and as partnrs, writ analysis journals guidd by prompts; (3) ach prson will dsign on crativ projct; and (4) ach prson will complt a tst on th du dat. Th journals, projcts, and tsts will formulat your on collctiv, idntical grad.

2 Ovrall Nitty-Gritty: You must choos from th Indpndnt Rading List for Cycls 1 and 3, as ths ar classics. For Cycls 2 and 4, you may rad a book of your choosing (within th guidlins); all Cycl 2 and 4 choics must b approvd. You must hav th actual, hard-copy, print bookfor svral rasons. You may also rad on lctronic dvics; howvr, you will nd th print copy, too! You must hav this book in class vry day and, whn askd, rtriv it from your bag and work on it by rading, writing your journals, or working on your projct. Th Chrok High School Library has thousands of books you can chck-out for as long as you nd; howvr, it is your rsponsibility to obtain your book on your own by ach cycl s start dat. You will los points from your final grad by not having your hard-copy, print book in class by th start dat of ach cycl. You may obtain th book from CHS or any othr plac, i.. a county library, anothr HCS school, or ordr it onlin. You may not choos a graphic novl or a book of th Bibl. Whn slcting your books, th lxil lvl must b 1000 or highr. You can sarch th lxil lvl of a book or sarch for books by lxil lvl on lxil.com. If you nd hlp with this, just ask! You may choos fiction or nonfiction; howvr, your projct choics may b limitd with nonfiction. If you nd hlp with this, just ask! Notic on th Indpndnt Rading List th NO GO LIST. Absncs will follow th policy of th Wlcom Lttr. If your absnc will b unxcusd, you can prplan with m to submit your work and tak th tst arly. Considring th lnint tim span of ths cycls, you will not b allowd to lav th classroom on th du dat to go print your work; if you show up tardy vn with a not, your work will b lat. Plan your rsponsibilitis accordingly. Points may b loss for othr infractions; plas rviw th rubric. Nw cycls ar subjct to notifid changs. Analysis Journal Nitty-Gritty: Each cycl rquirs 2 analysis journals. A prompt will b supplid for ach journal. Each prson must prsnt a rough draft as an attmpt to satisfy th journal prompt rough drafts do not hav to hav th hadr information, just th rspons. Rough drafts may b handwrittn or typd. Th partnrs will thn rvis th two rough drafts into a pristin, final draft. This final draft must b a combination of th two rough drafts: idas and sntnc structur must com from both rough drafts. Clar and obvious dit marks must b visibl on both rough drafts. Rough drafts must b at last 200 words, and th pristin, final draft must b at last 400 words and you must provid a word count on ach. Th pristin, final draft must b typd. Titls may b formattd in any typ or siz font; howvr, th prompt, txt, and rspons must b in Tims Nw Roman and 12 point font. Th rspons must also b doubl spacd. Th ntir journal must hav 1inch margins. S th xampl sht for a visual. You may work on computrs and print at school on Monday through Thursday from 3 pm to 5 pm with 24 hour notic. Th first journal is du at on-half through th cycl; th scond journal is du on th du dat. S schdul chart. Each journal submission rquirs ach rough draft and th pristin final, typd draft. Crativ Projcts Nitty-Gritty: Each projct must follow th dscription xactly to rciv full crdit. Som xampls, if th projct is to hav colorthr must b color; if you choos mor artistic projcts, us art papr not loos laf; if th projct is to combin txt and graphics, do such, not just txt. Also, if th projct has an astrisk in th uppr lft cornr, you must us a computr to complt th projct. You may work on computrs and print at school on Monday through Thursday from 3 pm to 5 pm with 24 hour notic. Partnrs may not choos to do th sam projct. If your projct is a prformanc, you must inform th tachr thr school days bfor th du dat. S th assignmnt chart for options. S Rubric for mor grading spcifics. Thir Eys Wr Watching God, Zora Nal Th Scarlt Lttr, Nathanil Hawthorn- Advnturs of Augi March, Saul Bllow Th Blust Ey, Toni Morrison* Namsak, Lahiri Jhumpa As I Lay Dying, William Faulknr A Farwll to Arms, Ernst Hmingway Animal Farm, Gorg Orwll Th Advnturs of Hucklbrry Finn Mark Twain* Th Catchr in th Ry, J.D. Salingr* Fahrnhit 451, Ray Bradbury* Somthing Wickd This Way Com Ray Bradbury A Sparat Pac, John Knowls Th Old Man and th Sa, Ernst Hmingway Moby-Dick, Hrman Mlvill Dath of a Salsman, Arthur Millr Th Hous on Mango Strt, Sandra Cisnros Th Parl, John Stinbck A Raisin in th Sun, Lorrain Hansbrry Th Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan A Tr Grows in Brooklyn, Btty Smith Watrship Down, Richard Adams Th Outsidrs, S.E. Hinton Fahrnhit 451, Ray Bradbury* I Know Why th Cagd Bird Sings, Maya Anglou Lord of th Flis, William Golding Th Givr, Lois Lowry Th Hobbit, Th Fllowship of th Ring Th Two Towrs, Th Rturn of th King, J.R.R. Tolkin Th Advnturs of Tom Sawyr Narrativ of th Lif of Frdrick Douglass, Frdrick Douglass Th Graps of Wrath, John Stinbck Th Rd Badg of Courag, Stphn Cran Book List Th Pigman, Paul Zindl Th Sound and th Fury, William Faulknr Th Sun Also Riss, Ernst Hmingway Invisibl Man, Ralph Ellison Black Boy, Richard Wright* A Lsson Bfor Dying, Ernst J. Gains Go Ask Alic, Batric Sparks (Anonymous)* Nintn Minuts, Jodi Picoult On Writing, Stphn King Th Grat Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgrald Do Androids Dram of Elctric Shp?, Philip K. Dick Th Dvil's Arithmtic, Jan Yoln Th Wsting Gam, Elln Raskin I Hard th Owl Call My Nam, Margart Cravn Again Calls th Owl, Margart Cravn Th Autobiography of Bnjamin Franklin, Bnjamin Franklin Th Things Thy Carrid, Tim O'Brin* Th Chosn, Chaim Potok Waldn, Hnry David Thorau Tusdays With Morri, Mitch Albom On Flw Ovr th Cuckoo's Nst, Kn Ksy* Our Town, Thornton Wildr Th Last of th Mohicans, Jams Fnimor Coopr No Go Th Harry Pottr Sris, J.K. Rowling Th Hungr Gams sris, Suzann Collins Hatcht sris, Gary Paulsn Saf Havn, Th Last Song Dar John, Nights in Rodanth Th Notbook, A Walk to Rmmbr Mssag in a Bottl-- Nicholas Sparks Thirtn Rasons Why, Jay Ashr Kindrd, Octavia E. Butlr Any informativ sport book publishd bfor 2008 Evryon will rad this book for cycl on.

3 Sampl Formattd Journal Indpndnt Rading Journal Cycl 1 Journal 1 Ligh Ann Littl and Christophr Ross * Black Lik M * John Howard Griffin * Prompt Cit strong and thorough txtual vidnc to support analysis of what th txt says xplicitly as wll as infrncs drawn from th txt, including dtrmining whr th txt lavs mattrs uncrtain. Txt Th compltnss of this transformation appalld m. It was unlik anything I had imagind. I bcam two mn, th obsrving on and th on who panickd, who flt diffrnt than any othr vn into th dpths of his ntrails (Griffin 11). Rspons In many movis and books, popl wak up and raliz how old thy truly ar. I think that th popl this happns to fl th sam as Mr. Griffin dos bcaus h fls that h s still a whit man; but whn h looks in th mirror, h notics that his skin color disagrs with his thoughts. Likwis, som popl fl thy ar still young, but thy ar trappd in a body of a prson who looks old and looks too diffrnt to b thm. This txt dirctly shows... (Word Count: 423) A Not about Journals: You should do xactly NO outsid rsarch to writ th journals. All of th information ndd to writ th journals can b found only two placs: th novl and your brain. Of cours, this is only th cas if you rad th book. FYI* FYI* FYI* FYI* FYI* FYI* FYI* FYI* FYI* FYI* FYI* FYI* FYI* FYI* For a tachr, it is asir than slping to tll if a plagiarizd. On, h or sh dosn t giv spcifics, and two, h or sh copis th intrnt using vocabulary and sntncs structur of only (smi-) profssional writrs. Whn (spcially high school) studnts plagiariz, it is lik a flashing non arrow light saying Look hr! A plagiarizr! YOU WILL EARN THE GRADE OF ZERO ON ANY AND ALL PARTS OF INDEPENDENT READING IN WHICH YOU USE OUTSIDE SOURCES AND HEAVEN FORBID- YOU USE OUTSIDE SOURCES AND THEN PLAGARIZE THOSE SOURCES.

4 G a r d n r' s M ul ti pl In t lli g n c s Vrbal/Linguistic * Dsign a crativ timlin xpanding th plot: xposition, rising action, conflict, potry, dbat, story-tlling, ssay, chcklist, journal, lctur, discuss climax, falling action, and dnoumnt. For ach sction, quot and xplain a passag as vidnc that illustrats bst that sction. Don t forgt th tim lmnt. Logical/Math diagram, outlin, timlin, chart, critiqu, graph Crativ Projct Choic Chart Analyz Evaluat Crat Draw a colorful map TO A SCALE of th stting and labl th important placs. Choos and plac appropriatly quots from th txt as vidnc giving insight to th significanc of ach plac. Map must compltly covr on 22 x28 rgular postr board. Visual/Spatial * Dlinat th ntir plot through drawing, modl, carfully posd and stagd photographs postr, photograph, you shoot spcially for this projct. You storyboard, must hav at last 10 photos, arrangd in illustration, board any fashion. Imagins in th photos can gam, graphic includ popl or not. For ach photo organizrs, includ a quot from th txt xmplifying timlins th photo/sction of plot. Bodily/Kinsthtic rol play, skit, pantomim, danc, invntion, lab, improvisation, prototyp, imprsonat, puppts Musical * Imagin you ar th music dirctor of a movi basd on your novl. Dsign th song, rap, lyrics, composition, jingl, slogan, mlody soundtrack by logically dividing your book into 10 sctions. Titl ach sction and provid th chosn song and artist. Writ a 3 sntnc dscription justifying how ach song symbolizs that sction using a quot from th txt as vidnc. Intrprsonal * Typ a skit with at last 3 charactrs (from th book) dpicting a scn that discussion, roundtabl, convrsation, group activity, position statmnt, intrviw Intraprsonal journal, log, goal statmnt, blif statmnt, slfassssmnt, ditorial Naturalist classification, collction, solution, display, obsrvation, forcast, invstigation, xhibit changs th nding. Atop of th skit summariz th author s dnoumnt thn start yours. Charactrs lins must qual 200 words (includ word count). Ask classmats to play a rol (giv thm a script from which to larn), and prform on du dat. You play on rol. Classmats will arn 10 xtra crdit points * Profil on main charactr. Quot 5 ky passags from or about th charactr. Blow ach quotation, writ an xplanatory paragraph of 5 sntncs discussing what and how this quot hlps th radr larn about th charactr. Dsign a charactr book. Each pag must includ a colorful, dtaild drawing of th charactr; a bullt-list of charactristics; and a 5 sntnc paragraph dscribing th charactr s impact on th story using a quot from th txt as vidnc. Dsign a 2 or 3 dimnsional puppt of th main charactr. B crativ; puppts com in all diffrnt sizs and shaps and can b mad from many matrials. Puppt must xplicitly rprsnt a main charactr; gnric or 1 dimnsional puppts will not arn crdit. Gnric Barbi dolls will not arn crdit. * Classify th charactrs into 3 or mor groups basd on musical gnrs (rap, country, rock, classical, tc.). Within your graphic, includ a pictur symbolizing th gnr and an 8 sntncs paragraph discussing th charactristics of th gnr and discussing why ach charactr was slctd including a quot from th txt as vidnc. Assss a main charactr's actions and thoughts throughout th story. Dsign a "Wantd" postr. Must includ titl, pictur, 3 charactristics {quot txt}, 3 dds, and a rward. (Charactrs can b Wantd for ngativs or positivs.) * Compos a 6 stanza fr vrs pom about th plot and thm of th story. Stanzas1 through 5 covr th plot; stanza 6 covrs th thm. You must crat and idntify 6 diffrnt pics of potry lmnts and figurativ languag (mtaphor, onomatopoia, prsonification, rhym, allitration, tc.). * Dsign a chart of 5 symbols that clarly rprsnt diffrnt litrary lmnts (x: charactr, stting, conflict, thm, tc.). Writ a 5 sntnc paragraph for ach lmnt xplaining th symbolism including a quot from th txt as vidnc. * Imprsonat on of th charactrs. Writ a two minut monologu dscribing th conflict and rsolution. Mmoriz and prform it for th class on th du dat. Writtn composition du on du dat. Compos a song to rprsnt th plot and thm of th book. Th song may b instrumntal or lyrical or both and must b at last two minuts. Prform it for th class on th du dat. Writtn composition/lyrics du on du dat. * Chorograph a danc to rprsnt that plot or thm. Choos a song you fl xprsss th plot or thm of th book. Thn, bring music and prform for class on th du dat. Writtn chorography du on du dat. * Imagin you ar a vido journalist; a documntary of on of your main charactrs is bing filmd. Crat a chart of at last 10 scns and th commntary to b rad ovr th vido scns. Dscrib th scn fully and includ in th commntary quots from th txt to xmplify your point. Scns should span th plot.. Crat a 5 itm display using actual itms from natur (you wnt out and rtrivd). Typ a 5 sntnc paragraph comparing th itm to a litrary lmnt and quoting th txt as vidnc that show th connctions. Appropriatly plac th paragraph on th display. Display should b no smallr than on 22 x28 rgular postr board.

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