Wilson High School
Kathy Anderson
Freshman English 1-2
English 7/8 The Sixties
Senior English 7-8
Academic Enrichment 1-2
E-mail: kathya@pps.net
"Tis the good reader that makes the good book" Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Sixties:
Vietnam War Unit: Each day: Keep up with reading calendar. You need to journal an insight and a "quotable quote" and response for each reading assignment. Having your journal ready on each due date, will earn you participation points. All journal entries will be turned in at the end of the unit for credit.
Due: Tuesday Feb. 28th "How to Tell a Good _________ Story. Based on "How to Tell a Good War Story" by Tim O'Brien, write your own story about your choice of topic. Your writing should include some of the techniques that O'Brien used: rhetorical questions, anecdote, paradox, oxymoron, informal language, allisions, repetition, dialoge. Your writing should be a mixture of narrative, opinion, and philosophy.
Senior English:
Choose topic for Senior Project. Come to class prepared to write a PROPOSAL for your project on Friday Feb. 24.
Freshmen:
Due Feb. 23rd for 4th and 6th, Feb. 24th for 5th: Narative Essay. Your essay should be at least four paragraphs long, double-spaced, 12 point. It will be scored for the six writing traits that meet Oregon standards. Freshmen must have passing narratives toward their graduation requirements.
Choice book projects: Homework: read your novel. Finish by March 2nd. Do response projects: 6 for an A, 5 for a B, 4 for an C.
Big Book projects: Due March 8th or 9th. Use the checklist I gave you to be sure that all required components are included.
