Hi class,
Time to get back to our classwork. Hope you all had great weeks off for your break.
Here is the rest of your writing assignment due on Wednesday, April 14 10 a.m. In class, you were given assignment of writing a character sketch of a hitch-hiker picked up on a rainy day. Your essay should be at least 5 paragraphs but no longer than two pages. It must be double-spaced, using 12-point type (Times Roman or like font), with 1-inch margins. At the top of the page, you must have a header with your name, date and name of assignment: character sketch. Anything filed after 10 a.m. will lose the two points for being on time.
Journals are due at the beginning of class on April 15.
Here are your vocabulary words for this week. You will be tested on them on Thursday, 15th. Write sentences for 10 words that you select from the list.
despondent
forfeit
jaunt
knotty
lobbyist
malady
nonchalance
orthodox
palatable
quaff
renovation
savant
therapeutic
vignette
zealot
That's it. I'll see you all on Thursday.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
April 1 class assignments
No foolin!
Write a compare and contrast essay on subjects of your choice. Your essay must be no more than 2 pages long, double space in 12-point Times Roman or similar font with 1-inch margins. You must have a header on the inside. The name of the essay is: compare and contrast. The essay is worth 30 points. It is due on March 31, 2010 at 10 a.m.
A comparison-and-contrast essay is an expository nonfiction essay that explains how two or more subjects are similar and different. An effective essay includes:
• Explores two or more topics that are similar enough to make an effective comparison.
• Clearly shows through details and examples how two or more subjects are similar and different.
• Is logically and effectively organized.
• Clearly indicates the connection among ideas.
• Closes with summary of main points or an evaluation of the subject’s overall points of familiarity and difference.
Your journal is due in class on April 1. Write about your favorite spring break and tell why.
The following is your vocabulary words for this week. The definitions and 10 sentences are due Tuesday, March 30 at 10 a.m. You will be tested on the vocabulary words on April 1, as well as vocabulary on this week's handout (apostrophes).
digress
disdain
jaded
longevity
malady
nostalgia
orator
perjury
radical
sequester
tenuous
unscathed
verbose
whet
zealot
That's it. Reminder that we will not meet the week of April 5-9, as we are off for spring break. Thanks.
Mr. Mead
Write a compare and contrast essay on subjects of your choice. Your essay must be no more than 2 pages long, double space in 12-point Times Roman or similar font with 1-inch margins. You must have a header on the inside. The name of the essay is: compare and contrast. The essay is worth 30 points. It is due on March 31, 2010 at 10 a.m.
A comparison-and-contrast essay is an expository nonfiction essay that explains how two or more subjects are similar and different. An effective essay includes:
• Explores two or more topics that are similar enough to make an effective comparison.
• Clearly shows through details and examples how two or more subjects are similar and different.
• Is logically and effectively organized.
• Clearly indicates the connection among ideas.
• Closes with summary of main points or an evaluation of the subject’s overall points of familiarity and difference.
Your journal is due in class on April 1. Write about your favorite spring break and tell why.
The following is your vocabulary words for this week. The definitions and 10 sentences are due Tuesday, March 30 at 10 a.m. You will be tested on the vocabulary words on April 1, as well as vocabulary on this week's handout (apostrophes).
digress
disdain
jaded
longevity
malady
nostalgia
orator
perjury
radical
sequester
tenuous
unscathed
verbose
whet
zealot
That's it. Reminder that we will not meet the week of April 5-9, as we are off for spring break. Thanks.
Mr. Mead
Friday, March 19, 2010
March 23 assignments
Class,
Journals are due at the beginning of class March 23. Write about what you plan to do during Spring Break.
This week's essay assignment is in two parts: 1) resume; and 2) cover letter. The information from class will be included in an attachment to the outgoing email to the class. Both resume and letter are due together, sent as two attachments, by Wednesday, March 24 at 10 a.m.
The resume must be one page, using 12-point, Times Roman or like font. Use 1-inch margins. The letter must be one page, in 12-point Times Roman, with 1-inch margins. For these two essays only, you do not have to include a header on your pages. For your resume, you must include 3 references, either a professional reference or a personal reference. A professional reference is someone who has supervised you in either a job or volunteer position. A personal reference vouches for your character. The three references must include name, position, company he's with (if it's a church position, list church and position) and contact information, both phone and email info.
The following vocabuulary words are due by Tuesday, March 23 at 10 a.m. Define all 15 words and write sentences for any 10 of those words you choose.
castigate
discredit
gait
irony
jubilant
lavish
malinger
nondescript
omnipotent
parasite
quirk
recluse
spontaneity
tactful
undermine
This is a really busy weekend for me from a catering standpoint, and I won't be able to get to any grading until Monday. Thanks for your patience.
Mr. Mead
Journals are due at the beginning of class March 23. Write about what you plan to do during Spring Break.
This week's essay assignment is in two parts: 1) resume; and 2) cover letter. The information from class will be included in an attachment to the outgoing email to the class. Both resume and letter are due together, sent as two attachments, by Wednesday, March 24 at 10 a.m.
The resume must be one page, using 12-point, Times Roman or like font. Use 1-inch margins. The letter must be one page, in 12-point Times Roman, with 1-inch margins. For these two essays only, you do not have to include a header on your pages. For your resume, you must include 3 references, either a professional reference or a personal reference. A professional reference is someone who has supervised you in either a job or volunteer position. A personal reference vouches for your character. The three references must include name, position, company he's with (if it's a church position, list church and position) and contact information, both phone and email info.
The following vocabuulary words are due by Tuesday, March 23 at 10 a.m. Define all 15 words and write sentences for any 10 of those words you choose.
castigate
discredit
gait
irony
jubilant
lavish
malinger
nondescript
omnipotent
parasite
quirk
recluse
spontaneity
tactful
undermine
This is a really busy weekend for me from a catering standpoint, and I won't be able to get to any grading until Monday. Thanks for your patience.
Mr. Mead
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
March 18 class assignments
Hi class,
I apologize for the tardiness of the assignment being sent out. My new job is taking up all my time, and I was sick the whole weekend. I missed vocabulary again, so there won't be a test on Thursday. I know you're all heart-broken.
Journals due at the beginning of class Thursday.
This week's essay is due Wednesday at 10 a.m. It is a one-page letter of complaint. Follow the worksheet from class. You must include all four elements in your letter. It must be a real problem mailed to a real person (though you aren't going to actually mail it). You must have the person's address, so if it's a city official, do a little research and find an address. Include a salutation at the end and your name.
On this week's essay only, do not worry about having the proper header, etc. Have Wednesday, March 17, 2010 as the actual date. Your essay should be no more than one page in length, in 12-point Times Roman or like font, with one-inch margins. For this essay only, do not double space. I want the letter to look just as it would going out to a real person.
Any questions email me. Thanks.
Mr. Mead
I apologize for the tardiness of the assignment being sent out. My new job is taking up all my time, and I was sick the whole weekend. I missed vocabulary again, so there won't be a test on Thursday. I know you're all heart-broken.
Journals due at the beginning of class Thursday.
This week's essay is due Wednesday at 10 a.m. It is a one-page letter of complaint. Follow the worksheet from class. You must include all four elements in your letter. It must be a real problem mailed to a real person (though you aren't going to actually mail it). You must have the person's address, so if it's a city official, do a little research and find an address. Include a salutation at the end and your name.
On this week's essay only, do not worry about having the proper header, etc. Have Wednesday, March 17, 2010 as the actual date. Your essay should be no more than one page in length, in 12-point Times Roman or like font, with one-inch margins. For this essay only, do not double space. I want the letter to look just as it would going out to a real person.
Any questions email me. Thanks.
Mr. Mead
Monday, March 8, 2010
March 11 class
Class,
Here is this week's writing assignment prompt:
Writing
Mr. Mead
March 8, 2010
Response to Literature essay
The final draft for your Response to Literature essay (“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”) is due on Wednesday, March 11. The essay is worth 30 total points. The essay is to be two pages long, double-spaced, 12-point type, similar to Times Roman, with one-inch margins.
Your essay must include the following:
• Identify the work or works being discussed.
• Supports the writer’s interpretations with precise examples, citations or quotations.
• Is organized clearly and effectively.
• Offers an opinion, a judgment or an evaluation based on close scrutiny or specific elements.
Your essay will include the following strategy. These elements will help you best understand the literature you’re reading.
• Literal level. Include plot, character and setting.
• Personal allusions. Reveal associations or memories this piece of literature brings to mind.
• Themes. Explore the theme or themes revealed in the literature.
• Analysis of literary devices. Explain the ways in which the plot, setting, character and theme work are separate elements, as well as how they work together.
• Literary allusions. Describe other works that have similar elements or that come to mind when you read this work.
• Evaluation. Judge the work based on how well its literary elements combine to create an effective fresh piece of literature.
In order to best present your essay, you must also research the “Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” author, Ambrose Bierce. Who was he? When did he live? Where? What other writings is he known for?
Good luck.
Here is this week's writing assignment prompt:
Writing
Mr. Mead
March 8, 2010
Response to Literature essay
The final draft for your Response to Literature essay (“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”) is due on Wednesday, March 11. The essay is worth 30 total points. The essay is to be two pages long, double-spaced, 12-point type, similar to Times Roman, with one-inch margins.
Your essay must include the following:
• Identify the work or works being discussed.
• Supports the writer’s interpretations with precise examples, citations or quotations.
• Is organized clearly and effectively.
• Offers an opinion, a judgment or an evaluation based on close scrutiny or specific elements.
Your essay will include the following strategy. These elements will help you best understand the literature you’re reading.
• Literal level. Include plot, character and setting.
• Personal allusions. Reveal associations or memories this piece of literature brings to mind.
• Themes. Explore the theme or themes revealed in the literature.
• Analysis of literary devices. Explain the ways in which the plot, setting, character and theme work are separate elements, as well as how they work together.
• Literary allusions. Describe other works that have similar elements or that come to mind when you read this work.
• Evaluation. Judge the work based on how well its literary elements combine to create an effective fresh piece of literature.
In order to best present your essay, you must also research the “Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” author, Ambrose Bierce. Who was he? When did he live? Where? What other writings is he known for?
Good luck.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Feb. 25 class
Class,
I forgot to collect journals yesterday morning, so I'll check this week's next week. If you missed, get it done by next week, and you will get full credit. For this coming week, you have a free-write assignment. I will check for 2 journal entries on Feb. 25 class. Leave your journals at the front table when you arrive on Thursday.
For vocabulary, you will not be tested on last week's list; you will only be tested on this week's vocabulary list (see list below).
Here is your prompt for this week's writing assignment. Because we just did the King Papers field trip, and while it's fresh in our minds, I'm moving that essay up to Feb. 24. Your short story will be due March 4. This will allow us more time to work on your short story during the Feb. 24 class.
One of the quotes that touched me during the field trip was the following from MLK: "The time is always right to do what is right." Using that as a basis, you will write a 5-paragraph essay reflecting how you determine what right is? Include in your essay what you believe MLK used as his basis for determining what right was when it came to civil liberties and social justice in the 1950s and 1960s.
I also want you to listen to his "I have a dream" speech from Washington, D.C., in 1963. You can follow the link below to listen to it.
Your essay should include the proper header (name, date, title of essay: King. Your essay should be no longer than 1 1/2 pages, be in 12-point type, have 1-inch margins, be set in Times Roman or like font.
The "I have a dream" link:
Here is this week's vocabulary words. Write 10 sentences using 10 of the words that you choose.
candid
censure
diligent
fortuitous
garble
jocular
judicious
lampoon
meticulous
nonchalant
onus
perceptive
refute
sage
tactful
That's it.
Mr. Mead
I forgot to collect journals yesterday morning, so I'll check this week's next week. If you missed, get it done by next week, and you will get full credit. For this coming week, you have a free-write assignment. I will check for 2 journal entries on Feb. 25 class. Leave your journals at the front table when you arrive on Thursday.
For vocabulary, you will not be tested on last week's list; you will only be tested on this week's vocabulary list (see list below).
Here is your prompt for this week's writing assignment. Because we just did the King Papers field trip, and while it's fresh in our minds, I'm moving that essay up to Feb. 24. Your short story will be due March 4. This will allow us more time to work on your short story during the Feb. 24 class.
One of the quotes that touched me during the field trip was the following from MLK: "The time is always right to do what is right." Using that as a basis, you will write a 5-paragraph essay reflecting how you determine what right is? Include in your essay what you believe MLK used as his basis for determining what right was when it came to civil liberties and social justice in the 1950s and 1960s.
I also want you to listen to his "I have a dream" speech from Washington, D.C., in 1963. You can follow the link below to listen to it.
Your essay should include the proper header (name, date, title of essay: King. Your essay should be no longer than 1 1/2 pages, be in 12-point type, have 1-inch margins, be set in Times Roman or like font.
The "I have a dream" link:
Here is this week's vocabulary words. Write 10 sentences using 10 of the words that you choose.
candid
censure
diligent
fortuitous
garble
jocular
judicious
lampoon
meticulous
nonchalant
onus
perceptive
refute
sage
tactful
That's it.
Mr. Mead
Friday, February 12, 2010
For Feb. 18 class
Class,
Reminder that for our next class on Feb. 18, we are going on the field trip to Stanford. We meet at the Friends Church at 9 a.m., and not 9:30. See the note from the previous post for all the details. Mrs. Diehl and I will be driving.
Journals are due at the beginning of class, Feb. 18. Write 1 page about any ol' thing you want to write about.
Writing assignment
The current short story essay (fiction) assignment has two parts. The final, 3-4 page essay is due Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. I am finishing up the prompt, which I will send out as an e-mail and put up on the blog later. I will send an e-mail later that includes the 4-page handout from class; it will be in a PDF file, so make sure you scroll down and see all four pages. Disregard the last half page on the lyric poem.
The part that is due on Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. is your prewrite, filling out the following information. Describe the main characters, setting, plot, conflict, narrator, if any, themes, climax and resolution. The details do not have to perfectly match your essay, and some of the above will change as you write and rewrite. The idea is to spend the first week thinking about your short story and writing down notes. If you have questions, email me or call me.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary is changing slightly. This week, there will be 15 definitions you will need to turn in by Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. In addition, you will choose 10 of the words and write sentences. You may change the form of the word; e.g., use it in past tense, but you must use the definition you include for the word.
Here are this week's words:
camaraderie
candid
deteriorate
dilemma
frugal
jargon
jeopardize
mandatory
mundane
negligence
oblivious
paradox
quandary
ramble
scrutinize
That's it. Write often, write thoughtfully, write well.
Mr. Mead
Reminder that for our next class on Feb. 18, we are going on the field trip to Stanford. We meet at the Friends Church at 9 a.m., and not 9:30. See the note from the previous post for all the details. Mrs. Diehl and I will be driving.
Journals are due at the beginning of class, Feb. 18. Write 1 page about any ol' thing you want to write about.
Writing assignment
The current short story essay (fiction) assignment has two parts. The final, 3-4 page essay is due Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. I am finishing up the prompt, which I will send out as an e-mail and put up on the blog later. I will send an e-mail later that includes the 4-page handout from class; it will be in a PDF file, so make sure you scroll down and see all four pages. Disregard the last half page on the lyric poem.
The part that is due on Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. is your prewrite, filling out the following information. Describe the main characters, setting, plot, conflict, narrator, if any, themes, climax and resolution. The details do not have to perfectly match your essay, and some of the above will change as you write and rewrite. The idea is to spend the first week thinking about your short story and writing down notes. If you have questions, email me or call me.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary is changing slightly. This week, there will be 15 definitions you will need to turn in by Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. In addition, you will choose 10 of the words and write sentences. You may change the form of the word; e.g., use it in past tense, but you must use the definition you include for the word.
Here are this week's words:
camaraderie
candid
deteriorate
dilemma
frugal
jargon
jeopardize
mandatory
mundane
negligence
oblivious
paradox
quandary
ramble
scrutinize
That's it. Write often, write thoughtfully, write well.
Mr. Mead
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