Assignments for February 27-28, 2017

Hello, Students!

I am at the Kentucky Association for Gifted Education conference today and tomorrow, learning about interesting ways to teach you, and other amazing students like you!  Please read over the following directions, and give Mrs. Baumgardner all the respect she truly deserves.  She'll be taking over for Mrs. Wilson once the baby comes, so art students will get to know her well.

See you at rehearsals!
--Lowther

• Check mail for Chapter 3 Vocab sheets.
• Announcements/due dates:
  • Turn in Chapter 2 Vocab sheets to Inbox now (I’ll be back this afternoon to pick up)
  • Chapter 3 Reading Check WEDNESDAY (this means you have to read)
  • Chapter 3 Vocab Due WEDNESDAY
• Three tasks for today and Tuesday:
  • Task One: Finish “Scarlet Ibis” essays.  Due Wednesday!  Proper essay format for #1; paragraphs are acceptable for the other two options.
    • Chromebooks must be logged off & shut down at the end of class, and returned to the cart.
    • If not finished on Monday, complete on Tuesday, it’s due Wednesday!
  • Task Two: Get out magazines and envelopes, and cut/tear out words/images that represent each character and the themes from TKAM.  DO NOT GLUE TODAY!!!!!!
    • Clean up your trash as you go along, but definitely at the end of class.
  • Task Three: Read Chapter 3 and complete Vocab Squares.  Reading Check on Wednesday.

Reminder of "Scarlet Ibis" Essay Prompts:

• General Directions:
  • ​Write using complete sentences in paragraph essay format. Your response should have an introduction with thesis statement, body, and conclusion.
  • Use appropriate pronouns (NOT “I”, unless you are asked a personal question; not “you”, ever.  Use  “one”, “the reader”, etc.)
    
  • ​Support your response with examples from the text, with appropriate quotes and citation formats.  However, do not over-quote!!
    
  • Be aware of proper grammar and spelling.
    
• Question 1: Everyone MUST complete the following question:
  
  • ​In the last sentence the narrator calls his brother his “fallen scarlet ibis.” In what ways could the ibis be a symbol for Doodle? Consider the details in the story, especially where they parallel Doodle and the ibis. Support your response with examples from the text (quotes, paraphrase, phrases, words, etc.).

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• Question Choice: Select TWO, and indicate the number on your response.
  
  2.  Discuss possible relationships between causes and effects throughout the story that culminated in Doodle’s death.
  
  3.  How does Hurst use sensory details to make the story come alive.  How do these details contribute to the mood of the story?
  
  4.  Consider the following quote, and discuss whether having the wrong motivation underscores or overpowers the good that someone accomplishes.  You should include specific examples from throughout the story to support your response.
  “They did not know that I did it for myself; that pride, whose slave I was, spoke to me louder than all their voices, and that Doodle walked only because I was ashamed of having a crippled brother” (p. 113).
  
  5.  Discuss why the  narrator showed Doodle the coffin in the barn loft.  What personality trait does this show about Brother?
  
  6.  Knowing what you do about the final outcome, would you use similar  motivations for others?  What rules would you follow if you were in charge of Doodle’s success?
  
  7.  Judge whether or not the narrator is a good brother to Doodle.  Discuss their relationship, using specific incidents and examples from the story.
  
  8.  Explain why Doodle might appear so much more emotional than the rest of the family over the death of the scarlet ibis.
  
  9.  What parts the dialogue and description especially affected you?  How did they make you feel?  How did they increase and expand your connection to the story?