English+III

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Welcome to English III- American Literature = = karconner@gmail.com or karen.conner@kcs.k12.nc.us =

This is the place to find your assignments, resources and other information.
Getting to know you- since we are starting off together a bit late, I'd like to get to know a little more about you. Use the following assignment to tell me more.

Assignment 1 :



The (DREADED) Research Paper!

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 * ==== First, let's talk about note-taking. When doing research, you are going to be getting information from a lot of different sources. You have to keep straight which info came from which source. In the past we used notecards- index cards on which we wrote notes.They used to look like this: ====


 * Since we now have computers and easier ways to do things, let's take advantage of the technology. Use the notecard template below to keep track of your research information. There's also a sample notecard done for you.

SAMPLE

=Thesis statements and more...=

Thesis statements are like an engine in a car; they drive the paper. This is the most important sentence that you will write. Use this Cliffs Notes website to help you understand thesis statement better.

Cliffs Notes

= ﻿Now, let's write a thesis statement. Use the worksheet below to help you write your thesis statement for your research paper. =

= Now, it's time to do the research! Remember, research means searching + again. Expect that you will have to look, look again, and look some more. It takes time and effort. =

Click on Media Center. Then click on Wonders Research.



=Let's look at an example:= From: Cutcliffe, JE. "Avoiding Plagiarism." //English 621//. Web. 2 Feb. 2011. .
 * Next, let's talk about summarizing, paraphrasing, and plagiarizing. Two of these are good, and one is BAD!
 * When taking notes, you want to summarize and paraphrase the information. You don't have the time to rewrite everything the author said- just get the key details. Don't copy word for word from the source- paraphrase it. Put the material into your own words.

**__Avoiding Plagiarism__** The rule of thumb is that if you use three or more words in succession from your source, you are not really paraphrasing. When you paraphrase, you should use your own words and style so your writing sounds like you, not someone else.

*** But remember, even when you paraphrase, the information was not originally your own; you still MUST cite the source.**

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> **The following example will show you the difference between plagiarizing and paraphrasing:** =**=**=

__Original Paragraph__ "Exercise**"**
 * It is well known that exercise helps to alleviate stress. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Association (NHLBA) endorse exercise as a way to reduce stress, and recommends cardiovascular exercise that elevates the heart rate for 15 to 30 minutes--three to four times a week. The American Psychology Association has conducted numerous studies indicating the beneficial effects of exercise in dealing with stress. Exercise releases endorphins into the blood stream. Endorphins are "feel good" hormones and are the body's natural pain-killers. They also generate the sensory perception of physical well-being, which in turn contributes to emotional and mental health. **

Bella Online -- title of website Christine Krogue -- author http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art17181.asp -- URL

Paraphrase #1 **(too close to original)**
 * Everyone knows that exercise can help to alleviate stress. In fact, the National Heart, lung and Blood Association endorse exercise as a good way to cut down on stress and suggests that we need cardiovascular exercise for 15 to 30 minutes three to four times a week. There have also been many studies by the American Psychology Association that show that exercise is a good way to deal with stress. This is because exercise releases endorphins, the "feel good" hormones, into the blood. These hormones also bring about the perception of well-being, so emotional and mental health improves. (Krogue, p1) **

Paraphrase #2** We all know that exercise is necessary to help us to lose weight and to fight off potentially deadly diseases. But there are two other extremely good reasons to get off the couch and get moving: exercise will make us feel good and can help us fight stress. This is because when we exercise, our bodies release "feel good" hormones called endorphins into our blood stream. As a result, we feel better both physically and emotionally. And, according to the National heart, Lung and Blood Association, all we have to do to get this natural high is elevate our heart rates for 15 to 30 minutes, three to four times a week. Seems like a good trade to me. (Krogue, p1 )

Krogue, Christine. Bella Online. 29 Dec. 2004. <[|http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/][|art17181.asp>]


 * Now, let's review all we've learned about plagiarism before moving on.
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=Summarizing- Shrinking it down!= The purpose of a summary is to shrink the material down to just the GIST of it. What that means is; did you get the nmain idea or the point fo the piece? Sometimes that is all you need. So, to practice this, we are going to do a technique called G.I.S.T. This technique can be used in any class and with any type of material- short stories, plays, news articles, etc. [|GIST Template]

A sample research paper with annotations
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=== Poetry - Bronx Masquerade and others

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Piano Man Lyrics

Poetry in Haiti - @http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june11/haitiwriters_01-26.html

Poetry Foundation @http://www.poetryfoundation.org/

Poetry Templates @http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm

Success is counted sweetest
Success is counted sweetest By those who ne'er succeed. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need.

Not one of all the purple Host Who took the Flag today Can tell the definition So clear of Victory

As he defeated--dying-- On whose forbidden ear The distant strains of triumph Burst agonized and clear!

I'm nobody! Who are you?
I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there's a pair of us — don't tell! They'd banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog!

[|Hope is the Thing with Feathers]

[|A Narrow Fellow in the Grass]

[|Much Madness is Divinest Sense]

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=Song of myself Poetry Project - Sample=



Directions for project

American Short Stories

Edgar Allan Poe research -

Edgar Allan Poe- "Hop-Frog"

Bret Hart- "The Outcast of Poker Flats"

Flannery O'Connor - "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"

=__Questions for Hop-Frog__= **Journal- Was Hop-Frog justified in his revenge? Explain your reasons for your answer. **

**Comprehension Questions for Hop Frog ** by Edgar Allan Poe 1. How did Hop Frog get his name?

2. How was Hop Frog “acquired” by the king?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">3. What lesson can be learned from this story or what is the theme?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">4. Why did Hop Frog become a friend with Trippetta?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">5. "Come here, Hop-Frog," said he, as the jester and his friend entered the room; "swallow this bumper to the health of your absent friends, and then let us have the benefit of your invention..." Why did this cause Hop Frog to cry? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">6. What “diversion” does Hop Frog suggest?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">7. List four words from the story that are used to help the reader feel sorry for Hop-Frog

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">8. List four words from the story that are used to describe Trippetta.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">9. Find a statement in the story that is a fact that would prove that the king was a cruel and evil ruler. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">10. How did many of the masqueraders react to the entrance of the king and his ministers?

Questions for "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"by Bret Harte

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">“The Outcast of Poker Flats” <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Journal- What is an outcast? Have you ever been an outcast? Explain. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1. Why are the outcasts thrown out of Poker Flat and what are the reactions of each? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2. Whom do the outcasts meet on the road to Sandy Bar? Why are the two young people traveling to Poker Flat? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3. What does Oakhurst discover has happened in the middle of the night? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4. There are different kinds of people in this story. Think of the 4 outcasts plus the couple, Piney and Tom. Each one represents a TYPE of person. Choose one word to describe that person’s type. For example, the one word I would choose to describe Lucynell from Flannery O’Connor’s story is – INNOCENT. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">5. What do you think makes Oakhurst "at once the strongest and yet the weakest of the outcasts of Poker Flat"? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">6. The names of the two young people are symbolic. What do they tell the reader about them? Is the elopement of the young people wise or unwise? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">7. What do you think would have happened to the outcasts if they had made it to Sandy Bar? Would they have continued their old lives or refashioned themselves? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">8. Based on the ending of the story, decide whether or not the townspeople of Poker Flat were justified in throwing out some of the community's members because they were “unsavory”. Explain your answer. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">9. Would you categorize the author's vision of the frontier as realistic ? Why? <span style="color: #323232; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: #323232; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">10. What was the author's personal experience of the frontier? Is it important to know whether the author lived on the frontier himself or herself? Explain. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">11. List the major events of the story ijn the order they occurred. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">