Tuesday June 8, 2010

Below is a copy of the model we have been working on in class for your critical lens.
Model for writing a critical lens essay. Note that the bold words must appear in the

As (insert the author’s name or write as someone once said if you do not know the author’s name) once said, “ (insert quote). In other words (this is where you paraphrase the quote.) Use words that are not part of the quote. You may write two to three sentences. This is supported in the (insert first genre: novel, autobiography, play, memoir, epic poem) (insert first title) by (insert author) and the (insert second genre) (insert second title) by (insert second author) through the literary elements of (choose two: character, plot, setting, theme, tone).
Paragraph 2: support the above with book 1
Give two detailed, specific examples
Paragraph 3: support the above with book 2
Give two detailed, specific examples.

Conclusion: do not repeat the quote, but make a general, universal statement that ties the two books into the writer’s words.

literature from which you may choose to support the critical lens

the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding
novel Stuck in Neutral by Terry Truman
novel The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
epic poem The Iliad by Homer
epic poem The Odyssey by Homer
play Antigone by Sophocles
short story Marigolds by Eugenia Collier
play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
novel Murder on the Orient Express

Tuesday May 18, 2010

The following vocabulary sentences are due today. Make sure that your sentence is gramatically correct and that the meaning of the word is clearly expressed within the sentence.

VOCABULARY TEST FRIDAY
In class: review of chapter 9; film clip
Lord of the Flies English 9 vocabulary
Please write a sentence for each of the following that shows you understand the meaning of the word.

1. susurration (noun)- a soft whispering or rustling sound, a murmur.

2. canopy (noun)- a covering, the upper layer of the forest

3. aromatic (adjective)- having an aroma, fragrant or sweet smelling

4. opaque (adjective)-impenetrable by light, neither transparent or translucent

5. inscrutable (adjective)- difficult to understand

6. vicissitudes (noun)- changes, shifts, life’s ups and downs

7. to festoon (verb)- to decorate with strings or garland

8. detritus (noun)- accumulated material

9. belligerence (noun)- a hostile or warlike attitude

10. taboo (noun)- a prohibition or a ban

Monday May 17, 2010

Just because I’m a dance major doesn’t mean I love all types of dance
Just because I’m popular doesn’t mean I am cruel to people
Just because I act slow, doesn’t mean I am not smart
Just because I’m black doesn’t mean I am ghetto
Just because I’m pretty on the outside, doesn’t mean I am ugly inside
Just because I’m fatigued doesn’t mean I am in shape
Just because I have long hair doesn’t mean it’s I wear weave
Just because I go to SOTA doesn’t me I’m stuck up
Just because I don’t try doesn’t mean I don’t care
Just because I have big feet doesn’t mean you can call mean big feet
Just because I know a lot of people don’t mean I have a lot of friends
Just because I look pretty doesn’t mean I won’t tell you off
Just Because ;

Just because I’m shy and sometimes quiet, doesn’t mean I can’t stand up for myself.
Just because I always look happy doesn’t mean I don’t have my own problems.
Just because I’m 14 doesn’t mean I’m naïve.
Just because I’m Christian doesn’t mean you have to treat me any different.
Just because I don’t go to church every Saturday and Sunday doesn’t mean I choose that decision.
Just because I don’t pay attention in class doesn’t mean you can’t help me to.
Just because I go to SOTA doesn’t mean I am one of the smartest kids.
Just because irresponsible doesn’t mean you can’t teach me to be responsible.
Just because I do wrong things like a normal human being doesn’t mean you can’t teach
Me right from wrong the right way.
Just because I go to SOTA for Visual Arts doesn’t mean I don’t have other talents.
Just because I do wrong things doesn’t make me a bad person
Just because I act older than I am doesn’t mean I have a mind of a child.
Just because I don’t express myself to you doesn’t mean I don’t love you.

Just because I’m young doesn’t mean I don’t understand.
Just because I’m black doesn’t mean I am a pieces of crap.
Just because I'm a young lady doesn’t mean I’m not as strong as a men.
Just because of the stupidity I do, doesn’t mean I’m not smart too.
Just because people my age act foolish doesn’t mean I have to do it.
Just because I’m not in your shoes doesn’t mean I don’t feel pain too.
Just because I don’t get everything, is what makes me happy.
Just because I don’t have sisters is probably why I’m so soft on those hoes.
Just because I don’t have the looks of an America’s next top model or am shaded like a coca cola bottle don’t mean I can’t be or wont be another Oprah Winfrey
Just because I’m satisfied or confident doesn’t mean I don’t have those days were I feel like shit.
Just because I’m looking for a hustler don’t mean he got to be a buster.

If your picture and poem are not below, it is because you have not completed the assigment. Each person should have turned in two Just Because poems: one based upon a character from Lord of the Flies, the other a personal reflection. These are writing grades. If you did not finish them in class, you need to go to the library and pull up your poem from your H drive and finish it.
Also those individuals who did not show up on Friday to finish their tests, now have have the grade with which they left the class.



Just Because I don’t play sports for the school, doesn’t mean I can’t play any sports.
Just because I’m Puerto Rican, doesn’t mean I eat rice and beans everyday
Just because I hang with Ronald, doesn’t mean I’m immature
Just because I’m older then you, don’t mean I’m not smart
Just because I look white, doesn’t mean I am white
Just because I’m Puerto Rican, doesn’t mean that I’m loud
Just because fool around in class, doesn’t mean that I don’t get good grades
Just because I’m mature, doesn’t mean I can’t be funny
Just because we go to SOTA, doesn’t mean we’re better than everyone else
Just because I’m a theater tech major, doesn’t mean that we don’t do better things then drama
Just because I had to wear glasses, doesn’t mean that I have to wear them
Just because wasn’t born here, doesn’t mean that I’m not a citizen.


Just because I believe the sky is green I don’t believe it’s true
Just because I ask how you are doing, don’t think that I’m really talking to you
Just because I laugh, don’t mean I can’t be serious
Just because I like dancing, don’t mean I’m good at anything else
Just because I am talking to you, don’t think I’m your friend
Just because I don’t have everything that I want, don’t mean I have nothing.
Just because I don’t read the newspaper, don’t mean I no what’s going on in the world
Just because I treat you wrong, don’t mean I can't be good to you
Just because I think you are gay, don’t mean I wouldn’t be your friend any more
Just because I hate you, don’t mean I don't care about you
Just because I eat food a lot, don’t mean I like everything
Just because I really don’t like school, don’t mean I won't go to college

Just because I act slow, it doesn't mean I'm not smart
Just because i don't look black, it doesn't mean I can't act black
Just because i wear big clothes, it doesn't mean I'm fat
Just because i wear glasses, it doesn't mean I can't see like everyone else
Just because I go to SOTA, it doesn't mean I have a lot of talent
Just because I go to Eastman, it doesn't mean I will have a better chance of going to college
Just because I go to SOTA, it doesn't mean I'm stuck up
Just because I go some irresponsible things, doesn't mean I'm not a responsible person.
Just because I'm going into honors English, it doesn't mean I'm a good writer
Just because I don't ask questions, it doesn't mean I can't use help
Just because I talk alot, it doesn't mean the things I say don't matter
Just because I say mean things some times, it doesn't mean I'm a bad person.


Just because I’m black doesn’t mean I’m ignorant.

Just because I’m silly doesn’t mean I’m not smart.
Just because my mom has a lot of money doesn’t mean we’re rich.
Just because I don’t talk a lot doesn’t mean I don’t have thoughts.
Just because I don’t play basketball doesn’t mean I don’t like it.
Just because my friends may be pregnant doesn’t mean I’m going end up a teen statistic.
Just because I wear glasses doesn’t mean I’m blind.
Just because I don’t watch television doesn’t mean I don’t know what’s going on in the world.
Just because my father doesn’t live with me doesn’t mean we don’t have a relationship.
Just because I like gold doesn’t mean I won't wear silver.




Just because I don’t like to come to school does not mean I am lazy.
Just because I do not act smart does not mean I am not.
Just because I am short doesn’t mean I am controlled.
Just because I am young doesn’t mean I have to listen.
Just because I am young doesn’t mean I don’t pay attention.
Just because I play sports doesn’t mean I am a jock.
Just because I am shy doesn’t mean I talk a lot.
Just because I am young doesn’t mean I can’t work.
Just because I am African American doesn’t mean I don’t have rights.
Just because I don’t listen doesn’t mean I will fail.
Just because I am clumsy doesn’t mean I am stupid.


Just because I’m hyper doesn’t mean I don’t pay attention.
Just because I'm am ditzy at times doesn’t mean i’m stupid
Just because I yell doesn’t mean i’m psycho
Just because my grades aren’t perfect doesn’t mean i’m not a good daughter
Just because I like anime doesn’t mean I’m weird
Just because I don’t like to sing doesn’t mean I can’t
Just because I sleep in doesn’t mean I’m lazy
Just because I space out doesn’t mean I’m not thinking
Just because I think I'm a ninja doesn’t mean I can’t be
Just because I meow doesn’t mean I have identity crisis
Just because I because I forget things doesn’t mean I’m brain dead
Just because I’m not Japanese doesn’t mean I can’t speak it



Just because I am 15 years old, it doesn’t mean that I am naive.
Just because I show no emotion, it doesn’t mean that I don’t have feelings.
Just because I wake up late, it doesn’t mean I can’t show up on time.
Just because I saw things that are not nice, it doesn’t mean that I’m not nice.
Just because I trip over things, it doesn’t mean I’m clumsy.
Just because I miss a couple of assignments, it doesn’t mean that I am not a hard worker.
Just because I get a little nasty, it doesn’t mean that I am ignorant.
Just because I say I don’t care about certain things, it doesn’t mean I don’t.
Just because I go to SOTA, it doesn’t mean I’m gay.
Just because I hang with the wrong crowd, it doesn’t mean I’m anything like them.
Just because I’m short, it doesn’t mean that I can’t reach things.
Just because I’m confident, it doesn’t mean I am rude.
Just because I don’t sing well, it doesn’t mean I can’t sing.
Just because I am a drama major, it doesn’t mean that I like it.
Just because I look a certain color, it doesn’t mean I am not smart.
Just because I’m black, it doesn’t mean I am a nigger.
Just because I act older than I am, it doesn’t mean that I don’t have a mind of a child.
Just because I am who you think I am, it doesn’t mean I’m that I am that person.

Friday May 14 2010

Homework for Monday: read chapter 9 A View to a Death

We'll be playing this game based upon the book in class. Take a look, if you ae absent.
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/literature/golding/about.html

Tuesday May 11, 2010

Finish chapter 7 for Thursday.
We are in the lab tomorrow working on personal Just Because poems
Your character Just Because poem is due Thursday.

Monday May 10, 2010

Test today on chapters 5 and 6. If you were absent, you need to make time outside of class to make this up.

Homework: pages 109 to 111.

Tomorrow: Because Poems