Homework so far...

1. 20 vocabulary sentences
2. hw quest #1 RITS (Which character is the most interesting...
3. hw quest #2 (Prometheus)
4.Hw quest #3 (Walter Sr.)
5.***memoir****(without it you will be failing)

Tonight's homework: Make 20 vocabulary flashcards for Friday

Quiz #1 RITS--Thoughtful, complete answers only please.

1. Describe the apartment of the Younger Family?
2. Explain why Walter is so frustrated with his family and life in general?
3. Describe Mama: her views, values, thoughts and actions, how others feel about her.
4. Describe the relationship between Walter and Ruth. Why do you think they are unhappy with each other?
5. What is the family waiting for? Why is it coming? What does each member of the family want to do with it?

Vocabulary--Raisin in the Sun

1.anguish-v.-showing great suffering
2.decisive-adj.-determined
3.deplore-v.-to disapprove of strongly
4.despise-v. to look down on; hate
5.entrepreneur-n.-a person who runs a business
6.epitaph-n.-an inscription on a tomb
7.facetiousness-n.-humor; a joking manner
8.idealist-n.-a dreamer
9.imploring-v.-begging
10.ludicrous-adj.-laughable;ridiculous
11.mirage-n.-something that seems to be there, but is not
12.plaintively-adv.-sadly
13.plunder-v.-to rob by force, usually in war
14.precariously-adv.-unsafely
15.rebuff-v.-to stop someone from doing something; refuse
16.reflectively-adv.-with much thought
17.reverie-n.-a daydream
18.resignation-n.-to patiently accept something
19.scrutinize-v.-to look over carefully
20.tentatively-adv.-with hesitation

hw: Write 20 "good" vocabulary sentences that show what the word means (pay attention to the part of speech--noun,verb, etc.)

Self-editing checklist for memoirs--copy on a separate sheet of paper and turn in with final memoir

Is this a FINAL draft? (typed or printed neatly, min. 3-4 pgs.)____
Have you checked for spelling and grammar errors?_____
Have you used IMAGERY?____
Have you used at least 4-5 sentences of correctly done dialogue?____
Have you asked yourself, "Would someone else care about this piece?_____
Did you portray the people and events vividly?_____
Have you made cler the IMPACT of the event, person on you?_____
Have you made clear the before and after of the event, person?______
Have you made clear the significance of the event, person, to you?_______

1. My biggest challenge writing this memoir was:
2. I think my memoir is memorable to the reader because:
3. I think I did a very good job:

Due: WED 9/24(BDF), TUES 9/23(ACE)
*rough copy(ies)
*final copy
*peer-editing sheet
*self-editing sheet

Memoir Edits

By Wed.(ACE), Thurs(BDF) you should have a 3-4 pg. memoir ready
in class for peer editing. Your memoir should contain:

· At least 3-4 quotations done correctly (indent when
you change speakers)
· Detailed character descriptions
ex: not---she was funny
But—My friend had the ability to make me laugh so hard I thought I would be sick
· How you felt at the time and how you feel now
· Imagery—What did you see? What were the smells? Taste, touch, sounds?
· Make the reader CARE—not just a story, but one with a message

"How to Tell a True War Story"-O'Brien Group Analysis Questions

As a group find the following: I only need to collect one sheet with all names on it
• Tone (author’s attitude towards the topic)
• Diction (use notes from today to analyze)--note how voice changed from informal to formal--what is the author's purpose for doing this?
• Imagery (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)

1. Why do you think it was important for Tim O’Brien to use “vulgar” language?
2. What imagery was the most memorable, graphic?
3. What is O’Brien’s thesis (his main pt/ What has he concluded a true war story is?)
4. Complete a dual-entry journal with at least 5 statements. Make one of them an explanation of the allusion "the rockets red glare" (O'Brien 180).
5. What is the section on the killing of the baby water buffalo meant to portray about the men?
6. On pg. 181 par 3 begins, “In war you lose your sense of the definite, hence your sense of truth itself…and therefore…nothing much is ever very true” (O’Brien 181). Why do you think the stories by the men end up being false or exaggerated or remembered differently or forgotten altogether? Why do they play games that would seem silly and out of place for war time?
7. What is the author's reason for repeating the same story about the death of Curt Lemon? Does it change each time it is mentioned? Why? (pgs.175,181, 182)

Vietnam Photos "http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/vietnam-photos/

Memoir Assignment

Our first homework assignment is to write a 1-2 memoir about something that has changed in your life over the years. This is something we will edit; it is only a rough copy for now. See the notes on memoir for help. We also read a couple different memoir samples: the excerpt from the Glass Castle and "Why We Need a Draft" and "The Streets Change but Memories Endure"

Our class blog address

http://caccamisemhs.blogspot.com/