Persepolis - Day 3

Yesterday you worked with your group to complete a handout looking at the literal and figurative layers of meaning in the first four chapters of the book. We'll spend a little time reviewing them today.

Then, it is your turn. You'll complete this handout on your own, continuing to practice this close look at both text and imagery, in both a literal and figurative sense.

• Persepolis - Literal and Figurative Meaning - Individual Work

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Tonight you are reading and annotating pages 54-79.

Persepolis - Day 2

Today you will meet your new group for this book - click here to see the list.

Our topic for today is Literal and Figurative meaning. Click here for the handout we'll use for our work today - it includes an explanation of these terms and prompts for exploring them in the book.

Your homework for tonight is to read and annotate pages 33-53.

STAR Testing - Round 2

Happy Monday! Happy start of second quarter!

We are going to take the second round of the STAR reading test today. Please do your best on this reading comprehension test. Again, this is so we can understand how you read and learn. Do your best.

• Click here to go to the link for the test.
• For your username, use the same name you are logging into the Chromebooks and computers with.
• Your password is your student ID number - but ONLY the number - i.e. 121XXXX - if you are unable to gain access after TWO tries, please ask for help before trying a third time.
• You will be presented with two choices - select STAR Reading
• Sometimes, the system will request a “Monitor Password.” If this happens to you, the password is “admin”
• If you are presented with a list of teachers, please select “Rigler”
• Take the test! Do the best you can!

You may use the rest of the time to read and annotate the book, pages 10-32, for tomorrow.

Persepolis - Day 1

1st period:

• We shared your graphic novel pages
• You worked in groups to examine the introduction and the first section of the novel

3rd period:

• Open this document to guide your work for the day

Notice the new calendar is posted over there on the right and under the Persepolis tab

Have a great weekend!

Some Thoughts on Iran

To help us be ready to enter the world of Persepolis, we'll watch this episode of Parts Unknown, a CNN series hosted by Anthony Bourdain. Click here to watch the episode.

While we watched I asked you to keep track of answers to these questions in your notebook:

• What are TWO things you learn about the HISTORY between the United States and Iran?
• What are TWO things you learn about the CULTURE of Iran beyond the food?
• Over the course of the show, what are TWO things that SURPRISED you?
• What are TWO QUESTIONS that you have based on what you saw?

We briefly discussed our responses at the end of class.

Tonight will be your first reading in Persepolis - please read and annotate pages 1-9, including the introduction.

Also, I've posted the new unit calendar - it's up there on the right, and also linked below:

• Persepolis calendar - 1st period
• Persepolis calendar - 3rd period

Into to Graphic Novels - Day 2

Our look into graphic novels continues today as we practice using the terms and ideas I introduced yesterday. There are two handouts to guide your work today - I'll give them to you in class.

After a brief review of the terms, you'll work with a partner to create a page of your own graphic novel! Use these instructions for that.

No homework tonight!

First Essay Due - Intro to Graphic Novels

Woohoo!! You finished your first essay for Freshman English!!

Congratulations! I'm excited for you and I'm looking forward to reading what you have to say about An Iliad and The Trojan Women.

And now - we're on to our next unit!

Writing Week - Final Writing Day!

In class today (Thursday and Friday) you have one last opportunity to work on your essay during the school day. You've got this - look back at all of the excellent work you've done up to this point and bring it all together in a fantastic final essay for this unit. Remember, it is due to turnitin.com by the start of class on Monday. Good luck! (and don't forget to bring Persepolis on Monday!)

Writing Week - Putting it all Together

Today we will do a few things to help you feel confident as you move ahead with the writing of your essay. You'll start by sharing your thesis, evidence, and / or outline with different people around the room. I'll explain how that will happen.

Then, we'll review the MLA guidelines for your essay.

Lastly, we'll talk about how to punctuate your quotations.

Then, the rest of today and all of tomorrow are set aside for work time - make the best of it!

Writing Week - Evidence and Outline

Here are the two documents for today's work:

• Quotation workshop
• Writing an outline

You will have time to work on the outline in class today, and it is due by the start of class tomorrow, submitted to turnitin.com. NOTE: You only need to complete one body paragraph in the outline tonight.

Writing Week - Using Quotations

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

First - a reminder - you need to own a copy of Persepolis and have it in class next Monday.

Here is a link to our work for today:

• Quotation workshop

Here is a link to your homework for tomorrow - remember, it needs to be submitted to turnitin.com before class starts in order to receive credit.

• Thesis + Evidence homework