Assignments for the Weeks of December 30th & January 7th

1984 & Research Project/Presentation

Due Wednesday, January 2nd -- Chapters i-v of 1984 (Part One)

Due Monday, January 7th -- Chapters vi-viii of 1984 (Part One)

Due Tuesday, January 8th -- Typed handout for your presentation must be given to me in class today.

Wednesday, January 9th -- We will begin presentations today. All groups must be prepared to present their information today.

Due Friday, January 11th -- Chapters i-ii of 1984 (Part Two)

FYI...We will be in the library Wednesday, January 2nd through Friday, January 4th. Please meet in the classroom on Wednesday. This is when you will pick a partner and be given a topic to research. Thursday and Friday go directly to the library.

Assignments for the Week of December 24th

George Orwell's 1984:
Read Section I, Chapters I-V (pages 1-63) for Wednesday, January 2nd.

Have a great vacation!

Assignments for the Week of December 17th

Monday, December 17th --

We will continue our discussion on text messaging by reading Jennie Bristow's article "Text Messaging: Take Note" and Charles McGrath's "The Pleasure of the Text." You will then create your own process analysis paper explaining why text messaging is necessary and how to use it properly. Guess who is your audience? Me...a mother of a teenager and a pre-teen. I am clueless on how to text message! I also do not know why it is necessary for my children to have the ability to text message on their cell phones.

You must do the following for this process analysis paper:

• Have an introduction -- The introduction should have a hook and a thesis statement.
• Part I of the body -- Convince the reader why text messaging is a good thing and when is an appropriate time to text message rather than making a phone call.
• Part II of the body -- Teach the reader how easy it is to text message. You must give step by step instructions on all of those great short cuts you know!
• Part III of the body -- Create a text messaging dictionary for the reader...frequently used abbreviations or symbols are needed.
• Have a conclusion

The rough draft of this paper (Assignment # 3) will be due Tuesday, December 18th.

Tuesday, December 18th --

The text messaging process analysis paper is due today!

Today we will be reading "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid and an article ("How to be a Good Wife") from a 1950's Home Economics textbook. Your final paper (Assignment # 4) for the Process Analysis Unit will be due tomorrow. You can do one of the following: Mimic Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" by giving a set of instructions from one person to another...like a father to a son, a teacher to a student, a coach to a player, a doctor to a patient OR take "How to be a Good Wife" and revise it to fit a more modern point of view. The rough draft for this paper will be due tomorrow.

I will be handing out Orwell's 1984 today. You will need to read Section I, Chapters I-V (pages 1-63) for January 2nd.

Wednesday, December 19th & Thursday, December 20th --

Writing Assignment # 4 is due today!

We will be meeting in the computer lab today and tomorrow. You will choose one of the three rough drafts we have completed during this unit and develop, revise, and edit it. The final typed copy must be completed by the end of the period on Thursday.

Friday, December 21st --

We will be doing Vocabulary Lesson # 1 today. This will be due Wednesday, January 2nd.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

Assignments for the Week of December 10th

Dear Students,
Many of you will be going on trips this week and next week -- keep in mind you are still responsible for what you miss during class. Progress reports for the second marking period will be based on the assignments you have completed for Ms. Paulson. Progress reports will be sent home at the beginning of next week. Hope you all have a great week!
Mrs. Hatler

*Process Analysis Unit*

Monday, December 10th -- Today you will work in groups creating a "How to..." paper (Writing Assignment # 1). This paper will focus on a specific task and a specific audience. I will assign these to you during class. You will then exchange your paper with another group. They are then to follow your instructions. This writing assignment is to be completed by the end of the period today. You will need one set of instructions per group.

Tuesday, December 11th -- We will read Tibor Kalman and LuLu Kalman's "How to Open a CD Box" and Linnea Saukko's "How to Poison the Earth."After discussing each work, you will choose one of the following writing assignments for Writing Assignment # 2:

1. You will choose something that annoys you and discuss how you deal with the presence of of this difficulty in your life. You will mimic Kalman and Kalman's directive process analysis to instruct your readers how to overcome this trouble.

2. In everyday conversation, we often use satire or sarcasm to suggest solutions to problems that seem ridiculous or overwhelming. What kinds of situations drive you to make suggestions like the one found in "How to Poison the Earth"? Write an essay detailing this satirical solution, paying careful attention to explaining each step of the process and to maintaining your satirical tone throughout.

This second writing assignment will be due Thursday, December 13th.

Wednesday, December 12th -- We will be reading Lars Eighner's "My Daily Dives in the Dumpster." We will discuss Eighner's style and what he teaches his reader. The focus will include meaning, purpose and audience, method and structure, and language. You may also have time today to work on Writing Assignment # 2.

Thursday, December 13th -- Writing Assignment # 2 from Tuesday is due today.

Today and tomorrow's lesson will focus on the importance of text messaging in today's society. We will read Jennie Bistow's article "Text Messaging: Take Note" and Charles McGrath's "The Pleasure of the Text." We will use these articles as a basis of our discussion. You will then create your own process analysis paper explaining why text messaging is necessary and how to use it properly. Guess who is your audience? Me...a mother of a teenager and a pre-teen. I am clueless on how to text message! I also do not know why it is necessary for my children to have the ability to text message on their cell phones. This third writing assignment will be due Monday, December 17th.

Friday, December 14th -- Continue to work on Writing Assignment # 3.

Have a great weekend!