Yay!

Please work on your IOPs and World Lits over break.

If you have not yet submitted your world lit to turnitin.com please do so ASAP (or you will receive a 0/10 for the rough draft score).

Also, your use of text must follow MLA exactly. You also need a works cited page for the world lit. Use the following link to guide you:

http://libguides.pstcc.edu/content.php?pid=24540&sid=1751573

Email me if you have questions.

HAVE A GREAT BREAK!

12/20

Today in class we worked on world lits.

Homework:
1. Bring a copy of your COMPLETE rough draft to class tomorrow, including your typed reflection.
2. UPLOAD YOUR WORLD LIT TO turnitin.com by tomorrow afternoon.

12/19

Today in class your worked on outlines for the world lit.
PLEASE SHOW THE SUB A COMPLETE OUTLINE BY THE END OF CLASS. The outline must include: your thesis, topic sentences, ALL quotations, some analysis and conclusion. Your outline MUST be organized by paragraph.
Make sure you are using perfect MLA formatting. Scroll down on the blog and look on the right for a link for how to use MLA formatting for plays. 
Homework:
1. Revise your outline/begin rough draft.
2. Complete rough drafts due at the END of class on Thursday.

12/18/12

Today in class we did the following:
1. World lit requirements
2. Thesis work



Homework:
1. Get quotations
2. Organize paragraphs

MAKE SURE YOU ARE PROVING EVERY PART OF YOUR THESIS. If you're talking about juxtaposition, first PROVE that juxtaposition exists in the text.

12/17

Today in class we did the following:
1. Discussed the end of Lorca :(
2. Supervised writing on Lorca
(we also turned in IOP outline draft 2).

Homework:
1. Complete the responding to prompts steps on the text of your choice. You MUST turn in the answer to each question on the hand out, following the model.
2. Then, write a rough draft thesis statement for your text. This statement should have a what-how-effect format. Remember: you can have two effets: a book effect and a theme statement.
3. Bring your world lit text to class tomorrow.

WORLD LIT ROUGH DRAFTS ARE DUE FRIDAY.

12/14

Yo. Sorry I wasn't there today. While I was home sick I was watching too much coverage of the awful shootings in Connecticut. I'm glad you were all safe at our school today.

Homework:
1. Finish Lorca
2. IOP Outlines Re-writes (these will be the score for outline on the IOP. Please make sure you have made noticeable changes to your draft).

Thursday 12/13

Yo yo yo.

Today in class we did the following:
1. Cultural presentations.
2. Began reading Act 3, scene i.

Homework:
1. Read Act 3, scene i.
2. Journal: How does Lorca juxtapose poetry and prose in this scene? Does he create a contradiction? What is the effect of this juxtaposition? Please make sure your effect pushes to a theme. Please use at least 3 quotations from the text in your analysis.
3. Revised IOP outlines are due on Monday.