Assignment for Tuesday, Oct. 2

Prepare two potential topics for a writing assignment on Woodrell's Winter's Bone. Email these to me by the start of class.

Assignment for Monday, Sept. 24

Complete the STP action and research plan. When you email it to me, put “STP action plan” in the subject line. Also, finish reading Woodrell’s Winter’s Bone (pp. 161-193). While you’re reading, think about the conflict you identified for the last homework assignment. Where does that conflict reach its height (i.e., its climax)? How is that conflict resolved? You don’t have to write this; just come prepared to talk about it.

Also, during Monday’s class we’ll come up with topics for your writing assignment on Winter’s Bone.

Assignment for Thursday, Sept. 20

In Woodrell's Winter's Bone, read pp. 131-161, and respond to the following prompt: In one page or less (double-spaced), identify a major conflict in Winter's Bone, and analyze a theme that emerges from that conflict. Be sure to identify the conflict as an internal conflict or an external conflict, and be sure to specify the nature of the conflict and where it occurs in the novel. Share this response via Google Classroom. (From now on, you should be checking the assignments and submitting them via Google Classroom.)

Assignment for Monday, Sept. 17

In Woodrell's Winter's Bone, read pp. 100-130. You don't have anything to write this time, but don't forget about the STP research and action plan that's due on Monday, Sept. 24. 

Assignment for Thursday, Sept. 13

In Woodrell's Winter's Bone, read pp. 64-99, then write one paragraph in response to this prompt: Take one literary element introduced in class and discuss how it has developed in Winter's Bone so far. Use at least one quote to support your response.

Assignment for Tuesday, Sept. 11

In Woodrell's Winter's Bone, read pp. 31-63. Also, write at least one paragraph, but not more than one page, in response to the reading. You might find it helpful to focus your response on one or more of the literary elements we reviewed during Thursday's class. Email this response to me at fmontas@mphschool.org by the start of class.

Welcome Back!

Hello! I hope you had a wonderful, energizing summer, and are ready for an exciting year in English 12 (better known as the Senior Seminar). You should turn in the Make Your World a Better Place responses by email to my MPH address by Tuesday's class. Once you do that, please complete this brief survey about that assignment.

Our first book is Daniel Woodrell's novel Winter's Bone. For Thursday, read and annotate pp. 3-30. Then, write a brief response (at least one paragraph, but less than one page) to the reading. What do you think of it so far? Email this to fmontas@mphschool.org before the start of Thursday's class.