Believe in your Dreams

rudy


A clip from You Tube about the real Rudy Rutteger.

All late work is due Mon. without exception.

I would like to hand back a lot of work that has been marked. In order to do this, all late work must be in on Mon.. during class. This includes the Robert Frost poem. Any assignments not completed at this time will receive a zero. The only exception is your short story which will be handed back edited and then you will fix up errors and then hand back in for marking. Students were all alerted to this in class on Friday.

Personal response 1 page

In this assignment, you are to answer one of these question fully, or make up a question ( have it approved by Ms Chase) and answer it in a short written piece. You may write in first person. If you are still unclear about what you should do, come and talk to me about the assignment.

Length: 1 page typed  single spaced times new roman 12 pt font
Criteria: looking for depth of thought and clarity in your writing. Proper paragraph structure and conventions of proper English language.

Who am I? Who am I becoming?

What do I love doing and why?

Who is important to me and why?

What experiences have changed/enriched my life, helped me grow?

What relationships/friendships are important to me and why?

What makes me happy?why?

What does a typical day look like for me?

What are my favourite things? why? explain.

What dreams do I have for the future or the future of our world?

How have I changed over the years?

How have I stayed the same over the years?

What difficult experiences have I had to overcome in my life?

What do I love? (foods, activities, games, etc.)

What bores me to death? Go into some detail.

What inspires me?

What cause in the world is worthy of my thoughts?

What really bugs me? ( Please don’t say Ms. Chase’s English projects!)

How do I learn best?

What important events mark my life so far?

What am I most grateful for in my life?
What kind of world do I hope for in my future?
What scares me about life?

Wed. Oct 16

The Road not Taken by Robert Frost

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

Questions: Please complete in full sentences.

1.       How many stanzas in the poem?

2.       What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

3.       What is happening in the poem? This is the literal interpretation of the poem.

4. A    Why do you the author wrote this poem, explain giving full details.

    B    Give an example of imagery in the poem and then explain if you think the imagery was used effectively.

5. How would you interpret this poem metaphorically or on a deeper level?

6. From your reading of the poem do you think the speaker was happy with his choice to take a different path? Explain why you think the way you do/what are your reasons for thinking the way you do?

7. What is your opinion of this poem like/don’t like why or why not?

Week of Oct 7-11

We have spent the week working on our rough copies of the childhood stories and the Zach Sobiech response/Bucket list assignment.Today, (Wed) we did about 20 min of silent reading then did a short assignment on adjectives which is due next class.
The following is a list of assignments to date.

• Brainstorm list of 5 Personal Experience short paragraphs: 10 marks
• Charles Questions  (to be in full sentences): 25 marks
• Mothers and Fathers who Hover 2 Questions: 10 marks
• Kindergarten Response (typed): 10 marks
• Short story (typed) : 25 marks
• Zach Sobiech/Bucket list (typed) : 20 marks
• Adjective sheet/poem: 10 marks