Final Weeks

Dialectical Journals Due Monday on  Red Pony
 Honors:  Dialectical Journals due Tuesday Grapes of Wrath 

Portfolios Due Monday 
Label Skills on post-its 
Works of Art! 
Presentations begin Monday!  


Next week:

Read “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry (1906)
p. 202
Irony and Ambiguity
Do Making Meanings
Questions 1-9
P. 209


Final Exam for  9B  on The Pearl  or  The Gift
Choose one of the three and respond to the prompt
800 Words




The Pearl

1. Greed and power can bring corruption and unwanted complications. John Steinbeck uses characters and situations to express his discomfort with wealth and power.  In an essay, state and develop a claim about how The Pearl shows that while the idea of wealth and power is attractive, it can bring corruption and unwanted complications.  Discuss this idea using Kino, the doctor, and the neighbors.  Who was corrupted by the wealth and/or power?  Who was attracted to the wealth and/or power?  What unwanted complications arose because of the wealth and/or power?  You must cite evidence from the passage to support your thoughts.


The Gift

2. Several themes in “The Gift of the Magi” are expressed in dichotomies. [A dichotomy is a contrast between two things that are represented as being opposed or entirely different.] Choose a major theme of the story that contains a dichotomy (self-sacrifice/selfishness; wealth/poverty; wisdom/foolishness, etc.) Write an 800-word  essay that discusses the theme. Use evidence from the text to show how the author makes a case for one thing being prevalent over the other in this story.

3.  Why did the author tell the story from the woman’s perspective? How would it have been a different story from the man’s perspective (or would it?) Rewrite the story to tell the narrative from Jim’s perspective. Include experiences, thoughts, and emotions Jim would have had that day leading up to the final scene in the flat.

Final Exam Paper 9B Honors: 

800 Words

At the end of Chapter 20, Ma tells Tom,“We’re the people—we go on.... A different time’s comin’.” Is Ma right? For the migrant workers of America, did a different time ever come? Is the Joad experience still a part of the American landscape? How can a reader tell?
Rubric includes finding 3 credible sources about immigration and migrant workers in 2015.
Works Cited and Parenthetical citations required

Submit to turnitin.com
100
Peer Review of Paper


Revision Based on Teacher’s Comments during Final Exam slot