Author Archives: Julie Jamieson

AoW homework

1.  Read and annotate “Loyalty:  Paradoxical Faith That “Not Ok” is Ok”.  Pay special attention to how the author defines loyalty and how that applies to your own life (text to self)

2.  Create a brace map to analyze the article using SOAPSTone.  Your frame of reference should be the article and your map question is “what does loyalty mean in real life applications?”

3.  Write a SHORT paragraph answering the following question:  Is it possible to be loyal to a person (like a spouse) AND an idea (like freedom) without shortchanging either one?  Be prepared to discuss in class at a later point.

Attention Students

I have received no less than 20 emails and blog posts about  literary letters.  Some of the questions are absolutely absurd, such as “who should we address it to?”  That is a common sense question that you are all fully capable of answering on your own, if you give it 10 seconds of actual thought.  If I do not give you a length requirement, then there is no length requirement.  If I don’t specify that it needs to be typed, then it doesn’t need to be typed.  I am not out to trick you, or change the game mid way through.  Read the directions, follow them, put your reasonable best effort into the assignment and you will be fine.

Also, I can’t help but notice that many of you waited until the last possible minute to begin this particular assignment, and now you are panicking…lack of preparation on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part…time management is essential if you are going to be successful in my class and life in general.  It seems that you did not manage your time well this cardmarking, especially since you should be putting your efforts into studying for the unit exam you have tomorrow.

Lastly, many of you are still sending me incomprehensible messages.  You need to be clear and concise in your questions if you expect a clear and concise answer.  Before you send me any other messages, stop for a second to re-read it and ask yourself “Does it make sense?”  and “Am I actually asking a question or am I simply making a statement?”  If you can not communicate your needs clearly, you can not expect them to be met.

Good night Students…and good luck, I have a feeling that many of you are going to need it.

Homework for 10-7

Finish reading “Arthur Becomes King of Britain”

Arthur Becomes King pg 1042

Arthur Becomes King pg 1041

Summarize the main idea of each page on your talk to the text paper.

Use your talk to the text paper to fill out the four square.

What does it say How does the text say it?
What does it mean

Character:  what type of person is Wart

lines from novel/personality trait T chart

 So…what does it mean to me?

Double bubble comparing and contrasting

Morte d’Arthur to Arthur Becomes King

4 square and talk to the text paper are due tomorrow

Homework for this weekend:

Finish the 4 square.  I have attached the link to Morte d’Arthur here.  The page breaks happen at the following lines (for your summary purposes).  Please continue individual talking to the text when you are reading at home.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174637

page 1022 ends on “Walking about the gardens and the halls”

page 1023 ends on “Better to leave Excalibur conceal’d”

page 1024 ends on “Nine years she wrought it, sitting in the deeps”

page 1025 ends on “‘Now see I by thine eyes that this is done.”

page 1026 ends on “Dark as a funeral scarf from stem to stern,”

page 1027 ends on “And slowly answered Arthur from the barge:”

page 1028 ends on “And on the mere the wailing died away.”