Welcome to Honors II English Mr. Andersen

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Welcome to Honors II EnglishMr. Andersen

• Summer reading reminder Review Invisible Man
  Anthem
• Please take a piece of paper in the back of the
  room and make a name tag and marker. Keep them
  for two weeks
• Please get out a piece of paper, and head it with
  your name, period, and the date. Complete the
  following Bell Ringer by answering the
  questions below.
• 1. Is it possible that two people can view the
  same movie, painting, or event, and interpret it
  different ways? Think of and list several
  examples of this phenomenon.
• 2. What forces in your past and present
  contribute to your frame of reference (the way
  you view things?)
• 3. What does frame of reference have to do with
  the way we read and write?

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Andersens I AM Poem

• I am anxious and unfinished
• I wonder what kinds of thoughts lead to action
• I hear footsteps touch the halls of my mind
• I see their prints gently fading
• I want freedom
• I am anxious and unfinished
• I pretend to be consistent
• I feel music is becoming too disposable
• I touch the emptiness
• I worry about my parents
• I cry for cancer
• I am anxious and unfinished
• I understand people are seldom honest, yet even
  more seldom uncaring
• I say the best poetry is felt in the knees, and
  not in the heart
• I dream of moving my students, my wife, my world
• I try to be understood
• I hope for greatness
• I am anxious and unfinished

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I AM Poem assignment

• I am (two special characteristics you have)I
  wonder ( something you are curious about)I hear
  ( an imaginary sound)I see ( an imaginary
  sight)I want (an actual desire)I am ( the first
  line of the poem repeated)
• I pretend (something you pretend to do)I feel
  (a feeling about something imaginary)I touch (an
  imaginary touch)I worry (something that really
  bothers you)I cry (something that makes you very
  sad)I am ( the first line of the poem repeated)
• I understand(something you know is true)I say
  (something you believe)I dream (something you
  dream about)I try (something you make an effort
  about)I hope (something you hope for)I am ( the
  first line of the poem repeated)

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• Sharing is caring
• Find someone to read your poem to that you do not
  know!

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Belief Box Assignment Due Friday, September 7th.

• We are a product of our experiences. Our
  personalities, beliefs, and ideas evolve from the
  experiences we have and the people around us.
• Assignment Write a one-page essay explaining a
  core belief you have and three life experiences
  that have led to the formation of this belief.
  The assignment will have three steps.

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Directions

• 1. Create a thesis in which you state one of your
  core beliefs, along with three experiences that
  influenced or strengthened it
• 2. Compose one core paragraph for each reason (3
  total) describing the experience, and its role in
  molding your particular belief.
• 3. Choose and locate a tangible symbol for each
  reason and place the item inside a F.O.R. (frame
  of reference) box. You will be presenting your
  thesis along with a brief showing and explanation
  of your symbols to the class on Friday.

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Examples and Grading

• Examples
• My experiences with sports, my parents, and my
  best friend have led me to believe its better to
  be honest with people you care about, even if it
  could hurt.
• or
• My religion, my parents, and my experiences
  with friends influenced my beliefs against
  drugs.
• Grading
• This will be used by me, as a writing
  diagnostic.

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Reminder

• Inv. Man Quiz tomorrow
• Print outs of Syllabus due tomorrow
• Belief Box presentations on Friday