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Kevin Driscoll
(Los Angeles - United States)I taught Computer Science and Mathematics from 2004-2007 at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School in Cambridge, MA. Since then, I completed a Master's degree in Comparative Media Studies at MIT and am now a PhD candidate in Communication at University of ...
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The Hazlitt prompt "On the Want of Money" from the 2006 AP exam is a perfect compliment to the satire unit. I time the students in class to simulate an AP testing experience. The satirical essay examines the "horrible" effects that middle-class life has upon people.
This resource is part of the Satire Unit collection.
This packet includes assignment details, prewriting activities, information about creating and punctuating dialogue, peer review and edit forms, a rubric, and a grading sheet for the short story assignment.
This resource is part of the Short Story Writing Unit and the English 10 course.
These are a series of questions for a timed writing quiz, to be used if students have recently read To Kill a Mockingbird and viewed the film Capote.
This packet includes assignment details, sample essays, information about how to write introductions, peer review and edit sheets, and a grade form/rubric
One of the themes of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl is "Good vs. Evil." A.) How do you see both good and evil on these three levels?
- the society as a whole during WWII
- the eight people in hiding
- Anne Frank herself
A second theme in the diary is the importance of courage and hope. C.) How do you see examples of both courage and hope in the thoughts, words, or actions of these individuals?
- Mr. Frank
- Miep and the other "helpers"
- Anne Frank
D.) Who do you think was the most courageous individual? Why? Use evidence from the Diary to support your answers.
Another theme in the diary is the need that people have for freedom. E.) Give specific examples from the Diary that illustrate people’s need for freedom. Include the following in your response.
- Anne’s statements about thinking herself outside
- the will to survive by the eight occupants of the Secret Annexe
You must answer the following question.
Explain the historical background of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Include information about the causes of WWII, Hitler’s power and influence, prejudice at that time, lost privileges of the Jews, and how these factors affected Anne’s family.
CoNstructed Response - What do the Internet and MySpace mean for Students’ First Amendment Rights?
Students will answer the following constructed response as major assessment for this lesson: Students will use the TAG it 3 strategy to complete this constructed response. TAG it 3 is a graphic organizer that helps students craft quality responses to fiction and non-fiction text: Turn a prompt into an opening statement; Answer a prompt; Give details, evidence and examples from the text to support their answers. Describe what rights students have online at school and outside of school. Include at least 2 examples from actual court rulings. (Your may refer to your notes on the First Amendment and from the free expression online court ruling)Don’t forget to use the TAG it 3 strategy - Turn prompt into an opening statement; Answer prompt; Give details, evidence and examples from text reference to support your answer.
Essay questions requiring the student to fully review the reading of Dante's "Inferno"
Essay options -- mostly related to themes discussed in depth with this unit.
These are several essay prompts for students to choose from as a final essay after reading the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
This resource is part of the Jane Eyre Unit collection.
A 3 day sequence on writing a persuasive essay for or against banning halloween in local schools/communities.
This is an essay assignment for The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver.
This resource is zip file with a very large collection of writing prompts in pdf format. Use "Ctrl L" to view them in full screen mode. Many of the prompts are related to Social Studies.
This resource is part of the Writing Prompts collection.
This writing assignment requires that students be both informative and persuasive in an essay on the Viet Nam Era. Ron Kovic's novel Born on the Fourth of July is a primary resource in addition to PowerPoint presentations that fellow classmates have given on a variety of related topics.
