English11MidtermExamWritingPortfolioPart1:WritingReflectionChooseonewritingthatyouthoughtwasyourmosteffectiveandonethatwasyourleasteffective.Writea12paragraphreflectiononeach.Inyourreflection,youmustspecificallyexplainwhyeachpiecewaseffectiveorineffective.Forexample,whatspecificwritingelementsmakeyourmosteffectivepiecethebest?Whatspecificallywouldyouchangeororworkoninyourotherwritingpieces?Writingsthisyear:

FormalBookAnalysisMausandTheGreatGatsbySummativeEssays NarrativeWritingsSuperHeroNarrativeandtheNanowrimo

1. Mosteffectivepieceofwritingandwhy.

MymosteffectiveWritingwastheMaus,Formalbookanalysis.Ilikedthebookandwasabletoanalyzeitquitewell.IhadbeenworkingonanalysingessaysinmyAPEnglishclassatthetime,Iwasabletousethatinformationtohelpmeforthisessay.IfinditeasiertowritewhenIhavetoanalyzesomethinglikeabookoressay.

2. Leasteffectivepieceofwritingandwhy.TheNaNoWriMo,narrativewritingwastheleasteffectivewriting.Itwasabithardatfirst,butonceIhadastorylineinmind,Iwasabletorollwithit.However,I'mnotverygoodatwritingwithoutperfecting.Itwasaconstantstruggleformenottogobacktoapartearlieronandfixit.AlsoI'mnotonethatlikestowritestoriesmucheither. Part2:WritingProcessTakinga300400wordssectionofyourNanowrimoassignmentfromNovemberpleasereviseitfromitsroughdraftform.

1. Copyandpastetheroughdraftbelow.DoNOTrevisethispieceinthisarea.

Theotherdaywhenerinandhermomwereatthestoreshealso(erin)alsopicked

upsomethingsforhernewoffice.allofthepapersandpermentshadgonethroughand

shewasabletorenttheofficebuildingaswell.everythingsofarhadgoneasplanned.by

ninninetheywereontheroadtheydecidedtoleaveabitearliyincaseoftraffic.itwasa

goodthingtheyhadrunintosomeonthehighway.butnowthetheywereonthecountry

roadsonthequietandpeacefullcountryroads.erinsfatherandryanroadinthemoving

truck,erinsmotherwasinfrountintheirsuv,anderinandherbrotherseanfollowed

theminhercar.

theridethereseanwasfasanatedthewholewaswiththescenary.hehadbeenout

ofthecitybefoebeforebutheneversawanythinglikethis.therollinghillsandthe

continuousfarmingfeildsoneafteranother.erinherselfhadmadethetriptowoodberry

andbacktwice,buteverytimeitjustkeptgettingmoreamazing.shewasstillamazed

thatshewouldbelivinghkkereherenow.shecouldn'twaittoactullyactuallygettosee

thestarsatnightintheskywithoutallofthelightpolutonpollution.andnotalways

herethesoundofcars,honkinghornsandtheothervariessoundsofthecity/chicago.

afteralongtwoandahalfridtheyarivedinwoodberrysaftly.theypulleditoin

tointothedrivewayandputthetruckinparktherestofthevehilclestheyparkesonthi

thesideofthestreet.erinwalkeduptotheownersanintroducedherselfandtheother

membersofherfamily.theyhandedoverthekeystoerinandwelcomedhertothe

woodberry/town.afterthattheyleft.theywalkedintothehouse.erintookherfamaly

intothehouseandgavethenthetour.theyallagreedthatitwasagreathousefor

her(erin).

2. Copyandpastetheroughdraftinthissectionandbegintoreviseyourwork.

Highlightanychangesinyellowandadditionsingreen.

Theotherdaywhenerinandhermotherwereatthestore,Erinwasabletoget

somethingforhernewoffice.Allofthepapersandpermitshadgonethroughandshe

wasabletorenttheofficebuildingaswell.Everything,sofarhadgoneasplanned.By

nineoclocka.m.,Erinandherfamilywereontheroadtheydecidedtoleaveabitearly

incaseoftraffic,itwasagoodthing.Theyhadrunintosomeonthehighway,butnow

thetheywereonthebeautifulandpeacefulcountryroads.Erin'sfatherandRyandrovein

themovingtruck,Erin'smotherwasinfrontintheirSUV,andErinandherbrotherSean

followedtheminhercar.

TheridethereSeanwasfascinatedthewholetimebythescenery.Hehadbeen

outofthecitybefore,butheneversawanythinglikethis.Therollinghillsandthe

continuousfarmingfieldsoneafteranother.Itwasalottotakein,thetreesallseemedto

swaybackandforth,fomaslightsummerbreez.Erinherselfhadmadethetripto

Woodberryandbacktwice,buteverytimeitjustkeptgettingmoreamazing.Shewas

stillamazedthatshewouldbelivingherenow.shecouldn'twaittoactuallygettosee

thestarsatnightinthesky,withoutallofthelightpollution.Shewouldevenbeableto

herethesoundofthecountyside,,insteadofthenoisyChicagotraffic.Afteralongtwo

andahalfridtheyarrivedinWoodberrysafely.TheypulledintothedrivewayofErins

newhouseandputthetruckinpark.Therestofthevehiclestheyparkesonthesideof

thestreet.erinwalkeduptotheownersanintroducedherselfandtheothermembersof

herfamily.theyhandedoverthekeystoerinandwelcomedhertotheWoodberry.After

thattheyleft,Eringaveherfamilyatourofhernewhouse.Theywalkedintothehouse.

TheyallagreedthatitwasagreathouseforErin.

3. Pleasewritea12paragraphreflectiononwhythechangesyouhavemadeimprovesthewriting.Keepinmindyouraudiencewhenthinkingabouthowthisimprovesthewriting.

AlotIaddedsomemoredetailtodescribethesceneryofthecountryside.Iwantthereadertobeabletopictureandexperiencewhatthecharactersdo.Thereadershouldbeabletofeelwhatitsliketocomeoutofabigcityandseethecompleteoppositescenery.

Part3:WritingSkillsForsixoftheitemsbelow,youwillneedtocopypastetheexamplefromanyofyouressaysandexplainhowtheexamplebelowmeetthestandard.Makesuretoidentifythewritingthatitcomesfrom.

1. Effectivelyandcorrectlyusesimagery(ShowNOTTELL)(Explainwhyyouchosetoputimageryhereandwhyitiseffective)(FromSuperheroNarrative)Danitookoffdownthestreetonhernewboard,she

knewexactlywhereshewantedtogo.Therewasatallandsteephillattheendofthestreet.Danidecidedtowalkupthehillwiththeboardinhand,ratherthemwastehertimegettingupit.Shestoodatthetopandlookeddown.Shequicklyhoppedonherboard,beforeshehadachanceforsecondthoughts.Theboardsuddenlyskiddedtoahalt.Daniwassentsoaringthroughtheair.ShelandedwithaloudTHUD!Whenshefinallywasabletositup,shesurveyedthedamage.Shehadaskinnedkneeandherhandshadafewscrapesonthem.Danidabbedthebloodfromherkneewithhersleeve.Onceshecouldseethewound,shetriedtotouchiteversogentlytogetsomestonesout.Suddenlythesrapeandtheblooddisappeared.Daniwasconfused,shesattherelookingatherkneeinshock.SlowlyDanitouchedoneofthescrapesonthehands.Justlikebeforeitdisappearedandnolongerhurt.

Ichosestoputthisuseofimagery,becauseIusedalotofdetailstoexplaintheevent.Bydoingthisthereadercanvisualiseintheirheadtheeventsthatunfold.

2. Effectivelyandcorrectlyusesaproper(specific)noun(Explainwhyyouchosetoputaspecificnounhereandwhyitiseffective)

3. Effectivelyandcorrectlyusesavividverb(Explainwhyyouchosetoputavividverbhereandwhyitiseffective)(SuperheroNarrative)TheRavenletoutaloudshriekofrepugnance.Iusedthewordrepugnantinthissentencetomakeitsoundevil,butinreality

itsnotthatshocking.4. Effectivelyandcorrectlyusesafigurativelanguage(Explainwhyyouchosetouse

figurativelanguagehereandwhyitiseffective)5. Effectivelyandcorrectlyuseofsymbolism(Explainwhatthesymbolismis,why

youchosetouseithere,andwhyitiseffective)6. Revisebyaddingasentence(s)orword(s)thatsupportthepurpose.(Explainwhy

yourrevisionimprovedyouressay).(SuperheroNarrative)Shebeganstumbling,shefeltasifshewasdrunk.The

Shadowbeginsfallingintothewallsanddoors.Numeroustimesshefelltoherknees,butshenevergaveup,shedidntwanttogiveupontheplants.

Iaddedthesesentences,becauseitgaveabetterexplanationofwhatwashappening.Ioriginallyhadsomthinglikeshewasbeginningtofeelreallysick.

thatdoesn'tgivetoomuchdetail,bychangingitandaddingthisitgivesamorelucidpicture.

7. Showanexampleofacomplexorcompoundsentenceinyourwriting.(Explainhowthisisbetterthanusingmultiplesimplesentences)(Maussubmissiveessay.)ThebooksMausIandIIarecomicbooks,butdon'tlet

thatthrowyouoff.Byusingacomplexsentence,itsoundandlooksmoregrammaticallycorrect.It

alsoaddsahookbyusingthewordbut.Thesentenceflowstogetherbetter,ratherthanusetwodifferentsentencesandbechoppy.

8. Revisebydeletingunneededorofftopicsentence(s)orword(s)(Explainwhyyourrevisionimprovedyouressay)

9. Createsanintroductionthatsetsthestagefortherestofthepiece.(Explainthestrategyyouusedandhowitcontributestoyouressay)

10. Createsaconcludingparagraphthateffectivelybringsthepiecetoaclose.(Explainthestrategyyouusedandhowitcontributestoyouressay)(TheGreatGatsbysubmissiveessay.)MoneyplayedakeyroleinTheGreat

Gatsby.ItwassoughttobeakeytohappinessbyMyrtle,Wilson,andGatsby,butitwasthelustforthiskeytohappiness,whichwouldleadMyrtle,Wilson,andGatsbytotheirdownfall.

Iaddedthissentencestosumuptheessayasawhole.Itsummarizestheessayupwithoutretellingeverything.

11. Createsatonethroughwordsanddescriptions(connotation/denotation)thatareappropriateforacertainaudience.(Explainwhoyourintendedaudienceisandhowyoutargetedthataudiencespecifically).

12. Createsvoicethroughuseofdialogueandcolloquialvocabulary.(Explainwhoyourintendedaudienceisandhowyoutargetedthataudiencespecifically).(Howdoesthisaddtoyourwriting)?(SuperheroNarrative)"Youhaven'tfigureditoutyethaveyou?",saidTheRaven.

"What,whatareyoutalkingabout?"SaidTheShadow."Feelingalittlelightheadedarewe,"that'stoobadIwashopingtofightyoumyself"saidTheRaven."Whathaveyoudone?"SaidTheShadow."Iputlittlebitofpoisononeachplantyouhealedonyouwayuphere,""nowyouwillneverbeabletohealaplatagain."SaidTheRaven.

Igavethecharactersinthisscenedialogtobringthemmoretolife.Thereaderoraudiencecangetabetterideaofhowtheymightactinreallife.

ReadingInthereadingsectionofyourportfolio,pleaseshowandreflectonyourgrowthasa

readerinEnglish11.Pleaseinclude:Part1:RequiredReadingsPleasereflectontheskillsyoulearnedaboutwritingorreadingfromatleasttwooftheelevenrequiredtextsfromthiscourse.Youwillfindalistofsomeofthoseskillsbelow.Writea23paragraphreflectiononthoseskillsbelow.PleasemakesuretoincludeatleastthreeofthoseskillsinyourreflectionMakesuretoidentifythetextitcamefromandbespecificonthatauthorsstyle. ShortStoriesFortunateSonbyDaveMarshstartsonpage12ChameleonSchlemieleonbyPatricSTracyHillsLikeWhiteElephantsbyErnestHemingwayTheMasqueofRedDeathbyEdgarAllenPoeARoseforEmilybyWilliamFaulknerTheLotterybyShirleyJacksonPoemsRubriksCubebyBenjaminBarkerFinalExamForMyFatherbyJoaquinZihuatanejoTheRavenbyEdgarAllenPoeNovelsMausbyArtSpiegelmanVol.1Vol.2TheGreatGatsbybyF.ScottFitzgeraldReadingskillslist:Choosethreeforyourreflection.

1. Canidentifytheauthorspurposeinapieceofwritinganduseevidencefromthetexttosupporttheclaim.PleasedothiswithANYpieceofwritingwehaveusedthisyear.

2. Canidentifytheauthorsintendedaudienceinapieceofwritinganduseevidencefromthetexttosupporttheclaim.(Ethos,Pathos,andLogosorShowNotTell)

3. Canyouidentifyanauthorsabilitytohookareaderintotheirstory.(Ethos,Pathos,andLogosorShowNotTell)

4. CanyouidentifyhowanauthorcreatesvividcharactersthroughuseofShowNotTell/FigurativeLanguage,Connotation/Denotation,etc.

5. Canyouidentifytheinferentialmotivationsofcharactersinareading.6. CanyouidentifyhowanauthorcreatevividscenesthroughuseofShowNot

Tell/FigurativeLanguage,SymbolismConnotation/Denotation,etc.7. Demonstratesuseofconnecting(connectingthebooktosomethingoutsideofthe

book)strategiestounderstandatext.(SocraticSeminar)8. Demonstratesuseofquestioning(openendedquestionsthatgeneratediscussion)

strategiestounderstandatext.(SocraticSeminar)

9. Demonstratesuseofpredicting(askingquestionsorusingcontextualcluestopredictthepossibleoutcomeofastory)strategiestounderstandatext.(SocraticSeminar)

Pleasewriteyourreflectionbelow:

IntheshortstoryARoseforEmily,theauthorhooksthereaderinthefirstandsecondparagraphs.ThefirstparagraphtellsthereaderthatEmilyisdeadandmostofthepeopleatherfuneraljustwantedtoseeherhousenother.Afterreadingthatthereaderisalreadyinterestedtoknowwhythehouseissoimportant.Thesecondparagraphisanexampleofhowshownottellcanhookareader.TheauthorusesdetailstodescribeEmilyshouse.InthepoemTheRaven,theauthorhooksthereaderinwithhisusageofwords.ThewaythatallofthewordflowtogetherthroughtheuseofAnaphora.

InEdgarAllenPoespoemTheRaven,heisabletocreatevividscenesbyusingshownottell.Heusesdescriptivewordstodescribetothereaderaverynormalscene,butbyaddingmanydifferentdescriptivewordshecreatesabetterimage.Healsousesthedenotationwhendescribing.thesebothareusesinthefifthparagraph.InARoseforEmily,therearemanyscenesthatusetheshownottellrule.Forexampleinparagraphfouronpagetwo,theauthorisdescribinghowMissEmilylookedafterherfathersdeath.HealsousessymbolismtorepresentMissEmily,bysayingShelookedbloated,likeabodylongsubmergedinmotionlesswater.

YouhavetobeconstantlyaskingyourselfquestionswhilereadingARoseforEmily,becausethestoryisnotwritteninchronologicalorder.ForexamplethestorybeginstotellusaboutMissEmilysfuneralandherpastlife,thenitbeginstotellusaboutameetingthattookplaceinthehouseafterEmilysfatherhaddied.Alsoyouhavetobeabletousethecontextcluesinordertomakeaprediction.TheauthortalksabouthowmanyoftheneighborswerecomplainingaboutthesmellthathadbeencomingfromEmilyshouse,theyallassumeditwasdeadanimal.lateroninthestory,theauthortellsusaboutmissemilywantingtobuypoisontheyassumeditwasforrats.youcanstarttoconnectthedotsnowafterreadingbothofthesesections,shemusthaveboughtsomepoisonforpestthatwereinthehouse.Part2:ReadingAnalysisInthefollowingcoldreading,OnDumpsterDivingbyLarsEigher,pleasewriteashort200400wordessayansweringoneofthefollowingquestions:

1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwodifferentreaders?2. Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceorlanguageorfora

differentaudience,howandwhymightitdiffer?3. Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticularway?4. Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excluded,orsilencedwithinthetext?5. Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventionsofaparticular

genre,andforwhatpurpose?(Forexampleisthisahistorytext?)

6. Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhateffects?Pleasehighlightthequestionyouaregoingtoansweraboveyellowandwriteyouressaybelow.

SocialGroups

ThetitleOnDumpsterDiving,mayseemabitstrangeatfirst,butafterreadingit

youstarttounderstandwhythesepeopledoit.ThroughoutOnDumpsterDiving,two

differentSocialgroupsareacknowledged,thepoorandtherich.Inthiscasethepoorare

thehomelessanddumpsterdiversandthericharemiddleclasspeopleandcollege

students.

Theauthorofthisarticlestatesinthebeginningthattheyarehomeless,theyonce

wereseenasapartofsociety,butnowtheyareseemasthelesserpart.Thissocialgroup,

thehomelessordumpsterdivers,arebeingrepresentedbytheauthor.Dumpsterdiversor

thehomelessarepeopleyoudontnormallyinteractwithhowever,theyarenotthatbad

ofpeople.Theauthorshowsustheupswiththeoccasionaldownsofbeingontheother

sideofsociety.Forexamplewhentheauthortellsusaboutfindingpizzasinadumpster

belongingtoapizzaplace,theyknowifthefoodisgoodorbad,becausetheyvisitit

frequently(TheThreepennyReview6).AnotherexampleofthisisTheareaIfrequentis

inhabitedbymanyaffluentcollegestudents.IamnotherebychancetheDumpstersin

thisareaareveryrich.(TheThreepennyReview6),Theauthorispointingoutthecollege

students,theyareapartofadifferentsocialgroup.

Tothehomelesstheyseecollegestudentsastherich,becausetheyhavemoney,

evenifitisnotmuch.Collegestudentsareapartofadifferentsocialgroup.Tothemthey

dontseemveryrichatall,buttothosewithnomoneytheyarelikeprincesand

princesses.Thestudentdoesnotknowthat,andsinceitisDaddysmoney,hestudent

decidesnottotakeachances.(TheThreepennyReview6).Thisquoteisaprime

exampleofthemostcollegestudents.Sometimestheydontthink,theyjustdo.

Thesetwosocialgroupsplayamajorroleinboththisarticleandsocietyitself.

Peoplealwaysclassifyoneanotherasrichorpoor,orbywhohasthemostmoney,this

articlemakesyourethinkthatabit.Yestheauthorishomeless,buttheyhavefounda

waytoacquirethesamethingsmiddleclasspeoplehavewithouthavingtospendmoney.

Itseemsasifthereisadifferencebetweenthesetwosocialgroups,butinrealityweare

allthesame.