DiCiaula's English Homepage
| 1st Period | Adv. Hon. English III |
| 2nd Period | AP English Lit./IV |
| 3rd Period | Planning/Academic Team Meeting |
| 4th Period | AP English Lit./IV |
For information and updates about course content, materials, and major due dates,
please check your class Teams page.
2023-2024 School Year
All necessary materials, resources, and announcements will be posted on our class Microsoft Teams.
Below you will find a link with instructions to help you understand how to access and use Clever:
Welcome!
Check your grades regularly through Skyward using your assigned username and password. If you need assistance with your login information, visit or call our attendance office (ext. 31507).
Use Clever to access assignments in Teams. If this is your first time accessing Clever from home, you will need to put your entire email address in ([email protected]) and your password that you always use to log into a computer at school.
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Office Hours: Request a Zoom meeting with me via email at [email protected]. Available times are M-F, 3:30-4:00 or upon arrangement.
**Please be aware that during class times, I will be focused on teaching students in class (on campus), but I will respond as soon as possible to your emails.**
Posts
Public Shaming
Read the attached article and respond to the discussion questions on a separate sheet of paper.
The Pit and the Pendulum
If you were absent this week or just need to catch up before tomorrow's Quiz of the Week, please see the link The Pit and the Pendulum for a pdf of the story.
Limit Student Activities?
See attached Talk Back Thursday due in class THIS THURSDAY. 24th Oct. THIS WEEK, please respond to the questions on a sheet of paper. (I'm still grading Comp. Books.) Include text references and specific examples.
Film Violence (1)
See attached Talk Back Thursday due in class Thur. 17th Oct. REMEMBER to respond in your Comp. Book with text references and specific examples.
Writing Checklist/Definition Essay Rubric:
- Is the term fully and clearly defined in the introduction without using phrases like "the dictionary says" or "according to Webster's"?
- Does the author use a clear organizational pattern?
- Is the author's purpose clear?
- Is the author's tone clear?
- Is the author's intended audience clear? (Not just writing for teacher/assignment)
- Is the argument behind the definition persuasive?
- Is the definition presented through clear thinking and logic?
- Does the essay include appropriate and ample evidence and examples that help define the term?
- Is the style (diction, sentence structure, language) mature, refined, sophisticated, and polished?
- Has the essay been carefully proofread? Is it free from grammatical/mechanical errors?
- Is the essay at least three, complete, full-length pages?
- Does the essay meet MLA format requirements?
Forgiveness
See attached Talk Back Thursday due in class Thur. 19th Sept. REMEMBER to respond in your Comp. Book with text references and specific examples.
"A Worn Path" PDF
"Everyday Use"
If you missed a day of reading "Everyday Use," please see the linked pdf to catch up.
UPDATE and This Week
UPDATE: We will NOT have Talk Back Thursday this week. Remember that your Definition Rough Draft (3 pages, typed, MLA) is due in class TOMORROW, and you also need to bring red and green pens.
Adv. Honors - Your Summer Reading Assignment is due this Friday!
Adv. Honors - Your Summer Reading Assignment is due this Friday!
- Name
- Mrs. Lauren DiCiaula
- Position
- AH English III/AP English Lang.& Lit.
- diciaulal@rcschools.net
- Phone
- 615.904.6771 x31546