//www.masths.org/apps/classes/1018494/assignments/ Class Name: 10th Grade ELA (4)-https://zoom.us/j/93883572626?pwd=alFKcDNzQUJJSWJNVnd4bUNtbHFPdz09 Instructor(s): Katie Kane Moran, William Mazzoli en-us SchoolSitePro //www.masths.org/homeworkItem7927261 //www.masths.org/apps/classes/1018494/assignments/ ]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:58:42 PDT //www.masths.org/homeworkItem7862483 //www.masths.org/apps/classes/1018494/assignments/
At this point in the novel, chapter 13, Jane who is now an adult is working as a private teacher to a French girl named Adele in a house called Thornfield Mansion. Mr. Rochester, the owner of the house and someone whose status is far superior to Jane's, calls on her to have a conversation. The two had first met outdoors the night before, when Mr. Rochester fell from his horse and hurt his ankle.

This is maybe my favorite chapter of the book, because in this conversation Jane gets to show her power, once again, even when she is inferior or expected to be inferior. She shows intelligence, creativity, and reservation, more so I think than Mr. Rochester, in a time when wealthy men were seen to be the smartest and most powerful.

What I would like you to do is, after reading the chapter, write an essay (2-3 pages) in which you explain how the author's use of dialogue and other writing strategies/ literary devices help to develop a complex relationship between Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester. Keep in mind that a complex relationship is one that has more than one side to it, and often those sides are against or in conflict with one another.

Good luck :)  You can earn a lot of points for this essay, depending on the length and quality of your response!
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1. Identify and define key terms that your classmates will need to know to successfully respond to YOUR assigned question.


2. Explain in your own words what the question is asking students to find, interpret, or decide.


3. Describe the steps that you and your partner took to respond to the question, and how you reached your final answer.


Please see my sample presentation about question #1 to see what a high scoring presentation will look and sound like!
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Infer or predict why the author might have chosen to create such a strange set of events in the text. Or, what message was she trying to send us about family?

Link to the text and our class period's jam board below!
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On page 2, include specific evidence to show the qualities/ characteristics of the dead ancestors or "mirror people" from the text. Please provide either direct quotations or paraphrases with line numbers.


Remember that this story is kind of weird- the members of this family see and interact with their dead ancestors in the mirrors of their home. These ancestors also lived in the home when they were alive.


Finally, see my sample posts on page one to know what your own posts should look like :)
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Remember that your comments should make specific suggestions on how your partner can use the three strategies we spoke about in class. Please see the attached video for a short review of these strategies :)

If you are struggling to make the comments, you can also check out my sample comments and sentence starters, both attached to the assignment! Good luck with your commenting!

Sentence Stems for Giving Feedback:

Pink Strategy (adding an additional example)-
1. I think your argument would be more convincing if you added another example about...
2. Text _ has some really good examples of... Can you add one to this paragraph?

Blue Strategy (clarifying a statement or idea from before)
1. Your statement about __ is a little hard to understand, can you be more clear in this section?
2. Can you clarify your idea about __ by discussing...

Green Strategy (providing a real life example or situation)
1. One group of people who are really affected by this issue are __ . Can you write about their perspective in this paragraph?
2. It would be really powerful if you told a brief story about __ in this moment in your essay.
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Make sure to clearly establish your claim/ position, distinguish your claim from alternate or opposing claims (counterclaims), and use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from at least TWO of the texts to develop your argument.

Don't forget to organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner by including TOPIC SENTENCES at the beginning of each paragraph. Finally, identify each source that you reference by text number and page number(s) (for example, Text 1, page 2).

Check out the digital rubric to know how you can get a 6/6 on this major writing assignment! And don't forget to use evidence/ analysis from your JAM BOARDS and OUTLINES/ ORGANIZERS. We did those so that writing the essay itself can be easy :)

Finally, don't forget to check out the high scoring sample argument essay about pets in the work place, and the sentence stems for introducing text evidence. Good luck everyone!!


Argument Prompts/ Questions:

SMART HOMES ARGUMENT QUESTION: Do the pro's of voice assistants and/or other smart home technologies outweigh the cons? Or, should more people include these kinds of technologies in their homes?

PAYING FOR COLLEGES ARGUMENT QUESTION: Do the opportunities students have to pay for college balance out the challenges? Or, is the current system of paying for college fair for students in the US?

RENEWABLE ENERGY ARGUMENT QUESTION: Do the benefits of using renewable energy sources outweigh the disadvantages? Or, should mroe countries change from nonrenewable sources to renewable ones?
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Please use this form to tell us how you'd like to spend this time today. If you select that you are willing to help a classmate with their missing work from the argument unit or with NX projects, we will pair you with someone :)
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