Shakespeare's Language PPT
Shakespearean Sonnet PPT
Macbeth Background Info and Writing Process Prompts #1 & #2
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #1
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #2
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #3
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #4
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #5
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #6
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #7
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #8
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #9
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #10
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #11
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #12
Macbeth Guided Reading Questions #13
Macbeth Writing Process Prompts #3 & #4
Macbeth Writing Process Prompts #5 & #6
Macbeth Writing Process Prompts #7, #8, #9, & #10
Macbeth Writing Process Prompt #11 and Summer Reading List
"On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth" by Thomas De Quincey
"The Third Murderer"
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Lit/ Comp 9 Shakespeare and Julius Caesar Unit
Shakespeare's Language PPT
Shakespearean Sonnet PPT
Julius Caesar Background Info and Writing Process Prompts #1 & #2
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #1
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #2
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #3
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #4
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #5
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #6
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #7
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #8
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #9
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #10
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #11
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #12
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #13
Julius Caesar Writing Process Prompts #3 & #4
Julius Caesar Writing Process Prompts #5 & #6
Julius Caesar Writing Process Prompts #7, #8, & #9
Julius Caesar Writing Prompt #10 plus Summer Reading List
Shakespearean Sonnet PPT
Julius Caesar Background Info and Writing Process Prompts #1 & #2
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #1
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #2
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #3
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #4
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #5
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #6
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #7
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #8
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #9
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #10
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #11
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #12
Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions #13
Julius Caesar Writing Process Prompts #3 & #4
Julius Caesar Writing Process Prompts #5 & #6
Julius Caesar Writing Process Prompts #7, #8, & #9
Julius Caesar Writing Prompt #10 plus Summer Reading List
Friday, April 21, 2017
W122 Between the World and Me Unit Materials
In this post, you will find all of the materials we will be using during this whole class text unit. Check back frequently for anything you might need.
Between the World and Me Intro PPT
Richard Wright and Sonia Sanchez Poems - Epigraphs to Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me Writing Process Prompts #1 & #2
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #1
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #2
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #3
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #4
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #5
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #6
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #7
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #8
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #9
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #10
"Middle Passage" by Robert Hayden
Between the World and Me Writing Process Prompts #3 & #4
Between the World and Me Writing Process Prompts #5, #6, & #7
Between the World and Me Intro PPT
Richard Wright and Sonia Sanchez Poems - Epigraphs to Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me Writing Process Prompts #1 & #2
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #1
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #2
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #3
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #4
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #5
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #6
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #7
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #8
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #9
Between the World and Me Guided Questions #10
"Middle Passage" by Robert Hayden
Between the World and Me Writing Process Prompts #3 & #4
Between the World and Me Writing Process Prompts #5, #6, & #7
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Lit/ Comp 9 Literary Analysis Unit
In this post, you will find information related to how to write a Literary Analysis essay.
What Is Literary Analysis?
Literary Analysis Introduction Paragraph Structure and Thesis Statement Construction
List of Classic Books for Introduction Paragraph Samples - Pick 2
Literary Devices PPT
Universal Conflicts PPT
10 Page List of Other Literary Devices
Body Support Paragraph Structure PPT
Poetry Inference Handout
Student Sample of a 4 Literary Analysis Essay
Conclusion Paragraph Format and Assignment Details
What Is Literary Analysis?
Literary Analysis Introduction Paragraph Structure and Thesis Statement Construction
List of Classic Books for Introduction Paragraph Samples - Pick 2
Literary Devices PPT
Universal Conflicts PPT
10 Page List of Other Literary Devices
Body Support Paragraph Structure PPT
Poetry Inference Handout
Student Sample of a 4 Literary Analysis Essay
Conclusion Paragraph Format and Assignment Details
Lit/ Comp 11 Literary Analysis Unit
In this post, you will find information pertaining to how to write a Literary Analysis essay.
What Is Literary Analysis?
Literary Analysis Introduction Paragraph Structure and Thesis Statement Construction
List of Classic Books to Write Practice Writing Intro Paragraph - Pick 2
Literary Devices PPT
Universal Conflicts PPT
10 Page List of Other Literary Devices
Body Support Paragraph Structure PPT
Poetry Inference Handout
Conclusion Paragraph and Assignment Details
What Is Literary Analysis?
Literary Analysis Introduction Paragraph Structure and Thesis Statement Construction
List of Classic Books to Write Practice Writing Intro Paragraph - Pick 2
Literary Devices PPT
Universal Conflicts PPT
10 Page List of Other Literary Devices
Body Support Paragraph Structure PPT
Poetry Inference Handout
Conclusion Paragraph and Assignment Details
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
W121 Synthesis Unit Materials
You will find the articles we will be reading (as well as any other materials we use in class) during our Synthesis Unit.
Torture at Abu Ghraib by Seymour M. Hersh
My President Was Black by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Problem With Obama's Faith in White America by Tressie McMillan Cottom (Response to Coates Excerpt)
In the Heart of Trump Country by Larissa MacFarquhar
Why Facts Don't Change Our Minds by Elizabeth Kolbert
PBS Frontline Immigration Battle Documentary
PBS Frontline Immigration Battle Documentary TRANSCRIPT
The Moral Instinct by Steven Pinker
9/11: The View from the Midwest by David Foster Wallace
American Limbo by Jeffrey Toobin
The End of Men by Hanna Rosin
Thresholds of Violence by Malcolm Gladwell
The Big Sort by Bill Bishop
Twilight of the Elites by Chris Hayes
Mr. Wu's Synthesis Essay Example
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Sample Student Synthesis Essay
Below, you can find a PowerPoint that includes all of the assignments that will be due at the end of month of February/ early March and April including instructions on how to accomplish those assignments. This PowerPoint will be updated with every new assignment.
February Reader Response and Writing Process Assignments
April Reader Response and Writing Process Assignments
Draft 1 Introduction Paragraph for Synthesis Essay PPT
Draft 2 Body Paragraph for Synthesis Essay PPT
Torture at Abu Ghraib by Seymour M. Hersh
My President Was Black by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Problem With Obama's Faith in White America by Tressie McMillan Cottom (Response to Coates Excerpt)
In the Heart of Trump Country by Larissa MacFarquhar
Why Facts Don't Change Our Minds by Elizabeth Kolbert
PBS Frontline Immigration Battle Documentary
PBS Frontline Immigration Battle Documentary TRANSCRIPT
The Moral Instinct by Steven Pinker
9/11: The View from the Midwest by David Foster Wallace
American Limbo by Jeffrey Toobin
The End of Men by Hanna Rosin
Thresholds of Violence by Malcolm Gladwell
The Big Sort by Bill Bishop
Twilight of the Elites by Chris Hayes
Mr. Wu's Synthesis Essay Example
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Sample Student Synthesis Essay
Below, you can find a PowerPoint that includes all of the assignments that will be due at the end of month of February/ early March and April including instructions on how to accomplish those assignments. This PowerPoint will be updated with every new assignment.
February Reader Response and Writing Process Assignments
April Reader Response and Writing Process Assignments
Draft 1 Introduction Paragraph for Synthesis Essay PPT
Draft 2 Body Paragraph for Synthesis Essay PPT
Lit/ Comp 11 Persuasive Writing Rhetorical Strategies - Ethos, Logos, Pathos, Diction, Syntax, Imagery Materials
In this post, you will find materials that we have used in class during our Persuasive Writing Unit.
Ethos Advertising Activity
"2005 Stanford Commencement Address" by Steve Jobs
"Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger" by President Ronald Reagan
Mr. Wu's Sample Ethos, Pathos, Logos Draft on Education
Mr. Wu's Sample Ethos, Pathos, Logos Draft on PC Gaming vs. Console Gaming
Pathos PPT
Persuasive Essay and Speech Assignment Sheet
Ethos Advertising Activity
"2005 Stanford Commencement Address" by Steve Jobs
"Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger" by President Ronald Reagan
Mr. Wu's Sample Ethos, Pathos, Logos Draft on Education
Mr. Wu's Sample Ethos, Pathos, Logos Draft on PC Gaming vs. Console Gaming
Pathos PPT
Persuasive Essay and Speech Assignment Sheet
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Lit/ Comp 9 Persuasive Writing Rhetorical Strategies - Ethos, Logos, Pathos Materials
Here you will find the sample reading materials that we have used in our Persuasive Writing Unit.
"Woman's Right to Suffrage" By Susan B. Anthony
Ethos Advertising Activity PPT
Mr. Wu's Ethos Sample Draft on Education
Pathos PPT
"Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger" by President Ronald Reagan
Persuasive Essay and Speech Assignment Sheet
"Woman's Right to Suffrage" By Susan B. Anthony
Ethos Advertising Activity PPT
Mr. Wu's Ethos Sample Draft on Education
Pathos PPT
"Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger" by President Ronald Reagan
Persuasive Essay and Speech Assignment Sheet
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Lit/ Comp 9 Honors Seminar Materials
You will find the Honors I Student Manual for 2016-2017 in this post. If you are interested in pursuing an Honors designation on your diploma, you must complete the independent activities in the Student Manual by May, 2017.
Honors I Student Manual 2016-2017
Below, you will find a link to a Google Doc which contains links to the poems and short stories/ essays you must choose from as part of your Honors I requirements.
Honors I Poems and Short Stories/ Essays
Honors I Student Manual 2016-2017
Below, you will find a link to a Google Doc which contains links to the poems and short stories/ essays you must choose from as part of your Honors I requirements.
Honors I Poems and Short Stories/ Essays
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Writing 121 Diction, Syntax, and Imagery PowerPoint and Other Related Materials
You will find the link to the PowerPoint we started on Wednesday regarding Diction, Syntax, and Imagery (which will be a part of your final in-class exam).
Diction, Syntax, and Imagery PowerPoint
In addition, I will also post the sample essay(s) that we will look at in regards to Diction, Syntax, and Imagery.
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros
In Cold Blood (jump to page 59-61 for the excerpt we used in class)
Ethos, Pathos, Logos PPT
President Obama's First State of the Union Address, 2009
Purdue Owl MLA PPT
Sample Essay in the MLA Format
Below, you will find the 4 articles you had to choose from for your Rhetorical Techniques Final on Friday. You will also find the PowerPoint detailing the Format for your Final and the Full Credit Samples we looked at on Wednesday AND Author Biographies which could help you generate Ethos based responses on your Final.
"Bad Feminist" by Roxane Gay
"Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safran Foer
"The Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
"The New Abolitionism" by Chris Hayes
Format of Final Plus Full Credit Examples
Author Biographies
Diction, Syntax, and Imagery PowerPoint
In addition, I will also post the sample essay(s) that we will look at in regards to Diction, Syntax, and Imagery.
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros
In Cold Blood (jump to page 59-61 for the excerpt we used in class)
Ethos, Pathos, Logos PPT
President Obama's First State of the Union Address, 2009
Purdue Owl MLA PPT
Sample Essay in the MLA Format
Below, you will find the 4 articles you had to choose from for your Rhetorical Techniques Final on Friday. You will also find the PowerPoint detailing the Format for your Final and the Full Credit Samples we looked at on Wednesday AND Author Biographies which could help you generate Ethos based responses on your Final.
"Bad Feminist" by Roxane Gay
"Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safran Foer
"The Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
"The New Abolitionism" by Chris Hayes
Format of Final Plus Full Credit Examples
Author Biographies
Friday, January 6, 2017
Lit/ Comp 9 Writing Process Prompts for Night
In this post you will find all of the in-class Writing Process Prompts you have been free-writing to. This post will be updated at the end of every week, so if refer to it often to catch up on any Prompts you might have missed.
Writing Process Prompts #1-#9
NOTE: Period 1 A Schedule does not have to do Prompt #9
Writing Process Prompts #1-#9
NOTE: Period 1 A Schedule does not have to do Prompt #9
Lit/ Comp 11 Writing Process Prompts for Catcher in the Rye
This post will contain all of the Writing Process Prompts for Catcher in the Rye which you have responded to in class with your free-writes. This post will be updated at the end of every week, so please refer to it often if you need to catch up on your Prompts.
Writing Process Prompts #1-#9
Writing Process Prompts #1-#9
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Lit/ Comp 11 Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions
You can find all of the Guided Reading Question sheets for Catcher in the Rye in this post (which will be updated with every new Guided Reading Question sheet you receive).
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #1
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #2
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions Holiday Break
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #4
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #5
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #6
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #7
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #8
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #9
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #10
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #11
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #12
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #13
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #14
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #15
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #16
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #1
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #2
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions Holiday Break
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #4
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #5
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #6
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #7
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #8
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #9
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #10
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #11
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #12
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #13
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #14
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #15
Catcher in the Rye Guided Reading Questions #16
Writing 121 Research Based Argumentative Essay Samples
You will find the links to the sample argumentative essays we will annotate in class in this post.
Single Parent Struggle
Single Parent Struggle
Lit/ Comp 9 Night Guided Reading Questions
In this post, you will find all of the Guided Reading Question sheets for Night. This post will be updated every time you receive a new Guided Reading Question sheet for Night.
Night Guided Reading Questions #1
Night Guided Reading Questions Holiday Break
Night Guided Reading Questions #3
Night Guided Reading Questions #4
Night Guided Reading Questions #5
Night Guided Reading Questions #6
Night Guided Reading Questions #7
Night Guided Reading Questions #8
Night Guided Reading Questions #9
Night Guided Reading Questions #10
Night Guided Reading Questions #11
Night Guided Reading Questions #12
Night Guided Reading Questions #13
Night Guided Reading Questions #14
Night Guided Reading Questions #1
Night Guided Reading Questions Holiday Break
Night Guided Reading Questions #3
Night Guided Reading Questions #4
Night Guided Reading Questions #5
Night Guided Reading Questions #6
Night Guided Reading Questions #7
Night Guided Reading Questions #8
Night Guided Reading Questions #9
Night Guided Reading Questions #10
Night Guided Reading Questions #11
Night Guided Reading Questions #12
Night Guided Reading Questions #13
Night Guided Reading Questions #14
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