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Writing your introduction: “Maxine Hong Kingston’s 1975 memoir, The Woman Warrior, voices the challenges and promises of identifying with Chinese culture in an American setting.” Consider the above example and include the following: author genre (memoir) book title 2-3 sentence synopsis (not yet included in the above example) thesis statement (not yet included in the […]

Writing your introduction: “Laura Esquivel’s 1989 magical realism novel, Like Water for Chocolate, follows the story of Tita De La Garza, the youngest daughter of her overbearing authoritarian mother, Mama Elena.” Consider the above example and include the following: author genre (magical realism) book title 2-3 sentence synopsis (not yet included in the above example) thesis […]

Juniors! After reading through these critical reading theories resources (all of them!), please provide a reply to the following questions: Which critical reading lens do you understand best? What is it about this lens that is interesting and appealing to you? What are you looking for through this lens? Thank you! Mr. Coey p.s. to […]

Dear Seniors, It has been my sincere pleasure getting to know each of you. I know that at times we were driving each other crazy, and I’m sure you hope to never write another essay again. Still, I hope that you look back and think fondly of our time together. I know I will. You’ve […]

Seniors! NPR (National Public Radio) has compiled and published a list of the best commencement speeches ever. Some of the examples provide a video clip. I’ve seen Steve Jobs and J.K. Rowling’s speeches, which were great! Next week I would like to view several of these with you. It would be great if you could […]

Greetings Seniors! On Wednesday, May 3rd we have our first IB English Paper One Exam at 1:00 pm in rooms H10, H11, and J1. This is a required exam. Do not miss it or be late! On Thursday, May 4th we have our Paper Two Exam at 8:15 in rooms H10, H11, and J1. I’m […]

Dear Seniors, Remember that your Paper 2 essay is a compare and contrast essay that focuses on the “conventions of drama”– in other words, you are writing about the choices the playwrights have made and how that impacts what we think and feel as a result. Our goal this essay is to NOT USE LONG […]

Using your books and your notes, write a developed, well-organized, compare and contrast essay of 6-8 pages (1800-2400 words) based on one of the following prompts: Speeches Achieve Purpose: “To succeed in creating a convincing character, the dramatist needs to give the audience a sense that characters have inner thoughts and feelings.” Explore the ways […]

Dear Seniors, Tomorrow, Friday, February 24th, we will use our class time to upload our IB written assignments from the junior year. This is your Neruda, Murakami, or Ninh reflective statement and essay. Unlike Microsoft Word, Chrome does not support grammar check, that is, unless you add a specific extension to your chrome browser. I’ve […]

Dear seniors, Friday we began planning our approach to writing an essay, and Tuesday of next week we will begin an in-class outline and thesis statement. Please come prepared with specific passages and examples so that you can refer to the text as you write. Below is the writing prompt. Hamlet Conventions of Drama Essay […]