Summer Academy with MGI for Rising 10th & 11th Graders!

The City College of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York, New York 10031



May 27, 2010



Dear MGI/GU Parent/Guardian:

The Middle Grades Initiative/GEAR UP (MGI/GU) Program will host its fourth annual Summer Academy on the City College of New York campus from Tuesday, July 6, through Friday, July 22, 2010. The sessions will be held Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

The English Language Arts (ELA) lessons and activities will focus on literacy responses and expressions, critical writing, analysis and evaluation in preparation of the New York State English Regents exam. The services will be provided through whole group, small group and individual instruction. The students will receive college awareness services in preparation for the Preliminary Scholastic Achievement Test (PSAT), Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) and the college application process.

The students will participate in a cultural field trip during the Summer Academy. All students will receive lunch and metro cards to travel between the home and the City College. The program will consist of 2 New York City Department of Education English teachers, 2 MGI/GU ELA tutors, and a program advisor.

If you would like for your child to attend the MGI/GU Summer Academy, please complete the attached application and return to your child’s ELA teacher, MGI/GU ELA tutor or advisor on or before Friday, June 11, 2010. If you have concerns or questions about the program please feel free to contact Andrenetta Collins at (212) 650-6316 or email: ancollins@ccny.cuny.edu .


Respectfully,

Joyce R. Coppin Andrenetta Collins

Joyce Coppin, Director Andrenetta Collins
Collaborative Programs Program Director




The City College of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York, New York 10031



The Middle Grades Initiative/GEAR UP Program
Summer Academy Application


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Home Telephone Number________________ Alternate Telephone Number________________


Emergency Contact_________________________ Telephone Number_____________________


School Currently Attending_________________________________ Grade_________________


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Final Folder Assignments 9th & 11th Grade

9th Grade

Submit your clean, organized college folder with the following:

Rough Drafts and/or Outlines of:

Resume

Essay #1:Why Do I want to attend College?

Essay #2: Social Problem & A Solution

Essay #3: Successful Professional Giving Back

Essay#4: A Significant Moment



Revisions of all of the above that are 3-5 paragraphs long, written or typed.

Typed, four-five paragraphs will earn a higher grade



11th Grade: Due Tuesday- NO EXCEPTIONS!

Submit your Personal Folder with the five pieces of writing and reflective cover letter
Submit your College Folder with the four essays and resumes: typed, revised and looking perfect. Make two copies: one for the College Office and one for me.

11th Grade Final Exam Review

Literary Terms: You must be able to identify and define the follwing terms. 50 pts.

1. Gothic
2. Grotesque
3. Irony
4. Dramatic Irony
5. Situational Irony
6. Verbal Irony
7. Epic
8. Epic Hero
9. Epic Conflict
10. Epic Simile
11. Heroic Quest
12. Invocation
13. Divine Intervention
14. In medias ras
15. Plot
16. Exposition
17. Rising Action
18. Climax
19. Falling Action
20. Resolution
21. Theme
22. Conflict
23. Setting
24. Antagonist
25. Protagonist
26. Point-of-view
27. 3rd Person Omniscient P-o-V
28. 3rd Person Limited P-o-V
29. 1st Person P-o-V
30. Dialect
31. Antithesis
32. Setting
33. Theme
34. Dynamic character
35. Static character
36. Symbol
37. Motif
38. Flashback
39. Narrative Poem
40. Bildungsroman
41. Foil
42. Hubris
43. Archetype
44. Allusion
45. Internal Rhyme
46. Denouement
47. Naturalism
48. Thesis
49. Topic Statement
50. Supporting Details

Essays: You must write a five paragraph essay on one of the following questions. 50 pts

I.
How is this novel an epic? Identify specific epic elements, the goal of the epic hero, epic characters, epic conflict, examples of invocation, in medias ras and divine intervention.

II.

Define and explain Gothic and Grotesque. Use two stories read in class to explain how Gothic and Grotesque are used to create a mood of terror, suspense and mystery in readers.

9th Grade Final Exam Review Sheet

Your Final Exam is on Tuesday, June 8 and Wednesday June 9.
You must be able to define and identify each below.

Sentences
1.Declarative
2.Interrogative
3.Exclamatory
4.Imperative
5. Simple
6. Compound

7.Complex
8.Compound-Complex
9.Fragments
10.Run-ons
11. Comma Splices

Literary Terms
1.Origin Myth
2.Personification
3.Archetype
4.Personal symbol
5.Universal symbol
6.Epic
7.Epic Hero
8.Epic Conflict
9.Heroic Quest
1o.Invocation
11.Divine Intervention
12. In medias ras

Summer Reading Literary Terms

1.Antagonist
2.Protagonist
3.Point-of-view
4.3rd Person Omniscient P-o-V
5.3rd Person Limited P-o-V
6.1st Person P-o-V
7.Dialogue
8.Dialect
9.Conflict
10.Climax
11.Antithesis
12.Setting
13.Theme
14.Dynamic character
15.Static character

Writing:

1. Thesis Statement
2. Topic Statement
3. Paragraph
4. Supporting Details

Additional:

1. Griot
2. Call and Response
3. Genre
4. Science Fiction
5. Historical Fiction
6. Myth
7. Existentialism
8. Allegory
   
   Day 2: Short Responses

You will write a brief response of three paragraphs per question. You must refer to points discussed in class, given in lectures, and address the basic info on all the literature provided (author, setting, protagonist, antagonist, theme, conflict, etc.)

1. Explain two central lessons Gilgamesh learns on his epic quest.

2. Explain two central conflicts Shabanu faces throughout this bildungsroman.

3. Explain how 47 is both an existential and allegorical story.

4. Identify the two primary conflicts that lead to the demise of the unnamed cheechako in To Build A Fire and explain one theme of the story.

5. What did you learn from the Emmett Till documentary?