Ms Denehy's English 9 Soar To Great Heights Ms denehy's English 9 class meets every day 2nd and 6th priod I can be reached by email at christina.denehy@hydeparkschools.org   Ms Denehy's English 9 is presently readint The absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian By Sherman Alexy. Our narrator is (Jr) Arnold Spirit, an american indian young man. He has health issues he was born with and is family lives on the poverty stricken Spokan Indian Reservation. Shortly after the story begins Jr, with the help of a teacher, decides to go to a new school that will give him a chance that he won't find on the reservation. This new school is off the reservation in a white town. Jr. makes surprising connections at this school learning much about the white world and teacing much to the white students about himself. We are also wathching the film Clash Of The Titans inwhich Perseus, the greek hero, battles his way through the menotaur and the formidable Craken. We will be writing a critical lens essay after we finish this book. We will be finishing this book in another two weeks, around end of first week in May. Students will be writing a critical lens essay, directions below:   Name: ____________________________________     Date: _________________     Your Task:   Write a critical lens essay in which you discuss two works of literature you have read from the particular perspective of the statement that is provided for you in the Critical Lens. In your essay, provide a valid interpretation of the statement (tell what it means), agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references to appropriate literary elements from two works.                        Critical Lens:  “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”      Michael Jordan     Guidelines:              Be sure to: Provide a valid interpretation of the critical lens that clearly establishes the criteria for analysis. (Tell what it means)   Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it. (Tell if you think it’s true or not based on the two works of literature.)   Use the criteria suggested by the critical lens to analyze the works you have chosen. (Talk about things that relate to the critical lens.)   Avoid plot summary. Instead, use specific references to appropriate literary elements (for example: theme, conflict, setting, characterization, point of view) to develop your ideas.   Organize your ideas in a unified and coherent manner.   Specify the titles and authors of the literature.   Follow the conventions of standard written English.