January 31, 2007

January 31, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in response to Coleridge poem
2. Discuss works of Coleridge and Byron in closure.
3. Practice 2 writing-to-interpret techniques: Connotations and making thoughts visible
4. Book group discussions
HOMEWORK: Critical response p690. Have some of it (half?) done by Friday.
HOMEWORK: Write a story for the Kids Day Contest (handout)
ABSENT
Foster : (

January 30, 2007

January 30, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in p690 #1-10 and 3 most, 3 least helpful comments on Donne essay notes
3. Discuss in a circle p690 Interpreting Meanings 11-17
HOMEWORK: Novel discussion tomorrow
HOMEWORK: For any poem pp680-3 write about any Interp.Mng qstn or Critical Response
HOMEWORK: Due Friday p690 Critical Response
Handout on Kids Day Contest
ABSENT 1
Burkett : (

Monday, January 29, 2007

Monday, January 29, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Byron and three poems
HOMEWORK: Notes on Donne Essay, choose 3 most & 3 least helpful.
HOMEWORK: Read Don Juan pp684-689; take "qstn/answer" notes on p690 #1-10
ABSENT 1
Burkett
Foster

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR rdg (DEADLINE this Friday 2/2/07)
2. Write introduction to Analyzing Satire in The Canterbury Tales
Tips on writing a HOOK for analysis:
1) Summarize story, giving title & author, then connect to thesis.
2) Use a quote from the story, then relate it to the thesis.
ABSENT 2
Castillo
Gloria
Losbanez
Ridela
Flores
Cortez
Garner
ABSENT 4
Corpuz
Domingo, J
Kimura
Lord
Lutali
Neal
Sabatino

PERIOD 3
1. AR rdg (DEADLINE this Friday 2/2/07)
2. Hand in final draft of your story.
Include a rough draft with editing/proofrdg marks in different color
( -10 if missing)
3. Fill out contest entry sheet.
ABSENT 3
Brisley
McCarthy
Santos

Friday, January 26, 2007

Friday, January 26, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in art & quote
2. Recite verse from Mariner
HOMEWORK: Due Mon-Read Lord Byron p678 and 3 poems p680-683;
Answer any interpreting meaning question or the critical response
HOMEWORK: Due Tue-Read Don Juan pp684-9; p690 questions 1-10 Answer by taking notes.
HOMEWORK: Due Tue-Notes on Donne Essay: Notes on top 3 most helpful and 3 least helpful

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins Quiz DEADLINE next Friday, Feb 2
2. Write body ¶ 3: What comment is Chaucer making about the nun? (He is gently criticizing her.)
Write paragraph.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins Quiz DEADLINE next Friday, Feb 2
2. Quiz on The Rocking Horse Winner
HOMEWORK: Short story, rough draft with corrections, & contest entry form due Monday

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Thursday, January 25, 2007


PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Literary analysis of the satire in The Canterbury Tales:
The first body paragraph was a description of an ideal nun.
3. Write the second body paragraph: Chaucer's nun.
Show the differences between Chaucer's nun and the ideal nun.
Suggestions: She swears an oath. (Swearing oaths is not accepted in Christianity.)
She eats too much. (Nuns give food to starving people. They take a minimum amount for themselves.)
She dresses elegantly, with jewelry.
She weeps if a mouse is caught in a trap. (Would she weep if a rat were caught?
What if someone stepped on a cockroach?)

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Wednesday, January 24, 2007


PERIOD 1
1. Hand in critical response p651
HOMEWORK: Recite verse from Mariner & illustrate favorite quote, written legibly and visibly
HOMEWORK: Due Mon-Read Lord Byron p678 and 3 poems p680-683;
Answer any interpreting meaning question or the critical response

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Read about the Prioress (nun). Circle parts that don't sound like the ideal nun. Hand in.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Discuss writing stories and essays
HOMEWORK: Short story due Monday
HOMEWORK: Read "The Rocking Horse Winner" p973 for quiz Friday

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Tuesday, January 23, 2007


PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Quiz Mariner pts 6-7
3. AP Exam essay
HOMEWORK: See Monday 1/22

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Read about the Prioress (nun). Circle parts that don't sound like the ideal nun. Hand in.

PERIOD 3
1. Discuss sensory detail
2. Hand in homework qstns p1054
3. Class discussion of Child's Christmas

Monday, January 22, 2007

Monday, January 22, 2007


PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Quiz Mariner pts 3-5
HOMEWORK: Read Mariner pts 6,7 and do favorite lines
HOMEWORK: Answer qstns p676 #9-12
HOMEWORK: Due Fri- recite 1 verse from Mariner and illustrate favorite line(s) w/quotation clearly visible
HOMEWORK due Wed: Read pp 649-70, Note lines 14-16, 28-30, 37-end . Do Crit Resp p651 for daily grade

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Write 50-100 word paragraph on what an ideal nun or holy woman does and wears & hand in

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Read aloud "A Child's Christmas in Wales" p1049 aloud
HOMEWORK Answer qstns p1054 #1-8

Friday, January 19, 2007

Friday, January 19, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz on Coleridge and Rime of the Ancient Mariner parts 1&2
2. Closure discussion Wordsworth and his work
HOMEWORK: Rd parts 3-5 of Mariner & write favorite line from each w/other 2
HOMEWORK: Rd p646 Romantic Lyrics; take 5 notes < 6 words each
ABSENT 1
NONE

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR 10 mins
2. Discuss Analyzing Satire p164 in purple book and on assignment sheet
3. Pre-write; list what a nun usually wears and does
ABSENT 2
Martin
Flores
Garner
Nguyen
Ridela
ABSENT 4
Ursua
Williams
Lutali
Neal

PERIOD 3
1. AR 10 mins
2. Find a partner and tell them your story
3. Show me your 750 words
ABSENT 3
Brisley

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Thursday, January 18, 2007

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR 10 mins
2. Finish discussing Writing Literary Analysis handout
3. Discuss writing in present tense from Loneliness and Love handout
Period 2: Discuss assignment sheet Analyzing Satire: The Canterbury Tales
ABSENT 2
Castillo
Flores
Garner
Godoy
Sauls
Siatunuu
ABSENT 4
Basa
Domingo, C
Domingo, J
Hollis
Lutali
Neal
Nicks
Sullivan

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Check, discuss, and hand in homework
2. Novel discussion and logs
HOMEWORK: Rd Coleridge p647 & Rime of the Ancient Mariner parts 1&2 p655
Write favorite line(s) for each part. One will be selected to display later.
HOMEWORK: due Mon--Read parts 3,4,5 of Mariner & pick fave line(s) per part
ABSENT 1
Muyco
Nobles
Perry
Tanaka

PERIOD 4
1. AR 10 mins
2. Discuss literary analysis from handout
ABSENT 4
Basa
Day
Levu
Lord
Neal
Sullivan
Venneman
Lutali

PERIOD 3
1. AR 10 mins
2. Discuss writing stories and how to find ideas (Short Story Writing)
ABSENT 3
Acacio
Brisley
Cruz
Faulkner
Graham
Miyat
Napper
Phan
Wade

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in AP essays
3. Check favorite poem & reasons and discuss.
4. Take Wordsworth and his poems quiz on favorite poem sheet.
HOMEWORK: Rd pp633-637 Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
Write your favorite line(s) from each of the 5 sections.
HOMEWORK: p637 Analyzing Language, Verse Paragraphs #s 1 and 2
HOMEWORK: due Fri: Rd Coleridge p647 and Rime of the Ancient Mariner p655
Read sections 1&2 and choose favorite line(s) from each part.
HOMEWORK: due Mon: Rd parts 3,4,&5 from Mariner and write fave line(s) from each
ABSENT 1
Jones
Martin

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Per 2 Discuss literary analysis from handout
ABSENT 2
Flores
Godoy
Ridela Cambra
Siatunuu

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Discuss HEA Writing Contest. Read a 1st place winner "The Tempura War"
HOMEWORK: 200 words of a story due tomorrow
ABSENT 3
Marks
Santos
Wade

Friday, January 12, 2007

Friday, January 12, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz Blake and 4 poems p617-625
2. Discuss essays on Donne poems (or Ren. poem)
HOMEWORK: AP Essay Exam The Chimney Sweeper. Time yourself 40 mins
If you don't like what you did, do a second draft and turn in both
HOMEWORK: Read Wordsworth pp631-2, & poems, etc. pp638-645. Pick your
favorite poem & tell 2 reasons why it is, preferably with literary terms.
HOMEWORK: due Wed: Rd pp633-637 Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
Write your favorite line(s) from each of the 5 sections.
ABSENT 1
Foster
Jones

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Per 2 Discuss literary analysis from handout Per 4 Discuss college w/ Ian Scheuring

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Discuss writing next composition: Hawaii Education Association Writing Contest
Short story, essay, poem, or problem solving essay/ Short story requirements

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Thursday, January 11, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Get Donne (Ren. poetry) essays back
HOMEWORK: Bring essays back
HOMEWORK: Read Blake pp617-619, & 4 poems, etc. pp620-625
ABSENT 1
Foster

PERIODs 2&4
1. SRF 10 mins
2. Per 2 get Beowulf composition back

PERIOD 3
1. SRF 10 mins