Fri, 2/27, 2009

Fri, 2/27
Assembly

Pds 1,2, 4
Watch video Macbeth
Pd 1 finished Banquo ghost scene
Pd 2 finished Banquo murder scene
Pd 4: Café duty, then up to Duncan murder scene.


Pd 5
1. Quiz chs 11-12 Jane Eyre
2. Check , discuss, and hand in worksheets
HW: Read chs 13-14 and answer study questions.

Thu, 2/26, 2009

Thu, 2/26

Pds 2, 4
1. AR rdg
2. Read
Pd 2 pp 81-end
Pd 4 pp 85-end
3. Watch video to "the cat in the adage"


Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in worksheets
3. Any more essays on group books?
4. Quiz on Jane Eyre chs 6-10.
5. MC p188 discuss answers to #13.
HW: Read chs 11-12 and get study questions to answer.

Wed, Feb 24, 2009

Wed, Feb 24

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Does the prophecy change Macbeth’s character?
3. Watch video

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Check notes for these:
• How are the responses of Lady M & Banquo different?
• Does the prophecy change Macbeth’s character?
3. Read pp 81-85 ¶ 2

Tue, Feb 24, 2009

Tue, Feb 24

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Continue reading Macbeth p73 in gold book
3. Pd 1: Qz orally. Read to end.
Pd 2: Read to bottom of p81.
Check notes for these:
• What is Macbeth’s internal conflict about the prophecy?
• How are the responses of Lady M & Banquo different?
• Does the prophecy change Macbeth’s character?
• What is Lady Macbeth’s character like and why do you think so?
Notes on Characters: Macbeth, King Duncan, Banquo, Malcolm, Fleance, Macduff


Pd 5
1. Hand in Mult Choice explanations p147 if not in yet
2. Any more essays on group books?
3. Quiz on Jane Eyre chs 1-5 & essay question.
4. Hand in Worksheet for chs1-3 and chs 4-5: Vocabulary, and one Dialectical Journal entry.
HW: Hand out Jane Eyre Reading Schedule. Chs 6-8 and 9-10 for Thursday and 2 worksheets. See Friday, 2/20 for work to be included on worksheet.

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

Fri, Feb 20

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Continue reading Macbeth p73 in gold book
3. Answer qstns as we go:
• What is Macbeth’s internal conflict about the prophecy?
• How are the responses of Lady M & Banquo different?
• Does the prophecy change Macbeth’s character?
• What is Lady Macbeth’s character like and why do you think so?
Notes on Characters: Macbeth, King Duncan, Banquo, Malcolm, Fleance, Macduff

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in Mult Choice explanations p147
3. Hand in essays on group books, using pen name.
4. Get copies of Jane Eyre.
HW: Read Jane Eyre chs 1-5 for a quiz. Worksheet for chs1-3 and another one for chs 4-5:Worksheet consists of
1] VOCAB: Make a list of 5 words you don’t know as you read the chapters assigned. List page no. and ¶ no. for each. Select one of the 5 words, write the sentence it is found in, your guess at the definition, then the dictionary defn that fits the sentence. Tell what dictionary you used.
2] QUOTE: Write one dialectical journal entry with 3 columns: 1) quote,2) inferences you make from quote, and 3) your response to quote and inferences.
AR: You will be required to use Jane Eyre for your next AR book quiz by Mar 19, but not allowed to use it for silent reading on Thu and Fri.

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

Thu, Feb 19

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Begin Macbeth p73
3. Notes & qstns as we read:
Macbeth- brave, ambitious, cruel, Thane of Glamis,
Banquo- a thane and a general, will not be king, but will be father of a king
Dunsinane- Macbeth’s castle
King Duncan- meek, merciful
• What is Macbeth’s internal conflict about the prophecy?


Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Show me 600 words
3. Look at verbs in your essay. Use strong verbs and active voice whenever possible.
Look at quotes. 1] Blend into your sentences and explain the relevance. 2] Use them for support of your ideas.
4. Check multiple choice & hand in.
HW: Due tomorrow: Hand in Final Draft of group book essay, along with rough draft, rough outline, and final outline. Use a pen name.
HW: Mult Choice pp188 & 221; “Another Letter” #13-27 and “I had not minded walls” #1-12 returned to you to figure out and write what your mistake was for each one you missed. If you don’t know, write DK.

Wed, Feb 18, 2009

Wed, Feb 18

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Begin Macbeth p73
3. Answer qstns as we go
What is Macbeth’s internal conflict about the prophecy?
How are the responses of Lady M & Banquo different?
Does the prophecy change Macbeth’s character?

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Begin Macbeth p72 in gold book; Read p 72: compare & contrast. Definitions—
CONFLICT: problem or struggle;
Classical TRAGEDY: a story about a hero with a tragic flaw that causes his downfall
4. “Writing Connection” p72 Write 2 sentences about the character described. Exchange with a partner, pick one of his 2 sentences, and write a paragraph about it on your partner’s paper. Hand in.

Tue, Feb 17, 2009

Tue, Feb 17

Pds 1, 2
1. AR rdg
2. Finish discussing answers to Reading Assessment Posttest (absentees take it)
3. Begin Macbeth in gold book; Read p 72: Compare & contrast. Definitions—
CONFLICT: problem or struggle;
CLASSICAL TRAGEDY: a story about a hero with a tragic flaw that causes his downfall
4. Do “Writing Connection”: Write 2 sentences about the character described. Exchange with a partner, pick one of his 2 sentences, and write a paragraph about it on your partner’s paper. Hand in.

Pd 5
1. Hand in Emily Dickinson work on AP essay practice p 122
2. Show me 300 words of rough draft
3. Discuss quotations from handout: “How to Use Quotes with Sophistication.”
4. Discuss multiple choice Test 2: “Thy glory pass” 1-16 & “Ode … Cat”29-42 pp147 &152
HW: 600 words of rough draft
HW: Mult.Choice pp188 & 221; “Another Letter” #13-27 and “I had not minded walls” #1-12.

Fri, Feb 13, 2009

Fri, Feb 13

Pds 1, 2, 4
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz on Sonnets
3. Discuss Reading Assessment
Pd 2: 1-7; Pds 1,4: 1-3

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Show me your 1] thesis & the 3 steps, and 2] your outline of at least 2 subtopics and at least 2 pieces of evidence to support each.
3. Discuss 3 step thesis & get handout if you don’t have it.
HW: Essay writing: Due Tues: 300 words of rough draft
Due Thurs: at least 600 (total).
Due Fri, 2/20: Final draft, rough draft, rough outline, final outline.
HW: AP essay on bird poem by Emily Dickinson.
(1) Read the beginning discussion in handout “Question 2: Emily Dickinson” p138, underlining things to look for in an essay.
(2) Read the 2 essays and underline things that were specifically mentioned in the beginning discussion. Try to find one in each paragraph of the 2 essays.
(3) In YOUR essay (returned,) try to find as many as you can and underline.
(4) Read “Response to Student Essays 1 & 2” on p141. Write what score you would give your essay and why.

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

Thu, Feb 12

Pd 2
1. AR rdg
2. Finish answering qstns 1-10 + Response on p66 in gold book
3. Discuss Rdg Assessment questions 1-7

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Review rdg assessment and the kinds of questions asked
3. Take Reading Assessment Posttest

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Check multiple choice
3. Book group; log, and Dialectical Journals- hand in
4. Handout “Analyzing Fiction”-- Included is a page called “How to Use Quotations with Sophistication”
HW: Decide on your approach for an ESSAY of at least 600 words. Pick something about your book that interests you or that you wonder about. You may also want to look at an early handout called “Ideas for Literary Analyses”
Write for tomorrow, Friday
1] a thesis showing the 3 steps (from the handout “How to Make a Thesis in 3 Easy Steps) and
2] a brief outline of at least 2 supporting subtopics and at least 2 possible examples for each.
Due Tues: 300 words of rough draft
Due Thurs: at least 600 (total). Due Fri, 2/20: Final draft with rough draft, rough outline, and final outline.

Wed, Feb 11, 2009

Wed, Feb 11

Pds 1,4
1. AR rdg
2. Finish answering qstns 1-10 and Response to Literature on p66 in gold book

Tue, Feb 10, 2009

Tue, Feb 10

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Review inference & main idea
3. Reading PostAssessment


Pd 5
1. Check multiple choice .
HW: Final book group tomorrow. Five Dialectical Journals due
HW: Practice Test Mult Choice 30 questions.

Mon, Feb 9, 2009

Mon, Feb 9

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & Quiz Deadline Today
2. Any more sonnets or 10 questions to turn in?
3. Answer questions 1-10 and "Respond to Literature" p66 in gold book and hand in.


Pd 5
1. AR Quiz Deadline Today
2. Quiz on Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, and The English Language
HW: AP exam: Multiple Choice and Essay on poems

Fri, Feb 6, 2009

Fri, Feb 6

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in sonnets & 10 sentences.
3. Review sonnets p62 Also: Italian (Petrarchan) is 8 lines=octave + 6 lines=sestet.
English is 4 lines= quatrain x 3 plus 2 lines=couplet.
Problem/ Question at the beginning and Solution/ Answer/ Comment at the end.
4. Read Milton sonnets pp63-4 “On Arriving at the Age of Three-and-Twenty” and “On His Blindness” and discuss what they are saying.


Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quizzes on poets & poems.
3. Discuss
HW: Read Charles Dickens, p845, from David Copperfield p846, and “The English Language” p907. Quiz on all.

Thu, Feb 5, 2009

Thu, Feb 5

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Check 10 sentences
3. Discuss Italian and English sonnets, also names of 8 lines=octave, 6 lines=sestet, 4 lines=quatrain, 2 lines=couplet.
4. Write sonnet about the topic of your 10 sentences. Present problem or qstn in beginning of poem and answer, solution, or comment at the end.

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in work on Browning’s poems
and discuss
3. Book groups discuss and do log
HW: Read Elizabeth Barrett Browning p808 & Sonnet from the Portuguese p809, Gerard Manley Hopkins p827 & “Spring and Fall” p828, Thomas Hardy p833 & “The Darkling Thrush” p834. Write 3 facts for authors and write what each poem is saying.

Wed, Feb 4, 2009

Wed, Feb 4

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Check 10 sentences and quiz on sonnet.
3. Write sonnet: First write a story of an experience w/topic. Present problem or qstn in first 8 lines of poem and answer or response in last 6 for Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet (8,6) OR problem in the first 12 and answer or comment in the last 2 for English (Shakespearean) sonnet (4,4,4,2.)

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Reading analysis Jane Eyre questions 6,7,8,9. Discuss literal, inferential, & thematic levels of meaning
3. Sonnets :Choose one topic: love, grief, or relationships. Write 10 sentences exploring your feelings about that one topic. They can be in a paragraph or a list.

Tue, Feb 3, 2009

Tue, Feb 3

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Reading analysis questions 8-9. Discuss literal, inferential, & thematic levels of meaning
3. Sonnets p62: Choose one topic: love, grief, or relationships. Write 10 sentences exploring your feelings about that one topic. They can be in a paragraph or a list.

Pd 5
1. Hand in work on Tennyson poem you found, facts about Browning, and response to "My Last Duchess."
2. Quiz on Browning
3. AP essay scores for “Evening Hawk”
4. Read Duchess aloud & discuss
HW:*Read the rest of Browning’s poems for quizzes.
*Answer qstns 1-6 p804 for Porphyria.
*For "Meeting at Night," list the 4 senses used and the things described. *For “Prospice” tell what the poem is saying.
HW: Five Dialectical Journals on your group book.

Mon, Feb 2, 2009

Mon, Feb 2

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Reading analysis questions 4-7: audience, tone, (& symbol pd1 only)

Pd 5
1. Hand in work on Tennyson and 4 poems & discuss.
2. Quiz on Victorian Pd, Tennyson, and poems.
HW: Find and copy a Tennyson poem you like. In literary terms, tell what you like and why. Use quotes.
HW: Read Browning p 798. Write one fact each about early life, his work, why he is classic, and another of your choice. The quiz will be true/false.
HW: Read “My Last Duchess” p800 and do Critical Response p801. Look at questions 1-7 for help.

Fri, Jan 30, 2008

Fri, Jan 30

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Reading analysis: Jane Eyre excerpt; discuss qstns1-3
3. Pd 2 Return permission forms

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Discuss Victorian Period: Quiz postponed until Monday
3. Read poem aloud p711
HW: *Read Tennyson p777. Write facts: One about early life, two about his work, and one about what makes him “classic.”
*Read the first 4 poems: Tears, Now Sleeps, Break, and Crossing pp779-782. Write “what the poem is saying” for each (S&S, Ch2, “Read the Poem.”)