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Thursday, November 08, 2007

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Thursday, November 8, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading & log
2. Analyzing satire: Chaucer's Prioress. Freewrite about the details given by Chaucer of the Prioress, what you think they mean, and why you think so. Use details from one of the 3 categories on your chart.

PERIOD 5:
1. SRF
2. Quiz on reading
3. Group book discussions begin Thursday, first fourth of book.
4. More essay notes
HW:Finish reading Rime of the Ancient Mariner & writing favorite lines. Pick most favorite one.
HW: Read Byron p678, "She Walks in Beauty" p680, and "So We'll Go No More A-Roving" p 681 For quiz consider answers to questions.

PERIOD 6:
1. SRF
2. Mac Lab

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading & log
2. Analyzing satire: Chaucer's nun
3. Pick one of the TYPES of details Chaucer uses to describe the Prioress,
such as how she Looks, what she Says, or what she Does (appearance, words, actions)
Write 125 words about what each detail you choose makes you think about her.

PERIOD 6:
1. Check ACT Section 2 Part 2 for # done and # correct.
2. Go over problems 22-24. Take notes and work examples.
HW: Work as many more problems as you can on Part 2.

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading & log
2. Analyzing satire: Chaucer's nun
3. On the right side of your chart, write examples from pp159-163 in purple textbook of details about Chaucer's nun and hand in.

PERIOD 5:
1. Hand in homework
2. Evaluate essays using three comments: + / ? / more. Put these on the essay. On the comment sheet, give overall remarks about things well done and things to work on
HW: Read "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" p643, "The Solitary Reaper" p645, "Romantic Lyrics" p646, about Coleridge p647, "Kubla Khan" p649, and Rime of the Ancient Mariner, parts 1, 2, 3 on pp655. Write a favorite line from each part.

Monday, November 05, 2007

Monday, November 5, 2007

Monday, November 5, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading & log
2. Analyzing satire: Chaucer's nun
3. Draw a line down the middle of a sheet of paper. On the left side, on top, write "Regular Nun"Under that write "1. Looks" & list what she wears: clothing, jewelry, makeup etc. When you finish listing details of how she looks, write "2. Says" under that. List what she says.

PERIOD 5:
1. Hand in S&S questions on chapter 4 and the AP style essay on the Chimney Sweepers.
2. Notes on essays, continued
HW: Read Wordsworth p631, Tintern Abbey p633: Pick a favorite quote from each of the 5 sections to hand in. Do Critical Response p 637. Read the "Lucy Poems" pp638-640 and answer questions 1 -9 on page 640.

PERIOD 6:
1. Work first 3 problems from Sect2 Part2 #s 19-21
HW: ACT Test Section 2 Part 2 Try at least the next 3 ( or as many as you can).

Saturday, November 03, 2007

Friday, November 2, 2007

Friday, November 2, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading & log
2. Analyzing satire: Chaucer's nun
3. Read pp159-162 in purple textbook about the Prioress (nun)
4. Characterization: Consider looks, actions, & words
What is a holy woman expected to do, say, and look like?

PERIOD 5:
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Burns and Blake and their works
HW: Read Blake's two Chimney Sweeper poems pp623 & 625, then write an AP exam essay (40 mins) comparing and contrasting the two poems considering the author's use of poetic techniques. Use a pen name. Students will evaluate essays in class.
HW: Read Chapter 4 p46 in Sound and Sense. Take notes and answer questions on poems 29 & 30. For poems 31-38, select enough to read and answer 9 questions.

PERIOD 6:
1. Check 2nd try for ACT Section 2 Part 1 and hand in
2. Test on 3 problem types from Section 2 Part 1
HW: ACT Test Section 2 Part 2

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Thursday, November 1, 2007

PERIOD 2
AR rdg and log
Read the Pardoner's Tale

PERIOD 5:
1.SRF
2. Quiz on reading homework
3. Hand in Sound and Sense questions
HW: Read about Robert Burns pp 611, "To a Mouse" p613, about William Blake p617, "The Tyger" p680, and "The Lamb" p622.
Do a reading log in 2 column note style: topic on the left and responses, remarks, etc. on the right

PERIOD 6:
1. SRF
2. Check ACT test 2 #s 1-18
3. Discuss problems
4. Hand in work
HW: Correct problems missed and finish any problems not complete

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
AR rdg and log
Read the Pardoner's Tale

PERIOD 6:
Work on NovaNet in the Mac Lab
HW: ACT test section 2

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
AR rdg and log
Read the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales

PERIOD 5:
1. EXAM PAYMENT DUE WEDNESDAY
2. Sign up for AR book
3. Quiz on reading homework
HW: Read the Romantic Period pp600-611
HW: Sound & Sense Read chpt 9 p129
Take notes, answer questions on poems 97 & 98
Answer 10 questions on poems 99-105
HW: Form groups of 4 or 5 only! and think about what work you would like to read from The List. You'll have 4 weeks.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Monday, October 29, 2007

Monday, October 29, 2007

PERIOD 1 & 2

1. AR Quizzes and reading
Period 1: Questions on ballad Edward, Edward p148-150 in purple textbook
Period 2: Look over quizzes--Voc 2-11, Essays notes, Medieval Period

PERIOD 5:
EXAM PAYMENT DUE
Sign up your AR book
Check p541: 1-9
Discuss speaker and author in Modest Proposal
HW: Read about Samuel Johnson p553-554
A Dictionary of the English Language p555-558
Letter to Lord Chesterfield p559-60
A Preface to Shakespeare p562-4
Style p 565

PERIOD 6:
1. Hand in Test 1 Section 5
2. Work problem in class
HW: ACT Test 2

Friday, October 26, 2007

Friday, October 26, 2007

Friday, October 26, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2: AR deadline Oct 29 for one book
AR reading
Period 1: Read about Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales
Period 2: Read ballads-Three Ravens

PERIOD 5: EXAM payment DUE WEDNESDAY!
1. SRF
2. Hand in homework pp 527-530
3. Quizzes on Growth of English, Pope's life, and Wit
4. Notes on essays:
HW: Read Rape of the Lock pp532-540
Answer questions 1-9 to CHECK Monday (no quiz)

PERIOD 6:
1. SRF
2. Check how many problems done on Section 5 of Test 1
3. Quiz
HW: Finish problems in Section 5

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Thursday, October 25, 2007

PERIOD 2: AR deadline Oct 29 for one book
1. AR reading
2. Quiz on the Medieval Period

PERIOD 5: EXAM payment deadline Oct 31
1. SRF
2. Quizzes on reading: Plague, Gulliver, Modest Proposal, Satire
3. Writing on Modest Proposal: What impression does the speaker
want readers to have of him?
HW: Read
1) "The Growth of Modern English" pp438-443 for a quiz
2) About Alexander Pope pp525-6 for a quiz
3) Heroic Couplets p527 and answer 1 & 2 on p528
4) Essay on Criticism excerpt p529 and answer Critical Response
5) Essay on Man excerpt p530 and answer 1 & 2
6) Wit p542 for a quiz

PERIOD 6:
1. SRF
2. Work on problems from Section 5 #s 13 & 14

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading
2. Quiz on the Medieval Period
3. Mastery learning
a) Correctives: Draw the 3 conditions of the Medieval Period
b) Enrichment: Write 2 verses of your own ballad

PERIOD 6
NovaNet in Mac Lab

READING RECORD CARDS

Reading Record Cards

The purpose of this card is to keep information about books you read recently fresh in your mind so you can discuss them on the Open Question Essay for the AP Exam.

Use any size note card, but use the same size for all your books.
Include the type of information briefly. Example: Protagonist:

FORMAT:

1. Title of book
2. Author, Dates of birth and death, Where lived
3. Publication year of the book originally
4. Setting: Place, Time, Current events of that time and place
5. Plot synopsis in 25 words or so
6. Characters, with brief descriptions. Identify protagonist and antagonist.
7. A major symbol or allusion
symbol (something that stands for or suggests something larger and more complex)
allusion (an indirect reference to something in literature, the other arts, history, myths)
8. Distinguishing characteristics of the work (what is different about this work?)
9. Your personal response to the content and style of the work
10. A quotation that is meaningful to you or that is typical for the author. Document so it can be found if needed.
11. What do you think is the theme of this work? Look for a universal idea.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2: AR deadline Oct 29 for one book
1. AR reading
2. Finish discussing Medieval Period from purple textbook pp140-1.
3. Discuss Medieval Literature: Ballads p142
4. Read 2 ballads p148-152 Edward, Edward & Lord Randall
HW: Study for quiz on Medieval period: 3 parts + one detail each

PERIOD 5
EXAM payment deadline Wed. Oct 31
1. Quiz Robinson Crusoe
2. Diagrams p1276 check from demonstration and correct your own
3. Check p434 Syntax a, b, c
4. Seminar discussion of Robinson Crusoe: Why is it so popular? How does Crusoe deal with the emotional problem of solitude?
HW:Read for quizzes "Journal of the Plague Year" p497-503
Gullivers Travels excerpt p507-513
"A Modest Proposal" p518-523
"Satire" p516-517
HW: Find a book to read for AR quiz Tues, Dec 11 & give me the title

Monday, October 22, 2007

Monday, October 22, 2007

Monday, October 22, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2: AR deadline Oct 29 for one book
1. AR reading
2. Read about and discuss the Medieval Period from purple textbook.

PERIOD 5
EXAM payment deadline Oct 31
1. Hand in Reading Record Card for Hamlet & notes on the
Restoration and the 18th Century
2. Quiz on Defoe and the "Restoration and the 18th Century"
3. Check 10 sentence diagrams & 3 syntax answers p434 for completion
Handout: discuss adding dependent clauses to sentence diagrams
HW: p1276 Column 1 "Exercise: Mark Twain…"Diagram 1st 2 sentences
HW: Read Robinson Crusoe excerpt pp483 - 495 for quiz
HW: Read AR book by Dec 11 for 5% of your grade.

PERIOD 6
1. Discuss solutions to math problems from Section 5
HW: Do one more problem from section 5

Friday, October 19, 2007

Friday, October 19, 2007

Friday, October 19, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2: AR deadline Oct 29 for one book
1. AR reading
2. Quiz on Voc 2-11 and Essay notes

PERIOD 5
EXAM payment deadline Oct 31
1. Hand in Critical Response p437
2. AP essay: Make plan before writing and put with essay
3. Diagramming 1) Action verb and its object
2) Linking verb followed by a noun or adjective referring to the subject
HW : Diagramming 10 simple sentences.
HW : p434 Analyzing Language: # 2 Syntax a, b, & c
HW : Write Reading Record Card for Hamlet. If you read and
understood the novel for AP in summer 06, write a card for that too.
HW: Read "The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century" pp448-457
Take 2-column notes: all headings,red & blk & at least 1 specific per ¶
Read about Daniel Defoe pp480-1 for quiz

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Thursday, October 18, 2007

PERIOD 2: 1. AR reading
2. 2-Column notes on college essay errors
3. Vocabulary 5 & 8-11
HW: Quiz on vocab 2-11 and essay notes tomorrow, Friday

PERIOD 5: EXAM payment deadline Oct 31
1. Hand in chpt 3 S&S work and p434 qstns 6-14 on Tempt of Eve
2. Quiz on Milton's life, 2 poems, and Tempt of Eve
3. Finish checking grammar quiz. Keep to study for next quiz.
HW: Do Critical Response p437. Read the 3 poems mentioned and write an essay. For planning, make the list described in the instructions. Look at the "Sound and Sense: using common sense advice" handout for help. This will be worth 40 points on your daily grade. Tomorrow you will be writing a similar in-class essay from an AP exam and that one will be one of your major essay grades.
HW due Mon: Diagramming 10 simple sentences.
HW due Mon: p434 Analyzing Language: # 2 Syntax a, b, & c
HW due Mon: Write Reading Record Card for Hamlet. If you read and
understood the novel for AP in summer of 06, write a card for that too.

PERIOD 6
1. Check Test 1 Section 5
2. Work some of the problems from section 5 test in class demonstration.
HW: Do one more problem from section 5

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading
2. 2-Column notes on college essay errors:
3. Vocabulary 8-11
HW: Quiz on Voc 2-11 and Essay Notes Fiday

PERIOD 6
1. Mac Lab for NovaNet practice.
2. Hand in section 5 test packet if finished

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

PERIODs 1&2:
Fill out Comment Sheets on College Essays

PERIOD 5
1. Grammar test
2. Mythology test
HW: Due Thur: Read pp420-433 Paradise Lost: The Temptation of Eve.
Answer qstns p434 #s 6-14

PERIOD 6
Math problems Test1.Section3. Problems 7, 10, 12,
HW: Test 1 Section 5 Problems 1-18

Monday, October 15, 2007

Monday, October 15, 2007

Monday, October 15, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
AR rdg
Read Beowulf: Grendel's Mother and The Final Battle

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in homework on S&S chpt 2 and Milton.
2. Presentations and Post Quiz
HW #1: Read chpt 3 S&S pp 33-38. Answer qstns on poems 19-21 and 9 qstns on poems of your choice from 22-28.
HW #2 Due Thur: Read pp420-433 Paradise Lost: The Temptation of Eve. Answer qstns p434 #s 6-14.

PERIOD 6
SAT math problems

Friday, October 12, 2007

Friday, October 12, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
AR rdg
Per 1: Art on Beowulf pp121-5 in purple book:
Quote from story and give line numbers. Write in dark ink.
Fill the page
Use at least 3 colors
Don't use stick figures
Per 2: Watch Beowulf video

PERIOD 5
Check S and S work on poems
Quiz on Donne, poetry article, and 4 works
HW #1: Take 2-column/ Cornell NOTES on all chapters covered in S and S.
LEFT side: Chapter number and title;
RIGHT side: Subtitles, if given
Brief notes that you need to remember
Title and author of poems you answered questions on
ACROSS BOTH SIDES: Summarize chapter
HW#2: Read chapter 2 pp17-24
Answer questions on poems 9&10
For poems 11-18, choose enough poems to answer 9 questions
Answer Exercise p32
HW#3: Read Milton pp414-418. Answer all questions and critical responses for both poems.

PERIOD 6
Go over answers to the quarter exam

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Thursday, October 11, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR reading
2. Check answers to quarter exam

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in writing for Donne
2. Presentations on mythology
3. Get SOUND AND SENSE books
HW: Chapter 1 read pp3-10 in S & S
Write 3 important points made
Answer questions for poems 1-3
Choose a poem 4-8 to read and answer questions

PERIOD 6
Room 131 for NovaNet

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. Silent reading
2, Go over grades to check for errors

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in Hamlet essays
2, Go over grades to check for errors
HW: Write >50 words of paraphrase or response for each of the 4 works by Donne

PERIOD 6
1. Go over grades to check for errors

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Friday, September 28, 2007

Friday, September 28, 2007

PERIOD 1:
Watch Beowulf video

PERIOD 2:
Beowulf quotation and art, purple book pp121-5

PERIOD 5
Presentations
HW: Hamlet essay


PERIOD 6
Sentence diagrams

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in work on Donne; quiz Friday on life and metaphysical poetry
2. Presentations
3. EXAM
HW due Oct 10: Essay on Hamlet 1000 words with quotations

PERIOD 6
1. Diagrams
2. Review sheet
3. EXAM

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. Read Beowulf: The Battle with Grendel from purple book

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz
2. Hamlet video
3. Presentations by Malorie and Vince
HW: Read about John Donne pp362-9.
Answer all interpreting questions & do one creative response & one critical response.

PERIOD 6
1. Diagrams
2. Review sheet

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. Quarter 1 Exam
2. AR reading and study

Monday, September 24, 2007

Monday, September 24, 2007

Monday, September 24, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading
2. Take AR quiz

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in work on sonnets pp345-6
2. Show me your true false qstns for mythology
3. Watch Hamlet video
HW: Presentations due when video is over.
HW due Thursday: John Donne pp362-369
Answer Interpreting questions and do one Creative Response and one Critical Response of your choice.

PERIOD 6
1. Find prepositional phrases in Beowulf handout

Friday, September 21, 2007

Friday, September 21, 2007

Friday, September 21, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Discuss Exam Review sheet

PERIOD 5
1. SRF 10 mins
2. Hand in Hamlet research reports
3. Get handouts 1) answers to sect 1 mult choice 2) Mult choice terms used on AP exam
4. Hamlet video: the play and Hamlet confronts his mother
HOMEWORK: 2 True/False qstns for your mythological figure.
HOMEWORK: Read sonnets 116 and 130 on pp 345-6 Answer questions and do Creative Response
Coming: John Donne pp362-369
Answer Interpreting questions and do one Creative Response and one Critical Response of your choice.

PERIOD 6
1. SRF 10 mins
2. Discuss Exam Review sheet
3. Check diagrams and learn how to diagram prepositional phrases.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Thursday, September 20, 2007

PERIOD 2:
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. New vocabulary
3. Discuss your AR book

PERIOD 5
1. SRF 10 mins
2. Hand in sets 1 & 2 mult choice "What went wrong?"
3. Check Pract test 1 section 1 mult choice and hand in.
4. Sign up for Hamlet article. REPORT IS DUE TOMORROW, FRIDAY.
5. Sign up for Allusion Presentation #11-34
6. Watch Hamlet video
ALLUSION PRESENTATION
1) Pick a figure to present to the class from 11-34 on list.
2) Tell the story in your own words, not from the handout.
3) You may find more info if there's not much on the sheet, but don't replace sheet info with new info.
4) Speak up to 2 minutes only.
5) Hand in 2 true/false questions for your figure on MONDAY.
6) Use note cards with no sentences.
7) Have a visual aid that has elements big enough to be seen from the back.
HOMEWORK: Hamlet research report
HOMEWORK due Monday: 2 True/False qstns for your mythological figure.

PERIOD 6
1. SRF 10 mins
2. Voc Qz 21-30
3. Discuss predicates (complements): direct object, predicate noun, predicate adjective
4. List prepositions and look for prepositional phrases in Beowulf handout.
HOMEWORK: Find prepositional phrases in handout on Beowulf.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. New vocabulary
3. Discuss your AR book

PERIOD 6
1. Voc Qz 19-28 and p.o.s.
2. Check 3 sentence diagrams
3. More parts of a sentence: direct objects, predicate nouns and predicate adjectives
HOMEWORK: Try to diagram the rest of the sentences using the info given on the left

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

PERIODs 1&2
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Socratic seminar on Beowulf and hand in answers to qstns 1-10
Period 2 excused from qstn 5

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in thesis and outline for 2 & 5 today or Thursday
2. Quiz on Elements of Style, 1-10 Allusions, and Voc 13-22
3. Hamlet video
HOMEWORK: Bring in the title, author, and publication date for a critical article on Hamlet for APPROVAL
HW: For qstns missed on set 1 Leisure & 2 Captain MacWhirr, briefly tell why you missed each one.
HW: Multiple choice Practice Test 1, Section 1, On Superstition
HW: Hamlet research assignment due Friday

Monday, September 17, 2007

Monday, September 17, 2007

Monday, September 17, 2007

PERIODs 1&2
1. AR reading 10 mins
Period 1: Discuss AR books being read
Period 2: Finish reading Beowulf HOMEWORK: answer 10 questions for Tuesday

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in thesis and outline for 1,7,8
2. Hand in best 3-5 things learned from 1) Style handout & 2) Wrtg Lit Analysis web doc
3. Quiz Voc 11-20 & 2 terms
HOMEWORK: Write a thesis and an outline of subtopics for prompts 5 & 2
HOMEWORK: Quiz on Elements of STyle handout
HOMEWORK: Quiz on Allusions handout 1-10
HOMEWORK: Hamlet research- find an article to report on and bring the title, author, & date by Thursday

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz vocab 17-26 and parts of speech
2. Check ACT reading 1-40
3. Discuss diagramming sentences and get handout
HOMEWORK: Diagram # 2, 10) Mom sleeps quietly. and 11) The weather fluctuated today.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Thursday, September 13, 2007

PERIOD 2: Seniors take ASVAB in cafeteria.

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in thesis and outline for 6,4,3 and answers for 3.1 and 3.3 and Hamlet
2. Quiz voc 9-18 and term
4. Film Hamlet
HOMEWORK: Write a thesis and an outline of subtopics for prompts 1,7,8 (For Tues 5 & 2)
HOMEWORK: Read the 2 writing handouts and list in order your top 3 to 5 best new things learned for each.
e.g.Wrtg Papers #1 Focus on characterization rather than characters;Els of Style #1 Avoid the use of qualifiers

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz vocab 15-24 and parts of speech
2. Check usage from PSAT

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading
2. Answer questions p10 for Beowulf

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz vocab 13-22 and "tion" parts of speech
2. Editing marks
3. Hand in revisions to house essays
4. Fill out sheet on parts of 5 ¶ essay
HOMEWORK: SAT usage questions

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR reading
2. Read Beowulf

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in paraphrases of soliloquies 3.1 and 3.3
2. Quiz 7-16 and terms
3. Discuss prompts
4. Film of Hamlet
HOMEWORK: Write a thesis and an outline of subtopics for prompts 6, 4, & 3
HOMEWORK: Answer questions on soliloquies 3.1 and 3.3 and on the Hamlet handout.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Monday, September 10,2007

Monday, September 10,2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR reading
2. Hand in notes and paraphrases on happiness essay
3. Hand in writing about hero or villain
4. Per 1 quiz on vocabulary 1 & 2
5. Read the plot of Beowulf and discuss the 3 main characters

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Act 5 Hamlet and vocabulary 5-14
2. Hand in qstns for 2 soliloquies 1.2 & 2.2
3. Check multiple choice practice
HOMEWORK: Read the 8 prompts for Hamlet to pick the one hardest for you to write and the one easiest for you. We'll discuss them Tuesday
HOMEWORK: Paraphrase the 2 soliloquies 3.1 & 3.3 introduced in the questions

PERIOD 6
1. Vocabulary 11-20
2. Hand in ACT essay
3. Get back House essays
HOMEWORK: Revise House essays for Wednesday

Friday, September 07, 2007

Friday, September 7, 2007

Friday, September 7, 2007

PERIODs 1& 2
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Discuss paraphrase point #3 in happiness article
3. Vocabulary: 1. figurative 2. literal
4. Read p4 about CHARACTERS from early Anglo Saxon literature
HMWK: Finish paraphrasing points 4 -7 in happiness article.
HW: Write about a hero or a villain: how they act; what they do; what character traits cause their actions.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Voc 3-12 and Act 4 Hamlet
2. Hand in soliloquy paraphrases; read some in class.
HOMEWORK: Read Act 5. Answer the qstns for the 2 soliloquies on the handout. 1.2 and 2.2
HOMEWORK : Voc 5-14. Multiple choice practice 1-13.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocab 9-18
2. Check reading section qstns ACT 1-40
HOMEWORK: ACT essay

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Thursday, September 6, 2007

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Paraphrase point #2 in happiness article
3. Get map handout and textbook to see what groups of people lived in and invaded England pp 2 & 3.
HOMEWORK: Write a paraphrase for point #3 in happiness article.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Voc 1-10 and Act 3 Hamlet
2. Survey of rigor for Model Schools
3. Hand in summer essay #2, revision, and list of corrections.
4. Handouts of multiple choice practice and answer sheets to see what you missed and why.
5. Read aloud Hamlet soliloquies.
HOMEWORK: Read Act 4 and paraphrase the 2 soliloquies on the handout questions: 1.2 and 2.2
HOMEWORK due Monday: Answer the questions on the soliloquy handout and read Act 5.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocab 7-16
2. Finish checking English section qstns ACT
HOMEWORK: ACT reading qstns 1-40.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Paraphrase point #2 in happiness article
3. Get map handout and textbook to see what groups of people lived in and invaded England pp 2 & 3.
HOMEWORK: Write a paraphrase for point #3 in happiness article.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocab 5-14
2. Check English section qstns ACT
HOMEWORK: ACT reading qstns 1-20.

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR silent reading and logs for points.
2. Discuss Notes on happiness article, vocabulary: objective and subjective
3. Discuss article from pp 2 & 3 in textbook about the Celts, Romans, and Anglo Saxons who lived in England long ago.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Voc 1- 8, a literary term, and Act 2 of Hamlet
2. Hand in the 2 reading record cards and the 2 summer novels.
3. Get back essay # 2 and another handout on comment abbreviations for interpreting comments to essay. Discuss.
HOMEWORK: Make a list of correction comments made on your essay to hand in. Revise your essay.
HOMEWORK: Read Act 3 of Hamlet.

Friday, August 31, 2007

Friday, August 31, 2007

Friday, August 31, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. Any more college essays to turn in? Any more summaries?
2. AR silent reading and logs for points. Check out books in class.
HOMEWORK: Read happiness article (w/ 2 column notes handout on front)

PERIOD 5
1. Voc Quiz 1- 6
2. Quiz on Act 1 of Hamlet
HOMEWORK: Write 2 Rdg Record Cards for the 2 summer novels, and return books.
HOMEWORK: Read Act 2 of Hamlet.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocabulary 3-12 and the 8 parts of speech.
2. Check English section from the ACT Exam completion of 51-75 and correctness of 14-20

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Thursday, August 30, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Any more college essays to turn in? Any more summaries?
2. Get STAR results to write in agenda. Discuss how to find a book.
3. Go to library to get an AR book.

PERIOD 5
1. Voc Quiz 1-4
2. Hand in essay and your plan for it.
3. Handouts: Tone, Hamlet, Drama, Reading Record Cards
4. Discuss tone of poems p213
5. Sign for copy of Hamlet.
HOMEWORK: Read handouts on Hamlet and Drama and Act 1 for quiz tomorrow.
HOMEWORK: Start working on Reading Record Cards, due Monday for summer novels.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocabulary 1-10
2. Notes on preposition and interjection
3. Check English section from the ACT Exam 1-26
HOMEWORK: Complete the English section up to #75.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Any more college essays to turn in? Any more summaries?
2. Get STAR results to write in agenda, which students get next period in homeroom.
3. Go to library to get an AR book.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocabulary 1-8 and parts of speech 1-6
2. Check English section from the ACT Exam 1-26
HOMEWORK: Complete the English section up to #50.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. Hand in College Essay and sign to show you turned it in.
2. Write a summary from your notes on pp 2 & 3 in gold textbook.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz terms S to W and vocabulary 1 & 2
2. Check homework p 213
3. If you want a tone handout, come by my room at recess, lunch, etc.
HOMEWORK due Thursday: Page 213 Critical Response--Write a 400-500 word essay w/intro, body ¶s, conclusion comparing the two poems as suggested. Also hand in your plan of comparison for Sonnet 75 and The Flood Tide comparing message, imagery, and tone. When you decide what you like, also discuss what is considered quality writing and whether you think the authors did a good job with their works.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Monday, August 27, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. Discuss pp 2 & 3 summarizing for Cornell notes

PERIOD 5
1. Discuss Raleigh and Spencer
2. Get vocabulary list. Learn 2 new words every class day.
HOMEWORK: Terms S to the end for quiz
Read Sonnet 75 on p213 and answer qstns 4, 6, 7, and 8

PERIOD 6
1. Vocabulary 1-6 and parts of speech 1-5 QUIZ
2. Add "shun" (tion) words to notes for parts of speech: 6. conjunction--joins words, phrases, and clauses; 7. preposition--

Friday, August 24, 2007

Friday, August 24, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. Read pp 2 & 3 in gold textbook
2. Write 2 column notes with the main and subtopic ideas on the left and the topic idea from each paragraph on the right.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz M-R terms
2. Read Faerie Queen aloud

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz vocabulary 1-4 and parts of speech 1-5

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Period 2
1. Show me 500 words
HOMEWORK: College essay due Tuesday, August 28

Period 5
!. Hand in homework on Raleigh and Spencer
2. Finish Renaissance quiz pp180-186
HOMEWORK: Quiz on terms M-R Friday

Period 6
1. Hand in house essays
2. Vocabulary qz 1-2
3. Discuss parts of speech 1-5

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Period 1
1. Show me 500 words
HOMEWORK: College essay due Tuesday, August 28

Period 6
1. Show me 300 words of house essay
2. Discuss Vocabulary Section 2 of SAT test #1

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 (Mrs. Dias Substitute Teacher)

PERIODS 1 & 2 (English 4)
1. Show me 300 words total of the 500 needed.
2. Write 200 more for 500 total due at next class.
Use the classroom computers in class or at TASK, recess, lunch, or after school.
Period 1 due tomorrow, Wed.
Period 2 due Thursday
Due date postponed AGAIN, to Tuesday 8/28 so I can see 1st period before the due date.

PERIOD 5 (AP)
1. Quiz on FHIKLM terms (& previous) pp 1264-67 & pp 176-179 Renaissance
HOMEWORK: Quiz Renaissance pp180-86 (supposed to have been Tuesday)
HOMEWORK: ALWAYS read the bold print above any work we read.
Read Raleigh p194 and list 3 interesting facts about his life.
Read p195 "Nature Who Washed Her Hands in Milk" & answer 7 questions and 2 responses on p196
Read Spenser pp198-9 and list 3 interesting facts about his life.
Read p200 about the Faerie Queen and write the 4 points made there in the 4 ¶s
Read several verses of The Faerie Queen aloud to yourself.
Pick one, copy it, & write paraphrase in your language.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Monday, August 20, 2007

Monday, August 20, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2 (English 4)
Period 2: Check your 100 words.
1. Write more words of essay to make 300 total of the 500 needed.
HOMEWORK: Have at least 300 words of your essay written to show for points. (100 + 200)
HOMEWORK: Read all 4 pages of the assignment sheet.

PERIOD 5 (AP)
1. Quiz on D & E terms pp 1262-4 & pp 166-175 on the Renaissance
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Quiz on FHIKLM terms (& previous) pp 1264-67 & pp 176-186 Renaissance

PERIOD 6 (Test Prep)
1. Hand in Room 266 essays.
2. Exam Section 2 Vocabulary get back test and discuss answers.
3. Parts of speech (kinds of words)
HOMEWORK: Write a "5" ¶ essay about your house. Due tomorrow: thesis, outline, and 300 words.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Thusday, August 16, 2007

Thusday, August 16, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2 (English 4)
Period 1: Check your 100 words.
1. Discuss college essay assignment sheet and requirements.
Period 2: HOMEWORK: Write at least 100 words of your experience for Monday.

PERIOD 5 (AP)
1. Hand in final draft of essay for second summer novel. Include all drafts and outlines.
2. Sign library record sheet for textbook.
3. Meecher Teacher
HOMEWORK due Monday: Quiz on D & E terms (& previous) pp 1262-4 & pp 166-175 on the Renaissance
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Quiz on FHIKLM terms (& previous) pp 1264-67 & pp 176-186 Renaissance

PERIOD 6 (Test Prep)
1. Hand in Happiness essays.
2. Exam Section 2 Vocabulary 25 minutes.
3. Correct Room 266 essay to hand in for grade.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2(English 4)
1. Hand in your 4 kinds of writing paragraphs.
2. Get college essay handouts.
HOMEWORK: Period 1: Choose an experience you had and start writing about it. 100 words due tomorrow.

PERIOD 5 (AP)
1. Share your 2nd draft with at least 2 other people. Get comments: + ? more
HOMEWORK due tomorrow with 5 things:
1. Final draft,
2. Rough draft with some corrections marked,
3. Second draft with student comments + ? more ,
4. First outline, and
5. Final outline
HOMEWORK due Monday: Quiz on D & E terms pp 1262-4 & Read pp 166-175 on the Renaissance for a reading check
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Read pp 176-186 for quiz

PERIOD 6 (Test Prep)
1. SAT handout 2005 about new Verbal section: Essay and grammar
2. Share our essays on this room. Look for main idea & support, vocabulary, and sentence variety.
HOMEWORK : Finish writing 2nd Happiness essay to hand in tomorrow.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2 (English 4)
1. Be sure you finished your 2 Column/Cornell Notes: The 4 Kinds of Writing
Descriptive: Uses the 5 senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) Use present tense. e.g. "I see" NOT "I saw" (past tense)
Narrative: Reporting or telling a story. Use verbs in past tense. e.g." I went home." NOT "I go home." (present tense)
Expository: Exposes or explains the facts; gives information Use present tense. e.g. "Cornell notes use 2 columns."
Persuasive: Presents an opinion and supports it with evidence. Use present tense. e.g. "Hawaii is great. It has beaches, comfortable temperatures all the time, and people who have the aloha spirit of love."
2. Write all 4 paragraphs with at least 35 words each: DESCRIPTIVE, NARRATIVE, EXPOSITORY, PERSUASIVE.
HOMEWORK: Finish all 4 paragraphs
COMING UP TOMORROW: Writing a college essay: Pick an experience from your list of 5 experiences you've had that you remember. Write about what happened. Try to write 300 to 500 words approximately.

PERIOD 5 (AP)
1. Show me 500 words of your essay
2. Quiz on C terms
HOMEWORK due Wednesday: Bring in 2nd draft to get comments from other students
HOMEWORK due Thursday with 5 things:
1. Final draft,
2. Rough draft with some corrections marked,
3. Second draft with student comments ( + ? more ),
4. First outline, and
5. Final outline
HOMEWORK due Monday: Quiz on D & E terms pp 1262-4 & Read pp 166-175 on the Renaissance for a reading check
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Read pp 176-186 for quiz

PERIOD 6 (Test Prep)
1. Discuss outlines
2. Writing practice
HOMEWORK: Begin re-write of Happiness Essay if you didn't do it yesterday

Monday, August 13, 2007

Monday, August 13, 2007

Monday, August 13, 2007

PERIOD 1 (English 4)
1. Hand in homework: list of 5 experiences
2. Discuss narrative paragraphs Narrative: Reporting or telling a story and start writing: Example "Yesterday I was late for class."
Discuss expository writing: Expository: Explains the facts; gives information: Example "Cornell Notetaking uses 2 columns."
HOMEWORK:Write narrative paragraph of at least 35 words and an expository ¶ of at least 35 words.

PERIOD 2 (English 4)
1. Hand in homework: list of 5 experiences
2. Take notes on two kinds of writing: Descriptive uses the 5 senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch. Example "The soft green grass tasted gritty when I bit into it."
Narrative: Reporting or telling a story and start writing: Example "Yesterday I was late for class."
HOMEWORK:Write descriptive paragraph of at least 35 words.

PERIOD 5 (AP)
1. Hand in blended quote.
2. Show me 300 words of your essay
3. Review A & B terms
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Show me 500 words total.
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Quiz on C terms pp 1260-1262.

PERIOD 6 (Test Prep)
1. Check homework on critiques of first essay
2. Get essay back.
HOMEWORK : Start doing a re-write of happiness essay

Friday, August 10, 2007

Friday, August 10, 2007

Friday, August 10, 2007

PERIOD 1 (English 4)
1. 2 Column/Cornell Notes: The 4 Kinds of Writing
Descriptive: Uses the 5 senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)
Narrative: Reporting or telling a story
Expository: Explains the facts; gives information
Persuasive: Presents an opinion and supports it with evidence
2. Write a paragraph that is DESCRIPTIVE.
HOMEWORK: List 5 experiences you've had that you remember
Examples: ( e.g. is the Latin abbreviation for exemplia gratia, which means an example given )
First day of something, an accident, a pet experience, learning something new, something unique, etc.

PERIOD 2 (English 4)
1. Finish introductions of partners.
2. Begin 2-column note taking skills.
HOMEWORK: List 5 experiences you've had that you remember
Examples: ( e.g. is the Latin abbreviation for exemplia gratia, which means an example given )
First day of...., an accident, a pet experience, learning something new, something unique, etc.

PERIOD 5 (AP)
1. Show me 100 words of your essay
2. Get back quiz on A & B terms
HOMEWORK due Monday: Show me 300 total words of essay.
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Show me 500 words total.
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Quiz on C terms pp 1260-1262.
3. Using quotes. Blend part of this quote, a complete sentence from Macbeth, into your own complete sentence: "Turn, Hellhound, turn!" (Macduff said it to Macbeth in the final battle)

PERIOD 6 (Test Prep)
1. Cornell notes on the organization of essay paragraphs
2. Handouts of sample essays for section 1 of SAT and critiques
HOMEWORK : Read handouts and draw arrows from critique to words being referred to.

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Thursday, August 9, 2007

PERIOD 1 (English 4)
1. Finish introductions of partners.
2. Begin 2-column note taking skills.

PERIOD 2 (English 4)
1. Introduce partners to class.

PERIOD 5 (AP)
1. Quiz on A & B terms pp1259-60.
2. Handouts on literary analysis and return of thesis and outline work with √ or suggestions.
HOMEWORK: Begin your >500 word literary analysis. Show me 100 words of it tomorrow.

PERIOD 6 (Test Prep)
1. Discuss essay organization and 2-column/ Cornell note taking.

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

PERIOD 1 (English 4)
1. Turn in health and parent forms.
2. Check the homework: Quiz with 5 questions about self and three answers for each.
3. Give quiz to partner and present partner to class.
HOMEWORK: none

PERIOD 2 (English 4)
1. Turn in parent forms.
2. Check the homework: 10 facts.
3. Write 5 questions from your facts and give 3 choices of answers for each.
HOMEWORK: Due Friday: List 5 experiences you've had that were memorable in some way and not like anyone else's experiences.


PERIOD 5 (AP Lit)
1.Write in class essay on book you liked better from summer reading.
2. Hand in homework and previous work on a favorite author's poem.
3. Get textbook.
HOMEWORK: From pp 1259 - 60, study the definitions of the terms that start with A and with B. You may have to write the definition yourself. It's written in bold print in the book. You may have to give an example. You may only have to identify definition and/or example. Concentrate on the hard ones.

PERIOD 6 (Test Prep)
1. Discuss essay for Practice Test #1.
2. Write what you hope to get from this course.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

PERIOD 1 (English 4)
1. Turn in parent forms.
2. Check the homework: 10 facts about self.
3. Speaker from Teen Care
HOMEWORK:Choose 5 of your 10 facts and make a quiz with them. Have 3 possible answers for each of the 5 questions. Write them on a different sheet.

PERIOD 2 (English 4)
1. Turn in parent forms.
2. Speaker from Teen Care
HOMEWORK: Write 10 facts about yourself.


PERIOD 5 (AP Lit)
1. Hand in 3 thesis statements and outline.
2. Speaker from Teen Care
HOMEWORK: For the poem you chose from a favorite author, list the following elements and an example of each from the poem:
1) DICTION(choice of words) For an example of a word or phrase from the poem, give DENOTATION and CONNOTATION for that word or phrase
2) IMAGERY (literal: exactly what it says)
3) FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (figures of speech like METAPHOR)
4) MEANING of the poem (what you think it means)
5) MUSICAL (sound) DEVICE (rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia)
If there is none, write NONE.

PERIOD 6 (Test Prep)
1. Write essay for Practice Test #1.
2. Speaker from Teen Care

Monday, August 06, 2007

Monday, August 6, 2007

Monday, August 6, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. Return forms
2. Receive health forms to get signed
3. Meecher Teacher Quiz
HOMEWORK: Period 1 only: Write 10 facts about yourself that are surprising, unusual, specific, funny, strange, interesting etc.

PERIOD 5
1. Return forms
2. Check homework poem and devices
HOMEWORK: Brainstorm ideas for an essay of literary analysis about the book you read and liked or understood less than the other. Write 3 possible thesis statements. Each should contain a topic and an opinion about it. Pick your favorite and write 2 to 4 subtopic ideas for it.

PERIOD 6
1. Return forms
2. Finish Meecher Teacher
3. Tell me about yourself: Write "Information" sheet about where you are in your education.

Friday, August 03, 2007

Friday, August 3, 2007

Friday, August 3, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2 (English 4)
1. Turn in parent forms.
2. Get ID photos taken.
3. Make seating chart w/names of other students and what you 2 have in common.

PERIOD 5 (AP Lit)
1. Turn in parent forms and homework list of ten facts about self.
2. Get ID photos taken.
3. Make seating chart w/names of other students and what you 2 have in common.
HOMEWORK: 1) Name a favorite poet.
2) List 5 of their poems.
3) Copy one.
4) List as many poetic devices as you can. Be sure you know what they are.
5) List 5 devices and examples from the poem you copied.

PERIOD 6 (General Test Prep)
1. Turn in parent forms.
2. Make seating chart w/names of other students and what you 2 have in common.

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Thursday, August 2, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2 (English 4)

1. Fill out information sheets
2. Receive class syllabus for student and parent/guardian
HOMEWORK: Get parent/guardian signature sheet signed and turn in.

PERIOD 5 (AP Lit)
1. Fill out information sheets
2. Receive class syllabus for student and parent/guardian
HOMEWORK: Get parent/guardian signature sheet signed and turn in.
HOMEWORK: List 10 facts about yourself, especially ones that are unusual, strange, interesting, important, surprising, funny, etc.

PERIOD 6 (General Test Prep)
1. Fill out information sheets
2. Receive class syllabus for student and parent/guardian
HOMEWORK: Get parent/guardian signature sheet signed and turn in.

Friday, May 25, 2007

May 23, 2007 AP Summer Assignment

IF YOU HAVE USED THIS SITE TO DO THIS ASSIGNMENT, CHECK PARAGRAPH 2 FOR CLARIFICATION

Summer 2007 Assignment for AP Literature and Composition

Radford High School/ Teacher: Sheryl Scanlon/ E-mail: shscanlon@aol.com

The Advanced Placement (AP) exam in Literature measures how well you can read, find meaning, and recognize techniques used to express that meaning. To pass the AP exam it helps to have read widely. The two modern classics assigned here are interesting and not difficult to understand on your own. I am sure you will enjoy them and that the stories, characters, and ideas will remain with you for a long time. The books are Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. These will be two of the books you'll be able to write about on the AP Exam in May.

You will write an essay on each book when school resumes. Have the following work prepared to turn in, both part 1 and part 2 for each book, on the first day of school. Hand in the work for each book separately. If you want to borrow the books, come to room 266 at Radford. (THIS PARAGRAPH HAS BEEN REVISED FOR CLARITY)

PART I: Questions and Vocabulary (during the reading)

1. QUESTIONS: For each chapter of Their Eyes Were Watching God and every 2 chapters of Cry, the Beloved Country, write a question for which the answer is not given. Avoid questions about what will happen next. The purpose of writing questions is to discuss the possible answers. “Why” questions often work. Answers will of course be opinions based on the text. Write enough information in the question so that you will remember what happened in the chapter.

2. ANSWER: Answer one of your early questions in 50 to 100 words.

3. VOCABULARY: Find words you don’t know the meaning of from each book. For each word write: (1) at least 25 words of the sentence the word is in, (2) the page # you found it on, and (3) the definition that fits the sentence

PART II: Examining the Literary Elements

Use the term’s definition to write about the term’s use in each book.

1. THEME: a statement that the text seems to be making about a subject; the meaning
• Write the main theme as you understand it. In a well written book all other elements support the theme.

2. PLOT: sequence of events
• Write a statement of the plot in one sentence, around 25 words (actually a precis)

3.SETTING: time and place
• Write about the setting and its impact on the theme

4.CHARACTERIZATION: the various means by which an author describes and develops the characters in a literary work. Flat characters are types defined by a single idea or quality, whereas round characters have the three-dimensional complexity of real people. The author may employ direct characterization, explicitly presenting or commenting on the characters, or indirect characterization, setting forth characters through their actions, statements, thoughts, and feelings. The first is telling, the second is showing
• Write about the characterization of the characters (five or fewer) most important to the theme. Is the character flat or round, and why do you think so? Give an example of the characterization for each person and tell whether it’s direct or indirect.

5.POINT OF VIEW: the vantage point from which a narrative is told, typically first-person or third-person, occasionally mixed. In a narrative told from first person perspective, the author tells the story through a character who refers to himself or herself as “I.” Third-person narratives come in two types: omnisicent (all knowing) and limited.
• Write about the point of view of the narrator and how it affects the theme

6.SYMBOL: something that stands for or suggests something larger and more complex
ALLUSION: an indirect reference to something in literature, the other arts, history, myths, religion, or popular culture
• Write about a symbol or allusion & how it’s related to the theme (Don’t use one from a study guide.)

ANY WORK TAKEN FROM A STUDY GUIDE IS PLAGIARISM AND RECEIVES A FAILING GRADE

Friday, May 18, 2007

Friday, May 18, 2007

Friday, May 18, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz on 2 Brownings pp 798, 808
HW: Read Dickens & David Copperfield pp 845-857
Write 100 words on how this story compares to Jane Eyre.

Periods 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Read Treasure Island
PER 2: p58-63; Take quiz on parts 1 & 2
PER 4: Review & take quiz on parts 1 & 2

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Quiz chs 32-34
HW: Read ch 35-38 for Mon

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Thursday, May 17, 2007

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Read Treasure Island
Per 2 pp 42-58
Per 4 pp 65-70 and take STAR test in Mac Lab

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz Tennyson poems: Break, Break, Break; Crossing the Bar; In Memoriam; pp781,782,794
2. Discussion
HW: Read Browning pp 798-809: Robert and Elizabeth Barrett and all his and her poems.
Pick your favorite of his & tell why.
AP Chem students make up quiz on 4 poems of Tennyson:
Tears, Idle Tears; Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal; Break, Break, Break; &Crossing the Bar pp779-782

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Read Treasure Island from p47 to 65, ch 12

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Quiz chs 29-31
HW: Read ch 32-34 for Fri
See May 9 for reading schedule

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Read Tennyson poems and discuss
HW: Read 3 Tennyson poems: Break, Break, Break; Crossing the Bar; In Memoriam; pp780,781,794
Know the theme and why you think that.

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Read Treasure Island from p34 to 42
3. STAR test in Mac Lab

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. STAR test in Mac Lab
3. Quiz chs 27-28
HW: Read ch 29-31 for Wed
See May 9 for reading schedule

Monday, May 14, 2007

Monday, May 14, 2007

Monday, May 14, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Read about Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Periods 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Review
3. Read Treasure Island
(PER 2) chpt 6 to p34 , (PER 4) chpt7 & 8 to p47

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Quiz chs 22-26
HW: Read ch 27-28 for Tue
See May 9 for reading schedule

Friday, May 11, 2007

Friday, May 11, 2007

Friday, May 11, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Reflection on preparation for exam

Periods 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Presentation
3. Review Treasure Island Part 1 with worksheet questions

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Quiz chs 20-21
HW: Read ch 22-26 for Mon
See May 9 for reading schedule

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Thursday, May 10, 2007

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Read Treasure Island :
Per 2 chs 3-4
Per 4 chs 4-6
3. Answer questions about part 1 on worksheet

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz on terms and study
2. Tips before the exam
HW: Get 8 hours of sleep and eat a good breakfast

Period 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
3. Read Treasure Island Ch 2&3

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Quiz chs 18 & 19 and essay question
3. Read aloud in class
READING SCHEDULE Jane Eyre
Read:
ch 20-21 for Fri 5/11
ch 22-26 for Mon 5/14
ch 27-28 for Tue 5/15
ch 29-31 for Wed 5/16
ch 32-34 for Fri 5/18
ch 35-38 for Mon 5/21

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz on terms, 5 or 15
2. Make up Secret Sharer quiz
3. Comment on as many alias essays as you can
HW: Read all 19 pages of the handout concerning the AP exam

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Presentations
3. Read Treasure Island Ch 1 & 2

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Quiz ch 17
3. Read aloud in class
READING SCHEDULE Jane Eyre
Read:
ch 18-19 for Wed 5/9
ch 20-21 for Fri 5/11
ch 22-26 for Mon 5/14
ch 27-28 for Tue 5/15
ch 29-31 for Wed 5/16
ch 32-34 for Fri 5/18
ch 35-38 for Mon 5/21

Monday, May 7, 2007

Monday, May 7, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz on Joseph Conrad and The Secret Sharer
HW: Study your 5 terms for quiz Tues
HW: Choose one to do for tomorrow:
1) 10 more terms; study for quiz
2) Multiple choice practice
3) Essay for the open question

Periods 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Presentations
3. Read Treasure Island Ch 1

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Quiz chs 13-16
Read ch 17 for Tues
ch 18-19 for Wed

Friday, May 04, 2007

Friday, May 4, 2007

Friday, May 4, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Check Macbeth cards
2. Check essay evaluation. Groups evaluate samples
3. Comment on "alias" essays.
HW: Read Joseph Conrad p921-3 and The Secret Sharer p925-947

Period 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Presentations
3. Read Treasure Island

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. ANy more essays?
3. Quiz chs 9-12
Read chs 13-16 for Mon
Read ch 17 for Tues

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Periods 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Presentations

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in essays w/alias & 5 terms you need to learn or learn better.
HW: Score and comment on the sample essays using the guideline sheet.
HW: Complete the Macbeth reading card.
2. Term presentations continued.
3. Discuss Macbeth with respect to open essay topics.

Period 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Presentations

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. ANy more essays?
3. Quiz chs 6-8 and essay question
HW: Read chs 9-12 for Fri
Read chs 13-16 for Mon
Read ch 17 for Tues

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Term presentations
3. Quiz on 6 terms
HW: AP essay for practice. Students will comment on these in class and suggest a score. I forgot to tell you to use an alias on your paper instead of your own name.
HW : Pick 5 other terms you don't know or need to know better. List them for tomorrow.

Periods 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Presentations

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. ANy more essays?
3. Quiz chs 4 & 5
HW: Read chs 6-8 for Wed
Read chs 9-12 for Fri (around 40 pp)
Read chs 13-16 for Mon (around 40 pp)
Read ch 17 for Tues (around 20 pp)

Monday, April 30, 2007

Monday, April 30, 2007

Monday, April 30, 2007

PERIOD 1
• SRF
• Check term handout for terms already known
• Hand in pp329 soliloquies & p330-2 two-column-(Cornell)-note-style outline of 4 key words and at least 9 (total) details in support
* HW: Study the definitions of the following terms for a quiz tomorrow, Tues:
-imagery,
-narrative techniques,
-resources of language,
-rhetorical techniques,
-strategy (or rhetorical strategy), and
-style.
I will give you the term and you'll give the definition. You only need to give the first sentence, although you should have read the whole discussion to help you remember the definition. Word for word is good, but not necessary if you have all the elements.
* HW: Present one of the words in front of the class tomorrow. Use a visual aid to help students remember the meaning.
Kia: imagery,
Dana: imagery,
Danielle: resources of language,
Alora: resources of language
Adam: style
Angela: rhetorical techniques

PERIODs 2 & 4
• AR rdg
• Write notes/outline of your speech on a sheet of paper. Topics will be either your persuasive essay topic or a book you want to recommend or not recommend. Use the thesis builder sheet to write a thesis and organize your outline if you do a book.
• Let me check it to make sure you are writing only short notes, not sentences.
• Then copy notes/outline onto the 4x6 note card I give you.
• Hand in your sheet of notes for 10 pts (and your note card if you don't want to take it home to practice with).
• Speeches will last from 2 to 4 minutes and begin in our next class. Volunteers go first, then you'll go alphabetically.

PERIOD 3
• AR rdg of Jane Eyre or another AR book
• Hand in Macbeth essay as I come around to pick them up.
• Quiz chapters 1-3 Jane Eyre
* HW: Read chs 4 & 5

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

PERIOD 1
• Check homework p329 & p330-2
• Discuss
• Film
HW: Mark all the terms you know in the Terms handout
HW: Redo today's homework if you did it but didn't understand the instructions

PERIOD 4 • AR reading
• Discuss rubric for presentation; topics are 1) your persuasive essay topic or 2) why you should or should not read a certain book you read for AR
• Write notes for your presentation on paper before putting them on your card

PERIOD 3 • AR reading
• Get Jane Eyre books
HW: Read ch 1-3 for Mon quiz if time, or 1-5 for Tues quiz
HW: Macbeth essay due Monday

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

PERIOD 1 SRF
Hand in qstns 11-13 p332
Quiz Act 5
Film
HW: Due Wed: Read article on soliloquies and asides; list significant words from or description of each soliloquy listed on p329
Read article; outline using 2-column (Cornell) notes the 4 major headings with at least 9 details/examples/evidence p330-2 for quiz. Don't write sentences from book. Use no more than ca. 5 words per note.

PERIOD 2 AR rdg
Rubric for presentation
Write notes for card for presentation and hand in
Write notes on card
Presentation begins Monday

PERIOD 3 AR rdg
600 words due today for Macbeth essay
Due date postponed to Monday, 4/30

Monday, April 23, 2007

Monday, April 23, 2007

Monday, April 23, 2007

PERIOD 1 SRF
Hand in last reading card and p316 qstns12-15
Quiz Act 4
HW: Read Act 5 and do qstns p332 #11-13
HW: Due Wed: Read article on soliloquies and asides; list significant words from or description of each soliloquy listed on p329
Read article; outline using 2-column (Cornell) notes the 4 major headings with at least 9 details/examples/evidence p330-2 for quiz. Don't write sentences from book. Use no more than ca. 5 words per note.

PERIODs 2 & 4 AR reading and quizzes (Deadline today)
Persuasive essays due:Final draft, rough draft (5 pts) w/ editing in different color (5 pts), final outline (5 pts), and
rough outline (5 pts)

PERIOD 3 AR reading and quizzes (Deadline today)
600 words due Tuesday on Macbeth essay

Friday, April 20, 2007

Friday, April 20, 2007

Friday, April 20, 2007

PERIOD 1
Hand in card
Hand in p300 #8 and 1 question of your own
Quiz Act 3
Film
HW: Read Act 4 & answer p316 #12-15 in complete sentences

PERIODs 2 & 4 AR rdg
Period 2: Hand in
1)FINAL DRAFTS double spaced, heading on left, original title
2)Rough draft with corrections in a different color
3)Final outline
4)Rough outline
Period 4: Show me conclusion ¶ for 10 points; type paper

PERIOD 3 AR rdg
Show me 300 words total
HW: 600 words for Tues; Final draft due Wed 4/25

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Thursday, April 19, 2007

PERIOD 2 AR rdg
Show me your conclusion ¶ for 10 pts
Type final drafts, due tomorrow

PERIOD 4 AR rdg
Show me your introduction ¶ for 10 pts
Write the conclusion ¶
Final draft due date postponed to Monday

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

PERIOD 1
Quiz Act 2
Hand in reading cards
Film Acts 1 & 2
HW: Read Act 3; answer #8 p300 in complete sentences; write a question w/o a definite answer

PERIOD 4 AR rdg
Show me 3rd body ¶ for 10 pts; Write introduction ¶

PERIOD 3 AR rdg
Show me thesis, outline, and 100 words
HW: Write 200 more words for Friday (Show me 300 total)
HW: Show me 600 words by Tuesday 4/24
HW: Hand in on Wednesday 4/25:
Final draft double spaced, heading on left, original title
Rough draft with corrections in a different color
Final outline
Rough outline

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

PERIOD 1 SRF
Reading card: hand in
Quiz Macbeth Act 1 and intro p 753
Discuss
HW: Read Act 2 pp272-283
HW: Reading card

PERIOD 2 AR rdg
Hand in Introduction ¶ for 10 points
Write conclusion ¶ Begin with complete thesis reworded and end with a personal comment related to the main idea.
Here's mine:
I admit that reading Pride and Prejudice could take a while,
but those who take the time to read it will love the book,
since it's about the most important thing in life--love,
and since Austen's words will entrance any reader.
It's no wonder that Pride and Prejudice is considered one of the most important classics in English literature.

PERIOD 3 AR rdg
Write thesis for Macbeth essay
HW: Write thesis and outline and 100 words for tomorrow

Monday, April 16, 2007

Monday, April 16, 2007

Monday, April 16, 2007: Regular TASK & 4 period schedule tomorrow

PERIOD 1 SRF
Hand in essays on Jane Eyre. Sign sheet.
Check and hand in Reading Record Card 2
HW: Read Act 1 Macbeth in your textbook: pp253(intro)-270

PERIODs 2&4 AR rdg
Period 2: 3rd body ¶ due today; write Introduction ¶, due tomorrow
Period 4: 2nd body ¶ due today; write 3rd body ¶, due next class (Wed)

PERIOD 3 AR rdg
Finish Macbeth movie
Handout of Macbeth Outline
Review essay topic choices in textbook and on assignment sheet

Friday, April 13, 2007

Friday, April 13, 2007 Sub: Ms. Pepper

PERIOD 1
Check 600 words of essay draft
Hand in poems you wrote like Pope and Byron
Hand in one Reading Record Card
Check multiple choice practice exam
HW: Final draft, rough draft w/corrections in different color, final outline and rough outline of Jane Eyre essay
HW: Second Reading Record Card

PERIODs 2 & 4 AR rdg
Period 2: 2nd body ¶ due today; write 3rd body ¶ due Monday
Period 4: 1st body ¶ due today; write 2nd body ¶ due Monday

PERIOD 3 AR rdg
Watch Macbeth video

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Thursday, April 12, 2007

PERIOD 1
Check for words of essay on JE
Handout multiple choice practice, due today or tomorrow
Reading Record Cards due one each day from tomorrow, Friday, to the following Friday, with one day off

PERIODs 2 & 4 AR rdg
First body ¶aragraph due today for 10 points
Begin writing second body paragraph, due tomorrow

PERIOD 3
No work, due to Lockdown

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

PERIOD 1
Check 400 words of your JE essay
Reading Record Cards will be for a grade:
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Cry the Beloved Country
Hamlet
Novel of your group
Jane Eyre
HW: 200 more words for 600 total tomorrow

PERIOD 2 & 4 AR silent rdg
Outline of 3 body ¶s due today for persuasive essay
Write first body ¶aragraph with topic sentence. Concede the argument against your opinion.

PERIOD 3 AR silent rdg
Hand in quotation visual
Finish reading Act 5 and watch film of Macbeth

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

PERIOD 1
Check 200 words of essay
HW add 200 words to have 400 in class

PERIODS 2 & 4
Write outline of 3 body paragraphs with at least 2 supporting facts eachand hand in

PERIOD 3
Finish reading Act 5
HW: Handout on Quotation Visual due tomorrow ( old favorite lines returned)

Monday, April 9, 2007

Monday, April 9, 2007

PERIOD 1
Check thesis and outline for Jane Eyre essay
Get handout on reading record cards

PERIODs 2 & 4
Review thesis building for persuasive essay from handout
Write outline using for and against ideas

PERIOD 3
Read aloud Act 4

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Thursday, April 5, 2007

Thursday, April 5, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Check poems. Discuss syllables and accent (stressed syllable)
2. Hand in poems or take home to revise
HW: Jane Eyre essay work due Monday: Thesis and outline

Periods 2 & 4
1. AR rdg
2. Continue persuasive paper. Review steps 2 & 3. Do THESIS builder on back of sheet. Hand in.

PERIOD 3
1. AR rdg
2. Read Act 4 from p309 to end

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Grades review
2. Handout for Jane Eyre analysis, with due dates
3. Hand in poems

Periods 2 & 4
1. AR rdg
2. Continue persuasive paper. For one of your topics, do steps 2 & 3. Hand in.
3. Grades review

PERIOD 3
1. Grades review

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in questions chs 35,36,37
3. Writing on JE chs 35-38
4. Check first poem for completion; take home to write second poem
HW: Write a poem of 8 lines like Byron in Don Juan p684 Use iambic pentameter and ottava rima abababcc

Periods 2 & 4
1. AR rdg
2. Take Notes on Prioress paper. #1 In a 5 ¶ paper the THESIS and Topic Sentences have to be in PLACE.
3. Begin persuasive essay. Worksheet: How to begin. Choose at least 5 possible topics. Hand in.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Check outline p330-2 and hand in.
3. Quiz on pp330-2

Monday, April 02, 2007

Monday, April 2, 2007

Monday, April 2, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Critical Response paper p690 Pope & Byron returned
3. Discuss iambic pentameter: iamb= one unstressed syllable +one stressed syllable
pentameter= five iambs in one line The words "discuss" & "annoy" are iambic.
HW: Read to end of book. Write a question for each ch 35, 36, 37 No vocab
HW: Write a poem of 8 lines like Pope in Rape of the Lock p533 Use any subject you want. Use heroic couplets aabbccdd in iambic pentameter
HW due Wed: Write a poem of 8 lines like Byron in Don Juan p684 Use iambic pentameter and ottava rima abababcc

Periods 2 & 4
1. AR rdg
2. Discuss qtr 4: persuasive paper, presentation of book or paper, read Treasure Island
3. Literary analysis of The Canterbury Tales returned

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Read Act 4 aloud
HW: Read pp 330-332 for a quiz. Outline the 4 sections by listing as follows:
Name of section 1 (in bold print)
4 supporting examples
Name of section 2
3 supporting examples
Name of section 3
1 supporting example
Name of section 4
1 supporting example

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Thursday, March 15, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in work chs 29-30
HW: Read chs 31-34, no voc or qstn

PERIOD 2
1. AR rdg 10 mins
2. Make-up work:
Exam,
AR silent rdg,
p90 questions 1-10

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

PERIODs 3 & 4
1. AR rdg 10 minutes
2. Review for exam
3. Qtr 3 Exam

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF & Hand in work on ch 28
2. Third Quarter Exam
HW: Read ch 29-30. Do 2 vocab and 1 qstn per chpt

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Review & take Qtr 3 Exam (period 2)
Review sheets handed out (period 4)

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Review for exam

Monday, March 12, 2007

Monday, March 12, 2007

Monday, March 12, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF & Hand in work on ch 27
2. Write about ch27
3. Discuss Mult. Choice prose qstns 29-30
HW: Read ch 28. Do 2 vocab and 1 qstn

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Finish Macbeth movie & review for tomorrow's exam (period 2) ;
Finish answering 10 questions p90 (period 4)

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Reading aloud Act 4 scene 1, 2, and 3 to line 60