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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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

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

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

Friday, March 9, 2007

Friday, March 9, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in work on ch 24-26
2. Quiz chs 25-26
3. Check Mult. Choice prose qstns 29-42
HW: Read ch 27. Do 2 vocab and 1 qstn

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes & get study guides for Qtr3 exam
2. Watch Macbeth (period 2); Answer 10 questions p90 (period 4)

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes & get study guides for Qtr3 exam
2. Listen to reading aloud Act 4 scene 1

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Thursday, March 8, 2007 Sub: Mr. Salanoa

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in work on ch 24 with tomorrow's work on chs 25-26
2. Writing about ch 24
3. Get Mult. Choice prose qstns 29-42
4. AP essay Question 3 (open question) write in class
HW: Read chs 25-26. Do 2 vocab and 1 qstn
HW: Multiple choice poem 2: 29-42, Practice test 2

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Watch Macbeth

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Hand in 2 ¶ homework
3. Watch Macbeth up to witches and apparitions (up to act 4)

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Wednesday, March 7, 2007 ANNOUNCEMENT! Today through 3/9 we have a FRIDAY SCHEDULE.

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in work on ch 22,23
2. Quiz ch 22,23 and discuss
3. Finish checking Mult. Choice poem & start checking prose by Dickens
HW: Read chs 24. Do 2 vocab and 1 qstn
HW: due Friday- Multiple choice poem 2, Practice test 2

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Period 2: Watch Macbeth banquet scene
Period 4 : Watch Macbeth witches and apparitions scene

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Quiz p329 "Soliloquies"
3. Return of HEA contest stories
HW: For Act 4, scenes 2 & 3, write 2 paragraphs showing how Shakespeare uses images of birds to depict Macbeth's effect on other characters.

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF and hand in work on ch 21
2. Quiz ch 21 and discuss
3. Hand in Revised Kids Day story or poem
4. Check Multiple choice poem, Practice test 2
HW: Read chs 22-23. Do 2 vocab and 1 qstn
HW: Multiple choice prose, Practice test 2

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Period 2: watch Macbeth banquet scene

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Check subject matter of soliloquies listed on p329
3. Watch Macbeth to banquet scene and talk w/ murderer
HW: Quiz tomorrow on p329 and list of soliloquies
Write main idea of soliloquies listed on p329 if not done yet

Monday, March 5, 2007

Monday, March 5, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF and hand in work on ch 20
2. Quiz ch 20 and discuss
HW: Read ch 21. Do 2 vocab and 1 qstn
HW: Revised Kids Day story or poem
HW: Multiple choice poem Practice test 2

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE TODAY!
2. Period 4: watch Macbeth banquet scene

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE TODAY!
2. Check outline Act 5 (8 scenes)
HW: Read p 329 Soliloquies and write the main idea of each soliloquy listed, for quiz tomorrow.

Friday, March 2, 2007

Friday, March 2, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in work on chs 17-19
2. Quiz chs 17-19
3. Discuss
4. Finish appreciation sheets
HW: Read ch 20. Do 2 vocab and 1 qstn
HW: Write: Why does Mr. Rochester's tone and attitude change suddenly at the end of the chapter?
HW: due Tues: Revised Kids Day story or poem
HW: due Tues: Multiple choice poem Practice test 2

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE MONDAY, March 5
2. Discuss plot of Macbeth, watch movie

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE MONDAY, March 5
2. Check outline Acts 3 & 4 w/9 scenes
3. Answer questions p 299 & 300 in margin.
HW: Outline (list) the 8 scenes of Act 5. Use about 10 words to describe a scene.