Thursday, May 08, 2008
Goodbye to Blogspot for daily assignments
Since I can no longer post on this site from school, it will not be used for the day's classwork and homework. However, long term assignments will be posted.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. Check answers to 11 qstns on p1229 and discuss
2. Handouts for terms on MC and Essays for AP exam
HW: Outline style essay and write one body ¶
PERIOD 5
1. Check answers to 11 qstns on p1229 and discuss
2. Handouts for terms on MC and Essays for AP exam
HW: Outline style essay and write one body ¶
Monday, April 21, 2008
Monday, 21 April 2008
Monday, 21 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. Discuss previous style essays on the 3 stories
2. Compare 2 styles in stream of consciousness
3. Look at the questions about 3 parts of style and discuss what makes simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences
HW: Looking at your passage, answer the 11 questions and find evidence to support your answers
PERIOD 5
1. Discuss previous style essays on the 3 stories
2. Compare 2 styles in stream of consciousness
3. Look at the questions about 3 parts of style and discuss what makes simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences
HW: Looking at your passage, answer the 11 questions and find evidence to support your answers
Friday, 18 April 2008
Friday, 18 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Sign the list to give location of your passage
3. Quiz p1229
4. Handout of pp1229-30
HW: Write an outline of your essay plan. Use the lists on p1229 to find evidence. Make notes as suggested on p1229 for words, sentences, and devices
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Sign the list to give location of your passage
3. Quiz p1229
4. Handout of pp1229-30
HW: Write an outline of your essay plan. Use the lists on p1229 to find evidence. Make notes as suggested on p1229 for words, sentences, and devices
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Thursday, 17 April 2008
Thursday, 17 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz: Act 5, Epilogue, Comment, Silver review p1210
3. Groups do #8 p1210: Outline Silver's 3 main ideas and support from the play
HW: Read pp1229 for a quiz. Choose a passage for an essay as indicated on p1229. Write the story title, page #, column #, and ¶ # .
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz: Act 5, Epilogue, Comment, Silver review p1210
3. Groups do #8 p1210: Outline Silver's 3 main ideas and support from the play
HW: Read pp1229 for a quiz. Choose a passage for an essay as indicated on p1229. Write the story title, page #, column #, and ¶ # .
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Acts 3 & 4
2. Read with English accents after practice
3. Discuss
HW: Read Act 5, Epilogue, Comment, and Arnold Silver review p1210
PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Acts 3 & 4
2. Read with English accents after practice
3. Discuss
HW: Read Act 5, Epilogue, Comment, and Arnold Silver review p1210
Monday, April 14, 2008
Monday, 14 April 2008
Monday, 14 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Pygmalion Act 2
2. Read aloud
HW: Read Acts 3 & 4
PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Pygmalion Act 2
2. Read aloud
HW: Read Acts 3 & 4
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Friday, 11 April 2008
Friday, 11 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Shaw, Preface to Pygmalion, Act 1
3. Read aloud Act 2
HW: Read Act 2 for Monday
HW: Read Acts 3 & 4 for Tuesday
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Shaw, Preface to Pygmalion, Act 1
3. Read aloud Act 2
HW: Read Act 2 for Monday
HW: Read Acts 3 & 4 for Tuesday
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Thursday, 10 April 2008
Thursday, 10 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Hand in writing on style for Portrait, Rocking-Horse, Vashtar
3. Finish MC Practice Test 1 and discuss
HW: Read Bernard Shaw p1146, Preface to Pygmalion and Act 1 p1148
HW: Write a ¶ or two about what a person's manner of speaking tells us about his or her intellect. Give 2 real life examples to support your generalizations.
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Hand in writing on style for Portrait, Rocking-Horse, Vashtar
3. Finish MC Practice Test 1 and discuss
HW: Read Bernard Shaw p1146, Preface to Pygmalion and Act 1 p1148
HW: Write a ¶ or two about what a person's manner of speaking tells us about his or her intellect. Give 2 real life examples to support your generalizations.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. Quiz: Lawrence, Rocking-Horse Winner, Munro, Sredni Vashtar
2. Multiple Choice practice and discussion
HW: In at least 300 words, consider all 3 writing styles in the 3 stories about young boys. Noticing similarities and differences can help you see the qualities of their styles. Consider the effects of the style on the meaning of the story: Portrait of the Artist p966, Rocking-Horse Winner 973, and Sredni Vashtar p951. Use quotes to illustrate your ideas.
PERIOD 5
1. Quiz: Lawrence, Rocking-Horse Winner, Munro, Sredni Vashtar
2. Multiple Choice practice and discussion
HW: In at least 300 words, consider all 3 writing styles in the 3 stories about young boys. Noticing similarities and differences can help you see the qualities of their styles. Consider the effects of the style on the meaning of the story: Portrait of the Artist p966, Rocking-Horse Winner 973, and Sredni Vashtar p951. Use quotes to illustrate your ideas.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Monday, 7 April 2008
Monday, 7 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Araby p959, Irony p964, and Ezra Pound's Review p965
HW: for Tuesday: Read DH Lawrence p971, The Rocking Horse Winner p973, H.H. Munro p950, Sredni Vashtar p951
PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Araby p959, Irony p964, and Ezra Pound's Review p965
HW: for Tuesday: Read DH Lawrence p971, The Rocking Horse Winner p973, H.H. Munro p950, Sredni Vashtar p951
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Friday, 4 April 2008
Friday, 4 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Joyce, Portrait of the Artist, Stream of Consciousness
3. Hand in Critical Response
HW: Read "Araby" p959, Irony p964, and Ezra Pound's Review p965
HW: for Tuesday: Read DH Lawrence p971 and The Rocking Horse Winner p973
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Joyce, Portrait of the Artist, Stream of Consciousness
3. Hand in Critical Response
HW: Read "Araby" p959, Irony p964, and Ezra Pound's Review p965
HW: for Tuesday: Read DH Lawrence p971 and The Rocking Horse Winner p973
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Thursday, 3 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Part 2 The Secret Sharer and The Marginal Hero p949
3. Discussion in groups
HW: Critical Response p948 #3-6, do one for daily grade
HW: Read
James Joyce p957
Portrait of the Artist p966
Stream of Consciousness p969
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Part 2 The Secret Sharer and The Marginal Hero p949
3. Discussion in groups
HW: Critical Response p948 #3-6, do one for daily grade
HW: Read
James Joyce p957
Portrait of the Artist p966
Stream of Consciousness p969
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Tuesday, 1 April 2008
Tuesday, 1 April 2008
PERIOD 5
1. Quizzes Joseph Conradp921 and Part 1 The Secret Sharer pp925-935
2. Group discussion of questions p948
HW: Read Part 2 of The Secret Sharer pp936-945 and The Marginal Hero p947
PERIOD 5
1. Quizzes Joseph Conradp921 and Part 1 The Secret Sharer pp925-935
2. Group discussion of questions p948
HW: Read Part 2 of The Secret Sharer pp936-945 and The Marginal Hero p947
Monday, 31 March 2008
Monday, 31 March 2008
PERIOD 5
1. Get exams back
2. Get Jane Eyre essays back
HW: Read Joseph Conrad p 921
HW: Read The Secret Sharer Part 1 pp925-935
PERIOD 5
1. Get exams back
2. Get Jane Eyre essays back
HW: Read Joseph Conrad p 921
HW: Read The Secret Sharer Part 1 pp925-935
Friday, 14 March 2008
Friday, 14 March 2008
PERIOD 5
1. Quiz the English Language p907
2. Quiz the Twentieth Century p914
PERIOD 5
1. Quiz the English Language p907
2. Quiz the Twentieth Century p914
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Work on Reading Record Card for Jane Eyre
3. Work on 22-38 Vocabulary List
Exam tomorrow will be an AP Multiple Choice Exam with one essay question.
PERIOD 6
1. List vocabulary words you have trouble with. List synonyms from the thesaurus. Use them to play Wheel of Fortune.
Exam tomorrow will be a practice SAT Exam with Reading and Writing Sections
PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Work on Reading Record Card for Jane Eyre
3. Work on 22-38 Vocabulary List
Exam tomorrow will be an AP Multiple Choice Exam with one essay question.
PERIOD 6
1. List vocabulary words you have trouble with. List synonyms from the thesaurus. Use them to play Wheel of Fortune.
Exam tomorrow will be a practice SAT Exam with Reading and Writing Sections
Monday, March 10, 2008
Monday, 10 March 2008
Monday, 10 March 2008
Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
Exam schedule:3&4,5&6,1&2,TWT
.....Period 1
2. Exam Review, took notes on:
6+1 Writing traits & my defns for
Ideas>meaning, content
Voice> personality of writer
Sent Flue>beauty&naturalness of
the way words are put together
.....Period 2
2. Hand in or show me contest draft
Period 5
1. Hand in critical response p857
2. Quiz on Oscar Wilde & IBE
3. HW or classwork on Import…Ernest
4. Voc ch22-38= 17 words & defn
No quiz tomorrow. You'll do classwork from the book. Study for your 3rd & 4th period exams.
HW: Voc lists due later this week
Bring in books
Period 6
1. Exam review of topics to cover
• SAT sections:
2 Critical Reading & 1 Writing Skills
• Vocabulary 31-74
Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
Exam schedule:3&4,5&6,1&2,TWT
.....Period 1
2. Exam Review, took notes on:
6+1 Writing traits & my defns for
Ideas>meaning, content
Voice> personality of writer
Sent Flue>beauty&naturalness of
the way words are put together
.....Period 2
2. Hand in or show me contest draft
Period 5
1. Hand in critical response p857
2. Quiz on Oscar Wilde & IBE
3. HW or classwork on Import…Ernest
4. Voc ch22-38= 17 words & defn
No quiz tomorrow. You'll do classwork from the book. Study for your 3rd & 4th period exams.
HW: Voc lists due later this week
Bring in books
Period 6
1. Exam review of topics to cover
• SAT sections:
2 Critical Reading & 1 Writing Skills
• Vocabulary 31-74
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Friday, 7 March 2008
Friday, 7 March 2008
Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Give presentation
4. Write a rough draft of a story (less than 300 words) about the ocean and you for the Kids Day contest. Show me for points.
Period 2: Quiz on the Restoration and 2 details
Period 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Charles Dickens and David Copperfield pp 845-857
3. Discuss poems : Browning
HW: Critical response p 857
HW:Read Oscar Wilde and part of The Importance of Being Ernest pp 868 –875 Tell what or who is being satirized and write a quote from the play to show why you think so.
HW for Tues: Read pp 907-910 The English Language
HW for Tues: Twentieth Century pp 914-920
Bring books: Jane Eyre, Hamlet, Sound and Sense
Period 6
1. Voc Quiz 67-76
2. Check Pract Test2 Sec2 SAT
HW: Voc 77-78
Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Give presentation
4. Write a rough draft of a story (less than 300 words) about the ocean and you for the Kids Day contest. Show me for points.
Period 2: Quiz on the Restoration and 2 details
Period 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Charles Dickens and David Copperfield pp 845-857
3. Discuss poems : Browning
HW: Critical response p 857
HW:Read Oscar Wilde and part of The Importance of Being Ernest pp 868 –875 Tell what or who is being satirized and write a quote from the play to show why you think so.
HW for Tues: Read pp 907-910 The English Language
HW for Tues: Twentieth Century pp 914-920
Bring books: Jane Eyre, Hamlet, Sound and Sense
Period 6
1. Voc Quiz 67-76
2. Check Pract Test2 Sec2 SAT
HW: Voc 77-78
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Thursday, 6 March 2008
Thursday, 6 March 2008
Period 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Presentations
4. Literary Periods pp134-5
Read and discuss.
Take Cornell notes for quiz.
.....The Restoration Period
1. Puritans took over and were intolerant
2. The monarchy was restored with less power, but Parliament ruled.
Period 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Eliz Bar Browning&Sonnets from Portuguese
3. Show me your revision & r.d. Hand in if it's ready to be graded
4. Discussion of poems in groups
HW: Read Charles Dickens and
David Copperfield pp 845-857
HW: Reading Record Card due for Jane Eyre
HW: Bring books: Jane Eyre, Hamlet, Sound and Sense
Period 6
1. SRF
2. Voc Quiz 63-72
3. Practice Test2 Sec2 SAT
HW: Voc 73-74
Period 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Presentations
4. Literary Periods pp134-5
Read and discuss.
Take Cornell notes for quiz.
.....The Restoration Period
1. Puritans took over and were intolerant
2. The monarchy was restored with less power, but Parliament ruled.
Period 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Eliz Bar Browning&Sonnets from Portuguese
3. Show me your revision & r.d. Hand in if it's ready to be graded
4. Discussion of poems in groups
HW: Read Charles Dickens and
David Copperfield pp 845-857
HW: Reading Record Card due for Jane Eyre
HW: Bring books: Jane Eyre, Hamlet, Sound and Sense
Period 6
1. SRF
2. Voc Quiz 63-72
3. Practice Test2 Sec2 SAT
HW: Voc 73-74
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