FRI, SEPT 11, 2009

FRI, SEPT 11, 2009

Pds 1 & 4
1. AR rdg & library visit
2. Any more essays?
3. Notes on Anglo Saxon Period p 2 Gold textbook for quiz Monday:
"Life in Early Britain: Warfare & Conquest"
1) Celts: the first people found to be living on the British Isles.
2) Romans: invaded & built towns but went back to Rome when it was being attacked.
3) Anglo-Saxons: invaded and the country became Angloland , then England
4) Danes: a Viking people, conquered a large area in central Britain.
5) Normans: from France, conquered and united the country into one kingdom.

Pd 2 AP
1. AR rdg 10 minutes
2. Hand in responses to poems.
3. Quiz on terms.
HW: Read “To the Virgins” p385 Write theme & supporting evidence.
HW: Read “To His Coy Mistress” p 436. Briefly restate qstns 1-7 and give the answers. Which line of the poem is unclear and which is your favorite? HW: Terms F, H, I & A-E

Pd 6
1. AR rdg & library visit
2. Show me your main idea, supporting subtopics (outline) and the first 100 words of your essay.
Our library has a graphic novel of Beowulf.

THU, SEPT 10, 2009

THU, SEPT 10, 2009

Pd 2
1. AR rdg 10 minutes
2. Check & hand in stream of consciousness thinking for “The Virgins” p1137.
3. Write Critical Response p 1137 and hand in.
4. Handout STAR reports
5. Vote on Shakespeare play
HW: Terms C, D, & E for quiz. SEE BELOW FOR THE LIST TO STUDY.
HW: Read The Passionate Shepherd p 232 & The Nymph’s Reply p 234. Do Creative Response AND Critical Response p 234.

Pd 4
1. AR silent reading 10 minutes and log
2. Get STAR reports and write ZPD range in planner
3. The Anglo Saxon Period: Begin notes.

Pd 6
1. AR rdg and log
2. Quiz Anglo-Saxon Period
3. Read Beowulf aloud
HW: Write thesis (main idea) for essay from p 39 Critical Response #2 Grendel or #3 The Epic ( Christian or pagan?).
Outline (list) 2 or 3 supporting subtopic ideas or facts
I.
II.
III.
Write at least 100 words of the essay tonight.
Essay will be due Monday and need at least 300 words.

TERMS FOR AP QUIZ: C, D, E
CAESURA A pause in a line of poetry dictated by natural speaking rhythm
CANTO A subdivision in a long poem, comparable to a chapter in a book.
COMEDY In general, a story that ends happily.
CONCEIT An elaborate and often surprising comparison between two apparently highly dissimilar things
CONNOTATIONS All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests.
CONSONANCE The repetition of final consonant sounds after different vowel sounds (made/ wood)
COUPLET Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
DENOTATION The dictionary definition of a word
DENOUEMENT The resolution or unraveling of mysteries after the climax in a plot
DEUS EX MACHINA Any artificial device used at the end of a plot to resolve the conflict
DIALECT A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people
DICTION A writer's or speaker's choice of words
DISSONANCE A harsh discordant combination of sounds
ELEGY A poem that mourns the death of a person or the loss of something
EPIC A long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society.
EPITHET An adjective or other descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing.
ESSAY A short piece of nonfiction prose that examines a single subject from a limited point of view.

WED, SEPT 9, 2009

WED, SEPT 9, 2009

Pd 1
1. AR silent reading 10 minutes & log
2. Discuss the Anglo Saxon Period p2 in Gold book.
We study the history of Britain because it is the home of our language.
Take notes titled Early British History: War and Conquest
1) Celts= the first type of people living in Britain when written history began.

Pd 4
1. AR silent reading 10 minutes & log
2. Hand in college essays:
• Final draft,
• Rough Draft w/corrections in a different color,
• FreeWrite,
• Outline of 3 body paragraphs

Pd 6
1. AR silent reading 10 minutes & log
2. Anglo Saxon Period quiz for review
3. Put AR reading range in planner
4. Look for evidence for essay topics (Grendel and religions) as we read Beowulf tomorrow

TUE, SEPT 8, 2009

TUE, SEPT 8

Pd 1
1. AR silent reading 10 minutes
2. Hand in college essays: Final Draft, RoughDraft w/corrections in a different color, Free-Write, and Outline of body paragraphs
3. PreTest Reading Analysis

Pd 2
1. Discuss & Quiz on A & B terms
2. Stream-of-consciousness thinking about a poem p 1128-9, “Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London”
HW: Write down your Stream-of-consciousness thinking about “The Virgins” p 1137

FRI, SEPT 4, 2009

FRI, SEPT 4

Pds 1 & 4
1. AR/SRFing & makeup STAR
2. Work on essays FINAL DRAFTS
3. Grades
HW: Due Tuesday pd 1
Due Wed pd 4

Pd 2
1. AR/SRFing
2. Hand in art for FQ
3. Quiz on FQ
4. Grades
HW: Learn Literary terms A’s &B’s on pp 1259-60 for a quiz where you give the definition. Read the explanation to help you understand and remember the term.

Pd 6
1. AR/SRFing
2. Review Anglo-Saxon Pd (notes)

THU, SEPT 3, 2009

THU, SEPT 3, 2009

Pd 2
1. AR rdg/SRFg
2. Quiz: Spenser; Sonnets 30& 75; p200
2. Hand in passage-analysis essays
3. Paraphrase Faerie Queene in class
HW: Read from The Faerie Queene pp 201-210 for brief quiz
HW: Read the bold-print introduction on p201.
• Do a story board of the events described in the second column of the bold-print introduction.
• Use 4 sheets of unlined paper to
1) draw the events and
2) write the 6 sentence(s) being illustrated at the bottom of the drawings.
• Label all characters with their names and what they stand for, if anything. ( Truth, Falsehood, and Pride)
ART TECHNIQUES
Use at least 3 colors (minimum)
Use contrast (black & white)
Fill the page
Don’t use stick figures.

Pd 4
1. STAR test in Mac Lab
2. Show me 300 words total minimum for your college/application essay.
3. Start typing your FINAL DRAFT and write your OUTLINE. due Wed 9/9 Along with rough draft with corrections in a different color, free-write, and outline of your ¶s

Pd 6
1. AR rdg/SRFg
2. Check body ¶s
3. Discuss writing literary analysis essay
4. Handout: "Loneliness & Love"
5. Read Beowulf aloud and discuss pp 14-24
Grendel is unhappy with the songs of men singing of the creation of Earth.
At night he goes to Herot Hall and attacks Hrothgar's men, who are sleeping there after drinking mead.
He kills 30 men and carries their bodies home to his lair.
After 12 years of Grendel's horror, Beowulf hears of Herot's grief.
Beowulf takes 14 of his bravest warriors and they sail to Denmark and Herot.
Beowulf introduces himself to King Hrothgar, and one of the king's men calls him a boastful fool.
Beowulf tells all the men the details of his mighty deeds, and Queen Welthow is pleased and welcomes him and his men.
HW: none

WED, SEPT 2, 2009

WED, SEP 2, 2009

Pd 1
1. Show me 300 words total, minimum, for your college/application essay.
2. Start typing your FINAL DRAFT and write your OUTLINE. due9/8 w/RD & corrections in different color and your free-write

Pd 4
1. Work on rough draft. Show me your first 200 words by the end of class today.
2. Next 100 words due by end of class Thur.
3. AR logs
Final draft due Wednesday, Sept 9
Also: Rough draft with corrections in a different color, Free-write, and Outline of your ¶s

Pd 6
1. AR logs
2. Discuss Beowulf and the Critical Response (check HW) p39 #2 or #3
3. Handouts for literary analysis
4. STAR test in Mac Lab
HW: Read handouts
HW: Write first draft of one Body paragraph, due Thurs.

TUE, SEP 1, 2009

TUE, SEP 1, 2009

Pd 1
1. Work on rough draft. Show me your first 200 words by the end of class.
2. Next 100 words due by end of the next class.
3. Fill out name and file AR logs.
Due Tuesday, Sept 8:
• Final draft
Also include:
• Rough draft with corrections in a different color,
• Free-write, and
• Outline of your paragraphs

Pd 2
STAR test today
1. Show me your 3 ¶s in your final draft.
2. Read & write a summary p 200.
HW. Read Spenser pp198-99 and Sonnets 30 & 75 from Amoretti pp212&13 for a quiz. If you feel you don’t understand something, study/engage your mind by either taking notes, summarizing, or answering the questions.

MON, AUG 31, 2009

MON, AUG 31, 2009

Pds 1 & 4
1. Show me your 300-500 word free-write
2. Write rough draft of college/application essay.
200 words due by end of next class.
Next 100 with 300 minimum words due by end of class after next.
Final draft due Tuesday, Sept 8.

Pd 2
1. Check passages 4 & 5 analyses and introduction & conclusion ¶s in rough draft. (6 parts)
2. Share essay for editing. Sign near owner’s name in different color.
3. Advice on literary analysis. Pick up a set of handouts after school.
HW: Start writing the final draft of the analysis of your summer book. Have 3 of the 7 paragraphs done for Tue. Passages must be included. Completed final draft with rough draft is due Thursday.

Pd 6
1. Quiz Beowulf pp30-38 & 2 articles: Mark of Cain & Comment on the Epic
2. Hand in time lines
HW: p39 Critical Response #1 or #2. Pick one and plan by finding 2 pieces of evidence.

E-mailing your essay

Students,

The only word processing program my computers can read is Microsoft Word, any edition, or Pages. If you do not have either one of those, you must copy the essay, paste it into an email, and send.

THU, AUG 27, 2009

THU, AUG 27, 2009

Pd4
1. College/Application Essay handout
2. Free write at least 300 to 500 words about an experience you had and what you learned from it. If you like the results, use the best parts for your essay. If you don’t, write about a different experience & what you learned.

Pd 2
1. Check summaries
2. Check passages 2 & 3 analyses
3. Discuss "gift from God" analysis: symbol & inference
HW: Due Mon: Copy & analyze Passages 4 & 5. Write intro ¶ and conclusion ¶. Look at the “Essay Analysis Form” sheet, front and back, for expectations about writing literary analysis essays.

Pd 6
1. Qz :Beowulf parts1-10.
2. Discuss imagery, allusions, symbolism (evil-what is it?), Christian and pagan elements (animism and Norse myths), source of the story and author’s nationality and faith.
HW: Read Beowulf pp 30-38 & 2 articles: The Mark of Cain & Comment on the Epic

WED, AUG 26, 2009

WED, AUG 26, 2009

Pd 1
1. Take STAR in Mac Lab
2. College/application essay. Free-write at least 300 words about an experience. Write in ink, double space. Purpose is to get ideas & details to use in your essay.

Pd 4
1. Hand in HW art or poem
2. College/application essay; Read 2 essays, from Tina and Molly; Read from” Getting In” p 10

Pd 6
1. Check notes on pp 2-9 in textbook
2. Quiz
3. Read Beowulf aloud p14
HW: Read parts 1-10 for quiz
HW: Finish timeline for tomorrow

TUE, AUG 25, 2009

TUE, AUG 25, 2009

Pd 1
1. Hand in homework corrections and enrichment
2. Review drills
3. College/Application essays
Read 2, from Tina and Molly
Read from ”Getting In” p 10

Pd 2
1. Quiz on Poetry & Drama to p 183
2. Check summer book essay. Underline literary terms. Keep to hand in with complete draft.
3. Discuss questions from "gift from God" analysis: tone and what words create the tone
HW: Read Renaissance Prose and Decline 184-186 and write a summary of both. Look for ideas, not details; for the Main idea and supporting ideas.
HW: due Thur: Two more passages analyzed (= 3 so far) Use literary terms that you recognize evidence of in a passage.
Due Mon: all 5 passages analyzed and introduction and conclusion ¶s, in a rough draft. Keep essay rubric in mind.

MON, AUG 24, 2009

MON, AUG 24, 2009

Pds 1&4
1. Check questions p 496
2. Correctives & enrichment for 4 kinds writing.
Corrective: Use art and definition to illustrate the kinds you missed.
Enrichment: Write a poem to illustrate the 4 kinds of writing however you wish.
NARRATIVE: tells a story
DESCRIPTIVE: describes using the senses (5: sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
EXPOSITORY: explains or exposes facts
PERSUASIVE: persuades with 1) an opinion & 2) supporting facts

Pd 2
1. Hand in notes
2. Quiz: Raleigh, Nature, p 191 sonnet or p 193 meter
3. Handouts on essay grading & summer book assignment. Discuss.
HW: Read Renaissance Poetry & Drama pp 176-183
HW: Begin “Literary Analysis of Summer Novel” by choosing, copying, and analyzing the first passage for tomorrow.

Pd 6
1. Hand in college essay final draft, rough draft w/ corrections in different color, and 5 part outline
HW: Read pp 2-9, take Cornell notes w/bold headings on left and 2 most important details on the right for each
For details, do not use more than 5 words in a row for a note. e.g. "note <6 wrds "
HW: Draw a timeline (horizontally on binder paper or on computer) for the years on the chart on p 11. One space=50 years. Label the events.
TIMELINE INFORMATION
The red margin line on the back of a sheet is good to use for the line.
Write year # in margin & event on other side of line, for example
Example: 300BC| Celts called Brythons occupied the islands
Use one space for 50 years. You will need 26 spaces for all 1300 years.
The first mark on the left (start) should be marked 300 BC. Count down to 0 by 50s, then up to 1000 AD by 50s.
BC means Before Christ (new name is BCE, meaning Before the Common Era).
AD means Anno Domini, Latin for "In the year of our Lord." To remember what it means some call it After Death (of Christ).

THU, AUG 20,2009

THU, AUG 20,2009

Pd 2
1. Quizzes on homework reading
2. Discuss analysis of the passage about Mr. Earnshaw and the child he brings home.
HW: Read “Sir Walter Raleigh” p194 and “Nature, That Washed Her Hands in Milk” p195. Take Cornell notes, as you think necessary, for both, to hand in and to help you study for the quizzes. Also, read and study Sonnets p191 or Meter p193

Pd 4
1. Quiz on 4 kinds of writing:
Descriptive: describes using the five senses
Narrative: tells a story or tells what happened
Expository: explains or "exposes" facts
Persuasive (Argumentative): persuades with an opinion and support
2. Finish reading from Face to Face.
3. Answer questions p 496 and hand in

Pd 6
1. Share examples of essays w/ class
2. Exchange essay with a partner. Use your handout to find at least one strength and one weakness, preferably more. Exchange with someone else to see if they agree or not.
Due Mon: Final drafts, Rough draft w/corrections in different color, Outline

WED, AUG 19, 2009

WED, AUG 19

Pd 1
1. Quiz on 4 kinds of writing
2. Finish reading from Face to Face.
3. Answer 10 questions p 496 and hand in

Pd 4
1. Check 6 Traits quiz
2. Notes on 4 Kinds of Writing
3. Nonfiction p 484-5 for the 4 kinds of writing. Read from Face to Face by Ved Mehta aloud p 486-490, discussing exposition and the point when the story becomes more interesting

Pd 6
1. Check what writing you have done on your essay so far. none!
2. Discuss riding bicycle downhill experience.
HW: Completed rough draft due tomorrow w/ 5 part outline.
Example:
Introduction: Interesting & related to bike
I. My bike
II. Falling
III. Learning independence
Conclusion: Relating specific bike incident to general idea on independence without being predictable!

TUE, AUG 18, 2009

TUE, AUG 18

Pd 1
1. Take notes on 4 Kinds of Writing
2. Practice procedure for passing books out and replacing after use.
3. Nonfiction p 484-5 in the gold book for the 4 kinds of writing. Read from Face to Face by Ved Mehta aloud p 486-491, discussing exposition, the point when the story becomes more interesting, and inferences about the letter Ved writes.

Pd 2
1. Put notes in tray.
2. Check and discuss analysis in groups and as a class.
3. 11:00 leave for library to check out textbooks.
HW: Read about the Renaissance pp 166-175; “Whoso List to Hunt” p188 and answer questions 1-6; “Petrarchan Sonnets” p 193, noticing words in bold to know for quiz; and the definition of “conceit” p 1262 to memorize.

MON, AUG 17, 2009

MON, AUG 17

Pds 1 & 4
1. Review 6 Traits +1 and take quiz

Pd 2
1. Analysis of excerpt due tomorrow, not Wed.
2. Presentations

Pd 6
1. College essay: Read the Bad Essay on p 11 of handout and answer questions at the bottom. Discuss with class
2. Get back freewrite for experience & assignment sheet for College essay. Start writing about the experience you select. Final due Mon Aug 24.

FRI, AUG 14, 2009

FRI, AUG 14

Pds 1 & 4
1. AR deadline Thursday, Aug 27
2. Editing quiz
3. Any more presentations?
4. Cornell notes on Six Traits +1 of writing (Pd 1 only)

Pd 2
1. Hand in book notes; deadline for AR quiz on summer book is Tues, 8/18. Answer questions from summer assignment related to the literary terms.
2. Hand in persuasive essay.
3. Explanation of homework
HW: Literary analysis questions handout. due Wed.

Pd 6
1. Write a sentence for each kind of writing that is PRIMARILY that kind.
2. College essay handout. Find your personality
3. RHS Library website (p22 in planner) to access AR book list.

THU, AUG 13, 2009

THU, AUG 13

Pds 1&4
1. Library website for AR list of books (Pd1 only)
2. Meet w/partner to review editing marks. Quiz tomorrow.
3. Presentation of partners
HW: Study for Editing Marks quiz

Pd 2
1. Hand in book notes to tray
2. Quizzes: Editing Marks; Basic Literary Terms and check
HW: Write a persuasive essay for tomorrow about a topic in which your knowledge of facts is the only evidence. Choose from the following: Radford is a good/bad school. The café is a good/bad place to eat. My bedroom is clean/dirty. A _______ is an excellent pet. Computers are good/bad. 300-500 words. Grade based 90% on Ideas and their development with evidence and 10% on legibility. Be persuasive.

Pd 6
1. Quiz Editing Marks
2. Presentations of partners
3. Cornell notes on Four kinds of writing:
DESCRIPTIVE: uses the 5 senses
NARRATIVE: tells what happened
EXPOSITORY: explains; exposes facts
PERSUASIVE: convinces, sways the reader