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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 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