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Thursday, March 08, 2007

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 06, 2007

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 05, 2007

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 02, 2007

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.

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Thursday, March 1, 2007

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE MONDAY, March 5
2. Finish reading Macbeth aloud
3. Watch movie Macbeth
Per 2 to King's arrival at Dunsinane; Per 4 to Banquo & son going to sleep at Dunsinane

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in work on chs 15-16
2. Quiz chs 15-16
3. Finish discussing multiple choice
4. Finish appreciation sheets
HW: Read chs 17-19. Do 2 vocab and 1 qstn per chpt.

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE MONDAY, March 5
2. Read Macbeth aloud, pp73-86

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE MONDAY, March 5
2. Check outline Act 2
3. Read Act 3
HW: Outline (list) the 10 scenes of Acts 3 & 4. Use about 10 words to describe a scene.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in work on chs 13-14
3. Quiz chs 13 &14
HW: Read chs 15 & 16. Do 2 vocab and 1 qstn per chpt.
HW: In at least 100 words, write about Mr. Rochester with respect to the following:
1) how Thornfield has changed with him there
2) how he measures up to other romantic heroes
3) what insight you have on his nature

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Read Macbeth aloud, pp73-79

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Check outline Act 1
3. Film of Act 2
4. Read aloud Act 3
HW: Outline (list) the 4 scenes of Act 2. Use about 10 words to describe a scene.

Monday, February 26, 2007

Monday, February 26, 2007

Monday, February 26, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in work on chs 11-12
3. Quiz chs 11 &12
HW: Read chs 13 & 14. Do 2 vocab and 1 qstn per chpt.
HW: In at least 100 words, analyze the first 2 paragraphs of chpt 11 with regard to
1) literary theory and
2) the nature of the narrator.

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. On p72 in gold book, do 2 "Writing Connection" sentences, trade with a partner,
and write a ¶ from one of his sentences. Show how the man's flaw leads to his downfall.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Read aloud p281 line 133 to end of Act 2. Read Macbeth's Porter p 283 aloud.
HW: Outline (list) the 7 scenes of Act 1. Use about 10 words to describe the main events of a scene.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Friday, February 23, 2007

Friday, February 23, 2007

AP LANGUAGE
1. Check 6 questions w/minimum 50 words each. 30 points
2. Discuss more Big Mouth questions
HW: Apology speeches begin Monday. Follow the apology speech guidelines on p1 "Handout #1"
You won't READ your speech to the class. You may use notes only--and no sentences on the notes.

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in work on chs 6-10
2. Write for 10 mins: Discuss Bronte's feelings on the "nature of man." Is she serious? End of ch7
3. Get Kids Day stories back to revise.
HW: Read chs 11 & 12. Do 2 vocab and 1 qstn per chpt.

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Period 2 go over answers to questions 1-6 on sonnets p66.
Period 4 read Conflict p72 and do "Writing Connection." Hand in.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Check quotes acts 1-3. Hand in.
3. Read aloud pp280-281, line 133.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Thursday, February 22, 2007

AP LANGUAGE
1. Discuss questions about celebrity prejudice and the Big Mouth article.
HW: Write 50 - 100 words each, answering the first 6 questions about prejudice
HW: Start putting your apology speech together. Follow the guidelines on p1 "Handout #1"
You won't READ your speech to the class. You may use notes only--and no sentences in the notes.

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Presentation from Remington College

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in J.E. homework
2. Quiz chs 4&5
3. Check multiple choice exam
HW: Read chs 6-10. Do 2 voc & 1 qstn per chpt

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Class list of title of AR book reading in class
3. Finish Milton's sonnets and answer questions p66

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Hand in quotes homework acts 4&5 quot, loc, spk, sit, mng, &why you like it
3. Read aloud Act 2
HW: Do quotes for Acts 1-3 with quot, loc, spk, sit, mng, &why you like it

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in HW: Jane Eyre ch1-3 work; Revision of Kids Day story. Also, return novel.
3. Write about Jane Eyre question: Why did Jane care so much what her aunt thought of her?
4. Discuss J.E. work.
HW: Read chs 4-5 J.E. and do 2 vocab (sent&defn) and 1 qstn per chpt

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading
2. Write on class list the title of the AR book you're reading in class
3. Begin thinking about presenting your AR book to the class after we finish Macbeth
4. Read about Conflict p72 and do Writing Connection to hand in.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading
2. Check quotes acts 4&5 for location and quote, return to student for tonight's HW
3. Quiz Act 5
4. Finish film of Act 1
HW: For quote & location from Acts 4&5 add the following info and number:
1) Who is speaking
2) What is the situation
3) What does the quote mean/say
4) Why do you like it

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Thursday, February 15, 2007

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Read and discuss sonnets by John Milton pp63&64. Answer qstns p66:1&2 (per2) plus3&4(per4)
"On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty-Three" & "On His Blindness" in gold books

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in final drafts of novel analysis--sign that they were received
2. Write positively one thing you appreciate about each student in this class
3. Get book: Jane Eyre
4. Check multiple choice exam
HW: Read chapters 1-3 for Tues. For every chapter, find 2 vocabulary words you don't know but would like to. Write them, the sentence found in, & the appropriate definition. Also for every chapter, write a question you don't know the answer to. "Why" questions are good for this.
HW: Kids Day Story revisions are due Tuesday

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Using Chaucer's description of the Prioress, pp159-162 purple book, choose a quotation to draw.
1) Write Prioress or Nun at the top in dark letters.
2) Choose one or more quotations to describe her, write the quote, & draw her like the quote says
3) Grades are based on--
a. Following the steps above
b. Details
c. Color and contrast
d. Fill the space

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Quiz Act 4
3. Film through Act 1 (didn't finish)
HW: Read Act 5 for Tues. Copy a quote you like from acts 4 & 5 w/ pg and line.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in rough draft of novel analysis
3. Take multiple choice practice exam #s 14-54
HW: Final draft of novel analysis

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Using Chaucer's description of the Prioress, pp159-162 purple book, choose a quotation to draw the same way you illustrated Beowulf.
1) Write Prioress or Nun at the top in dark letters.
2) Choose one or more quotations to describe her, write the quote, & draw her following the description
3) Grades are based on--
a.Following the steps above
b.Details
c.Color and contrast
d.Filling the space

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Read aloud Act 1
HOMEWORK: Read Act 4 for a quiz Wed.
Also, select a confusing sentence from the act, write it, and tell what you think it says

Monday, February 12, 2007

Monday, February 12, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in thesis and outline of novel analysis
3. Translation Poem sheet: Read, discuss effective images, assemble own translation, & hand in.
HW: Rough draft due Tues to hand in

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Read about sonnets, p62 Globe, & do Writing Connection activity to hand in.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Hand in homework: 3 quotes, 1 each from acts 1,2,3
3. Answer the 10 questions on pp 260-2 from line 51 to line 145. Hand in.

Friday, February 09, 2007

Friday, February 9, 2007

Friday, February 9, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in work on Keats poem
2. Quiz on Keats and poems
3. Handouts of specific open question topics, creative writing rules, and principles for novel writing
HW: Find an "open" topic question from today's handout to write an essay on your novel. Hand in your proposed
thesis and outline Monday.
HW: Tuesday hand in rough draft. (be sure to keep a copy for yourself) Aim for 500-750 words
HW: Wednesday hand in final draft.

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Review the Renaissance p60-1 and take a quiz

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Quiz Act 3
3. Hand in writing about line(s)
HW: Choose one good quote from each act, 1, 2, and 3. Write the page number, line number, and quote.

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Thursday, February 8, 2007

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Finish reading and discussing the Renaissance p60-1 in gold book

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

PERIOD 1 Mathew, don't forget to return my book
1. Hand in essay p 690 Critical Response Rape of the Lock & Don Juan
2. Hand in summary of the Comment p699
3. Handouts for AP exam tips, terms, and examples of open qstn topics and titles
4. Final novel discussion: Coming soon--AP Open Question Essay on your novel
HW: Read Keats p707 4 poems: Bright Star p710, When I Have Fears p711, La Belle Dame Sans Merci p712, and To Autumn p722; For ONE of the3 short poems,answer all the Identifying Details qstns and the Critical Response

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Read about the Renaissance p60-1

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Quiz Act 2
3. Hand in writing about line(s)
HW: Read Act 3. Choose a line or lines you find interesting, important, or confusing. Write the line(s) and line # , then write your thoughts about the line(s) in a stream of consciousness style, at least 50 words.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Discuss p 690 Critical Response Rape of the Lock and Don Juan
3. Read "Ode to the West Wind" p 697 aloud
4. Finish checking multiple choice exam
HW: due Wed: Summarize "Comment" p699 w/main idea &supporting ideas, briefly, ca.50 words
HW: p690 Critical Response Final Draft due tomorrow, w/rough draft and outline
HW: Finish book for Wed discussion

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Read about the Renaissance p60-1
3. Take 2 column notes of details you want to remember in the first section
For ¶ 1, 2, and 4, note one detail. For ¶ 3, note two details, making 5 details in all. Hand notes in.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Quiz Act 1
3. Discuss questions p 270-1 and hand in.
HW: Read Act 2. Choose a line or lines you find interesting, important, or confusing.
Write your thoughts about the line(s) in a stream of consciousness style, at least 50 words.

Monday, February 05, 2007

Monday, February 5, 2007

Monday, February 5, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in Kids Day story and Creative Response p692
3. Quiz on Shelley, Apostrophe, Ozymandius p694, 700, 706
HW: p690 Critical Response first draft due tomorrow, Final Draft due Wednesday
HW: due Wed: Summarize "Comment" p699 w/main idea &support ideas, briefly, ca.50 words
HW: Finish book for Wed discussion

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Due Today Final draft, rough draft w/editing, and outline

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes - New DEADLINE Monday, March 5
2. Hand in description of scene 3
3. Read aloud
HW: Finish reading Act 1. Answer 1 question p270-1 w/3 students per question

Friday, February 02, 2007

Friday, February 2, 2007

Friday, February 2, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in work on p690 to be checked & returned after
2. Multiple choice exam practice
HOMEWORK: Finish Kids Day Story
HOMEWORK: Rd CHP p691-2, do Creative resp;
Rd Shelley p694, Apostrph p700, Ozymnds p 706

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 minutes DEADLINE TODAY
2. Finish writing conclusion
Show me new work for points
HOMEWORK: Final draft due Monday
&rough draft w/editing
&outline(list) of 3 body topics

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes DEADLINE TODAY
2. Hand in description of scene 2
3. Film scenes 1&2
HOMEWORK: Read scene 3 and tell what happened

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Thursday, February 1, 2007

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Writing the conclusion
3. Show me any new paragraphs you have written

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

January 31, 2007

January 31, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in response to Coleridge poem
2. Discuss works of Coleridge and Byron in closure.
3. Practice 2 writing-to-interpret techniques: Connotations and making thoughts visible
4. Book group discussions
HOMEWORK: Critical response p690. Have some of it (half?) done by Friday.
HOMEWORK: Write a story for the Kids Day Contest (handout)
ABSENT
Foster : (

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

January 30, 2007

January 30, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in p690 #1-10 and 3 most, 3 least helpful comments on Donne essay notes
3. Discuss in a circle p690 Interpreting Meanings 11-17
HOMEWORK: Novel discussion tomorrow
HOMEWORK: For any poem pp680-3 write about any Interp.Mng qstn or Critical Response
HOMEWORK: Due Friday p690 Critical Response
Handout on Kids Day Contest
ABSENT 1
Burkett : (

Monday, January 29, 2007

Monday, January 29, 2007

Monday, January 29, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Byron and three poems
HOMEWORK: Notes on Donne Essay, choose 3 most & 3 least helpful.
HOMEWORK: Read Don Juan pp684-689; take "qstn/answer" notes on p690 #1-10
ABSENT 1
Burkett
Foster

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR rdg (DEADLINE this Friday 2/2/07)
2. Write introduction to Analyzing Satire in The Canterbury Tales
Tips on writing a HOOK for analysis:
1) Summarize story, giving title & author, then connect to thesis.
2) Use a quote from the story, then relate it to the thesis.
ABSENT 2
Castillo
Gloria
Losbanez
Ridela
Flores
Cortez
Garner
ABSENT 4
Corpuz
Domingo, J
Kimura
Lord
Lutali
Neal
Sabatino

PERIOD 3
1. AR rdg (DEADLINE this Friday 2/2/07)
2. Hand in final draft of your story.
Include a rough draft with editing/proofrdg marks in different color
( -10 if missing)
3. Fill out contest entry sheet.
ABSENT 3
Brisley
McCarthy
Santos

Friday, January 26, 2007

Friday, January 26, 2007

Friday, January 26, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in art & quote
2. Recite verse from Mariner
HOMEWORK: Due Mon-Read Lord Byron p678 and 3 poems p680-683;
Answer any interpreting meaning question or the critical response
HOMEWORK: Due Tue-Read Don Juan pp684-9; p690 questions 1-10 Answer by taking notes.
HOMEWORK: Due Tue-Notes on Donne Essay: Notes on top 3 most helpful and 3 least helpful

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins Quiz DEADLINE next Friday, Feb 2
2. Write body ¶ 3: What comment is Chaucer making about the nun? (He is gently criticizing her.)
Write paragraph.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins Quiz DEADLINE next Friday, Feb 2
2. Quiz on The Rocking Horse Winner
HOMEWORK: Short story, rough draft with corrections, & contest entry form due Monday

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Thursday, January 25, 2007


PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Literary analysis of the satire in The Canterbury Tales:
The first body paragraph was a description of an ideal nun.
3. Write the second body paragraph: Chaucer's nun.
Show the differences between Chaucer's nun and the ideal nun.
Suggestions: She swears an oath. (Swearing oaths is not accepted in Christianity.)
She eats too much. (Nuns give food to starving people. They take a minimum amount for themselves.)
She dresses elegantly, with jewelry.
She weeps if a mouse is caught in a trap. (Would she weep if a rat were caught?
What if someone stepped on a cockroach?)

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Wednesday, January 24, 2007


PERIOD 1
1. Hand in critical response p651
HOMEWORK: Recite verse from Mariner & illustrate favorite quote, written legibly and visibly
HOMEWORK: Due Mon-Read Lord Byron p678 and 3 poems p680-683;
Answer any interpreting meaning question or the critical response

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Read about the Prioress (nun). Circle parts that don't sound like the ideal nun. Hand in.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Discuss writing stories and essays
HOMEWORK: Short story due Monday
HOMEWORK: Read "The Rocking Horse Winner" p973 for quiz Friday

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Tuesday, January 23, 2007


PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Quiz Mariner pts 6-7
3. AP Exam essay
HOMEWORK: See Monday 1/22

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Read about the Prioress (nun). Circle parts that don't sound like the ideal nun. Hand in.

PERIOD 3
1. Discuss sensory detail
2. Hand in homework qstns p1054
3. Class discussion of Child's Christmas

Monday, January 22, 2007

Monday, January 22, 2007


PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Quiz Mariner pts 3-5
HOMEWORK: Read Mariner pts 6,7 and do favorite lines
HOMEWORK: Answer qstns p676 #9-12
HOMEWORK: Due Fri- recite 1 verse from Mariner and illustrate favorite line(s) w/quotation clearly visible
HOMEWORK due Wed: Read pp 649-70, Note lines 14-16, 28-30, 37-end . Do Crit Resp p651 for daily grade

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Write 50-100 word paragraph on what an ideal nun or holy woman does and wears & hand in

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Read aloud "A Child's Christmas in Wales" p1049 aloud
HOMEWORK Answer qstns p1054 #1-8

Saturday, January 20, 2007

Friday, January 19, 2007

Friday, January 19, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz on Coleridge and Rime of the Ancient Mariner parts 1&2
2. Closure discussion Wordsworth and his work
HOMEWORK: Rd parts 3-5 of Mariner & write favorite line from each w/other 2
HOMEWORK: Rd p646 Romantic Lyrics; take 5 notes < 6 words each
ABSENT 1
NONE

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR 10 mins
2. Discuss Analyzing Satire p164 in purple book and on assignment sheet
3. Pre-write; list what a nun usually wears and does
ABSENT 2
Martin
Flores
Garner
Nguyen
Ridela
ABSENT 4
Ursua
Williams
Lutali
Neal

PERIOD 3
1. AR 10 mins
2. Find a partner and tell them your story
3. Show me your 750 words
ABSENT 3
Brisley

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Thursday, January 18, 2007

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR 10 mins
2. Finish discussing Writing Literary Analysis handout
3. Discuss writing in present tense from Loneliness and Love handout
Period 2: Discuss assignment sheet Analyzing Satire: The Canterbury Tales
ABSENT 2
Castillo
Flores
Garner
Godoy
Sauls
Siatunuu
ABSENT 4
Basa
Domingo, C
Domingo, J
Hollis
Lutali
Neal
Nicks
Sullivan

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Check, discuss, and hand in homework
2. Novel discussion and logs
HOMEWORK: Rd Coleridge p647 & Rime of the Ancient Mariner parts 1&2 p655
Write favorite line(s) for each part. One will be selected to display later.
HOMEWORK: due Mon--Read parts 3,4,5 of Mariner & pick fave line(s) per part
ABSENT 1
Muyco
Nobles
Perry
Tanaka

PERIOD 4
1. AR 10 mins
2. Discuss literary analysis from handout
ABSENT 4
Basa
Day
Levu
Lord
Neal
Sullivan
Venneman
Lutali

PERIOD 3
1. AR 10 mins
2. Discuss writing stories and how to find ideas (Short Story Writing)
ABSENT 3
Acacio
Brisley
Cruz
Faulkner
Graham
Miyat
Napper
Phan
Wade

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in AP essays
3. Check favorite poem & reasons and discuss.
4. Take Wordsworth and his poems quiz on favorite poem sheet.
HOMEWORK: Rd pp633-637 Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
Write your favorite line(s) from each of the 5 sections.
HOMEWORK: p637 Analyzing Language, Verse Paragraphs #s 1 and 2
HOMEWORK: due Fri: Rd Coleridge p647 and Rime of the Ancient Mariner p655
Read sections 1&2 and choose favorite line(s) from each part.
HOMEWORK: due Mon: Rd parts 3,4,&5 from Mariner and write fave line(s) from each
ABSENT 1
Jones
Martin

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Per 2 Discuss literary analysis from handout
ABSENT 2
Flores
Godoy
Ridela Cambra
Siatunuu

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Discuss HEA Writing Contest. Read a 1st place winner "The Tempura War"
HOMEWORK: 200 words of a story due tomorrow
ABSENT 3
Marks
Santos
Wade

Friday, January 12, 2007

Friday, January 12, 2007

Friday, January 12, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz Blake and 4 poems p617-625
2. Discuss essays on Donne poems (or Ren. poem)
HOMEWORK: AP Essay Exam The Chimney Sweeper. Time yourself 40 mins
If you don't like what you did, do a second draft and turn in both
HOMEWORK: Read Wordsworth pp631-2, & poems, etc. pp638-645. Pick your
favorite poem & tell 2 reasons why it is, preferably with literary terms.
HOMEWORK: due Wed: Rd pp633-637 Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
Write your favorite line(s) from each of the 5 sections.
ABSENT 1
Foster
Jones

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Per 2 Discuss literary analysis from handout Per 4 Discuss college w/ Ian Scheuring

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Discuss writing next composition: Hawaii Education Association Writing Contest
Short story, essay, poem, or problem solving essay/ Short story requirements

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Thursday, January 11, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Get Donne (Ren. poetry) essays back
HOMEWORK: Bring essays back
HOMEWORK: Read Blake pp617-619, & 4 poems, etc. pp620-625
ABSENT 1
Foster

PERIODs 2&4
1. SRF 10 mins
2. Per 2 get Beowulf composition back

PERIOD 3
1. SRF 10 mins

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Check multiple choice qstns
HOMEWORK: See picture p599. How is it Romantic?
HOMEWORK: Read Burns & "To a Mouse" pp611-615 Do Critical Response #2
ABSENT 1
Kisner

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Fill out "Five Paragraph Essay" organization sheet
3. Read and discuss handout "Loneliness and Love" literary analysis
ABSENT4
Domingo
Hollis
Lord
Lutali
Nicks

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Quiz on Sonnets pp338-339
3. Read and discuss sonnets pp340-347
HOMEWORK: Read Sonnets pp342-347 and explain what shifts to what in each one.
ABSENT 3
Acacio
Faulkner

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Romantic Period pp 600-610
3. Finish Musical Devices
HOMEWORK: Multiple choice qstns handout prose and poem
ABSENT 1
Nobles
Perry
Tanaka

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Fill out "Five Paragraph Essay" organization sheet
3. Read and discuss handout "Loneliness and Love" literary analysis
ABSENT2
Castillo
Godoy
Namahoe
Ignacio
Orta
Siatunuu
Whatley
Stephenson
Ignacio

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Quiz on Shakespeare pp247-252
3. Take notes on Beowulf essay
HOMEWORK: Read Sonnets pp338-9
ABSENT 3
Acacio
Ferrer
Graham
Napper

Monday, December 04, 2006

Monday, December 4, 2006

Monday, December 4, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in sheet listing book title, names of members, and bk #s.
You have 4 wks to read the bk. Divide total number of pp by 4 (eg 300 pp / 4 = 75pp)
You will be discussing 75 pp or so each week, depending on the length of your book.
Discussions begin on the second Wed. after break and the 3 following Wednesdays.
You can change books any time before the break begins. The best bk works for AP Exam.
We'll have regular homework on authors and works from the Romantic Period also.
HOMEWORK: Read the Romantic Period pp 600-610
ABSENT 1
none

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. The Franklin's Tale
Per 4 Watch the movie, Per 2&4 write who is most noble of the 4 characters.
ABSENT2,4
Frederick
Garner
Gionet
Ignacio
Lord
Lutali
Neal
Ridela Cambra
Rodriguez

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. List comments from end of Beo essay to see essay grade.
HOMEWORK: Read about Shakespeare pp 247-252. Pay attention to things you didn't know before.
ABSENT 3
Acacio
Haraguchi
Long
Theodor

Friday, December 01, 2006

Friday, December 1, 2006

Friday, December 1, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Present and hand in dictionary
HOMEWORK: Get novel
ABSENT 1
none

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
Per 2 Watch and discuss the Franklin's Tale
Per 4 Write about the Pardoner's Tale
ABSENT2,4
Crisolo
Domingo
Flores
Garner
Johannsdottir
Levu
Lutali
Ridela Cambra
Siatunuu

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Quiz on the Renaissance pp166-175
3. Notes on Beowulf essays
#1 Give the title & author as soon as anything involving the story is mentioned.
ABSENT 3
Acacio
Brisley
Ferrer

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Thursday, December 1, 2006

Thursday, December 1, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Check list of words for dictionary
2. Check Musical Devices sheet/ topic ideas and answers to qstns
3. Get in groups of 4 or 5 to select a novel to read together and discuss.
HOMEWORK: Dictionary completed
ABSENT 1
Rioux
Snyder

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
Per 2 Watch and write about the Pardoner's Tale
Per 4 Watch Merchant's Tale and Pardoner's Tale
ABSENT2
Castillo
Flores
Nguyen
Ridela Cambra
Siatunuu
ABSENT 4
Corpuz
Domingo
Gray
Johansdottir
Lord
Lutali

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Watch and write about the Pardoner's Tale
HOMEWORK: Read about the Renaissance pp166-175 for quiz
ABSENT 3
Parrish
Santos

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz on Johnson, his works, and Style
Homework: Make a dictionary using 6 words of Johnson's and 6 of your own.
Your own can be standard, slang, or made up. List of words due tomorrow.
Have it in book form by Friday. Decorate appropriately.
ABSENT 1
Kisner
Labbe
Martin
Muyco
Perry
Snyder
Stiller
Tanaka

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
Per 2->Review & write about The Merchant's Tale;
Was it a good story? 50 words
Per 4->Review & write on Wife of Bath's Tale
Was the punishment appropriate? 50wds
ABSENT2&4
Carlos
Gloria
Losbanz
Martin
Namahoe
Ridela Cambra
Whatley
Spickler
Basa
Berueda
Corpuz
Domingo
Brohan
Gionet
Lutali
Nicks
Ramos
Rick
Travis
Crisolo
Williams, L
Rodriguez

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. p108 qstn 4 answered
3. Watch and write about The Merchant's Tale; Was it a good story? 50 words
ABSENT 3
Brisley
Gallen
Ketchen
Wade

Monday, November 27, 2006

Monday, November 27, 2006

Monday, November 27, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hamlet essay notes 1. title & author 2. blending quotes 3. words to avoid
HOMEWORK: Read pp553-565: 1) Samuel Johnson, 2) A Dictionary of the English Language,
3) Letter to Lord Chesterfield, 4) A Preface to Shakespeare, 5) Style
ABSENT 1
Jones

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Per 2-->Watch The Merchant's Tale; Per 4-->Review Wife of Bath's Tale for writing
ABSENT2&4
Siatunuu
Garner
Basa
Domingo
Lutali
Sabatino
Ursua

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Get Beowulf essays back
3. Check questions 1-4 p108
ABSENT 3
Napper,
Graham

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Check Musical Devices work
HOMEWORK: None due Monday, but for Wednesday read 1) Samuel Johnson,
2) A Dictionary, and 3) Letter to Lord Chesterfield pp553-559
ABSENT 1
Perry

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Per 2-->Watch film on The Wife of Bath's Tale; Per 4-->Silent rdg all period
3. Write a paragraph. Do you think the knight's punishment was appropriate? Explain.
ABSENT 2
Williams, C
Frederick
Ridela Cambra
Ignacio
ABSENT 4
Clark
Domingo
Faitau
Johannsdottir
Lutali

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Make up presentations
ABSENT 3
Faulkner
Gallen
Santos
Theodor

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Essays O&UU, A&J Discuss how they fit Scoring Guidelines
2. Hand in mult. choice reflections
3. Check antitheses from Couplets
HOMEWORK: Handout Musical Devices ( 12¶s and 7qstns )
Read. Write a precis of each ¶. Answer questions.

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Film Per2: Nun's Priest's & Knight's Tales
Per4: Knight's & Wife of Bath's Tales

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Presentations groups 5 & 6
3. Film: The Franklin's Tale

ABSENT
Acacio
Bonifacio
Brisley
Burkett
Clark
Davis, J
Domingo
Foster
Gray
Ignacia
Ketchen
Kimura
Kisner
Kreel
Labbe
Levu
Long
Losbanez
Lutali
McCarthy
McGahey
Napper
Perry
Reid
Rioux
Robertson-J
Rodriguez
Satterwhite
Siatunuu
Spickler
Tanaka
Williams, C
Williams, J N
Williams, L
Woods, V

Monday, November 20, 2006

Monday, November 20, 2006

Monday, November 20, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SSRFF
2. Quiz on Rape of the Lock p532-540 and Wit p542
HOMEWORK: Antithesis from p 528 column 2; find some in the Couplets.
HOMEWORK: Assess essays on Blackberry Picking. Reread O and UU, looking at the
rubric/Scoring Guidelines to find traits that would justify a 9 for O and an 8 for UU.
Do the same for a score of 1 for J and a 2 for A. Have traits ready to discuss.
HOMEWORK: For the multiple choice questions you missed, look at the correct answer
and if you can see why it's correct, write YES and explain why as briefly as you can.
If you don't see why it's correct, write NO.
ABSENT 1
Foster

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Vocabulary quiz 2-11, including moral and satire
ABSENT 2
Losbanez
Siatunuu
ABSENT 4
Crisolo
Domingo
Hollis
Lutali

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Groups 5 & 6 work on presentation with visual aid
3. Groups finish p108 #1-4 and for homework if needed
ABSENT 3
Acacio
Williams

Friday, November 17, 2006

Friday, November 17, 2006

Friday, November 17, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Check work on Pope.
HOMEWORK: Read Rape of the Lock p532-540 and Wit p542
HOMEWORK: Antithesis from p 528 column 2; find some in the Couplets. This was
supposed to be due Monday, but since I didn't write it on the board, I'm not collecting
it until Tuesday.
ABSENT 1
Snyder

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Read The Pardoner's Tale
3. Review vocabulary 10 & 11 moral and satire
ABSENT 2
Frederick
Ridela Cambra
Flores
Gloria
Godoy
Losbanez
ABSENT 4
Gionet
Lutali
Sabatino

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. HOMEWORK: Presentation with visual aid
ABSENT 3
Faulkner
Haraguchi
Marr

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Thursday, November 16, 2006

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Read the Knight, the Squire, and the Prioress (Nun) pp158-163 in the purple book
3. Quiz on Prologue so far (oral)
4. Vocabulary (only period 2 )
#10. moral (n) a lesson about right and wrong,
#11. satire (n) the use of humor to criticize
ABSENT 2
Frederick
Ridela Cambra
ABSENT 4
Corpuz
Sullivan

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz on Swift, Satire, A Modest Proposal
2. Discuss scores on Blackberry Picking
HOMEWORK: Read Pope p525-6 and give top 3 facts;
Couplets p527 answer #1 & list: 1)favorite 2) hardest to understand [& find antitheses p528,column 2, due Monday];
Essay on Criticism p529 #2 and creative response;
Essay on Man p530 #2 & #4
ABSENT 1
none

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Review beginning of Prologue and take quiz
3. Read about the Knight p158
ABSENT 4
Basa
Domingo
Gionet
Johannsdottir
Kimura
Lutali
Neal
Sabatino

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Get in groups to plan presentation on paragraph
HOMEWORK: Presentation with visual aid due Friday
ABSENT 3
Ferrer
Haraguchi
Napper
Ketchen
Farrell

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SSRFF
2. Quiz on the Journal of the Plague Year p 497
3. Share ¶s and Defoe style
4. In groups decide on scores for remaining sample essays
HOMEWORK: Read about Swift p505, Satire p516, A Modest Proposal p518
ABSENT 1
Tanaka

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Review beginning of Prologue and take quiz
3. Read about the Knight p158
ABSENT 2
Francis
Frederick
Ridela Cambra
Stephenson
Bryant

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Discuss notes on p130
3. Get in 6 groups to plan presentation on paragraph
HOMEWORK: Presentation with visual aid due Friday
ABSENT 3
Acacio
Haraguchi
Santos

Monday, November 13, 2006

Monday, November 13, 2006

Monday, November 13, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. pp438-443 quiz Eng Lang
3. Check 3 authors memorable facts
HOMEWORK: Read pp497 Journal of the Plague Year for quiz
HOMEWORK: Write a hearty paragraph for #3 Supporting an Opinion p504
HOMEWORK: Write how you'd describe Defoe's writing and why after rdg RC & PlgYr
ABSENT 1
Snyder

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Finish writing 50 words about how you think a Medieval knight would LOOK and ACT.
Check AR grade to be sure you got credit
ABSENT 2
Losbanez
Orta
Ridela
Reed
Siatunuu
ABSENT 4
Domingo
Lutali
Neal
Witham

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Quiz p130
HOMEWORK: Take 2 column notes for the paragraph for your group on p130
HOMEWORK: Make a plan for your group to do a presentation
ABSENT 3
Parrish

Thursday, November 9, 2006

Thursday, November 9, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Get in groups of 4 or 5
2. Decide on scores for samples A & D
HOMEWORK: Score the rest of the sample essays
HOMEWORK: Read pp438-443 for quiz
HOMEWORK: For Milton, Donne, and Shakespeare, List most memorable --
(1) fact on personal life,
(2) fact on professional literary life,
(3) piece of literature and a quote from it
ABSENT 1
Bailey
Zachery

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Period 2 Finish reading aloud Prologue p157-8 in Rdg Lit (purple bk)
3. Write 50 words about how you think a Medieval knight would LOOK and ACT.
ABSENT 2
Francis
Gloria
Godoy
Madrid
Namahoe
Siatunuu
Whatley
Woods, V
ABSENT 4
Basa
Domingo
Johannsdottir
Lutali
Ramos
Crisolo

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Watch film of Nun's Priest's Tale
3. Get in 6 groups to answer qstns p108, 1-4
HOMEWORK: Read p130 for quiz
ABSENT 3
Napper
Parrish

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz Defoe and R. Crusoe
2. Two handouts: Guidelines for grading BBPicking essay & Sample essays
HOMEWORK: Read guidelines. Score and comment on sample essays A & D.
ABSENT 1
Bailey
Zachery

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Read aloud Prologue to Canterbury Tales p157-8 in Rdg Lit (purple bk)
ABSENT 2
Castillo
Francis
Siatunuu
ABSENT 4
Lord
Ramos

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Hand in art on assigned pilgrim
3. Watch film: beginning pilgrims
ABSENT 3
Napper
Parrish
Santos

Monday, November 6, 2006

Monday, November 6, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Hand in art project on Renaissance
HOMEWORK: Read p480 Defoe and p483 Robinson Crusoe
ABSENT 1
none

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Prepare to read The Canterbury Tales Period 4 Cafe duty
ABSENT 2
Ridela, P
Siatunuu, J
ABSENT 4
Domingo, J
Gionet, J
Gray, L
Lutali, E
Neal, D
Robinson, X

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Quiz on The Pardoner's Tale p122-129
HOMEWORK: Art on assigned pilgrim due next class
ABSENT 3
Haraguchi, A
Santos, N

Friday, November 03, 2006

Friday, November 3, 2006

Friday, November 3, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century pp448-457
2. Check sentence diagrams
3. Socratic seminar on Paradise Lost
HOMEWORK: Art Project due Mon: Make an advertisement for the Renaissance. Use authors, titles of works read, and some facts and quotes, along with some kind of art. You could do a poster, a pamphlet, or whatever else you can think of.
It will be graded on coverage of work, visual effect, and creativity. Visual effect means color, contrast from white to black, filling the space, neatness, legibility, and effort. Artists know all techniques should support the theme, the Renaissance.
HOMEWORK due Wed: Read pp 480-1 Daniel Defoe and Robinson Crusoe pp483-494 for quiz. Enjoy!
ABSENT 1
Perry, J

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Read ballad, Edward Edward, p76 El. of Lit.
3. Discuss The Canterbury Tales. Read a bit of the Middle English p 88-89.
ABSENT 2
Castillo, M
Francis, S
Frederick, E
Ignacio, J
Namahoe, C
Nguyen, P
Ridela, P
ABSENT 4
Corpuz, C
Crisolo, M
Dang, J
Domingo, J
Faitau, C
Gray, A
Hollis, C
Kimura, C
Lord, J
Lutali, E
Neal, D
Nicks, M
Williams, L

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Quiz pp104 -107 The Canterbury Tales General Prologue
3. Handout for pilgrim art: Discuss
HOMEWORK due Mon: Read pp122-129, The Pardoner's Tale, for quiz
HOMEWORK due Wed: Art Project handout on pilgrims assigned yesterday.
ABSENT 3
Phan, K
Robertson, M

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Thursday, November 2, 2006

Thursday, November 2, 2006

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. From Reading Literature textbook, read "Standardization and Modern English" on p147.
Write the main idea for each of the three paragraphs. Use no more than 10 words for each. Write answers to "Exercise" at the bottom of the page.
ABSENT 2,4
Francis, S
Kreel, D
Ridela, P
Siatunuu, J
Flores, L
Clark, P
Corpuz, C
Day, A
Domingo, J
Witham, A
Lord, J
Lutali, E
Neal, D
Rick, T

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz Temptation of Eve from Paradise Lost
2. Sentence diagrams to help decipher Milton's long sentences (Handout)
HOMEWORK: Diagram sentences on handout
HOMEWORK: Read pp 448-457, The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century, for quiz
ABSENT 1
Foster, D

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Discuss notes and main ideas of paragraphs for the Medieval Period handout
ABSENT 4
Basa, A
Domingo, J
Johannsdottir,S
Lutali, E
Rick, T
Witham, A

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Quiz pp100 -103 The Canterbury Tales General Prologue
3. Art Project and requirements. Pilgrims assigned. No due date yet.
HOMEWORK: Read pp104-107, the Pardoner and the Host, for quiz
ABSENT 3
Graham. S
Acacio, S

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SSRFF
2. Quiz Temptation of Eve from P.L. Intro and lines 1-55 pp423-4
3. Check sentence deconstruction p420 lines 1-26
4. Discuss parts of speech/kinds of words "finger style"; kinds of verbs: transitive, intransitive, and linking; kinds of complements: direct objects and predicate nouns and adjectives that rename or describe the subject
HOMEWORK: Finish reading Temptation of Eve from Paradise Lost
ABSENT 1
Snyder, D

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Discuss notes and main ideas of paragraphs for the Medieval Period handout
ABSENT 2
IGNACIA, J
NYUGEN, P
Godoy, R
Davis, J
Gloria, J
Orta, S

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log
2. Hand in last 4 responses to the Nun's Priest's Tale
3. Short answer quiz w/ 4 qstns on The Nun's Priest's Tale
4. Quiz lines 341-486 on pp 96-100 the Franklin through the Woman of Bath
HOMEWORK: Read lines 487 to 686 pp100-103 for quiz tomorrow
ABSENT 3
Haraguchi, A
Napper, B

Monday, October 30, 2006

Monday, October 30, 2006

Monday, October 30, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz on 2 Milton poems and pp420-422 about Paradise Lost
HOMEWORK due Tues: Read intro and lines 1-55 p423-4 Paradise Lost
HOMEWORK due Tues: Untangle the 2 sentences p420 lines 1-26. For main (independent) clauses only, write the subject, its verb (s) and direct object, if there is one and it is simple (not a clause)
For example, the 2 sentences above would be = (you)/ untangle/ sentences. (you)/ write/ subject, verb, object
ABSENT 1
Atkins, K
Bell, S
Foster, D

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: TODAY
2. Grades posted
ASENT 2&4
Francis, P
IGNACIA, J
NYUGEN, P
RIDELA, P
Losbanez, C
Williams, C
Domingo, J
Corpuz, C
Lutali, E
Neal, D
Estrada, C
Faitau, C
Gionet, J
Hollis, C
Levu, P
Sabatino, D
Venneman, B

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: TODAY
Tomorrow: Hand in last 4 responses to the Nun's Priest's Tale
Tomorrow: Short answer quiz w/ 4 qstns on The Nun's Priest's Tale
HOMEWORK due Tues: Read lines 341-486 on pp 96-100 for quiz tomorrow,
ABSENT 3
Brisley, Z
McCarthy, J
Phan, K

Friday, October 27, 2006

Friday, October 27, 2006

Friday, October 27, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in poetry analysis essay and TP-CASTT analysis
2. Hand in 10 facts about Milton
3. AP exam essay in class
HOMEWORK due Mon: Read pp417-422 On His Blindness, On Shakespeare, "Paradise Lost," Reading Paradise Lost
ABSENT 1
none

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Handouts on Medieval Period and 2 column notes
3. Write 2 column notes on the Medieval Period and hand in
ABSENT 2&4
IGNACIA, J
NYUGEN, P
RIDELA, P
Domingo, J
Kimura, C
Lutali, E
Neal, D

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Quiz on lines 121-340 of The Canterbury Tales pp 91-96
3. Read pp110-121 "The Nun's Priest's Tale"
Write a response after each of these 4 lines 26, 61, 86, 149 & hand in
HOMEWORK due Mon: Finish reading The Nun's Priest's Tale p110 and write a response after each of these last 4 lines: 236, 312, 446, 462
ABSENT 3
Acacio, S
Brisley, Z
Marks, K
Santos, N

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Thursday, October 26, 2006

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Hand in any more papers on Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT
3. Hand in art project Beowulf
4. Quiz: Vocabulary and Anglo Saxon Period
personification: (n) using human traits to describe nonhuman things.
hyperbole: (n) using exaggeration for effect
1) first people known to live in England were the CELTS
2) ROMANS came, built roads, but left when Rome was attacked
3) ANGLES and SAXONS invaded England from northern Europe, pushing the Celts north and west
4) DANISH vikings attacked the Anglo-Saxons and established a large area known as the DaneLaw in northeast England
5) NORMANS from France attacked England and took control of the country

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Performance
2. Check TP-CASTT analysis of poem you chose
HOMEWORK due Fri : Write or revise your poetry analysis in essay form. If you cannot, analyze another Renaissance poem from our book that we haven't read. Write it in essay form.
HOMEWORK due Fri: Read about John Milton pp414-416.
Write the 10 most important facts about him.
ABSENT 1
Rioux, V

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Hand in any more papers on Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT
3. Hand in art project Beowulf
4. Vocabulary quiz
personification: (n) using human traits to describe nonhuman things.
hyperbole: (n) using exaggeration for effect
Also, Anglo Saxon period: Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxon, Danes, Normans
ABSENT4
Basa, MA
Domingo, J
Drohan, V
Lord, J
Rick, T
Williams, L

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Quiz on lines 1-121 of The Canterbury Tales pp 89-91
3. Read aloud in Middle English and hear recording
HOMEWORK: Read lines 1122-340 on pp 91-96 for quiz.
ABSENT 3
Gallen, M
Acacio, S
Cruz, C
Ferrer, M
Ketchen, W
Santos, N

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Qz Donne's 4 pieces
HOMEWORK: Analyze one of the 3 Donne poems using TP-CASTT
method. Write 200-300 words.
ABSENT 1
none

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Hand in any more papers on Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT
3. Hand in art project Beowulf
4. Vocabulary review
personification: (n) using human traits to describe nonhuman things.
hyperbole: (n) using exaggeration for effect
5. Review Anglo Saxon period
6. The 8 parts of speech/kinds of words--Nouns and Verbs make a complete thought
ABSENT2
Castillo, M
Francis, S
Siatunuu, J
Ignacia, J

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Quiz on Chaucer
3. Reading about The Canterbury Tales pp88-89
Comprehension strategy: PRIOR KNOWLEDGE p88
Speaking Middle English p89
HOMEWORK: Read lines 1-121 on pp 89-91 for quiz.
Pay close attention to the description of the characters: knight, squire, yeoman
ABSENT 3
Gallen, M

Monday, October 23, 2006

Monday, October 23, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Any more Hamlet essays?
2. Qz John Donne and Metaphysical Poetry
HOMEWORK for Tuesday: Read for quiz: pp 364-368
Bait, Song, A Valediction Forbidding Mourning, Meditation 17
Know answers to questions following each piece
ABSENT 1
Stiller, O

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Hand in any more papers on Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT
3. Hand in art project Beowulf
4. Vocabulary
personification: (n) using human traits to describe nonhuman things.
hyperbole: (n) using exaggeration for effect
5. Review Anglo Saxon period and discuss Medieval Period
ABSENT2,4
Carlos, F
Kreel, D
Siatunuu, J
Ignacia, J
Rick, T
Domingo, J
Hollis, C
Lutali, E

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Quiz on the Medieval Period
HOMEWORK: Read Chaucer pp84-85
ABSENT 3
Brisley, Z
Miyat, F

Friday, October 20, 2006

Friday, October 20, 2006

Friday, October 20, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in Hamlet essay
2. Scene performances
HOMEWORK for Monday: Read for quiz:
John Donne p362-3 & Metaphysical Poetry p363
HOMEWORK for Tuesday: Read for quiz: pp 364-368
Bait, Song, A Valediction Forbidding Mourning, Meditation 17
Know answers to questions following each piece
ABSENT 1
Atkins, K
Bonifacio, C
Jones, L
Muyco, M
Nobles, A
Perry, J
Rioux, V
Stiller, O
Tanaka, M

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Hand in any more papers on Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT
4. Art project: Choose words from Beowulf handout to illustrate.
1) Write them in dark ink on unlined paper.
2) Fill the rest of the page with a drawing of what the quotation says.
3) Use at least 3 colors.
4) Use contrast from white to black. Don't use all medium tones.
NO STICK FIGURES ALLOWED
5. Period 4 Vocabulary
personification: (n) using human traits to describe nonhuman things.
hyperbole: (n) using exaggeration for effect
6. Period 4 Review Anglo Saxon period and discuss Medieval Period
ABSENT2,4
Castillo, M
Gloria, J
Frederick, E
Losbanez, C
Namahoe, C
Siatunuu, J
Nicks, M
Rick, T
Domingo, J
Drohan, V
Gionet, J
Lord, J
Lutali, E
Ramos, C
Venneman, B
Witham, A
Crisolo, M
Neal, D

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. More notes on college essays:
#7.Use active voice. I hit a home run. NOT A home run was hit by me.
#8. Put statements in positive form. not important = trivial
HOMEWORK for Mon quiz: Read all on list and answer the 3 questions.
Feudalism p69, Chivalry p71, New City Class p71, Crusades p72
In the"Martyrdom . . ." paragraph, what is said about "all Christians"?
What is good about that? What is bad? Read Black Death p75
ABSENT 3
Ferrer, M
Graham, S
Haraguchi, A
Ketchen, W
Marr, R
Napper, B
Phan, K
Santos, N
Wade, K

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Thursday, October 19, 2006

PERIODs 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Hand in any more papers on Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT and ROUGH DRAFT with corrections in a different color
3. Film of Beowulf period 2
4. Art project: Choose words from Beowulf handout to illustrate.
1) Write the quote in dark ink on unlined paper.
2) Fill the rest of the page with a drawing of what the quotation says.
3) Use at least 3 colors.
4) Use contrast from white to black (don't use all medium tones).
NO STICK FIGURES ALLOWED

ABSENT 2&4
Francis, P
Namahoe, C
Ridela, P
Siatunuu, J
Clark, P
Gionet, J
Lord, J
Lutali, E
Sabatino, D
Crisolo, M

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Scene performances
2. Work on scene or essay
HOMEWORK: Hamlet essay assignment due Friday Oct 20 (Handout)
ABSENT 1
Foster, D
Rioux, V

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Hand in any more papers on Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT and ROUGH DRAFT with corrections in a different color
3. Film of Beowulf
4. Art project: Choose words from Beowulf handout to illustrate.
ABSENT 4
Domingo, J
Kimura, C
Gionet, J
Lord, J
Lutali, E
Neal, D
Nicks, M
Rick, T

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. More notes on college essays: #4 Past perfect tense of verbs, #5 Noun of direct address, #6 To write a story use specific details; don't generalize.
ABSENT 3
none

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Scene performances
3. Hamlet essay assignment due Friday Oct 20
4. Work on scene or essay
HOMEWORK due Friday: Hamlet essay
HOMEWORK: scene from Hamlet
ABSENT 1
None

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Hand in any more papers on Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT and ROUGH DRAFT with corrections in a different color
3. Read aloud Beowulf sections 8, 9, and 10
4. Film of Beowulf
ABSENT2
Siatunuu, J

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Check homework
3. Notes on college essays:
note #3 Don't start sentences these ways:
A. Don't put LIKE in front of a complete sentence. Use "for example" instead. We work hard. Like we spend eight hours a day = For example, we spend eight hours a day.
B. Don't start a sentence with WHICH unless it is a question.
ABSENT 3
Brisley,Z

Monday, October 16, 2006

Monday, October 16, 2006

Monday, October 16, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in succinct scene description for outline
2. Hand in mult choice AP exam answers if not already in
3. Work on scenes.
Rubric EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS: 10 lines are memorized./ Words are clearly audible (in loudness, speed, enunciation)./ Clear inflection ( change in voice's pitch or loudness) gives meaning to sentences./ Emotions, gestures, & movement simulate reality.
ABSENT 1
Atkins, K
Tardy: Snyder,D
Tardy: Martin,A

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins & make new log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
2. Hand in any more papers on Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT and ROUGH DRAFT with corrections in a different color
3. Read aloud Beowulf sections 8, 9, and 10
ABSENT2,4
Francis,P
Godoy,R
Kreel,D
Nguyen,P
Ridela,P
Siatunuu,J
Stephenson,G
Gray,A
Ignacia,J
Domingo,J
JohannsdottirS
Lutali, E
Clark,P
Corpuz,C
Neal,D
Ursua,M

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins & make new log AR DEADLINE BK 1: MON OCT 30
HOMEWORK:
1) Select one of the 6 wrtg traits to work on (taken from teacher comments on college essay)
2) Choose a good example of wrtg from our textbook that illustrates the trait well and copy it.
3) Explain how it is a good example.
4) Copy a sentence from your college essay that needs work.
5) Rewrite it to be more like your example.
EXAMPLE OF COMPLETED HOMEWORK
1) Word Choice - rich, precise, powerful
2) "I view again . . . these plots of cottage-ground, . . . which . . . are clad in one green hue." (p633, 1, 6-13)
3) Rich words are plots, cottage-ground, clad, one green hue.
4) "This experience has taught me a lot about myself."
5) When I rammed into that old wooden railing, a seed of self-reliance sprouted in my consciousness.
ABSENT 3
ElsenheimerC
Brisley,Z
Marks,K
Napper,B
Santos,N

Friday, October 13, 2006

Friday, October 13, 2006

Friday, October 13, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in succinct scene description for outline (or on Monday)
2. Mult choice AP exam check
3. Work on scenes.
Rubric for scene performance: A: 10 lines are memorized to near perfection./ Words are clearly audible to every member of the audience (in loudness, speed, enunciation)./ Clear inflection ( change in voice's pitch or loudness) gives meaning to sentences./ Appropriate emotions in voice and appropriate gestures and movement simulate reality.
ABSENT 1
Foster, D

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Hand in any more papers on Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT and ROUGH DRAFT with corrections in a different color
3. Read aloud a student's story & the real Beowulf (Per 4 part of film)
ABSENT 2&4
Frederick, E
Domingo, J
Johannsdottir, S
Lutali, E
Neal, D
Ramos, C
Rodriguez, J
Crisola, M

PERIOD 3
1. Silent reading and log
2. Check homework: a paragraph from the textbook that is a good example of the writing trait you need to work on.
ABSENT 3
Haraguchi, A
Johnson, K

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Thursday, October 12, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz on Bible allusions 31-41 and Roman numerals
2. Mult choice AP exam checking postponed
HOMEWORK due Tue: Memorize the lines from your scene. Presentations begin on Tuesday. Volunteer sign up, then alphabetical.
HOMEWORK due Fri or Mon: Succinct description of your scene from Hamlet
ABSENT 1
none

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Hand in any more papers on Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT and ROUGH DRAFT with corrections in a different color
ABSENT 2&4
Stephenson, G
Domingo, J
Neal, D
Ignacia, J
Nicks, M
Gionet, J
Johannsdottir, S
Rubin, J

PERIOD 3
1. Silent reading and log
2. Take notes on college essays. 1) No pronouns in a first sentence. 2) Use parallel construction.
HOMEWORK: Find a paragraph in the textbook that is a good example of the writing trait you need to work on. Bring the page#, column # and ¶ # or a copy of the ¶ to class.
ABSENT 3
Johnson, K
Parrish, I
Santos, N

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Discuss Roman numberals and the definition of succinct (brief and to the point) for quiz
2. Bible 31-41 quiz postponed until tomorrow
3. Mult choice AP exam checking postponed
HOMEWORK: Choose a scene to enact and rewrite it (mostly cutting out anything unnecessary) if needed.
ABSENT 1
none

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Hand in any more papers on Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT and ROUGH DRAFT with corrections in a different color
ABSENT 2&4
Flores, L
Siatunuu, J
Francis, P
Basa, A
Ignacia, J
Nicks, M
Lutali, E
Rodriguez, J

PERIOD 3
1. Silent reading and make-up work
2, Get college essays back. Record comments on comment sheet.
ABSENT 3
Cruz, C
Santos, N

Friday, September 29, 2006

Friday, September 29, 2006

Friday, September 29, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Present display of favorite quotation from Hamlet.
2. Bible 31-41 quiz postponed until Wednesday, Oct 11
3. Mult choice AP exam checking postponed until Oct 11
HOMEWORK: See Wed, Sept 27 for upcoming work
ABSENT 1
Kisner, K
Perry, J

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Hand in Grendel VS Beowulf FINAL DRAFT and ROUGH DRAFT with corrections in a different color
ABSENT 2&4
Flores, L
Elwir, J
Francis, P
Godoy, R
McGahey, M
Namahoe, F
Nguyen, P
Ridela, P
Corpuz, C
Domingo, J
Gionet, J
Ignacia, J
Kimura, C
Lutali, E
Rodriguez, J

PERIOD 3
1. Silent reading and make-up work
ABSENT 3
Faulkner, D
Santos, N

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Thursday, September 28, 2006 Substitute: Mrs. Pepper

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Study
ABSENT 1
Burkett, A

PERIODs 2&4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Show me 300 words of your episode about Grendel and Beowulf.
3. • Have 2 students comment on your story with a different color.
• Use these 3 signs : + ? more
which mean: + (good) ? (unclear) more (needs details)
• Have the students write their names on the top of your paper.
4. Due Friday: 1) Final draft and 2) rough draft with corrections in different color
ABSENT 2&4
Flores, L
Hollinger, S
Namahoe, F
Ridela Cambra, P
Reid, A
Basa, A
Domingo, J
Gionet, J
Ignacia, J
Johannsdottir, S
Lutali, E
Rodriguez, J
Witham, A
Williams, L

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Study
ABSENT 3
Bass, W
Graham, S
Haraguchi, A
Ketchen, W
Theodor, T

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in Hamlet research project and discuss critics' ideas
2. Watch some of the 1969 Nicol Williamson Hamlet
HOMEWORK due Fri: Bible terms 31-41
HOMEWORK due Fri: Pick favorite line from play to display creatively. Some of the most famous lines are listed starting on p339 in Hamlet book.
HOMEWORK due Fri or Wed: Write a succinct description of what happened in the scene assigned to you.
UPCOMING: Select a scene and present a section of it for the class.
Lines must be memorized. You may work alone or in a group of any size.
We must be able to hear your words and see appropriate movement and emotion.
Introduce your scene with relevant facts. Close with an obvious ending, if only a bow.
FRIDAY: Check multiple choice exam.
ABSENT 1
Martin, A
Tardy: Rioux, V
Tardy: Snyder, D

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Due today: Initial to show you turned in your essay.
Final draft w/ at least 4 direct quotations
Final outline w/ at least 2 subtopics & at least 2 supporting facts for each subtopic
First outline w/ at least 2 subtopics & at least 2 supporting facts for each subtopic
First draft w/ corrections in a different color
3. Go over Qtr 1 Exam
ABSENT 3
Acacio, S
Bass, W
Brisley, Z
Cruz, C
Ferrer, M
Haraguchi, A
Ketchen, Wi
Levasseur, J
Marks, K

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Handout on Beowulf Writing Assignment (see Mon 9/25 for assignment)
3. Show me 200 words of your episode.
4. Write 100 more words for 300 total.
5. Grades partially updated and posted
ABSENT 4
Basa, MA
Bereuda, M
Domingo, J
Gionet, J
Ignacia, J
Neal, D

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Sign up for Hamlet article (see below and yesterday for articles taken so far)
Everett , Barbara / Hamlet: A Time To Die / 1977
Lewis, C.S. / Hamlet: The Prince or . . . / 1942
Brown, John Russell/ Multiplicity of Meaning / 1992
Johnson, Samuel/ Johnson on Shakespeare/ 1770 ?
Corum, Richard/ Understanding Hamlet / ?
Eliot, T.S. / Too Many Actors Spoil the Plot / 1912
Turek, C./ Shakespeare's Hamlet / ?
Hinton, Marvin / Shakespeare's Hamlet / ?
3. Finish Mel Gibson Hamlet and watch beginning of 1948 Hamlet
4. Begin checking multiple choice exam
HOMEWORK due Wed: Research Project (handout) due dates at bottom
HOMEWORK due Fri: Bible terms 31-41
ABSENT 1
none
Tardy: Foster, D

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Handout on Beowulf Writing Assignment
3. Show me 200 words of your episode. (see Mon 9/25 for assignment)
4. Write the next 100 to make 300 total.
ABSENT 2
Sauls, E
Nguyen, P
Ridela Cambra, P

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Share your draft with at least 2 students if you have not yet done so.
3. Blending quotations into your sentences.
4. Due tomorrow, Wed, 9/27:
Final draft w/ at least 4 direct quotations
Final outline w/ at least 2 subtopics & at least 2 supporting facts for each subtopic
First outline w/ at least 2 subtopics & at least 2 supporting facts for each subtopic
First draft w/ corrections in a different color
ABSENT 3
Brisley, Z
Bass, W

Monday, September 25, 2006

Monday, September 25, 2006

Monday, September 25, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Sign up for Hamlet article (see below for articles taken so far)
Eliot, T.S. / Hamlet and His Problems/ 1922
Hazlitt, William/ Characters of Shakespeare's Plays/ 1817
Neill, Michael/ The Cheer and Comfort of Our Eye/ 1992
Hugo, Victor/ Victor Hugo's Analysis of Hamlet/ 1919
Neill, Michael/ Speaking the Unspeakable/ 1992
Johnston, Ian/ Introductory Lecture on Shakespeare's Hamlet/ 2001
Thomas, Carol/ Feminist Criticism and Teaching Shakespeare/ ?
? / Hamlet, An Analysis of Theater History/ ?
Edgarstoll, Elmer/ ? / ?
SUGGESTED AUTHORS TO LOOK FOR:
John Dennis, Samuel Johnson, William Richardson, Henry Mackenzie, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Augustus William Schlegel, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, A.C. Bradley, D.H. Lawrence, G. Wilson Knight, C.S. Lewis
3. Quiz on Bible 21-30
HOMEWORK due Tue: Multiple choice AP exam (1 hour 15 mins)
HOMEWORK due Wed: Research Project (handout) due dates at bottom
HOMEWORK due Fri: Bible terms 31-41
ABSENT 1
none
Tardy: Foster, D

PERIODS 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Show me the first 100 words of your episode.
2. Write the next 100 words, making 200 so far.
WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Write an episode depicting the first encounter between Beowulf and Grendel
> Use SENSORY details : sight, sound, smell, touch, taste
> Use FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: His misery leaped the seas.
> Make your episode believable and exciting.
• Write a rough draft. Skip lines. Final draft should be at least 300 words.
ABSENT 2&4
Orta, S
Spickler, S
Sauls, E
Siatunuu, J
Basa, MA
Clark, P
Domingo, J
Estrada, C
Gray, A
Kimura, C
Ramos, C
Rick, T
Rodriguez, J
Crisolo, M

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Share your draft with at least 2 students.
Make the following comments to the paper you review:
+ > for something you like, something that's good
? > for something unclear, something you don't understand
more > for something that needs more details because either
1) an interesting word has piqued your curiosity, or
2) the writing is too general and needs details to give it life.
Student commenters must sign your paper on the top and make comments to give you points.
ABSENT 3
Ketchen, W
Robertson Jamison, M

Friday, September 22, 2006

Friday, September 22, 2006

Friday, September 22, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in last soliloquy qstns
2. Quiz on Bible 11-20
3. Film Hamlet
HOMEWORK due Mon & Wed: Research Project (handout) due dates at bottom
HOMEWORK due Mon: Bible terms 21-30
HOMEWORK due Tues: Bible terms 31-41
ABSENT 1
Burkett, A
Snyder, D

PERIODS 2 & 4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log, DEADLINE TODAY
2. Period 2: Show me the first 100 words of your episode.
2. Period 4: Write the first 100 words of episode for homework due Mon.
WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Write an episode depicting the first encounter between Beowulf and Grendel
> Use SENSORY details : sight, sound, smell, touch, taste
> Use FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: His misery leaped the seas.
> Make your episode believable and exciting.
• Write a rough draft. Skip lines. Final draft should be at least 300 words.
ABSENT 2&4
Losbanez, C
Ridela Cambra, P
Sauls, E
Siatunuu, J
Basa, MA
Dang, JT
Gionet, J
Ignacia, J
Lutali, E

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log, DEADLINE TODAY
2. Show me 600 words. Be ready to share on Monday.
ABSENT 3
Ketchen, W
Napper, B
Theodor, T
Acacio, S
Bass, W

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Thursday, September 21, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Hand in 2 soliloquy handouts w/questions and answers
2. Film: Hamlet How did this film begin? Was it like the play? What differences did you notice? Why do you think they did it that way?
HOMEWORK due Fri: Handout soliloquy Act 4.4
HOMEWORK due Fri: Quiz on Bible terms 11-20
HOMEWORK due Mon & Wed: Research Project (handout) due dates at bottom
ABSENT 1
Foster, D
Jones, L

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins and log DEADLINE TOMORROW!
2. Start writing an episode that depicts the first encounter between Beowulf and Grendel p10 in textbook.
> Use SENSORY details : sight, sound, smell, touch, taste
> Use figurative language: His misery leaped the seas.
• Write a rough draft. Skip lines. Final draft must be 300 words minimum.
HOMEWORK: Write 100 words of rough draft for tomorrow
ABSENT 2
Castillo, M
Godoy, R
Reid, A
Sauls, E
Stephenson, G

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. First Quarter Exam
2. Show me 400 words
HOMEWORK due Fri: 600 total words w/quotes. Handout: quoting & revision.
ABSENT 3
Parrish, I
Tardy: Gallen, M


PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. First Quarter Exam
3. Start writing an episode that depicts the first encounter between Beowulf and Grendel p10 in textbook.
ABSENT 4
Domingo, J
Drohan, V
Gionet, J
Hollis, C
Nicks, M

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Film --Hamlet w/Mel Gibson
HOMEWORK due Thursday: Soliloquy study: 3.1 "To be" and 3.3 "he's a-praying" Handout. Answer every qstn on each of the 2 soliloquies
HOMEWORK upcoming: Find a scholarly article by a published critic on Hamlet. Bring in your source documentation to make sure it is not merely someone's doctoral thesis, etc.
ABSENT 1
Nobles, A

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Quarter 1 Exam
ABSENT 2
Frances, P S
Godoy, R
Williams, Lauren
Tardy: Siatanuu, J

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Review for exam
3. Show me 300 words
HOMEWORK due Wed: Write another 100 words (400 total).
HOMEWORK due Friday: 600 total words with quotations
ABSENT 3
Cruz, C
Faulkner, D N
Haraguchi, A
Marks, K
McCarthy, J
Williams, JN
Tardy: Johnson, K
Tardy: Long, A
Left class: Bass, W

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Review for exam
ABSENT 4
Johannsdottir, S
Robinson, X
Rodriguez, J
Sullivan, T

Monday, September 18, 2006

Monday, September 18, 2006

Monday, September 18, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Quiz Act 5
HOMEWORK due Tue: Soliloquy study: Act 1 Scene 2 "solid flesh": Paraphrase and note the changes in Hamlet's thoughts and feelings. What do the changes mean?
HOMEWORK due Tue: Soliloquy study: Act 2 Scene 2 "what a rogue" Paraphrase. What do you think about the reference to Hecuba? Note the changes in Hamlet's thoughts and feelings and tell what they could mean.

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Discuss pp10-11 Writing about the Selection, Character Traits, and Figurative Language

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Show me 200 words
HOMEWORK and classwork: Write another 100 words for Tuesday.

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Review for exam

ABSENT 1
none

ABSENT 2
Williams, L
Carlos, F
Frederick, E

ABSENT 3
Acacio, S
Brisley, Z
Robertson-J, M
Williams, N

ABSENT 4
Berueda, M
Clark, P
Domingo, J
Gionet, J
Ignacia, J
Lutali, E
Neal, D
Rick, T

Friday, September 15, 2006

Friday, September 15, 2006

Friday, September 15, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz Act 4 and To Be or Not To Be soliloquy
2. Finish discussing Claudius
HOMEWORK due Mon: Read Act 5 (Note Horatio's goodbye to Hamlet)

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Review for quarter exam

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Show me your thesis and outline for 7 points
3. Write 100 words for 5 points
HOMEWORK due Mon: Write 100 more words on Beowulf essay (total 200)
HOMEWORK due Mon: Learn the following 7 vocabulary words:
1) diction (n) the author's word choice
2) figurative (adj) using fanciful or imaginative comparisons
3) literal (adj) to the letter, exact, meaning exactly what is said
4) heathen (n) a person who doesn't believe in the accepted religion, a nonbeliever, a pagan; an uncivilized person
5) to spawn (v) to produce offspring; spawned=born
6) theme (n) the author's central message or main idea.
7) connotation (n) the feeling that a word expresses beyond its actual meaning, a personal meaning

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Writing about Selection p10. Begin Prewriting and hand in

ABSENT 1
Atkins, K
Foster, D
Nobles, A

ABSENT 2
Williams, L
Woods, C
Flores, K
Tardy: Siatanuu, J

ABSENT 3
Acacio, S
Cruz, C
Ketchen, W

ABSENT 4
Domingo, J
Ignacia, J
Hollis, C
Nicks, M
Clark, P
Kimura, C
Witham, A

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Thursday, September 14, 2006

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Finish 4 kinds of writing (See Wed Sept 13)

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Vocabulary Quiz 1-7

ABSENT 2
Stephenson, G
Tardy: Castillo, M
Tardy: Frederick, E

ABSENT 4
Domingo, J
Ignacia, J
Hollis, C
Nicks, M
Ramos, C
Rodriguez, J
Crisolo, M

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz Act 3
2. Quiz Bible 1-10
3. Discuss answers to Claudius handout
HOMEWORK due Fri: Read Act 4
HOMEWORK due Fri: Quiz on "To be or . . " soliloquy

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Class discussion on questions 7-11 p30 and 4-11 p38.
3. Beowulf essay assignment sheet handed out
HOMEWORK due Fri: Select topic from choices 1&2 on assignment sheet. Write proposed thesis and outline with at least 2 subtopics, each having at least 2 supporting points of evidence. THESIS and I. A. B. II. A. B.

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 mins and log & pass out books
2. Read WRITING ABOUT THE SELECTION and answer the questions as instructed in the PREWRITING section.
3. Bring your essay and completed Comment Sheet to get your college essay grade.

ABSENT 1
none

ABSENT 3
Santos, N
Tardy: Phan, K

ABSENT 4
Clark, P
Ignacia, J
Lutali, E

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF omitted for long bulletin
2. Quiz mythology 21-34
3. Discuss answers to Claudius handout
HOMEWORK due Wed: Read Act 3
HOMEWORK due Wed: Quiz Bible 1-10
HOMEWORK: Know what the "To be or not to be" soliloquy is saying.

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Four kinds of writing: Write at least 30 words for each of the 4 kinds. In class assignment.
DESCRIPTIVE: Sensory experience. Example: The golden turkey served warm from the oven tasted juicy and buttery. sight, sound, smell, touch, and/or taste
NARRATIVE: What happened. Example: Dan was walking across the street when he saw his friend.
EXPOSITORY: "Exposes" the facts; explains. Example: Most four year colleges require students to take a college board exam, such as the SAT and the ACT.
PERSUASIVE: opinion and support. Example: Today is a good day in class. For example, no one is absent or upset. Also, students are smiling and finishing their work.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Get in groups to discuss questions7-11 p30 and 4-11 p38.
3. Hand in papers
HOMEWORK: Finish questions if you didn't already.

ABSENT 1
Jones, L

ABSENT 2
Francis, P S came in late

ABSENT 3
Acacio, S
Brisley, Z came in late
Elsenheimer, C school activity
Haraguchi, A

Monday, September 11, 2006

Monday, September 11, 2006

Monday, September 11, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Quiz Act 2 Hamlet
3. Read aloud
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Answer questions on handout about Claudius.
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Quiz mythology 21-34
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Know what the "To be or not to be" soliloquy is saying.

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Vocabulary quiz #1-7 after review

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Go to library for AR books.
HOMEWORK due Tues: Answer questions 7-11 on p30 and qstns 4-11 on p38. Include key elements of the question in the answer.

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes. Fill out log sheet.
2. College essays returned. Fill out Comments sheet to get grade tomorrow.

ABSENT 1
Foster, D

ABSENT 2
Carlos, F
Francis, P S
Frederick, E
Orta, S
Tardy: Whatley, M

ABSENT 3
Bass, W
Haraguchi, A
Napper, B
Tardy: Acacio, S

ABSENT 4
Corpuz, C
Johannsdottir, S
Lutali, E
Rodriguez, J

Friday, September 08, 2006

Friday, September 8, 2006

Friday, September 8, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Quiz Act 1 Hamlet
2. Discuss Act 1 and the correct use of HOWEVER, a conjunctive adverb. Examples: I like posies; however, she likes roses. Lee, however, likes orchids.
HOMEWORK due Monday: Read Act 2 of Hamlet for quiz
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Answer questions on handout about Claudius.
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Quiz mythology 21-34

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. New vocabulary: #6. theme (n) the author's central message or main idea. # 7. connotation (n) the feeling that a word expresses beyond its actual meaning

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins and log
2. Finish discussing literary analysis sheet & Tips and Ideas sheet.

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes. Fill out log sheet.
2. Finish four kinds of writing: Write at least 30 words for each of the 4 kinds. In class assignment. See Thur, Sep 7, for examples.

ABSENT 1
Valdespino, G
Tardy: Foster, D

ABSENT 2
Castillo, M
Nguyen, P
Namahoe, F C
Ridela Cambra, P
Siatanuu, J

ABSENT 3
Bass, W
Parrish, I
Satterwhite, G

ABSENT 4
Domingo, J
Crisola, M
Hollis, C
Basa, M A
Faitau, C
Kimura, C
Nicks, M

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Thursday, September 7, 2006

Thursday, September 7, 2006

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Fill out AR reading log sheet. Get log signed by teacher when you have the book you will be taking a quiz on.
3. Fill out Comment Sheet for Essays and bring your essay to get your grade

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes. Fill out log sheet.
2. Four kinds of writing: Write at least 30 words for each of the 4 kinds. In class assignment.

NARRATIVE: What happened. Example: Dan was walking across the street when he saw his friend.

DESCRIPTIVE: Sensory experience. sight, sound, smell, touch, and/or taste. Example: The golden turkey served warm from the oven tasted juicy and buttery.

EXPOSITORY: "Exposes" the facts; explains. Example: Most four year colleges require students to take a college board exam, such as the SAT and the ACT.

PERSUASIVE: opinion and support. Example: Today is a good day in class. I think that because no one is absent or upset. Also, students are smiling and finishing their work.

ABSENT 2
Francis, P S
Namahoe, F C
Tardy: Cortez, A C
Tardy: Spickler, S

ABSENT 4
Domingo, J
Hollis, C
Ignacia, J
Rodriguez, R

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Presentation: "Foil" by Khasan
2. Quiz mythology 11-20
3. Hand in essays p437 carpe diem
4. Discuss errors in essays: "however" & "then vs than" (parts of speech)
5. Get a copy of Hamlet
HOMEWORK due Friday: Read Act 1 for quiz

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Get and discuss 2 handouts on literary analysis: Frog rubric & Tips and Ideas

PERIOD 4
1. AR reading 10 minutes. Fill out log sheet. Get log signed by teacher when you have the book you will be taking a quiz on.
2. New vocabulary: #6. theme (n) the author's central message or main idea. # 7. connotation (n) the feeling that a word expresses beyond its actual meaning
3. Review vocabulary 1-5

ABSENT 1
Martin, A
Tardy: Snyder, D

ABSENT 3
Brisley, Z
Marks, K
Marr, R

ABSENT 4
Neal, D
Sabatino, D
Tardy: Kimura, C

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. SRF
2. Essays on Sonnet 75 and The Flood Tide returned with comments
3. Six +1 Writing Traits:1. Ideas, 2. Organization, 3. Voice, 4. Word Choice, 5. Sentence Fluency, 6. Conventions, +7. Presentation MORE will be upcoming on the website geocities.com/sherylscanlon
3. Quiz on mythology 1-10
4. Share and discuss quotations from Eyes and Country. Hand in.
HOMEWORK due tomorrow: p 437 Critical response AND mythology qz11-20

PERIOD 2
1. SRF 10 mins
2. College essays returned. Bring back tomorrow to find out the grade.
3. Go to library for AR book.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Finish discussion of kennings, alliteration, and translation on p40
3. Literary Analysis of Beowulf, ideas for topics. More information to come
4. Six +1 Writing Traits:1. Ideas, 2. Organization, 3. Voice, 4. Word Choice, 5. Sentence Fluency, 6. Conventions, +7. Presentation MORE will be upcoming on the website geocities.com/sherylscanlon

ABSENT 1
Kisner, K

ABSENT 2
Orta, S
Flores, K

ABSENT 3
Marr, R
Williams, N

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

PERIOD 1
1. Presentations: Kia on "Antithesis"
2. Check chart completion for the 3 poems and 5 elements (15 parts)
3. Quiz on carpe diem poems, pp 232, 385, 436
HOMEWORK due Tues: Quiz on mythology 1-10 postponed from Wed, 8/30
HOMEWORK due Tues: Find a memorable quotation from Their Eyes and one from Beloved Country. 1) Why do you like it? 2) How is it related to the theme or some other element? 3) Why is it memorable?
HOMEWORK due Wed: p 437 Critical response

PERIOD 4
1. Go to library for AR book.
2. Check p 10 questions on Beowulf

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading and take AR quizzes
2. Quiz on Beowulf parts 12-16

ABSENT 1
None

ABSENT 4
Domingo, J
Hollis, C
Ignacio, J

ABSENT 3
Faulkner, D N
McCarthy, J
Napper, B
Bass, W
Tardy: Gallen, M

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Tuesday, August 29,2006

Tuesday, August 29,2006

Period 1
1. Presentations: ''Romanticism" by Jamie and "Dissonance" by Corrine
Tomorrow: Kia on "Antithesis"
2. TOMORROW! Quiz on carpe diem poems pp 232, 385, 436 (Shepherd, Virgin, Mistress)
3. Share study techniques for mythology. Quiz tomorrow on names 1-10.
4. View grades for progress report
HOMEWORK: p 437 Critical response. Do only the chart for tomorrow.
HOMEWORK upcoming: Find a memorable quotation from Their Eyes Were Watching God and one from Cry the Beloved Country. 1) Why do you like it? 2) How is it related to the theme or some other element? 3) Why is it memorable?

Period 2
1. SRF
2. Get gold textbooks. Check questions p 10 for completion. Get in groups to compare answers and select the one you like.
3. View grades for progress report.

PERIOD 3
1. AR reading and take AR quizzes in Mac Lab
2. View grades for progress report.
HOMEWORK: Read parts 12-16 of Beowulf for quiz tomorrow, Wed

ABSENT 1
Rioux, V
Tardy: Foster, D
Tardy: Snyder, D

ABSENT 2
Losbanez, C
Madrid, C
Namahoe, F C
Woods, C

ABSENT 3
Haraguchi, A
McCarthy, J

Monday, August 28, 2006

Monday, August 28, 2006 (Thu sched)

Monday, August 28, 2006 (Thu sched)

PeriodS 2 & 4
1. SRF
2. Get textbook and answer questions 1-10 on page 10.
3. Get English CLASS ID NUMBER and AR READING RANGE put on first page of student's planner by teacher.
4. Grades posted by CLASS ID NUMBER on back cabinet for mid quarter progress report.

ABSENT 2 & 4
Domingo, J
Hollis, C
Lord, J
Rodriguez, J
Tardy: Frederick, E

Friday, August 25, 2006

Friday, August 25, 2006

Friday, August 25, 2006

Period 1
1. Presentation: "Epithet" by Sydney and "Neoclassical" by Alora
2. Hand in essays on "Sonnet 75" and "Flood Tide" and get permission sheets to be signed.
3. Read Faerie Queene aloud
HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday: Check off the mythology figures you are familiar with without reading the description. Invent an effective way to learn the ones you don't know at all. Write it down to share Tues.
3. HOMEWORK: Due Wednesday: 1) Quiz on Myths 2) Read the 3 poems on pp 232, 385, and 436: Passionate Shepherd, To the Virgins, and Coy Mistress for a quiz

Periods 2 & 4
1. SRF
2. Vocabulary Quiz 1-5 after review
3. PER 2 Finish reading Grendel

Period 3
1. AR reading 10 mins DEADLINE for 1st AR book is Monday, Aug 28
2. Start checking homework p 40: #'s 1, 2, 3, and second #3

ABSENT 1
Nobles, A
Tardy: Valdespino, G

ABSENT 2 & 4
Nguyen, P
Tardy: Kreel, D
Tardy: Williams, L
Tardy: Faitau, C
Tardy: Kimura, C
Tardy: Neal, D

ABSENT 3
Tardy: Faulkner, N
Tardy: Williams, N

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Thursday, August 24, 2006

PeriodS 2 & 4
1. SRF and period 2 get STAR test results
2. Add to "Vocabulary List" 1) heathen (n) a person who doesn't believe in the accepted religion, a nonbeliever 2) to spawn (v) to produce offspring; spawned=born
3. Read "Grendel" from Beowulf pp 5-9
ANY MORE COLLEGE ESSAYS?

ABSENT 2 & 4
NAMAHOE, C
REID, A
SAULS, E
SIATUNUU, J
WILLIAMS, C
DAVIS, J
HOLLIS, C
IGNACIA, J
WITHAM, A

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Period 1
1. Presentation: "Cadence" by Vanessa and "Refrain" by Aimee
2. Discuss p 213 poems for essay
4. HOMEWORK: p213 Critical Response for "Sonnet 75" and "Flood Tide." Assignment due Friday: Evaluate how each author's message is supported by the use of such literary elements as imagery and tone.
We are looking for samples of work that are considered either novice, partly proficient, proficient, or advanced.

Period 3
1. AR reading 10 mins DEADLINE for 1st AR book is Monday, Aug 28
2. Checking of books being read for AR. Students must have an AR book to be quizzed on by Friday.
HOMEWORK: p40 Analyzing Language #s 1,2,3, and second #3 after reading pp 10-11 on alliteration and kennings.

Period 4
1. SRF and get STAR test results
2. Make "Vocabulary List" Write words and definitions: 1) diction (n) the author's word choice, 2) figurative (adj) using fanciful or imaginative language, 3) literal (adj) to the letter, exact, meaning exactly what is said (continued)
3. Reading focus on "figurative" language like "the sun is a lion roaring across the sky."
4. Read aloud the plot summary of Beowulf and begin reading the selection "Grendel."

ABSENT 1
Foster, D

ABSENT 3
none

ABSENT 4
Day, A
Johannsdottir, S
Tardy: Howell, C

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Period 1
1. SRF and take STAR test in Mac Lab
2. Presentation: "Satire" by Danielle and "Stream of Consciousness" by Alex
3. Check comparisons and paraphrases for completion
4. HOMEWORK: p213 Critical Response for "Sonnet 75" and "Flood Tide." Assignment due Friday: Evaluate how each author's message is supported by the use of such literary elements as imagery and tone.
Samples of work will be classified as either novice, partly proficient, proficient, or advanced as far as meeting the benchmark for this reading standard.

Period 2
1. SRF and take STAR test in Mac Lab
2. Review vocabulary 1-3
3. Reading focus on "figurative" language like "the sun is a lion roaring across the sky."
4. Read aloud the plot summary of Beowulf before the selection "Grendel."

Period 3
1. AR reading 10 mins (DEADLINE for 1st AR book is Monday, Aug 28) and take STAR test in Mac Lab
2. Quiz on Beowulf parts 8-11 and the Mark of Cain p30.
HOMEWORK: on p40 Analyzing Language #s 1,2,3, and second #3 is postponed until we read and discuss pp 10-11 on alliteration and kennings.

ABSENT 1
none

ABSENT 2
Siatanuu, J
Woods, V

ABSENT 3
Brisley, Z
Santos, N
Bass, W
tardy, Faulkner, D
tardy, Williams, N