Friday, 29 February, 2008

Friday, 29 February, 2008

Periods 1 & 2

1. AR rdg & log

2. Any more Macbeth essays?

3. Give presentations

Period 5

1. SRF

2. Turn in

Final draft

Rough draft with corrections

Final outline

Rough outline

3. Write 5 two word poems& hand in

HW: Due Tues: Write a rough draft of contest essay:

Kid's Day Ocean, <300 words for $100;

Rotary 4Way Qstns >500 words for$1000, $700, $500, or $300
Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

HW: due Mon: Read pp798-801Robert Browning and "My Last Duchess" Summarize poem and tell what you think is the theme.


Period 6

1. Voc Quiz 61-70

2. Effective Writing from SAT

HW: Voc 71-73

Thursday, 28 February, 2008

Thursday, 28 February,2008

Period 2

1. AR rdg & log

2. Any more Macbeth essays?

3. Prepare for presentations

4. Quality presentations

1] Loud enough

2] Slow enough

3] Enunciate clearly

4] Stress important words

5] Stay in character


Period 5

1. SRF

2. Check 600 words

3. Check 21-30 MC for Jane Eyre

4. Contests: Kid's Day & 4 Qstnsfrom the Rotary

HW: Final draft


Period 6

1. Voc Quiz 59-68

2. Effective Writing from SAT

HW: Voc 69-7

Wednesday, 27 February, 2008

Wednesday, 27 February, 2008

Period 1

1. AR rdg & log

2. Any more Macbeth essays?

3. Prepare for presentations

4. Quality presentations

1] Loud enough

2] Slow enough

3] Enunciate clearly

4] Stress important words

5] Stay in character



Period 6

1. Voc Quiz 57-66

2. NovaNet in Learning Center

Write NovaNet Journal:

Date and what you learned today

HW: Voc 67-68

Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Presentations: Each student will be asked to present 4 lines from a character in Macbeth. Lines may be read, but memorizing may improve your grade. Here are some possibilities for one student or groups of students. Quotations are taken from the Gold textbook.

p79 MB 1st line and last 3 lines:
"Is this….before me?"
"I go and it is done....or to hell."

p80 Macbeth and Lady Macbeth 4 lines each
MB: "I'll go… (3)
LMB: "Infirm of… (4)
MB:"To know…myself." (1)

p83 3 WITCHES 4 lines each
"Round….caldron bubble." (10)

p84 WITCH 4 lines & MB 1 line
Witch: "Cool it…this way comes."(4)
MB: "How now….you do?"(1)

p 85 DOCTOR &WOMAN 4 lines each
DR: "I have two….she last walked?" (2)
WOM: "Since his majesty….both fast asleep."(4)
DR: "What…her say? (1)
You see her eyes are open." (1)

p85-86 WOMAN, LMB, DOCTOR 4 lines each
WOM: "It is an…of an hour" (2)
LMB: "Yet here's a spot." (1)
DR: "Hark, she speaks." (1)
LMB:"Out damned…blood in him?"(3)
DR: "Do you mark that?"
"You have known...should not." (2)
WOM: "She has spoke...has known." (2)
DR: "This disease is beyond my practice." (1)

p86 DOCTOR 4 lines "Foul whisperings…the physician."

p87 MB 8 lines= 4 & 4
"Tomorrow and…dusty death." (4.5)
"Out, out….signifying nothing."(4.5)

p87 MB 4 lines
"I begin…harness on our back."(4)

p87 MB & Macduff 3 lines each
MD: "Turn, Hellhound, turn!"(1)
MB: "Of all men….thine already." (3)
MD: "I have no…my sword."(2)

p88 MB 8 lines
MB: "I will not yield…Hold, enough!"



Period 5
1. Notes on Ch 20 essays AP style
2. Show me your 400 words
HW: Write last 200 or more words, 600+ total

Monday, 25 February 2008

Monday, 25 February 2008

Periods 1& 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more papers to turn in?
3. New essential vocabulary
…16] irony (n): a contradiction between expectation and reality; the unexpected
…17] personification (n): giving human qualities to nonliving things.
4. Review and quiz vocab. 8-17

Period 5
1. Get back ch20 AP style essays
2. Students absent Friday take mult choice test on 21-30 JE
3. Show me 200 words of essay
4. Check mult choice 11-20
HW: 200 more words due, 400total

Period 6
1. Quiz Voc 55-64
2. Discuss consistency in writing with parallel structure: Things in a series should have the same construction.
HW: Voc. 65-66

Monday, 25 February 2008

Monday, 25 February 2008

Periods 1& 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more papers to turn in?
3. New essential vocabulary
…16] irony (n): a contradiction between expectation and reality; the unexpected
…17] personification (n): giving human qualities to nonliving things.
4. Review and quiz vocab. 8-17

Period 5
1. Get back ch20 AP style essays
2. Students absent Friday take mult choice test on 21-30 JE
3. Show me 200 words of essay
4. Check mult choice 11-20
HW: 200 more words due, 400total

Period 6
1. Quiz Voc 55-64
2. Discuss consistency in writing with parallel structure: Things in a series should have the same
construction.
HW: Voc. 65-66

Friday, 22 February 2008

Friday, 22 February 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Hand in
• Final Drafts
• Rough draft w/ corrections in a in different color
• Rough outline
• Final outline

Period 5
1. SRF
2. Mult choice JE 21-30
3.Show me thesis & outline
HW: 200 words for Mon.

Period 6
1. SRF
2. Quiz Voc 53-62
HW: Voc 63-64

Thursday, 21 February 2008

Thursday, 21 February 2008

Period 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Show me 500 words total
(150 more words for 15 pts)
• Final Drafts due Friday, including:
• Rough draft with corrections in a different color
• Rough outline
• Final outline
See new blog "Writing Literary Analysis" for basic tips (below)

Period 5
1. Multiple choice JE ch 18 #11-20
2. Label best & worst of your 3 thesis ideas
3. Share best with class
HW: Thesis and outline for essay JE
Blog: Outline for Jane Eyre
Blog: Byronic Hero Characteristics
Blog: Writing Literary Analysis, Basic Tips

Period 6
1. Quiz Voc 51-60
2. Effective Writing
Part A: Being consistent
1]. Sequence of tenses
2]. Shift of pronoun
HW: Voc 61-62

Wednesday, 20 February 2008

Wednesday, 20 February 2008

Period 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Show me 500 words total
(150 more words for 15 pts)
• Final Drafts due Friday, including:
• Rough draft with corrections in a different color
• Rough outline
• Final outline
See new blog entry "Writing Literary Analysis" for basic tips

Period 6
1. Quiz Voc 43-44, 51-58
2. Lab for NovaNet
HW: Voc. 59-60

Writing Literary Analysis

Basic Tips for Writing a Literary Analysis
from Sierra College 2001

1. Write in the present tense.

EXAMPLE: In Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," the townspeople visit Emily Grierson's house because it smells bad.
NOT: In Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," the townspeople visited Emily Grierson's house because it smelled bad.

2. Normally, keep yourself out of your analysis; in other words, use the third person (no I or you). Some instructors may require or allow the first or second person in an informal analysis if the usage is consistent, however, so check with your instructor.
FIRST PERSON: I believe that the narrator in "Sonny's Blues" is a dynamic character because I read many details about the changes in his attitude toward and relationship with Sonny.
THIRD PERSON: The narrator in "Sonny's Blues" is a dynamic character who changes his attitude toward and relationship with Sonny as the story progresses.
SECOND PERSON: At the end of "Everyday Use," Mama realizes that Maggie is like her but has not received the attention you should give your daughter to help her attain self-esteem.
THIRD PERSON: At the end of "Everyday Use," Mama realizes that Maggie is like her but has not received enough attention to build self-esteem.

3. Avoid summarizing the plot (i.e., retelling the story literally). Instead analyze (form a thesis about and explain) the story in literary terms.
PLOT SUMMARY: In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," the mad narrator explains in detail how he kills the old man, who screams as he dies. After being alerted by a neighbor, the police arrive, and the madman gives them a tour through the house, finally halting in the old man's bedroom, where he has buried the man beneath the floor planks under the bed. As he is talking, the narrator hears what he thinks is the old man's heart beating loudly, and he is driven to confess the murder.
ANALYSIS: Though the narrator claims he is not mad, the reader realizes that the narrator in "The Telltale Heart" is unreliable and lies about his sanity. For example, the mad narrator says he can hear "all things in the heaven and in the earth." Sane people cannot. He also lies to the police when he tells them that the shriek they hear occurs in his dream. Though sane people do lie, most do not meticulously plan murders, lie to the police, and then confess without prompting. Finally, the madman is so plagued with guilt that he hears his own conscience in the form of the old man's heart beating loudly. Dead hearts do not beat, nor do sane people confuse their consciences with the sounds of external objects.

4. Include a clear thesis statement which addresses something meaningful about the literature, often about the theme. (See separate thesis handout.)

5. Use literary terms to discuss your points (i.e., character, theme, setting, rhyme, point of view, alliteration, symbols, imagery, figurative language, protagonist, and so forth).
NONLITERARY TERMS: To show that women are important, Adrienne Rich writes about Aunt Jennifer and the tigers that she creates in her needlework.
LITERARY TERMS: The poem "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" contains vivid images and symbols which reveal a feminist perspective.

6. Do not confuse characters' (in fiction or drama) or speakers' (in poetry) viewpoints with authors' viewpoints.
AUTHOR: As a black woman, Eudora Welty faces racism in "A Worn Path." (Eudora Welty, the author, was not black.)
CHARACTER: As a black woman, Old Phoenix faces racism in "A Worn Path." (Old Phoenix, a character, is black.)
POET: In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," Robert Frost is tempted to drift into his subconscious dream world, yet he knows he has other obligations to fulfill when he states, "But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep." (The pronoun "I" refers to the speaker of the poem, not to Robert Frost, the poet.)
SPEAKER: In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," the speaker is tempted to drift into his subconscious dream world, yet he knows he has other obligations to fulfill when he states, "But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep." (Here the "I" correctly refers to the speaker of the poem.)

7. Support your points with many quotations and paraphrases, but write the majority of your paper in your own words with your own ideas.

8. When writing a research paper that includes literary criticism, make sure that you form your own opinion rather than merely restate those of the critics. You may, however, use the critics' views to support yours.

9. Cite prose, poetry, drama, critics, and any other sources used according to specialized MLA standards. (See the current edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.)

Sierra College

Byronic Hero

Characteristics of the Byronic Hero
www.umd.umich.edu/casl/hum/ eng/classes/434/charweb/CHARACTE.htm - 6k -
The Byronic hero--so named because it evolved primarily due to Lord Byron’s writing in the nineteenth century—is, according to Peter Thorslev, one of the most prominent literary character types of the Romantic period:
Romantic heroes represent an important tradition in our literature . . . . In England we have a reinterpreted Paradise Lost, a number of Gothic novels and dramas . . . the heroic romances of the younger Scott [Sir Walter Scott, added by Mrs Scanlon], some of the poetry of Shelley, and the works of Byron. In all of these works the Byronic Hero is the one protagonist who in stature and in temperament best represents the [heroic] tradition in England. (Thorslev 189)
A Byronic hero exhibits several characteristic traits, and in many ways he can be considered a rebel. The Byronic hero does not possess "heroic virtue" in the usual sense; instead, he has many dark qualities. With regard to his intellectual capacity, self-respect, and hypersensitivity, the Byronic hero is "larger than life," and "with the loss of his titanic passions, his pride, and his certainty of self-identity, he loses also his status as [a traditional] hero" (Thorslev 187).
He is usually isolated from society as a wanderer or is in exile of some kind. It does not matter whether this social separation is imposed upon him by some external force or is self-imposed. Byron's Manfred, a character who wandered desolate mountaintops, was physically isolated from society, whereas Childe Harold chose to "exile" himself and wander throughout Europe. Although Harold remained physically present in society and among people, he was not by any means "social."
Often the Byronic hero is moody by nature or passionate about a particular issue. He also has emotional and intellectual capacities, which are superior to the average man. These heightened abilities force the Byronic hero to be arrogant, confident, abnormally sensitive, and extremely conscious of himself. Sometimes, this is to the point of nihilism resulting in his rebellion against life itself (Thorslev 197). In one form or another, he rejects the values and moral codes of society and because of this he is often unrepentant by society's standards. Often the Byronic hero is characterized by a guilty memory of some unnamed sexual crime. Due to these characteristics, the Byronic hero is often a figure of repulsion, as well as fascination.
Harold Bloom notes that "[b]etween them, the Brontes can be said to have invented a relatively new genre, a kind of northern romance, deeply influenced both by Byron's poetry and by his myth and personality, but going back also . . . to the Gothic novel and to the Elizabethan drama" (1). When Byron died at the age of thirty-six in 1824, Bronte was but eight years old. Bronte's youthful age, however, did not preclude Byron and his works from having a profound effect on her and her writing; indeed, the "cult" of Lord Byron flourished shortly after his death "dominating [the Brontes'] girlhood and their young womanhood" (Bloom 2). Of the Bronte sisters' background, Tom Winnifrith comments that a "study of the Brontes' juvenilia provides confirmatory evidence of the sisters' preoccupation with the aristocracy, their emancipation from Victorian prudery, and the attraction of the Byronic hero, beautiful but damned" (4).
Bronte was deeply affected by the movement that took place during what is now called the Romantic period. She makes repeated references to Romantic works, and there is some evidence that suggests Jane Eyre was set in the Romantic period. For example, Blanche Ingram asks Rochester to "now sing, and I will play for you." When Rochester replies that he will indeed sing for them, she says, "Here then is a Corsair-song. Know that I dote on Corsairs; and for that reason, sing it 'con spirito'" (181; ch.17). Bronte's allusion to Byron's immensely popular work "The Corsair," which was published in 1814, suggests that Jane Eyre was set sometime after this date (Pirie 508). Since Jane and Blanche are technically rivals for Rochester and Jane politely dislikes Blanche, Bronte's placement of this allusion into Blanche's reply implies that on one level Bronte may not have thought highly of certain works by Byron or "Byronic" characters.
Byron first sketched out his hero in 1812, in the opening stanzas of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; at this stage, he is rather crudely depicted as a young man, prematurely sated by sin, who wanders about in an attempt to escape society and his own memories. Conrad, the hero of The Corsair (1814), has become more isolated, darker, more complex in his history and inner conflict, and therefore more frightening and more compelling to the reader.
www.umd.umich.edu/casl/hum/ eng/classes/434/charweb/CHARACTE.htm - 6k -

Outline for AP

OUTLINE for finding information
Chapter # & Page # in tan edition

GATESHEAD
1. p6 Jane lives with the Reed family, relatives who do not love her.
John Reed attacks Jane for reading a book and she fights back and is punished.
2. p11 Jane’s punishment is to stay alone in her uncle’s red room.
When Jane screams in fear, her aunt forces her to stay longer and she blacks out.
3. p17 Jane recovers from unconsciousness and is tended to by a pharmacist.
Bessie, the children’s nurse, takes care of Jane.
Jane is miserable, but she does not want to go live with her poor relatives and become a beggar.
4. p26 Jane talks back to her aunt, saying she, Jane, is a worthier person than her aunt’s children.
Mr. Brocklehurst interviews Jane for school and her aunt tells him that Jane is a liar.
Jane rejects her aunt, saying she will never call her aunt again because she left her in the red room.

LOWOOD
5. p40 Jane travels alone to Lowood, her new boarding school, a charity for poor orphan girls.
Conditions are bad, such as burned food, but the superintendent is kind to the girls.
6. p52 Jane meets Helen Burns, a devout Christian who befriends her.
7. p59 Mr. Brocklehurst expects the girls’ lives to be austere, allowing not even curly hair.
When Mr. Brocklehurst sees Jane, he embarrasses her by making her wear a sign that says she is a liar.
8. p68 Helen and Miss Temple, the superintendent, make Jane feel better about her embarrassment.
9. p76 In the spring a typhus epidemic hits Lowood and Helen Burns dies.
Jane makes another friend, but spends Helen’s last night with Helen.
10. p84 Things get better for the girls at Lowood after the epidemic.
After 6 more years as a pupil, Jane becomes a teacher there.
When Miss Temple leaves, Jane advertises and finds a job as a governess.
Before Jane leaves Lowood, Bessie comes to see her.
Bessie tells Jane that her uncle John Reed came to Gateshead to see her.

THORNFIELD
11. p94 In her new position as governess at Thornfield, Jane meets Mrs. Fairfax and Adele.
12. p110 Jane adjusts to Thornfield with its strange noises and one night helps a fallen rider on the road.
13. p120 Jane gets to know Adele and Mr. Rochester, plays the piano for him, and shows him her art.
14. p130 Mr. Rochester tells Jane the kind of man he is.
15. p143 Jane hears about Mr. Rochester’s affair with Celine Varens.
Jane hears noises and finds a fire in Mr. Rochester’s room. She wakens him by throwing water on him.
He thanks her, takes her hand, and holds it in his hands, not letting her leave immediately.
Jane sees a fire in his eyes and later in her room feels both troubled and joyous.
16. p155 The next day Jane finds Mr. Rochester gone to party with friends and a girlfriend named Blanche.
Jane disciplines herself by drawing 2 portraits comparing her plainness with Blanche’s beauty.
17. p164 Mr. Rochester brings the party and guests to Thornfield and invites Jane to be introduced.
Blanche comments on her distaste for governesses.
18. p184 The party-goers play charades. One scene is a wedding.
An old gypsy woman arrives and asks to tell the fortunes of the single women.
19. p198 When Jane goes to have her fortune told they talk about Mr. Rochester.
A Mr. Mason turns up at Thornfield, upsetting Mr. Rochester.
20. p208 One night Jane hears a cry, sounds of a struggle, and shouting in the room above hers.
The household and guests are awakened, and Mr. Rochester tells everyone to go back to bed.
Jane goes to her room, gets dressed, and waits.
Mr. Rochester comes to her and takes her to Mr. Mason, who is injured and asks her to help.
Later, Mr. Rochester tells Jane that she will help him be a better person. She says only he can do that.
21. p223 Jane goes back to Gateshead when she hears Mrs. Reed is dying and has asked for her.
Jane finds out about John, Eliza, and Georgiana. Jane forgives Mrs. Reed for her mistreatment.
Mrs. Reed tells Jane that her uncle John wanted to adopt her but that she told him Jane was dead.
22. p244 When Jane returns to Thornfield, she finds Mr. Rochester sitting outside waiting for her.
23. p261 Jane and Mr. Rochester go into the garden, he asks her to marry him, and she says she will.
As they leave the garden, lightning strikes a large tree and splits it in two.
24. p261 Mr. Rochester sends for jewels to give to Jane.
Mr. Rochester tells Jane he tried to make her jealous by pretending to be marrying Blanche Ingram.
Mrs. Fairfax warns Jane to think carefully about marrying Mr. Rochester.
25. p279 Jane is so eager for Mr. Rochester to return from a trip that she walks out alone at night to greet him.
She tells him of disturbing dreams and a vampire-like creature who destroyed her wedding veil.
26. p291 Jane and Mr. Rochester go to the church to marry, but someone objects, saying Mr. Rochester is already married.
Mr. Rochester admits he is and takes everyone to meet Bertha.
Jane shuts herself up in her room to think and pray for help.
27. p302 Jane knows she must leave Thornfield.
When she walks out of her room, she faints but Mr. Rochester has been waiting there and catches her.
He says he never meant to hurt her, and they discuss the situation.
He pleads with her to join him in another country where no one will know he is married to Bertha.
She refuses and says she will leave him.
When she goes to her room to sleep, she cannot and decides to leave Thornfield immediately.

MOOR HOUSE/ MARSH END
28. p327 The coach leaves Jane at Whitcross where she sleeps on the heath.
Jane tries to find food in a village.
Wandering, Jane walks toward a light in a house on the moor and is taken in by St. John Rivers.
29. p344 Jane learns about the Rivers family and is accepted by them.
30. p355 St. John offers Jane a job teaching at a new school for girls.
31. p364 St. John explains his plans and reveals that he loves Rosamond Oliver, a rich man’s daughter.
32. p372 Rosamond knows St. John loves her, but he says he can never marry her.
33. p383 St. John discovers Jane’s real name and tells Jane about her inheritance from her uncle John.
Jane finds out she is related to the Rivers family and Jane shares her inheritance with them.
34. p395 Jane quits teaching and lives with the Rivers family.
Jane letters to Thornfield go unanswered.
St. John teaches Jane Hindustani and asks her to marry him and to go with him to India.
35. p416 Jane considers marrying St. John, and he tries to convince her to do it.
Jane hears a voice of Mr. Rochester calling her and she answers that she will go to him.

FERNDEAN
36. p428 Jane goes to Thornfield and finds it burned to the ground.
In the town nearby she finds discovers what happened at Thornfield and where Mr. Rochester now lives.
37. p437 Jane finds Mr. Rochester at Ferndean, he asks her to marry him, and she says she will.
38. p457 Jane and Edward marry and their firstborn is a son. St. John Rivers goes to India.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Show me 350 words total of your essay on Macbeth
Tomorrow: Write 150 more words, 500 total, by the end of class

Period 5
1. Hand in HW chs 37& 38 Jane Eyre
2. Quiz chs 37 & 38
3. Writing response
4. Essay assignment sheet. Day 1 will be Friday, Feb 22.
HW: Write 3 possible thesis statements including supporting ideas, either from the handout or of your own making.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Friday, February 15, 2008

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading , log
2. Writing Composition 3-- Show me 150 or more words for 15 or more points.
3. Show me 350words (200 more) on Tuesday for 20 points

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Chs 35-36 and second 5 vocab words from 1-19 list
3. Discuss ch 35
HW: Read chs 37 & 38 and do 2 voc and 2 questions

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Voc Quiz 41-44, 51-56
HW: Voc 57 & 58 for quiz 43-44 and 51-58

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading , log
2. Writing Composition 3
Choices:
...1) What make Macbeth do what he did? P250 Purple book
...2) Compare and contrast Shakespeare's Macbeth to the real Macbeth (Requires research)
Steps: 1] Write your statement or proposition about what caused Macbeth's actions
….......2] List your evidence as your outline.
….......3] Write supporting paragraph.
3. Show me outline (statement and supporting ideas) for 10 points.

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Chs 31-34
HW: Read chs 35-36 and do 2 voc and 2 questions
HW: Pick 5 more words from your list of 19 for a quiz

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Voc Quiz 39-44 and 51-54
3. Correct sentences from "Effective Sentences" handout
HW: Voc 55 & 56

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading , log,
2. Writing Composition 3
3. Choices:
...1) What make Macbeth do what he did? P250 Purple book
...2) Compare and contrast Shakespeare's Macbeth to the real Macbeth (Requires research)
Process: 1] Write your statement or proposition about what caused Macbeth's actions
…..2] List your evidence as your outline.
…..3] Write supporting paragraph.
4. Show me outline for 10 points.

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Voc Quiz 37-44, 51-52
3. Figure out scores on PSAT
HW: Voc 52 & 53 for quiz 39-44 and 51-54

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading , log
2. Writing Composition 3
Choices:
...1) What make Macbeth do what he did? P250 Purple book
...2) Compare and contrast Shakespeare's Macbeth to the real Macbeth (Requires research) p250 Purple book
Process: 1] Write your statement or proposition about what caused Macbeth's actions
…..2] List your evidence, as many as you can. Freewrite explanatory paragraphs about each one.
…..3] Answer the opposing view with evidence
3. Hand in written work to be continued.

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in HW voc & qstns Ch 29-30
2. Quiz chs 29-30
3. Voc Quiz from Voc List 1-19.
4. Write about Ch 30: Compare and contrast
HW: Rd chs 31-34. Do 4 voc and 4 qstns
After Friday, only absentee make-up work will be accepted and only within the # of days absent.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Monday, February 11, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading , log,
2. Period 2 Hand in Art Project
.…Period 1 & 2 Take Voc Quiz # 15 & 16

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in HW 2 voc & 2 qstns Ch 27-28
2. Quiz chs 27-28
3. Receive & discuss Voc List 1-19. Adjust word or definition to correlate with each other.
…..Example: trodden: to tread or walk = trodden: treaded upon OR trod: to tread or walk
4. Discussion of chapters 27-28
HW: Rd chs 29 & 30. Do 2 voc and 2 qstns
HW: Choose 5 of your 19 vocabulary for a quiz Tuesday

PERIOD 6
1. Voc Qz 35-42 & 51, 52
2. Tests returned
HW: Voc 43 & 44

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Thursday, February 7, 2008

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading , log,
2. Macbeth Art Project. Select a quotation of 10 words or more to illustrate. Requirements:
….1) Write quotation in DARK ink or marker, use "quotation marks," and put the page number in parentheses at the end of the quote (documentation)
….2) Fill the page…..
….3) Use at least 3 colors…..
….4)Use contrast (dark and light)

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz chs 24-26
3. Hand in HW 3 voc & 3 qstns
4. Discussion of chapters 24-26
HW: Rd chs 27 & 28. Do 2 voc and 2 qstns

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Voc Qz 33-40 & 51, 52
3. Practice Test on Critical Reading Section 3
HW: Voc 41 & 42

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading , log,
2. Hand in art project
3. Check and discuss questions 1-10 & Respond to Literature question.
4. Vocabulary 14. Tragedy: (n) the story of a hero with a flaw, a fault, that causes his downfall
…..15. Imagery: (n) descriptive words about sensory experiences, both literal and figurative

PERIOD 6
1. Voc Qz 31-40
2. Test on Critical Reading
HW: Vocab. 33-40, 51, 52

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading , log,
2. Answer questions 1-10 and Respond to Literature question. Include question in answer.
3. Macbeth Art Project. Select a quotation of 10 words or more to illustrate. Requirements:
….1) Write quotation in DARK ink or marker, use "quotation marks," and put the page number in parentheses at the end of the quote, which is called the "documentation."
….2) Fill the page.
….3) Use at least 3 colors.
….4) Use contrast (dark and light).

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz chs 22-23
2. Hand in 22/23 voc&qstns; 19 word voc list; and your papers passed out yesterday
3. Get back Mult Choice on Ch 20 and discuss missed answers
4. Discuss Chs 22-23
HW: Read chs 24, 25, 26 and do 3 voc and 3 qstns

Monday, February 4, 2008

Monday, February 4, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading , log
2. Macbeth film : Pd 2 only
3. Answer questions 1-10 and Respond to Literature question. Include question in answer. Finish tomorrow.

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in study qstns ch 21
2. Write on qstn for last chapter read
HW: Read Chs 22-23 Do 2 voc and 2 questions
HW: Copy your 19 vocabulary words and defns from previous papers. Return all tomorrow.

PERIOD 6
1. Voc Qz 31-38 and 49-50
2. Discuss handouts on the SAT sections and rubric for essay question
HW: Vocab. 31-40

Friday, February 1, 2008

Friday, February 1, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading , log, and quiz
2. Macbeth film : Pd 1 finished; Pd 2 up to last battle

PERIOD 5
1. AR reading and quiz
2. Quiz Ch 20
3. Hand in study questions ch 20
4. AP style essay on JE ch20
HW: Read Ch 21; Do study questions on the handout sheet.

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. SAT Prac Test 2 Essay 25 mins
HW: Vocab. 31-38 & 49-50 for qz Mon

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Thursday, January 31, 2008

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading and log………. Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Read pp 83 to the end on p88
2. Macbeth film up to Macbeth drinking the witches' potion to see the apparitions

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Chs 17-19
2. Hand in 3 voc and 3 qstns
3. Discuss a student's question about the incident referring to a "hag"
4. Do a 10 qstn multiple choice and check.
5. Begin Ch 20 aloud.
HW: Read Ch 20; Do study questions on the handout sheet.

PERIOD 6
1. Vocab. Qz #s 47-50 and 31-36
2. SAT Sect 5 Wrtg Skills: 39questions and check.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading and log………. Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Read p87 to the end
3. Macbeth film: Macduff & Malcolm take their army to Dunsinane

PERIOD 6
1. Vocab. Qz #s 45-50 and 31-34
2. Finish Crit Rdg SAT Sect 1
HW: Voc 35-36

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log………. Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Macbeth film
3. Per 1 to p87; per 2 to p83

PERIOD 5……. AR Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
1. Quiz Chs 15-16
2. Hand in 2 voc and 2 qstns
3. 10 min written response to ch 15 & 16 questions
4. Begin Ch 17 aloud
HW: Read Chs 17, 18, 19; Do 3 voc and 3 questions

Monday, January 28, 2008 Macbeth and Jane Eyre

Monday, January 28, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log………. Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Macbeth film

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Chs 13-14
2. Hand in 2 voc and 2 qstns
3. Begin Ch 15 aloud
HW: Read Chs 15-16; Do 2 voc and 2 questions

PERIOD 6
1. Vocab. Qz #s 45-50 and 31-32
2. Discuss missed qstns and vocabulary from Crit Rdg SAT Sect 1; today #7
HW: Voc 45-50 and 31-34 for quiz

Friday, January 25, 2008

Friday, January 25, 2008

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading and log………. Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Read pp79-81 & watch film up to seeing the dagger.

*PERIOD 5.....*Reading Record Cards are at 10-24-07
1. SRF
2. Quiz Chs 11-12
3. Hand in 2 voc and 2 qstns
HW: Read Chs 13-14; Do 2 voc and 2 questions

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Practice Vocab. and take Qz #s 45-50
3. Discuss missed qstns from Crit Rdg SAT Sect 1; today #5 & 6
HW: Voc 49-50 and 31 & 32 for Monday quiz

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Thursday, January 24, 2008
"Friday" Schedule

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading and new log………. Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Write about the way each character--Macbeth and Lady Macbeth--reacts to the opportunity for Macbeth to be king. Hand in paper.
3. Movie to the drunken porter opening the door to the castle to two of Duncan's men.

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading and new log………. Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Movie to end of Act I
3. Write about the way each character--Macbeth and Lady Macbeth--reacts to the opportunity for Macbeth to be king. Hand in paper.

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Chs 6-10
3. Hand in 5 voc and 5 qstns
HW: Read Chs 11-12; Do 2 voc and 2 questions

PERIOD 6
1. Practice Vocab. and take Qz #s 45-48
2. Discuss missed qstns from Crit Rdg SAT Sect 1; today #5
HW: Voc 49-50 for Friday quiz

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading and new log....... Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Read Macbeth pp 79-81 and watch movie to end of Act I

PERIOD 6
1. SRF for tomorrow
2. Finish qstns 1-25 on Crit Rdg SAT Sect 1 and check
3. Discuss first incorrect answer #4
4. Practice Vocab. Qz #s 45 & 46 and bonus

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

PERIODs 1&2
1. AR reading and new log Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Read Macbeth pp 78-79 period 1; pp73-79 & movie period 2

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Chs 2-5
2. Discuss qstns after handing in Voc & Qstns chs 4&5
3.Write 15 minutes
HW: Read chapters 6-10 for Thur
HW: Do 5 vocabulary words and 5 questions
Chpts to read Jane Eyre Schedule
1,2,3 Jan/17
4,5 Jan/18
6,7,8 Jan/22 Tue
9,10
11,12 Jan/24 Thur
13-14 Jan/25 Fri
15-16 Jan/28 Mon
17 Jan/29 Tue
18-19
20 Jan/31 Thur
21 Feb/1 Fri
22-23 Feb/4 Mon
24 Feb/5 Tue
25-26
27 Feb/7 Thur
28 Feb/8 Fri
29-30 Feb/11 Mon
31-32 (19pp) Feb/12 Tue
33-34 (34pp)
35-36 Feb/14 Thur
37-38 Feb/15 Fri

Friday, January 18, 2008

Friday, January 18, 2008

PERIODs 1&2
1. AR reading and new log Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Read Macbeth pp 73-78 period 1; pp73-74 period 2

PERIOD 5
1. SRFF
2. Quiz Ch 1
3. Discuss vocabulary and questions
HW: Read chapters 4&5
HW: Do 2 vocabulary words and 2 questions

PERIOD 6
1. SRFF
2. Get vocabulary list
3. Take PSAT Critical Reading 4DPT2
HW: Study words 45 & 46 for quiz Tues

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading and new log Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Begin Shakespeare's Macbeth: Pg72 in Gold book: "Writing Connection"
Write the 2 sentences about the character described. Switch papers with a partner. Under his/her 2 sentences, write a minimum of 35 words in a paragraph expanding or elaborating on the idea in one of the sentences. Put your name on the paper and hand it in.

PERIOD 5
1. SRFF
2. Two groups discuss poems 171 and 172 from Sound and Sense
3. Get Jane Eyre books
HW: Read chapters 1, 2, 3 (appox 20 pp a day will be assigned every school day)
HW: Find 3 vocabulary words anywhere in the three chapters and do the following:
(1) Write the page number and the sentence from the book in which the word appears.
(2) Write the definition that fits the context of the sentence in which it was found.
(3) Write your own sentence using the word, clearly implying the meaning. Example: When the child read the MORAL of the story, he learned that patience has its rewards.
HW: For each chapter, write a question that isn't clearly answered in the text. "Why" questions are usually good.

PERIOD 6
1. SRFF
2. Class test on English skills
3. Go over answers and hand papers in.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading and new log Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Begin Shakespeare's Macbeth: Pg72 in Gold book: "Writing Connection"
Write the 2 sentences about the character described. Switch papers with a partner. Under his/her 2 sentences, write a minimum of 35 words in a paragraph expanding or elaborating on the idea in one of the sentences. Put your name on the paper and hand it in.

PERIOD 6
1. Share your quiz with your partner. Introduce your partner to the class and ask the class a question from their quiz.
2. Handouts on Test-taking Myths and Test-taking Approaches. Discuss. Also handout on Critical Reading and Effective Writing.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and new log Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Find example of writing that demonstrates one of the 6 + 1 Writing Traits,based on your work in the literary analysis of the Prioress.
Copy and document on Comment sheet.

PERIOD 5 AR Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
1. Write an analytical essay on "Naming of Parts" p1122 in your text. Use TP-CASTT or SSIF, Speaker, Sound, Imagery, Figurative language. Finish in class.
2. Look at grades
HW: Read Ch 15 in Sound and Sense. Write a substantial essay analyzing poem 171 or 172.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Monday, January 14, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. Catching up and reading
2. Look over exams
3. Look at essays on the Prioress

PERIOD 5
1. Catching up
2. Look over exams
3. Look at essays on the group novel

PERIOD 6
1. Handouts for new students to take home for parents to sign
2. Meecher Teacher Quiz
Homework: Write 5 unusual things about you or what you've done.
Write a quiz about yourself using the 5 things.
Make up 2 wrong answers for a multiple choice quiz to give orally to a partner.
Example: Which of these do I have:
five red bandanas
a cocker spaniel and poodle mix
a 52 inch plasma screen TV ?

Monday, December 10, 2007

Monday, December 10, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR quizzes, reading, and log
2. Exam review sheet

PERIOD 5
1. Voc Qz postponed
2. AR quizzes
3. Groups for step 5
4. Show me your 500 words
5. Exam review sheet
HW: -- Final drafts due tomorrow
--Rough draft with corrections in a different color 10 pts
--Final outline 5 pts
--Rough outline 5 pts
HW: Step 6 Theme Project

PERIOD 6
1. Exam review ACT Section 2 Part 1
2. Do 3 review problems and hand in

Thurs & Fri December 6 & 7, 2007

-----------------------------Thursday, December 6, 2007

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Continue Renaissance pp60-61
2. Read pp62-63 Sonnets and "…Age of 23"

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Voc 35-44
3. Discuss group theme project step 3
4. Show your thesis and outline for 10 pts
5. Finish discussing "Break, Break, Break"
HW: 250 words due tomorrow
HW: Step 4

PERIOD 6
1. MacLab

-----------------------------------Friday, December 7, 2007

PERIODs 1 &
1. AR reading and log
2. Vocabulary #12 connotation: (n) feelings that a word expresses beyond its dictionary definition
also for connotation: (n) a personal meaning;
#13 sonnet: (n) a 14 line poem
3. Read and discuss "On His Blindness" p64

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Groups for step 4 Theme Project
3. Show me 250 words
4. One more note on essays, to make 19. They will be on the exam.
5. Get Hamlet essays
HW: 500 total words
HW: Step 5
HW: Voc 37-46

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Discuss science problem on the ACT

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Thursday, December 6, 2007

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Continue Renaissance pp60-61
2. Read pp62-63 Sonnets and "On Arriving at the Age of Twenty-Three"

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Voc 35-44
3. Discuss group theme project step 3
4. Show your thesis and outline for 10 pts
5. Finish discussing "Break, Break, Break"
HW: 250 words due tomorrow
HW: Step 4
--Partial Review for Exam:
•Authors and one important fact about each
•Works: identify from excerpts
•Literary Terms
•Vocabulary

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. MacLab

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading and log
2. Read pp62-63 Sonnets and "…Age of 23"

PERIOD 6
1. Mac Lab not usable
2. Cartesian Plane: plot a point through a line with slope of 1
Coordinates

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Vocabulary quiz 2-11 "literal - inference"
3. Read about Renaissance Period pp60-61 in gold book

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Voc 33-42
2. Hand in list of themes and lines for other 5 Tennyson poems
3. Discuss "Break, Break, Break"
HW: "Theme Connection Project" handout: do step 3. All steps due Monday, Dec 17, by group
HW: Voc 35-44
HW: You should have done TP-CASTT Poetry handout assignment for Sound & Sense chpt 3, omitting the notes, which you did earlier this qtr. We will talk about and check this assignment as soon as we find time.
HW: Select a topic for a literary analysis essay of at least 500 words about your play. Read the handout "How to Write a Thesis Statement in 3 Easy Steps" & the back about quoting. Due Tues 12/11 will be the following:
• Final Draft following MLA format: 4 part heading at left, original title, double spaced, 1" margins, last name & page # top right
• Rough Draft with hand written corrections in a different color
• Final Outline with thesis statement at top, at least Roman numerals I, II, A, B, & at least one 1 & 2
• Rough Outline with first thesis at top and at least I and II and at least A and B for each
Daily points will be given for having the following:
--Thurs 12/ 6: Thesis and Rough Outline (see description above for Rough Outline) 10 pts
--Friday 12/ 7: 250 words of essay with quotations 25 pts
--Monday 12/ 10: 500 total words of essay w/quotations 25 pts

Monday, December 3, 2007

Monday, December 3, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Vocabulary words 10 & 11 for quiz Tues
3. Discuss Renaissance Period

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Voc 31-40, "Lady of Shalott" and "Ulysses"
2. Hand in list of 5 prompts for your play from the Past AP Open Topics
3. Meet in book groups. Pool your themes to get 3-5 to use for step 2. Each person do one.
HW: "Theme Connection Project" handout: do step 2
HW: Voc 33-42
HW: Read the other 5 Tennyson poems p780-797, write a theme and copy an interesting line
HW: Read p4 of TP-CASTT Poetry handout
HW: In TP-CASTT Poetry handout, read p2 To do and Not to do. Choose 2 poems from chpt 3 to analyze for connotations in the way described in To do and Not to do. You should have notes already for chpt 3, so you can skip 1) and do only 2) and 3) this time.

PERIOD 6
1. Review terms: triangle types, ratio, and congruent
2. Discuss right triangle characteristics, proportion, and the trigonometric function "sine"

Friday, November 30, 2007

Friday, November 30, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Vocabulary quiz 1-9 of "25 Essential Vocabulary"

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Voc 29-38 after review
3. Number "Past AP Open Topics" handout from 1-50 (There are 9 on page 12)
HW: Voc 31-40
HW: Find 3 more topics from pp 14, 15, 16-17 on AP Past Open Topics handout
HW: "Theme Connection Project" handout: do step 1, brainstorm a list of 3-5 themes from your group book.
HW: Read "The Lady of Shallot" p784, and "Ulysses" p791 for quizzes

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Trigonometry topics: kinds of triangles, defn of congruence

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Thursday, November 29, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Write 100 word response to a tale from the film on the Canterbury Tales
3. Vocabulary 8 & 9 for quiz Friday 1-8

PERIOD 5
1. Voc Quiz 27-36
2. Hand in Tennyson work
3. Group discussion of book with log
HW: Voc 29-38
HW: Look throught the Past AP Open Topics list. Read all the topics on the first 2 pages and pick out one from each page that you might do about your book . In other words, pick 2 topics, one from each of the first 2 pages. Don't write an essay yet. Eventually we will pick one topic from each of the 6 sheets and then pick a final topic to write on. It will be a take home essay, not an AP Exam style essay.

PERIOD 6
1. Review #24 Sect 2 Part 2 on probability
2. Students try to work the problem as given
3. Students try to find the answer for a different ratio: 4/10

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
Per 1: Write about one of the tales. 100 words
Per 2: Watch the Franklin's Tale

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Voc 25-34, terms S-U, and the Victorian Period
2. Hand in your work on Tennyson and any other work that's due
HW: Voc 27-36
HW: Find a Tennyson poem you like that is not in our textbook. Using poetry (literary) terms, explain why you like it in 200 words or so.

PERIOD 6
Mac Lab: Work on selected module and lesson.
Record on paper when you finish.
Copy the last problem before you have to quit.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Monday, November 26, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Any more essays to hand in?
3. Discuss the tales watched and the pilgrims telling the tales.

PERIOD 5
1. Checking notes on the Victorian Period. 36¶s
2. Work on notes for the 3 R periods.
3. Hand in mult choice as soon as finished.
HW: Voc 25-34 and terms S-U
HW: Read Tennyson p777 and write the 5 "best" facts about him.
Read "Tears Idle Tears" p779 and answer Interpreting questions.

PERIOD 6
1. Make a Computer Lab Sheet with the following parts:
(1) Date in lab: 11/28/07
(2) Lesson information: page #, module #, lesson letter that you selected: p4, m5, a
(3) Work done (select one): Ended Early/ Not Finished/ Finished
(4) Last problem before leaving lesson: Copy the Problem & Problem #
2. Go over problem 21 on ACT test: buying lemons

AR QUIZ DUE DATES

Quarter 2
END................Monday, December 10

Quarter 3
MIDQUARTER..Friday, February 1
END................Friday, March 7


Quarter 4
MIDQUARTER..Friday, April 18
END................Monday, May 19

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Any more essays to hand in?
3. Film of Canterbury Tales part 2 (period 2 didn't finish)

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz vocabulary 23-32 and terms P-R
3. Check multiple choice exam and hand in.
HW: Read your AR book and your play.
Last play discussion will be Thurs 11/29.
HW: Read the Victorian Period pp 760-772.
Take 2 column notes with all headings and one detail per paragraph.
Write a very brief summary at the end.

PERIOD 6
1. Hand in homework: 10 multiplication of binomials
2. Get packet of NovaNet lessons and select one to do. Hand in packet.
3. Discuss the way the multiplication of binomials is like the multiplication of 2 digit numbers.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Any more essays to hand in?
3. Film of Canterbury Tales part 1

PERIOD 5
1. Quizzes on Keats, poems, vocabulary, and terms
2. Review of the 3 R Literary periods by taking notes in class on the following. We'll finish tomorrow.
1) Name the period
2) List 2 defining characteristics of the period. The name of the period will give clues to some of them.
3) List at least 3 major writers of each period. When there are fewer than 3 major, list your most memorable other ones.
4) List at least 2 important/memorable/significant details about the life and work of each writer that helps you remember him & his work
HW: Multiple choice exam ( 75 minutes time limit, but note which one you're on when you reach the limit, and then finish all of the questions); Vocabulary 23-32 and terms P, Q, R

PERIOD 6
1. Finish quiz from Mon
2. Check answers
HW: 10 multiplication of binomials . A binomial has 2 terms, a first and a last, e.g. a+b

Monday, November 19, 2007

Monday, November 19, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR and log
2. Sign for and hand in Essay and drafts:
1) Final draft
2) Rough draft with some corrections
3) Rough outline
4) Final outline (May be the same as rough outline)

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Shelley," Ozymandias" Voc 19-28 and Terms J-L
HW: Read Keats p708, "Bright Star" p 710, "When I Have Fears" p711, "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" p 712, and "To Autumn" p722
HW: Voc 21-30 and terms M-O

PERIOD 6
1. Papers returned for finding the GCF of 220 and 160
2. Review factorization into primes and the distance formula d=rt
3. Take quiz on GCF and the distance formula

COMPOSITION FORM:

COMPOSITION FORM:

• Type in 12 point Times New Roman font or hand print carefully.

• Double space everything. For hand printing, skip a space between all lines. Don't write on the back.

• Heading on the left, 4 lines: name, teacher, class, date.

• Center title. Use your own original title. Examples: 1. The Nun of Chaucer 2. An Unusual Nun etc.

• Use 1 inch margins on all four sides.

• Number pages at the top right with last name and page number. Example: Smith 2

Friday, November 16, 2007

Friday, November 16, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR and log
2. Show me at least 300 words of your Canterbury Tales essay.
Due Monday:
1) Final Draft (100 points that count 34% of your final Quarter 2 grade)
2) Rough Draft with corrections made in a different color (5 points for draft & 5 points for corrections in a different color)
3) First Outline (5 points)
4) Final Outline (5 points) If it's the same as the first one, you will have 2 outlines that are the same.
COMPOSITION FORM:
• Type in 12 point Times New Roman font or hand print carefully.
• Double space everything. For hand printing, skip a space between all lines. Don't write on the back.
• Heading on the left, 4 lines: name, teacher, class, date.
• Center title. Use your own original title. Examples: 1. The Nun of Chaucer 2. An Unusual Nun
• Use 1 inch margins on all four sides.
• Number pages at the top right with last name and page number. Example: Smith 2

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Voc 17-26, and terms G-I
HW: Read Shelley p694 and Ozymandias p706 for quiz
HW: Voc 19-28 and terms J-L

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Check homework. Do similar factorization to find greatest common factor and hand in.

Literary Analysis of “The General Prologue” from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Due Date Monday, November 19, 2007

Requirements:
• 300-600 words
• Main Idea is preferably an Arguable Statement rather than a fact:
Example: Chaucer’s description of the Prioress criticizes her.
• Complete Thesis Statement consisting of a Main Idea and 2, 3, or 4 Supporting Ideas
Example: Chaucer’s description of the Prioress criticizes her in the way she looks and the way she acts.
• Introduction, Body, and Conclusion Paragraphs
• An Outline of the Main Idea, Supporting Ideas and Supporting Facts Example:
Complete Thesis: Chaucer’s description of the Prioress criticizes her in the way she looks and the way she acts.
I. The way she looks
A. What she wears
1. _______________
2. _______________
B. Her face and body
1. Face details
2. Body details
II. The way she acts
A. Swears
B. Speaks French
C.
D.
• Body paragraphs start with the topic sentence that you relate to the main idea.
Example: One thing Chaucer criticizes about the Prioress is her appearance.
main idea topic
• Every idea must have at least two pieces of evidence to support it.
• Quotations and Documenting of Direct Quotes
Example: Her “smile was simple,” Chaucer says (2). The line # is in parentheses.
• The Introduction ¶ begins with a hook, a sentence that grabs the reader’s attention. Use something related to your main idea. It is common in literary analysis to begin with a very short summary of the piece of literature along with the title and author. For example: Thirty Pilgrims travel together to Canterbury, telling stories on the way in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
• The Introduction ¶ ends with the complete thesis.
• The Conclusion ¶ begins with the complete thesis stated in different words.
• The Conclusion ¶ ends with a personal comment related to the thesis. For example, you might say something about people’s appearance, or about criticism, or about The Canterbury Tales or Chaucer. But you dont’ say “I think” Chaucer was a brilliant writer. You simply say, Chaucer was a brilliant writer, because it is understood that it’s your thoughts, since it’s your essay.

• Body ¶s begin with transistion words like One example of Chaucer’s description . . .

• Conclusion ¶ should not begin with “In conlusion.” You might say “Clearly the Prioress is not an ideal nun, according to Chaucer, in either the way she presents herself or in her behavior.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Thursday, November 15, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR and log
2. Discuss attention getter for literary analysis introduction ¶ and personal comment for conclusion ¶
3. Show me your first 100 words of body ¶ or introduction ¶
HW: Show me at least 300 words by Friday

PERIOD 5:
1. Quiz Voc 15-24 and terms D-F
2. Group discussions of books
HW: Voc 17-26 and terms G-I
HW: Read Child Harold's Pilgrimage p691 for quiz.

PERIOD 6:
1. Get quizzes back
2. Work and discuss problems 19 & 20. Write & know distance formula d=rt d is distance, r is rate (of speed), t is time Also rt=d & r=d/t & t=d/r
Know the prime numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31
HW: Find the greatest common factor for 2451 and 12

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR and log
2. Discuss attention getter for literary analysis introduction ¶ and personal comment for conclusion ¶
3. Show me your first 100 words of body ¶ or introduction
HW: Show me at least 300 words by Friday

PERIOD 6
1. Hand in Sect 2 Part 2 19-32
2. Quiz on 19-24
3. Work #24 together

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR and log
2. Go over assignment sheet
3. Show me your thesis and outline
4. First body ¶ due next class

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in questions on Don Juan
2. Quiz voc 13-22 and terms A-C
3. Socratic seminar on Don Juan
HW: First quarter of group book discussion Thursday
Also, Voc quiz 15-24 and terms D-F

Friday, November 9, 2007

Friday, November 9, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading & log
2. Analyzing satire: Chaucer's nun
Period 1: Get back freewrite. Write thesis and outline of your essay on The Canterbury Tales.
Period 2: Write thesis and outline of your essay on The Canterbury Tales. Students absent Thursday do freewrite also.

PERIOD 5:
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Mariner parts 4-7, Byron, and 2 poems. Hand in favorite lines from Mariner.
HW: Voc 13-22 and terms A-C
HW: Read Don Juan p684. Answer qstns 1-10 p690. Be ready to discuss in Socratic seminar Tuesday.
HW: Thursday be ready to discuss first one fourth of your group novel.
HW: Friday quiz on Child Harold's Pilgrimage p691.

PERIOD 6:
1. SRF
2. Get back test from ACT Section 2 Part 1 #s 4, 11, 13-type problems
HW: Study ACT Section 2 Part 2 numbers 19-23-type problems for test Tuesday

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Thursday, November 8, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading & log
2. Analyzing satire: Chaucer's Prioress. Freewrite about the details given by Chaucer of the Prioress, what you think they mean, and why you think so. Use details from one of the 3 categories on your chart.

PERIOD 5:
1. SRF
2. Quiz on reading
3. Group book discussions begin Thursday, first fourth of book.
4. More essay notes
HW:Finish reading Rime of the Ancient Mariner & writing favorite lines. Pick most favorite one.
HW: Read Byron p678, "She Walks in Beauty" p680, and "So We'll Go No More A-Roving" p 681 For quiz consider answers to questions.

PERIOD 6:
1. SRF
2. Mac Lab

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading & log
2. Analyzing satire: Chaucer's nun
3. Pick one of the TYPES of details Chaucer uses to describe the Prioress,
such as how she Looks, what she Says, or what she Does (appearance, words, actions)
Write 125 words about what each detail you choose makes you think about her.

PERIOD 6:
1. Check ACT Section 2 Part 2 for # done and # correct.
2. Go over problems 22-24. Take notes and work examples.
HW: Work as many more problems as you can on Part 2.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading & log
2. Analyzing satire: Chaucer's nun
3. On the right side of your chart, write examples from pp159-163 in purple textbook of details about Chaucer's nun and hand in.

PERIOD 5:
1. Hand in homework
2. Evaluate essays using three comments: + / ? / more. Put these on the essay. On the comment sheet, give overall remarks about things well done and things to work on
HW: Read "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" p643, "The Solitary Reaper" p645, "Romantic Lyrics" p646, about Coleridge p647, "Kubla Khan" p649, and Rime of the Ancient Mariner, parts 1, 2, 3 on pp655. Write a favorite line from each part.

Monday, November 5, 2007

Monday, November 5, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading & log
2. Analyzing satire: Chaucer's nun
3. Draw a line down the middle of a sheet of paper. On the left side, on top, write "Regular Nun"Under that write "1. Looks" & list what she wears: clothing, jewelry, makeup etc. When you finish listing details of how she looks, write "2. Says" under that. List what she says.

PERIOD 5:
1. Hand in S&S questions on chapter 4 and the AP style essay on the Chimney Sweepers.
2. Notes on essays, continued
HW: Read Wordsworth p631, Tintern Abbey p633: Pick a favorite quote from each of the 5 sections to hand in. Do Critical Response p 637. Read the "Lucy Poems" pp638-640 and answer questions 1 -9 on page 640.

PERIOD 6:
1. Work first 3 problems from Sect2 Part2 #s 19-21
HW: ACT Test Section 2 Part 2 Try at least the next 3 ( or as many as you can).

Friday, November 2, 2007

Friday, November 2, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading & log
2. Analyzing satire: Chaucer's nun
3. Read pp159-162 in purple textbook about the Prioress (nun)
4. Characterization: Consider looks, actions, & words
What is a holy woman expected to do, say, and look like?

PERIOD 5:
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Burns and Blake and their works
HW: Read Blake's two Chimney Sweeper poems pp623 & 625, then write an AP exam essay (40 mins) comparing and contrasting the two poems considering the author's use of poetic techniques. Use a pen name. Students will evaluate essays in class.
HW: Read Chapter 4 p46 in Sound and Sense. Take notes and answer questions on poems 29 & 30. For poems 31-38, select enough to read and answer 9 questions.

PERIOD 6:
1. Check 2nd try for ACT Section 2 Part 1 and hand in
2. Test on 3 problem types from Section 2 Part 1
HW: ACT Test Section 2 Part 2

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Thursday, November 1, 2007

PERIOD 2
AR rdg and log
Read the Pardoner's Tale

PERIOD 5:
1.SRF
2. Quiz on reading homework
3. Hand in Sound and Sense questions
HW: Read about Robert Burns pp 611, "To a Mouse" p613, about William Blake p617, "The Tyger" p680, and "The Lamb" p622.
Do a reading log in 2 column note style: topic on the left and responses, remarks, etc. on the right

PERIOD 6:
1. SRF
2. Check ACT test 2 #s 1-18
3. Discuss problems
4. Hand in work
HW: Correct problems missed and finish any problems not complete

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
AR rdg and log
Read the Pardoner's Tale

PERIOD 6:
Work on NovaNet in the Mac Lab
HW: ACT test section 2

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
AR rdg and log
Read the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales

PERIOD 5:
1. EXAM PAYMENT DUE WEDNESDAY
2. Sign up for AR book
3. Quiz on reading homework
HW: Read the Romantic Period pp600-611
HW: Sound & Sense Read chpt 9 p129
Take notes, answer questions on poems 97 & 98
Answer 10 questions on poems 99-105
HW: Form groups of 4 or 5 only! and think about what work you would like to read from The List. You'll have 4 weeks.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Monday, October 29, 2007

PERIOD 1 & 2

1. AR Quizzes and reading
Period 1: Questions on ballad Edward, Edward p148-150 in purple textbook
Period 2: Look over quizzes--Voc 2-11, Essays notes, Medieval Period

PERIOD 5:
EXAM PAYMENT DUE
Sign up your AR book
Check p541: 1-9
Discuss speaker and author in Modest Proposal
HW: Read about Samuel Johnson p553-554
A Dictionary of the English Language p555-558
Letter to Lord Chesterfield p559-60
A Preface to Shakespeare p562-4
Style p 565

PERIOD 6:
1. Hand in Test 1 Section 5
2. Work problem in class
HW: ACT Test 2

Friday, October 26, 2007

Friday, October 26, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2: AR deadline Oct 29 for one book
AR reading
Period 1: Read about Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales
Period 2: Read ballads-Three Ravens

PERIOD 5: EXAM payment DUE WEDNESDAY!
1. SRF
2. Hand in homework pp 527-530
3. Quizzes on Growth of English, Pope's life, and Wit
4. Notes on essays:
HW: Read Rape of the Lock pp532-540
Answer questions 1-9 to CHECK Monday (no quiz)

PERIOD 6:
1. SRF
2. Check how many problems done on Section 5 of Test 1
3. Quiz
HW: Finish problems in Section 5

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Thursday, October 25, 2007

PERIOD 2: AR deadline Oct 29 for one book
1. AR reading
2. Quiz on the Medieval Period

PERIOD 5: EXAM payment deadline Oct 31
1. SRF
2. Quizzes on reading: Plague, Gulliver, Modest Proposal, Satire
3. Writing on Modest Proposal: What impression does the speaker
want readers to have of him?
HW: Read
1) "The Growth of Modern English" pp438-443 for a quiz
2) About Alexander Pope pp525-6 for a quiz
3) Heroic Couplets p527 and answer 1 & 2 on p528
4) Essay on Criticism excerpt p529 and answer Critical Response
5) Essay on Man excerpt p530 and answer 1 & 2
6) Wit p542 for a quiz

PERIOD 6:
1. SRF
2. Work on problems from Section 5 #s 13 & 14

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading
2. Quiz on the Medieval Period
3. Mastery learning
a) Correctives: Draw the 3 conditions of the Medieval Period
b) Enrichment: Write 2 verses of your own ballad

PERIOD 6
NovaNet in Mac Lab

READING RECORD CARDS

Reading Record Cards

The purpose of this card is to keep information about books you read recently fresh in your mind so you can discuss them on the Open Question Essay for the AP Exam.

Use any size note card, but use the same size for all your books.
Include the type of information briefly. Example: Protagonist:

FORMAT:

1. Title of book
2. Author, Dates of birth and death, Where lived
3. Publication year of the book originally
4. Setting: Place, Time, Current events of that time and place
5. Plot synopsis in 25 words or so
6. Characters, with brief descriptions. Identify protagonist and antagonist.
7. A major symbol or allusion
symbol (something that stands for or suggests something larger and more complex)
allusion (an indirect reference to something in literature, the other arts, history, myths)
8. Distinguishing characteristics of the work (what is different about this work?)
9. Your personal response to the content and style of the work
10. A quotation that is meaningful to you or that is typical for the author. Document so it can be found if needed.
11. What do you think is the theme of this work? Look for a universal idea.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2: AR deadline Oct 29 for one book
1. AR reading
2. Finish discussing Medieval Period from purple textbook pp140-1.
3. Discuss Medieval Literature: Ballads p142
4. Read 2 ballads p148-152 Edward, Edward & Lord Randall
HW: Study for quiz on Medieval period: 3 parts + one detail each

PERIOD 5
EXAM payment deadline Wed. Oct 31
1. Quiz Robinson Crusoe
2. Diagrams p1276 check from demonstration and correct your own
3. Check p434 Syntax a, b, c
4. Seminar discussion of Robinson Crusoe: Why is it so popular? How does Crusoe deal with the emotional problem of solitude?
HW:Read for quizzes "Journal of the Plague Year" p497-503
Gullivers Travels excerpt p507-513
"A Modest Proposal" p518-523
"Satire" p516-517
HW: Find a book to read for AR quiz Tues, Dec 11 & give me the title

Monday, October 22, 2007

Monday, October 22, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2: AR deadline Oct 29 for one book
1. AR reading
2. Read about and discuss the Medieval Period from purple textbook.

PERIOD 5
EXAM payment deadline Oct 31
1. Hand in Reading Record Card for Hamlet & notes on the
Restoration and the 18th Century
2. Quiz on Defoe and the "Restoration and the 18th Century"
3. Check 10 sentence diagrams & 3 syntax answers p434 for completion
Handout: discuss adding dependent clauses to sentence diagrams
HW: p1276 Column 1 "Exercise: Mark Twain…"Diagram 1st 2 sentences
HW: Read Robinson Crusoe excerpt pp483 - 495 for quiz
HW: Read AR book by Dec 11 for 5% of your grade.

PERIOD 6
1. Discuss solutions to math problems from Section 5
HW: Do one more problem from section 5

Friday, October 19, 2007

Friday, October 19, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2: AR deadline Oct 29 for one book
1. AR reading
2. Quiz on Voc 2-11 and Essay notes

PERIOD 5
EXAM payment deadline Oct 31
1. Hand in Critical Response p437
2. AP essay: Make plan before writing and put with essay
3. Diagramming 1) Action verb and its object
2) Linking verb followed by a noun or adjective referring to the subject
HW : Diagramming 10 simple sentences.
HW : p434 Analyzing Language: # 2 Syntax a, b, & c
HW : Write Reading Record Card for Hamlet. If you read and
understood the novel for AP in summer 06, write a card for that too.
HW: Read "The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century" pp448-457
Take 2-column notes: all headings,red & blk & at least 1 specific per ¶
Read about Daniel Defoe pp480-1 for quiz

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Thursday, October 18, 2007

PERIOD 2: 1. AR reading
2. 2-Column notes on college essay errors
3. Vocabulary 5 & 8-11
HW: Quiz on vocab 2-11 and essay notes tomorrow, Friday

PERIOD 5: EXAM payment deadline Oct 31
1. Hand in chpt 3 S&S work and p434 qstns 6-14 on Tempt of Eve
2. Quiz on Milton's life, 2 poems, and Tempt of Eve
3. Finish checking grammar quiz. Keep to study for next quiz.
HW: Do Critical Response p437. Read the 3 poems mentioned and write an essay. For planning, make the list described in the instructions. Look at the "Sound and Sense: using common sense advice" handout for help. This will be worth 40 points on your daily grade. Tomorrow you will be writing a similar in-class essay from an AP exam and that one will be one of your major essay grades.
HW due Mon: Diagramming 10 simple sentences.
HW due Mon: p434 Analyzing Language: # 2 Syntax a, b, & c
HW due Mon: Write Reading Record Card for Hamlet. If you read and
understood the novel for AP in summer of 06, write a card for that too.

PERIOD 6
1. Check Test 1 Section 5
2. Work some of the problems from section 5 test in class demonstration.
HW: Do one more problem from section 5

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading
2. 2-Column notes on college essay errors:
3. Vocabulary 8-11
HW: Quiz on Voc 2-11 and Essay Notes Fiday

PERIOD 6
1. Mac Lab for NovaNet practice.
2. Hand in section 5 test packet if finished

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

PERIODs 1&2:
Fill out Comment Sheets on College Essays

PERIOD 5
1. Grammar test
2. Mythology test
HW: Due Thur: Read pp420-433 Paradise Lost: The Temptation of Eve.
Answer qstns p434 #s 6-14

PERIOD 6
Math problems Test1.Section3. Problems 7, 10, 12,
HW: Test 1 Section 5 Problems 1-18

Monday, October 15, 2007

Monday, October 15, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
AR rdg
Read Beowulf: Grendel's Mother and The Final Battle

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in homework on S&S chpt 2 and Milton.
2. Presentations and Post Quiz
HW #1: Read chpt 3 S&S pp 33-38. Answer qstns on poems 19-21 and 9 qstns on poems of your choice from 22-28.
HW #2 Due Thur: Read pp420-433 Paradise Lost: The Temptation of Eve. Answer qstns p434 #s 6-14.

PERIOD 6
SAT math problems

Friday, October 12, 2007

Friday, October 12, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
AR rdg
Per 1: Art on Beowulf pp121-5 in purple book:
Quote from story and give line numbers. Write in dark ink.
Fill the page
Use at least 3 colors
Don't use stick figures
Per 2: Watch Beowulf video

PERIOD 5
Check S and S work on poems
Quiz on Donne, poetry article, and 4 works
HW #1: Take 2-column/ Cornell NOTES on all chapters covered in S and S.
LEFT side: Chapter number and title;
RIGHT side: Subtitles, if given
Brief notes that you need to remember
Title and author of poems you answered questions on
ACROSS BOTH SIDES: Summarize chapter
HW#2: Read chapter 2 pp17-24
Answer questions on poems 9&10
For poems 11-18, choose enough poems to answer 9 questions
Answer Exercise p32
HW#3: Read Milton pp414-418. Answer all questions and critical responses for both poems.

PERIOD 6
Go over answers to the quarter exam

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Thursday, October 11, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR reading
2. Check answers to quarter exam

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in writing for Donne
2. Presentations on mythology
3. Get SOUND AND SENSE books
HW: Chapter 1 read pp3-10 in S & S
Write 3 important points made
Answer questions for poems 1-3
Choose a poem 4-8 to read and answer questions

PERIOD 6
Room 131 for NovaNet

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. Silent reading
2, Go over grades to check for errors

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in Hamlet essays
2, Go over grades to check for errors
HW: Write >50 words of paraphrase or response for each of the 4 works by Donne

PERIOD 6
1. Go over grades to check for errors

Friday, September 28, 2007

Friday, September 28, 2007

PERIOD 1:
Watch Beowulf video

PERIOD 2:
Beowulf quotation and art, purple book pp121-5

PERIOD 5
Presentations
HW: Hamlet essay


PERIOD 6
Sentence diagrams

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in work on Donne; quiz Friday on life and metaphysical poetry
2. Presentations
3. EXAM
HW due Oct 10: Essay on Hamlet 1000 words with quotations

PERIOD 6
1. Diagrams
2. Review sheet
3. EXAM

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. Read Beowulf: The Battle with Grendel from purple book

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz
2. Hamlet video
3. Presentations by Malorie and Vince
HW: Read about John Donne pp362-9.
Answer all interpreting questions & do one creative response & one critical response.

PERIOD 6
1. Diagrams
2. Review sheet

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. Quarter 1 Exam
2. AR reading and study

Monday, September 24, 2007

Monday, September 24, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading
2. Take AR quiz

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in work on sonnets pp345-6
2. Show me your true false qstns for mythology
3. Watch Hamlet video
HW: Presentations due when video is over.
HW due Thursday: John Donne pp362-369
Answer Interpreting questions and do one Creative Response and one Critical Response of your choice.

PERIOD 6
1. Find prepositional phrases in Beowulf handout

Friday, September 21, 2007

Friday, September 21, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Discuss Exam Review sheet

PERIOD 5
1. SRF 10 mins
2. Hand in Hamlet research reports
3. Get handouts 1) answers to sect 1 mult choice 2) Mult choice terms used on AP exam
4. Hamlet video: the play and Hamlet confronts his mother
HOMEWORK: 2 True/False qstns for your mythological figure.
HOMEWORK: Read sonnets 116 and 130 on pp 345-6 Answer questions and do Creative Response
Coming: John Donne pp362-369
Answer Interpreting questions and do one Creative Response and one Critical Response of your choice.

PERIOD 6
1. SRF 10 mins
2. Discuss Exam Review sheet
3. Check diagrams and learn how to diagram prepositional phrases.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Thursday, September 20, 2007

PERIOD 2:
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. New vocabulary
3. Discuss your AR book

PERIOD 5
1. SRF 10 mins
2. Hand in sets 1 & 2 mult choice "What went wrong?"
3. Check Pract test 1 section 1 mult choice and hand in.
4. Sign up for Hamlet article. REPORT IS DUE TOMORROW, FRIDAY.
5. Sign up for Allusion Presentation #11-34
6. Watch Hamlet video
ALLUSION PRESENTATION
1) Pick a figure to present to the class from 11-34 on list.
2) Tell the story in your own words, not from the handout.
3) You may find more info if there's not much on the sheet, but don't replace sheet info with new info.
4) Speak up to 2 minutes only.
5) Hand in 2 true/false questions for your figure on MONDAY.
6) Use note cards with no sentences.
7) Have a visual aid that has elements big enough to be seen from the back.
HOMEWORK: Hamlet research report
HOMEWORK due Monday: 2 True/False qstns for your mythological figure.

PERIOD 6
1. SRF 10 mins
2. Voc Qz 21-30
3. Discuss predicates (complements): direct object, predicate noun, predicate adjective
4. List prepositions and look for prepositional phrases in Beowulf handout.
HOMEWORK: Find prepositional phrases in handout on Beowulf.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. New vocabulary
3. Discuss your AR book

PERIOD 6
1. Voc Qz 19-28 and p.o.s.
2. Check 3 sentence diagrams
3. More parts of a sentence: direct objects, predicate nouns and predicate adjectives
HOMEWORK: Try to diagram the rest of the sentences using the info given on the left

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

PERIODs 1&2
1. AR reading 10 mins
2. Socratic seminar on Beowulf and hand in answers to qstns 1-10
Period 2 excused from qstn 5

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in thesis and outline for 2 & 5 today or Thursday
2. Quiz on Elements of Style, 1-10 Allusions, and Voc 13-22
3. Hamlet video
HOMEWORK: Bring in the title, author, and publication date for a critical article on Hamlet for APPROVAL
HW: For qstns missed on set 1 Leisure & 2 Captain MacWhirr, briefly tell why you missed each one.
HW: Multiple choice Practice Test 1, Section 1, On Superstition
HW: Hamlet research assignment due Friday

Monday, September 17, 2007

Monday, September 17, 2007

PERIODs 1&2
1. AR reading 10 mins
Period 1: Discuss AR books being read
Period 2: Finish reading Beowulf HOMEWORK: answer 10 questions for Tuesday

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in thesis and outline for 1,7,8
2. Hand in best 3-5 things learned from 1) Style handout & 2) Wrtg Lit Analysis web doc
3. Quiz Voc 11-20 & 2 terms
HOMEWORK: Write a thesis and an outline of subtopics for prompts 5 & 2
HOMEWORK: Quiz on Elements of STyle handout
HOMEWORK: Quiz on Allusions handout 1-10
HOMEWORK: Hamlet research- find an article to report on and bring the title, author, & date by Thursday

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz vocab 17-26 and parts of speech
2. Check ACT reading 1-40
3. Discuss diagramming sentences and get handout
HOMEWORK: Diagram # 2, 10) Mom sleeps quietly. and 11) The weather fluctuated today.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Thursday, September 13, 2007

PERIOD 2: Seniors take ASVAB in cafeteria.

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in thesis and outline for 6,4,3 and answers for 3.1 and 3.3 and Hamlet
2. Quiz voc 9-18 and term
4. Film Hamlet
HOMEWORK: Write a thesis and an outline of subtopics for prompts 1,7,8 (For Tues 5 & 2)
HOMEWORK: Read the 2 writing handouts and list in order your top 3 to 5 best new things learned for each.
e.g.Wrtg Papers #1 Focus on characterization rather than characters;Els of Style #1 Avoid the use of qualifiers

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz vocab 15-24 and parts of speech
2. Check usage from PSAT

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading
2. Answer questions p10 for Beowulf

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz vocab 13-22 and "tion" parts of speech
2. Editing marks
3. Hand in revisions to house essays
4. Fill out sheet on parts of 5 ¶ essay
HOMEWORK: SAT usage questions

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR reading
2. Read Beowulf

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in paraphrases of soliloquies 3.1 and 3.3
2. Quiz 7-16 and terms
3. Discuss prompts
4. Film of Hamlet
HOMEWORK: Write a thesis and an outline of subtopics for prompts 6, 4, & 3
HOMEWORK: Answer questions on soliloquies 3.1 and 3.3 and on the Hamlet handout.

Monday, September 10,2007

Monday, September 10,2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR reading
2. Hand in notes and paraphrases on happiness essay
3. Hand in writing about hero or villain
4. Per 1 quiz on vocabulary 1 & 2
5. Read the plot of Beowulf and discuss the 3 main characters

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Act 5 Hamlet and vocabulary 5-14
2. Hand in qstns for 2 soliloquies 1.2 & 2.2
3. Check multiple choice practice
HOMEWORK: Read the 8 prompts for Hamlet to pick the one hardest for you to write and the one easiest for you. We'll discuss them Tuesday
HOMEWORK: Paraphrase the 2 soliloquies 3.1 & 3.3 introduced in the questions

PERIOD 6
1. Vocabulary 11-20
2. Hand in ACT essay
3. Get back House essays
HOMEWORK: Revise House essays for Wednesday

Friday, September 7, 2007

Friday, September 7, 2007

PERIODs 1& 2
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Discuss paraphrase point #3 in happiness article
3. Vocabulary: 1. figurative 2. literal
4. Read p4 about CHARACTERS from early Anglo Saxon literature
HMWK: Finish paraphrasing points 4 -7 in happiness article.
HW: Write about a hero or a villain: how they act; what they do; what character traits cause their actions.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Voc 3-12 and Act 4 Hamlet
2. Hand in soliloquy paraphrases; read some in class.
HOMEWORK: Read Act 5. Answer the qstns for the 2 soliloquies on the handout. 1.2 and 2.2
HOMEWORK : Voc 5-14. Multiple choice practice 1-13.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocab 9-18
2. Check reading section qstns ACT 1-40
HOMEWORK: ACT essay

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Thursday, September 6, 2007

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Paraphrase point #2 in happiness article
3. Get map handout and textbook to see what groups of people lived in and invaded England pp 2 & 3.
HOMEWORK: Write a paraphrase for point #3 in happiness article.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Voc 1-10 and Act 3 Hamlet
2. Survey of rigor for Model Schools
3. Hand in summer essay #2, revision, and list of corrections.
4. Handouts of multiple choice practice and answer sheets to see what you missed and why.
5. Read aloud Hamlet soliloquies.
HOMEWORK: Read Act 4 and paraphrase the 2 soliloquies on the handout questions: 1.2 and 2.2
HOMEWORK due Monday: Answer the questions on the soliloquy handout and read Act 5.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocab 7-16
2. Finish checking English section qstns ACT
HOMEWORK: ACT reading qstns 1-40.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Paraphrase point #2 in happiness article
3. Get map handout and textbook to see what groups of people lived in and invaded England pp 2 & 3.
HOMEWORK: Write a paraphrase for point #3 in happiness article.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocab 5-14
2. Check English section qstns ACT
HOMEWORK: ACT reading qstns 1-20.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR silent reading and logs for points.
2. Discuss Notes on happiness article, vocabulary: objective and subjective
3. Discuss article from pp 2 & 3 in textbook about the Celts, Romans, and Anglo Saxons who lived in England long ago.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Voc 1- 8, a literary term, and Act 2 of Hamlet
2. Hand in the 2 reading record cards and the 2 summer novels.
3. Get back essay # 2 and another handout on comment abbreviations for interpreting comments to essay. Discuss.
HOMEWORK: Make a list of correction comments made on your essay to hand in. Revise your essay.
HOMEWORK: Read Act 3 of Hamlet.

Friday, August 31, 2007

Friday, August 31, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. Any more college essays to turn in? Any more summaries?
2. AR silent reading and logs for points. Check out books in class.
HOMEWORK: Read happiness article (w/ 2 column notes handout on front)

PERIOD 5
1. Voc Quiz 1- 6
2. Quiz on Act 1 of Hamlet
HOMEWORK: Write 2 Rdg Record Cards for the 2 summer novels, and return books.
HOMEWORK: Read Act 2 of Hamlet.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocabulary 3-12 and the 8 parts of speech.
2. Check English section from the ACT Exam completion of 51-75 and correctness of 14-20