Fri, Jan 23, 2009

Fri, Jan 23

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale videos: Franklin’s Tale
3. Write who was most generous or noble and why you think so.
4. Pd 1 Cat Sentence Contest for pd 2
Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale video:Tales from the Knight & Wife of Bath; discuss


Pd 5
1. Quiz Byron and Don Juan
2. Hand in lines for “She Walks in Beauty”
and discuss choices for best and unclear
3. Cat Sentence Contest, not finished
4. Get in Book Groups with handouts.
HW: 1) Read Shelley p694-6, “Comment” p699, and “Apostrophe” p700. Write 3 important facts about each to hand in and to recall on a quiz. 2) Read “Ode to the West Wind” pp697-9 and “Ozymandias” p706. For each poem select the best line and the most unclear line to write on the same sheet as the 3 facts in the reading for 1)
HW: Due Monday-Copy favorite line(s) from Rime of the Ancient Mariner and illustrate. Art Requirements 1) minimum of 3 colors, 2) fill the page, 3) contrast of dark and light, 4) no stick figures

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

Thu, Jan 22

Pd 2
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale videos: Priest, Knight, Wife of Bath
3. Write about one (sheet)
Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale video: Pardoner, Franklin
3. Write who you think was the most generous or noble and why you think so.

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz Mariner & Romantic Lyrics p646
3. Hand in Dialectic Journals: Problems to correct 1) Write out the quote. A good guideline is 25 words minimum. 2) If the meaning is obvious, use the meaning column AND the 3rd to write a response, 3) Don’t squish your words into a small space. You have 4 pages to write 5 quotes, so take as much room as you need. Write enough to get some insight.
4. Get in Book Groups with handouts of Discussion Starters (1 per student), Daily Log (1 per group), and your copy of book.
Discuss & record comments.
HW: Read • Byron p678-9 for quiz, • “She Walks in Beauty” p680 & pick 1)best line and 2) unclear line (no quiz), • Don Juan, Canto II p684 for quiz
HW: Due Monday-Copy favorite line(s) from Rime of the Ancient Mariner and illustrate. Art Requirements 1) minimum of 3 colors, 2) fill the page, 3) contrast of dark and light, 4) no stick figures

Wed, Jan 21, 2009

Wed, Jan 21

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale videos: Priest, Knight, Wife of Bath
3. Write about one (worksheet)

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale video: Merchant, Priest?
3. Any more cat sentences?

Tue, Jan 20, 2008

Tue, Jan 20

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale video
3. Writing about Canterbury Tale from video (pd 1 only)
4. Any more cat sentences?

Pd 5
1. Quiz The Rime of the Ancient Mariner parts 1-4 and on 3 facts about Coleridge.
2. Examine your sample essay scores in book groups:
• Write your score on a sheet of paper.
• Discuss score w/ group.
• Explain your reasoning for keeping or changing the score you gave.
3. Get Dialectical Journal sheets: 3 columns: Quote a passage/ What is means/ Your response
If what it means is clear, use the last 2 columns for response.
HW: • Finish reading The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, pp665-675 for quiz.
• Read “Romantic Lyrics” p646 for quiz. Know main idea, subtopics, and explanation or definition.
• Do 5 Dialectic Journal entries for the first quarter of your group book, to discuss Thu.

Thu, Jan 15, 2009

Thu, Jan 15

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Finish discussing 6 Traits of Writing in Pd 2
3. Hand in HW Cat Sentence
4. Get grade report to review


Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Check answers to MC Prose Set 1 “Leisure is gone”
3. Get grade reports to review
HW: Read Coleridge pp647-8. Write 3 important facts for answers to quiz.
Read The Rime of the Ancient Mariner parts 1-4, pp655-665 for quiz.
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW
Be ready to discuss the first quarter of your group novel next Thursday.

Wed, Jan 14, 2008

Wed, Jan 14

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Finish discussing 6 Traits of Writing
3. Hand in HW Sentence Rewrite Cat jumped
4. Get grade report to review

Pd 4
1. New log & AR rdg
2. Get Expos Essay back
3. Get new 6Traits of Wrtg
4. Mark Strong&Weak on 6Traits handout
HW. Rewrite this sentence in your own words, less than 25: The cat jumped from the tree. Will read aloud anonymously in class and pick best one for !00%

Tue, Jan 13, 2009

Tue, Jan 13

Pds 1,2
1. New logs & AR reading
2. Get expository essay back.
3. New 6 Traits of Writing handout. Put in binder to replace old one.
4. Discuss strongest trait and weakest trait from essay. Discuss Traits according to importance.
Pd 1: all but Sentence Fluency
Pd 2: all but Sentence Fluency and Word Choice
HW: Rewrite the following sentence in your own words. Use 25 words or less. They will be read in class and one will be chosen as the best.

Pd 5
NHS MEMBERS: Math club urgently needs volunteers for math meet Sat, Jan 24, at Radford from 7:30 to 12:30 or 1:00. Contact Mrs Oka at maria_oka@notes.k12.hi.us THANKS! = ]
1. Seminar book group check: members, title, author, # of pages
2. Rewrite and hand in less than 25 words: The cat jumped from the tree. Class will judge their favorite.
3. Evaluate 5 sample essays on “Evening Hawk”
4. Get sem 2 exam back and review paraphrase of Milton’s “On His Blindness” Return exams
HW: Set 1 Prose: “Leisure is gone”

Fri, Dec 19, 2008

Fri, Dec 19

Pds 1,2,4,5
1. Uncommon sense word game or Wheel of Fortune

2. Pds 1,2,4
Canterbury Tales video will be continued in January.

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Thu, Dec 18

Pd 5
Sem 1 Exam

Pds 1,2
Remington College Presentation

Wed, Dec 17, 2008

Wed, Dec 17

Pd 4
1. Review questions
2. Exam

Pd 5
1. Review questions for exam
2. Study terms for exam:
Example: a character who is used in contrast to another character
A. KENNING B. APOSTROPHE C. PARODY D. FOIL
ALLEGORY the presentation of abstract or moral concepts through more concrete means, creating 2 levels of meaning
ALLITERATION the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another, most often at the beginning of words; an essential feature of Anglo-Saxon poetry
ANTITHESIS two directly opposed ideas presented in a grammatically parallel way
BLANK VERSE Unrhymed iambic pentameter
CAESURA a pause in a line of poetry dictated by natural speaking rhythm
CONCEIT an elaborate and often surprising comparison between two apparently highly dissimilar things
DIALECT a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people
ELEGY a poem that mourns the death of a person or something lost
EPITHET an adjective or other descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing.
FOIL a character who is used in contrast to another character
FREE VERSE Poetry that has no regular meter or rhyme scheme
HYPERBOLE a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect.
IMAGERY language that appeals to the senses
KENNING in Anglo-Saxon poetry, a metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place, thing, or event indirectly.
LYRIC POETRY poetry that focuses on expressing emotions or thoughts, rather than on telling a story
ODE a complex, generally long lyric poem on a serious subject
PARALLELISM the repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or that restate a similar idea
PARODY the imitation of a work of literature, art, or music for amusement or instruction
PASTORAL a type of poem that depicts country or rustic life in idyllic, idealized terms
SATIRE a kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly in order to bring about social reform
SCANSION indicating the metrical pattern of a poem by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables
SONNET a 14 line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that has one of several rhyme schemes
WIT a quality of speech or writing that combines verbal cleverness with keen perception, especially of the incongruous

Tue, Dec 16, 2008

Tue, Dec 16

Pds 1, 2
1. Discuss students' questions about the review sheet
2. Semester 1 Exam

Pd 4
Remington College presentation

Mon, Dec 15, 2008

Mon, Dec 15

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & quiz
2. Review for exam


Pd 5
1. AR rdg & quiz
2. Quizzes on Wordsworth p631 and poems: Tintern Abbey p633, Strange Fits p 638, She Dwelt p639, A Slumber p640, I Wandered p642, Solitary Reaper p645
HW: Study for your exams

Fri, Dec 12, 2008

Fri, Dec 12

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Pd 1 discuss 1-7 p162
3. Pass out review sheet
4. Pd 1 video of the Merchant’s Tale
5. Pds2,4 Discuss review questions


Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in Critical Response and 3 facts about Blake
3. Discuss Tyger & Lamb
4. Get back quiz S&S chs 4,5,6 to correct errors
HW: Read Wm. Wordsworth p631, Tintern Abbey p633, Strange Fits p 638, She Dwelt p639, A Slumber p640, I Wandered p642, Solitary Reaper p645 for quizzes on all.

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Thu, Dec 11

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Write sentences for Voc words 7-13 showing meaning and relating them to the literature read.
3. Pd 4: Go over answers to qstns 1-7 on p162

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz “Style,” The Romantic Period, and “To a Mouse.”
3. Hand in Burns: 3 facts
4. Group novel mtg day will begin on Thursday, Jan 15.
5. Get sem 1 exam review of topics covered
HW: Read William Blake & “Poems” p617-620, “The Tyger” and “The Lamb” pp620-622. Write 3 important facts about Blake and do the Critical Response on p622.

Wed, Dec 10, 2008

Wed, Dec 10

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Voc. 7-10: write definitions and a sentence using the word &literature we have read.
3. Answer qstns 1-7 on p162 in purple book

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Discuss Canterbury Tales pp 162-3 in purple book: Satire
3. Answer qstns 1-7 p162 in complete sentences or with the question.

Tue, Dec 9, 2008

Tue, Dec 9

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Discuss Canterbury Tales pp 162-3 in purple book
3. Pd Answer qstns 1-7


Pd 5
1. Quiz on Johnson & Dictionary p555 only
2. Hand in responses and 2 favorite words
3. Four groups of 5 for selection of group novel.
HW: -Read for quizzes:
• “Style” p565
• Romantic Pd pp600-610
• “The Mouse” p613+
-Read about Robert Burns p611-2. Write the 3 most important facts about his life

Mon, Dec 8, 2008

Mon, Dec 8

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Review The Pardoner’s Tale & discuss the Pardoner and his message: “Love of money is the root of all evil.”
3. Quiz: Pardoner’s Tale from silver book


Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz “Modest Proposal” & Alexander Pope
3. Discuss Satire, Wit, and “Essay . . .” poems
4. Hand in paraphrases
HW: Read:
• Samuel Johnson pp553-4 for quiz.
• Dictionary of the Eng. Lang pp 555-8 for quiz on p555.
-Pick 2 favorite words from Dictionary and do Critical Response p555.
-Read “Letter to Lord Chesterfield” pp 559-60, and do any one of the 3 Responses on p 560.

Fri, Dec 5, 2008

Fri, Dec 5

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Read "The Pardoner’s Tale" p13 in gold book and pp 123-125 in silver book
3. Quiz


Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz Robinson Crusoe
3. AP essay practice
HW: Read Satire pp516+, A Modest Proposal pp 518-523 (quiz), Alexander Pope pp525+ (quiz), “An Essay in Criticism” p529, “An Essay on Man” p 530. Paraphrase both. What is the best line of each poem? Read Wit p542.

Thu, Dec 4, 2008

Thu, Dec 4

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Check worksheet
3. Quiz on 3 pilgrims

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz Defoe and Journal of the Plague Year
3. Mult Choice practice
HW: Read Robinson Crusoe excerpt for quiz.

Wed, Dec 3, 2008

Wed, Dec 3

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz on 3 pilgrims
3. Binder check

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Review the Knight, the Squire, and the Prioress
3. Pd 2 Complete Understanding Characterization sheet
4. Write about each of the three by 1) a descriptive trait and 2) two actions that support the descriptive trait