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 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

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 : (

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

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

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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