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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

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

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

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

Monday, February 12, 2007

Monday, February 12, 2007

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

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

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

Friday, February 09, 2007

Friday, February 9, 2007

Friday, February 9, 2007

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

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

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

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Thursday, February 8, 2007

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

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

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

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

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

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

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

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

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

Monday, February 05, 2007

Monday, February 5, 2007

Monday, February 5, 2007

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

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

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

Friday, February 02, 2007

Friday, February 2, 2007

Friday, February 2, 2007

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

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

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

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Thursday, February 1, 2007

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

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

January 31, 2007

January 31, 2007

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

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

January 30, 2007

January 30, 2007

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

Monday, January 29, 2007

Monday, January 29, 2007

Monday, January 29, 2007

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

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

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

Friday, January 26, 2007

Friday, January 26, 2007

Friday, January 26, 2007

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

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

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

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Thursday, January 25, 2007


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

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Wednesday, January 24, 2007


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

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

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

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Tuesday, January 23, 2007


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

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

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

Monday, January 22, 2007

Monday, January 22, 2007


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

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

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

Saturday, January 20, 2007

Friday, January 19, 2007

Friday, January 19, 2007

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

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

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

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Thursday, January 18, 2007

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

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

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

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

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