Thu, Sep 11, 2008

Thu, Sep 11

Pd 2
1. AR rdg & log
3. Cornell notes:
p2&3 Globe:
Early Voices in Brit Lit
Intro-Dark Ages
War and Conquest
1)Celts, pushed N & W by
2)Romans, built roads, left
3)Anglos,Saxons>England
4)Danes(Vikngs)DaneLaw
5)Normans (French)1 king
Poetry
1. Bards sang poems
2. Druids(priests)taught bards
3. Epics about folk heroes

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Binder check
1)Class Info Sheet
2)Vocabulary List
3)Happiness article
4)Binder
5)Divider if applies
3. p4 Focus on senses and figurative language
4. Character description
5. Write about hero or villain. Name trait and actions to fit that trait.

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Qz Terms T-W & analytic words
3. Hand in Essay Comment sheets
4. Check TP-CASTT & discuss
5. Notes: Avoid just. It’s ambiguous and over used.
HW: TP-CASTT “Flood Tide” p213
HW: Read style handout and take notes
HW. Find a sentence in your essay that you don’t like, write it down, & tell why you don’t like it.

Wed, Sep 10, 2008

Wed, Sep 10

Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
3. Cornell notes:
p2&3 Globe:
Early Voices in Brit Lit
Intro-Dark Ages
War and Conquest
1)Celts, pushed N & W by
2)Romans, built roads, left
3)Anglos,Saxons>England
4)Danes(Vikngs)DaneLaw
5)Normans (French)1 king
Poetry
1. Bards sang poems
2. Druids(priests)taught bards
3. Epics about folk heroes

Pd 2
1. AR rdg & log
2 p2&3 Globe:
Discuss
Early Voices in Brit Lit
Intro-Dark Ages
War and Conquest
1)Celts, pushed N & W by
2)Romans, built roads, left
3)Anglo-Saxons>England
4)Danes(Vikings)DaneLaw
5)Normans (French)1 king

Tue, Sep 9, 2008

Tue, Sep 9

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Binder check
1) Class Info Sheet
2) Vocabulary List
3) Happiness article
4) Binder
5) Divider if it applies
3. p2 Globe: Anglo-Saxon Period
Britain, 5 invasions:
1) Celts, pushed N & W by
2) Romans, built roads, left
3) Anglos,Saxons>England
4) Danes(Vikngs)DaneLaw
5) Normans (French)1 king

Pd 5
1. Hand in storyboards of p201 Faerie Queen
2. Hand in qstn10p211
3. Get&discuss handouts
4. CompNotes #2.Why not write about the reader or us? Wrtg abt author and piece is authoritative.
#4. How to avoid repetition? Use a thesaurus, have someone find your repetition, think of a different word (have a good vocabulary!)
#5. What does redundant mean? Repetitive
HW: Memorize analytical words (10, on handout)
HW: p1272: 7terms, you give defn—TUVW
HW: Hand in Essay Comment sheets
HW: Rd “Sonnet 75” p213 & analyze in note form using TP-CASTT method

Mon, Sep 8, 2008

Mon, Sep 8

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Binder check tomorrow
3. Expository writing is nonfiction. Fiction has a section called exposition, but we write nonfiction essays as expository writing.
4. Voc 4,5,6 and defns.
5. Grade checks to students

Pd 5
1. Terms qz S, I give defn.
2. Hand in writing on 3 poems, carpe diem theme
3. Take C. notes on Comp1. #1 Begin with a hook, an interesting idea related to thesis, but more general. It makes a good impression.
4. Grade checks to students
HW: Draw a storyboard of the events in bold print on page 201, second column. Use 1 or 2sheets of unlined paper divided into 4 quarters. Label the characters and action.
HW: Read stanzas 45-50 & answer #10 on p211.

Fri, Sep 5, 2008

Fri, Sep 5

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Discuss and hand in notes on Happiness article
3. Any late essays?


Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Hand in paraphrase
3. Get graded essay back and handouts on literary analysis 2 sides
4. Qz on terms Q-R, Spenser, FQ, & “Amoretti”
HW: Read
p232 “Passionate Shepherd,” Marlowe
p385 “To the Virgins,” Herrick
p436 “To His Coy Mistress,” Marvell
Write what makes each one special and unlike the other two.
HW: Terms S(12) I give defn.

Thu, Sep 4, 2008

Thu, Sep 4

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Take Cornell notes on Happiness article. One point for each bold heading, notes on each (no more than the # of paragraphs), title, heading, and straight line
3. Hand in FINAL DRAFTS stapled to Rough Drafts for college essay.

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Hand in p196 Critical Response
3. Quizzes on:Renaissance Poetry and Prose,
P terms, Raleigh, his poem “Nature . . .Milk,” & Poetic Meter.
HW: Terms Q-R (7) You give defn.
HW: Rd pp 198-201. Paraphrase verse 1 of Faerie Queen.

Wed, Sep 3, 2008

Wed, Sep 3

Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Take 2 column ( Cornell) notes on Happiness article and hand in. One point for each paragraph topic, bold heading, title, and notes components
3. Hand in FINAL DRAFTS stapled to Rough Drafts for college essay. 300-450 words.

Pd. 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Write or type final draft

Tues, Sep 2, 2008

Tues, Sep 2

Pds 1, 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Write or type final draft

Pd 5
1. Check Reading Record Card
2. Check, discuss, and hand in notes on Wyatt, poem, and Petrarchan sonnets.
HW: Review Renaissance Poetry and Prose for the rest of the quiz
HW: Read pp193-5 & write Critical Response ¶ on p196.
HW: Terms - P (10) (I give defn)

Fri, Aug 29, 2008 & Reading Record Card Format

Fri, Aug 29

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Finish writing 300 words of essay.
FINAL DRAFT & ALL ORIGINAL WRITINGS
DUE WED for Pd 1
DUE THU for Pds 2&4

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz terms N&O et al
3. Quiz on Ren. pp176-186
5 true/false & 5 short answer
6 completed, finish Tuesday
HW: Reading Record Card due Tues for first summer book
HW: Read pp 187, 190, 191 & write short notes on what you think, qstns you have, etc

Reading Record Cards

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

Use any size note card, but use the same size for all your books.

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. The theme (central meaning) of the work

Thu, Aug 28, 2008

Thu, Aug 28

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Write draft of essay
200 words total due today

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz on terms K-M &A-I
3. Quiz on Renaissance pp166-175
HW: Terms N& sO (7) and read pp 176-186
HW: Rdg Record Card for Cry B.C. due Tues

Wed, Aug 27, 2008

Wed, Aug 27

Pd1
1. AR rdg and log
2. Continue writing draft of essay
200 words total due today

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. First 100 words of essay due
Day 1: 100 words due
Day 2: 200 total words due
Day 3: 300 total wrds due 8/29

Tues, Aug 26, 2008

Tues, Aug 26

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg & log
2. First 100 words of essay due
Day 1: 100 words due
Day 2: 200 total words due
Day 3: 300 total wrds due 8/29

Pd 5
1. Quiz on F,H,I terms &A-E
2. Finish checking summer book1
HW: Terms K,L,M (10) You write the term & A-I
HW: Read about the Renaissance pp166-175 for quiz

Mon, Aug 25,2008

Mon, Aug 25

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg, log, and Quiz #1
2. Look at grades for Self Quiz

Pd 5

1. AR rdg, log, and Qz #1
2. Qz Terms D&E, plus A,B,C
HW: Study terms F,H,I (13) for quiz Tuesday

Message for AP students

AP students,

Please write in pencil in your literature book your name, my name, and the year. I found a book at school and don't know whose it is, since I no longer have book numbers.

Mrs. Scanlon

Thu, Aug 21,2008

Thu, Aug 21

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Plan college essay
A. Make a list of 5 to 10 experiences
B. Write at least 50 words about one of them and hand in.

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in MC listing ones not understood on front
3. Qz on Terms B&C + A review
4. Check summer books
HW: Study terms D&E (13)
for quiz on D&E+A,B,C

Wed, Aug 20, 2008

Wed, Aug 20

Pd1
1. AR rdg and log
2. Plan college essay
A. Make a list of 5 to 10 experiences
B. Write at least 50 words about one of them and hand in.

Pd 4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Cornell Notes on 4 kinds of writing: Narrative, Descriptive, Expository, Persuasive— Definitions and examples
3. Write 4 paragraphs, one using each type of writing
Hand in with notes.

Tues, Aug 19,2008

Tues, Aug 19

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg and log
2. Finish Cornell Notes on 4 kinds of writing: Narrative, Descriptive, Expository, Persuasive— Definitions and examples
3. Write 4 paragraphs, one using each type of writing
Pd 1, 2 hand in paragraphs,
Pd 2 hand in notes & paragraphs

Pd 5
1. Quiz on A terms in text p1259--
2. Check MC 1-32
HW: For the ones you missed, list any for which you don’t understand the right answer. List on the front of the test.
3. Finish Meecher Teacher and get with partner to give your quiz orally. You and partner will introduce each other to the class and read one quiz qstn to class.
HW: B&C literary terms for quiz Thurs: I give word, you write definition

Mon, Aug 18,2008

Mon, Aug 18

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR reading
2. Cornell Notes on Writing: Four Kinds
(Narr,1,2,4 Desc,1,4)
3. e.g =exemplia gratia Latin for "example given." Underline foreign words
i.e.= id est meaning “that is” or “in other words”
4. Spell out numbers when one or two words. Write the Arabic numeral when three or more words.
5=five
20=twenty
56=fifty-six
100= one hundred
101=101 (one hundred one)


Pd 5

1. Hand in final drafts of essay w/rough draft, final OL, rgh OL. Erase names and use pseudonyms.
2. Begin to check summer book
HW: Study all literary terms beginning with A pp1259-60 for quiz where students write the defn. Definitions in bold in book.

Thurs, Aug 14, 2008

Thurs, Aug 14

Pds 2,4
1. AR reading and logs
2. STAR score sheets given
3. AR ranges recorded in planners on first page at bottom
4. Checking out books explained

Pd 5
1. Show me your 600 words
HW: Final draft
Rough draft
Final Outline
Rough Outline
due Monday
2. AP Mult Choice Exam 1-32

Wed, Aug 13,2008

Wed, Aug 13

Pd 1
1. AR reading, logs, procedures, get range and record in planner

Pd 4
1. Take STAR test in Mac Lab
2. Get AR book to read in library