Wed, Sep 24, 2008

Wed, Sep 24

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. First Quarter Exam
3. Read about Beowulf,
Part 2

Pd 5
1. Quiz Act 3
2. Check and discuss qstns
on 2 speeches in Act 1
HW: Exam: Terms & Allusions

Tue, Sep 23, 2008

Tue, Sep 23

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg & log
2. First Quarter Exam
3. Read about Beowulf, Part 2

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Review for exam
3. Notes returned to students on 4 Kinds of Writing and on Early British Literature.

Mon, Sep 22, 2008

Mon, Sep 22

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

Pd 4
1. AR rdg, log,& quiz
2. Finish Grendel Art and hand in

Pd 5
1. AR quiz
HW: Qstns on 2 speeches from Act 1
HW: Read Act 3
HW: Thursday Exam on Literary Terms & Allusions

Fri, Sep 19, 2008

Fri, Sep 19

Pds 1,2,4
1. Extended AR rdg&log
2. Grendel Art

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz on Allusions 21-34 and Hamlet Act 2
3. Read aloud Act 1

Thu, Sep 18, 2008

Thu, Sep 18

Pd 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quizzes Early Brit Lit returned
3. Mastery Learning based on quiz scores 22/28= mastery. (11 right out of 14 answers) Do enrichment or corrective.
4. Hand in papers

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Qstns p10 #s1-10. Write the qstn.
3. Hand in papers.

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz on Allusions 1-20 and Hamlet Act 1.
HW: Allusions 21-34
HW: Read Act 2

Wed, Sep 17, 2008

Wed, Sep 17

Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz on Early British Voices
3. Finish reading Grendel from Beowulf
4. Answer qstns 1-10 p10

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Qz Thu, Early Brit Voices
3. Finish notes on Anglo Saxon Poetry pp2&3
3. Finish reading Grendel from Beowulf

Tue, Sep 16, 2008

Tue, Sep 16

Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Get notes on Early British Voices back to study for quiz
3. Read Beowulf aloud

Pd 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz on Early British Voices
3. Read Beowulf aloud

Pd 5
1. Hand in essay with pen name
2. Hand in comment on style
3. Select important words in defns on Allusion handout for 1-20
4. Notes on grammar
5. Read aloud Act I
HW: Read Hamlet Act I
HW: Quiz Allusions 1-20, you give defns

Mon, Sep 15, 2008

Mon, Sep 15

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Pds 1,2 do Writing Connection p4 & hand in.
3. Begin reading aloud Grendel from Beowulf p5
Quiz next class on Early British Voices:
1) Conquest
2) Poetry

Pd 5
1. Quiz on sonnets pp338-346
2. Discuss ways to compare & contrast 2 poems.
3. Discuss Sonnet 75 with TP-CASTT. Look for words, images, etc that stand out. Go beyond the obvious.
4. “Five”-paragraph essay due tomorrow for Critical Response p213.
5. Read about style #s 9-13. Which one is best for you and why?

Fri, Sep 12, 2008

Fri, Sep 12

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. PreAssessment Qt1 Reading: Analysis


Pd 5:
Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Check HW:
TP-CASTT “The Flood-Tide” p213
3. Hand in notes on Style handout and sentence you don’t like from your essay
4. Get back TP-CASTT for Sonnet 75
HW: Due Tues p213 Critical Response-Write a 5¶ essay. Write as much as you can that is not repetitive. Find insights.
HW: Read pp338-346 Shakespeare’s sonnets for a quiz Monday

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