Tue, May 12, 2009

Tue, May 12

Pds 1, 2
1. AR rdg
2. Vocabulary Qz 11-22
3. Literary Circles

Pd 5
1. Quiz on Middle Ages/ Medieval Period
2. Present One-Pagers
3. Read the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
4. Watch the Nun’s Priest’s tale about Chanticleer. It’s in the book beginning on p 110. Those who were absent today need to read it for Thursday.
HW: Read p 121 What is the host implying about the Priest?

Mon, May 11, 2009

Mon, May 11

Pds 1, 2, 4
1. AR rdg
2. Voc Qz 11-20 Pd 4
Pds 1 & 2 study #s 19 & 20 for inclusion with Tues quiz 11-22.

Pd 5
1. Discuss Essential Vocabulary 1-25. Idiom: an expression (group of words) that can't be understood from the meaning of its separate words. For example, to "kick the bucket" means to die.
2. The Anglo-Saxon period is notable for the groups of people who lived in England during formative invasions. The earliest people known to live there were Celts. The Romans came and built roads, walls, towns, and forts. They left when Rome was attacked. Germanic tribes such as the Angles and the Saxons invaded and took over from the Celts. The country came to be called Angland. Vikings from Denmark invaded and held land called the DaneLaw but were eventually defeated by the Anglo-Saxons. Finally, the French from Normandy defeated the Anglo-Saxons and united England under one king.
3. Beowulf: Quiz
HW: Do a “One-Pager” for Beowulf quotes. See quotations below. Select a quotation to illustrate. Write the quote, documented MLA style, in large, dark letters. Art should have at least 3 colors, contrast from dark to light, fill the page, use no stick figures, and fit the quote and period appropriately.
HW: Read about the Middle Ages/ Medieval Period pp 68-75 for T/F quiz. Know the two major elements of the period.

Quotations for Burton Raffel’s translation of Beowulf
• Quote 3: "recalling/ The Almighty making of the earth, shaping/ These beautiful plains marked off by oceans,/ Then proudly setting the sun and moon/ To glow across the land and light it;/...made quick with life, with each/ Of the nations who now move on its face." pg. 26, lines 91-98
• Quote 4: "Till the monster stirred, that demon, that fiend/Grendel who haunted the moors, the wild/Marshes, and made his home in a hell./Not hell but hell on earth. He was spawned in that slime/Of Cain, murderous creatures banished/ By God, punished forever for the crime/ Of Abel's death." pg. 26, lines 101-108
• Quote 5: "Twelve winters of grief for Hrothgar, king/ Of the Danes, sorrow heaped at his door/ By hell-forged hands, His misery leaped/ The seas, was told and sung in all/ Men's ears" pg. 28, lines 147-151
• Quote 6: "Grendel's hatred began,/...the monster relished his savage war/ On the Danes, keeping the bloody feud/ Alive, seeking no peace, offering/ No truce, accepting no settlement, no price/ In gold or land, and paying the living/ For one crime only with another. No one/ Waited for reparation from his plundering claws:/ That shadow of death hunted in the darkness,/ Stalked Hrothgar's warriors." pg. 28, lines 151-160

Thur, May 7, 2009

Thur, May 7

 

Pds 2,4

1. AR rdg

2. Voc Qz 7-16

3. Literature Circle

 

Pd 5

1. AP EXAM

Wed, May 6

Wed, May 6

 

Pd 1

1. AR rdg

2.Voc Qz 7-16

3. Literature Circles

 

Pd 4

1. AR rdg

2. Finish reading from Journal of the Plague Year

p 500 part 4 to end

3. Discuss and take Quiz

 

Tue, May 5, 2009

Tue, May 5

Pds 1, 2
1. AR rdg
2. Finish reading from Journal of the Plague Year
Pds 1&2: p 501 part 5
3. Discuss and take Quiz
4. Voc Quiz 5-14, analysis

Pd 5   On the AP exam, don't forget Eliza (or Liza) Doolittle, Henry Higgins, Colonel Pickering, Freddy and Clara Eynsford Hill, Mrs Pearce (Henry's housekeeper).  Pygmalion is a satire on English class values.
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in AP exam essay
3. Discuss essays on prose, poetry, and the "open" question. Look at syntax power point.
HW: Look over your cards to get names of characters, places, etc. in your head for the open question.

Mon, May 4, 2009

Mon, May 4

Pds 1, 2, 4
1. AR rdg
2. Handout: vocabulary lists 1-25
3. Voc Quiz 3-12, sonnet
Pd 4: Progress reports

Pd 5
1. Hand in style essays
2. Discuss AP term quiz
3. Discuss AP exam essays and strategies.
HW: AP exam essay, prose from The Crossing. Students taking other AP exams this week, write the introduction at least.
TWO IDEAS FOR AP EXAM ESSAYS
1. Check out this power point of syntax examples:
http://exchange.guhsd.net/details.php?object_id=643
2. Workable strategy for essay
• 1-3 minutes reading and working the prompt
• 5 mins rdg and making marginal notes about the passage. Try to isolate 2 quotes that strike you. This may give you your opening and closing.
• 10 minutes preparing to write.
---Choose 1 or 2 of these:
-underlining, bracketing, circling
-marginal notes
-charts or key word/one word/line # outlining
• 20 minutes to write
• 3 minutes proofreading

Fri, May 1, 2009

Fri, May 1

Pds 2, 4
1. AR rdg
2. Continue reading from Journal of the Plague Year
3. Discuss and take Quiz

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in AP exam essay
3. Continue AP term quiz and discuss
HW: Style essay due Monday final draft, 2 rough drafts, and outline of thesis (main idea and 3 subtopics).

Thu, Apr 30. 2009

Thu, Apr 30

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Continue reading from Journal of the Plague Year
p 498 to p 501 part 5

Pd s 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in essays: Final draft, rough draft, outline, chart
3. Vocabulary quiz 1-10 Pd 2
4. Read from Journal of the Plague Year Intro p 497
Pd 2 finished Intro
Pd 4 to part 2

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in introductions
3. Share style essay with partner.
4. Continue AP exam essay terms quiz . Discuss 1,2,4
HW: Do other AP exam essay.
HW: Due Mon-Style Essay , drafts, and thesis outline (main idea and 3 supporting subtopics)

Wed, Apr 29, 2009

Wed, Apr 29

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in essays: Final draft, rough draft, outline, chart
3. Vocabulary quiz 1-10
4. Read from Journal of the Plague Year Intro p 497 to p 498, col 2, ¶ 2

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in essays: Final draft, rough draft, outline, chart
3. Vocabulary quiz 1-10
4. Literary Period & Pepys Diary review

Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Tue, Apr 28

Pds 1, 2
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in essays: Final draft, rough draft, outline, chart
3. Six traits quiz
4. Vocabulary review Pd 1
Lit Pd & Diary review Pd 2

Pd 5
1. Quiz AP essay terms
2. AP essay
HW: Pick up Qstn 3 sheet and your rdg record cards. Address the prompt for each of the three books we read and write the introductions for them as you would on the AP exam essay.
Bring your style essay draft 2 to class Thursday.

Fri, Apr 24, 2009

Fri, Apr 24 Substitute today: Mr. Gumm

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. In the gold books p134 read aloud the first three sections: The Rise of the Romantics and THE RESTORATION & THE ENLIGHTENMENT, then take notes on the handout.
3. Read Samuel Pepys Diary p205-207 aloud. Answer the questions after and hand in.

Pd 5
1. AR reading?
2. Ms Fukuji AP exam documents
3. Quiz on the Epilogue to Pygmalion and check.
HW: Write second (and possibly final) draft of style essay.
HW: Read Defns of AP Essay Terms for quiz on secondary information

Thu, Apr 23, 2009

Thu, Apr 23

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Write the last 2 ¶ s of your essay.
3. Due date
pd 2: Tues 4/28
pd 4: Wed 4/29

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz on Act 5 Pygmalion
3. Show me your thesis & outline for style essay
4. Discussion of essay writing
HW: Write a first draft for Friday to discuss with partner. 400 word minimum. You will comment using signs for GOOD, UNCLEAR, and ADD DETAILS
HW: Read Epilogue pp 1201-1207 for quiz.

Writing a Persuasive Essay Using Your Experience

Persuasive Essay in Seven Easy Steps

1. Think of topics of interest to you that you have some personal experience with.

For example, for me it would be books, my school, places I have lived, restaurants and stores, cafeteria food, my children, sailing, cars I have driven, etc.

2. Pick one and write an opinion about it that some people might disagree with.

For example, I picked BOOKS, and my opinion is that you should read Tuesdays with Morrie. In the past I chose If you want a good car, you should buy a Camry.

3. Make a chart listing reasons why your opinion is right (for it) and reasons why it is wrong (against it).

For example:
You should read Tuesdays with Morrie

FOR
1. Lessons about life
2. Two men struggle
with problems and
solve them

AGAINST
1. It’s about death

4. If you have 2 good reasons FOR and one good reason AGAINST, you can write a THESIS statement by filling in the blanks:
Even though ___[reason Against]____,
___[put your Opinion on this line]____
because ___[second-best reason For]_
and ____[best reason For]__________.

For example:
Even though it is about death,
you should read Tuesdays with Morrie
because 2 men in it solve terrible problems,
and it teaches amazing lessons about life.

5. Write an Outline of the body ¶ s based on your thesis. Begin with people’s objection to your opinion, because they will see you considering both sides to the argument and then they will listen to your side.

For example:
Write the OUTLINE of the BODY ¶ s from this THESIS:
Even though it is about death, I.
you should read Tuesdays with Morrie
because 2 men solve terrible problems, II.
and it teaches amazing lessons on life. III.

I. It is about death
A.
B.
II. Solving terrible problems
A.
B.
III. Lessons on life
A.
B.

Fill in the outline by writing 2 things about each subtopic. Now you have a plan!

6. Write your body ¶ s. I. II. III.

If you write the objection to your opinion first, don’t convince them NOT to agree with you! Play down the argument against you. Or if you can’t weaken it, admit it and say that your idea is so good, they will want to agree with you anyway!
And don’t make it your biggest, best paragraph!

To argue For your opinion, use all the specific details you know from your experience with the topic. Help the reader feel what you feel, know what you know.

7. Write your beginning and ending-- the introduction ¶ and the conclusion ¶. Both consist mostly of your THESIS.

Introduction ¶
1. Attention getter related to topic
2. THESIS

Conclusion ¶
1. THESIS restated in different words or a different way
2. A personal comment not said before, and related to your topic

Wed, Apr 22, 2009

Wed, Apr 22

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Write the last 2 ¶ s for persuasive essay.

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Write 2 more ¶ s for 10 more points on the persuasive essay.

Tue, Apr 21, 2009

Tue, Apr 21

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Write 2 more ¶ s for 10 pts.

Pd 5
1. Quiz Act 4 & TPCASTT
2. Discuss AP essays on poems
3. Look at work p 1229 with respect to significance of author’s style. Use work to help with your essay and hand in with essay.
HW: Read Act 5 Pygmalion
HW: Write a thesis and outline for the style essay p 1229.

Mon, Apr 20, 2009

Mon, Apr 20

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Write 1 ¶.

Pd 5
1. Hand in qstn 10 and discuss.
2. Quiz Act 3 & p1229 Style
3. Check passages and review p1229.
HW: Read Act 4
HW: Select 30-35 lines in one column from the textbook for a story you select from the 20th century authors. Select a passage that is significant to the story. Answer qstns 1-5 for words, 1-4 for sentences, & 1-2 for stylistic devices, p 1229 for tomorrow. We will be writing an essay following the suggestions on p1229.

Fri, Apr 17, 2009

Fri, Apr 17

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Work on outline of essay. Take body ¶ s from thesis.
Even though _____I_____,
______[my opinion]______
because _________II_____
and __________III________.
Write at least two details for each of the 3 body ¶ s and hand in. (9 points)


Pd5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz on Act 2 Pygmalion
3. Writing an AP essay
• Read poem twice
• Set up triangle: Answer the question using literary strategies and several examples of evidence for each.
• Use analysis technique such as TP-CASTT
4. Review TPCASTT for quiz
T=Title
P=Paraphrase
C=Connotations
A=Attitude (like Tone but too many T's already)
S=Shifts
T=Title again
T=Theme
HW: Read Act 3, p 1174-1185, answer qstn #10 p 1185
HW: Read p 1229 for quiz.
Copy a passage of several representative sentences (100-200 words) from each author:
Conrad p 925- Secret Sharer
Munro p 951- Sredni Vashtar
Joyce p 959- or 966- Araby or Portrait of the Artist
Lawrence p 973- Rocking Horse. You may copy pages from the book on a copier.

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

Thu, Apr 16

Pds 2, 4
1. AR rdg
2. Persuasive Essay:
Write 4 part thesis:
Even though_____[objection]_____,
[your opinion]____________
because _____[2nd best support]_________
and ____[best support]______________
3. Begin essay
4. Hand in or show me work

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz on Lawrence, "Rocking Horse Winner", Pygmalion Preface, and Act 1.
3. Hand in critical response
4. Writing an AP essay on "Blackberry Picking"
• Read poem twice
• Set up triangle
• Use analysis technique such as TP-CASTT
HW: Read Act 2 Pygmalion pp 1159-1173

Wed, Apr 15, 2009

Wed, Apr 15

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Write 4 part thesis:
Even though__________,
[my opinion]____________,
because ______________,
and __________________.


Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Ideas for essay – brainstorm
Don’t use issues of faith or anything you are highly emotional about. Use logic and reason. Use only topics you can support with your own personal experience.
3. Of the brainstormed ideas, choose one. Make a chart of at least one reason supporting your opinion and one opposing your opinion.

Tue, Apr 14, 2009

Tue, Apr 14

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Ideas for essay – brainstorm
Don’t use issues of faith or anything you are highly emotional about. Use logic and reason. Use only topics you can support with your own personal experience.
3. Of the brainstormed ideas, choose one. Make a chart of at least one reason supporting your opinion (for) and one opposing your opinion (against).


Pd 5
1. Quiz Joyce, Araby, Portrait, Stream of Consciousness.
2. Hand in critical response
3. Write "Blackberry Picking" essay
HW: Read D.H.Lawrence p971-2, “The Rocking Horse Winner” p973-981, and write Critical Response p 982 #4
HW: Read Pygmalion:
• Preface- A Professor of Phonetics (only), p1148
• Two ¶s on p 1151, column 2, ¶s 2 & 3, beginning w/ “I wish…” and ending with “ ridiculous.”
• Act 1 p 1152-1158