Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - Day 180

Make-up day

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - Day 179

Exams - 2, 4, 6

Student Survey

Class Photo

Monday, June 19, 2012 - Day 178

Exams - 1, 3, 5

Student Survey

Class Photo

Friday, June 15, 2012 - Day 177

Return books

Jeopardy Review

Curriculum Questions

This Weekend's Homework:

Study for exam.

For extra credit, complete curriculum questions

Thursday, June 14, 2012 - Day 176

Honors:

Do Now: Journal on theme of Lord of the Flies

Discuss Lord of the Flies

Curriculum Questions

Standard:

Read chapter 12 of Lord of the Flies

Discuss theme of Lord of the Flies

Curriculum Questions

Tonight's Homework (All Classes): Outside reading book review

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - Day 175

Today's Objective: To analyze plot and character development in Lord of the Flies.

Today's Agenda:

Share and submit mask projects

Read and discuss chapter 11

Tonight's Homework:

HONORS: Read chapter 12

STANDARD: Work on book review

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - Day 174

Today's Objective: To analyze plot and character development in Lord of the Flies.

Today's Agenda:

Review what's happened lately in the reading

Read chapter 9 and 10

Complete chapter 9 and 10 study guide

Homework:

Finish Mask project

Don't foreget mask and three paragraph explanation.

Monday, June 11, 2012 - Day 173

Today's Objective: RL.9-10.7:To analyze the representation of a subject in two different artistic readings.

Today's Agenda:

View Twilight Zone episode

Discuss guided viewing sheet

Tonight's Homework: Work on mask (due W 6/13).

Friday, June 8, 2012 - Day 172

Today's Objective: To work with a theme or central idea of the text.

Today's Agenda:

Outside Reading

Discuss and check HW

Questions chapter 7 and 8

Homework: Work on mask.

Thursday, June 7, 2012 - Day 171

Lord of the Flies, Day 8

Announcements:

• mask project due W 6/13
• book review due F 6/15
• curriculum questions and final review M 6/18 or Tu 6/19

Today's Objective:

RL.9-10.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text.

Today's Agenda:

View How Evil Are You?

• Skip 5-10 minutes, and skip 33-36 minutes
• Complete guided viewing sheet

Discussion

Tonight's Homework:

Bring in utside reading book.

Read chapter 8.

Write a brief response relating chapter 8 to today's video.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - Day 170

Lord of the Flies, Day 7

Announcements:

• mask project due W 6/13
• book review due F 6/15
• curriculum questions and final review M 6/18 or Tu 6/19

Today's Objective:

RL.9-10.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text.

Today's Agenda:

HONORS:

Do Now: Share and discuss HW

Small groups: chapter 6 questions

Large group: chapter 6 discusion

HONORS HW:

Read chapter 7. Write and respond to two significant quotes.

STANDARD:

All together: chapter 7 questions

Begin reading chapter 7.

STANDARD HW:

Read chapter 7.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - Day 169

Lord of the Flies, Day 6

Announcements:

Due date reminders (mask, book review, curriculum questions)

Hand back quizzes and homework

Today's Objective: RL.9-10.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text.

Today's Agenda:

Honors:

Darwin Jigsaw Activity (+ HW check)

Review chapter 5 quotes (last night's HW)

Chapter 5 discussion questions

Honors HW: Read chapter 6. Write a response paper about how you see Darwin's ideas being expressed in the novel.

Standard:

Chapter 5 discussion questions

Begin reading chapter 6

Standard HW: Read chapter 6

Monday, June 4, 2012 - Day 168

Lord of the Flies, Day 5

Today's Objective: RL.9-10.2: Determine a theme or central idea (the significaanec of faces and masks) of a text.

Today's Agenda:

Ch. 1-4 Quiz and Correct Quiz

Chapter 4 Questions (courtesy of Esner)

• Honors: on your own
• Standard: as a large group

Mask Project - review rubric(due Wednesday, 6/13)

Tonight's Homework:

Honors: Read ch. 5 and complete quote sheet (provided in class)

Standard: Read ch. 5

Friday, June 1, 2012 - Day 167

Lord of the Flies, Day 4

Today's Objective: RL.9-10.2: Determine a theme or central idea over the course of a text.

Today's Agenda:

HONORS:

Ch. 3 Journal and Discussion

Small Groups and HW Check (review quotes from ch. 3)

Large group: Review ch. 3 questions

Silent reading

STANDARD

Complete ch. 3 questions

HW:

All classes: Read ch. 4.

Honors: Write notes as you read.

Thursday, May 31, 2012 - Day 166

Lord of the Flies, Day 3

Today's Objective: RL.9-10.2: Determine a theme or central idea over the course of a text.

Today's Agenda:

HONORS:

Small Groups: Review last night's ch.2 questions and complete symbolism handout

Large Group: Review questions and symbolism.

Begin reading chapter 3

Honors HW:

Finish reading chapter 3.

Complete chapter 3 analysis questions.

(Don't worry about completing the journal entry yet.)

STANDARD:

Review chapter 1 - plot and character development

Read chapter 2 aloud

Complete chapter 2 discussion questions

Standard HW: Read chapter 3.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - Day 165

Lord of the Flies, Day 2

Today's Objective: RL.9-10.2: Determine a theme or central idea over the course of a text.

Today's Agenda:

Journal: Listen to 5 minutes of this clip about the trolley dilemma. Write a joural about WHAT you would do and WHY you would do it. Discuss

"What Makes Us Moral"

• Honors: Carousel 4 parts of article
• Standard: Discuss parts 1 and 2

Read chapter 1

Day 2 HW:

Honors: Finish reading ch 1 and 2

Complete ch 1 and 2 handout

Standard: Finish reading ch. 1

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - Day 164

Lord of the Flies, Day 1

Today's Objective: RL.9-10.2: Determine a theme or central idea over the course of a text.

Today's Agenda:

Clippage and Journal: Watch 15 minutes of Lost, pilot episode. Write down your observations about the characters. Who emerges as leaders, etc.? Discuss.

Small Group: Esner's Survivor handout

Large Group Discussion on Survivor

Day 1 HW:

Honors: Read and annotate "What Makes Us Moral" from Time magazine.

Standard: Read and annotate part 1and 2of "What Makes Us Moral"from Time magazine.

Friday, May 25, 2012 - Day 163

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 15

Today's Objective: To assess what we learned during the Importance of Being Earnest unit.

Today's Agenda:

Test

Outside Reading

Additionally, standard class should review MLA format on Purdue OWL website and examine Jimmy Conlon's mentor test for the assignment.

This weekend's homework:

Earnest essay due Tuesday

• Honors: 3-5 pages, 5 sources
• Standard: 5+ paragraphs, 3 sources

HERE IS A USEFUL SITE FOR CITING SOURCES IN MLA FORMAT

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - Day 162

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 14

Today's Objective: To review mateirals for tomorrow's test.

Review Vocabulary list

• Honors: click here for list

• Standard: click here for list

Jeopardy Review Game

MLA format

• Honors: Reivew and such submit annotated bibliography
• Standard: Review MLA format with Purdue OWL website

Homework: Study for tomorrow's test

Due Tuesday: Essay

• Honors: 3-5 pages, cite 5 sources
• Standard: 5+ paragraphs, cite 3 sources

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - Day 161

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 13

Honors (Brandon Breen teaches class)

Today's Objectives:

W.9-10.8: Students will gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources. Students will follow a standard format for citation.

Today's Agenda:

Do Now: Discuss guided viewing questions from Earnest film

Explain concept of annotated bibliography

Review MLAformat for citation on OWL website

Model annotated bibliography by completing one together for The Literary 100 and The Importance of Being Earnest

Small Groups:

1. Create a draft of your annotated bibliogrpahy in your notebook (using the sources gathered from HW last night)
2. Add to outline of essay
3. Brainstorm some good Bow-Fly caliber vocabulary words

Wednesday's Honors Homework:

Type annotated bibliography. Can you cite FIVE sources?

Standard

Today's Objectives:

RL.9-10.7: Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic meedicums.

SL.9-10.5: Make strateic use of digital media in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

Today's Agenda:

Share and sumbit comedy posters

For extra credit, share comedy clippage

Touch base on essay expecctations

Small groups: Work on essay outline and draft

Wednesday's Standard Homework:

Work on essay outline or draft. Begin to review for test.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - Day 160

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 12

Today's Objective:

RL.9-10.7 - Analyze the represenation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.

Today's Agenda:

View part2 of Importance of Being Earnest film

Finish completingguided viewing sheet

Standard: Distribute graphic organizer for poster

Tuesday's Homework:

Honors: Work on essay -bring in 3 internet-based sources(Final draft due Tuesday, May 29)

Standard: Finish poster (Poster due Wednesday, May 23, Essay due Tuesday, May 29)

Monday, May 21, 2012 - Day 159

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 11

Today's Objective:

RL.9-10.7 - Analyze the represenation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.

Today's Agenda:

View part 1 of Importance of Being Earnest film

Work on completingguided viewing sheet

Monday'sHomework:

Honors: Work on essay - do more research and add to your outline - QUOTES! (Final draft due Tuesday, May 29)

Standard: Work on essay and poster (Poster due Wednesday, May 23, Essay due Tuesday, May 29)

Friday, May 18, 2012 - Day 158

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 10

Today's Objectives:

RL.9-10.2 - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development.

RL.9-10.3 - Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text.

RL.9-10.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.

Today's Agenda:

Outside Reading

HONORS: Review and submit Act 3 writing prompts

Finish Reading Act 3 and ID challenging vocabulary

Answer Act 3 Discussion Questions

HONORS: Review Bow-Fly like essay prompts and school-wide rubric

STANDARD: Review poster template, work on comedy essay draft (small groups; be sure to discuss salient connections to Earnest)

This weekend's homework:

Honors: Work on essay - pick a topic and outline your ideas, after doing a bit of research (Final draft due Tuesday, May 29)

Standard: Work on essay and poster (Poster due Wednesday, May 23, Essay due Tuesday, May 29)

Thursday, May 17 2012 - Day 157

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 9

Today's Objectives:

RL.9-10.2 - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development.

RL.9-10.3 - Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text.

RL.9-10.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.

Today's Agenda:

Honors: Review Act 2 questions

Standard: Review comedy essay outline

Read and discuss first half of Act 2

ID difficult vocab and discuss theme and character

Tonight's Homework:

Honors: Write an authobiographical short essay about either (a) something ironic in your life or (b) a time someone was judged for tangible assets.

Standard: Work on comedy essay and poster

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - Day 156

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 8

HONORS:

Taking MCAS

STANDARD

Today's Objectives:

Students will identify elements of comedy in modern comedy films and in Oscar Wilde's work.

Today's Agenda:

Review elements of comedy

Review assignment and rubric

In small groups, brainstorm ideas for essay and poster using this graphic organizer

Tonight's Homework:

Work on ideas for essay and poster by completing graphic organizer

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - Day 155

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 7

HONORS:

Taking MCAS

STANDARD:

Today's Objectives:

RL.9-10.2 - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development.

RL.9-10.3 - Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text.

RL.9-10.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.

Today's Agenda:

Review Act 2 so far - plot, theme, characters, vocab

Finish reading Act 2

Review Act 2 discussion questions

Small Groups: Complete Vocabulary Word Map

Tuesday's Homework:

Get a good night's sleep for Wednesday's Math MCAS

Monday, May 14, 2012 - Day 154

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 6

Today's Objectives:

RL.9-10.2 - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development.

RL.9-10.3 - Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text.

RL.9-10.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.

Today's Agenda:

Share and submit HW

• HON: Writing prompt 2
• STD: Original poem based on a line from the play

Review Act 2 so far - plot, theme, characters, vocab

Finish reading Act 2

Review Act 2 discussion questions

Monday's Homework:

Get a good night's sleep for Tuesday's Math MCAS

Friday, May 11, 2012 - Day 153

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 5

Today's Objectives:

RL.9-10.2 - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development.

RL.9-10.3 - Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text.

RL.9-10.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.

Today's Agenda:

Hand in poem for poetry contest

Outside Reading

HW Check

HON: Review HW, STD: Complete act 1 questions all together - All classes - review Act 1 self-selected vocabulary

Read and discuss Act 2, part 1; ID challegning vocab words (in notebooks and on big paper)

This Weekend's Homework:

HONORS: Choose one of three act 2 writing prompts and write a 30 minute response.

STANDARD: Choose your favorite quote from what we've read so far, and use it as an inspiration for an original poem.

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - Day 152

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 4

Today's Objectives:

RL.9-10.2 - Determine a theme or cetral idea of a text and analyze its development.

RL.9-10.3 - Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text.

Today's Agenda:

Do Now:

• HONORS: Share and submit prompts.
• STANDARD: Share and submit descriptions/illustrations.

Finish reading and discussing Act 1

• As we read, ID challenge vocab words.

Tonight's Homework:

HONORS: Complete Act 1 questions

STANDARD: Write an informal letter to your closest friend in which you delightedly infrom your friend about your new system for getting out of doing what you don't want to do. Tell your friend why you invented the system, and give specific details about it. Have you given it any name? Give your friend advice on the benefits of developing such a system for personal use.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - Day 151

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 3

Today's Objectives:

RL.9-10.2 - Determine a theme or cetral idea of a text and analyze its development.

RL.9-10.3 - Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text.

Today's Agenda:

Do Now: HW check and discuss comedy on TV

Read and discuss Act 1

• As we read, ID challenge vocab words.

Tonight's Homework:

HONORS: Complete 30 minute writing prompt (your choice of 3 provided in class).

STANDARD: Draw a picture or write a description of one of the main characters.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - Day 150

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 2

Today's Objective: RI.9-10.7 Students will analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums, determining which deatils are emphasiezed in each account.

Do Now: Literary 100 (HON - disuss homework, STD - finish reading excerpt)

Journal and Discussion: What is comedy?

Types of Comedy

Clippage

Download Today's Lesson Plan Here

Tonight's Homework:

Watch two comedy programs on television. Using the graphic organizer provided in class, write briefly about the types of comedy used in these programs, based on the types of comedy learned about in todays lesson. Use specific examples.

Monday, May 7, 2012 - Day 149

Importance of Being Earnest, Day 1

Today's Objective: RL.9-10.MA.8.A Students will relate a work of drama to the seminal ideas of its time.

Today's Agenda:

Hand in Modest Proposal essays

Notes on Victorian Age

• STANDARD: Download guided note-taking sheet here

STANDARD: Read aloud and disucss excerpt from Literary 100.

Tonight's Homework:

HONORS: Read an annotate excerpt from LIterary 100. Write a one page summary.

STANDARD: Write a metacognitive reflection on your Modest Proposal essay.

Friday, May 4, 2012 - Day 148

Today's Objectives: To assess our skills at analyzing satire.

Today's Agenda:

Satire Test

Outside Reading

This Weekend's Homework:

Complete Modest Proposal Essay

• Honors: Metacognitive due Monday
• Standard: Metacognitive due Tueday

Thursday, May 3, 2012 - Day 147

Satire, Day 14

Today's Objective: To examine contemporary examples of satire and to determine whether the message is lost because of potentially offensive imagery.

Today's Agenda:

Do Now and HW check

4 Examples of Modern Satire in PPT

Tonight's Homework:

Study for tomorrow's test.

Due Monday: Modest Proposal essay

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - Day 146

Satire, Day 13

Today's Objective: To review satire unit.

Today's Agenda:

Satire Jeopardy review

HW check and outline

Tonight's Homework:

Study for satire test (Friday). Work on outline for Modest Proposal essay.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - Day 145

Satire, Day 12

Today's Objective: To analyze examples of modern modest proposals and to braistorm ideas for our own.

Today's Agenda:

Review Vocabulary from Yesterday

Discuss Modern Modest Proposal Questions

HONORS: Discuss the modern articles you found for HW

Review rubric for your own modest propsal

• Mentor Text: Nicole Avella's Modest Proposal
• Mentor Text: University of Tampa Modest Proposal (courtesy of Fred)

Brainstorm your own ideas

• HONORS: Small Groups
• STANDARD: Large Group

Tonight's Homework:

Write a one paragraph proposal for your modest proposal.

Monday, April 30, 2012 - Day 144

Satire, Day 11

Today's Objective: Analyze Jonathan Swift's Modest Proposal, focusing on theme, rhetoric, and vocabulary.

Today's Agenda:

Review Modest Proposal Questions

• Honors - also review AP style questions with Brandon

In context vocabulary and HW check

Tonight's Homework:

Complete Modern Modest Proposal Questions

• Honors: Additionally, see if you can find other modern Modest Proposals at www.slate.com.

Friday, April 27, 2012 - Day 143

Satire, Day 10

Today's Objective: To analyze Jonathan Swift's use of satire in "A Modest Proposal."

Today's Agenda:

Outside Reading

Modest Proposal

• Continue Reading
• Discuss

This Weekend's Homework:

Complete Modest Proposal discussion questions.

HONORS - Additionally, complete 10 multiple choice questions from practice AP test.

Thursday, April 26, 2012 - Day 142

Satire, Day 9

Today's Objectives: To demonstrate our undertanding of Horatian and Juvenalian satire. To analyze Jonathan Swift's satire.

Today's Agenda:

Share and submit HW

• Honors: Juvenalian satire
• Standard: Horatian satire

Clippage and Journal

• "Teenage Affluenza"

• What is your response to the satirical message of this video?

Modest Proposal

• Begin active reading
• Discuss

Tonight's Homework:

Read your outside reading book for 30 minutes. Bring in your outside reading book tomorrow.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - Day 141

Satire, Day 8

Today's Objectives: To share our own stirical newsppaer articles. To identify the difference between Horatian and Juvenalian satire.

Today's Agenda:

Eggplant Project

• Pair and share, share with group, submit

Notes on Horatian versus Juvenalian Satire

Excerpts from Horace and Juvenal from textbook

• Honors: Answer questions in small groups
• Standard: Answer questions in large groups

Tonight's Homework:

HONORS: Write your own Juvenalian satire about difficulties faced by artists today.

STANDARD: Write your own Horatian satire about four classes of man.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - Day 140

Satire, Day 7

Today's Objective: To continue to define satire and to examine models of satire.

Today's Agenda:

Do Now: Clippage and Journal

• Stephen Colbert in front of the House Judiciary Committee- perhaps honors only, journal: How does Colbert's proximity to his audience alter the satire?
• Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, and others on satire - journal: How does each person define the role of sataire in society?

Read aloud and discuss excerpt from I Am America and So Can You (chapter 8)

Short Articles from The Onion

• Honors: Read in Small Groups and Discuss
• Standard: Read aloud and discuss

Tonight's Homework:

Finish Eggplant project

Monday, April 23, 2012 - Day 139

Satire, Day 6

Today's Objective: To return to our study of satire, with a focus on the importance of tone and cartoons.

Today's Agenda:

Esner's Intro to Satire handout

Politcal Cartoons from Satire Textbook

Excerpt from I am America and So Can You

Bonus Time: Confer on Satire Newspaper Project

Tonight's Homework:

Work on Eggplant Satire Assignment

Friday, April 13, 2012 - day 138

Satire, Day 5

Today's Objective: To reflect on our learning. To begin to create our satrical newspaper.

Today's Agenda:

Outside Reading Time

Portfolio Reflection

Work on Eggplant Project

Tonight's Homework:

Eggplant Project (due W 4.25)

Thursday, April 12, 2012 - day 137

Satire, Day 4

Today's Objective: To examine examples of satire in writing and to establish a standard for writing our own.

Today's Agenda:

GSA Day of Silence

• Disucss Day of Silence
• View PSA

Song Parodies

• Share and submit song parodies
• Announce that signficant extra credit will be given to students who create a video over vacation.

Student Examples of Satire

• Students share from class and identify satircal technqiues

Eggplant Project

• ReviewAssignmentand Rubric
• Share Student Work Sample (Brandon Breen, class of 2012)

Tonight's Homework: Brainstorm for Eggplant project

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - day 136

Satire, Day 3

Today's Objective: To analyze some satircial song parodies and to work on writing our own.

Today's Agenda:

"White and Nerdy"

• video link

• song lyrics

"Read So Hard

• video link

• song lyrics

In small groups, work on song parody (and I'll come around to do a homework check)

Period 4 Bonus Time: Alex's group's propaganda video

Tonight's Homework:

Finalize your song parody

HON: 3 verses

STANDARD: 2 verses

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - Day 135

Satire, Day 2

Today's Objectives: To analyze an example of parody. To create our own parody.

Today's Agenda:

Hand in book review; Hand in all make up work

Review satirical techniques, focusing on parody

Empire State of Mind

• Link to video

• PowerPoint with lyrics

Granite State of Mind

• Link to video

• Word document with lyrics

• NPR interview with the creators

Small Groups

• ID satricial techniques
• Begin to write your own pardoy about Medford (write one verse)

Present Out

Tonight's Homework:

Honors: Print an article from The Onion. Write a two paragraph response, as outlined in yesterday's PPT.

Standard: Find an article or video clip from The Onion. Print or email to yourself and/or me.

Monday, April 9, 2012 - Day 134

Satire

Today's Objective: To introduce four basic satirical techniques and to identify them in various media.

Today's Agenda:

Four Types of Satire

Shrek

Geoge Bush

Othello and Celtics

Tonight's Homework:

Due Tuesday: Book review (print it). Make up all work.

Due Wednesday: Homework from Powerpoint above.

Thursday, April 5, 2012 - Day 133

Animal Farm Propaganda

Today's Objective: To present our own original propagada and to discuss propaganda techniques. To reflect on our learning.

Today's Agenda:

Do Now: Get your propaganda videos up, organize your binder

View and disucs sPropaganda projects

Submit metacognitive reflection

Tonight's Homework:

Work on book review (due Tuesday, April 10)

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - Day 132

Quarterly Exam Day

Today's Objective: To assess what we know about Animal Farm, The Russian Revolution, and propaganda.

Today's Agenda:

Quarterly Exam

Tonight's Homework:

Propaganda Video Project

Don't forget..Honors students should include a two-page metacognitive reflection on the propaganda and include a mention of the Russian Revolution. Standard students should include a one-page reflection.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - Day 131

Today's Objective: To review for tomorrow's Animal Farm exam.

Do Now: Animal Farm in-context vocabulary andadditional vocabulary

• Honors: Do it in a small group
• Standard: Review in a large group
• All: Focus on roots of words, context clue strategies, etc.

Jeopardy Review Game

Tonight's Homework:

Study for tomorrow's test.

Work on video project (due Thursday)

• Honors needs a two-page reflection and a mention of the Russian Revolution.
• Standard needs a one-page reflection.

Monday, April 2, 2012 - Day 130

Today's Objective: To finish our formal script for our propaganda video.

Today's Agenda:

Work on propaganda videos

Have Mr. Ambrose approve your script

Standard - check out this sample from some of last year's honors students

Homework:

Review for quarterly exam (Exam day - Wednesday)

Work on video project (due Thursday - don't forget metacognitive - one page for standard, two pages for honors)

Friday, March 30, 2012 - Day 129

Today's Objective: To really get into creating our own propaganda.

Announcements:

• English Exam Day: Wednesday 4/4/2012

Today's Agenda:

Outside Reading

Touch base on yesterday's Kony video

• What is its message?
• What makes the message effective?
• Is it propaganda? How do we know?

Bulk of class: Work in small groups to nail down a plan for your video

Homework for the weekend:

A script and storyboard for your video.

Thursday, March 29, 2012 - Day 128

Today's Objective: To examine videos so that we may create our own propaganda.

Today's Agenda:

Review propaganda projectand rubric

• (Honors must include some reference to the Russian Revolution and have a two-page metagcognitive)

Share and discuss propaganda clippage that students brought in for homework

View Kony 2012 video, brought in by Connor Lonergan

• Be prepared to discuss message, elements of propaganda, etc.

Tonight's Homework:

Work on video project. You may choose to write a script or brainstorm some ideas.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - Day 127

Today's Objective: To examine videos so that we may create our own propaganda.

Today's Agenda:

Review propaganda projectand rubric

• (Honors must include some reference to the Russian Revolution and have a two-page metagcognitive)

Share and discuss propaganda clippage that students brought in for homework

Small group: Brainstorm project (and check HW)

Tonight's Homework: Work on project.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - Day 126

Animal Farm - Propaganda Critic

Today's Objective: To continue our analysis of propaganda

Today's Agenda

Return Animal Farm books

Review handout from yesterday - what type of propaganda is it and why

Small Groups: Share print propaganda from homework last night, discuss types of propaganda present (and HW check)

Large Group: Share most interesting propaganda from small groups

Clippage: View various propaganda clips anddiscuss

Download lesson plan here (includes links to clippage)

Tonight's Homework: Find a propaganda video. Email me the link. Writetwo paragraphs explaining what the message is and how it functions as propaganda.

Monday, March 26, 2012 - Day 125

Animal Farm - Propaganda Critic

Today's Objective: To define propaganda and to identify how various types of propaganda are employed in our daily lives.

Do Now: "Anatomy of Your Enemy"

• Listen to song here.
• Download song lyrics here.

• Journal and discussion: What is the message/theme of this song? How does it relate to Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution?

Propaganda Notes

Small Groups: ID propaganda on this handout

Large Group: Discuss propaganda examples and wrap up.

Download today's lesson plan here.

Tonight's Homework:

HONORS: Bring in an example of propaganda in print. Write a one page analysis of what techniques are employed and what the message is.

STANDARD: Bring in an example of propaganda in print.

Friday, March 23, 2012 - Day 124

Today's Objectives:

Self-assessment - reflect on our preparation for and our performance on MCAS

Today's Agenda:

Do Now: MCAS survey

Outside Reading

Small Groups: Choose one person to be the scribe. Complete one of the following:

• Write a letter to a current frehsman about how to prepare for the MCAS.
• Design a lesson/activity for next year's class to do to prepare for the MCAS.

This Weekend'sHomework:

NO HOMEWORK! You've worked hard on the MCAS and you've earned it. Enjoy your semiformal tonight!

Thursday, March 22, 2012 - Day 123

Period 1: Taking MCAS

Period 4:Andrew's extra credit Othello video, word games (Apples to Apples, Scrabble, Bananagrams, etc.)

Wedneday, March 21, 2012 - Day 122

Period 1: Taking MCAS

Period 4:

Students share tips that tthye have been employing on the MCAS so far. Discuss and list on board.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - Day 121

Period 1: Taking MCAS

Period 4:

Today's Objective: To review some final MCAS tips, with a particular focus on open response.

Today's Agenda:

Complete last week's graphic organizer all together ("Young Hunger")

With a partner, write the paragraph

Personalized conference with Mr. Ambrose re: open response

Monday, March 19, 2012 - Day 120

Today's Objective: To prepare for this week's MCAS.

Do Now: Mr. Blauch's last-minute MCAS questions

Long Composition Plan

Mr. Ambrose's General Tips

Review Prompts from Previous Years

Tonight's Homework: Review summaries of your favorite books and GET SOME SLEEP!

Friday, March 16, 2012 - Day 119

MCAS Preparation

Today's Objective: To practice open response skills, your request from yesterday's exit slips.

Agenda:

Hand back work

Outside Reading

Review Homework

• correct multiple choice
• pair and correct and score open response

Review active reading strategies

Read "Young Hunger"

Complete graphic organizer

Honors: Write the open response

Tonight's Homework:

Watch a movie of a book you have read or finish reading your outside reading book. Write a short summary.

Thursday, March 15, 2012 - Day 118

MCAS Preparation

Today's Objective: To work on reading comprehension strategies.

Agenda:

"Don't Burn Up" (2009 MCAS)

• Practice active reading stratgies.
• Do multiple choice questions with a partner.
• Answer open resopnse

Tonight's Homework:

"For Some, Pain is Orange" (2006 MCAS)

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - Day 117

Animal Farm in-class MCAS essay

Tonight's Homework:

Complete essay

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - Day 116

Animal Farm video

Complete guided viewing sheet

Monday, March 12, 2012 - Day 115

Animal Farm video

Complete guided viewing sheet

Friday, March 9, 2012 - Day 114

Today's Objective: To identify the theme/moral of Animal Farm.

Outside Reading

Discuss chapter 9

Read chapter 10

Free write and discussion: What is the moral of Animal Farm?

This weekend's homework: Read your outside reading book. See if you can finish it by the MCAS log composition day (Tuesday, March 20).

Thursday, March 8, 2012- Day 113

Today's Objective: To analyze the allegorical symbolism in Animal Farm.

Review and submit HW

• Honors:paragraphs on allegorical symbolism in ch. 5-7
• Standard: handout on ch. 5-7

Russian Revolution Notes 2

• Download guided note-taking sheet here

Read chapter 8

Tonight's Homework:

Read chapter 9 of Animal Farm. Write a one paragraph prediction of what you think will happen.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - Day 112

Today's Objective: To analyze particular ways that the characters from Animal Farm represent figures from the Russian Revolution.

Today's Agenda:

HONORS:

PowerPoint notes on Russian Revolution 1

Review chapters 4 and 5

• Complete chapter 5 discussion questions

• Check HW
• Review homework paragraphs

Read chapter 6

Tonight's Honors Homework:

Read chapters 7 and 8. Write two paragraphs about how the charadters represent figures from the Russian Revolution: one paragraph about the characters we talked about today, and one paragraph about a new character.

STANDARD:

PowerPoint notes on Russian Revolution 1

• Standard Guided Note-Taking Sheet

Read chapter 5

Complete chater 5 discussion questions

• Check HW

Tonight's Standard Homework:

Read chapters 6 and 7. Answer questions on handout provided in class (chapters 5-7).

Monday, March 5, 2012 - Day 111

Today's Objectives: To work on reading comprehension skills while reviewing Animal Farm. To analyze allegorical symbolism of Animal Farm.

Today's Agenda:

HONORS:

Review chapter 2 discussion questions (from HW)

Read chapter 3 (popcorn style)

Discuss chapter 3 (complete chapter 3 discussion questions)

HONORS HW:

Read chapters 4 and 5. Write one paragraph on each chapter, using quotes from the text. Chapter 4 focus: revolution/rebellion, Chapter 5 focus: rhetoric

STANDARD:

Read chapter 2

Discuss chapter 2 (complete chapter 2 discussion questions)

Read chapter 3

Arianna, Grace, and Olivia present their Othello project

STANDARD HW:

Read chapter 4. Write one paragraph about the chapter, using quotes, focusing on how the animals rebellion represents the October Revolution.

Friday, March 2, 2012 - Day 110

Today's Objectives:

To show what we know about vocabulary through formative assessment. To prepare for MCAS by working on reading comprehension skills.

Today's Agenda

Word of teh Day Vocabulary Quiz

Return Othello books

Outside Reading

Submit (and perhaps present) Othello projects

MCAS Preparation: 2008 MCAS, "Toy Story"

• Honors: complete independently and review
• Standard: read aloud and complete together

This weekend's homework:

Honors: Read chapter 2 of Animal Farm and answer chapter 2 discussion questions.

Standard: Complete MCAS open response for "Toy Story."

Thursday, March 1, 2012 - Day 109

Animal Farm, Day 2

Today's Objectives: To discuss plot and charcter development in Animal Farm. To compare "Beasts of England" to its historical precedent, "The Internationale."

Today's Agenda:

HONORS:

Review chapter 1 discussion questions

Distribute and read lyrics to The Internationale and Beasts of England

Check out an audio file of The Internationale here

Small Groups: Analyze similarities between the two

Large Group: Discuss these similarities, and how Orwell uses Beasts of England to allegorically represent The Internationale

STANDARD:

Finish reading chapter 1 together

Complete chapter 1 discussion questions together

Distribute and read lyrics to The Internationale and Beasts of England

Check out an audio file of The Internationale here

Analyze similarities between the two

Tonight's Homework (ALL CLASSES):

Finish your Othello project.

Be ready for a brief vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

Words for tomorrow's vocab quiz: auspicious, belie, bellicose, diffident, epiphany, evanescent, facetious, homogeneous, hubris, impeach

Bring in your outside reading book.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - Day 108

Animal Farm, Day 1

Today's Objectives:

• To learn about the life of George Orwell.
• To analyze what makes a good leader.
• To link some relevant literary terms to Animal Farm.

Today's Agenda:

George Orwell PowerPoint

Literary Term Review

• Satire
• Allegory
• Fable

Journal and Discussion: What makes a good leader?

Distribute books and begin reading

Tonight's Homework:

HONORS: Read chapter 1 of Animal Farm. Answer chapter 1 discussion questions.

STANDARD: Work on Othello project (due Friday)

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - Day 107

Othello Projects

Today's Objective: To synthesize what we know about Othello into a coherent presentation.

Today's Agenda:

Work on Othello project in groups

Tonight's Homework:

Work on Othello project (due Friday)

Monday, February 27, 2012 - Day 106

Othello Projects

Review Othello's Director's Promptbook Assignment

Check out examples of student work from previous years

In small groups, begin brainstorming for project

Monday Night's Homework:

Work on Othello project

Friday, February 17, 2012 - Day 105

Othello Final Test

Submit Othello Essays

Take Othello Test

Read your outside reading book

Preview Director's Promptbook project assignment (due Friday, March 2)

Homework for the vacation:

To get ahead, work on Director's Promptbook assignment (due Friday, March 2).

Have a great vacation!

Thursday, February 16, 2012 - Day 104

Othello as a Dynamic Character

Today's Objective: To analyze Othello as a dynamic character, focusing on key scenes in his character development.

Download packet for today here.

HONORS: Othello rap review and 60 second BBC review

Tonight's Homework:

Finish Othello essay. Othello test Friday.

HONORS CLASS: DOWNLOAD SOME OTHELLO QUOTES HERE.

AND HERE IS ANOTHER LIST OF QUOTES FOR THE HONORS CLASS.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - Day 103

Othello Discussion

Today's Objectives: To read about and discuss modern connections to Othello's themes. To leave class today with a solid topic for an essay and substantial ideas for evidence.

Do Now: Read and annotate two informational articles pertaining to Othello

• Morality Play: A Harvard researcher believes that humans have an innate sense of right and wrong and others say morality is mostly learned

• Patrick Stewart: The veteran Shakespearean actor brings a "new kind of Othello" to the Shakespeare Theatre

Discuss main ideas of articles

Discuss seven statements of Othello (and connect to articles and text where appropriate)

Othello rap review and 60 second BBC review (STANDARD only today)

Tonight's Homework:

Work on Othello essay. Othello test Friday.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - Day 102

Othello, Act 5

Today's Objective: To examine the climax and resolution of Othello, with a focus on Tohello's dynamic character trasnformation.

Othello 5.2 Daily Paraphrase

Act 5 on Video

• ch. 23-end (1:33-1:59, 26 minutes)

Discussion

Distribute Othello Essay prompts and rubric

Tonight's Homework:

Work on Othello essay. Othello test on Friday.

Monday, February 13, 2012 - Day 101

Today's objective: To examine plot and character development and foreshadowing in Othello.

Do Now: Journal and Discussion (What would you do if you gave your boyfriend/girlfriend a very meaningful gift and he/she lost it?)

Review HW (H - summary of all of Act 4, S - commentary on 4.1)

Clippage: Act 4 on Film

• ch. 15-22 (1:07-1:1:33, 26 minutes)

Complete Act 4 Guided Viewing Sheet

Tonight's Homework:

HONORS: Read all of Act 5. Write one paragraph on each scene.

STANDARD: Read Act 5 on www.nofearshakespeare.com and write one paragraph on each scene.

Friday, February 10, 2012 - Day 100 (WOOHOO!)

Today's Objectives: To reflect on our work. To drop everything and read. To prepare for drama questions on the MCAS. To evaluate a production of Othello.

Portfolio Reflection

Outside Reading

Review MCAS HW

Othello Act 3 on Video (chapters 11-14 - 21 min.)

This weekend's homework:

HONORS: Read all of Act 4. Write a brief summary of each scene.

STANDARD: Read Act 4, scene 1. Write a paragraph on how Iago tricks Othello and Cassio in this scene.

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - Day 99

Today's Objective: To trace the path of the handkerchief and to demonstrate its significance as a prop.

Review HW

HONORS: small group prep for scenes

Acting 3.4

Daily Paraphrase 3.4

Tonight's Homework:

HONORS: Complete all 3 Shakespeare on the MCAS readings with questions.

STANDARD: Complete 2 of 3 Shakespeare on the MCAS readings with questions.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - Day 98

Today's Objective: To depict Othello's transformation as a dynamic character.

Perform Othello 3.3 in relay.

Tonight's Homework:

Honors: Read Othello 3.4. Write a solid paragraph on the importance of the handkerchief, based on BOTH Othello 3.3 and 3.4.

Standard: Based on class today (Othello 3.3), write a solid paragraph on the importance of the handkerchief.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - Day 97

Othello 3.3

Today's Objective: To analyze plot and character development in Othello.

Review and submit MCAS paragraph (weekend HW)

Hand back and review 3.1-3.3 handout

Small groups: prepareacting companies for 3.3

Tonight's homework:

HONORS: Write 10 bullet points of stage direction for your portion of the scene.

STANDARD: Write 5 bullet points of stage direction for your portion of the scene.

Monday, February 6, 2012 - Day 96

Othello 3.1-3.3

Read pages 105-117 in Othello.

Complete Othello 3.1-3.3 handout.

Friday, February 3, 2012 - Day 95

MCAS Preparation

Today's Objective: To practice writing fundamentally sound essays.

Brandon's Long Composition Review

Peer edit long composition from last night

Shakespeare on the MCAS: Much Ado about Nothing excerpt from Princeton Review book

Outside Reading

Homework for the weekend:

Write a two-paragraph open response for the following question (about the Much Ado about Nothing reading):

Summarize this scene. Include the physical setting, the positions of the three characters, the nature of the conversation, and its impact on Beatrice. Use specific details from the passage to support your answer.

Thursday, February 2, 2012 - Day 94

Othello, Act 2

Today's Objective: To review acts 1 and 2.

Acts 1 and 2 Quiz

Act 2 on Video

Discussion

Tonight's Homework: Finish long compositions (2 for honors, 1 for standard).

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - Day 93

Othello 2.3

Today's Objective: To demonstrate our understanding of stage direction by acting scenes. To anlyze plot and character development.

5 minutes to touch base with your group

Group presentations in relay

Discussion: Act 2

Tonight's homework:

Be prepared for a quick quiz on Acts 1 and 2 tomorrow.

Long compositions due Friday (Honors - 2, Standard - 1)

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - Day 92

Othello 2.1-2.3

Download today's lesson plan here.

Today's Objective: To understand how to block out stage direction and discern stage direction clues from Shakespeare's dialogue.

Daily Paraphrase 2.1

Othello's Shortest Scene

Blocking and Stage Direction

Small Groups: Performing the Remainder of the Scene

Tonight's Homework:

Be prepared to present your scene tomorrow.

Also, don't forget the long composition assignments (2 for honors, 1 for standard) due on Friday.

Monday, January 30, 2012 - Day 91

First Day of Third Quarter

Othello 2.1: "The Riches of the Ship is come on shore."

Today's Objective: To learn about blocking and stage direction and to discern stage direction from Shakespeare's dialogue.

Acting 2.1.1-181

Defining Actor's Objectives

Read-Through and Role-Play

Instant Performance

Spotlighting Lines

Monday's Homework: Work on MCAS long composition essays (one for Standard, two for Honors), due Friday 2.3.2012.

Friday, January 27, 2012 - Day 90

MCAS Preparation

Today's Objective: to learn about two basic types of literary analysis essays that you might see on the MCAS.

Outside Reading

MCAS Long Composition - 2 types - discuss examples

Small Groups:

1. Categorize prompts from previous years ("character change" or "character analysis")
2. Complete graphic organizer

Download MCAS prompts from previous years

Download graphic organizers (analysis) (change)

This weekend's homework:

Post book review by Monday (www.goodreads.com).

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - Day 89

Othello Act 1

Today's Objective: To examine a professional production of Othello, analyzing how the interepretation compares to our expectations.

Othello Act 1 on video

Complete guided viewing sheet

Discussion

• interpretation
• plot
• characterization

Tonight's homework:

Study for exams.

Bring in outside reading book.

Book review due 1/30/2012.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - Day 88

Midterm Exam

Submit written portion of the exam

Complete multiple choice portion of the exam

Tonight's Homework:

Study for exams

Book review uploaded to Good Reads site by 1/30

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - Day 87

Midtern Exam Review Day

Review long composition assignment

Jeopardy review game

Questions?

Tonight's Homework:

Write long composition component of exam.

The question is here on this link. (Check on page 3 of the document.)

Study for exam.

Monday, January 23, 2012 - Day 86

Othello 1.3

Read and analyze Othello 1.3

Paraphrase Iago's first soliloquy

Tonight's Homework (All Classes):

Study for 30 minutes for Wednesday's exam.

Don't forget - book review due January 30.

Friday, January 20, 2012 - Day 85

MCAS Preparation

Do Now: Swap and score your homework (open response for "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer"

• Use this grading rubric and these two student samples to score - post on overhead

Silent Reading - Outside Reading Book

Reading Period: Examine Long Composition Anchor Pieces (Scores 1-6)

Small Groups: Identify what differentiates a 6 from the other levels. (And in honors, HW check)

• long composition grading rubric - post on overhead

Large Group: Brainstorm a list (using projector) of how to make your long composition a 6. (Be prepared to write this long composition for next week for the exam.)

This Weekend's Homework:

Spend at least 30 minutes reading your outside reading book and/or working on your review. Book review should be posted on the Good Reads site by Monday, January 31. This time, it will be 100 points.

Thursday, January 19, 2012 - Day 84

Othello, 1.2

Today's Objective: To analyze how Iago continues to reveal his character and to discern what we know about Othello through indirect characterization.

Review homework

Read and analyze Othello 1.2

Discuss review sheets for 1.2

Download Honors Othello 1.2 review sheet here.

Download Standard Othello 1.2 review sheet here.

Tonight's Homework:

All Classes: Complete open response from last week's MCAS packet. (Remember that a good open response is one to two paragraphs in length and features a solid topic sentence, a clincher, three examples and at least one quote.) Also, be sure to bring your outside reading book for tomorrow.

Honors: In addition to the above, go to this website. Write down what you think you can do to achieve each bullet point of the rubric.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - Day 83

Othello, 1.1

Today's Objective: To analyze how Iago reveals his character and set up the plot in Othello.

Distribute Othello books (be sure to sign it out)

Read and Othello 1.1

Homework:

Honors: Othello 1.1 quote significance sheet

Standard: Othello 1.1 fill-in-the-blank sheet

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - Day 82

Othello, Introduction (Day 1)

Small Groups: Reputation Activity

Large Group: Reputation Discussion

Dramatis Personae and Fast Facts (Honors)

Tonight's Homework:

Honors: Write two solid paragraphs on one of Iago's quotes. With which do you agree? Why?

Standard: Write two solid paragraphs on any of today's quotes. With which do you agree? Why?

Friday, January 13, 2012 - Day 81

MCAS, poetry

Submit Your Own MCAS - We'll swap these next week.

Outside Reading

2009 MCAS - "The Latin Deli"

2007 MCAS - "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer"

Review Questions and Complete Open Response - H

Complete Questions and Open Response Together - S

This Weekend's Homework:

Read your outside reading book!

Thursday, January 12, 2012 - Day 80

Ballads, Day Eight

Review MCAS format for make your own MCAS assignment - look at sample of MCAS here

Analyze theme and literary devices in students' choice of songs that they want to present to class as poetry

Review of poetry terms - download PowerPoint here

Tonight's Homework

Final draft of your own set of MCAS questions about the song/poem of your choice. Include at least four multiple choice questions and one open response question. Follow the form of the model.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - Day 79

Ballads, Day Seven

Share and submit your own ballads (pair and share and then share with the large group)

Students present literary devices and theme in the song of their choice

Tonight's Homework

Write a draft of four mulitple choice questions and an original open response questions for your song.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - Day 78

Ballads, Day Six

Work on your own original ballad, based on the article that you brought in to school

Tonight's Homework

Finish your own original ballad.

Monday, January 9, 2012 - Day 77

Ballads, Day Five

Ballad Unit Test

Distribute Write Your Own Ballad Assignment and Sample by Mr. Esner

Tonight's Homework:

(Due Wednesday): Write your own ballad, based on a story you've read in the newspaper, a magazine, or online.

Friday, January 6, 2012 - Day 76

Ballads, Day Four

Submit HW (also, tell me what songs you did and if you'd like to share next week)

Bob Dylan MCAS Ballads (download MCAS here)

Hurricane

Outside Reading

Tonight's Homework

1. Study for Monday's ballads quiz.
2. Bring in a newspaper article that you'd like to write about in the ballad form.

Thursday, January 5, 2012 - Day 75

Ballads, Day Three

Honors

ReviewThe Ballad of Frankie and Johnny

Listen to "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall"

Small Groups: Compare "Hard Rain" to "Lord Randal" (and HW check)

Review comparisons

All Along the Watchtower

Bonus song: The General

Standard

Share Homework (one-paragraph about how one of yesterday's ballads fits the ballad form)

Listen to "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall"

Small Groups: Answer "Hard Rain" discussion questions (and HW check)

All Along the Watchtower

The General

Homework (All Classes)

Print the lyrics to the song of your choice. Write a response (two to three paragraphs) that explains the theme/message/moral/main idea of the song. Discuss how the songwriter uses literary devices to convey the meaning. Use at least two quotes.

Bring in your outside reading book.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - Day 74

Ballads, Day Two

Review HW (Amazing Grace scansion)

Piano Man(video link)

Long Black Veil(video link)

Scarborough Fair

Tonight's Homework:

Honors: Answer discussion questions for "Frankie and Johnny" and "Lord Randal." (Write answers on a separate sheet.)

Standard: Write one-paragraph about your favorite ballad from today. In what way does it satisfy the ballad form? Use three quotes to back up your assertions, and be sure to include a solid topic sentence and clincher sentence.

Tuesday, January 3, 2011 - Day 73

An Introduction to Ballads

Today's Objective: To learn about the ballad form and to learn to use scansion marks.

An Introduction to the Ballad Form

Chevy Chase stanza, Green Eggs and Ham, and Scansion

The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle

• Download handout here.

• Play video here.

Tonight'sHomework:

Use scansion marks to note stressed and unstressed syllables in Amazing Grace. Write one paragraph about other ways that Amazing Grace functions as a ballad.

Friday, December 23, 2011 - Day 72

Sonnet test

Read "It's Not Easy Being Santa"

Homework for the break:

Spend some time with your family. Shovel for your family if it snows. Read your outside reading book. Do something nice.

Thursday, December 22, 2011 - Day 71

Honors:

Share and submit HW

2 Sonnet Presentations from Student Groups

• Cassie and Paul

• Fran and Jade

Test Review

• sonnet form; Shakespeare's sonnets 18, 29, 73, 116, 130, and the Palmer's Sonnet; Spenser's sonnets 67, 75, 79; Sidney's sonnets 31, 39; Browning's sonnets 14, 43

Standard:

Share and submit HW

Sidney's Sonnet 31 (using Nicole and Elizabeth's wonderful presentation)

Browning's Sonnet 43 (using Fran and Jade's wonderful presentation)

Test Review

• sonnet form; Shakespeare's sonnets 18, 29, 73, 116, 130, and the Palmer's Sonnet; Sidney's sonnet 31; Spenser's sonnet 67; Browning's sonnet 43

Touch base on 5-paragraph essay

Homework for all classes:

5-paragraph essay on sonnets

Study for sonnet test

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - Day 70

Honors:

2 Sonnet Presentations from Student Groups

• Shahrayz and David

• Jared, John, and Connor

Honors Homework:

Write your own sonnet. (Download assignment sheet here.) 5-paragraph essay due Friday.

Standard:

Spenser's Sonnets

• 67 (using Cory, Carlos, and Steve's great PPT)
• 79

Begin writing your own sonnet.

Standard Homework:

Finish writing your own sonnet. 5-paragraph essay due Friday.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - Day 69

Honors:

2 Sonnet Presentations from Student Groups

• Marisa and Judy

• Fred and Sully

Honors Homework:

Be prepared for your group's presentation.

Work on sonnet 5-paragraph essay (due Friday).

Standard:

Shakespeare's Sonnets

• 29
• 73 (Using Marisa Coit's wonderful presentation.)
• 116 (Using Ali and Cassidy's wonderful presentation.)

Standard Homework:

Work on sonnet 5-paragraph essay (due Friday).

Monday, December 19, 2011 - Day 68

Honors:

2 Sonnet Presentations from Student Groups

Honors Homework:

Be prepared for your group's presentation.

Work on sonnet 5-paragraph essay (due Friday).

Standard:

Sonnet 130

Do Now: View three clips from Dove Campaign for Real Beauty and write a journal entry on them

Download PowerPoint here for clips and questions.

Discussion: What do the clips say about our society's notion of beauty? What personal connections do you have to the clips?

Standards of Beauty PowerPoint

Sonnet 130: Read, analyze, link thematically to clips

Bonus time: sonnet rhyme scheme graphic organizer

Standard Homework:

Work on sonnet 5-paragraph essay (due Friday).

Friday, December 16, 2011 - Day 67

All Classes

Outside Reading

Review sonnet 5-paragraph essay assignment

What do my PSAT scores mean?

Review section 5 of 2011 PSAT

Honors Homework:

Be prepared for your sonnet presentation.

Standard Homework:

Work on your sonnet essay (due next Friday).

Thursday, December 15, 2011 - Day 66

Honors:

2 Sonnet Presentations from Student Groups

Tonight's Homework:

1. Bring in outside reading book.

2. Review PSAT score report and write a brief assessment of strengths and weaknesses.

3. Write 10 explanations for the questions you got wrong.

Standard:

Background on Shakespear'es sonnet series.

Sonnet Scramble

Revie and analyze sonnet 18

Standard homework:

1. Bring in outside reading book.

2. Bring in PSAT score report.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011- Day 65

Honors:

Complete sonnet analysis sheet for your assigned sonnet.

Work on sonnet presentation with your assigned group.

Tonight's honors homework:

Work on your sonnet presentation.

Standard:

Complete sonnet rhyme scheme graphic organizer

Complete MCAS sonnets packet

• Sonnet 26, Spenser
• Sonnet 116, Shakespeare

Tonight's standard homework:

If you do not finish your MCAS questions during class, please finish for homework.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - Day 64

Today's Honors Class: Sonnet 130

Do Now: View three clips from Dove Campaign for Real Beauty and write a journal entry on them

Download PowerPoint here for clips and questions.

Discussion: What do the clips say about our society's notion of beauty? What personal connections do you have to the clips?

Standards of Beauty PowerPoint

Sonnet 130: Read, analyze, link thematically to clips

Assign sonnets for presentations

Tonight's honors homework:

Work on sonnet presentations

Today's Standard Class: Sonnets

An introduction to sonnets

Romeo and Juliet sonnet

• Small groups: answer questions
• Large group: review sonnet

Tonight's standard homework:

Spend some time reading your outside reading book.

Monday, December 12, 2011 - Day 63

All Classes:

Canterbury Tales in-class essay(MCAS long composition prompt)

No homework due Tuesday.

Friday, December 9, 2011 - Day 62

All Classes:

Outside Reading

Story-Telling Contest

HONORS: Review sonnet presentation rubric

Homework for the weekend:

Honors: Outline CanterburyTales essay.

Standard: Outline Canterbury Tales essay for extra credit.

Thursday, December 8, 2011 - Day 61

All Classes:

Submit Chaucer Questions

Canterbury Tales test

Pick up character description from Ambrose

Homework (All Classes):

Write an original story (in verse, two pages) from the perspective of your narrator (a tale that reflects the teller).

For extra credit, add a picture featuring a scene from the tale.

Also, bring in your outside reading book.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - Day 60

Honors

Brandon Breen, future teacher extraordinaire...

Introduction to Shakespeare's Sonnet Series

Sonnet Scramble - Sonnet 18

Analyze and ID literary devices for Sonnet 18

Standard

Canterbury Tales test review

Work on CanterburyTales questions

Tonight's Homework (All Classes):

Finish Canterbury Tales questions

Study for Canterbury Talestest

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - Day 59

Honors: Brandon teaches the class.

Wrap up Pardoner's Tale questions (honors)

Sonnet Introductory Notes

Romeo and Juliet Sonnet

• Small Groups
• Large Groups

Standard:

Pardoner's Tale: Act it out

Answer Pardoner's Tale Questions

Homework (AllClasses):Work on Chaucer Questions

Monday, December 5, 2011 - Day 58

Honors

Do Now: Miller's Tale Vocabulary

Review Chaucer questions assignment

Small Groups: Review Pardoner's Tale Homework Questions and Esner's Pardoner's Tale Questions

Discuss Pardoner's Tale

Standard:

Do Now: Open Response from Friday's MCAS packet

Review HW (Reeve's Tale Prologue Question)

Read Reeve's Tale

Complete Reeve's Tale Discussion Questions

Homework (All Classes):

Work on Chaucer Questions (due Thursday)

Test Thursday!

Friday, December 2, 2011 - Day 57

All Classes

Submit Essays

Outside Reading

MCAS Prep: Canterbury Tales

• Cook's Tale
• Who Murdered Chaucer?

Homework for the weekend:

Honors: Read The Pardoner's Tale and answerthe analysis questions.

Standard: Read The Reeve's Tale Prologue and answer question 1.

Thursday, December 1, 2011 - Day 56

Honors

Small Groups: Discuss changesChaucer made to the Miller and the 2 Clerks to create the Reeve's Tale

Plan/outline essay on this topic

Honors Homework:

5-Paragraph essay on theReeve's Tale

Bring in outside reading book

Standard

Work on Knight's Tale - Miller's Tale compare/contrast essay

Standard Homework:

Miller's Tale 5-Paragraph essay

Bring in outside reading book

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - Day 55

Honors

Do Now: Read Reeve's Prologue, answer question #1

Read and discuss Reeve's Tale

Complete Reeve's Tale questions

Honors Homework:

Finish Reeve's Tale questions

Read and annotate Miller and Two Clerks

Standard

Do Now: review Miler's Tale Vocabulary

Review Graphic Organizer

Use thisgraphic organizer as a guide

Begin work on 5-paragraph essay on Miller's Tale

Standard Homework:

Work on 5-paragraph essay on Miler's Tale (due Friday)

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -Day 54

Canterbury Tales: Miller's Tale, Day 2

Readand discuss Miller's Tale

• Complete graphic organizeras you read.
• How does it compare to the prediction that you wrote for homework?
• How does the tale distinctly reflect the teller?
• HONORS: How does the Miller's Tale satirize the chivalric romance?

Tonight's Honors Homework:

Complete graphic organizer. Write one page about how the Miller's Tale satirizes the chivalric romance?

Tonight's Standard Homework:

Complete graphic organizer.

Monday, November 28, 2011 - Day 53

Canterbury Tales: Miller's Tale, Day 1

Do Now: 3 questions about the Miller, based on his description in the General Prologue

Read the Dialogue between theHost and the Miller

Small Groups: Brainstorm what the Miller's Tale will be about

Tonight's Homework:

Honors: Write your own versionof the Miller's Tale.

Standard: Make a prediction about what the Miller's Tale will be about.

Wednesday,November 23, 2011, Day 52

Today's Objective: Assess our performance so far this year and reflect on what we've learned.

Complete curriculum reflection sheet for one assignment from quarter one

In a packet, submit the following:

• A reflection on your goals
• Your three best assignments from quarter one, along with reflections on why they represent your best work
• A completed curriculum sheet for one of the assignments

Tonight's Homework:

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Spend some time with your family!

On tap for Monday: The Miller's Tale

Tuesday, November 22, 2011, Day 51

Honors

Small Groups: Using your homework, identify as many examples as you can of how the story is a chivalric romance.

Report out to large group

Discuss story

• What happened in the story? What is its tone?
• How is this story a reflection of the teller?
• Is the outcome of the story just?

Tonight's Homework (Honors)

Short Essay from Chaucer College Class. (Quiz grade)

Standard

Review summary of parts 1, 2, and 3

Share homework - What elements of chivalric romance are present?

Make a prediction (based on homework)

Read excerpt from Part 4 of the Knight's Tale

Journal entry: Is the outcome of the story just?

Discussion

Tonight's Homework (Standard)

Write one to two paragraphs one why this is a fitting tale for the knight to tell.

Monday, November 21, 2011, Day 50

Canterbury Tales Quiz

Correct and review quiz

Characteristics of the Chivalric (or Medieval) Romance

Homework:

Honors: Read and annotate packet. Identify particular elements of the story that make this the quintessential chivalric romance.

Standard: Read summary on front page of packet. Identify three elements of the story that make it a quintessential romance. Make predictions about other elements that might be present in the rest of the story.

Friday, November 18, 2011, Day 49

Outside Reading

MCAS Preparation (Canterbury Tales MCAS, #1-13)

• Honors: Complete independently and review.
• Standard: Complete multiple choice independently. Review brainstorming strategies for open response. Review Mr. Ambrose's sample paragraph.

Tonight's Homework:

Study for Canterbury Tales quiz.

Thursday, November 17, 2011, Day 48

Wednesday, November 16, 2011, Day 47

Tuesday, November 15, 2011, Day 46

Classwork for days 46-48: Read characters' descriptions in General Prologue and identify 3-5 things we know about these characters via direct and indirect characterization.

Homework for days 46-48:

Honors: Select two characters reviewed in class each day and write a one to two paragraph synopsis of what we know about the character via direct and indirect characterization.

Standard: Select one character reviewed in class each day and write a one to two paragraph synopsis of what we know about the character via direct and indirect characterization.

Monday, November 14, 2011, Day 45

In small groups, read the description of the first 7 characters from the General Prologue.

Write what you know about each character via Chaucer's direct and indirect characterization.

Thursday, November 10, 2011, Day 44

Canterbury Tales General Prologue Introduction

Tonight's Homework:

Write a paragraph about what you know about the knight via Chaucer's direct and indirect characterization.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011, Day 43

Quarterly Reflection

Select your three best pieces of work from quarter one. Write a paragraph reflection on each - why it represents your best work and what you learned from the assignment.

Write one to two paragraphs reflecting on your goals from day one - what you have done to achieve them and what you can do to achieve them in the future.

Keep these items in your notebook. They will be included in your portfolio next week.

Monday, November 7, 2011, Day 42

Canterbury Tales Introduction

Pilgrimmage

Modern Archetypes

Small Groups

Tonight's Homework:

Write a 20-30 line description of your character's archetype. For extra credit, draw a picture.

Friday, November 4, 2011, Day 41

Outside Reading

Sample Good Reads review from Mr. Ambrose

Review and submit Beowulf film sheet

Review, correct, and submit 2011 MCAS, sessions 2 and 3

Tonight's Homework:

GET CAUGHT READING!

On tap...

M Canterbury Tales introduction

W Portfolios and goals

Th Cantebury Tales General Prologue

Thursday, November 3, 2011, Day 40

Quarter 1 Exam

Tonight's Homework:

Read your outside reading book for 30 minutes.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011, Day 39

Quarter 1 Exam Review

Tonight's Homework

Study for quarter one exam

Tuesday, November 1, 2011, Day 38

Beowulf and Grendel

Finish viewing, discuss, and submit guided viewing sheet.

Tonight's homework:

Beowulf project due tomorrow

Monday, October 31, 2011, Day 37

Beowulf and Grendel

Download guided viewing sheet

Tonight's Homework:

Beowulf project due Wednesday

Friday, October 28, 2011, Day 36

Outside Reading

Review 2011 MCAS, session 1

• Pair and share to determine consensus on mutiple choice
• Score open response according to rubric
• Review with large group, substiating answers

Work on project or essay

Tonight's homework:

Essay due Monday

• Honors: Translation
• Standard: Monomyth

Thursday, October 27, 2011, Day 35

All Classes

Beowulf Test

Tonight's Homework:

Bring in outside Reading book.

Essay due Monday.

• Honors: Translation
• Standard: Monomyth

Wednesday, October 26, 2011, Day 34

Honors

Listen to crazy Beowulf Man

Work on Translation Assignment and Complete Graphic Organizer

Report Out on Translation Essay Assignment

Test Review

Honors Homework

Study for Beowulf Test

Standard

Listen to crazy Beowulf Man

Work on Beowulf projects

Test Review

Standard Homework

Study for Beowulf Test

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, Day 33

Honors

Review Kennings from HW

Review Translation Essay Assignment

Small Groups: Beowulf Translation Activity

• (Circulate to check homework)

On tap for tomorrow: Wrap up translation assignment and review for test; on tap for Thursday: Beowulf test

Tonight's Honors Homework:

Continue to work on annotating various translations (to be used on Wednesday, October 26in class)

Begin to work on Beowulf projects (due Wednesday, November 2)

Standard

Review Kennings from HW

Read Summary of Beowulf's Final Two Battles and Beowulf's Funeral

Introduce Beowulf Projects

On tap for tomorrow: Work on Beowulf projects and review for test; on tap for Thursday: Beowulf test

Tonight's Standard Homework:

Work on Beowulf projects (due Wednesday, November 2)

Monday, October 24, 2011, Day 32

Honors

Review Beowulf's Final Battle with the Fire Dragon

Small Groups: Kenning Contest

Review Beowulf Project Assignments

Honors Homework: Identify 10 kennings from the reading.

On tap for tomorrow: Beowulf Translations

Standard

Read and take notes on Beowulf's Battle with Grendel

Small Groups: Kenning Contest

ID at least 5 examples of kennings from the text and post on board

Standard Homework: Come up with 5 original kennings

On tap for tomorrow: Beowulf Projects and a summary of Beowulf's final two battles

Friday, October 21, 2011, Day 31

Share and submit HW (Honors: 3 archetypes, Standard: Modernized Unferth's Taunt)

Outside Reading: SSR

How is the MCAS scored?

• Failing: 200-218
• Needs Improvement: 220-238
• Proficient: 240-258
• Advanced: 260-280
• 36 multiple choice questions (1 point each)
• 4 open response questions (4 points each)
• 1 long composition (20 points)
• 72 points up for grabs; earn 60 of them for an advanced score

Correct Beowulf MCAS packet (from Wednesday)

• Resubmit to score open response
• Students will explain where they found the correct answer in the text

Honors Homework: Read and highlight the reading packet (Beowulf's Battle with the Fire Dragon). Write a one-page response (summary, analysis, questions, etc.)

Standard Homework: Write a one paragraph prediction of what you think will happen next in Beowulf.

Thursday, October 20, 2011, Day 30

Honors

Review The Battle with Grendel's Mom

Archetypes of the Villainess

Small Groups: Brainstorm examples ofthese archetypesin literature, movies, and TV

Honors Homework: Choose 3 of the archetypes and write a pararaph on each, explaining a particular example from literature, movies, and TV.

Standard

Beowulf - Unferth's Taunt

Read and take notes

Discuss Eminem's comments from 60 Minutes (about ho rap is all about taunting and boasting)

Examples of student work

• Adam Zec

• John Coakley and Kelly Foley

Write your own taunt/bost

Homework: Write your own modernized version of Unferth's Taunt and/or Beowulf's Boast.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, Day 29

Honors:

Beowulf MCAS packet

Honors Homework (Due Thursday):

Read next two sections of Beowulf (Seamus Heaney).

• "The Fight with Grendel's Mother"
• "Another Celebration at Heorot"

Write a one-paragraph response for each.

Standard:

Beowulf MCAS packet

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, Day 28

Honors:

Hand back work

Pair and share taunts

Share and submit taunts

What villainous archetype is Grendel? (Consideryour reading of Grendel during summer reading.)

Read "Another Attack"

Standard:

Hand back work

Share and submit HW (description or illustration of Grendel)

Wrap up and review The Coming of Grendel

The Coming of Beowulf - read and take notes

Standard Homework:

Draw a detailedpicture and/or write a detailed description of Beowulf, based on evidence from the text.

Monday, October 17, 2011, Day 27

Honors:

Review two sections from Beowulf

• "Feast at Heorot"
• "The Fight with Grendel"

Taunts/Boasts - Why is Unferth's significant?

Honors Homework:

Write a modernized version of Unferth's Taunt and/or Beowulf's Boast.

Download an example here from Adam Zec, class of 2011

Standard:

Read and review"The Coming of Grendel"

Download the notes from today's class here.

Standard Homework:

Draw a detailed picture and write a vivid description of Grendel.

Friday, October 14, 2011, Day 26

Review PSAT practice booklet

• Honors: Do sections 3 and 5 with a partner, review all three sections as a group
• Standard: Complete some of each section as a class.

Final PSAT Tips and FAQ

• When should I arrive?
• What should I bring?
• When should I guess?

Honors Homework: Read and annotate next two sections in Beowulf ("Feast at Heorot" and "The Fight with Grendel"). Write a one paragraph summary of each.

Standard Homework: No Homework

Thursday, October 13, 2011, Day 25

College Pride Presentation and Q & A

2010 PSAT Vocabulary Section - Guided Practice

Tonight's Homework

Honors: Complete pp. 5-9 and 27-28 in 2011 PSAT practice booklet.

Standard: Complete pp. 3-6 in 2010 PSAT practice booklet.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Day 24

2011 MCAS ELA, session 3

Tuesday, October 11, 2011, Day 23

2011 MCAS ELA, session 2

Friday, October 7, 2011, Day 22

2011 MCAS ELA, session 1

Thursday, October 6, 2011, Day 21

Write essay for MCAS long composition prompt, 2011

Wednesday, October 5, 2011, Day 20

Plan and outline essay for MCAS long composition prompt, 2011

Tuesday, October 4, 2011, Day 19

Honors: Beowulf Day 2 (Honors Version)

Review first two sections of Seamus Heaney's Beowulf

Read aloud and discuss third section ("The Hero Comes to Heorot").

No homework.

Standard: Beowulf Day 1 (Standard Version)

Characteristics of the Epic Poem

Beowulf Background Info

What is a Comitatus? (featuring clippage)

No Homework.

Monday, October 3, 2011, Day 18

Honors: Beowulf Day 1 (Honors Version)

Review 5 PSAT Vocabulary Words (final 5 from Week 3)

Characteristics of the Epic Poem

Beowulf Background Info

What is a Comitatus? (featuring clippage)

Honors Homework:

Read pp. 3-7 of Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf.

Write a detailed summary (one to two paragraphs)of each of the two sections (Prologue: The Rise of the Danes and Heorot is Attacked).

Standard

Vocabulary Exercises for Week 3 Vocabulary Words

Standard Homework:

Write sentences using Week 3 PSAT Vocabulary Words

Friday, September 30, 2011, Day 17

Outside Reading Time

PSAT Strategies Session 3: Grammar for Writing

Tonight's Homework:

No Homework!

Thursday, September 29, 2011, Day 16

Monomyth Hero Test

Tonight's Homework:

Final Draft of Monomyth Hero Essay

Bring in Outside Reading Book

Wednesday, September 28, 2011, Day 15

Review 5 PSAT Words

Small Group Project Showcase

Present to Large Group

Test Review

Tonight's Homework:

Study for Hero Test

Tuesday, September 27, 2011, Day 14

Review 5 PSAT Words

Villain Archetypes Notes

Small Groups: ID Villain Archetypes or work on essay

Tonight's Homework:

Poster and essay rough draft due tomorrow

Monday, September 26, 2011, Day 13

Distribute PSAT Vocabulary Week 3 List

Heroic Archetypes Notes

Small Groups: Identify Heroic Archetypes

Tonight's Homework:

Poster and essay rough draft due Wednesday, 9/28.

Friday, September 23, 2011, Day 12

PSAT Week 2 Vocabulary Quiz

Outside Reading

PSATPreparation - Session 2: Passage-Based Reading

Tonight's Homework:

Poster and essay rough draft due Wednesday, 9/28.

Thursday, September 22, 2011, Day 11

Final review of PSAT words (quiz tomorow!)

Honors:

• Brandon presents on Harry Potter

• DYRT Quiz
• Discussion

Standard:

• Work on poster and essay outline

Homework:

Study for vocabulary quiz tomorrow!

Bring in outside reading book.

Poster and rough draft of essay due next Wednesday.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011, Day 10

Do Now: Review some PSAT vocabulary

Monomyth Day 3

Share HW (stories that conform to monomyth cycle)

Make clear: "Separation, initiation, return"

Review essay and poster assignment

Poster and essay rough draft due Wednesday 9/28
Final draft of essay due Friday, 9/30

Work in small groups on poster/essay assignment

Homework:

Honors: Read and annotate reading packet.

Standard: Work on poster assignment.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011, Day 9

Do Now: Standard: Review some PSAT Vocabulary

Monomyth Day 2

Share and submit hero homework

Notes on the Monomyth

Distribute and review graphic organizer

Tonight's Homework:

Fill out the graphic organizer for your favorite book, movie, story, or religious/mythological hero.

Honors: Reading assigment for Tuesday.

Monday, September 19, 2011 - Day 8

Distribute PSAT Week 2 Vocabulary and review definitions

Monomyth Day 1

Journal: What is your definition of a hero? Share journal and small groups, and then brainstorm with class. (Post ideas on board.)

Read and disuss "Four of a Kind," by Rick Reilly

Read and disuss excerpt from Why Courage Matters, by John McCain

Tonight's Homework:

Write one page about your personal hero. For extra credit, type it up and include a photo.

Friday, September 16, 2011 - Day 7

Vocabulary Quiz

PSAT Session 1: Sentence Completions

Guided Practice (PSAT p. 254)- Complete and Review

Show me your reading workshop book and read

Tonight's Homework:

Sign in to Good Reads and explore the site.

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - Day 6

Share and submit your own "Theme for English B."

Write sentences for PSAT vocabulary.

Review how to set up a Good Reads account.Explore www.goodreads.com. Show examples of book reviews from previous students on the Good Reads site.

Browse my book shelves for an outside reading book.

Tonight's Homework:

Bring in an outside reading book.

Study for vocabulary quiz (week one PSAT words).

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - Day 5

Review PSAT Vocabulary

Theme for English B lesson

Tonight's Homework:

Write your own version of Theme for English B

Here's a sample of the assignment from Mr. Ambrose.

Monday, September 12, 2011 - Day 4

Distribute PSAT vocabulary

Summer reading in-class essay

Summer reading essay rubric

Friday, September 9, 2011 - Day 3

Submit Parent Form

Browse Website

Writing Lesson

Begin Outline

Download graphic organizer here

Tonight's Homework:

Outline your essay. Prepare for in-class essay on Monday.

Thursday, September 8, 2011 - Day 2

Distribute and review parent note

Share and submit name histories

Seating chart

Tonight's homework:

Get parent note signed.

Bring in summer reading book (if you still have it) and any notes you may have on the book.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - Day 1

Welcome and Introductions

Review syllabus and course expectations

Setting goals

Complete student survey

Tonight's homework:

Read "My Name," a vignette from The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros.

Write your own name history (two paragraphs). You will present this to the class tomorrow.

Upcoming:

Th 6/7 - Eli Roth's "How Evil Are You?" skip 5-10, 33-36, discuss with guided viewing sheet, connect to ch. 7, honors, also check HW (HW:  read ch. 8, honors:  also comment on video and reading connections)

F 6/8 - outside reading, discuss ch. 8, HW:  work on mask

M 6/11:  Twilight Zone and Dark Knight clips, work on mask

Tu 6/12:  read 9 in class, HW:  10

W 6/13:  review 10, read 11 in class, HW:  12

Th 6/14:  wrap up discussion, curriculum questions

F 6/15:  Jeopardy review

Due Dates:

W 6/13 - Mask

F 6/15 - Book Review

M 6/18 - Curriculum Questions

• Download sophomore calendar for May and June here. 

• Lord of the Flies
  • For this unit, employ the moral sense test from Harvard.
  • What's on tap for Monday:  pop quiz on ch. 1-4, Honors:  Darwin reading
• Reflection Day
• Survey Day
• Curriculum Questions

Book Review due one week before quarter ends.  Everyone should print a copy of the review and submit to me, in addition to posting on Good Reads.