2nd half of May, 2013, periods 3, 5, 6

 Week of May 28, 2013

Homework: Last packet is due June 3rd (3rd and 5th period), June 4th (6th period.)

1. Prepare for final: review all packets from the semester for punctuation, questions

a. Othello excerpt. Read, annotate for clarity, answer questions at the end.

b. Italian Sonnet, annotate, answer questions, window pane

c. Sonnet 29, annotate, answer questions, window pane

d. write your own sonnet

e. A Garden, Written after the Civil War, annotate, answer questions

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Objective: Students will prepare for semester final by analyzing excerpts from Shakespeare, sonnets, and civil war poetry.

Agenda
1. Write homework
2. Here's Othello
3. Work with a partner to analyze excerpt and answer questions.
  

Wednesday/Thursday, May 29/30, 2013

Agenda
1. Italian Sonnet: annotate, window pane, answer questions

Friday, May 31, 2013

Warm Up:
Compare an idea to an object creating a simile or metaphor with explanation. 
Example:

"My love is like a red, red rose that's newly sprung in June" (Robert Burns)

 "Life is an old guitar, it takes a experience to really play it well." (Mrs. Hrin)

Ideas: love, friendship, jealousy, embarrassment, relief, freedom, anger, hate, fear, boredom, patriotism, etc.

Objects: rose, guitar, video games, backpacks, pencils, moon, stars, sun, mountain, ocean, lake, computer, etc.
 
Agenda
1. Sonnet 29: annotate, window pane, answer questions
2. Write your own sonnet: start with a simile or metaphor
 

Monday/Tuesday, June 3/4, 2013 

Agenda

1. A Garden: Written after the civil war: annotate, answer questions
2. Finish up any work from the week - window pane, sonnet
3. Sophomore English Reflection
4. Turn in packet
     

Week of May 20
Homework:
1. AoW "Girls on Film" - annotated, questions answered (multiple choice format), colorful mind map
2. Power of One - Final Project  (Sociogram with written response) due Friday
3. Turn in novel - Friday

Monday, May 20, 2013
1. AoW - Girls on Film
2. Answer questions, multiple choice format

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
1. Finish Annotation, Questions
2. Mind Map
3. Written Response to Article

Wednesday/Thursday, May 22/23, 2013
1. Finish all work for AoW
2. Work on Sociogram
3. Written Response to Sociogram

How to Create a Sociogram

Friday, May 24, 2013

1. Return Novels

2. Raffel

3. Prepare Sociograms

4. Gallery Walk.

How to Create a Sociogram

How to Create a Sociogram

Final Project for The Power of One  - Due May 24th.

Instructions

Rubric

Writing Assignment:

In addition to the visual metaphor you are creating for the novel, write a reflection/explanation of your sociogram. Explain your use of symbols, lines, words, characters, etc.  How is the theme of the novel shown? What words did you decide to use and why?

This should be about a page (400 words).

Samples:

 

May, Periods 3, 5, and 6

Week of May 13, 2013

Homework:

1. Read chapters 22 - 24, Final on Thursday!!

2. Page 16, packet - Due Tuesday

3. Bring materials to work on Sociogram, Wednesday

4. Page 7, packet and writing assignment, due Friday

5. Entire packet due Friday

6. Novel turn in next week, May 24th.

7. Sociogram due May 24 (gallery walk!) 

 

Friday, May 17, 2013

Objective: Students will practice understanding character perspective and persona.

1. Outline

2. Twisted Fairytale - rough draft

 

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Objective: Students will understand character perspectives and persona

Agenda:

1. SSR/study for final

2. Final

3. The Power of Persona- Hoodwinked, page 7 in packet

 Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Objective: Students will analyze literature for character archetypes.

Agenda

1. SSR

2. Work on sociogram

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Objective: Students will analyze Emotional Landscape to determine tone or mood.

Agenda

1. SSR, go over what is due in the packet.

2. Page 16, emotional landscape: write your own.  Example.

3. Page 16, continued. Read and analyze pages 472 - 473. Quote from the novel to fill in blanks.

4. Work on finishing packet.

 

Monday, May 13, 2013

Objective: Students will analyze Emotional Landscape to determine tone or mood.

Agenda

1. SSR, go over what is due in the packet.

2. Page 16, emotional landscape: write your own.  Example.

3. Page 16, continued. Read and analyze pages 472 - 473. Quote from the novel to fill in blanks.

Week of May 6, 2013

Homework:

1. Read chapters 18 - 19, quiz Monday

2. Read chapter 20 - 21, quiz Friday

3. In class writing - response to Meet the Heroes, due Tuesday, end of class

4. Emotional landscapes, in packet, page 15 and 16, due Friday

5. Bullet points for chapters 18 - 21 in packet, due Friday

May 10, 2013

1. SSR

2. Quiz, chapters 20, 21

3. Notes - Emotional Landscapes 

Sample Emotional Landscape

Finish page 15/16 in packet, use chapter 23, page 472 - 473

May 8/9, 2013

1. SSR

2. How to create a Sociogram - final novel project 

3. Heroic journey and character roles

 

May 7, 2013

1. Finish in-class writing assignment

Power of One AoW - Meet the Heroes

2. SSR

May 6, 2013

1. SSR

2. Quiz, chapters 18 - 19

3. Begin in class writing response. Power of One AoW - Meet the Heroes

 

Week of April 29, 2013

Homework:

1. Read chapters 16 - 17, quiz April 30/May 1

2. Work on Final Draft of research paper. Must be turn it to turnitin.com, May 2nd at midnight. See blog from April 9th for all samples and expectations.

3. Tone practice 1 and 2 - due Tuesday/Wednesday

4. AoW -the Power of One - due Thursday/Friday - notes, page 28 in packet complete.

5. Station to Station, chapter 14. Due end of class 4/29.

 

May 2/3, 2013

1. SSR

2. Tone review

3. Social Entrepreneurship - annotate

4. Power of One AoW - Meet the Heroes

a. find a partner with a different 'hero'

b. compare the two individuals, analyze their connection to the world,  and write a five-paragraph response about the importance of their work.

May 1, 2013

1. SSR

2. Quiz, chapters 16 and 17

3. Review final draft expectations

4. finish Station to Station, chapter 14

5. Tone, page 9 and 10, packet.

Periods 2 and 4, May

Periods 2 and 4, May, 2013

May 17, 2013

1. SSR

2. finish Vocabulary 

3. Vocab Poster

May 16, 2013

1. SSR

2. Finish -

  How far can a GED take you?

3. Vocabulary 

 

May 15, 2013

1. SSR

2. Google doc - how to start a story

 

May 14, 2013

CaHSEE today! Good luck Juniors and Senoirs!

Sophmores and those that passed:

1. SSR

2. Work on final project

 

May 13, 2013

CaHSEE tomorrow!! Go over basics.

Review on moodle.

www.smusd.org/moodle

 May 10, 2013

1. SSR

2. How far can a GED take you?

3. Vocabulary

May 9, 2013

CaHSEE in 4 days!

1. SSR

2. Poetry practice test - Moodle

3. Work on Project

 

May 7, 2013

CaHSEE in 6 days!

1. SSR

2. Poetry practice - moodle

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"

 

May 6, 2013

Cashee in 7 days!

1. SSR

2. Poem: City of Winter

3. Work on Project

May 3, 2013

1. SSR

2. Story of the Day via Storybird.com

3. Work on Project

4. CaHSEE prep

5. Descriptive Writing Practice

 

May 1, 2013

1. SSR

2. Sentence Combining

3. Descriptive writing practice.

4. Story of the day, via Storybird.com

5. Work on project.