Happy June!
You did it!
Today we will:
1. Take our Final
2. Reflect on the Year
3. Finish watching Hoodwinked
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.
Agenda1. Write homework
2. Here's Othello
3. Work with a partner to analyze excerpt and answer questions.
Wednesday/Thursday, May 29/30, 2013
Agenda1. 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 questions2. 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.
April 2013, Period 3, 5, and 6
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
5. Station to Station, chapter 14. Due end of class 4/29.
April 30, 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.
April 29, 2013
1. SSR
2. finish station to station.
Week of April 22, 2013
Homework:
1. Read chapters 16 - 17, quiz April 29
2. Work on Final Draft of research paper. Must be turn it to turnitin.com, May 2nd at midnight.
3. Finish Rhetorical Precis, due: next class (3, 5 period, tomorrow, 6th period friday)
4. Station to Station, chapter 14. Due end of class 4/29.
April 25, 2013
1. SSR/Rhetorical Precis
2. Station to Station, chapter 14.
April 24, 2013
1. SSR
2. Quiz3. Rhetorical Precis.
Week of April 15, 2013
Homework:
1. Read chapters 12 - 15, questions and quiz due Wednesday, April 24
2. Research Paper - Rough draft uploaded to Turnitin.com by Tuesday at 11:59pm
3. Get sleep!
4. All Quizzes made up by Friday.
April 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 23, 2013
CST testing!
Do your best!
Monday, April 15, 2013
1. SSR
2. Transitions - packet page 17
3. Rhetorical Precis.
Week of April 8, 2013
Homework:
1. Read chapters 10 - 11, questions and quiz due Friday
2. Continue working on your research paper rough draft. Bring all research materials Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.
3. Vocabulary. Packet, pages 11 -14.
4. Commas. Packet, pages 31 - 32.
Rough draft due to Turnitin.com: Monday, April 15th at the end of class.
Final draft due to Turnitin.com: Wednesday, April 24th at the end of class.
Announcement: Because of computer vandalism, computers will not be available Friday in class. Please finish your Rough Drafts outside of class.Options:
work at home
come here at lunch (must show up within 3 minutes of bell)
work at library
Friday, April 12, 2013
1. SSR
2. Quiz chapters 10 and 11
3. Rhetorical Precis.
Wednesday/Thursday, April 10/11, 2013
Options:
work at home
come here at lunch (must show up within 3 minutes of bell)
work at library
1. SSR
2. Comma review, packet - pages 31 - 32
3. Vocabulary, packet pages 11 - 14
4. CSTs - Lets do this!
5.CST Review - pages 47 - 55 (slides 83 - 96)
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
1. Work on paragraph 4, 5 and 6 of research paper.Resources:
a. expectations and rubic
b. outline,
c. ICE
d. sample intro paragraph
e. Cite your sources
Monday, April 8, 2013
2. Write down homework
3. Work on paragraph 2 and 3 of research paper.
Resources:
a. expectations and rubic
b. outline,
c. ICE
d. sample intro paragraph
e. Cite your sources
Week of April 1, 2013
Homework:
1. Read chapters 8 - 9, questions and quiz due Friday
2. "I have a dream" annotated and bingo card filled out.
3. Begin research paper. Bring all research materials for BLOCK Day research.
Rough draft due to Turnitin.com: Monday, April 15th at the end of class.
Final draft due to Turnitin.com: Wednesday, April 24th at the end of class.
Friday, April 5, 2013
2. Finish Rhetorical Bingo "I Have a Dream" speech
Wednesday/Thursday, April 3/4, 2013
Rough Drafts:
1. SSR/work on questions
2. Review Research paper expectations and rubic
3. Review outline,
4. Review ICE
5. write the thesis and intro paragraph
6. Review research
7. Cite your sources
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
1. SSR
2. I Have a Dream
- annotate and answer questions
3. Rhetorical Devices Bingo
Monday, April 1, 2013
Agenda:
1. SSR
2. Write down HW
3. I Have a Dream
4. Rhetorical Devices Bingo
April, Period 2 and 4
April 29, 2013
1. SSR
2. Student survey on moodle (test practice)
3. Work on final project on storybird.com
April 24, 2013
SSR
1. Develop your main character
2. Develop you plot
April 23, 2013
1. SSR
2. literary devices
3. Final Project - Story creation
What is a story board
Samples
www.storybird.com
4. Characters
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
April 19, 2013
1. Finish Cat's eye questions
2. Quiz
3. literary devices
4. Writing Strategies Review - pages 47 - 55 (slides 83 - 96) - Cahsee review
or
4. Final Project - Story creation
What is a story board
Samples
www.storybird.com
April 17, 2013
1. SSR
2. Finish "Ripe Figs" - questions
3. Quiz - "Ripe Figs"
4. "Cat's Eye"
April 15, 2013
1. SSR
2. Elements of a story
3. "Ripe Figs" and literary devices
April 12, 2013
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary Quiz
April 11, 2013
1. SSR
2. CSTs - Lets do this! - period 4 Taking a Test 3. Writing Strategies Review - pages 47 - 55 (slides 83 - 96)
3. Elements of a story
April 9, 2013
Career Fair visit!
April 8, 2013
1. SSR
2. Study for vocab quiz
3. Ways to be smart, using vocab.
April 5, 2013
1. SSR
2. Review modifiers
3. Modifiers quiz
April 4, 2013
1. SSR
2. Finish Annotation
3. Answer question
4. Jigsaw vocab posters
5. Review modifiers
6. Modifiers quiz
April 2, 2012
1. .SSR
2. Finish annotation - Are Americans getting smarter. Answer questions at the end
3. Jigsaw vocab
April 1, 2012
1. SSR
2. PreReading "Are Americans Getting Smarter?"
3. Jigsaw- Are Americans Getting Smarter - vocab
1. SSR
2. Student survey on moodle (test practice)
3. Work on final project on storybird.com
April 24, 2013
SSR
1. Develop your main character
2. Develop you plot
April 23, 2013
1. SSR
2. literary devices
3. Final Project - Story creation
What is a story board
Samples
www.storybird.com
4. Characters
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
April 19, 2013
1. Finish Cat's eye questions
2. Quiz
3. literary devices
4. Writing Strategies Review - pages 47 - 55 (slides 83 - 96) - Cahsee review
or
4. Final Project - Story creation
What is a story board
Samples
www.storybird.com
April 17, 2013
1. SSR
2. Finish "Ripe Figs" - questions
3. Quiz - "Ripe Figs"
4. "Cat's Eye"
April 15, 2013
1. SSR
2. Elements of a story
3. "Ripe Figs" and literary devices
April 12, 2013
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary Quiz
April 11, 2013
1. SSR
2. CSTs - Lets do this! - period 4 Taking a Test 3. Writing Strategies Review - pages 47 - 55 (slides 83 - 96)
3. Elements of a story
April 9, 2013
Career Fair visit!
April 8, 2013
1. SSR
2. Study for vocab quiz
3. Ways to be smart, using vocab.
April 5, 2013
1. SSR
2. Review modifiers
3. Modifiers quiz
April 4, 2013
1. SSR
2. Finish Annotation
3. Answer question
4. Jigsaw vocab posters
5. Review modifiers
6. Modifiers quiz
April 2, 2012
1. .SSR
2. Finish annotation - Are Americans getting smarter. Answer questions at the end
3. Jigsaw vocab
April 1, 2012
1. SSR
2. PreReading "Are Americans Getting Smarter?"
3. Jigsaw- Are Americans Getting Smarter - vocab
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