we corrected Vocabulary Book Review Unit 7-9 then COMPLETED the WRITING EXAM
Homework for Wednesday: Cumulative Review pages 114-116
Wednesday: Blocks 1-6 ... Vocabulary Test Units 7-9 (50 Multiple Choice Questions)
Monday, March 25, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Important Things to REMEMBER Bfore Easter Break
If you miss any time during the WRITING EXAM this week...you need to make it up NEXT WEEK. When? Check out the WRITING EXAM post that I made a few weeks ago...it listed make up times (as well as drop in study sessions for those of you who wished to get some extra help before the exam). I'll see you one or more of those times to complete the exam!
Frankenstein Assignments 1 and 2 are DONE...the next assignment is due after break...keep reading...do not put the pressure on yourself to cram at the last minute. The vocabulary in Frankenstein is complex...it does take a bit of time to read!
Complete the Vocabulary Units 7-9 review. We'll correct next week and have lessons 7-9 TEST on Wednesday
Monday and Tuesday next week are block days (ESLR Essay in Homeroom both days). Wednesday next week is a normal MONDAY schedule)
DUE the week we return:
Macbeth Group Project = TEST GRADE
We'll complete our resume in class...perhaps gather details over break
Frankenstein
Frankenstein Assignments 1 and 2 are DONE...the next assignment is due after break...keep reading...do not put the pressure on yourself to cram at the last minute. The vocabulary in Frankenstein is complex...it does take a bit of time to read!
Complete the Vocabulary Units 7-9 review. We'll correct next week and have lessons 7-9 TEST on Wednesday
Monday and Tuesday next week are block days (ESLR Essay in Homeroom both days). Wednesday next week is a normal MONDAY schedule)
DUE the week we return:
Macbeth Group Project = TEST GRADE
We'll complete our resume in class...perhaps gather details over break
Frankenstein
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Bonus Opportunities
Warwicks Teen Author's Tell All March 28th
Warwicks The First Draft is the Easy Part ... Registration Required - April 15th
As always...bring in this blog post signed by an employee, a picture of yourself there, and your notes to school the class day AFTER the event. I'll give you a bonus assignment.
Please do check with Warwicks to confirm the events are still running as planned!
Warwicks The First Draft is the Easy Part ... Registration Required - April 15th
As always...bring in this blog post signed by an employee, a picture of yourself there, and your notes to school the class day AFTER the event. I'll give you a bonus assignment.
Please do check with Warwicks to confirm the events are still running as planned!
Monday, March 18, 2013
Monday 3-18-13
Blocks 2 and 4 corrected vocabulary book pages 108-110
Blocks 5 and 6 had a guest speaker ... blocks 5 and 6 will correct tomorrow
The group Macbeth "responsibilities" papers were collected from team leaders, naviance papers were collected, and Frankenstein from last Friday was collected, if not turned in before school.
Reminder:
Frankenstein WS #2 due tomorrow
Writing Exam starts tomorrow
Tuesdays With Rene' tomorrow
DUE MONDAY 3-25-13 ... the rest of the vocabulary lesson 7-9 review pages
Blocks 5 and 6 had a guest speaker ... blocks 5 and 6 will correct tomorrow
The group Macbeth "responsibilities" papers were collected from team leaders, naviance papers were collected, and Frankenstein from last Friday was collected, if not turned in before school.
Reminder:
Frankenstein WS #2 due tomorrow
Writing Exam starts tomorrow
Tuesdays With Rene' tomorrow
DUE MONDAY 3-25-13 ... the rest of the vocabulary lesson 7-9 review pages
Friday, March 15, 2013
Friday 3-15-13
Today we took the Vocabulary Lesson 9 quiz.
After the quiz students had time to:
Read Frankenstein
Use electronic devices to work on Naviance assignment due Monday
Complete Vocabulary Book pages 108-110 DUR MONDAY
SOME CLASSES...organize binders after papers passed back
GROUP LEADERS: Turn in Macbeth Project Assignments by Monday
Next Week:
Tuesday 3-19 Frankenstein ACTIVE READ and complete WS #2
Wednesday-Friday WRITING EXAM IN CLASS
*** Starting in the 4th Quarter we will put our WRITING PORTFOLIO together. Locate the binder in your locker or bring back from home...
After the quiz students had time to:
Read Frankenstein
Use electronic devices to work on Naviance assignment due Monday
Complete Vocabulary Book pages 108-110 DUR MONDAY
SOME CLASSES...organize binders after papers passed back
GROUP LEADERS: Turn in Macbeth Project Assignments by Monday
Next Week:
Tuesday 3-19 Frankenstein ACTIVE READ and complete WS #2
Wednesday-Friday WRITING EXAM IN CLASS
*** Starting in the 4th Quarter we will put our WRITING PORTFOLIO together. Locate the binder in your locker or bring back from home...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Block Days March 13th and 14th
Part of the Day will be spent in the library with the college counselors for continued NAVIANCE training.
The Do What You Are survey needs to be completed and turned in by Monday (a homework grade).
The RESUME will be due in April. We will spend time in the library the first TUESDAY after Easter Break working on the RESUME and, what is not completed in class will be due the following Monday, April 15th.
In class, we corrected Synonyms and Antonyms in the Vocabulary Book and also completed page 104
The MACBETH GROUP Projects were organized. Team leaders need to submit the group selection and list of team members and their roles/responsibilities by Monday 3-18-13. I'll make a copy and give back to team leaders. Due to the length of the library training...the group project was pushed back to DUE ON BLOCK DAY 4-10/4-11 ... WE'LL HAVE TIME TO WORK (30 MINUTES) IN CLASS ON BLOCK DAYS DURING HOLY WEEK (the original due dates). Do some work between now and then outside of class so your time together is productive!
The Do What You Are survey needs to be completed and turned in by Monday (a homework grade).
The RESUME will be due in April. We will spend time in the library the first TUESDAY after Easter Break working on the RESUME and, what is not completed in class will be due the following Monday, April 15th.
In class, we corrected Synonyms and Antonyms in the Vocabulary Book and also completed page 104
The MACBETH GROUP Projects were organized. Team leaders need to submit the group selection and list of team members and their roles/responsibilities by Monday 3-18-13. I'll make a copy and give back to team leaders. Due to the length of the library training...the group project was pushed back to DUE ON BLOCK DAY 4-10/4-11 ... WE'LL HAVE TIME TO WORK (30 MINUTES) IN CLASS ON BLOCK DAYS DURING HOLY WEEK (the original due dates). Do some work between now and then outside of class so your time together is productive!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Frankenstein Assignments
Reading Assignments are uploaded on the Frankenstein page of the class website. The file is titles 1213FrankensteinReadingGuide.
Due Dates:
Friday 3-15-13 Prologue + Letters
Tuesday 3-19-13 Chapters 1-5
Friday 4-12-13 Chapters 6-10
Monday 4-15-13 Chapters 11-14
Block Day 4-17/18 Chapters 15-20
Friday 4-19-13 Chapters 21-end
Due Dates:
Friday 3-15-13 Prologue + Letters
Tuesday 3-19-13 Chapters 1-5
Friday 4-12-13 Chapters 6-10
Monday 4-15-13 Chapters 11-14
Block Day 4-17/18 Chapters 15-20
Friday 4-19-13 Chapters 21-end
Macbeth Test Day...
After the Macbeth Test...or for homework:
Complete Synonyms and Antonyms in the Vocabulary Book - Lesson 9
Due Friday: Frankenstein Assignment #1 ... details on Frankenstein Blog Post
Complete Synonyms and Antonyms in the Vocabulary Book - Lesson 9
Due Friday: Frankenstein Assignment #1 ... details on Frankenstein Blog Post
Monday, March 11, 2013
Macbeth Test Tomorrow
40 Multiple Choice Questions
1 essay (2 choices)
Macbeth Group Project (test grade) given out after the test...teams created block day - with time to work THIS week on block day. Due Date...Block Days...Monday and Tuesday of Holy Week. (March 25th or 26th depending on class)
Essay Prep:
If you have timer for last minute review...go through notes from class re: theme, character development, conflicts, fatal flaws, characters that died and who was responsible for the death, influences upon a character, the role of nature as an additional character, and quotes we looked at as well as those at the end of the book.
The Macbeth Page of the class website could be helpful. You can watch the BBC video again and get reminders of concepts we covered.
1 essay (2 choices)
Macbeth Group Project (test grade) given out after the test...teams created block day - with time to work THIS week on block day. Due Date...Block Days...Monday and Tuesday of Holy Week. (March 25th or 26th depending on class)
Essay Prep:
If you have timer for last minute review...go through notes from class re: theme, character development, conflicts, fatal flaws, characters that died and who was responsible for the death, influences upon a character, the role of nature as an additional character, and quotes we looked at as well as those at the end of the book.
The Macbeth Page of the class website could be helpful. You can watch the BBC video again and get reminders of concepts we covered.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Upcoming Assignments
Friday 3-8
Poetry Terms Quiz and Vocabulary Lesson 8 Quiz
Monday 3-11 Vocabulary Lesson 9 Story
Tuesday 3-12 Macbeth TEST
Friday 3-15 Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 9
BRING LIT BOOK, MACBETH, FRANKENSTEIN and Vocabulary books to class next week.
BEFORE EASTER BREAK:
English Writing Exam (in=class) 3-19 to 3-22
Macbeth Test Part 2 - group project/presentation Monday 3/25 and Tuesday 2/26 (Block Day)
Vocabulary Test 7-8-9 (multiple choice) Wed. 3-27-13
Poetry Terms Quiz and Vocabulary Lesson 8 Quiz
Monday 3-11 Vocabulary Lesson 9 Story
Tuesday 3-12 Macbeth TEST
Friday 3-15 Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 9
BRING LIT BOOK, MACBETH, FRANKENSTEIN and Vocabulary books to class next week.
BEFORE EASTER BREAK:
English Writing Exam (in=class) 3-19 to 3-22
Macbeth Test Part 2 - group project/presentation Monday 3/25 and Tuesday 2/26 (Block Day)
Vocabulary Test 7-8-9 (multiple choice) Wed. 3-27-13
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Macbeth Themes
In class on block days we discussed the themes in Macbeth and found evidence for how to support the themes in all 5 acts.
We looked at the themes with essay (claim/data/warrant) format in mind. We discussed what constitutes enough COW to support a claim.
THEMES DISCUSSED:
ambition
guilt
trust vs betrayal
fate vs free will
natural vs unnatural
Also...completed page 96 in the vocabulary book
We looked at the themes with essay (claim/data/warrant) format in mind. We discussed what constitutes enough COW to support a claim.
THEMES DISCUSSED:
ambition
guilt
trust vs betrayal
fate vs free will
natural vs unnatural
Also...completed page 96 in the vocabulary book
Writing Exam
The Writing Exam is 10% of your grade this semester. The writing exam will be IN CLASS on Tuesday 3-19 - Friday 3-22. For those that miss due to absence, sport, St. Vincent de Paul, etc. The make-up times will be:
Monday 3-25 LUNCH, After School 2:00-2:45
Tuesday 3-26 Before School (7 AM), Lunch, or after school 2:00-2:45
Wednesday 3-27 Before School (7 AM) or lunch
OPTIONAL WRITING EXAM PREP / TIME TO ASK ME QUESTIONS
Lunch Wednesday 3-13 in the classroom
Lunch Thursday 3-14 outside with me while I am on lunch duty
Friday 3-15 BREAK TIME
Monday 3-25 LUNCH, After School 2:00-2:45
Tuesday 3-26 Before School (7 AM), Lunch, or after school 2:00-2:45
Wednesday 3-27 Before School (7 AM) or lunch
OPTIONAL WRITING EXAM PREP / TIME TO ASK ME QUESTIONS
Lunch Wednesday 3-13 in the classroom
Lunch Thursday 3-14 outside with me while I am on lunch duty
Friday 3-15 BREAK TIME
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Tuesday 3-5-13
Make-up Macbeth and vocabulary Quizzes at lunch
Today we discussed characterization in Macbeth and Character's Fatal Flaws
Homework: Complete your group's section of the ACT 5WS ... Themes
NOTE: This needs to be done to display how the themes are evident from ACT 1-Act5
Poetry TPCATT handout given as well as Sonnets.
TPCASTT can also be found on Poetry Page of class website, if ever lost.
Today we discussed characterization in Macbeth and Character's Fatal Flaws
Homework: Complete your group's section of the ACT 5WS ... Themes
NOTE: This needs to be done to display how the themes are evident from ACT 1-Act5
Poetry TPCATT handout given as well as Sonnets.
TPCASTT can also be found on Poetry Page of class website, if ever lost.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Tuesdays With Rene'
We start back up tomorrow...
The first BONUS opportunity is FRANKENSTEIN...it will be the next book we read.
Come to watch, take notes, and eat lunch A bonus opportunity is there for those who WATCH, TAKE NOTES, AND COMPLETE THE WRITING ASSIGNMENT. You must be present at all showings.
The first BONUS opportunity is FRANKENSTEIN...it will be the next book we read.
Come to watch, take notes, and eat lunch A bonus opportunity is there for those who WATCH, TAKE NOTES, AND COMPLETE THE WRITING ASSIGNMENT. You must be present at all showings.
Monday 3-4-13
Today Vocabulary Lesson 8 story was turned in and Completing the Sentences on page 94-95 in the book was done as a class warm-up.
A Poetry Terms handout was given (document linked on Poetry Page of class website also...if ever lost ... it can be found!)
Terms to know for this week:
alliteration
assonance
allusion
free verse
couplet
diction
figurative language
free verse
hyperbole
irony
metaphor
narrative poem
personification
quatrain
rhyme
simile
sonnet
stanza
The poetry Terms and vocabulary quiz will BOTH be Multiple Choice
In class...we discussed CHARACTERIZATION in Macbeth. We categorized characters as:
Dynamic Round, Static Round
Dynamic Flat, Static Flat
We will discuss the characters' fatal flaws in class tomorrow.
***If character charts not completed by table groups during class time, that is homework.
A Poetry Terms handout was given (document linked on Poetry Page of class website also...if ever lost ... it can be found!)
Terms to know for this week:
alliteration
assonance
allusion
free verse
couplet
diction
figurative language
free verse
hyperbole
irony
metaphor
narrative poem
personification
quatrain
rhyme
simile
sonnet
stanza
The poetry Terms and vocabulary quiz will BOTH be Multiple Choice
In class...we discussed CHARACTERIZATION in Macbeth. We categorized characters as:
Dynamic Round, Static Round
Dynamic Flat, Static Flat
We will discuss the characters' fatal flaws in class tomorrow.
***If character charts not completed by table groups during class time, that is homework.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Friday 3-1-13
Today we took the Vocabulary Quiz for lesson 7 and Macbeth Quiz Acts 1-3
MAKE UP quizzes for those who missed the quiz today: TUESDAY 3-5-13 AT LUNCH
Assignments due next week:
Vocabulary Story 8 (lesson 7-8-9 topics on a previous blog post) is due Monday 3-4-13
Friday 3-8-13 Vocabulary Quiz 8 and Poetry Terms (MULTIPLE CHOICE)
What to bring to class:
Macbeth, Literature Book, and Vocabulary Book
Upcoming:
Macbeth Test 3-12-13 (part 1), Part 2 is due block day Holy Week)
Writing Exam week of 3-18
Options:
Macbeth Play Bonus
Outside Reading Bonus
MAKE UP quizzes for those who missed the quiz today: TUESDAY 3-5-13 AT LUNCH
Assignments due next week:
Vocabulary Story 8 (lesson 7-8-9 topics on a previous blog post) is due Monday 3-4-13
Friday 3-8-13 Vocabulary Quiz 8 and Poetry Terms (MULTIPLE CHOICE)
What to bring to class:
Macbeth, Literature Book, and Vocabulary Book
Upcoming:
Macbeth Test 3-12-13 (part 1), Part 2 is due block day Holy Week)
Writing Exam week of 3-18
Options:
Macbeth Play Bonus
Outside Reading Bonus
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