Monday 2-27-17

Today the LAST Vocabulary Story will be turned in at the start of class ... small steps toward becoming a JUNIOR!

We will complete and correct Vocabulary Book LESSONS 12 and 13 CHOOSING the RIGHT WORD 1-10

We will discuss confusion from MACBETH discussion...ALCOHOL was not a major player in the story. Analysis of Guards/Porter + Lady Macbeth and Macbeth Ambition.

If time...otherwise Tuesday: We will discuss the Macbeth chart that was started in class last week and homework...Fate vs Free Will

Friday 2-24-17

Today Block 1 discussed support for the thesis in the Cuba article

All classes completed Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 10-11
Upon completion of the quiz...there was time to work on the Macbeth Fate vs Free Will chart we began in class on Thursday.

Homework: 
DUE MONDAY:
Fate vs Free Will Chart
Vocabulary Story Lessons 13-15
St. Vincent de Paul Reflection - if applicable

Upcoming:
Due Wednesday: Grammar Flip
Due Friday: Vocabulary Quiz 12-13

Thursday 2-23-17

Today papers were passed back (if applicable)

Punctuation of dialogue was discussed and WC pages 752-753 covered ... exercise 19 completed and corrected.

Cuba article (support for thesis discussed in blocks 3-4-5-6 ... due Friday in Block 1)

Macbeth discussion began re: historical Context/Fate vs Free Will
DUE MONDAY --- evidence to support

• Witches' control of Macbeth
• Macbeth's Free Will

There will be time to work on this Friday after the vocab quiz

Wednesday 2-22

Today papers will be passed out and Writers Choice Pages 750-751 will be completed and corrected (PARENTHESIS).

We will finish the Upfront from yesterday and then discuss MACBETH in the time that remains.
Starting with:

Witches = Fates
Inculcate ideas
Drive action in the play

What is not covered today will be covered tomorrow

BLOCK 3-4-5-6: Read rest of CUBA article. Annotate support for thesis.

Tuesday 2-21-17

ANNOUNCEMENT: NO BLOCK DAYS THIS WEEK

Vocabulary Lesson 10 Choosing the Right word will be completed and corrected (ODDS)
Papers will be returned
A discussion of the UPFRONT MAGAZINE will follow - starting with "Fake News" article

Homework this week:
1. Grammar Flip Due WED
2. Macbeth Discussion was posted before school and is due by 8 PM Thursday night...will be by ALPHABET not block
3. Vocabulary Quiz 10-11 is Friday

Start bringing your outside reading to read in class when we have a moment...like after a quiz...

Friday 2-17-17

Macbeth Assignment will be turned in at the start of class.

We will complete and correct VOCAB 12 Completing the Sentences - EVENS.

Papers will be returned - that are graded

Macbeth discussion began with a LIST of characters that died.
   Foreshadowing ... Thane of Cawdor dies of treason...Macbeth gets title...then is guity of treason
 

We will discuss UPFRONT  - starting with FAKE NEWS story

Bring WRITERS CHOICE BOOK starting next week

Block Days

PSAT Results will be shared at the start of class

Complete and correct VOCAB Lesson 11 Completing the Sentences EVENS

Complete Short Story Discussion

Short Story Quiz the last few minutes of class

Tuesday 2-14-17

Tuesday 2-14-17 we were in the library as a class choosing our outside reading. Extra time was devoted to working ahead on this week's grammar flip or reading Macbeth

Monday 2-13-17

Today Vocabulary Stories were turned in and Vocabulary Lesson 10 Completing the Sentences (EVENS) was completed and corrected.

We concluded the short story discussion with TONE, MOOD, and THEME in: "Interlopers" and "One Friday Morning"

Block 1 finished discussion
Block 3 will finish THEME One Friday Morning on Block Day
Blocks 4-5-6 will finish One Friday Morning Block Day

Friday 2-10-17

We started class by completing and correcting VOCABULARY BOOK pages 135 and 145

We then discussed turning TOPICS into THEME statements ("The Scarlet Ibis" and "The Watch" today)

FORMULA: NOT VAGUE...NOT ONE WORD
The author tells us that... create your statement ... theme is statement without words THE AUTHOR TELLS US THAT

HOMEWORK:

• Create a list of 5 topics for "The Interlopers" and "One Friday Morning" to turn into THEME statements Monday
• Vocabulary Story Lessons 10-12

Block Days 2-8 and 2-9

Today we started completing and correcting Vocabulary Lesson 12 Antonyms and PAGE 155

We discussed TONE and MOOD in Short Stories...through group and whole class discussion.
IN THIS ORDER:
The Scarlet Ibis
The Watch
The Interlopers
One Friday Morning

Block 4 began to brainstorm TOPICS for the first two stories to develop THEME

TONE - KEY WORDS..."The author uses words that..."
MOOD - KEY WORDS..."When reading/after reading I feel..."

Tuesday 2-7-17

Today we will complete and correct Vocabulary Lesson 12 SYNONYMS

We will complete the activity on Tone/Mood from yesterday and look into tone and mood in each short story...THEME discussions will be next.

MONDAY 2-6-17

Today we will start class by completing and correcting Vocabulary Lesson 11 ANTONYMS

We will complete and activity re: close looking/close reading/historical accuracy

We will discuss Short Stories...FOCUS on TONE and MOOD (last week's focus was primarily on Characterization with some tone/mood discussion)

2-3-17

Completed and Corrected Vocabulary Lesson 10 ANTONYMS

Returned Intersession Assignments to students who did not get them back block days

Completed discussion of "Geraldo No Last Name"
Characterization...direct and indirect
Tone...Mood...Shifts
Annotation HINTS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION WAS: Why do we get to know others?

Finished with a Close Looking/Close Reading Activity

DAY TWO Block Days ...2-1-17 and 2-2-17

Today we heard about Campus Ministry Travel Trips as INTERSESSION OPPORTUNITIES
We discussed where to find the Curriculum Guide on the SAHS Homepage

We did a BINDER MOVE:
Recycled Vocab Quizzes

Filed the following in our portfolio:

1. INDEX
2. THREE Vocabulary Stories
3. St. Vincent de Paul (if it applies)
4. Where I am From Poem
5. CATE Papers
6. Library Contest Papers

Completed and Corrected Vocab 11 SYNONYMS

Discussed Short Stories ... started with Geraldo No Last Name

If time, What's Going On In This Picture?