May 25, 28, 29, and 30

May 25th we completed a VOCAB BINGO BONUS

May 29th We reviewed poems

May 30th Multiple Choice Part of Final

May 31st Final Grades, Paper Return, Upfront

MAY 23 and 24

Extended time students have all block to complete Final Exam Essay

Class Starter: SAT Prep Book Reading Passage #3

Essay

After Exam: Read Upfront ... start with:
Page 14 You Are Being Watched
The Debate on pages 22/23
THEN...read the rest

BRING your vocabulary books Friday ... VOCAB BINGO BONUS

NOTE: If you were absent from the final...the make up is Tuesday May 29th at 7 AM

May 22nd

Today we will start with a SAT Prep Book Activity
Then Upfront/ Choices
Poetry Review

May 21

SAT Prep Book page 45 - 47
Choices Magazine
Frankenstein test return

Week of May 14th

Grammar 
Monday
Complete and Correct Chapter Review 1 and 2 p 49-51 (assignment varies by block)
Tuesday
Complete and Correct EX 10 and 11 p 52-54 (assignment varies by block)
BLOCK DAY:
Complete and Correct Review Three and Final Review p 55-57 (assignment varies by block)

Literature:
Monday and Tuesday Frankenstein Discussion:
Decisions
Conflicts
Connections with BNW
BLOCK DAY: Frankenstein Test

Friday:
SAT PREP (pages 33-36)  and UPFRONT Paddle/Code

BLOCK DAY and FRIDAY

Block Day:
Complete and correct the section of exercises 7-9 in GRAMMAR BOOK that your block was assigned
Papers returned

Discussion of Juvenille Justice Upfront Article (Nature vs Nurture)
Discussion of how VICTOR and the CREATURE could have made different decisions if they had a mentor and love and support (as article stated)
Started to discuss Victor's FATAL FLAW

FRIDAY - Library Work Day ... Set up portfolio in CANVAS

Tuesday May 8th

Grammar Book Pages 42-44 Ex. 4-6 (events or odds depending on block)
Discuss UN Declaration of Universal Human Rights and Frankenstein

Upfront if extra time
Papers Returned in some blocks

REMINDER to bring SAT BOOK and GRAMMAR and FRANKENSTEIN all week

Monday May 7th

Today we will start with GRAMMAR - PRONOUNS

Complete and correct book pages 38-41 exercises 1-3 EVENS

Then discuss Upfront Article about Modern-Day Slavery and Connect with UN Declaration of Universal Human Rights and Frankenstein

Block Days May 2-3 and Friday May 4th

Block Days we will start by correcting Gramamr Review EX 4 and Ex 7

We will take pictures of the writing exam, convert to pdf, then upload to canvas.

We will complete FINAL REVIEW in Grammar (listing rule also) ... to be corrected before Friday's quiz

In class we will discuss NATURE vs NURTURE (handout)

Friday Correct Grammar
Quiz
After quiz ... READ UPFRONT ARTICLE for MONDAY(Modern Day Slavery pages 10-13)

May 1

Complete and correct Grammar Book page 122 EX 6

Pass Out Papers

Discussion of Refugee Crisis from Upfront and Refugee situation in Frankenstein

HW:
Frankenstein WS - NATURE vs NURTURE in ACTIONS (complete 2 for Victor and 2 for The Creature) BLOCK 5 will get WS on BLOCK DAY
Grammar EX 7 page 125-126
Grammar Review Ex 4 page 123-124

Monday April 30

Correct Grammar Review Exercise 2 pages 118-119
Discuss Frankenstein article from Upfront and connect with Chapter 4 of Frankenstein - creation of life - vs Brave New World genetic engineering
Discuss NATURE WS that we completed over the weekend

Depending on the amount of time left in class, papers were passed out ... more will be tomorrow.

Friday 4-27-18

Friday 4-27-18

• Correct Grammar Review 1
•  Grammar Quiz and Frankenstein chart
• Chart is HW if not done

MONDAY IN CLASS:

• Discuss Upfront from Block Days
• Correct Grammar from Block Days
• Discuss Frankenstein Nature Chart
• Paper Return (if not done Friday after quiz)

BLock Day ... I was out

The Sub Plans ... on board and orally presented:

Grammar Book EX 4 and 5 pages 115-117 ... complete and correct

Frankenstein Quiz

After Quiz ... HOMEWORK IF NOT DONE
1. Read Upfront pages 14-17 and 18-21
2. Complete Grammar Book Review 1 and 2 pages 117-119

Friday we will cover the homework + Grammar Quiz

Monday April 22 and Tuesday April 23

FRANKENSTEIN FOCUS

Monday - POEM DUE

Monday and Tuesday Discussion:
How Victor became a better man because of : Elizabeth, his mom, and Justine
How the death of the above three females was detrimental to Victor's character (emotional, moral)
Parental Responsibility
Romantic Quests

April 18-19-20

Block Day:
Complete GRAMMAR BOOK page 110-114 ex 2 and 3
Discuss Ozymandias (POEM) ...

• TPCASTT analysis
• alliteration 
• personification
• historical analysis
• simile/metaphor

Block Day/ Friday Search for passages in FRANKENSTEIN to show how Elizabeth influenced Victor to be the best man he could be ... and her death changed Victor. 

Discussed and Charted how ELIZABETH influenced Victor in a positive manner ... HW ... research MOM and JUSTINE

April 16 and 17

I will be in some of the blocks and not all on the 16th due to an AP Art History field trip. What is not done in one block will be accomplished on Tuesday ... and vice versa. By block day we will be on track together.

Papers Passed Out
Complete Active reading Prometheus myth and drawing connections with Frankenstein
Library Resume fix
Intro to Frankenstein

• story within a story within a story 
• Romanticism

April 11-12-13

Block Days we accomplished:

SAT Prep Book Pages 115-117
Upfront ... Rhino Article (analysis of writing strategies and close reading)
Resume (fixes) in library
Start TPCASTT My Papa's Waltz

Block 4 some papers were returned

Friday:
Continue My Papa's Waltz
Continue Resume (fix)
Return Papers
POEM DUE

April 10th

Library time to COMPLETE RESUME

Turn in resume with rubric by the end of class

Monday April 9th

Today we eased back into the swing of things...

Discussed:
Resume due at the end if the class period tomorrow ... work on it at home tonight
Poem due Friday
Frankenstein due Monday

FINAL EXAM DETAILS ...
Essay Block day May 22/23
Review May 25 and 29 ... Multiple Choice May 30th

In class work:
PSAT prep Book pages 107-110
Upfront Magazine

Tuesday - Friday March 20-23

We will be working on the Writing Exam ALL WEEK

WEDNESDAY 3-21-18 Make up Macbeth Test and Vocab 15 Quiz at 7:00 AM

Thursday - Friday - Monday

I was away from campus for a few days...

Thursday the sub worked with the class completing and correcting VOCAB 15 Completing the Sentences ALL

SAT Prep Book Pages 87-106

Friday Vocab Quiz 15 + Upfront Magazine (Read Juvenile Justice Article)

Monday - begin Writing Exam

Friday - Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday March 9 ... 12...13...14

Friday March 9th:
Vocabulary Quiz
Read Upfront After the quiz

Monday March 12th
Naviance Training in the LIBRARY

Tuesday March 13th
Vocabulary 15  Synonyms and Antonyms
Paper Return
Pass out papers/ set-up for Writing Exam
Macbeth Discussion ... Nature + Tragic Hero

Wednesday March 14th
Vocabulary 15 Choosing the Right Word ODDS
Macbeth Test

Block Day 3-7 and 3-8

Announcements:

• Macbeth/Sonnets test MOVED to MARCH 14th ... no block days next week
• Three POEMS have been posted on CANVAS ... two this quarter ... March 20th and 26th. The poem due the 26th needs to be turned in before you leave for Easter Break.
• Frankenstein BOOK in class no later than 3-26-18
• Frankenstein assignment posted on Canvas
• In class, complete and correct VOCAB 13 and 14 Completing the Sentences ODDS (BLOCK 2/4) and EVENS (BLOCKS 3/5)

Complete Sonnet translation
Macbeth and Nature discussion

Quiz

FRIDAY:
Vocabulary Quiz 13/14

Monday and Tuesday 3-5 and 3-6

Monday we completed and corrected VOCABULARY LESSON 14 Choosing the Right Words ODDS

if extra time ... complete Grammar Flip

We discussed the research project that we will start in the library and were given our topic assignments

We continued to discuss SONNETS

Macbeth Quiz on BLOCK DAY


TUESDAY - RESEARCH TIME IN LIBRARY

Block Day and Friday

Block Day we will continue to discuss Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ... conscience ... choosing to do right or wrong

We will characterize Banquo

We will discuss Macbeth and Banquo as FOILS

QUIZ

After Quiz:
Vocabulary Lesson 13 Choosing the RightWords
Time to work on Grammar Flip

Friday:
Correct Vocabulary
Sonnets

Tuesday 2-27

Today we completed and corrected Vocabulary Book LESSON 14 Synonyms and Antonyms
There was extra time to work on Grammar Flip yesterday and today

We completed/discussed SAT Prep Book Pages 79-80-81

We began an analysis of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's character ... signs they have a conscience ... where the weigh right vs wrong ... then decide to act. We broke up into groups. We will share out on block day.

BLOCK DAY ... MACBETH QUIZ

Monday 2-26

Today we completed and corrected Vocabulary Lesson 13 Synonyms and Antonyms

There was time to start working on Grammar Flip

Those absent Friday took the Vocabulary Quiz

We discussed Macbeth ... characterized Lady Macbeth - when we first meet her pages 31-33-35 and discussed the deaths in the play!

Friday 2-23-18

We completed and corrected Vocabulary Lesson 11 and 12 pages 145 and 155

We completed Quiz Lessons 11 and 12

Time to read MACBETH after quiz

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Macbeth Quiz each of the next two weeks

Tuesday 2-19 and Block Days 2-20/2-21

Tuesday 2-19
Completed and Corrected Vocabulary Lesson 12 Synonyms and Antonyms
Blocks 2 and 4 got portfolios back to save at home
Macbeth Discussion ... reading and discussing parts of Act 1

Macbeth + Banquo
Lady Macbeth
Dramatic Irony
Humor
Betrayal
Ambition

REMINDER: Author Birthday party document uploaded by 8 PM ... rubric and class presentation materials due in class on block day. No late work for this assignment.

BLOCK DAYS: 
Complete and Correct Vocabulary Lesson 12 Completing the Sentences EVENS and Choosing the Right Word ODDS
Author Birthday Party
Continue Macbeth discussion where we left off Tuesday

Macbeth quiz next week ... and the following week ....
Macbeth Test 3-13-18

Block Days

Today we completed and corrected VOCABULARY Lesson 11 Choosing the right words evens

We completed and corrected Writing practice Set #1 and #2 (with an added focus of TONE)

BLOCK 2 ... MASS ran late so we did not get to Macbeth
Blocks 3-4-5 will continue to discuss Macbeth

Tuesday

Today we will complete and correct VOCAB 11 Completing the Sentences EVENS

Then continued MACBETH ACT 1 DISCUSSION Monday/Tuesday Topics:
Witches = Fate/Destiny
Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair THEME
Do Anything to Get Ahead THEME
Add character to character list ... NATURE
Who died ... why
Characterize MACBETH/LADY MACBETH/DUNCAN ... indirect and direct characterization
Dramatic Irony

BRING SAT PREP BOOK STARTING BLOCK DAY

Monday 2-12-18

Today in class we completed and corrected Vocabulary Book LESSON 12 Synonyms and Antonyms

As table groups we TWEETED about ACT 1 then began discussing ACT 1 MACBETH

Friday 2-9-18

Today we completed and corrected Vocabulary Book Page 135
We discussed "How to Read Macbeth"
Vocabulary Quiz 10 and time to read Macbeth after

Block Days

We will be in the library researching for the AUTHOR BIRTHDAY PARTY.

REMINDER: Vocabulary Lesson 10 Quiz on Friday

Tuesday 9-6-18

Today we completed and corrected VOCABULARY LESSON 10 Completing the Sentences ODDS

We recycled all VOCABULARY papers from Semester 1 and all Upfront Magazines

We discussed the an article from Monumental Battle Upfront Magazine and analyzed TONE

We discussed an article in Choices Magazine

Semester 2 Starts! Monday 2-5-18

Today vocab stories will be collected.

Vocab 10 Synonyms and Antonyms will be completed and corrected

We will discuss CHOICES Magazine and preview the semester

MACBETH BOOKS BY TOMORROW