Block Day...Resume Work

In the library today you will work on your resume.

First, look at the rubric on the PAPERS page of the website.

Then go to NAVIANCE on the school website.

Enter Naviance and start to build your resume with key information about your current and past accomplishments. Remember...DO NOT PROJECT into the future.

DRAFT DUE...with rubric...IN CLASS Tuesday May 10th

Final Due ...with rough draft and rubric as well...IN CLASS Tuesday May 24th

BONUS OPPORTUNITY

I was sent information about a writing contest...DEADLINE MAY 10TH. If you complete the writing contest and have all appropriate forms filled out and given to me to mail on May 10th, you will earn up to 25 BONUS points in the PAPERS Category! See me for topic information and entry details.

May 3, 2011

Block 1: Death Penalty Debate based on Upfront Magazine 4-18-11

Blocks 3 and 4: Lou Dunst (Holocaust Survivor) as guest speaker. Read a story about him in the LA Times (March 6, 2006)

Sign on San Diego story about Lou.

Lou Dunst's Story: When Lou Dunst was a teenager, imprisoned in a series of Nazi concentration camps, he begged God: “Please let me live – if for nothing else than to tell my story.” Dunst did survive the war. His is a gripping tale, full of heartache and suspense.

Born in 1926, Lou was only fourteen years old when all Jewish males in Jasina, Czechoslovakia 14 years and older were taken as slave labor. He was transported in boxcars to various concentration camps over time.

On the morning of May 6, 1945, Dunst was literally at death's door. A 19-year-old Ukrainian Jew in a Nazi concentration camp in Austria, he had crawled onto a pile of corpses outside the crematorium to perish. But that afternoon, General Patton's Third Army drove liberated Dunst and the rest of Ebensee's 18,000 prisoners. (Courtesy of Chabad of Downtown)

BLOCK DAY: Meet in the library to work on your RESUME

May 2, 2011

Welcome back from break! Today I passed back some papers and we got organized for the last 5 weeks of school. We started to watch a TEMPEST video (on The Tempest page on the class website)

A few things to remember:

1. If there is NO ARS grade in SOTW, bring a printed copy to class tomorrow. That means I could not read what you submitted or the formatting was changed so much in the upload that I need a printed copy.

2. Make-Up Frankenstein tests: Before or After School Wednesday (5-4-11)

3. Make-up ESLR completion for the TWO that need to finish due to absences before break. Wednesday this week before or after school or Tuesday and Wednesday next week (5/10 or 5/11 before school)

4. Paper regrades, if desired, due NO LATER THAN JUNE 1, 2011. Print the regrade and turn in with original rubric and original assignment if it is not on turnitin.com for me to access.

5. Naviance passwords...you need to know for BLOCK day this week.

The Tempest

Study Guides are attached to the TEMPEST page of the class website. A short BBC animated film is there...we'll watch in class but you can view as you read if that helps you.

Due Dates:
Act 1...Monday 5-9-11
Act 2...Block Day 5-11/12-11
Act 3...Monday 5-16-11
Acts 4 and 5...Block Day 5-18/19-11

Image by George Romney, the most fashionable British painter of his day...late 1700s.

Thursday 4-21-11

Commonly Confused Words Quiz today
Block 1: Upfront Debate
Blocks 3/4: Frankenstein Animation

Wednesday 4-20-11

Grammar Review - Commonly Confused Words V
Grammar Quiz TOMORROW

Frankenstein Multiple Choice Test
Read Upfront Magazine 2-21-11 (6-9,22)

Thursday - UPFRONT Debate from Monday and Tuesday's Readings

IF TIME...Frankenstein Animation

Tuesday 4-19-11

Today we continued to work on COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS...part IV "A". QUIZ THURSDAY.

The Frankenstein essay was completed.

After the essay...read:
UPFRONT Magazine April 4, 2011 (8-11, 20, 22). Prepare for a debate on Thursday!

Frankenstein Test

You will turn in your BOOK when you take the essay test. You get it back the next day. It is ALLOWED, EVEN ENCOURAGED, to look that the themes on the Frankenstein page of the website and put post-it notes on KEY pages where quotes are that you wish to use. That will speed up your textual evidence gathering.

Tuesday: ESSAY test
Wednesday: scantron portion

Frankenstein and Grammar

Today we continued to review commonly confused words ans Frankenstein.

Next Week:
Monday ARS due
Tuesday and Wednesday Frankenstein test
Thursday Commonly Confused Words Quiz/Upfront Debate
Check with Dr. Rey if you need a new Naviance Password

Frankenstin Discussion

Today we discussed Frankenstein and related Frankenstein to the Holocaust literature, Macbeth and Brave New World from THE FIRST SEMESTER.

Topics Discussed include:
SEEING (and lack of sight)...literally and figuratively (relate to Holocaust literature)
Water and symbolism in literature, symbolism in this story
The role of weather in foreshadowing actions to come
Victor's Fatal Flaw
SIN...are Victor's actions considered sinful or not?
Nature vs Nurture...is the Creature Good or Evil?
Human vs Creature
Why the Creature has NO NAME?
Cycle of Revenge


BONUS: What is the FIRST novel written on a TYPEWRITER? Submit by 5 PM Tuesday 4-12-11.

Upcoming Assignments

Tuesday 4/12 Frankenstein completion
Friday 4/15 Grammar Quiz (commonly confused words)

Monday 4/18 ARS uploaded to www.turnitin.com by 11:59 PM
Monday 4/18 and Tuesday 4/19 Frankenstein test

By Friday 4-15-11
GO TO Naviance on the school website (under college counseling). Make sure you have the correct udername and password and CAN LOG IN...See Dr. Rey BEFORE BREAK if you cannot get in. The first day back we'll use that site in class to start completing the resumes we started in homeroom...the final paper of the semester.

BLOG BONUS ... Due Saturday by 5 PM:
Where is the NCAA Hall of Champions located?

Friday April 8th

Today we discussed Frankenstein concepts:
Weather/Nature as a tool for Foreshadowing evil/negative events to come
Victor...whether he has a heavy or light soul .. judging his actions

Monday we'll discuss topics we did not cover on Friday as well as:
Power of Words/Knowledge
"Seeing" ... what is REAL
What defines a "monster"
What makes a HUMAN
Man is born good but evil due to society...nature vs nurture
Romantic "Quest"

Connections w/Macbeth, Brave New World, Holocaust Literature

ESLRs and Writing Exam

Those that were absent during the WRITING EXAM ... the final Make-Up/completion opportunity is Monday at 7 AM.

Those who did not pass the ESLR Writing Opportunity...we scheduled times to meet...I'll be here for our appointment (Monday-Wednesday next week).

Wednesday 4-6-11

People who missed the writing exam were to have come in before school to complete it...only 2 did. Those that missed MUST come in Monday at 7 AM (April 11th) to complete this...it is worth 10% of your semester grade. You do not want me to grade "as is".

Tuesday was a busy day!

16 people went to the library today...two groups of eight in each class. The library time was a small group opportunity to work on the ARS. While in class we:
1. Corrected the Active/Passive Verbs Grammar Quiz
2. Passed back papers
3. Complete Vocabulary Book Grammar Sections pages 196-197 and 233-235

Block Day:
Frankenstein 16-18 Due
Correct Grammar Exercise from Vocabulary Book
Frankenstein circle discussion
Debate ...if time...otherwise read article...debate Friday

Friday:
Return all papers that have not been returned
Final 8 or so from each class go to the library to work on ARS
Frankenstein 19-21 due
Circle discussion

REMINDERS:
THOSE THAT NEED TO MAKE UP THE WRITING EXAM...BEFORE SCHOOL TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY. IF YOU MISSED CLASS ON MONDAY AND NEED ARS ASSISTANCE, SEE ME BEFORE SCHOOL WEDNESDAY OR THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF LUNCH WEDNESDAY.

Library of Congress

Visit the Library of Congress Website to access a plethora of resources.

Start with the collection that BEST fits your needs. For example, if you BIOGRAPHY was about a sports figure, look through Sports & Leisure. If yours was about a president, look into American History.

Browse to find resources...primary sources...photos, letters, decrees, newspaper stories, etc. that relate to your biography.

Develop an ANNOTATED RESOURCE SET, ARS. The template in on the PAPERS page of the website. Include a thumbnail image of the resource and a short commentary about WHY this source would be valuable to learn more about your subject.You may find that the information you discover shows that the biographer modified the truth or, was told less than 100% true information from the source. Look to PROVE/DISPROVE historical accuracy.

We'll work in the library Monday and Tuesday 4/4 and 4/5 ... due to www.turnitin.com by Monday 4-11-11 at 11:59 PM. CHANGED ... due to the difficulty in the GROUP access of the site today...this section is due NO LATER THAN Monday 4-18-11 11:59 PM...www.turnitin.com

Monday April 4th

Due in class: OR rubric and creative portions of the OR report. The rest of teh report is due,uploaded to turnitin.com, by 11:59 pm.

We'll work in the library on the ANNOTATED RESOURCES SET Monday and Tuesday.

Block Day - We'll be back in the classroom...papers will be returned, the next Frankenstein chapters will be due and we'll have a Frankenstein circle discussion.

Writing Exam, Frankenstein & Outside Reading

The WRITING EXAM will conclude on Friday. Those who missed a day due to absence...the MAKE UP will be WEDNESDAY 4-6-11 BEFORE SCHOOL IN ROOM 322 ... MEET AT 7 AM.

Outside Reading (except annotated resource set) due Monday April 4th.

Frankenstein Chapters 16-18 due Block Day next week...circle discussions on Block Day.

BONUS: The creature learned from books like Plutarch's Lives, Sorrows of Werter and Paradise Lost. When and where were these books written? Due Thursday by 10 PM

Block Day

Block Day this week we'll spend 15-20 minutes on a peer review. Bring a pen of a different color for editing purposes!

The remainder of the class will be spent on the WRITING EXAM. If you need to take a break and know you can finish by Friday at the end of class, you can read Frankenstein or your Outside Reading Book.

Blog Bonus: Frankenstein traveled to Mount Blanc. Where is it? What significant event occurred there in 1924? Respond by Wednesday by 5 PM.

Week of March 28th

Writing Exam this week.

Monday the prompt, rubric and article will be introduced. Writing will continue all week. Bring your Frankenstein and Outside Reading books to read if you have extra time in class.

Outside Reading book and report (all but the annotated resource section) is due Monday April 4th. Upload to turnitin.com.

Monday April 4th and Tuesday April 5th we'll work in the library on the annotated resource section...with that portion dye uploaded to turnitin.com no later than Monday April 11th.

Block Days April 6th and 7th we'll commence circle discussions about Frankenstein!

Block Day

Grammar Review in the Vocabulary Book (152-154)
Active and Passive Voice Exercise #4 page 615-616 (Quiz on Friday)

Discuss Frankenstein:
Romanticism & Gothic Novel (ELEMENTS)
Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Prometheus Myth...Inspirations for author

Remember AUTOBIOGRAPHY PAPER UPLOADED TO TURINITIN.COM BY 11:59 FRIDAY NIGHT. BRING FINAL DRAFT RUBRIC TO CLASS ON FRIDAY.

Tuesday March 22nd

Today in class I returned Macbeth tests. We also reviewed Voices of Verbs and Shifts in Tenses (pages 141-145 in the Grammar Book).

Monday March 21st

Happy First Day OF Spring!

Today we turned in Frankenstein Chapters 1-5 WS and I passed back Letters. We also covered the following Grammar review exercises:
Vocabulary Book pages 110-112
Grammar Book 129

We corrected the Capitalization test

This Week:
Discuss Verbs unit in the Grammar Book and Discuss Frankenstein
Return Macbeth Test
Frankenstein 6-8 Due Block Day
Verb Quiz Friday
Autobiography Final Draft Rubric Due in class Friday, paper uploaded to WWW.turnitin.com by 11:50 PM.

REMEMBER...LATE START THURSDAY...NO HOMEROOM PERIOD

aPRIL 1ST...REGISTRATION/CLASS SCHEDULES ARE DUE.

Friday March 18th

Today we did the GRAMMAR REVIEW in our vocabulary book on pages 65-67 then took a CAPITALIZATION QUIZ.

Monday: Frankenstein WS Chapters 1-5 is due
We'll correct the Capitalization quiz

Tuesday: Grammar Concept: Active and Passive Voice of Verbs

Other Upcoming Deadlines:
Frankenstein 6-8 Block Day
Grammar Quiz (Verbs) Friday
Autobiography Rubric Due in Class and Paper Uploaded by 11:59 pm (Friday 25th)

Monday March 14th

Monday and Tuesday we will take the Macbeth test. After the test the assignment on the board is to:
1. Read the January 10th Upfront Magazine articles on pages 12-17. Prepare for discussion on BLOCK DAY.
2. Read Frankenstein LETTERS and complete WS (Frankenstein page of website)

Grammar will be discussed all week. We will continue with capitalization and move on to active vs passive voice of verbs, pronoun reference and punctuation. There will be a CAPITALIZATION Grammar quiz on Friday.

The Frankenstein Reading and Worksheet Due Dates:
BLOCK DAY 3/16-17 Introduction about author (link on Frankenstein page of class website) and Letters section
Monday 3/21 Chapters 1-5
Block Day 3/23-24 Chapters 6-8
Monday 3/28 Chapters 9-12
Block Day 3/30-31 Chapters 13-15
Block Day 46-7 Chapters 16-18
Friday 4/8 Chapters 19-21
Tuesday 4/12 Complete Book
TEST...Monday and Tuesday April 18, 19 (Holy Week ...take test before you go if you will be absent)

Upcoming Due Dates
Friday 3/25 Autobiography Final Draft
Monday April 4th Outside Reading Report (all but Annotated Resource Section...will work on in library 4/4 and 4/5 with that section due 4/11)

FYI: Writing Exam IN CLASS week of March 28th...if you will miss class for doctor appts, illness, sports, etc. please make arrangements to make up the time you missed the week of 4-4-11.

Thursday 3-10-11

This week we covered poetry and the Short Story Galloping Foxley by Roald Dahl.

Next Week:
Monday Macbeth test
Bring Frankenstein Book

Block Day:
Complete Frankenstein Letters and Read the Background information about the author Mary Shelley on the Frankenstein page of the website. The worksheet/study guide is attached to the website as 2011FrankensteinStudyGuide

Friday 3-18-11
Grammar Quiz - Capitalization and punctuation

Continue to read your Outside Reading Book ... Report (all but the Annotated Resource Section) is due April 4th.

Check out this link...

Word Warriors...

Word Warriors' 2011 top 10

Wayne State University launched this website two years ago to retrieve some of the English language's most expressive words from the dank closet of neglect, in hopes of boosting their chances of a return to conversation and narrative. Some of these words once were part of the common speech (it was hard to be a writer in the late 19th century, for instance, without "indefatigable"); others have capered in and out of the language like harlequins, dazzling and then just as suddenly departing. Others -- the wonderful "numinous," for one -- may never have been heard every day or even every year. Some, like "galoshes," just went into hiding for no apparent reason.

But no matter why especially expressive words have disappeared from everyday use, we believe many of them still deserve to be exercised freely in prose, poetry, song and story. Otherwise, we simply aren't painting our speech with a full palette.

So cue the fanfare, please. Check out the Word Warriors' 2011 list of the 10 best picks from last year’s selection of eminently useful but often overlooked words...

BLOG BONUS

BONUS due via email...send me a message to my yahoo account by 8 PM tonight.

Where is the mansion that F. Scott Fitzgerald based his novel the Great Gatsby located? Who currently lives in the home?

In what year was The Great Gatsby (an American novel) published?

Macbeth TEST

Monday 3-14-11 We will have the Multiple Choice section of our Macbeth test. Tuesday 3-15-11 we will have the essay portion of our Macbeth test.

Each day before the test we'll do a grammar lesson. After the test there will be time to read Frankenstein.

Being American Essay Contest

The winners were announced today.

You guys worked hard. Although none of you were finalists, you did a great job and should be proud of your efforts.

Two writing contests are posted on my door. If you wish to participate for BONUS PAPER CATEGORY POINTS, see me for details.

Friday March 4th

I was out of class Friday with some of your classmates at the awards ceremony for the Chapman University 12th Annual Holocaust Writing and Art Contest (Your intersession assignment).

Your assignments was to TPCASTT the following poems from your lit book for Monday:
page 470 My Papa's Waltz by Theodore Roethke
page 412 Sonnet by Shakespeare Let me not the marriage of true minds
page 485 Sonnet by Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

And the following for Tuesday:
page 411 Stop all the clocks, cut the telephone by W.H. Auden
page 604 Dule et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen

If you finished in class, you were to read your OR Book or work on Macbeth crossword puzzle.

Next Week: Bring Macbeth, Lit Book and Grammar Book. We'll work on these poems, a short story and more CAPITALIZATION.

Tragedy

Aristotle's Definition of Tragedy:“Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its katharsis of such emotions. . . . Every Tragedy, therefore, must have six parts, which parts determine its quality—namely, Plot, Characters, Diction, Thought, Spectacle, Melody.”

Further Details

According to Aristotle...a TRAGIC HERO...

...is a man of noble stature
...is not an ordinary man, but a man with outstanding quality and greatness about him
...His own destruction is for a greater cause or principle.

Common characteristics of a tragic hero
According to Aristotle:

1. Usually of noble birth

2. Hamartia – a.k.a. the tragic flaw that eventually leads to his downfall.

3. Peripeteia – a reversal of fortune brought about by the hero’s tragic flaw

4. His actions result in an increase of self- awareness and self-knowledge

5. The audience must feel pity and fear for this character.

Week of Feb. 28th

Monday we had class presentations on Acts 3 and 4. Students were told to start checking turnitin.com for autobiography comments. I'll have all completed by the end of this coming weekend. Final draft due Friday 3-25-11 at 11:59 (turnitin.com)...rubric will be due in class 3-25-11.

This week we'll discuss Macbeth and have quizzes on acts 3,4 and 5. No specific reading homework...work on reading outside reading...due April 4th (Monday).

Macbeth and Outside Reading

Next week's Macbeth quiz schedule is on the previous BLOG POST. We finished reading Macbeth this week (due Block Day).THEREFORE...THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO WORK ON READING YOUR OUTSIDE READING BOOK.

The homework suggestion from earlier this week was to take your OR book and look at the number of pages in the book. We looked at a calendar and the due date for the OR Report (not the Annotated resource list part) is April 4th. That was about 40 days. I suggested you divide the number of pages by the number of days you needed to read or by weeks and set small goals. This is the ONLY NON-READING week we'll have until the report is due. It's built in so you get a good start on the book.

The week of March 7th we'll look at Sonnets by Shakespeare.

Monday March 14th we'll have a Macbeth/Shakespeare test. The play itself, poetry and historical context will be covered on the test. Format: Multiple Choice and Essay.

Tuesday 2-22-11

Blocks 1 and 2 Read Acts 1 and discussed/read scenes from Act 2. Papers were returned.
Block 4 had time to work on reading Acts 4 and 5 and their OR selection in class.

Due Block Day:
Acts 4/5 Read/Worksheet
Quiz Act 1

Watch BBC Cartoon on GLOG if you wish a visual review (http://rmacvay.edu.glogster.com/macbeth/)

Friday:
Act 2 Quiz

Tuesday 3-1-11 Quiz Act 3
Block Day 3/2 or 3/3 Quiz Acts 4 and 5

Week of February 14th ... and beyond

Monday and Tuesday we read aloud and discussed Act 1 in detail...looking at author's writing style, characters and plot. Worksheets were returned. Block day all Act 1 and 2 WS will be returned.

Block Day:
1. We'll finish reading Act 1 in class. There WILL be an Act 1 Quiz on Tuesday 2-22-11.

2. Autobiography Rubric and class notes (family tree too) are due

3. Outside Reading Title needs to be written down on our form.

4. Act 3 WS due in class.

Friday 2-18-11 is a Day Off from Classes. Autobiography Paper Rough Draft is still due - uploaded to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM

Monday 2-21-11 Day Off - President's Day

Block Day 2/23 or 2/24 Acts 4/5 WS due in class.

Macbeth Test Friday 3-4-11.

Macbeth

Monday's class will include a discussion relating to HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. CHECK OUT THE GLOG used in class.

Macbeth Unit Test Friday 2-4-11.

Interesting UPCOMING NEW RELEASE...

Sports Fans and Baseball Players would appreciate

Week of February 7th...

Monday and Tuesday were the Sophomore Retreat.
In Class: Descriptive Writing and time to read and complete Macbeth WS Act 1
Block Day: PSAT Results passed out by Mrs. Walsh, Work on Vocabulary Book pages 204-208 Critical Reading Skills, Work on paper draft brainstorming.
Friday: Read Macbeth in class

Next week:
Monday Macbeth Act 2 WS due
Block Day: Macbeth Act 3 WS Due, OR Title Chosen, Paper Draft (Autobiography) Rubric turned in
Friday: NO SCHOOL BUT Autobiography Draft due to turnitin.com by MIDNIGHT

Monday 2-21-11 No School also

Macbeth Reading Assignments

We'll read MACBETH before we act it out/read aloud in class. Each Act has a corresponding worksheet on the Macbeth Page of the website.

AFTER we read the act aloud in class we'll have a lit quiz covering concepts from the act. Macbeth has 5 acts so we'll have 5 literature quizzes while we read the play.

Monday and Tuesday are the sophomore retreat days. You will be given time to read ACT 1 in class the day you are here...or read ahead. Perhaps it would be a good idea to print out the worksheets and bring them to class.

DUE DATES:
Act 1 Read and complete worksheet BLOCK DAY 2/9- 2/10
Act 2 Read and complete worksheet MONDAY 2-14-11
Act 3 Read and complete worksheet BLOCK DAY 2/16-2/17
Acts 4 and 5 Read and complete worksheet BLOCK DAY 2/23-2/24

Block Day

Today we read pages 6-9 and 20 from the Upfront Magazine from December 13, 2011. We also completed pages 10-11. We discussed this as a class in debate format.

We started to correct pages 204-208 in the vocabulary book.

We started to discuss the autobiography paper.

What is not covered on BLOCK DAY will be completed Friday.

February 1, 2011 begins SEMESTER 2

Today we discussed important dates for the semester and recycled the vocabulary pages from our binder. ALL other papers from first semester are to be kept.

Homework
Assignment #1(if not completed in class) VOCABULARY Book pages 204-208
Assignment #2 Read on the papers Page of the Website...the details about Autobiography paper. We'll start it tomorrow in class.

Autobiography Paper ROUGH DRAFT due uploaded (by MIDNIGHT) to turnitin.com by 2-18-11. Rubric to be given to me in class on 2-18-11.

Outside Reading Biography MUST be chosen by 2-18-11.

February 1, 2011 begins SEMESTER 2

In class on Tuesday we'll go through the syllabus and write down important second semester dates.

Please bring with you to class:
Grammar Book
Macbeth
Binder, of course this is a daily item

If you never gave me your VOCABULARY book to hold onto, please bring that as well.

See everyone on Tuesday!

Important Dates to keep in mind: February 7th and 8th = Sophomore Retreat

Abraham Lincoln biography...

Historian ADMITS to altering document ... changes HISTORY.

Semester Two Outside Readsing Book...

Some students have asked me about Semester Two OR books...as they wish to get started.

Semester Two OR is a Biography about a Historically Important Person.

Your OR Title MUST be chosen by the week of February 7th and the report - is due April 4th. The document is on the papers page of the website. We will work together in the library one block day to learn about and begin to develop our Annotated Resources Set document. The work day will be in March so that you have time to have a lot of your reading completed and can work on finishing up the report.

If you wish to get a title approved by me, please send me the title and author ... a link to a Borders.com, barnesandnoble.com or amazon.com site where details about teh book are listed would be helpful.

I do have some books in the classroom to check out and the school library has books for students to check out as well.

For those of you that read Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom

as your OR book...

Rev. Henry Covington, featured in Mitch Albom's book, dies at 53

Read Mitch Albom's column

Intersession Assignments POSTED

On Intersession page on the website.

2 assignments are due...January 14th and 26th

Let me know if you have any questions.

When we return second semester, we'll read Macbeth and start using our GRAMMAR book.

BNW Discussion Topics

page 223

"The optimum population...is modelled on the iceberg - eight-ninths below the water line, one-ninth above". (Mond)


Q: Mond uses this analogy to explain how the world state was fashioned to adhere to the MOTTO: Community, Identity, Stability. Explain what he means by this?

Q: Explain how this model works in today's world?

The World's Most Expensive Book...sold for $10 MILLION

Audobon's "Birds of America" sells for $10 Million at auction. Read the story.

Brave New World

Discussion Topics for Monday and Tuesday:

Power of Words

The World State's Creation to fit the Motto: Community, Identity, Stability ... is it a dystopia or utopia? Evaluate from the citizens of the World State as well as from your perspective.

"Brave New World (1932) is one of the most bewitching and insidious works of literature ever written" (Huxley.net). Why do you think it was described in this manner? Do you agree or disagree? Find textual evidence to support your response.

Holocaust Story in the news

A Hanukkah 'miracle': Two women who shared Holocaust ordeal reunited after 65 years.

Read the Story from the Palm Beach Daily News.

Intersession Assignments

to be posted by Monday 12-13-10.

Monday 12-6-10

Monday in class papers will be passed back and BNW quiz 1-9 will be corrected. We'll discuss BNW.

Tuesday in class BNW completion worksheets are due and there will be a quiz. We'll discuss BNW and review for the Vocabulary Test on Friday both Tuesday and Block Day.

Friday Vocabulary Test 15-21.

Monday 12-13-10 BNW Essay (part of Final Exam).

Wednesday 12-15-10 Final Exam

I'll Post rooms for the final Monday 12-13-10

Intersession assignment will be posted 12-13-10.

Block Day

Vocabulary Bingo ... Make sure to have your words and definitions complete
Brave New World Discussion

Friday Vocabulary Quiz 20/21 ... I am asking you to use the words in sentences that relate to Brave New World, 1 other novel and 1 short story from the Literature Book

Friday BNW Quiz Chapters 1-9

Tuesday 11-30-10

Today we discussed the schedule of assignments for the rest of the semester.

Today BNW 1-9 Study Guide Due
Friday 12-3-10 Vocabulary Quiz lessons 20/21 (sentence format)AND BNW Quiz

Tuesday 12-7-10 Complete BNW and study guide
Friday 12-10-10 Final Vocabulary Test 15-21

Monday 12-13-10 BNW ESSAY Test, lat day for a paper regrade (must turn in old paper/rubric with paper you wish regraded)

Tuesday 12-15-10 Final Exam

Due BLOCK DAY...Yellow BNW discussion Questions and Vocabulary Words/Definitions 15-21 if not finished in class.

Final Exam Study Guide

Starting 12-1-10 Bring your summer reading books, literature book, Holocaust books and Brave New World book to class.

The FINAL VOCABULARY TEST will be Friday 12-10-10. It will be considered PART of the Final Exam.

Monday 12-13-10 We will have the BNW ESSAY part of the final in class.

Final Exam Day: Multiple Choice and 1 essay that reviews the literature from the entire semester.

I will post the exam room locations for each block on my door the week of finals.

Q: What to study?
A: Go to the individual pages on the class website. Review the themes. Do you find common themes through any of the stories? What about conflicts? Do any stories share the same patterns (for example man vs man, man vs nature, etc.)

Q: What pages should I visit?
A: Summer Reading, Literature Book Stories, Brave New World, In My Hands, Holocaust Studies and Survival in Auschwitz.

Q: Will there be vocabulary on the final?
A: Not straight out vocabulary. Some words may be used in questions so you are responsible to know them. The Vocabulary test on 12-10-10 WILL BE CONSIDERED THE VOCABULARY PART OF The FINAL EXAM.

Q: We are just starting Brave New World. Will we have a test before the final?
A: No. The final exam will be heavily weighted to be a BNW test + a review of the literature from first semester.

Q. Do I need to know the information from the Scholastic Upfront Magazines?
A. Yes, there will be a few questions about the stories we read.

Work Hard...a few more weeks and Vacation Begins!

Intersessions Work...Reading Macbeth.

World's Oldest Holocaust Survivor celebrates 107th Birthday Today

Alice Herz-Sommer celebrates her birthday today...read the story and watch the 3 minute YouTube video here:

http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/life-is-beautiful-for-holocaust-survivor-alice-herz-sommer-who-turns-107/19732458?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7C2%7Clink1%7C28001

What can we learn from her...

The article states:

Sommer remains a fierce optimist and a believer in the fundamental goodness of mankind. "This is the reason I am so old, even now, I am sure....I know about the bad things, but I look only for the good things. The world is wonderful, it's full of beauty and miracles, art and music".

The Year's Best TEEN Reads (from NPR)

http://www.npr.org/2010/11/19/131442476/oh-to-be-young-the-year-s-best-teen-reads&sc=fb&cc=fp

Monday 11-22-10

Updating the grade book... please check too..if you notice anything that needs to be fixed...let me know next week!

Today we took out MC portion of the Holocaust Test then GOT ORGANIZED...
1. Hole Punched
2. Completed Vocabulary 18/19 corrections
3. Made Word/Definition lists for vocabulary lessons from 15-19 that we did not have lists completed
4. Turned in missing rubrics, etc.

Due Dates:
Tuesday 11-30-10 Brave New World 1-9 read and complete study guide...there will be a reading quiz once for each section. Link to online version of the book is on teh blog. Study guide on BNW page of the Website (https://sites.google.com/site/english2macvay/Home/brave-new-world-by-aldous-huxley)

Friday 12-3-10
Vocabulary Quiz 20/21

Tuesday 12-7-10 BNW completion and quiz

Friday 12-10-10 Vocabulary TEST lessons 15-21

Monday 12-13-10 Last day of class. Last day to turn in a paper regrade (1 per semester is offered)...paper regrade must be turned in WITH original paper/rubric or it will not be accepted.

Final Exam Study Guide to be posted by 12-1-10

Monday 11-19-10

Papers returned and Take Home Essay given to the students. Tomorrow will be the Multiple Choice Section of the test.

If you are to be absent tomorrow, you MUST email your essay to me before the school day begins. I'll respond with "thank you" so you know the document go to me.

If you do not submit it before the school day begins at 7:45 and you are absent, you will be given an alternate test when you return. it is not fair to have a take home test over 8 days and some students have 1 evening.

*** If you did not give the rubric for the contest draft to me on Friday MAKE sure I have it tomorrow.

After Thanksgiving break start bringing:
Summer Reading, Holocaust Titles, Literature Book AND Brave New World to class along with your vocabulary book (new material and final exam prep).

Last few days before Thanksgiving Break

Friday 11-19 we took the vocabulary quiz for lessons 18 and 19 and the In My Hands Part 3 quiz.

After the quizzes the reading assignment was from the September 6th Upfront Magazine ... pages 6-9 ... America's Challenges 2011

Rubrics for the final draft of the contest paper were turned in...paper due by 11:59 Friday to Turnitin.com.

Monday:
1. Papers will be returned/Upfront Magazine discussed
2. In My Hands Discussed
3. Take home essay test given out (Holocaust Unit Test)

Tuesday:
1. Take Home Essays to be turned in and the Multiple Choice section of the test given

Thanksgiving Break...
Active Read Chapters 1-9 of Brave New World - study guide posted on Brave New World page of Class Website (https://sites.google.com/site/english2macvay/Home/brave-new-world-by-aldous-huxley) A link to an online version of the book is on the blog as well as the BNW page on the website.

Block Days this week

We reviewed for Friday's quiz on vocabulary lessons 18 and 19 - Multiple choice format. In My Hands Quiz (part 3) tomorrow also.

Paper rubrics are due in class tomorrow. FINAL DRAFT of CONTEST PAPER is due uploaded to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM.

The AP Art History class has a field trip tomorrow. I'll be available after school for about 30 minutes if anyone has questions...since I cannot answer them in class.

Monday we'll discuss In My Hands. I'll give a take home essay on Monday night for part of the Holocaust Unit Test. Tuesday we'll have Part 2 of the Holocaust Test...Multiple Choice and short answer.

Tuesday 11-16-10

Holocaust Study Tips:

Test...Tuesday 11-23-10

Monday (11-22) I will assign a take home essay/short answer question. You will have access to your books and other resources since it is take home...it will be due in class on Tuesday (turn in take home essay = get scantron portion of the test).

Tuesday in class the test will be multiple choice...about 30 questions dealing with the Survival in Auschwitz, In My Hands and Holocaust Studies pages on the website. There will be one short answer question the day of the test also. Tuesday is the Turkey trot so we will have a bit shorter classes...I'll make sure the test is written for a shorter class period.

When you look at each website there are Key concepts listed on the top of the page. Those concepts along with the study guides and our class discussions are what will be covered in the test and then some of the information will be on the final exam as well.

I will be in early every day till Thanksgiving to answer questions and help people with paper revisions.

Monday November 15th

Today I returned papers and gave students time to get organized (hole punch, get papers in proper place in the binder). We went over due dates that were announced on Block Day blog post last week. Some students were able to correct vocabulary lesson 17 in class so they did not have to worry about it tonight.

We took IMH quiz 2 and corrected quizzes 1 and 2.

Tomorrow meet in the library for group work on the propaganda project.

Holocaust TEST study tips will be posted Tuesday night.

Final Exam STUDY GUIDE will be posted next Tuesday (11-23-10).

Block Day

Today we reviewed Lesson 17 at the start of class and took the quiz at the end of class.

After the quiz...New York Times Magazine (September 6th) was assigned...

Read:
Technology and the Law (18-21)
Women Get the Vote (24-27)
*****Stories will be discussed in class. Will also be covered on Final exam.

Due Next Week:
Monday 11-15
In My Hands Part 3 ... Quiz Part 2
Tuesday 11-16
Book Burning Brochure/Rubric due by 2PM and report by 11:59 PM to turnitin.com (Block 3 has till Thursday in class for Brochure/rubric and 11:59 for paper submission)
Vocabulary Quiz Corrections

Tuesday 11-16 Meet in the Library to work on Propaganda presentation with partners

Block Day:
Propaganda presentations

Friday 11-19-10
Vocabulary Quiz 18-19
Paper - Context - Final Draft due to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM ... bring Rubric to class.

Morning Duty is over/Grading Outside Reading

I will be in the classroom for normal tutoring time tomorrow.

If you have books that need to be returned to the library ASAP...please tell me so I can grade your report RIGHT AWAY so you do not get late fees at the library.

ANOTHER WRITING CONTEST

The Theme - capture

Photographs are a way to capture a moment in time, but they leave many questions unanswered. Where was the photo taken? Who are the people? What is happening? Descriptive writing, however, can provide a reader with a more complete picture. The writer crafts a story and invites the reader to experience the moment through rich imagery.

The theme for the 2011 VSA Call for Writing is capture, which invites you to create a short work of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry that captures a moment in time. Your writing will create the most complete description possible of the moment, providing the reader with a written snapshot.

Consider describing a significant time or event in your life by focusing on what you could see, hear, smell, or touch. Provide details so that the reader can better understand the moment. You may also approach the theme by capturing a scene from your imagination. Through vivid descriptions, your written snapshot should draw the reader into the world you have created.

Submissions will be judged on creativity, technical proficiency, adherence to the theme, and presence of personal style and vision.

The submissions MUST be final draft ready...I will help you if you wish to come in and get assistance before the due date.

The entry form will be attached the the HOME PAGE of the class website.

+10 Bonus points (paper grade) for completing the writing assignment and entry form by Tuesday 11-30-10 ... and bring it to me before school...no later than 7:30. The entries are due 12-1-10 and I'll need the day to organize and mail out. Bonus points do not apply if not turned in by the 7:30 am 11-30-10 deadline...with the entry form attached. The entry form requires a parent signature.

WRITING CONTEST

I just found out about a writing contest...

If you are interested you must email it to me by 11-18-10 BY NOON.

Topic:
Think about something large or small that is having an effect (good or bad) on you or someone close to you. Write a short story (no longer than 5 pages), poem, play or essay (not more than 5 page) explaining why it has never been more crucial to share this experience with others. Your piece of work should bring to light why this event was not only so important to those directly involved, but also how it could affect other people.

RULES: Submit to me with a cover sheet as page one that includes:
your full name, address, phone # and grade level in school
your teacher's full name (Ms. Rene' MacVay), School Name, address and phone # (Saint Augustine High School 3266 Nutmeg Street, San Diego, CA 92104 (619) 282-2184) Teacher's email address rmacvay@sahs.org.

+10 Points paper grade for completing the contest application by the due date.

The submissions MUST be final draft ready...I will help you if you wish to come in and get assistance before the due date.

Article relating to the Holocaust from today's newswire

Read this article this week: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101108/ap_on_en_ot/eu_germany_degenerate_art

Art believed to be destroyed by the Nazi's recovered

ALSO read the article that relates: Report Confirms German Foreign Ministry Role in Holocaust

AND a final Story: Holocaust mass grave uncovered in Romania

This information WILL be discussed in class NEXT WEEK and included on the Holocaust studies test.

Monday 11-8-10

Today in class we turned in our Outside reading reports. Four to five student each block discussed their books. We also discussed the New York Times Upfront Magazine articles and connected the stories about the YOUNG SOLDIERS (Story: Armed and Underage)with contemporary genocides and the Holocaust.

Papers were returned. Vocabulary corrections due tomorrow.

DUE Tomorrow - Tuesday 11-9-10 View the Kristallnacht link on previous blog post and answer the questions. Prepare for class discussion.

Block Day:
Vocabulary Quiz 17 and In My Hands Part 2 due.

Due Monday or Tuesday Next Week...
Book Burning Brochure/Report...I do have construction paper in my room for assembling the project. It is due by 2 PM on Tuesday 11-16-10. Book Burning assignment is found on the HOLOCAUST STUDIES PAGE ON THE CLASS WEBSITE.

Monday 11-8-10

Go to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Website and view the Kristallnacht exhibit:
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/kristallnacht/

Look to the right hand side of the page...also visit Witnessing History: Kristallnacht - The November 1938 Pogroms in second life.

Take notes, prepare for class discussion. This information WILL be tested.Key information to search for:
When did this occur?
Why did this happen? What is the context of the event in history?
What were the main targets and why?

Thursday 11-4-10

This week we discussed Vocabulary lessons 15 and 16. The quiz tomorrow will be Multiple Choice Format as well as use in sentences relating to the Holocaust literature.

Friday after the quiz read: Upfront Magazine (October 4th)
pages 6-9 Armed and Underage
pages 12-13 Founding Amateurs
Prepare for a Debate/Presentation...quiz will be given if not full class participation

We had a debate on Block day about the Upfront story about a Mosque being built in NYC near Ground Zero.

We discussed SIA characters/concepts and had the final SIA quiz on Wednesday.

I POSTPONED the In My Hands Quiz that was going to be today as we had a few loose ends from SIA to complete. The quiz will be tomorrow along with the vocabulary Quiz.

UPCOMING DUE DATES:
Monday 11-8-10 Outside Reading Report...bring book with you to school
Tuesday 11-9-10 Correct vocabulary Quiz
BLOCK DAY: In My Hands Part 2, Vocabulary Quiz lesson 17
Thursday 11-11 2 PM ... 3 peer reviews completed.
Friday 11-12 DAY OFF

TURNITIN.COM

DRAFTS...

all drafts perused and comments made for those students IN ALL BLOCKS that submitted rubrics.

If no grade is evident, then you did not submit a rubric and need to bring in one so it can get graded.

My Morning Duty

November 1-9 I have morning duty on Nutmeg Street so will not be in my room...come see me there if you need me ... will be there from 7:20-7:40.

New York Times Blog...Holocaust related

Read/See Photojournalist story about the Holocaust.

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/the-ghetto-the-nazis-and-one-small-boy/

Rough Drafts

Just completed Block 1 Drafts...for those submitted at turnitin.com AND a rubric was given to me in class by Wednesday before lunch.

Make some changes and submit and updated draft to the Peer Review Assignment ... Peer Reviews for the groups I established in class start Wednesday 11-3 and conclude the 11th at 2 PM.

Block 3 completed Saturday 4:13 PM

BLOCK 4 ... almost done...all will be done before I leave school today.


By Wednesday at 7:30 AM submit draft to revision
By 11-11 at 2 PM THREE Peer Mark reviews must be completed...peer groups I assigned

Friday 10-29-10

Today was the vocabulary TEST on 8-14. In My Hands reading WS Part 1 was turned in today.

After the quiz, students were told to read the New York Times Upfront Magazine (September 20, 2010)

1. Page 6-7 Who Gets to be an American?

2. Page 8-11 Islam: Not in My Backyard

3. Page 14-15 Going Private

NEXT WEEK:
Monday and Tuesday Block Days...Monday Mass and 2-4-6, Tuesday Homeroom and 1-3-5.

Wednesday a SIA quiz on last 2 chapters.
Thursday a IMH quiz on Part 1.
Friday Vocabulary quiz 15/16

Starting WEDNESDAY-the 11th...3 peer reviews of the paper contest...I set your peer review groups. Turn in your rubric AFTER you complete the three...no grade assigned w/o a rubric being turned in to me.

Reminder about Writing Lab...

It is available every Wednesday and Thursday morning 6:45-7:40 in the Mendel Computer Pod with Coach Johnston.

Turnitin.com ... thesis proposals

4:52 PM commented on Block 1
5:06 PM Block 3
5:11 PM Block 4

Block Days this week

I will be in class for blocks 1 and 4 ... not block 3.

Notes for ALL:
1. Turn in DRAFT rubrics to me NO LATER than the break between blocks 2 and 4 tomorrow. I must leave the minute block 4 concludes to make it to my workshop. Papers must be uploaded to turnitin.com by Midnight Wed...but Thesis proposals must be OK'D also...
2. Friday 10-29 TEST on 8-14 (Multiple Choice)
3. Wednesday 11-3 Quiz SIA Part 2
4. Thursday 11-4Quiz In My Hands Part 1

Monday 11-1-10 is a Block Schedule (Wednesday Schedule TIE DAY with mass...blocks 2-4-6)
Tuesday 11-2-10 is a Block Schedule (Thursday schedule...Homeroom and blocks 1-3-5)

Block Day this Week:
Blocks 1 and 4 I'll be there:
Vocabulary Review
SIA discussion ... characters and quotes
If done early...time to read OR or In My Hands

Block 3...a sub will be there...be on your best behavior, stay on task...
1. Vocabulary Review
2. Create the charts with the partners assigned in class today...textual evidence
3. Read Outside Reading or In My Hands

Last Week of October

Today I passed back papers and we discussed upcoming assignments.

This Week:
Vocabulary corrections for lessons 11 and 12 due Tuesday
Vocabulary TEST Friday (8-14) Multiple Choice Format

Thesis must be approved before draft submitted...but draft due NO LATER THAN Wednesday at midnight...on Turnitin.com. Bring rubric by the classroom by Wednesday. Block 4 can just slide under door Wednesday if it is not brought in on Tuesday.

Friday In My Hands Part 1 ... read and Study Guide

UPCOMING:
Outside Reading Paper due 11-8-10
Paper Peer Reviews ... 3 between 11-3 and 11-11 (groups assigned today)

Turnitin.com ... thesis proposals

Block 1 ... just completed looking through thesis proposals 5:50 PM. Also commented on 3 drafts that were submitted. Those students can work on revisions to have a more developed draft to submit for peer review.

Block 3 ... thesis comments made...comments on 2 drafts submitted. Those students can work on revisions to have a more developed draft to submit for peer review. 6:19 PM

Block 4...same as above...except no drafts submitted so none perused. 6:32 PM

Turnitin.com ... thesis proposals

Just commented on proposals from all blocks...Sunday 9:04. Concerned not 100% approved. Drafts due NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT...WEDNESDAY...late papers NOT accepted.

Turnitin.com ... thesis proposals

Just commented on new additions for each block...8:34 pm

Friday 10-22-10

7:46 PM ... commented on all new turnitin.com thesis posts
will check again tomorrow after 2 PM ...will email and post on blog after I check.

Friday 10-22-10

The first week of the second quarter comes to a close. Today is the Vocabulary Quiz on lessons 11 and 12 as well as the SIA quiz for SIA Part 2.

Thesis proposals were due by Midnight Wednesday. I posted on earlier blog posts that I finished looking at them. ALL are not DRAFT ready...Keep looking at turnitin.com...keep revising...I'll send the class an email each day as I finish going through your thesis proposals...once you get the OK...it's time to start on the DRAFT.

Another resource to help you with your papers...Bill OF Rights Institute (http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/teach/freeresources/constitutionday/) go to the link Life without the Bill of Rights.

Also go here (http://interactive.billofrightsinstitute.org/bri-flash-template.html) and check out the quotes and Madison's Notes are Missing Activity.

Draft due...uploaded to turnitin.com no later than Wednesday 10-27-10 at MIDNIGHT.

Friday 10-29-10 Vocabulary TEST on lessons 8-14...Multiple Choice Format.

Friday 10-29-10 In My Hands Part 1 due...Details on Monday October 4th Blog Post (Link to website page for quick reference https://sites.google.com/site/english2macvay/Home/survival-in-auschwitz/in-my-hands-memories-of-a-holocaust-rescuer)

BONUS trivia...Respond by Sunday at NOON (send to my yahoo account)
In what year were M & M's invented? Who invented them? How did the idea come to the inventors?

Turnitin.com ... thesis proposals

Just completed comments on BLOCK 1 5:02 PM

BLOCK 3 completed 5:18 pm

Revise and Resubmit if not told ok...work on DRAFT

I will check again for revisions and comment no later than tomorrow evening. Will post on the blog and email through turnitin.com.

Thesis on Turnitin.com

5:30 AM Thursday...all BLOCK 4 discussions have been commented on as of this blog post. Check over yours...if I did not mark OK...on to DRAFT...then you need to revise and resubmit to obtain credit for this portion of the assignment.

Remember rough drafts due by Wednesday next week...midnight.

Blocks 1 and 3 ... I'll post when I finish yours today...

Reminders...

Thesis Proposal sent to turnitin.com discussion by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. If you sent one already...it's 1:45 ... all have been commented on and need to be revised and resubmitted.

remember formula...
name the civic value you believe is ESSENTIAL to being an American
Address the value through a FOUNDING DOCUMENT, FIGURE IN HISTORY and YOUR LIFE.

Friday Vocabulary Quiz 11-12 (Multiple Choice and Sentences)
Friday SIA final Part Due, SIA Quiz.

Additional Resources for Paper #2

The Library of Congress is another place you can search for information about Founding Documents or Americans in History that embody the ESSENTIAL VALUE to being American that is the topic of your paper.

http://www.loc.gov/index.html
(American Memory is a GOOD place to go)

Blog Bonus...send your response to my yahoo account by MIDNIGHT tonight...10-20-10...
October 20, 1803 the Senate ratified the ____ by a vote of 24-7. The agreement, which provided for the purchase of the western half of the Mississippi River basin from France at a price of _______ , or approximately four cents per acre, doubled the size of the country and paved the way for westward expansion beyond the Mississippi.

Another location to find Founding Documents...

National Archives ... Washington, DC

http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/

Blog Bonus...emailed by MIDNIGHT 10-19-10 to my yahoo account.
During WHICH session of Congress and in WHAT year was the Act to Establish the National Archives and Records Administration?

Monday 10-18-10

Today we brainstormed for the Being American Essay Contest. We made a list of civic values we thought were essential to being American...students took notes during our brainstorming session. We looked that the assignment directions and the website for clarification about the assignment...I answered questions from what you read about the essay over the weekend.

Thesis proposal submitted to turnitin.com discussion by Midnight Wednesday...keep checking back...for a REAL discussion.

Blocks 1 and 3 I passed back papers that I corrected.All papers will be returned by Monday. As per syllabus...1 paper each semester can be rewritten...due the last day of class...not finals...the last class meeting.

Tomorrow:
Everyone will bet the vocabulary quizzes back and corrections will be made in class. Will introduce vocabulary lessons 11 and 12 and we'll talk SIA.

Bonus Trivia: In what YEAR was Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? Due emailed to my yahoo account by midnight 10-18-10

Upcoming Assignments

The Holocaust Web Assignment that you worked on in the library on BLOCK DAY is due Monday at the start of class.

Monday I will discuss the next paper topic...The Being An American Essay Contest.
The information can be found on the class website under Papers page...2010 Writing Contest.READ the instructions this weekend...come to class with any questions you may have.

Thesis discussion Due Mon-Wed...anytime before Midnight Wednesday
Rough draft the following week...no later than Wed. midnight

Paper can be found attached HERE: https://sites.google.com/site/english2macvay/Home/semester-1-papers

Next week...

Monday...Vocabulary Lessons 11 and 12 introduced, paper details and SIA discussion...
Tuesday...vocabulary quizzes returned and SIA Discussion
Block Day...Vocabulary review, SIA
Friday...Vocabulary quiz 11-12 and SIA assignment due/quiz

Block Day

We will meet in the library.

Vocabulary Quiz 8/9 corrections are due as well as SIA part 1 read/study guide questions. (Quiz Friday)

In the library we will work on a GROUP project. The project is located on the Holocaust Studies Page on the class website. (https://sites.google.com/site/english2macvay/Home/survival-in-auschwitz/holucaust-studies) BOTH students must contribute equally to the group activity to earn the possibility of full credit on the assignment. Working together to complete a task is an important skill ... share responsibility.

The first project we will look into is attached at the bottom of the Holocaust Studies page. It is called Holocaust Web Activity. This MUST be completed in class...both you and your partner need to use your time wisely.

The second project...look over it on your own time...we will have time in class to work on it...it is called BooksBurnedBooksBanned - read the directions ... ask me if you have any questions. This is an UPCOMING assignment...no due date is set as of yet.

If you complete the Holocaust Web Activity:
Study for Vocabulary ans SIA quiz Friday

The First Quarter ends this coming week...

Time flies!

Today we took LAST WEEK's vocabulary quiz and the multiple choice section of the Literature Quiz.

Next Week:
Monday:
Final draft of paper is due...uploaded to turnitin.com before class time and rubric/rough draft brought to class.
Literature quiz Short Answers

Tuesday/Thursday...BLOCK Days this week...
Meet in the library
Turn in Vocabulary quiz corrections and SIA part 1

WEDNESDAY - PSAT testing/college fair

Friday: Vocabulary Quiz (10) and SIA part 1 quiz

In My Hands Reading Assignments

The reading guide is located on the In My Hands page on the class website. Here are the due dates so that you can plan out your reading of the class books as well as your outside reading book.

There will be a quiz on each DUE date. Type your responses to the questions. Include page #'s.

Part 1 Due Friday 10-29-10
Part 2 Due Block Day 11-10 or 11-11
Part 3 Due Monday 11-15-10

HOLOCAUST UNIT TEST 11-19-10

The Next Book will be Brave New World...First reading Due date will be Monday 11-22-10

Survival In Auschwitz Reading Assignments

The Study Guide for Survival In Auschwitz, SIA, is located on the Survival in Auschwitz Page on the class website.

Please type your answers ... include page #'s ... Assignments are due NO LATER THAN the following dates: (FYI...there will be a reading quiz on the Due Date)

Chapters 1-9 Tuesday 10-12-10
Chapters 10-15 Block Day 10-20 or 10-21
Chapters 16-17 Friday 10-22-10

FYI: We'll read In My Hands next...the reading dates will be published...the first part will be due Friday 10-29-10.

Paper Revision Tips

Things to consider as you make final revisions:
1. Header with your last name and page number
2. Works Cites in ABC order (properly indented)
3. Do not use "I" or contractions
4. Do not have propositions at end of sentences or end paragraphs with a citation.
5. Highlight your thesis and make sure your paper logically follows and reinforces
your thesis
6. Your Title needs to match content of paper, not assignment name.

If I asked you to resubmit a draft...I created a REVISION 2 assignment - deposit it there before 4 pm on Thursday 10-7-10. Papers there AFTER that time will not be looked at prior to the final draft.

Feel free to submit final drafts early. They are due Monday 10-11-10. Bring your rubric and rough draft that you already turned in and I gave back to you to class on Monday 10-11-10. Upload your paper to turnitin.com Paper 1 Final Assignment.

When will I be in class to assist you?
Tuesday and Thursday 2-3 PM
Wednesday-Friday 7-7:30 AM

October 1st.

Today was nothing like any of us planned. Those who came to class we held "tutoring time". I met with students about their paper drafts and Outside Reading Book Choices.

A few notes about upcoming assignments:

Saturday 10-2-10 at NOON. Paper revision assignment turned in on turnitin.com

Monday 10-4-10 Tell me your OR Title if you have not yet. Was extended till today...no more exceptions after Monday. I MUST know so you have time to get the book and read it!!!!

Thursday 10-7-10 First Survival In Auschwitz Assignment...Will post schedule of assignments in a separate blog post tomorrow.

Friday 10-8-10
Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 8 and 9 (This week's lessons...was to be today) SAME FORMAT AS PLANNED
Literature Quiz...First Scheduled Quiz for literature. Covers stories from out Lit Book.

Monday 10-11-10 Paper #1 Final Draft Due
Upload to turnitin.com
bring rubric and rough draft to class.

Tuesday 10-12-10 Correct Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 8/9. MEET IN LIBRARY.

Block Day (10/13 and 10/14) Survival in Auschwitz (SIA) Assignment

Friday 10-15-10 Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 10/11.