Tom Sawyer reading Guide Posted to website as well as links to two different online versions. YOU MUST have a book in class (or print pages from the online text). Deadlines:
Read ALL OF Chapters 1-10 by Tuesday 5/12/09 ...complete study guide on website
Read ALL OF chapters 11-24 by Wednesday 5/20/09...complete study guide on website
Read ALL OF chapters 25-30 by Tuesday 5/26/09...complete study guide on website
Read the rest of the book by Thursday 5/28/09...complete study guide on website
we'll have a quiz with each reading section
your test will be part of the final exam
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Frankenstein Test this week
I'll give you the scantron portion on Wednesday and the essay on Thursday. Neither will take the entire class period. We'll work in Vocab book and grammar book the other portion of class.
Below are the essay options. You will have to answer 1 during class...all will not be listed as options. I'll put three on the test and you will be required to answer 1 in essay format. (Thesis statement - beginning, middle and an end). Concrete evidence from the novel is required.
OPTIONS:
1. Why might it be construed as "poetic justice" that Victor Frankenstein's worst catastrophe comes just as he is to be married?
2. Describe the cycle of vengeance that consumes both the Being and Victor at the end of the novel. Does either one truly renounce this sentiment?
3. Does Mary Shelley's novel conform to what you take to be the typically romantic view of scientific endeavor? Why or why not?
4. Why can't ordinary humans accept the Being's appearance? What does this inability imply about the basis of human community? In other words, why so much emphasis on physical similarity or dissimilarity?
5. After having read Frankenstein, who has your sympathies -- Victor or the Being he has created? Or neither? Explain.
6. What goes wrong once Victor dares to apply his understanding of "animation" to material substance -- i.e. to a human body? How, that is, do his methods and material underscore and embody the grotesqueness of his quest? When he speaks of the Being he has created, what kind of language does he employ?
Below are the essay options. You will have to answer 1 during class...all will not be listed as options. I'll put three on the test and you will be required to answer 1 in essay format. (Thesis statement - beginning, middle and an end). Concrete evidence from the novel is required.
OPTIONS:
1. Why might it be construed as "poetic justice" that Victor Frankenstein's worst catastrophe comes just as he is to be married?
2. Describe the cycle of vengeance that consumes both the Being and Victor at the end of the novel. Does either one truly renounce this sentiment?
3. Does Mary Shelley's novel conform to what you take to be the typically romantic view of scientific endeavor? Why or why not?
4. Why can't ordinary humans accept the Being's appearance? What does this inability imply about the basis of human community? In other words, why so much emphasis on physical similarity or dissimilarity?
5. After having read Frankenstein, who has your sympathies -- Victor or the Being he has created? Or neither? Explain.
6. What goes wrong once Victor dares to apply his understanding of "animation" to material substance -- i.e. to a human body? How, that is, do his methods and material underscore and embody the grotesqueness of his quest? When he speaks of the Being he has created, what kind of language does he employ?
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Grades Being Updates/What's Due next week
If you notice your OR grade not posted online, it is due to either:
not having your name on it
having a stage setting in the classroom that I have not gotten to
Don't forget...
Paper #2 due on Monday or Tuesday
Block 5 Frankenstein paper due MONDAY
Frankenstein TEST on Wednesday
Tom Sawyer needs to be brought to class Thursday
Bring Grammar and Vocab books to class next week as well.
not having your name on it
having a stage setting in the classroom that I have not gotten to
Don't forget...
Paper #2 due on Monday or Tuesday
Block 5 Frankenstein paper due MONDAY
Frankenstein TEST on Wednesday
Tom Sawyer needs to be brought to class Thursday
Bring Grammar and Vocab books to class next week as well.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Henry Ford and upcoming assignments
Block 5 Henry Ford Paper is Due on Monday due to sub situations on Wednesday. Blocks 3 and 4 have papers due tomorrow, May 1st as they had class time the last two days to complete the assignment.
Next week:
Papers due Monday or Tuesday next week (May 4 or 5)
Frankenstein Test May 6th
Bring Tom sawyer to class May 7th
Bring Lit Books and Grammar books from now on as well.
Next week:
Papers due Monday or Tuesday next week (May 4 or 5)
Frankenstein Test May 6th
Bring Tom sawyer to class May 7th
Bring Lit Books and Grammar books from now on as well.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Tom Sawyer
Bring to class starting May 7th.
Online Version:
http://www.online-literature.com/twain/tomsawyer/
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/Twa2Tom.html
Online Version:
http://www.online-literature.com/twain/tomsawyer/
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/Twa2Tom.html
Frankenstein Homework due Monday 4-27-09
You will need to research Gothic Novels and Romantic novels (elements of each) to fully answer the questions. All work must be cited in MLA format and in text citations used to detail the book (COW not BULL).
In well developed essays, answer each of the following:
1. In classical and neoclassical doctrine, the "greatest of all contests" was the struggle of reason to control passion. In the nineteenth century, passion began to rise in esteem against reason. Feelings were more important. Yet the contest seems to continue. What elements of that struggle do you find in the novel? The characters of Victor and the monster are especially relevant to look at.
2. Is Frankenstein a Gothic novel? Why or why not? What elements of the Gothic does it contain? Metonymy of gloom? Tyrannical male? Others?
Your answers MUST be typed, double spaced, using 12 point Times New Roman font
In well developed essays, answer each of the following:
1. In classical and neoclassical doctrine, the "greatest of all contests" was the struggle of reason to control passion. In the nineteenth century, passion began to rise in esteem against reason. Feelings were more important. Yet the contest seems to continue. What elements of that struggle do you find in the novel? The characters of Victor and the monster are especially relevant to look at.
2. Is Frankenstein a Gothic novel? Why or why not? What elements of the Gothic does it contain? Metonymy of gloom? Tyrannical male? Others?
Your answers MUST be typed, double spaced, using 12 point Times New Roman font
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Last week before break...AND Break
The writing exam was completed last week. If you missed a day you can make up that day. Tuesday after school has been set aside for make up time.
This week we'll discuss Frankenstein and Shakespeare sonnets.
Tuesday we'll be in the library working on our paper drafts - come to class with an electronic draft STARTED that we can edit. Wednesday DRAFT are due - completed. If you are leaving for Easter Break before that - drafts are due before you go.
Frankenstein reading over break ... as well as Outside Reading to do.
This week we'll discuss Frankenstein and Shakespeare sonnets.
Tuesday we'll be in the library working on our paper drafts - come to class with an electronic draft STARTED that we can edit. Wednesday DRAFT are due - completed. If you are leaving for Easter Break before that - drafts are due before you go.
Frankenstein reading over break ... as well as Outside Reading to do.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Weeks of March 30th and April 6th
This week is our English Writing Exam/ESLR's.
Tuesday 3-31 Outside reading books are chosen with the paper due on the 28th of April
Wednesday 4-1 Frankenstein needs to be brought to class.
HOMEWORK FOR WEDNESDAY 4-1-09
Make sure you come to class on Wednesday having read the instructions for the paper draft that is due next week.
DUE 4-2 and 4-3:
PLAN your OR reading...start. How many pages a day do you need to read to finish?
Look on Website and write down ALL dates Frankenstein reading/worksheets are due
Start a draft of your resume/cover letter. Bring a draft to class in electronic form so we may work on and revise in class Tuesday. ROUGH DRAFT due complete with rubric on Wednesday 4-8-09
Due Monday April 6th:
Frankenstein - read letters and answer worksheet questions. Complete vocabulary book pages 196-197 and 233-235
Due Tuesday 4-7 or Wednesday 4-8Next Week:
I was able to get the use of the computers on 4-7-09 (Tuesday) ...I'll allow students to work on their paper drafts - resume and cover letter in class on Tuesday with the COMPLETE rough draft due no later than Wed 4/8/09
Frankenstein study guide/assignments POSTED on class website:
READ/Do Worksheet:
Letters due Monday 4-6-09
Chapters 1-5 Due Thursday 4-9-09
Chapters 6-21 Over Easter Break...Due Tuesday 4-21-09
Finish the book by Friday 4-24-09
Quizzes will be given as "pop" reading quizzes as well as announced.
Bake Sale for the orphanage next week as well.
Tuesday 3-31 Outside reading books are chosen with the paper due on the 28th of April
Wednesday 4-1 Frankenstein needs to be brought to class.
HOMEWORK FOR WEDNESDAY 4-1-09
Make sure you come to class on Wednesday having read the instructions for the paper draft that is due next week.
DUE 4-2 and 4-3:
PLAN your OR reading...start. How many pages a day do you need to read to finish?
Look on Website and write down ALL dates Frankenstein reading/worksheets are due
Start a draft of your resume/cover letter. Bring a draft to class in electronic form so we may work on and revise in class Tuesday. ROUGH DRAFT due complete with rubric on Wednesday 4-8-09
Due Monday April 6th:
Frankenstein - read letters and answer worksheet questions. Complete vocabulary book pages 196-197 and 233-235
Due Tuesday 4-7 or Wednesday 4-8Next Week:
I was able to get the use of the computers on 4-7-09 (Tuesday) ...I'll allow students to work on their paper drafts - resume and cover letter in class on Tuesday with the COMPLETE rough draft due no later than Wed 4/8/09
Frankenstein study guide/assignments POSTED on class website:
READ/Do Worksheet:
Letters due Monday 4-6-09
Chapters 1-5 Due Thursday 4-9-09
Chapters 6-21 Over Easter Break...Due Tuesday 4-21-09
Finish the book by Friday 4-24-09
Quizzes will be given as "pop" reading quizzes as well as announced.
Bake Sale for the orphanage next week as well.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
While I was away at the museum
Complete Vocabulary Book page 229 and 237-239
Tomorrow Macbeth Multiple Choice Test
Thursday Essay test
Friday Vocabulary Test
Bring Lit Book...we'll discuss sonnets...starting with one on page 412
If you did not finish paraphrasing ones on page 552-553 and 613 you can after the quiz on Wednesday.
Tomorrow Macbeth Multiple Choice Test
Thursday Essay test
Friday Vocabulary Test
Bring Lit Book...we'll discuss sonnets...starting with one on page 412
If you did not finish paraphrasing ones on page 552-553 and 613 you can after the quiz on Wednesday.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Week of March 23rd
The 3rd Quarter ends this week...time flies!
Due Monday:
Read TPCAST...(do the P...paraphrase) the sonnet by Shakespeare in your Lit book on page 412...write in your book
complete Macbeth video response if you did not finish in class
Tuesday I'll be out a bit of the day with the APAH class (Musuem tours at Balboa Park). Complete vocabulary activities if not done in class.
Wednesday and Thursday Macbeth test...review ideas:
1. reading study guides
2. audio version of the book...listen and follow along to parts you found challenging
3. be able to identify key quotes that have meaning to plot/character development
4. ESSAY OPTIONS MAY INCLUDE the following along with additional questions tied to themes/character analysis ...ALL ANSWERS MUST HAVE CONCRETE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT
One of the themes in Macbeth is that wrongdoings have serious consequences. Discuss this statement with careful reference to the play and to the decline of BOTH Lady Macbeth and Macbeth.
Shakespeare's women are not slaves or subordinates to men in the plays. They are complete characters in their own right; they influence the plot; they have dreams, ambitions, feelings, and desires; they are capable of sin and guilt, as well as joy and love; they, like men, can become tragic figures. With specific reference to scenes and events in the play, discuss how much of this is true for Lady Macbeth.
The search for power was Macbeth/Lady Macbeth's fatal flaw.
Who is the tragic character in the story?
Wednesday we'll do the multiple choice questions, Thursday the essay/short answer.
Friday Vocabulary Test lessons 15-21
Due Monday:
Read TPCAST...(do the P...paraphrase) the sonnet by Shakespeare in your Lit book on page 412...write in your book
complete Macbeth video response if you did not finish in class
Tuesday I'll be out a bit of the day with the APAH class (Musuem tours at Balboa Park). Complete vocabulary activities if not done in class.
Wednesday and Thursday Macbeth test...review ideas:
1. reading study guides
2. audio version of the book...listen and follow along to parts you found challenging
3. be able to identify key quotes that have meaning to plot/character development
4. ESSAY OPTIONS MAY INCLUDE the following along with additional questions tied to themes/character analysis ...ALL ANSWERS MUST HAVE CONCRETE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT
One of the themes in Macbeth is that wrongdoings have serious consequences. Discuss this statement with careful reference to the play and to the decline of BOTH Lady Macbeth and Macbeth.
Shakespeare's women are not slaves or subordinates to men in the plays. They are complete characters in their own right; they influence the plot; they have dreams, ambitions, feelings, and desires; they are capable of sin and guilt, as well as joy and love; they, like men, can become tragic figures. With specific reference to scenes and events in the play, discuss how much of this is true for Lady Macbeth.
The search for power was Macbeth/Lady Macbeth's fatal flaw.
Who is the tragic character in the story?
Wednesday we'll do the multiple choice questions, Thursday the essay/short answer.
Friday Vocabulary Test lessons 15-21
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
I'm off to DC
to a workshop at the Holocaust Memorial Museum. I'll return Sunday night.
Upcoming work:
1. Autobiography papers are due on 3-17-09
2. Vocabulary Quiz is NEXT Friday 3-20 on Lessons 19 and 20
3. We'll have a Macbeth test ... the 23rd, 24th or 25th
4. Vocabulary test the 27th...lessons 15-21
Bring your vocabulary books,literature books and Macbeth books to class the rest of the quarter
Bring Frankenstein starting April 1st...this is NOT an April Fool's Day Joke! There may be one of those but this is not one!
See everyone on Monday!
Upcoming work:
1. Autobiography papers are due on 3-17-09
2. Vocabulary Quiz is NEXT Friday 3-20 on Lessons 19 and 20
3. We'll have a Macbeth test ... the 23rd, 24th or 25th
4. Vocabulary test the 27th...lessons 15-21
Bring your vocabulary books,literature books and Macbeth books to class the rest of the quarter
Bring Frankenstein starting April 1st...this is NOT an April Fool's Day Joke! There may be one of those but this is not one!
See everyone on Monday!
Friday, March 6, 2009
The rest of 3rd quarter...it ends 3-27-09
There are 3 weeks left in the quarter...here's a guideline of what's in store:
Macbeth quiz Act 4
Monday 3-9 for Blocks 4,5
Tuesday 3-10 for Block 3
Homework (if not done in class) due Monday 3-9-09
Read lit book pages 540-545...info may be included on Macbeth quiz act 4
Vocabulary:
Friday Feb 20th...Quiz lessons 19-20
Friday Feb 27th...Test Lessons 15-21 (this semester's words)
Autobiography Paper Final Draft Due 3/17/09
What will be doing the next three weeks? We'll be finishing reading Macbeth in class, watching the Macbeth video, reading Shakespeare's Sonnets and taking a Shakespeare test (date To Be Announced)
Looking to he 4th Quarter...
March 31st the next Outside Reading BOOK TITLE must be chosen and "signed up"
We'll do a poetry unit
We'll read Frankenstein ... bring to class April 1st
We'll read Tom Sawyer...bring to class May 1st
We'll do one more paper (resume/cover letter/etc.)
Macbeth quiz Act 4
Monday 3-9 for Blocks 4,5
Tuesday 3-10 for Block 3
Homework (if not done in class) due Monday 3-9-09
Read lit book pages 540-545...info may be included on Macbeth quiz act 4
Vocabulary:
Friday Feb 20th...Quiz lessons 19-20
Friday Feb 27th...Test Lessons 15-21 (this semester's words)
Autobiography Paper Final Draft Due 3/17/09
What will be doing the next three weeks? We'll be finishing reading Macbeth in class, watching the Macbeth video, reading Shakespeare's Sonnets and taking a Shakespeare test (date To Be Announced)
Looking to he 4th Quarter...
March 31st the next Outside Reading BOOK TITLE must be chosen and "signed up"
We'll do a poetry unit
We'll read Frankenstein ... bring to class April 1st
We'll read Tom Sawyer...bring to class May 1st
We'll do one more paper (resume/cover letter/etc.)
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The end of February
Friday the 20th we'll have a vocabulary quiz on lesson 16. Blocks 3 and 5 will have act 2 quiz ...block 4 will have a quiz on Monday 2/23
Tuesday 2/24 Act 5 of Macbeth is due
Friday 2/27 Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 17
Tuesday March 3rd - OR Due.
Tuesday 2/24 Act 5 of Macbeth is due
Friday 2/27 Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 17
Tuesday March 3rd - OR Due.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Week of February 16th
No school on Monday the 16th - enjoy the three day weekend!
Tuesday 2-17 the ROUGH draft of the Autobiography paper is due - rubric on class website (link under helpful links)
Thursday 2-19 Act 4 worksheet due
Friday 2-20 Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 16
We'll read Macbeth in class...our Act 2 quiz will be the day AFTER we finish the act...this is the policy for the entire play. A project/test will be at the conclusion of the play. We front loaded reading Macbeth in the beginning of the month so that you would have time to also "dig in" and read your OR book on nights when you have less work. REMEMBER you always have OR to read if you have not turned in your project...perhaps budget a few pages a night.
Tuesday 2-17 the ROUGH draft of the Autobiography paper is due - rubric on class website (link under helpful links)
Thursday 2-19 Act 4 worksheet due
Friday 2-20 Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 16
We'll read Macbeth in class...our Act 2 quiz will be the day AFTER we finish the act...this is the policy for the entire play. A project/test will be at the conclusion of the play. We front loaded reading Macbeth in the beginning of the month so that you would have time to also "dig in" and read your OR book on nights when you have less work. REMEMBER you always have OR to read if you have not turned in your project...perhaps budget a few pages a night.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Due Friday 2-13-09
Truth is Stranger than Fiction creative story...turn in rough and final draft. If you miss class due to Grandparent's Day your work STILL MUST Be turned in ... drop it by before school so you do not forget!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Macbeth Act 1 Update
Blocks 4 and 5 completed reading ACT 1 today...the quiz will be tomorrow, Wed 2-10-09. Block 3 has a page or two left...quiz will be Thursday 2-11-09.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Semester 2 Papers
Paper #1 Autobiography
Rough Draft due Tuesday 2-17-09
Final Draft Due Tuesday March 17th (St. Patrick's Day!)
Paper #2 Resume/Cover Letter
Rough Draft Due Tuesday 4-7-09
Final Draft due Tuesday 5-5-09
Visit the NEW Class website (linked on blog also) for the documents - attached. I'll use the website for documents and this for explanations.
Rough Draft due Tuesday 2-17-09
Final Draft Due Tuesday March 17th (St. Patrick's Day!)
Paper #2 Resume/Cover Letter
Rough Draft Due Tuesday 4-7-09
Final Draft due Tuesday 5-5-09
Visit the NEW Class website (linked on blog also) for the documents - attached. I'll use the website for documents and this for explanations.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Online Version of Macbeth
http://library.thinkquest.org/2888/
There are free downloads of audio versions of the book - you may wish to listen at home as you read. WE WILL read ALOUD in class.
There are free downloads of audio versions of the book - you may wish to listen at home as you read. WE WILL read ALOUD in class.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
First day in the books!
One day down, the rest of the semester to go! Thanks for helping get the semester started on a good note!
Homework tonight:
1. write down all assignments (so far posted) in your planner
2. NOTE 1st vocabulary lesson will be lesson 15 - next week - quiz will be THURSDAY 2-12-09 as Friday the 13th is Grandparent's Day at school
3. Outside Reading Book #1 needs to be approved by tomorrow.
Only block 3 got to the writing prompt...no need to do that for homework...we'll start with the tomorrow.
I'll have the semester gradebook set up by the end of the week...you can start to check your grades online this weekend...
A few reminders for a successful semester:
1. always do your homework - come to tutoring in the morning to see if you did it correctly if you are needing extra help
2. always write down assignments WHEN THEY ARE POSTED...the goal is to give you notice...add the future dates into your planner! BUY a planner if you do not have one!
3. stay organized...your binder needs to have the syllabus in front and a section for vocab, grammar and literature. writing prompts that are grammar related will go in grammar, others will go behind your syllabus
4. daily trivia has always been an option...it is an opportunity for an extra point EVEY day...take advantage - I DO NOT round grades at the end of the semester because of this continuous "perk".
Homework tonight:
1. write down all assignments (so far posted) in your planner
2. NOTE 1st vocabulary lesson will be lesson 15 - next week - quiz will be THURSDAY 2-12-09 as Friday the 13th is Grandparent's Day at school
3. Outside Reading Book #1 needs to be approved by tomorrow.
Only block 3 got to the writing prompt...no need to do that for homework...we'll start with the tomorrow.
I'll have the semester gradebook set up by the end of the week...you can start to check your grades online this weekend...
A few reminders for a successful semester:
1. always do your homework - come to tutoring in the morning to see if you did it correctly if you are needing extra help
2. always write down assignments WHEN THEY ARE POSTED...the goal is to give you notice...add the future dates into your planner! BUY a planner if you do not have one!
3. stay organized...your binder needs to have the syllabus in front and a section for vocab, grammar and literature. writing prompts that are grammar related will go in grammar, others will go behind your syllabus
4. daily trivia has always been an option...it is an opportunity for an extra point EVEY day...take advantage - I DO NOT round grades at the end of the semester because of this continuous "perk".
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Macbeth Assignments
Happy New Year to everyone! Enjoy Intersession this month.
We'll start Macbeth the week we return to school. Tuesday February 3rd bring Macbeth to class as well as your vocabulary and grammar books.
Below is the guideline for the Macbeth unit. Please write the assignments down in your planner as a backup in the event you are unable to access a computer to get the details...when you want/need them.
Procedure:
Act 1: read/complete reading guide by Thursday 2-5-09
Act 2: read/complete reading guide by Tuesday 2-10-09
Act 3: read/complete reading guide by Thursday 2-12-09
Act 4: read/complete reading guide by Thursday 2-19-09
Act 5: read/complete reading guide by Tuesday 2-24-09
Remember all work you turn in must be your own. If you are confused with the Shakespeare, visit me during my tutoring hours (starting at 7 each day or by appointment).
The book looks longer than it really is...one page is the text and the page next to it is notes/translations. For example...what you have to read in ACT 1 is actually 19 pages...the notes are for assistance as needed. TAKE NOTES ON QUESTIONS you have while ACTIVE READING. We'll discuss in class!
We'll start Macbeth the week we return to school. Tuesday February 3rd bring Macbeth to class as well as your vocabulary and grammar books.
Below is the guideline for the Macbeth unit. Please write the assignments down in your planner as a backup in the event you are unable to access a computer to get the details...when you want/need them.
Procedure:
- We will read Macbeth at home (one ACT at a time) and complete a study guide
- We'll read the act in class (students will be given parts)
- We'll have a quiz on the act (the day after it is finished in class...this is your announcement of each quiz)
- A test will follow the completion of the book (The Monday after we finish the book in class)
Act 1: read/complete reading guide by Thursday 2-5-09
Act 2: read/complete reading guide by Tuesday 2-10-09
Act 3: read/complete reading guide by Thursday 2-12-09
Act 4: read/complete reading guide by Thursday 2-19-09
Act 5: read/complete reading guide by Tuesday 2-24-09
Remember all work you turn in must be your own. If you are confused with the Shakespeare, visit me during my tutoring hours (starting at 7 each day or by appointment).
The book looks longer than it really is...one page is the text and the page next to it is notes/translations. For example...what you have to read in ACT 1 is actually 19 pages...the notes are for assistance as needed. TAKE NOTES ON QUESTIONS you have while ACTIVE READING. We'll discuss in class!
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