Turnitin.com REGISTER NOW

go to www.turnitin.com

find new user at the top right hand corner of the page - click on new user

follow the prompts and register for YOUR SPECIFIC BLOCK ... do this before MIDNIGHT Thursday 10-1-09. Register for BOTH English and APAH at the same time, if applicable.

ID #'s:
Block 3: 2906266
Block 4: 2906268
Block 5: 2906269

APAH: 2906265

+++++ Turnitin.com emailed me 10-2-09 at 1 pm and requested I not release password publically for YOUR privacy. I gave the info to you in class...you should be able to complete this...if you forgot the passowrd, email my yahoo account as for the info.

September draws to a close

Some of you have paper drafts to turn in...a second copy stapled to the first...they are due tomorrow and I'll return to you on Friday. FINAL drafts are due on Friday 10-9-09. One copy MUST be electronically submitted to turnitin.com and a hard copy stapled to the BACK of the rough drafts and brought to class.

Turnitin.com registration information will be posted on a separate blog.

Today we discussed vocabulary lesson 9 and completed the paragraphs on page 105. I met with the last few students about their papers and passed out the last of the BOOK ORDER books. We started to discuss the Management of Grief.

Thursday we'll discuss the Management of Grief, Turnitin.com registration and how to type a header and footer in a word document. If there is extra time we'll review vocabulary words for Friday's quiz...sentence format...each block will be given a list of words to use in a sentence and a topic for the sentences to follow.

I am updating grades and the blog...check for everything EXCEPT vocabulary test corrections to be updated online by 4 pm. If you see a discrepancy, please let me know!

Check your OUTSIDE READING BOOK CHOSEN GRADE...those with a ZERO MUST get a title approved by me ASAP...I do NOT accept the OR reports without having approved the book first.

September 29

Today I introduced lesson 8 vocabulary words and we went over the paragraphs on pages 94 and 95. Tomorrow we'll do the same for lesson 9.

After doing so I passed back the vocabulary test and gave students time to correct in class (homework if not done) then let students read from their OR book as I met with students about their paper drafts. (Tomorrow I have 2 people to meet with in block 5).

Block 4 students were given their copies of Survival in Auschwitz and In My Hands Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer today. Tomorrow blocks 3 and 5 will get their books.

Remember ... vocabulary quiz Friday is on lessons 8 and 9 ... words will have to be used in sentences based on the topic the class is given. Each class will have a different topic.

Monday 9-28-09

Today several of you were absent...here's what we did:

Students turned in homework and worked on Vocabulary lessons 8 and 9 words and definitions (that quiz will be Friday...sentence format. After students did this they read their Outside Reading book. I met with students and discussed paper drafts. Some students need to resubmit a draft by 10-1-09 ... check SOTW by 4 pm today to confirm if that is you.

Final draft of the paper is due Friday 10-9-09.

Tomorrow I'll pass back the vocabulary test and corrections will be due on Wednesday. I'll conference with people I have not meet with re: papers. Then we'll discuss The Management of Grief

Update as of Thursday 9-24-09

Tomorrow is the vocabulary test on lessons 1-7...with an emphasis on 6 and 7. It will be Multiple Choice.

After the test, you will read from your literature book and answer questions. What is not done in class is homework:

ACTIVE READ Bharati Mukherjee's (image above) The Management of Grief in your literature book (starts on page 224). Complete the questions (typed in paragraph form)that follow the story. Answers that do NOT include textual evidence will not be graded. Always support your response!

Next week...we'll discuss the story, introduce vocabulary lessons 8 and 9, get our paper drafts back and work on grammar.

Don't forget...holocaust books in class Monday 10-5-09.

Homework over the weekend...what's coming up

Today we took the vocabulary quiz on lessons 4 and 5. Next week we'll have a test on all words thus far...1-7 (Friday 9-25-09).

After the quiz ... the assignment was to skim Literature book pages 1144-1186 (what I recapitulated in class) BUT NOTE...correct...updated MLA format is on OWL site. Skimming these pages may help with writing the rough draft.

The rough draft of the first paper - EXPOSITORY - is due on Wednesday 9-23-09.
Outside Reading book title needs to be chosen by Wednesday 9-23-09.

Have BOTH Holocaust book titles in class Monday October 5th. Those that ordered through class will have there by then.

Grammar concepts this week and next:
Active and Passive Voice of verbs
Parallel Construction
Shifts in tense, form and voice of verbs
Mood of a verb

Homework due Thursday

Turn your paper topic idea into a more developed draft...

Write a Thesis Statement
Write the intro sentences to the body paragraphs (at least three body paragraphs).

This will be collected tomorrow and returned before your vocabulary quiz on Friday.

Make sure to check to see if you can access the library's online collection!

Wednesday 9-16-09

Wednesday at 6:30 PM is Sophomore Parent Night.

Homework due Wednesday:
1. Look over Expository Paper Guidelines on class website
2. Come up with a topic, write it down. It could be as developed as a thesis and outline. It could be as general as I want to write a paper about...
3. Look at the Saints WEBSITE and go to the Library page. Check to make sure your password works to use ebrary and the other PRIMARY AND SECONDARY sources that the school provides for you.

Start working now...the paper draft is due Wednesday the 23rd...your BEST work is not done the night before!! Don't let the comic strip become your reality.

Week of September 14

Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 3 was given back on Monday 9-14-09.If corrections were not finished in class they will be homework - Due Tomorrow.

The vocabulary quiz for lessons 4 and 5 will be Friday. It will be both multiple choice ad sentence creation format. Be ready for both.

This week we'll discuss stories from our literature book, discuss the paper draft that is due NEXT WED 9/23/09 and vocabulary.

Grammar this week will include verbs: Active vs Passive voice.

Friday 9-11-09

Friday will be the Vocabulary Quiz (Multiple Choice) for lesson 3.

After the quiz you are to ACTIVE read from your literature book the story by Amy Tan called A Pair of Tickets. The story commences on page 166. By Monday have read the story and completed questions 1-3 on page 181 (typed, in paragraph form and using textual evidence to support your response).

September 8 and beyond

Today I passed back vocabulary quizzes. Corrections are due tomorrow. Friday we'll have a multiple choice quiz on lesson 3.

Wednesday in class we'll discuss MLK article that you did summaries for, discuss active reading. We'll read from our Literature Books. Homework will be Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants (starts on page 114). Active read and answer questions 1 and 2 (page 117-118) in paragraph form.

Continue to bring Summer Reading Books with you to class.

Don't forget Mass Thursday and Pep Rally on Friday.

Week of September 7th

Have a great day off on Monday!!! Enjoy the long weekend.

Tuesday the 8th you'll need to bring in your lit book along with your other books. If you have not turned in your book order form it needs to be in today as well.

Did you create your GMAIL account? If not, do so before you come to school on Tuesday.

VOCABULARY this week...lesson 3. The Quiz on Friday will be multiple choice. Part of it will be "book" style questions and part of it I will write.