Friday 9-30-11

Today was vocabulary Quiz Lesson 5 (multiple choice format). Next week lesson 6 will be sentence format.

After the quiz you were to take one paper from each of the three piles on my desk and to put them in the WRITING section of your binders. We'll look to those pages from time to time as we discuss paper revisions, etc. They are RESOURCES to keep in your binder ... NOT necessary to read ASAP.

After the quiz, you had the rest of the class time to read In My Hands. Part 1 reading and worksheet are due next Friday 10-7-11.

MONDAY...literature quiz #1 (short answer format).

As I complete your drafts, I'll send emails through turnitin.com to the class. Make sure you check as you may be required to submit an additional draft so that I can give you more feedback.

Tuesday 9-27-11

Today we discussed the homework assignment from the weekend and will continue on Block Day.

Did words and definitions chapter 5...Multiple Choice 25 point quiz on Friday.

Monday 9-26-11

House cleaning and get organized day!!

Papers passed back. Time was given to hole punch and get all papers put in the correct location in class binders. http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Key Dates to know:
Rubric for paper 1 was due in class today. Assignment must be uploaded to www.turnitin.com by 11:59 tonight to be on time.

Correct vocabulary quiz lessons (2/3) and 4 by BLOCK DAY. Return scantron (4) for use on Friday's quiz.

Friday 9-30-11 Vocabulary quiz 5 (multiple choice)

Monday 10-3-11 Have outside reading book chosen. If you chose BLOG Cross Country Connections, have joined as a "follower" no later than this date.

Monday 10-3-11 Literature Quiz on Management of Grief, Trail of the Green Blazer, Story of an Hour, Thesis, Lit Book 12-21 and writing/reading handouts. (Short Answer format)

Friday 10-7-11 Vocabulary Lesson 6 quiz...use words in sentences AND In My Hands Part 1 Reading and Study Guide Due. Linked Here

I found a link to the Story of an Hour

if you do not have your book...click on the link below:

Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin (1894)

Friday...

Friday is Vocabulary Quiz 4 ... Multiple Choice
After the quiz...Read Story from an Hour (314-315 Lit Book) and answer all the questions on the worksheet. Typed responses due Monday. Document linked on the SHORT STORY page of the webiste. Linked here.


Upcoming Due Dates:
Monday 9-26-11 Library of Congress ROUGH DRAFT...due to www.turnitin.com by Midnight Monday. Rubric due in class Monday. Remember guidelines can be found on papers page of website. Email me at renemacvay@yahoo.com if you have questions. I'll be in class on Monday as well to answer questions.


Monday Papers that have been graded...everything on SOTW will be passed back. Vocabulary quiz corrections 2-3-4 due BLOCK DAY.

Friday 9-30-11 Vocabulary Lesson 5 Multiple Choice Format Quiz and Literature Quiz.


REMINDER
My Tutoring Time...Wednesdays 7 AM

Starting in October...
Tuesday AM...writing workshop...get help or work on CONTEST entries
Thursday AM...vocabulary games...learn while having fun and earning BONUS points!


Mr. Osberg Tutors at lunch M-Th in Mrs. Arnn's room.

In My Hands Study Guide

was posted on the In My Hands page of the class website

I pushed back the first deadline as several students were without books. WE CANNOT delay the rest of the books. September 19th was the deadline. You are expected to have Survival in Auschwitz and Brave New World already. We will start Survival in Auschwitz by October 15th.


Part 1: Due Friday 10/7/11
Part 2: Due Tuesday 10/18/11
Part 3: Due Tuesday 10/25/11

Block Day

Vocabulary Review: Words/Definitions Card Game to make sentences

Management of Grief Discussion

Tuesday 9-20-11

Today we worked on Vocabulary Lesson 4 pages 54 and 56 (1-10 on each page).

We discussed the concepts of THESIS, reading and predicting and the Significance of a story's title (discussing 20/20 and The Management of Grief).

Block Day...We'll continue discussing:
FOIL
Mood
Setting
Characters
Role of Gender, Role of Immigrant
Religion and Culture Clash
Search for Self
Culture Study Through Reading Literature

Tutoring Hours...

Remember I have morning duty at the stairwell until the 21st. If you need to come in on Wednesday make sure you stop by early since I cannot stay in the classroom all the time until Mass begins.


Starting in OCTOBER...

Tuesday mornings will be drop in writing help. We can work on your current papers or creative writing OR writing contest entries...BONUS points in writing category for well developed, insightful contest entries. Bonus goes to papers that are created with effort, over and above the general requirements for the class.

Thursday Mornings we'll have drop in vocabulary games. We'll have Scrabble and Upwords and Crosswords. Interact with words, study vocabulary. Have FUN learning. Earn BONUS points in vocabulary quiz category.

Week of 9-19-11

Monday:
1. We completed words and definitions for lesson 4 in the Vocabulary Book and completed 1-5 of the synonyms and 15-20 of the antonyms section in lesson 4
2. I showed everyone how to upload their paper draft to www.turnitin.com (due NEXT MONDAY night by 11:59 PM)
3. Due Tomorrow...read literature Book pages 12-21
4. Of the Semester 1 books, bring to class In My Hands starting tomorrow. The rest can stay in your locker.

Tuesday and Block Day:
Vocabulary Review and Literature Discussion
Return vocabulary quiz lessons 2/3 and Summer Reading tests.Vocabulary corrections due Monday 9-26-11.

Friday:
1. Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 4 (Multiple choice)
2. When finished with the vocabulary quiz, read The Story of an Hour (ACTIVE READ) from your lit book...page 314-315.

Outside Reading Book ... you need to make a choice...

After you read the rubric on the papers page of the website, you are reminded that you can chose, OPTION 1 ... participate in Cross Country Connections and do 2 small parts of the Outside Reading Report OR to complete the outside reading report. The due date to decide is the last day of September. You need to have your book APPROVED by me BEFORE the first class day in October OR have committed to the blog Cross Country Connections by JOINING.

You CAN do both, one would be considered BONUS. You NEED to make a decision by the first day of class in OCTOBER.

I can work with you on the publication date...preferably it is within your lifetime but exceptions can be made...see me!

If you wish to do MAUS I and II ... you can order off Amazon (at this time used books start at $2.03) or go to Barnes and Noble in town.

If you are looking to find a Historical Fiction, Coming of Age Story or Memoir that was written NEAR your lifetime...you can look to some of these locations for lists of books, book reviews and other helpful information.

For the Love of Ya (a Blog about Young Adult literature, author interviews, book reviews). This blog is by a friend of mine, one of my fellow USHMM Teacher Fellows.

Coming of Age Books Website
Nonfiction Coming of Age List by Amazon

Top 9 Coming of Age Novels on About.com

Coming of Age Book Club Classics

Historical Fiction Novels listed by time and place

Historical Novel Society ... information about NEW historical titles

Historical Fiction and Memoir titles

Historical Fiction Novels List by Amazon.com

Top 10 Best Memoir Novels

Popular Memoir Books

Biographies and Memoirs of Athletes

Thesis Statements...and upcoming class schedule...

Friday we'll have Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 2/3. After the quiz, the assignment is to read the handout about FORMING A THESIS STATEMENT. (Linked here)

All students NEED to go to the papers page of the webiste and start to formulate ideas for paper draft #1 Due uploaded to turnitin.com by midnight Monday 9-26-11. All students need to also make a decision as to their Outside Reading Book...Options 1 or 2 or BOTH read the book and participate in the blog ... Bonus if you do more than what is minimum expectation! A decision needs to be made/title chosen and approved by the first day of class in October (Paper Grade for your choice).

No written homework this weekend...start to work on your paper!

Next week...

We'll work on vocabulary lesson 4 & discuss short stories. Bring your semester 1 novel In My Hands with you on Block Day. Vocabulary quiz lesson 4 (multiple choice) on Friday.

I have morning duty ... just realized I forgot to tell you in class today.

September 15-21...I will not be avail;able in the classroom for assistance but will be at the parking stairwell (outside college counseling) from 7:25-7:40 each day. Stop by if you have any questions that I can answer from there!

I'll post a note on the door as an additional reminder.

Block Days...Upcoming Due Dates

BLOCK DAYS the Portfolios you had in Mrs. Arnn's class will be returned. They are to be kept in your locker OR at home. We will access them once or twice per semester. You will have notice as to when to bring them back to class.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Outside reading books can be kept at home or in your lockers till Semester Exam Review in December.

Today I went over due dates and paper topic information for Paper #1 and The Outside Reading Report. All dates and rubrics can be found on the papers page of the class website. We wrote down the dates in our planner.

We complete vocabulary Book Pages 38 (1-10) and 40 (1-10). We went over the answers to those as well as the synonyms and antonyms from yesterday.

We started to discuss A Management of Grief and Trail of the Green Blazer....more next week.

Upcoming Due Dates:
Friday: Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 2/3
Monday 9/19 have Semester 1 novels in class.
Friday 8/23 Vocabulary Quiz (4...Multiple Choice)
Monday 9/26 Rough Draft Paper #1
Friday 9/30 Vocabulary (5...Multiple Choice)
Monday 10/3 Have Outside Reading Book Chosen and Approved and written down on chart in class. Choice MUST be finalized by today for full credit.

Papers Page of the Website is finalized...

Announcement about Outside Reading, and papers to be given in class on block days this week.

Tuesday 9-13-11

I missed everyone yesterday. Nice to be back today!

I passed back papers today. The MULTIPLE CHOICE section of the summer reading test was given today. If you missed it, come in before school tomorrow during my tutoring hours or art lunch Thursday. If those times do not work for you, email me asap so we can make plans.

After the test, students had time to work on vocabulary lesson 3 synonyms and antonyms. Block 3 corrected the assignment, the other classes will start by correcting that block day. What was not finished in class is homework.

Block day we'll review vocabulary and discuss A Management of Grief and Trail of the Green Blazer. Paper Topics for the Semester AND Outside Reading Options will be discussed.

Friday...quiz on Vocabulary Lessons 2-3 (50 Multiple choice and 10 words (from lesson 2) that you must use 5 of them in sentences about a given comic.

WOW...did not expect today off!

Change in Plans...

Monday...you will still have your Summer Reading Essay Test...Read Management of Grief and complete vocabulary words and definitions lesson 3 when you finish. Finish for homework.

Tuesday - Summer Reading Multiple Choice Test

Friday - Vocabulary Quiz...2 AND 3 (format of 2 is still Multiple choice and sentences...three will be ONLY multiple choice)

Q: What else will we do during the week?
A: Return papers, discuss Trail of Green Blazer and Discuss Management of Grief, vocabulary lesson 3 AND discuss paper topics for this semester.

Block Day

Vocabulary Unit 2 group work:
Page 31 (1-0)
Page 32 (first 5 of antonyms and synonyms)
Page 33 (1-10)

Discuss Tuesdays With Morrie Questions from Last Block Day Blog Post
Discuss The Five People You Meet in Heaven and create conflict chart (found on summer reading page of class website)

Vocabulary Quiz Unit 1 corrections collected

Blocks 2-4-6 did not get to starting The Management of Grief on Wednesday.

Due Friday:
Have Lit Book or story copied and with you in class
Vocabulary Quiz unit 2 (multiple choice + sentences)
Summer Reading Test

Outside Reading

Did you read the August 30th Blog Post? As you are starting to think about picking an outside reading title...perhaps taking the option and participating in the online book club is the option you wish to take.

If so...look for the book...it is officially announced and open today!

http://crosscountryconnections.blogspot.com/

Tuesday 9-6-11

Today I passed back Vocabulary Quiz #1. Some time was given for students to make corrections. If not completed in class, the corrections are homework due BLOCK DAY.

In class there was time to start working on activities in the vocabulary book (pages 31, 33 1-10 each page).

Friday's vocabulary quiz will be part multiple choice and part writing sentences using the words.

I collected $12.00 for the Upfront Magazine.

Make a copy of The Management of Grief (lit book page 224-236) if you do not have your book yet.

Friday...Multiple Choice Test based on summer reading...Monday essay test.

Connention to the Curriculum

The Tempest is playing at the Old Globe for a few more weeks.



If you wish to attend a performance and earn bonus points, you may do so. (Keep in mind, the show is not free, there is an expense involved.) If you see a performance, bring in your ticket stubs and you will be given an assignment to complete to earn the bonus points. We will read the play after Easter Break.

September 1, 2011

Friday we will have our first vocabulary quiz. Remember it is Multiple Choice this week...words and definitions and completing the sentences. Make sure to have a pencil for use on the SCANTRON!

When you complete your vocabulary quiz, you will have the rest of the class period to complete the following:

Due Tuesday 9-6-11

1. Write the words and definitions for Vocabulary Unit 2

2. Bring your LITERATURE BOOK to class

3. Bring the $12.00 for the Upfront Magazine

4. Active Read Trail of the Green Blazer by
R.K. Narayan and complete the questions found on the Short Story page of the class website . Be prepared for a reading quiz on Tuesday.

Next Week:
Tuesday and Block Day...discuss vocabulary and summer reading.
Friday: Vocabulary quiz...unit 2 (use the words in sentences and multiple choice) AND Multiple Choice Format Summer Reading Test

Week of 9/12/11
Monday 9-12-11 Summer Reading Essay Test.