Block Day

Today we took care of "leftovers":
Discussed Figurative Language in Macbeth
Passed out Rubric for Resume and Cover Letter (discussed yesterday)

Started:
Grammar...unit 11 Punctuation (Page 247)
Motif WS

Homework:
Macbeth Acts 1-3 and Poetry Quiz Friday
Irony WS due Monday 3-5
Resume and Cover Letter Draft (Walsh and Wilson Homerooms Monday)

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Tuesday 2-28-12 Semester Two Paper Announcement

ANNOUNCEMENT...first PAPER of the Semester...

Starting THIS WEEK in homeroom the college counselors will take 10th grade students to the library to start working on a RESUME in NAVIANCE.

This is an opportunity to get a class assignment started, perhaps completed, during homeroom.

FIRST, read the requirements of the assignment on the papers page of the website. The document name is RESUMECoverLetter. Start your resume during homeroom...turn in a rough draft of your resume and create a cover letter to a potential employer by the MONDAY after your homeroom "lesson". The final draft will be due 4-16-12. This paper assignment and rubric is due during class time, not uploaded to turnitin.com. The format of a resume is KEY...some people lose formatting on turnitin.com...no need to go through that with this KEY assignment.

Rough Draft Due Dates...NO LATER THAN the Monday after your homeroom training...
Walsh & Wilson Homeroom - Due Monday 3-5-12 in class with rubric
Fr. Alvin Homeroom - Due Monday 3-12-12 in class with rubric
Roberts & Yoakum Homeroom - Due Monday 3-19-12 in class with rubric
Gormley & MacVay - Due Monday 3-26-12 in class with rubric
Allen & Carson Homeroom - Due Monday 4-2-12 in class with rubric

Monday 2-27-12

We'll complete viewing Super Bowl Ads analysis then move on to figurative language used in Macbeth. Figurative language WS is homework if not completed in class.

(The blocks that did not finish the "Conscience" Chart Friday will complete the chart as well)

REMINDER: ONLINE COURSE REGISTRATION FOR SOPHOMORES, NEXT YEAR'S JUNIORS, IS MARCH 1-5.

Macbeth and Poetry Quiz FRIDAY

Friday 2-24-12

Today we discussed/presented to the class/took notes on Question #2 from Block Day...evidence of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth knowing the difference between right and wrong, choosing to do wrong and the evidence of GUILT/guilty conscience.

Announcements:
Macbeth/Poetry Quiz on Acts 1-3 moved to Friday 3-2-12
Macbeth/Poetry Test Block Day 3/7 and 3/8 (depending on block #)

Study:
Notes from class
Homework WS
Website pages (Poetry Terms with a *) (Macbeth Page too)

BLOCK DAY 2-22/23

We got into groups (BY ACTS) today in BLOCKS 2-4-6 (Block 3 will tomorrow) and searched for evidence to support the ideas:

Q #1: HOW IS NATURE A HIDDEN CHARACTER IN THE PLAY?

Q #2: WHAT EVIDENCE EXISTS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT MACBETH AND LADY MACBETH KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG? WHAT EVIDENCE EXISTS TO SHOW THEY HAVE A GUILTY CONSCIENCE?

We shared Question #1 together with the class.

FRIDAY: Share Question #2 and discuss figurative language and conflict within the play.

Tuesday 2-21-11

Welcome Back after a LONG weekend!

Today you turned in Macbeth Acts 4 and 5 WS. All papers that had not been returned were returned.

We read more of the play aloud and discussed as we read. Today the focus was to pay particular attention to:
1. WEATHER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PLOT/CHARACTER'S ACTIONS
2. THE ROLE OF MASCULINITY/FEMINITY (Who "runs" the Macbeth household?
Does it follow traditional gender stereotypes?)

The first Tuesdays With Rene'BONUS opportunity began. Brave New World movie will last for a few weeks. The second opportunity will be Gulliver's Travels.

ANNOUNCEMENT:
Macbeth Quiz (Acts 1 and 2 and part of 3...specifics will be announced FRIDAY) and POETRY Quiz on TUESDAY 2-28-12.
The Poetry Terms with a STAR nest to them on the poetry page of the class website are necessary to review as those are the ones we have been discussing/taking notes on in class. An additional copy of the TPCASTT document is located on the poetry page as well.

Friday 2-17-12

Block Day we discussed the components of a sonnet and used the TPCASTT format to translate/understand Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 (Let me not to the marriage of true minds).

Today's Plan:
Continue READING Macbeth (It's Grandparent's Day so some of you may not be in class due to your family visiting)

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday 2-20 DAY OFF
Tuesday 2-21 DUE: Finish Reading Macbeth/WS
Tuesday 2-28-12: Macbeth/Sonnets/Poetry Terms Quiz

TPCASTT worksheet and poetry terms listed on Poetry Page of class website (if notes misplaced)

Valentine's Day

Today everyone was given VALENTINE CONVERSATION HEARTS and conversations were written between characters from the stories we read this year.

We viewed a few presentations of Super Bowl ads...the rest will be BLOCK DAY and Friday.

Block Day:
Have ACTIVE READ pages 543-546 and Sonnets by Shakespeare on page 412 and 485. We'll discuss, watch a few Super Bowl Advertisement Presentations and Read MACBETH! Friday we'll continue where we leave off on Block Day.

Week of 2-13-12

Monday 2-13
Announcements: Homeroom Wed/Thurs...course selection information. Mass and TIE DAY (Grandparents Day) FRIDAY
Due today: Macbeth Acts 2 and 3
A NEW post has been added to Cross Country Connections Blogging About Books...it will be LIVE for 10 days before a new one is added.

Tuesday 2-14 Happy Valentine's Day
Due Today:
Superbowl Ad. Group Project
Intersession Contest Document and Word Count if not done before...check www.turnitin.com (bring a hard copy to class)

BLOCK DAY:
ACTIVE Read Shakespeare Sonnets from the LIT BOOK
Page 412 (Let me not to the marriage of true minds)
Page 485-6 (Shall I compare thee to a summer's day)
ALSO read BACKGROUND INFORMATION about the Sonnet (543-546)

NEXT WEEK:
Monday ... Day Off
Tuesday Finish reading Macbeth and complete WS

Bonus Due in class 2-14-12
The American Artist Jim Dine created this artwork. When did he live? What title do people give to the type of art he creates?

FRIDAY 2-10-12

Announcements:
1. MEET IN THE LIBRARY for group work
2. Macbeth Acts 2 and 3 - read and ws due MONDAY 2-13-12
3. Group project due/present in class and turn in written response TUESDAY 2-14-12

In the Library:
You will be put in groups and work with your partners to complete the project ... Analysis of Super Bowl ads. You have class time to work today. It is due on Tuesday. Come to class prepared to be the first group chosen! The assignment is linked to SOTW and will be on the bottom of the class homepage before class starts.

Students that were absent for class today...complete the assignment Step 2 individually.

BLOCK DAYS

Block Day we looked at the image STOP CLUBBING, BABY SEALS and discussed why punctuation matters. We discussed how paying attention to punctuation as we read assists in comprehension.

We worked on understanding nuances of the English language and how meaning matters in pronunciation through an analysis of a poem.

POETRY TERMS we wrote down and discussed:

ALLITERATION
ASSONANCE
ALLUSION
END RHYME, RHYME SCHEME (RHYMING COUPLETS)
INTERNAL RHYME
STANZA

After...we looked at Super Bowl Commercials and discussed questions from Monday's Blog Post.

Monday 2-6-12

Macbeth Act 1 Read and WW Due today in class.

Today we looked at NEW student view of Saints on the Web so everyone was aware how to find assignments with the "new" version of SOTW.

New Announcements:
Due BLOCK day...watch Super Bowl Ads (http://www.usatoday.com/superbowl46/admeter.htm) and consider the following:

1. What ad(s) did you find most entertaining, and why?
(be specific and give details here)
2. What ad(s) did you find the most dull, and why?
3. Which ad(s) did you think were most effective, and why?
4. Which ad(s) were you most willing to share (email, tweet about) with a friend?
5. Which ad(s) featured well-known personalities? Why?
6. Which “techniques of persuasion” were used in each ad?
We will discuss in class on Block Day and do a Group Project in the library on Friday. Group Presentation in class Tuesday 2-14-12.


A history of Elizabethan England was presented. Parts were assigned and we started reading Macbeth aloud in class.

Friday 2-3-12

Day of Service...See you in class Monday...

Read Macbeth and complete the Study Guide by Monday

Get ready to READ ACT 1 of Macbeth together...

Q: Who says the following QUOTE in ACT 1:
"False face must hide what false heart doth know"

Shakespeare Titles ONLINE

If you forget your book...the Complete Works of William Shakespeare ONLINE

Block Days 2-1 and 2-2

We watched Change fhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifor a Dollar on YouTube and wrote in our JOURNALS about the idea of first impressions and judging someone by the way they "look".

We wear Fashion Police from the Upfront Magazine dated 12-12-11. We connected the story to the video (judging appearance).

We discussed being critical readers when reading NONFICTION.

READING FOR INFORMATION...checklist for success
Note the Title and Images included
Note the Author's Name (note gender and ethnicity)
Ask Yourself...
What is the purpose?
For what audience was this meant?
Read between the lines...
What is the THESIS
Ask Yourself...
Was anything omitted?
Is there evidence of bias?

We DEBATED: (Take a position) Should there be a law forcing food manufacturers to alert customers to changes in packaging? What would be the benefits and drawbacks of such legislation? Based on the article Hey, Who Shrank My Doritos? from the 10-3-11 Upfront Magazine.