BRING ALL books to class the week of 12-9-12. We'll review in class a bit. The review will be MOST EFFECTIVE if everyone spends time looking for quotes to support potential questions...be prepared to SHARE in class...do not just TAKE from your peers. Only students prepared to SHARE, will be able to participate in the review discussion.
YOU WILL be expected to USE your book and cite COW (quotations and page numbers from the book ... think active reading, page numbers being asked for on homework, etc.) to demonstrate understanding of the literature we read as well as demonstrate understanding of citations and the writing process.
Books Needed:
Tuesdays With Morrie
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Maus I and Maus II
Brave New World
Literature Book (Short Stories)
Diaries (3)
Concepts to Know:
What is FOIL in literature? How is FOIL used in the stories we read?
Characterization: Dynamic, Static, Flat, and Round
Conflicts: Man vs Man, Man vs Self, Man vs Nature, Man vs Society
What does the Saint Augustine High School ESLR "Christian Gentleman" mean? How can characters we read this semester be examples of how to be a Christian Gentleman? Remember: one can learn from BOTH good and bad examples!
Themes to look for evidence in the stories:
Creating Your Own Culture, Fitting in and a Desire for Acceptance
The Power of literature to INFORM
The Power of Literature to ENTERTAIN
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) said, "All men would be tyrants of they could". How do the stories we read support or refute this statement?
Are people a product of nature, nurture, or both?
A character's maturation/coming of age.
The role of technology influencing someone's life.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Vocabulary and Grammar to end the semester
Vocabulary Test 4-5-6 Friday 12-7-12
Multiple Choice Format
Vocabulary Story Rewrite due NO LATER than 12-14-12.
Grammar Quiz Tuesday 12-4-12
Proper use of Quotation Marks, punctuation BOTH with DIRECT quotations and in MLA Format Citations
Grammar Quiz Block Day 12/12 or 12/13
Commonly Confused Words, Parallel Construction, Punctuation
Multiple Choice Format
Vocabulary Story Rewrite due NO LATER than 12-14-12.
Grammar Quiz Tuesday 12-4-12
Proper use of Quotation Marks, punctuation BOTH with DIRECT quotations and in MLA Format Citations
Grammar Quiz Block Day 12/12 or 12/13
Commonly Confused Words, Parallel Construction, Punctuation
Tuesday....and RETREAT DAYS
Tuesday we completed Vocabulary Book page 78 as a review. Papers were passed back and BNW reviewed. Topic Discussed: Linda's death and the "unraveling" of John's character...to be continued Friday. Test Monday...multiple choice and essay format.
Retreat Days:
(REVIEW) Vocabulary Book Pages: 57, 72-73, 75
Grammar Book
Read Page 737 and complete page 738 EX 6 EVENS and page 739 Ex 7 ALL
THIS MUST be completed by everyone as we will correct this in class Friday
The rest of the class time will be given for table review ... creating outline of potential BNW essay/short answer questions.
Retreat Days:
(REVIEW) Vocabulary Book Pages: 57, 72-73, 75
Grammar Book
Read Page 737 and complete page 738 EX 6 EVENS and page 739 Ex 7 ALL
THIS MUST be completed by everyone as we will correct this in class Friday
The rest of the class time will be given for table review ... creating outline of potential BNW essay/short answer questions.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Vocabulary Story Rewrite
For the vocabulary Story Rewrite, you must turn in the ORIGINAL STORY that has my comments on it along with your revision.
Your revision must expand your story to 1,000 to 1,200 words.
ALL 20 words in the vocabulary unit must be used correctly and MADE BOLD or HIGHLIGHTED.
You cannot change the topic of the vocabulary story, just expand upon the story you started.
Remember:
titles are in italics
prepositions DO NOT end sentences
proper punctuation for dialogue
one idea per paragraph
include a word count at the end of the page
OPTIONAL: INCLUDE a picture to illustrate your story...a picture you made...not one from the computer.
THIS IS A CREATIVE STORY...use your imagination!
You will also be asked to reflect on your writing this semester as part of this assignment.
Read all aspects of the rubric/reflection document. This assignment will NOT be accepted late. If you are so inclined, you may wish to turn it in early to make sure it is in on time.
The assignment is called 1213VocabRewrite and is found on the papers page of the Website.
Your revision must expand your story to 1,000 to 1,200 words.
ALL 20 words in the vocabulary unit must be used correctly and MADE BOLD or HIGHLIGHTED.
You cannot change the topic of the vocabulary story, just expand upon the story you started.
Remember:
titles are in italics
prepositions DO NOT end sentences
proper punctuation for dialogue
one idea per paragraph
include a word count at the end of the page
OPTIONAL: INCLUDE a picture to illustrate your story...a picture you made...not one from the computer.
THIS IS A CREATIVE STORY...use your imagination!
You will also be asked to reflect on your writing this semester as part of this assignment.
Read all aspects of the rubric/reflection document. This assignment will NOT be accepted late. If you are so inclined, you may wish to turn it in early to make sure it is in on time.
The assignment is called 1213VocabRewrite and is found on the papers page of the Website.
Monday 11-26-12
I was very ill over the break. I apologize for not posting In My Hands Study Guide or Vocabulary Story re-write.
I'll push back In My Hands to Intersession.
Before finals we will focus on more BNW discussion, Grammar, the final vocabulary test and a final vocabulary story rewrite.
I'll push back In My Hands to Intersession.
Before finals we will focus on more BNW discussion, Grammar, the final vocabulary test and a final vocabulary story rewrite.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Announcement
Brave New World Test ... will be Friday 11-30-12 ... we will have 1 more day of class discussion/review on 11-27 when we return!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Block Day
Tuesday and Block Day we worked on how to integrate IN-TEXT citations into our writing and worked on creating a Works Cited page according to MLA FORMAT. We used the articles we gathered in the library last Monday 11-5-12. The Purdue OWL site was the template we used (linked in the helpful links on the blog's right hand column).
Papers were passed back.
We also reviewed for the Vocabulary Quiz ... page 71 in the Vocabulary Book as well as evens for "Completing the Sentences" and odds for "Choosing the Right Word".
Friday:
Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 6 (51-80 on Scantron)
Brave New World Quiz (90-100 on Scantron)
Tuesday 11-20 BNW Quiz #2 ... Chapters 10-end (Multiple Choice Format also)
Tuesday 11-20 TIE DAY and Turkey Trot
Wednesday 11-21 ... it was announced NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 11-27-12 Brave New World TEST (Multiple Choice and Essay)
Sophomore Retreat Wednesday 11-28 and Thursday 11-29 ... let your teachers know the day you will miss their class!
Papers were passed back.
We also reviewed for the Vocabulary Quiz ... page 71 in the Vocabulary Book as well as evens for "Completing the Sentences" and odds for "Choosing the Right Word".
Friday:
Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 6 (51-80 on Scantron)
Brave New World Quiz (90-100 on Scantron)
Tuesday 11-20 BNW Quiz #2 ... Chapters 10-end (Multiple Choice Format also)
Tuesday 11-20 TIE DAY and Turkey Trot
Wednesday 11-21 ... it was announced NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 11-27-12 Brave New World TEST (Multiple Choice and Essay)
Sophomore Retreat Wednesday 11-28 and Thursday 11-29 ... let your teachers know the day you will miss their class!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Tuesday 11-13-12 ... details for now till Thanksgiving...
Today in class we'll work on the articles printed in the library a week ago ... we'll create a thesis statement and integrate the words from the article into our voice ... practicing MLA FORMAT. We'll use the Purdue University OWL site as our guide.
The final installment of Brave New World is due in class today.
Block Day will include BNW discussion and vocabulary review.
Friday: Vocabulary Quiz and BNW Quiz
TONIGHT ... BONUS at Chapman University The Last Flight of Petr Ginz. PLEASE DO CONTACT the University before driving all teh way there to make sure:
1. It is not sold out
2. It is still happening
I only know what I see online, things may have changed since the information was posted on the website. A phone number is located on the bottom of the page linked here.
If you go, please print this post and have it signed by an event organizer. Have your picture taken at the theater also. Staple your admission ticket to this post and bring to me BEFORE SCHOOL WEDNESDAY. I'll give you a bonus assignment based on the movie.
What's going on BEFORE THANKSGIVING?
Next week...BNW quiz on Tuesday 11-20
Grammar and BNW discussion
PAPER #2:
Drafts were due last night ... rubrics due in class today. Final drafts due 12-1-12. I'll do my best to have comments made on all rough drafts by the end of teh day Wednesday before Thanksgiving...
The final installment of Brave New World is due in class today.
Block Day will include BNW discussion and vocabulary review.
Friday: Vocabulary Quiz and BNW Quiz
TONIGHT ... BONUS at Chapman University The Last Flight of Petr Ginz. PLEASE DO CONTACT the University before driving all teh way there to make sure:
1. It is not sold out
2. It is still happening
I only know what I see online, things may have changed since the information was posted on the website. A phone number is located on the bottom of the page linked here.
If you go, please print this post and have it signed by an event organizer. Have your picture taken at the theater also. Staple your admission ticket to this post and bring to me BEFORE SCHOOL WEDNESDAY. I'll give you a bonus assignment based on the movie.
What's going on BEFORE THANKSGIVING?
Next week...BNW quiz on Tuesday 11-20
Grammar and BNW discussion
PAPER #2:
Drafts were due last night ... rubrics due in class today. Final drafts due 12-1-12. I'll do my best to have comments made on all rough drafts by the end of teh day Wednesday before Thanksgiving...
Friday, November 9, 2012
Schedule Change
We needed to discuss Brave New World MORE before having a quiz so I pushed this week's quiz back to next week...BOTH Vocabulary and BNW.
NEW SCHEDULE:
Paper Rough Draft STILL due Monday 11-12 by 11:59 OM on turnitin.com
Tuesday 11-13
Bring Rubric to class
Brave New World ... complete reading and complete final WS
Friday 11-16
Vocabulary Quiz 6
Brave New World Quiz (1-9)
Tuesday 11-20 BNW Quiz 2 (10-end)
Tuesday 11-27 Brave New World TEST (MC and ESSAY)
Paper Final Draft 12-1 Bring Rubric to class 12-3
VOCABULARY TEST 4-6 NOW ... FRIDAY 12-7
New information about In My Hands and Grammar Quizzes will be posted before Thanksgiving
NEW SCHEDULE:
Paper Rough Draft STILL due Monday 11-12 by 11:59 OM on turnitin.com
Tuesday 11-13
Bring Rubric to class
Brave New World ... complete reading and complete final WS
Friday 11-16
Vocabulary Quiz 6
Brave New World Quiz (1-9)
Tuesday 11-20 BNW Quiz 2 (10-end)
Tuesday 11-27 Brave New World TEST (MC and ESSAY)
Paper Final Draft 12-1 Bring Rubric to class 12-3
VOCABULARY TEST 4-6 NOW ... FRIDAY 12-7
New information about In My Hands and Grammar Quizzes will be posted before Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Brave New World...Review Sessions/Question and Answer Time
Tuesday and Wednesday morning NEXT WEEK...11-13 and 11-14
7:10 AM
Tuesday 11-20
7:10 AM
7:10 AM
Tuesday 11-20
7:10 AM
Brave New World Discussion Topics
Block Days 11-7 and 11-8
1. In what year does the story take place?
Let's do the MATH to find out what that means by OUR calendar!
2. How were people made? How did they make "Alphas" different from "Betas", etc?
3. How were people taught?
4. What do YOU THINK it means to be human?
Would you classify the life created in the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Center to be human or not? Explain with COW.
5. What new SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY (relative to 1932 when the book was written AND compared to our world today) is mentioned in the book?
6. What is the role of books in the story?
7. How is the Savage Reservation a FOIL to the World State?
8. How does Huxley describe America? Do the words "savage" and "reservation" give you any indication of his concept of the USA?
9. People that doe not fit into society: Bernard, John, Linda, Lenina, and a minor character Helmholtz.
1. In what year does the story take place?
Let's do the MATH to find out what that means by OUR calendar!
2. How were people made? How did they make "Alphas" different from "Betas", etc?
3. How were people taught?
4. What do YOU THINK it means to be human?
Would you classify the life created in the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Center to be human or not? Explain with COW.
5. What new SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY (relative to 1932 when the book was written AND compared to our world today) is mentioned in the book?
6. What is the role of books in the story?
7. How is the Savage Reservation a FOIL to the World State?
8. How does Huxley describe America? Do the words "savage" and "reservation" give you any indication of his concept of the USA?
9. People that doe not fit into society: Bernard, John, Linda, Lenina, and a minor character Helmholtz.
Block Days 11-7 and 11-8
Papers will be passed back in each block.
Vocabulary Lesson 6:
Tuesday we completed Synonyms and Choosing the Right Word (evens). Block day we complete Antonyms and Completing the Sentence (odds).
Friday's Quiz will be multiple choice.
Blocks 2 & 6 ... ALL Pre-Writes are graded so we discussed the PAPER ROUGH DRAFT due Monday. Blocks 4 and 5 will be covered no later than Friday.
The October 16th Blog Post has all details for the paper...a link to the rough draft rubric is here...look for 20122013PersonalNarrative Document on the Papers Page of the Website.
Friday we'll have the BNW quiz that we did not have block day...Block Day we discussed BNW.
Vocabulary Lesson 6:
Tuesday we completed Synonyms and Choosing the Right Word (evens). Block day we complete Antonyms and Completing the Sentence (odds).
Friday's Quiz will be multiple choice.
Blocks 2 & 6 ... ALL Pre-Writes are graded so we discussed the PAPER ROUGH DRAFT due Monday. Blocks 4 and 5 will be covered no later than Friday.
The October 16th Blog Post has all details for the paper...a link to the rough draft rubric is here...look for 20122013PersonalNarrative Document on the Papers Page of the Website.
Friday we'll have the BNW quiz that we did not have block day...Block Day we discussed BNW.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Monday Library Project
Monday we'll get practice working with the SAHS library resources for research...yes, practice on quotations and punctuation.
The Vocabulary Story lesson 6 will be collected. In class the project below will be completed.
HOMEWORK due Tuesday ... BNW reading assignment #2
Block Day ... BNW Quiz
LIBRARY RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:
Goal:
1. Become MORE familiar with the research tools the SAHS library offers
2. Become MORE familiar with MLA format for citing sources BOTH...
A. In -Text
B. Works Cited Page
Your Task Involves:
Visit the SAHS homepage and follow the STUDENTS tab
Go to Library Media Center and click on Student Resources
Use BOTH ProQuest and CQ Researcher for this assignment (Note passwords on the papers posted by the computers...write them down so you can use them at home!)
Visit The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) for MLA formatting assistance
What will you do today - before class time ends...
STEP 1: Research in BOTH ProQuest and CQ Researcher ONE of the following individuals. You are looking for articles that give insight into why the individual you are researching was courageous.
Irena Sendler
Henryk Slawik
Oskar Schindler
Jan Karski
Raoul Wallenberg
Miep Gies
Hannah Senesh (Szenes)
Rudolf Kastner
George Mandel (Mantello)
Father Jacques de Jésus (born Lucien Bunel in 1900)
Chiune (Sempo) Sugihara
Jan Zwartendijk
Wladyslaw Bartoszewski
Janusz Korczak (AKA Henryk Goldszmit)
Jaap Penraat
Maria Kotarba
Irena Gut
Jan Dobraczyiski
Ivan Vranetic
Jaap Penraat
Gilberto Bosques Saldivar
Carl Lutz
Gisi Fleischmann
STEP 2: Print out and active read each article. Your FOCUS: Character traits of the person you are researching that helped him or helped her act with courage.
Keep in mind the definition of courage. According to www.Dictionary.com, courage is “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.”
Look at Yad Vashem’s website to see the criteria they use for declaring someone, like all the people on this list, Righteous Among Nations. (http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/righteous/index.asp)
STEP 3: Create works cited page to assist you with the step for tomorrow in class....
Go to the Purdue University OWL
Find the link on the left column for Works Cited: Citing An Electronic Resource
Scroll down to An Article from An Online Database … use this guideline to create a citation for EACH source. ALL works cited pages are in ABC order.
The Vocabulary Story lesson 6 will be collected. In class the project below will be completed.
HOMEWORK due Tuesday ... BNW reading assignment #2
Block Day ... BNW Quiz
LIBRARY RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:
Goal:
1. Become MORE familiar with the research tools the SAHS library offers
2. Become MORE familiar with MLA format for citing sources BOTH...
A. In -Text
B. Works Cited Page
Your Task Involves:
Visit the SAHS homepage and follow the STUDENTS tab
Go to Library Media Center and click on Student Resources
Use BOTH ProQuest and CQ Researcher for this assignment (Note passwords on the papers posted by the computers...write them down so you can use them at home!)
Visit The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) for MLA formatting assistance
What will you do today - before class time ends...
STEP 1: Research in BOTH ProQuest and CQ Researcher ONE of the following individuals. You are looking for articles that give insight into why the individual you are researching was courageous.
Irena Sendler
Henryk Slawik
Oskar Schindler
Jan Karski
Raoul Wallenberg
Miep Gies
Hannah Senesh (Szenes)
Rudolf Kastner
George Mandel (Mantello)
Father Jacques de Jésus (born Lucien Bunel in 1900)
Chiune (Sempo) Sugihara
Jan Zwartendijk
Wladyslaw Bartoszewski
Janusz Korczak (AKA Henryk Goldszmit)
Jaap Penraat
Maria Kotarba
Irena Gut
Jan Dobraczyiski
Ivan Vranetic
Jaap Penraat
Gilberto Bosques Saldivar
Carl Lutz
Gisi Fleischmann
STEP 2: Print out and active read each article. Your FOCUS: Character traits of the person you are researching that helped him or helped her act with courage.
Keep in mind the definition of courage. According to www.Dictionary.com, courage is “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.”
Look at Yad Vashem’s website to see the criteria they use for declaring someone, like all the people on this list, Righteous Among Nations. (http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/righteous/index.asp)
STEP 3: Create works cited page to assist you with the step for tomorrow in class....
Go to the Purdue University OWL
Find the link on the left column for Works Cited: Citing An Electronic Resource
Scroll down to An Article from An Online Database … use this guideline to create a citation for EACH source. ALL works cited pages are in ABC order.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Friday 11-2 Brave New World Discussion
We completed Grammar Book page 7575 #s 6-10
We then discussed the concept of HOW and WHY the World State was created the way it was...the UTOPIA was designed with the "ideal population like an iceberg...1/9th above the water line and 8/9ths below it". We discussed the idea of the caste system and how people were created to be more or less intelligent than another.
I posed the question...what if all the Alphas...the 1/9th, were placed on an island together? We discussed this...the book will also in later chapters...
We then discussed the concept of HOW and WHY the World State was created the way it was...the UTOPIA was designed with the "ideal population like an iceberg...1/9th above the water line and 8/9ths below it". We discussed the idea of the caste system and how people were created to be more or less intelligent than another.
I posed the question...what if all the Alphas...the 1/9th, were placed on an island together? We discussed this...the book will also in later chapters...
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Block Days
Block Days we started to discuss Brave New World and read various from the Upfront magazine.
We started to work on Rules for Punctuating Quotations on pages 755-757 in the grammar book.
Friday: Brave New World Reading WS PART 1 is due tomorrow
Over the weekend:
TURN in Pre-Write Part 2 by 11-3-12
READ comments on Paper #1 FINAL DRAFT and Pre-Write #1
Due Monday:
Vocabulary Story Lesson 6 ... topic in previous post about Vocabulary before Thanksgiving.
We started to work on Rules for Punctuating Quotations on pages 755-757 in the grammar book.
Friday: Brave New World Reading WS PART 1 is due tomorrow
Over the weekend:
TURN in Pre-Write Part 2 by 11-3-12
READ comments on Paper #1 FINAL DRAFT and Pre-Write #1
Due Monday:
Vocabulary Story Lesson 6 ... topic in previous post about Vocabulary before Thanksgiving.
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