Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Bonus Opportunities Over Intersession
I'll post ALL BONUS Opportunities I know about below. If you know of something and wish to make it public for it to count an an opportunity for all, please let me know!
15Th Annual Chapman University Holocaust Art and Writing Contest
Details:
Theme: Memories Spoken and Heard: Intersecting Perspectives of the Holocaust
This year's Holocaust Art and Writing Contest begins when you listen thoughtfully to a survivor's full-length testimony and "hear" a testimony that "speaks" to you. Your entry will show the intersection between memory spoken and heard from your perspective as a writer, artist or film maker.
What to do...click on the hyperlink above to go to the contest page.
Click on the link to READ CONTEST INFORMATION
ON PAGE 3 of the PDF you can find the prompt and links to video testimony.
The criteria for the WRITTEN work is on page 4 of the PDF
For our class purposes we will follow the following guidelines:
Must be word-processed and must not include reference to
student or school name.
Prose essay may not exceed one page: Times New Roman 12, 1” margins,
single spaced.
DUE DATE FOR SUBMISSION: Bring to Room 322 by Wednesday January 22, 2014
Warwick's Author Events:
Call ahead to check to make sure that everything that is published online is still planned before you drive there!
The events that appear to have subjects appropriate for a high school audience are as follows. Please have your parents sign a printed copy of this post and approve that THEY too believe the topic is appropriate.
Christopher Reich 1-15-14
Denise Lee Yohn 1-28-14
April Smith 1-29-13
If you attend an author event, take a picture with the author and take notes about the program. Staple to your printed copy of this email that your parent signed. Bring to school the first day of Semester 2...by 7:00 AM.
15Th Annual Chapman University Holocaust Art and Writing Contest
Details:
Theme: Memories Spoken and Heard: Intersecting Perspectives of the Holocaust
This year's Holocaust Art and Writing Contest begins when you listen thoughtfully to a survivor's full-length testimony and "hear" a testimony that "speaks" to you. Your entry will show the intersection between memory spoken and heard from your perspective as a writer, artist or film maker.
What to do...click on the hyperlink above to go to the contest page.
Click on the link to READ CONTEST INFORMATION
ON PAGE 3 of the PDF you can find the prompt and links to video testimony.
The criteria for the WRITTEN work is on page 4 of the PDF
For our class purposes we will follow the following guidelines:
Must be word-processed and must not include reference to
student or school name.
Prose essay may not exceed one page: Times New Roman 12, 1” margins,
single spaced.
DUE DATE FOR SUBMISSION: Bring to Room 322 by Wednesday January 22, 2014
Warwick's Author Events:
Call ahead to check to make sure that everything that is published online is still planned before you drive there!
The events that appear to have subjects appropriate for a high school audience are as follows. Please have your parents sign a printed copy of this post and approve that THEY too believe the topic is appropriate.
Christopher Reich 1-15-14
Denise Lee Yohn 1-28-14
April Smith 1-29-13
If you attend an author event, take a picture with the author and take notes about the program. Staple to your printed copy of this email that your parent signed. Bring to school the first day of Semester 2...by 7:00 AM.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Cross Country Connections
New Post...you may wish to respond the BOTH DECEMBER POSTS to start Semester 2 with BONUS points!
Respond to the prompt and/or students from the other school!
Deadline for December posts to be BONUS for Semester 2...December 31st
Cross Country Connections
Respond to the prompt and/or students from the other school!
Deadline for December posts to be BONUS for Semester 2...December 31st
Cross Country Connections
Sunday, December 15, 2013
January 2014 Intersession Assignments
START WITH: ACTIVE READING MACBETH
If you cannot locate your copy, a link to an online version of Macbeth is located under the HELPFUL LINKS on this blog.
By January 15th (11:59 PM) upload to turnitin.com a response to the following prompt. I am giving you your START. Fill in the blanks in the thesis statement and develop into a traditional 5 paragraph essay. This MUST be in MLA format with in text citations … your examples need to come from THREE DIFFERENT acts.
Remember…your body paragraphs develop the ideas presented in the thesis…in the order presented in the thesis. For all intents and purposes, I gave you paragraph 1 … you need to fill in the blanks. You will need to finish the three body paragraphs and create a conclusion.
Macbeth is a dynamic round character. He changes from the start of the play to the end of the play. Macbeth started as a __________ and became a ________. This change was due to the following factors: __________, ________, and ________.
Rubric:
+ _____/10 COW in MLA format to complete first example
+______/10 COW in MLA format to complete second example
+ _____/10 COW in MLA format to complete third example
+______/10 Grammar, conclusion ties together thoughts in previous 4 paragraphs
By January 27th (11:59 PM) upload to turnitin.com a response to the following…using the same format/instructions from above. The only change in directions...the evidence is not about change over time so omit the idea that the evidence needs to come from three different acts.
Dictionary.com defines a tragic hero as a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat. After reading the tragedy of Macbeth, I believe ______ is the tragic hero in the story. ______(name the character you used in previous sentence) is a tragic hero because he/she ______________, _____________ and ____________.
Due the first day of class SECOND SEMESTER:
Bring to class (written on a 3x5 index card) a quote you found interesting or confusing.
On the front of the card write the quote and include Act #, Scene #, and Line # (as well as your name and block #)
On the back, explain your thought process. Write DETAILS ABOUT why you found the quote interesting or confusing.
If you cannot locate your copy, a link to an online version of Macbeth is located under the HELPFUL LINKS on this blog.
By January 15th (11:59 PM) upload to turnitin.com a response to the following prompt. I am giving you your START. Fill in the blanks in the thesis statement and develop into a traditional 5 paragraph essay. This MUST be in MLA format with in text citations … your examples need to come from THREE DIFFERENT acts.
Remember…your body paragraphs develop the ideas presented in the thesis…in the order presented in the thesis. For all intents and purposes, I gave you paragraph 1 … you need to fill in the blanks. You will need to finish the three body paragraphs and create a conclusion.
Macbeth is a dynamic round character. He changes from the start of the play to the end of the play. Macbeth started as a __________ and became a ________. This change was due to the following factors: __________, ________, and ________.
Rubric:
+ _____/10 COW in MLA format to complete first example
+______/10 COW in MLA format to complete second example
+ _____/10 COW in MLA format to complete third example
+______/10 Grammar, conclusion ties together thoughts in previous 4 paragraphs
By January 27th (11:59 PM) upload to turnitin.com a response to the following…using the same format/instructions from above. The only change in directions...the evidence is not about change over time so omit the idea that the evidence needs to come from three different acts.
Dictionary.com defines a tragic hero as a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat. After reading the tragedy of Macbeth, I believe ______ is the tragic hero in the story. ______(name the character you used in previous sentence) is a tragic hero because he/she ______________, _____________ and ____________.
Due the first day of class SECOND SEMESTER:
Bring to class (written on a 3x5 index card) a quote you found interesting or confusing.
On the front of the card write the quote and include Act #, Scene #, and Line # (as well as your name and block #)
On the back, explain your thought process. Write DETAILS ABOUT why you found the quote interesting or confusing.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Friday the 13th...
Today I returned all papers that I had in the "pass back" bin.
I still need to grade BNW Project (Test Grade) and the Pronoun quizzes from today.
Monday we will complete our BNW discussion. IF there is time, we will have a Vocabulary BINGO BONUS opportunity.
Intersession work will be posted by 12-15-13.
I still need to grade BNW Project (Test Grade) and the Pronoun quizzes from today.
Monday we will complete our BNW discussion. IF there is time, we will have a Vocabulary BINGO BONUS opportunity.
Intersession work will be posted by 12-15-13.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Block Day
We turned in our FINAL PAPER...one more assignment (Friday's Pronoun Quiz) then the final!
Intersession Assignments will be posted over the weekend. There will be a few deadlines over the Month of January...spreading the work out not piling it up for the last minute.
In class we corrected Writers Choice page 666 exercises 8 and 9
We discussed (took notes) on the topic of FOIL in Literature, as it applies to Brave New World. Our discussion lead us to the theme of the Power of Words as well as how the "planned utopia" created a sense of Community/Identity/Stability...the MOTTO of the World State.
REMEMBER: Spirit Dress tomorrow (announced after Mass)
Intersession Assignments will be posted over the weekend. There will be a few deadlines over the Month of January...spreading the work out not piling it up for the last minute.
In class we corrected Writers Choice page 666 exercises 8 and 9
We discussed (took notes) on the topic of FOIL in Literature, as it applies to Brave New World. Our discussion lead us to the theme of the Power of Words as well as how the "planned utopia" created a sense of Community/Identity/Stability...the MOTTO of the World State.
REMEMBER: Spirit Dress tomorrow (announced after Mass)
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
If you liked Hunger Games and are looking for a similar book....
James Dashner's Maze Runner trilogy is similar...perhaps you would like to read it for an OR Bonus for next semester?
Brave New World Games
Today I passed back some papers and we played the BNW games!
Remember...PAPER 4/Reflection due BLOCK DAY!
Remember...PAPER 4/Reflection due BLOCK DAY!
Monday, December 9, 2013
FIVE days of CLASS + 3 Days of Finals...then BREAK
today we corrected what we did not finish on Friday of last week...work completed during SOPH. RETREAT.
Vocabulary Book pages 82 and 83
Grammar Book page 451 exercise 20, page 666 exercise 8
REMINDERS:
BNW Project (TEST GRADE) due tomorrow. ALL group members need to turn in a rubric
PAPER #4 due BLOCK DAY. Turn in Rubric as cover sheet (details 11-2-13 blog post)
Pronoun Quiz Friday
Final Exam Tuesday 12-17-13
Intersession work will be posted THIS weekend...that allows you time to ask questions before we go to break.
Vocabulary Book pages 82 and 83
Grammar Book page 451 exercise 20, page 666 exercise 8
REMINDERS:
BNW Project (TEST GRADE) due tomorrow. ALL group members need to turn in a rubric
PAPER #4 due BLOCK DAY. Turn in Rubric as cover sheet (details 11-2-13 blog post)
Pronoun Quiz Friday
Final Exam Tuesday 12-17-13
Intersession work will be posted THIS weekend...that allows you time to ask questions before we go to break.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Brave New World Make-Up Quiz
If you missed the make-up quiz today at lunch due to absence...Friday 7:15 AM will be the final opportunity to make-up the BNW Quiz.
Block Days/Sophomore Retreat
Students IN CLASS will have time to work on the following, students NOT in class must complete the following. We will correct on Friday 12-6-13
Writer’s Choice:
Read 396-400
Read page 666 and Complete EX. 8,9 EVENS and EX 10 ALL (underline phrases when used...print neatly in pen...skip lines).
Have students go back to pages 448-450 and complete EXERCISES 20, 21
THIS is HOMEWORK if not done...it will be corrected Friday!
Vocabulary Book: complete pages 81-83
THIS is HOMEWORK if not done...it will be corrected Friday!
Complete written assignment (Worksheet)that corresponds to LAST week’s UPFRONT MAGAZINE THIS is HOMEWORK if not done...it will be corrected Friday!
Writer’s Choice:
Read 396-400
Read page 666 and Complete EX. 8,9 EVENS and EX 10 ALL (underline phrases when used...print neatly in pen...skip lines).
Have students go back to pages 448-450 and complete EXERCISES 20, 21
THIS is HOMEWORK if not done...it will be corrected Friday!
Vocabulary Book: complete pages 81-83
THIS is HOMEWORK if not done...it will be corrected Friday!
Complete written assignment (Worksheet)that corresponds to LAST week’s UPFRONT MAGAZINE THIS is HOMEWORK if not done...it will be corrected Friday!
Tuesday 12-3-13
AFTER almost a week...we are back together...
Today we corrected Writers Choice HW from last Tuesday
(read pages 446-447 complete exercise 16, read pages 448-450 and complete exercises 18 and 19)
I announced a SWITCH in the Pronoun Quiz from Friday this week to Friday 12-13-13.
REMINDER: Bring PAPER #3 Rubric to the retreat as well as the multi-media component that cannot be turned in to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM tonight.
Class time was given to work on the BNW Project (TEST GRADE)
Today we corrected Writers Choice HW from last Tuesday
(read pages 446-447 complete exercise 16, read pages 448-450 and complete exercises 18 and 19)
I announced a SWITCH in the Pronoun Quiz from Friday this week to Friday 12-13-13.
REMINDER: Bring PAPER #3 Rubric to the retreat as well as the multi-media component that cannot be turned in to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM tonight.
Class time was given to work on the BNW Project (TEST GRADE)
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