May 25, 28, 29, and 30

May 25th we completed a VOCAB BINGO BONUS

May 29th We reviewed poems

May 30th Multiple Choice Part of Final

May 31st Final Grades, Paper Return, Upfront

MAY 23 and 24

Extended time students have all block to complete Final Exam Essay

Class Starter: SAT Prep Book Reading Passage #3

Essay

After Exam: Read Upfront ... start with:
Page 14 You Are Being Watched
The Debate on pages 22/23
THEN...read the rest

BRING your vocabulary books Friday ... VOCAB BINGO BONUS

NOTE: If you were absent from the final...the make up is Tuesday May 29th at 7 AM

May 22nd

Today we will start with a SAT Prep Book Activity
Then Upfront/ Choices
Poetry Review

May 21

SAT Prep Book page 45 - 47
Choices Magazine
Frankenstein test return

Week of May 14th

Grammar 
Monday
Complete and Correct Chapter Review 1 and 2 p 49-51 (assignment varies by block)
Tuesday
Complete and Correct EX 10 and 11 p 52-54 (assignment varies by block)
BLOCK DAY:
Complete and Correct Review Three and Final Review p 55-57 (assignment varies by block)

Literature:
Monday and Tuesday Frankenstein Discussion:
Decisions
Conflicts
Connections with BNW
BLOCK DAY: Frankenstein Test

Friday:
SAT PREP (pages 33-36)  and UPFRONT Paddle/Code

BLOCK DAY and FRIDAY

Block Day:
Complete and correct the section of exercises 7-9 in GRAMMAR BOOK that your block was assigned
Papers returned

Discussion of Juvenille Justice Upfront Article (Nature vs Nurture)
Discussion of how VICTOR and the CREATURE could have made different decisions if they had a mentor and love and support (as article stated)
Started to discuss Victor's FATAL FLAW

FRIDAY - Library Work Day ... Set up portfolio in CANVAS

Tuesday May 8th

Grammar Book Pages 42-44 Ex. 4-6 (events or odds depending on block)
Discuss UN Declaration of Universal Human Rights and Frankenstein

Upfront if extra time
Papers Returned in some blocks

REMINDER to bring SAT BOOK and GRAMMAR and FRANKENSTEIN all week

Monday May 7th

Today we will start with GRAMMAR - PRONOUNS

Complete and correct book pages 38-41 exercises 1-3 EVENS

Then discuss Upfront Article about Modern-Day Slavery and Connect with UN Declaration of Universal Human Rights and Frankenstein

Block Days May 2-3 and Friday May 4th

Block Days we will start by correcting Gramamr Review EX 4 and Ex 7

We will take pictures of the writing exam, convert to pdf, then upload to canvas.

We will complete FINAL REVIEW in Grammar (listing rule also) ... to be corrected before Friday's quiz

In class we will discuss NATURE vs NURTURE (handout)

Friday Correct Grammar
Quiz
After quiz ... READ UPFRONT ARTICLE for MONDAY(Modern Day Slavery pages 10-13)

May 1

Complete and correct Grammar Book page 122 EX 6

Pass Out Papers

Discussion of Refugee Crisis from Upfront and Refugee situation in Frankenstein

HW:
Frankenstein WS - NATURE vs NURTURE in ACTIONS (complete 2 for Victor and 2 for The Creature) BLOCK 5 will get WS on BLOCK DAY
Grammar EX 7 page 125-126
Grammar Review Ex 4 page 123-124

Monday April 30

Correct Grammar Review Exercise 2 pages 118-119
Discuss Frankenstein article from Upfront and connect with Chapter 4 of Frankenstein - creation of life - vs Brave New World genetic engineering
Discuss NATURE WS that we completed over the weekend

Depending on the amount of time left in class, papers were passed out ... more will be tomorrow.

Friday 4-27-18

Friday 4-27-18

• Correct Grammar Review 1
•  Grammar Quiz and Frankenstein chart
• Chart is HW if not done

MONDAY IN CLASS:

• Discuss Upfront from Block Days
• Correct Grammar from Block Days
• Discuss Frankenstein Nature Chart
• Paper Return (if not done Friday after quiz)

BLock Day ... I was out

The Sub Plans ... on board and orally presented:

Grammar Book EX 4 and 5 pages 115-117 ... complete and correct

Frankenstein Quiz

After Quiz ... HOMEWORK IF NOT DONE
1. Read Upfront pages 14-17 and 18-21
2. Complete Grammar Book Review 1 and 2 pages 117-119

Friday we will cover the homework + Grammar Quiz

Monday April 22 and Tuesday April 23

FRANKENSTEIN FOCUS

Monday - POEM DUE

Monday and Tuesday Discussion:
How Victor became a better man because of : Elizabeth, his mom, and Justine
How the death of the above three females was detrimental to Victor's character (emotional, moral)
Parental Responsibility
Romantic Quests

April 18-19-20

Block Day:
Complete GRAMMAR BOOK page 110-114 ex 2 and 3
Discuss Ozymandias (POEM) ...

• TPCASTT analysis
• alliteration 
• personification
• historical analysis
• simile/metaphor

Block Day/ Friday Search for passages in FRANKENSTEIN to show how Elizabeth influenced Victor to be the best man he could be ... and her death changed Victor. 

Discussed and Charted how ELIZABETH influenced Victor in a positive manner ... HW ... research MOM and JUSTINE

April 16 and 17

I will be in some of the blocks and not all on the 16th due to an AP Art History field trip. What is not done in one block will be accomplished on Tuesday ... and vice versa. By block day we will be on track together.

Papers Passed Out
Complete Active reading Prometheus myth and drawing connections with Frankenstein
Library Resume fix
Intro to Frankenstein

• story within a story within a story 
• Romanticism

April 11-12-13

Block Days we accomplished:

SAT Prep Book Pages 115-117
Upfront ... Rhino Article (analysis of writing strategies and close reading)
Resume (fixes) in library
Start TPCASTT My Papa's Waltz

Block 4 some papers were returned

Friday:
Continue My Papa's Waltz
Continue Resume (fix)
Return Papers
POEM DUE

April 10th

Library time to COMPLETE RESUME

Turn in resume with rubric by the end of class

Monday April 9th

Today we eased back into the swing of things...

Discussed:
Resume due at the end if the class period tomorrow ... work on it at home tonight
Poem due Friday
Frankenstein due Monday

FINAL EXAM DETAILS ...
Essay Block day May 22/23
Review May 25 and 29 ... Multiple Choice May 30th

In class work:
PSAT prep Book pages 107-110
Upfront Magazine

Tuesday - Friday March 20-23

We will be working on the Writing Exam ALL WEEK

WEDNESDAY 3-21-18 Make up Macbeth Test and Vocab 15 Quiz at 7:00 AM