Monday 11-2-15

No Shave November begins today

Brave New World Books were to be brought to class...check for class participation grade

BLOCK 4 Post is due Thursday - 7 PM

Today papers were passed back and presentations finished

After Presentations...to be continued Friday...Correct WC from last week...discuss Upfront and Maus

HOMEWORK:
Read details of Personal Narrative Assignment and Group Project Assignment...what we will be doing in the library in class the next two class periods.

SUGGESTION: Read 1 chapter of Brave New World each day

Semester 1 EXAM

The final exam ESSAY will be IN CLASS on MONDAY 12-14-15

The final exam (scantron/short answer) will be on Tuesday 12-15 at 8:30 AM

The Study Guide will be posted the week of Thanksgiving

Those students with EXTRA time on file in the Guidance office will meet in my classroom at 7 AM and work till the stopping point at 10 AM.

Friday 10-30-15

Today we had short classes due to the Groundbreaking Ceremony.

After the quiz there was time to:

• Register for Grammar Flip if that has not been done already
• Complete WC pages 523-527 EX 11-14 EVENS and EX 3 and 4 ALL pages 531-532
• Read the CHINA article from the OLD Upfront Magazine as well as the NEW one that was given out today...and complete the WS.

WC and Upfront due Monday if not done in class

NO SHAVE NOVEMBER Begins Monday...Prize for the block with highest participation (by percentage)

Block Days October 28th and 29th

Wednesday October 28th I was away for part of each class. While I WAS in class we had the GROUP Presentations on "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther king, Jr.

While I was gone...

Complete and Correct Vocabulary Lesson 6 Completing the Sentences ALL
then work on

Writers Choice...HW if not finished:
pages 523-527
EX 11-14 EVENS
EX 3 and 4 ALL

FRIDAY - 35 minute classes due to the ground breaking ceremony
Vocabulary Quiz will be shortened accordingly

Thursday October 29th
Started with Vocabulary and Presentations second.

Blocks 3-5 will have to complete WC after Vocab Quiz tomorrow

NO SHAVE NOVEMBER starts MONDAY 11-2-15 ... PRE-SALES are going on NOW!

GRAMMAR FLIP

There is a NEW WEBSITE we will use called GRAMMAR FLIP

It will allow us to have additional practice at home.

Please register for the site by FRIDAY 10-30-15 at 7 AM.

Go to Grammar Flip Registration

Course Code 1516English

Tuesday 10-27

I will be GONE during Blocks 3-4-5 but in class block 6 - FIELD TRIP for APAH.

Students will complete and correct:
Vocabulary Lesson 6 Choosing the Right Words ODDS

Students will be put in groups (assigned by me) by the SUB and will work on a group project they will present in class on BLOCK DAY.

If they get to it: Complete WS STUDY QUESTIONS "Letters from a Birmingham Jail"

Monday 10-26-15

Today in class the rubric/rough draft/peer edit papers for LAL were turned in as the final draft was uploaded last night.

In class we completed and corrected Vocabulary Lesson 6 Synonyms and Antonyms

We discussed upcoming assignments all on CANVAS
Letters from Birmingham Jail ... due tomorrow...presentation BLOCK DAY
Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 5 (11-20) and 6 on Friday

MAUS/Diary/Lottery Test changed to BLOCK DAY 11-10 and 11-12

We discussed THESIS STATEMENTS and FOCUS STATEMENTS

Thesis: Roadmap for your paper, Author's opinion or stance, supported throughout paper with EVIDENCE (COW)
Focus: General statement about topic/no bias shown

BOTH at/neat start of an article/essay

Student Theiss Example:
Vladek is a courageous man because he ________, ___________, and ______.

Friday 10-23-15

Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 4 and 5 (1-10)
Maus II Quiz

After Quiz:
Active Read Poem - BOYS WILL BE BOYS

Do Not Forget:
Upload LAL Final Draft by Sunday night...bring rubric/rough draft/peer editing WS to class on Monday

MAUS / DIARY/ LOTTERY TEST DATE CHANGE ANNOUNCEMNET

will be TUESDAY 11-10-15 instead of Monday 11-2

STILL BRING BRAVE NEW WORLD TO CLASS STARTING 11-2-15

Block Days

Today papers were passed back as we:

Completed and Corrected
Vocabulary Lessons 4 and 5 Completing the Sentences EVENS
Vocabulary Lesson 4 page 59

Writers Choice
finished correcting page 603 exercise 6
Completed and Corrected ALL of exercise 9 page 606

WC Verb Quiz and Binder Check

Collected Vocab Story w/ Verb analysis

After the quiz...ACTIVE Read Upfront pages 18-21

Tuesday 10-29

Today papers were passed back and students completed and corrected:
Vocabulary lessons 4 and 5 COMPLETING THE SENTENCES
WC page 601 & 603 ex. 3 and 6 evens

Monday 10-19-15

Peer Editing Workshop

This week:
Binder check at some point
Block 6 Blog Response
Block Day Verb Quiz...also Vocabulary Story Revisions Lessons 4-6 re: Verbs - Assignment posted on Canvas

Friday:
Vocabulary Lesson 4 and Lesson 5 (words 1-10)
Maus II quiz (short answer)

Thursday and Friday

Thursday and Friday the classes worked at different paces to accomplish the same goal:

Complete the Last Flight of Petr Ginz

Complete and Correct Vocabulary Lessons 4/5 Antonyms

Complete and Correct WC pages 694-595 EX 16 all and 17 odds

FRIDAY BLOCKS 3/5 started: WC page 959 ex 17 ODDS and Vocabulary Lesson 4 Completing the Sentences 1-10

Thursday 10-15-15

Today in all classes we will complete and correct Vocabulary Book Lessons 4/5 Antonyms and


Block 3 will complete WC pages 544-5454 EX 16 (all) and EX 17 (odds)

The Last Flight of Petr Ginz will be viewed ...
Blocks 3 and 5 should have 5 minutes remaining
Blocks 4 and 6 about 25 minutes left

The OCTOBER NEWS ARTICLE will be turned in and papers will be passed back

Tuesday 10-13-15

Today in class we will complete and correct WC 592-593 EX 12/13 all

MAUS II WS will be turned in
Papers will be passed back

The Last Flight of Petr Ginz will be viewed...

WEDNESDAY - PSAT - report to Homeroom - Spirit Attire - Dismissal about 11:30

Homework:
Article due Thursday

Due Friday:
READ CATE FINAL DRAFT COMMENTS (look at GRADEMARK)
READ LAL draft requirements...due Sunday.

CHANGE...NO BLOCKS GOT TO THE VIDEO TODAY

Encore showing of LAST FLIGHT OF PETR GINZ

IF you missed any portion of the movie, it will be shown again after school on Friday from 12:45-1:45.

Monday 10-12-15

Today we completed and corrected Vocabulary Book Synonyms(Lessons 4 and 5)

Some papers were returned

We discussed upcoming due dates:
Maus II WS tomorrow
Block 5 Blog by Thursday end of the day
News Article Thursday
Rough Draft LAL uploaded Sunday and brought to class with rubric on Monday 10-13 for peer editing

We continued watching the Last Flight of Pert Ginz

Block Days 10-7 and 10-8

Block Days will be slightly different for each class as I will be out on Thursday and Friday.

Blocks 4 and 6:
VTS answer was given ... BLOCKS 3 and 5 you can read it here

Papers were passed back

We read, completed, and corrected WC pages 589-91 EX 10-11-12 evens

We discussed MAUS:
How does the use of frames help to convey a sense of time?

What stylistic techniques are used to move the reader between flashbacks and flash forwards?

Authenticity of Story...Vladek's dialect + ....
How do diagrams, charts, maps and photos act as documentary evidence of the Holocaust?
What do you learn from them?
Why do you think Art and Vladek include them in the narrative?
What function do they serve?

BLOCK 4 left off with:
Despite the extreme danger to life, Vladek recounts several instances of resistance that occurred under Nazi occupation and in the concentration camps. Some were small acts of personal altruism and sacrifice, others heroism on a greater scale. Resistance to injustice took many forms including the physical, psychological and spiritual. Some acts of resistance were planned, others more spontaneous.

Find examples of RESISTANCE in the TEXT.

Blocks 3 and 5
Papers will be passed back - the sub will have assigned helpers for this project
Read WC 589-91 - complete ALL ex 10-11-12 and correct with the sub
Start UN Movie...The Last Flight of Petr Ginz - you have a WS for taking notes

Upcoming Assignments
FRIDAY - Maus and WC Unit 20 quiz
Monday - Vocab Story 4-6
Tuesday Maus II WS

Tuesday 10-6-15

Today we looked at last week's TVS and started a new one - working at looking close...finding evidence for all we do ... applying LOOKING to READING

After we discussed the Upfront article from last night and MAUS

Monday 10-5-15

REMINDER - MASS TOMORROW

We discussed upcoming assignments - reminder ONLY BLOCK 4 has a BLOG POST due this week

We corrected WC exercises from Friday and discussed MAUS relating to the story within a story concept (will finish tomorrow)

Why was it done?
Gave instances of Artie and Vladek being competitive
What stylistic differences are shown in each?


Prisoner on the Hell Planet and MAUS are very different in their length and subject matter.

Which do you find more powerful or effective? Do you identify or empathize more with the characters when they are drawn as animals or as humans?

Do you think you would relate to Vladek as much had he been drawn realistically?

HW: Read Upfront - Are Smartphones Making Us Stupid...and complete WS