Tomorrow is ZERO period. ANY and ALL Utopia Presentations and make-up work (since midterms ONLY) will be due.
THE ONLY TIME TO MAKE UP THE VOCABULARY TEST FROM LAST TIME IS TOMORROW MORNING AT 8:15.
I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY ANTHEM THINGS AFTER FRIDAY
ALL CYRANO MAKE-UP WORK MUST BE IN BY THE 23RD (Half credit only!!!)
Thursday, May 15, 2008
End of the Year!!!! Wahooooo!!!!!!!
Thursday--May 15th and Friday--May 16th:
1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary #2
3. Read Act II
4. Grade Act I study guide
Monday--May 19th and Tuesday--May 20th:
1. Silent Reading
2. Grammar--lie vs. lay
3. Review Vocabulary
4. Read Act III
5. Turn in Act II Study Guide
Wednesday--May 21 and Thursday--May 22:
1. Silent Reading
2. Correct Grammar
3. Vocabulary Test
4. Read Act IV-V
Friday--May 23rd--Watch Cyrano de Bergerac
Monday, May 26th--Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, May 27th--A-Day (French Food Party!!!)
Wednesday, May 28th--Lagoon Day
Thursday, May 29th--B-Day (French Food Party!!!)
Friday, May 30--Year book pick up and end of school!
1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary #2
3. Read Act II
4. Grade Act I study guide
Monday--May 19th and Tuesday--May 20th:
1. Silent Reading
2. Grammar--lie vs. lay
3. Review Vocabulary
4. Read Act III
5. Turn in Act II Study Guide
Wednesday--May 21 and Thursday--May 22:
1. Silent Reading
2. Correct Grammar
3. Vocabulary Test
4. Read Act IV-V
Friday--May 23rd--Watch Cyrano de Bergerac
Monday, May 26th--Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, May 27th--A-Day (French Food Party!!!)
Wednesday, May 28th--Lagoon Day
Thursday, May 29th--B-Day (French Food Party!!!)
Friday, May 30--Year book pick up and end of school!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
UTOPIAS!!!!
For lack of time, we will no longer be having a final exam on Anthem....I know, I know, wipe away those tears!
We have been having a great time with the Utopia presentaions (you guys have said some priceless, priceless things....however Brandon, I still don't think I am ok with the 24 Hour Party People Utopia and the tests you have to pass for admittance! Talk about judgement!!!)
For Monday/Tuesday
--Finish Presentations
For Wednesday/Thursday
1. Journal Entries--Romance!
2. Proofread Short Stories
3. Cyrano de Bergerac Vocabulary #1
4. Begin Act I of the Play and Study Guide
RESEARCH HOMEWORK!!!!!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Late Work!!!
I will accept any make-up work before midterms for half credit. After Friday, nothing will be accepted!!! Get it in!!!!!
Core Testing Starts Tomorrow!!!
You should be finished with Anthem!!!!
Core Testing Starts Tomorrow!!!
You should be finished with Anthem!!!!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
April 17-30
This Saturday night Miss Bee will be in Vegas watching the iconic David Lee Roth do a mean guitar with Van Halen! Ah yeah!
However, Thursday and Friday will be full of work as usual!
**We will be in the computer lab researching historical and modern Utopias. This is a vital part of your Utopian Presentation. We have moved the due dates for the presentations to April 30 for A day and May 1 for B Day.
**We will be in the labs on the 21st and 22nd as well.
**We will begin core testing on April 23. This will last roughly until the 20th or 30th. Think smart thoughts!!!
DUE DATES:
SHORT STORIES on April 30th or May 1st
UTOPIAN PRESENTATIONS on April 30th or May 1st!!
However, Thursday and Friday will be full of work as usual!
**We will be in the computer lab researching historical and modern Utopias. This is a vital part of your Utopian Presentation. We have moved the due dates for the presentations to April 30 for A day and May 1 for B Day.
**We will be in the labs on the 21st and 22nd as well.
**We will begin core testing on April 23. This will last roughly until the 20th or 30th. Think smart thoughts!!!
DUE DATES:
SHORT STORIES on April 30th or May 1st
UTOPIAN PRESENTATIONS on April 30th or May 1st!!
Monday, April 14, 2008
April 14 and April 15
1. Silent Reading
2. Anthem Vocabulary #2 (Due on April 22)
3. Grade Grammar--Verb Tenses
4. Go over short story requirements and first sentences. **4 sentences are due on April 22!!
5. Read Chapters 3-6 of Anthem in class.
**Your homework is to create 4 possible beginning sentences for your short story. Bring these to class on April 22 and get feedback from your peers!!
2. Anthem Vocabulary #2 (Due on April 22)
3. Grade Grammar--Verb Tenses
4. Go over short story requirements and first sentences. **4 sentences are due on April 22!!
5. Read Chapters 3-6 of Anthem in class.
**Your homework is to create 4 possible beginning sentences for your short story. Bring these to class on April 22 and get feedback from your peers!!
Utopian Presentation Requirements
Utopian Presentataions (for now) April 22 and April 23
Utopia Project and Presentation Guidelines
Introduction:
In her book, Anthem, Ayn Rand creates a perfect world. People have always tried to improve their lives by improving the world around them. Many have created new governments, new villages, and new ways of living. Some have worked well; others have failed.
Task:
What kind of perfect world would you make?You have three tasks.
First, you will research real communities of people from history (past and present) who have tried or are trying to create a utopia.
Second, you will work to come up with your own definition of “utopia.”
These activities will help you achieve your final task of creating a powerpoint presentation detailing your own "utopia." These powerpoints will be presented in class.
Requirements:
You will be graded on the worksheet, the poem/paper, the powerpoint, and the presentation.. The assignment will be worth 150 points. Make sure to include all of the following:
Society Explanation Requirements (Paper of 2-5 pages, MLA, double spaced)
1. Religion
2. Economic System
3. Educational System
4. Government
5. Legal System
Powerpoint Requirements
1. Name of Society
2. Explanation of how your society functions
3. Explanation of how your society is perfect
4. Illustrations of the important systems in your society
Part One: Complete the research worksheet on Utopias (some of it done in class)
Part Two: Define utopia by creating an acrostic poem using the word "utopia." The poem is your cover page to your typed paper describing your Utopian society.
Part Three: Once you have completed Part One and Part Two, plan a powerpoint so that you may visually and orally share your information and insights with your class. Your presentation will focus on what you believe would make a successful “utopian society.”
Short Story Requirements
DUE April 30 or May 1
You have a creative writing assignment. This assignment will be due on May 1, 2008. Your creative writing short must be in MLA format and must be at least two pages (double spaced) in length. Choose one of the topics below.
1.[Embellish An Ad] Choose an advertisement from the Classifieds section of a recent newspaper. Use the advertisement as the starting point for a short story that explores the people and situations behind the ad. Who wrote the ad? What was the writer's motivation (beyond buying or selling an item)? What kind of life does the writer have? What is the social setting behind the ad? What kind of family or community is involved? Using the advertisement as your starting point, create the story behind the ad that you've chosen. Here are a couple of example ads in case you have trouble finding one on your own:
For SaleCLOTHING, UT apparel. Worn only a few times by former UT athlete.
Wanted:BICYCLE, free. Working poor. I'm married with 2 small children. Need bike and helmet to work nights. I use Capital Metro for day job-school.
[NOTE: You could create a similar assignment where you take the facts in a newspaper story and write a fictionalized account of the people and situations referred to in the story.]
2.[Historical Fiction] Choose a historical figure whom you know something about. Choose one of the following sentence beginnings below, and complete the sentence for your figure. Compose a short story in first-person, speaking as the historical figure where you explain the figure's wish, dream, or fear.
The thing that I regret most about my life is _____________________.
If I could accomplish one more thing, I would ___________________.
The accomplishment that I am proudest of is ___________________.
If I could live anywhere in the world, I would choose ______________.
The saddest moment in life was when ________________________.
My favorite childhood memory is _____________________________.
The thing that scares me the most is _________________________.
3.[Confess a Secret] Create a character who has a secret to confess, but who is afraid to confess it. Write the diary or journal entries that your character would write as she or he considers the secret, explores why it needs to be confessed, thinks about who will be affected if the secret is known, and considers why she or he is afraid. Write a series of diary or journal entries, as if they were written over a period of several days or a week. In the entries, you can incorporate the main character's interactions with others and explore the ways that the day-to-day events that the character experiences influence the way that she or he thinks about the secret and confession. Your character's decision to tell (or not) should be revealed in the final diary or journal entry. All the entries need to work together as a whole -- they should sound like the writings of a single person, and should show consistency from one entry to the next (for example, if the person writes in the diary that she is afraid of water in one journal entry, it would be inconsistent to have her mention that she had been water skiing in the entry written two days later).
You have a creative writing assignment. This assignment will be due on May 1, 2008. Your creative writing short must be in MLA format and must be at least two pages (double spaced) in length. Choose one of the topics below.
1.[Embellish An Ad] Choose an advertisement from the Classifieds section of a recent newspaper. Use the advertisement as the starting point for a short story that explores the people and situations behind the ad. Who wrote the ad? What was the writer's motivation (beyond buying or selling an item)? What kind of life does the writer have? What is the social setting behind the ad? What kind of family or community is involved? Using the advertisement as your starting point, create the story behind the ad that you've chosen. Here are a couple of example ads in case you have trouble finding one on your own:
For SaleCLOTHING, UT apparel. Worn only a few times by former UT athlete.
Wanted:BICYCLE, free. Working poor. I'm married with 2 small children. Need bike and helmet to work nights. I use Capital Metro for day job-school.
[NOTE: You could create a similar assignment where you take the facts in a newspaper story and write a fictionalized account of the people and situations referred to in the story.]
2.[Historical Fiction] Choose a historical figure whom you know something about. Choose one of the following sentence beginnings below, and complete the sentence for your figure. Compose a short story in first-person, speaking as the historical figure where you explain the figure's wish, dream, or fear.
The thing that I regret most about my life is _____________________.
If I could accomplish one more thing, I would ___________________.
The accomplishment that I am proudest of is ___________________.
If I could live anywhere in the world, I would choose ______________.
The saddest moment in life was when ________________________.
My favorite childhood memory is _____________________________.
The thing that scares me the most is _________________________.
3.[Confess a Secret] Create a character who has a secret to confess, but who is afraid to confess it. Write the diary or journal entries that your character would write as she or he considers the secret, explores why it needs to be confessed, thinks about who will be affected if the secret is known, and considers why she or he is afraid. Write a series of diary or journal entries, as if they were written over a period of several days or a week. In the entries, you can incorporate the main character's interactions with others and explore the ways that the day-to-day events that the character experiences influence the way that she or he thinks about the secret and confession. Your character's decision to tell (or not) should be revealed in the final diary or journal entry. All the entries need to work together as a whole -- they should sound like the writings of a single person, and should show consistency from one entry to the next (for example, if the person writes in the diary that she is afraid of water in one journal entry, it would be inconsistent to have her mention that she had been water skiing in the entry written two days later).
Reader Response Questions
Reader Response Questions for Anthem
You must write a one page response for one of the questions below. You will complete two papers total. These two are due on April 10th and April 16th for A-Day. These are due on April 11th and April 17th for B-Day.
1. Why did Ayn Rand name her main characters “Prometheus” and “Gaea”? Look these names up in a book on mythology. Compare the myths about Prometheus and Gaea to the story of these two characters.
2. In her Foreword to Anthem, Ayn Rand summarizes her political views. What laws that we have today do you think she would agree with, and which would she oppose?
3.What might it be like to live in a society where there are no “selves”, and “we” has replaced “I”?
4. Prometheus’s intellectual activities are illegal in his society. Throughout history, many great innovators, such as Copernicus, Galileo, Watt, and Fulton have faced ridicule and even legal attacks. Research the struggle faced by one of these individuals. Write a dialogue between that person and Prometheus. How would Prometheus try to encourage that person?
5. Why did Prometheus try to convince the Council of Scholars that his invention merited their support? If a government council thinks that an invention will not benefit the community, should the invention be banned? Compare the situation in the novel to such government agencies as the Federal Drug Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration, which allow new products or new air routes only if they will “benefit the community.”
6. For Prometheus, life in the Uncharted Forest is quite different from what he has known. Write two brief messages that Prometheus might want to send to any two characters who are still in the city.
7. Read about a “positive” utopia, such as in Plato’s Republic, or Thomas More’s Utopia, and compare with them with Anthem.
8. Compare the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden to the story of Prometheus and Gaea. For what “sins” were each condemned?
9. What is “collectivism”? Which of our laws today are collectivist?
10. Ayn Rand held that freedom is a prerequisite for economic progress. Is this view confirmed by the histories of the U.S.S.R and the People’s Republic of China?
You must write a one page response for one of the questions below. You will complete two papers total. These two are due on April 10th and April 16th for A-Day. These are due on April 11th and April 17th for B-Day.
1. Why did Ayn Rand name her main characters “Prometheus” and “Gaea”? Look these names up in a book on mythology. Compare the myths about Prometheus and Gaea to the story of these two characters.
2. In her Foreword to Anthem, Ayn Rand summarizes her political views. What laws that we have today do you think she would agree with, and which would she oppose?
3.What might it be like to live in a society where there are no “selves”, and “we” has replaced “I”?
4. Prometheus’s intellectual activities are illegal in his society. Throughout history, many great innovators, such as Copernicus, Galileo, Watt, and Fulton have faced ridicule and even legal attacks. Research the struggle faced by one of these individuals. Write a dialogue between that person and Prometheus. How would Prometheus try to encourage that person?
5. Why did Prometheus try to convince the Council of Scholars that his invention merited their support? If a government council thinks that an invention will not benefit the community, should the invention be banned? Compare the situation in the novel to such government agencies as the Federal Drug Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration, which allow new products or new air routes only if they will “benefit the community.”
6. For Prometheus, life in the Uncharted Forest is quite different from what he has known. Write two brief messages that Prometheus might want to send to any two characters who are still in the city.
7. Read about a “positive” utopia, such as in Plato’s Republic, or Thomas More’s Utopia, and compare with them with Anthem.
8. Compare the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden to the story of Prometheus and Gaea. For what “sins” were each condemned?
9. What is “collectivism”? Which of our laws today are collectivist?
10. Ayn Rand held that freedom is a prerequisite for economic progress. Is this view confirmed by the histories of the U.S.S.R and the People’s Republic of China?
Friday, April 11, 2008
April 10 (A Day) and April 11 (B Day)
I apologize for the lack of blogs, the google has not been working from my portable computer. Please follow the Daily Unit Outline I have given you!
1. Silent Reading
2. Turn in Vocab #1
3. Vocab Test
4. Grammar--Verb Tenses
5. Read Anthem
1. Silent Reading
2. Turn in Vocab #1
3. Vocab Test
4. Grammar--Verb Tenses
5. Read Anthem
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
B-Day: April 3, 2008
5th and 6th Period:
1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary #1--Anthem
3. Journal: What groups do you associate with
4. Class Discussion: What is good and bad about the world, what would you change.
5. Introduction to the philosophy of Communism
6. Begin Anthem by Ayn Rand
8th Period:
1. Silent Reading
2. School House Rock (you're ahead....thus a bit of a break!)
3. Finish Chapter 1
1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary #1--Anthem
3. Journal: What groups do you associate with
4. Class Discussion: What is good and bad about the world, what would you change.
5. Introduction to the philosophy of Communism
6. Begin Anthem by Ayn Rand
8th Period:
1. Silent Reading
2. School House Rock (you're ahead....thus a bit of a break!)
3. Finish Chapter 1
A-Day: April 2, 2008
1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary #1--Anthem
3. Journal: What groups do you associate with
4. Class Discussion: What is good and bad about the world, what would you change.
5. Introduction to the philosophy of Communism
6. Begin Anthem by Ayn Rand
2. Vocabulary #1--Anthem
3. Journal: What groups do you associate with
4. Class Discussion: What is good and bad about the world, what would you change.
5. Introduction to the philosophy of Communism
6. Begin Anthem by Ayn Rand
B-Day--April 1, 2008
5th and 6th Period:
Finish Film
8th Period:
1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary #1
3. Class Discussion on Group verses the Individual
4. Introduction to the philosophy of Communism
5. Begin Chapter 1
Finish Film
8th Period:
1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary #1
3. Class Discussion on Group verses the Individual
4. Introduction to the philosophy of Communism
5. Begin Chapter 1
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
1. Review Inquiry Reports
2. Review Character Profile Projects
3. Grade Grammar
4. Lesson on drafting a personal letter
5. Lit. Circles
YOUR JOURNALS WILL BE GRADED TODAY!!!! PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE THEM IN MY CLASSROOM!!
2. Review Character Profile Projects
3. Grade Grammar
4. Lesson on drafting a personal letter
5. Lit. Circles
YOUR JOURNALS WILL BE GRADED TODAY!!!! PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE THEM IN MY CLASSROOM!!
B-Day--Tuesday, March 18, 2008
1. Silent Reading
2. Grade Grammar
3. Lesson: drafting a personal letter for your Character Profiles
4. Lit. Circles
YOUR JOURNALS WILL BE GRADED ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY! THEY ARE YOUR FINAL GRADE THIS TERM, PLEASE MAKE SURE THEY ARE LEFT IN THE ROOM!!
2. Grade Grammar
3. Lesson: drafting a personal letter for your Character Profiles
4. Lit. Circles
YOUR JOURNALS WILL BE GRADED ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY! THEY ARE YOUR FINAL GRADE THIS TERM, PLEASE MAKE SURE THEY ARE LEFT IN THE ROOM!!
A-Day: Monday, March 17
1. Silent Reading
2. Grammar--Interjections
3. Lit. Circles
BOOK REPORTS DUE
JOURNALS DUE NEXT TIME!!!!!
2. Grammar--Interjections
3. Lit. Circles
BOOK REPORTS DUE
JOURNALS DUE NEXT TIME!!!!!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Inquiry Report Guidelines
INQUIRY REPORT DUE ON
MARCH 20, 2008 for B-Day
MARCH 25, 2008 for A-Day
WE REVIEWED MLA CITATION FORMAT IN CLASS--IF YOU ARE CONFUSED, EMAIL ME!!!
Inquiry Report
Write about a person, a place, an event, or a thing
1. Research—do not use Wikipedia! You must have four sources (one a book). You must have the sources properly documented in your paper and on your Works Cited page.
2. Find out what else is going on! Don’t be blinded by what you are interested in. Remember that Emmett Till led to Rosa Parks which led to the bus boycott which led to the civil rights….which eventually inspired Harper Lee…..get it?
3. Who’s Who? If you are researching a band, make sure you know every person in the band, their personal lives, who are they related to, how does that affect your story?
4.What Happened? Why did it happen?
5.What ELSE happened…when you think you are done researching….then you know you are just at the beginning!
6. Paper must be at least 3 full pages and no longer than 6.
7. Paper must be in MLA format.
8. Paper should be interesting and reflect diligent and dedicated research and writing.
9. If one thing is pasted and copied (besides exact quotes that are cited) than you will FAIL!!
10. Does not need to follow a 5 paragraph essay format. However, your paper should logically flow from one idea to another.
MARCH 20, 2008 for B-Day
MARCH 25, 2008 for A-Day
WE REVIEWED MLA CITATION FORMAT IN CLASS--IF YOU ARE CONFUSED, EMAIL ME!!!
Inquiry Report
Write about a person, a place, an event, or a thing
1. Research—do not use Wikipedia! You must have four sources (one a book). You must have the sources properly documented in your paper and on your Works Cited page.
2. Find out what else is going on! Don’t be blinded by what you are interested in. Remember that Emmett Till led to Rosa Parks which led to the bus boycott which led to the civil rights….which eventually inspired Harper Lee…..get it?
3. Who’s Who? If you are researching a band, make sure you know every person in the band, their personal lives, who are they related to, how does that affect your story?
4.What Happened? Why did it happen?
5.What ELSE happened…when you think you are done researching….then you know you are just at the beginning!
6. Paper must be at least 3 full pages and no longer than 6.
7. Paper must be in MLA format.
8. Paper should be interesting and reflect diligent and dedicated research and writing.
9. If one thing is pasted and copied (besides exact quotes that are cited) than you will FAIL!!
10. Does not need to follow a 5 paragraph essay format. However, your paper should logically flow from one idea to another.
So Sorry!!!!---March 10-March 14
Dear 10th Graders, the computers at school, and this blog in particular, have been having issues! Thus, you should always refer to your hard copy of what we do each day in class.
Here is a run down of what has been going on!
Monday (B)/Tuesday (A)
1. Silent Reading
2. Review Vocabulary (Test Next Time!)
3. Grade Grammar--Prepositions/Adverbs
4. Group Presentations of Collages
5. Inquiry Report Introduction
Wednesday (B)/ Thursday (A)
1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary Test--Vocab Worksheet Due!!
3. Journal Entry--Inquiry
4. Introduction to Inquiry Report (takes the place of the Compare and Contrast Essay!)
5. Review Book Reports (Due Next Time!!!)
6. Lit. Circles
Friday (B)
BOOK REPORTS DUE!!!!
1. Silent Reading
2. Proofreading
3. Grammar
4. JOURNALS TO BE GRADED NEXT TIME!!!!!
5. Lit. Circles
Here is a run down of what has been going on!
Monday (B)/Tuesday (A)
1. Silent Reading
2. Review Vocabulary (Test Next Time!)
3. Grade Grammar--Prepositions/Adverbs
4. Group Presentations of Collages
5. Inquiry Report Introduction
Wednesday (B)/ Thursday (A)
1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary Test--Vocab Worksheet Due!!
3. Journal Entry--Inquiry
4. Introduction to Inquiry Report (takes the place of the Compare and Contrast Essay!)
5. Review Book Reports (Due Next Time!!!)
6. Lit. Circles
Friday (B)
BOOK REPORTS DUE!!!!
1. Silent Reading
2. Proofreading
3. Grammar
4. JOURNALS TO BE GRADED NEXT TIME!!!!!
5. Lit. Circles
Monday, March 3, 2008
A-Day--Monday, March 3, 2008
DUE: Professional Letter, Vocabulary #1
1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary Test
3. Introduction to Group Collage
4. Introduction to Personality Profile (handout)--a rough draft of a journal entry is due next time!
5. Lit. Circles--accountability and change roles.
HOMEWORK:
Bring 10 pictures that represent home to you! 5 pictures that represent your home. 5 pictures that represent the home of the characters in your book.
DUE NEXT TIME:
Grammar, Journal Entry, Collage Pictures
Extra Credit:
Write me a summary of this article online and I will add 3 points onto your grade of the Professional Letter:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7274929.stm
1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary Test
3. Introduction to Group Collage
4. Introduction to Personality Profile (handout)--a rough draft of a journal entry is due next time!
5. Lit. Circles--accountability and change roles.
HOMEWORK:
Bring 10 pictures that represent home to you! 5 pictures that represent your home. 5 pictures that represent the home of the characters in your book.
DUE NEXT TIME:
Grammar, Journal Entry, Collage Pictures
Extra Credit:
Write me a summary of this article online and I will add 3 points onto your grade of the Professional Letter:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7274929.stm
Thursday, February 28, 2008
B-Day--Friday, February 29, 2008
All together now---everybody LEAP!!!!
1. Silent Reading
2. Journal Entry
3. Vocabulary Test #1
4. Introduction to Personality File
5. Collage Pictures Assigned
DUE: Professional Letter, Vocabulary #1
HMWK: Bring in 10 pictures that represent home to you and to the characters of your book. (5 of what your own home and 5 of your character's home!)
1. Silent Reading
2. Journal Entry
3. Vocabulary Test #1
4. Introduction to Personality File
5. Collage Pictures Assigned
DUE: Professional Letter, Vocabulary #1
HMWK: Bring in 10 pictures that represent home to you and to the characters of your book. (5 of what your own home and 5 of your character's home!)
A-Day--Thursday, February 28, 2008
1. Silent Readin
2. Grammar--Adverbs--DUE NEXT TIME
3. Vocabulary Review--TEST NEXT TIME!!
4. Drafting your formal letter--in class practice and examples
Formal Letter DUE next time!!
5. Literary Circles
2. Grammar--Adverbs--DUE NEXT TIME
3. Vocabulary Review--TEST NEXT TIME!!
4. Drafting your formal letter--in class practice and examples
Formal Letter DUE next time!!
5. Literary Circles
B-Day--Wednesday, February 27, 2008
1. Silent Reading
2. Grammar--Adverbs
3. Drafting your Formal Letter--in class practice and examples (DUE NEXT TIME!)
4. Vocabulary Review (TEST NEXT TIME!!!)
5. Literary Circles
2. Grammar--Adverbs
3. Drafting your Formal Letter--in class practice and examples (DUE NEXT TIME!)
4. Vocabulary Review (TEST NEXT TIME!!!)
5. Literary Circles
Monday, February 25, 2008
B-Day--Monday: February 25, 2008
1. Silent Reading
2. Formal Letter Assignment Given
3. Guest Speaker--Mrs. McClung to talk to us about South Africa (assignment due!)
2. Formal Letter Assignment Given
3. Guest Speaker--Mrs. McClung to talk to us about South Africa (assignment due!)
A-Day--Friday, February 22, 2008
1. Vocabulary #1
2. Lit. Circles
3. Guest Speaker--Mrs. McClung to talk about South Africa
2. Lit. Circles
3. Guest Speaker--Mrs. McClung to talk about South Africa
Thursday, February 21, 2008
B-Day--Thursday, February 21, 2008
5th & 6th
1. Lit. Circles--discuss the reading, share roles
2. Vocabulary
3. Journal Entry--What is home?
4. Class Discussion
DUE: RESEARCH!!!
YOU NEED TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!! YOU ARE BEING LAZY AND THAT IS NOT OK!!!!
8th
1. Silent Reading
2. Journal Entry--What is Home?
3. Discussion
4. Lit. Circles
DUE: RESEARCH!!!!
1. Lit. Circles--discuss the reading, share roles
2. Vocabulary
3. Journal Entry--What is home?
4. Class Discussion
DUE: RESEARCH!!!
YOU NEED TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!! YOU ARE BEING LAZY AND THAT IS NOT OK!!!!
8th
1. Silent Reading
2. Journal Entry--What is Home?
3. Discussion
4. Lit. Circles
DUE: RESEARCH!!!!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
A-Day--Wednesday, February 20, 2008
1. Silent Reading
2. Introduce Literature Circles and Roles (handout on this!)
3. Get into the lit circles and begin reading your books (handout of the reading schedule!)
4. HOMEWORK--DUE FRIDAY
You may do both of these homework assignments (one for extra credit)
But you are only required to do the one for the book that you are reading!
Habibi and A Little Piece of Ground
1. 15 facts about the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict (modern and ancient)http://www.mideastweb.org/nutshell.htm
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/middle_east/conflict/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-Palestinian_conflict
2. Map of Israel (including Gaza Strip, West Bank...etc.)http://www.mideastweb.org/misrael.htm
http://www.mideastweb.org/misrael.htm
Cry, The Beloved Country
1. Ten facts about Johannesburg --history and modern
http://www.joburg.org.za/http://www.southafrica-travel.net/north/a1johb01.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Johannesburg
2. Define Apartheid--Give a Brief History of it in South Africa
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid
2. Introduce Literature Circles and Roles (handout on this!)
3. Get into the lit circles and begin reading your books (handout of the reading schedule!)
4. HOMEWORK--DUE FRIDAY
You may do both of these homework assignments (one for extra credit)
But you are only required to do the one for the book that you are reading!
Habibi and A Little Piece of Ground
1. 15 facts about the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict (modern and ancient)http://www.mideastweb.org/nutshell.htm
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/middle_east/conflict/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-Palestinian_conflict
2. Map of Israel (including Gaza Strip, West Bank...etc.)http://www.mideastweb.org/misrael.htm
http://www.mideastweb.org/misrael.htm
Cry, The Beloved Country
1. Ten facts about Johannesburg --history and modern
http://www.joburg.org.za/http://www.southafrica-travel.net/north/a1johb01.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Johannesburg
2. Define Apartheid--Give a Brief History of it in South Africa
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
B-Day--Tuesday, February 19, 2008
There is going to be a change in the format of the blog for B days. As I have student teachers for 5th and 6th period, their assignments will be listed separately. 8th Period, you will scroll down and find your assignments ok, so pay attention to this!!!
5th and 6th
1. Introduction to Student Teachers
2. Introduction to Literary Circles
3. Get your Unit Books
4. Get into Lit. Circles and begin Reading books
5. HOMEWORK: SEE BELOW--DUE THURSDAY
(if you are reading A Little Piece of Ground....you have to read to chapter 2 by next time!!)
_______________________________________________
YOU MAY DO BOTH OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS---ONE FOR EXTRA CREDIT!!!
Habibi and A Little Piece of Ground
1. 15 facts about the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict (modern and ancient)
http://www.mideastweb.org/nutshell.htm
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/middle_east/conflict/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-Palestinian_conflict
2. Map of Israel (including Gaza Strip, West Bank...etc.)
http://www.mideastweb.org/misrael.htm
http://www.mideastweb.org/misrael.htm
Cry, The Beloved Country
1. Ten facts about Johannesburg --history and modern
http://www.joburg.org.za/
http://www.southafrica-travel.net/north/a1johb01.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Johannesburg
2. Define Apartheid--Give a Brief History of it in South Africa
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid
____________________________________________________
8th Period
1. Silent Reading
2. Introduction to Literary Circles
3. Talk about theme of Home
4. Practice Lit. Cicles
5. Get into groups
6. HOMEWORK---SEE ABOVE--DUE THURSDAY!!!
5th and 6th
1. Introduction to Student Teachers
2. Introduction to Literary Circles
3. Get your Unit Books
4. Get into Lit. Circles and begin Reading books
5. HOMEWORK: SEE BELOW--DUE THURSDAY
(if you are reading A Little Piece of Ground....you have to read to chapter 2 by next time!!)
_______________________________________________
YOU MAY DO BOTH OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS---ONE FOR EXTRA CREDIT!!!
Habibi and A Little Piece of Ground
1. 15 facts about the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict (modern and ancient)
http://www.mideastweb.org/nutshell.htm
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/middle_east/conflict/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-Palestinian_conflict
2. Map of Israel (including Gaza Strip, West Bank...etc.)
http://www.mideastweb.org/misrael.htm
http://www.mideastweb.org/misrael.htm
Cry, The Beloved Country
1. Ten facts about Johannesburg --history and modern
http://www.joburg.org.za/
http://www.southafrica-travel.net/north/a1johb01.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Johannesburg
2. Define Apartheid--Give a Brief History of it in South Africa
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid
____________________________________________________
8th Period
1. Silent Reading
2. Introduction to Literary Circles
3. Talk about theme of Home
4. Practice Lit. Cicles
5. Get into groups
6. HOMEWORK---SEE ABOVE--DUE THURSDAY!!!
Monday, February 11, 2008
A-Day--Friday, February 15, 2008
1. Silent Reading
2. Take Poetry Final
3. Grade Poetry Final
4. Turn in Poetry Books
5. Share poems in class
2. Take Poetry Final
3. Grade Poetry Final
4. Turn in Poetry Books
5. Share poems in class
B-Day--Thursday, February 14, 2008
Step-Up 2 comes out today! Wahoo!!!
JACE and KIRSTEN get extra credit!!!! Anyone else??? Comment on the blog to let me know you have read it!!!!
1. Silent Reading
2. Poetry Test
3. Grade Test
4. Turn in Poetry Books--share poems in class!
JACE and KIRSTEN get extra credit!!!! Anyone else??? Comment on the blog to let me know you have read it!!!!
1. Silent Reading
2. Poetry Test
3. Grade Test
4. Turn in Poetry Books--share poems in class!
A-Day--Wednesday, February 13, 2008
1. Silent Reading
2. Analyze Poem "Dying" by Emily Dickinson (bio on her life)
3. Grammar and grade in class
4. Class Poetry Activities--go over poetry book!
5. Review for Test
2. Analyze Poem "Dying" by Emily Dickinson (bio on her life)
3. Grammar and grade in class
4. Class Poetry Activities--go over poetry book!
5. Review for Test
B-Day--Tuesday, February 12, 2008
1. Silent Reading
2. Analyze Poem "Dying" by Emily Dickinson
3. Grammar--grade in class
4. Class Poetry Activities--get Poetry Books together!
5. Review for Test
2. Analyze Poem "Dying" by Emily Dickinson
3. Grammar--grade in class
4. Class Poetry Activities--get Poetry Books together!
5. Review for Test
Friday, February 8, 2008
A-Day--Monday, February 11, 2008
POETRY FINAL ON FRIDAY!!!!!!!
Nothing tells your Valentine that you care for them like a subscription to The Economist!!
DUE: POETRY UNIT (how to read a poem, focus on language, focus on meaning, focus on sound and structure....worth 50 points)
1. Silent Reading
2. Proofreading #3 (due next time!)
3. Analyze Poem-- "anyone lived in a pretty how town" by e.e. cummings
4. Get handout on how to do a metaphor poem--write your metaphor poem
5. Create Alliteration Poem with group
Next FRIDAY you have your poetry book due! This is an original book of poems that you type up, illustrate, design a cover for, and put together. It is worth 80 points.
This is the order your poems should go in:
1. Narrative Poem (childhood memory)
2. Alliteration Poem
3. Limerick
4. Haiku
5. Metaphor Poem
You get 30 points for a cover, illustrations, and neatness
You may put one original poem in that you have written for 10 points of extra credit!
Nothing tells your Valentine that you care for them like a subscription to The Economist!!
DUE: POETRY UNIT (how to read a poem, focus on language, focus on meaning, focus on sound and structure....worth 50 points)
1. Silent Reading
2. Proofreading #3 (due next time!)
3. Analyze Poem-- "anyone lived in a pretty how town" by e.e. cummings
4. Get handout on how to do a metaphor poem--write your metaphor poem
5. Create Alliteration Poem with group
Next FRIDAY you have your poetry book due! This is an original book of poems that you type up, illustrate, design a cover for, and put together. It is worth 80 points.
This is the order your poems should go in:
1. Narrative Poem (childhood memory)
2. Alliteration Poem
3. Limerick
4. Haiku
5. Metaphor Poem
You get 30 points for a cover, illustrations, and neatness
You may put one original poem in that you have written for 10 points of extra credit!
B-Day--Friday, February 8, 2008
Nothing tells your Valentine that you care for them like a subscription to The Economist!!
DUE: POETRY UNIT (how to read a poem, focus on language, focus on meaning, focus on sound and structure....worth 50 points)
1. Silent Reading
2. Proofreading #3 (due next time!)
3. Analyze Poem-- "anyone lived in a pretty how town" by e.e. cummings
4. Get handout on how to do a metaphor poem--write your metaphor poem
5. Create Alliteration Poem with group
Next Thursday you have your poetry book due! This is an original book of poems that you type up, illustrate, design a cover for, and put together. It is worth 80 points. This is the order your poems should go in:
1. Narrative Poem (childhood memory)
2. Alliteration Poem
3. Limerick
4. Haiku
5. Metaphor Poem
You get 30 points for a cover, illustrations, and neatness
You may put one original poem in that you have written for 10 points of extra credit!
DUE: POETRY UNIT (how to read a poem, focus on language, focus on meaning, focus on sound and structure....worth 50 points)
1. Silent Reading
2. Proofreading #3 (due next time!)
3. Analyze Poem-- "anyone lived in a pretty how town" by e.e. cummings
4. Get handout on how to do a metaphor poem--write your metaphor poem
5. Create Alliteration Poem with group
Next Thursday you have your poetry book due! This is an original book of poems that you type up, illustrate, design a cover for, and put together. It is worth 80 points. This is the order your poems should go in:
1. Narrative Poem (childhood memory)
2. Alliteration Poem
3. Limerick
4. Haiku
5. Metaphor Poem
You get 30 points for a cover, illustrations, and neatness
You may put one original poem in that you have written for 10 points of extra credit!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
A-Day--Thursday, February 7, 2008
Obama Rocks!!
DUE:Grammar and Childhood Memory Poem (Narrative Poem)
1. Silent Reading
2. Grade Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases
3. Journal Entry: Give 2 examples of simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, and onamatopoeia
4. Handout: Focusing on Sound and Structure.
This now completes your poetry packet. You need to gather these papers together and turn them in on Friday:
A. How to Read a Poem
B. Focusing on Language
C. Focusing on Meaning
D. Focusing on Sound and Structure
5. How to write a Limerick and a Haiku
HOMEWORK:
Create an original Limerick and Haiku for next time!!!
DUE:Grammar and Childhood Memory Poem (Narrative Poem)
1. Silent Reading
2. Grade Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases
3. Journal Entry: Give 2 examples of simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, and onamatopoeia
4. Handout: Focusing on Sound and Structure.
This now completes your poetry packet. You need to gather these papers together and turn them in on Friday:
A. How to Read a Poem
B. Focusing on Language
C. Focusing on Meaning
D. Focusing on Sound and Structure
5. How to write a Limerick and a Haiku
HOMEWORK:
Create an original Limerick and Haiku for next time!!!
B-Day--Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Obama Rocks!!
DUE:
Grammar and Childhood Memory Poem (Narrative Poem)
1. Silent Reading
2. Grade Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases
3. Journal Entry: Give 2 examples of simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, and onamatopoeia
4. Handout: Focusing on Sound and Structure.
This now completes your poetry packet. You need to gather these papers together and turn them in on Friday:
A. How to Read a Poem
B. Focusing on Language
C. Focusing on Meaning
D. Focusing on Sound and Structure
5. How to write a Limerick and a Haiku
HOMEWORK:
Create an original Limerick and Haiku for next time!!!
DUE:
Grammar and Childhood Memory Poem (Narrative Poem)
1. Silent Reading
2. Grade Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases
3. Journal Entry: Give 2 examples of simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, and onamatopoeia
4. Handout: Focusing on Sound and Structure.
This now completes your poetry packet. You need to gather these papers together and turn them in on Friday:
A. How to Read a Poem
B. Focusing on Language
C. Focusing on Meaning
D. Focusing on Sound and Structure
5. How to write a Limerick and a Haiku
HOMEWORK:
Create an original Limerick and Haiku for next time!!!
Monday, February 4, 2008
A-Day--Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Primary Elections in Utah today! Make sure to watch the outcome on TV tonight!!!
1. Silent Reading
2. Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases
3. Analyze "The Raven" with the help of The Simpsons
4. Journal Entry on Childhood Memories
5. Focus on Meaning (handout)
6. Begin your memory poem!
Your Poetry Unit Packets will be due on Monday!!!!
Your final Poetry Test will be on Monday!!!!
1. Silent Reading
2. Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases
3. Analyze "The Raven" with the help of The Simpsons
4. Journal Entry on Childhood Memories
5. Focus on Meaning (handout)
6. Begin your memory poem!
Your Poetry Unit Packets will be due on Monday!!!!
Your final Poetry Test will be on Monday!!!!
B-Day--Monday, February 4, 2008
1. Silent Reading
2. Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases
3. Analyze "The Raven" with the help of The Simpsons
4. Journal Entry on Childhood Memories
5. Focus on Meaning (handout)
6. Begin your memory poem!
Your Poetry Unit Packets will be due on Friday!!!!
2. Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases
3. Analyze "The Raven" with the help of The Simpsons
4. Journal Entry on Childhood Memories
5. Focus on Meaning (handout)
6. Begin your memory poem!
Your Poetry Unit Packets will be due on Friday!!!!
A-Day-Friday, February 1, 2008
SNOW DAY!!! WAHOOOOO
Make-up Snow Day (BOOOOOOOO!!! ) will be Monday, March 24th. It will strictly be a make-up work day in my class. School will go from 8:10 to 12:10
Make-up Snow Day (BOOOOOOOO!!! ) will be Monday, March 24th. It will strictly be a make-up work day in my class. School will go from 8:10 to 12:10
B-Day--Thursday, January 31, 2008
1. Silent Reading
2. Finish Sentence Combining Poems
3. Go over figurative Language
4. Ode To Poetry Sing-a-Long
2. Finish Sentence Combining Poems
3. Go over figurative Language
4. Ode To Poetry Sing-a-Long
Monday, January 28, 2008
A-Day: January 30, 2008
1. Silent Reading (your reading books are due for 25 points on Friday of this week!!)
2. Grade Grammar
3. Finish Sentence Combining Poems
4. Go over figurative Language
5. Ode To Poetry Sing-a-Long
6. Focusing on Meaning (handout!!)
"Quoth the raven...nevermore"
2. Grade Grammar
3. Finish Sentence Combining Poems
4. Go over figurative Language
5. Ode To Poetry Sing-a-Long
6. Focusing on Meaning (handout!!)
"Quoth the raven...nevermore"
B-Day: January 29, 2008
1. Silent Reading (your reading books are due for 25 points on Thursday of this week!!)
2. Grade Grammar
3. Finish Sentence Combining Poems
4. Go over figurative Language
5. Ode To Poetry Sing-a-Long
6. Focusing on Meaning (handout!!)
"Quoth the raven...nevermore"
2. Grade Grammar
3. Finish Sentence Combining Poems
4. Go over figurative Language
5. Ode To Poetry Sing-a-Long
6. Focusing on Meaning (handout!!)
"Quoth the raven...nevermore"
A-Day: January 28, 2008
1. Silent Reading
2. Grammar: Noun or Adjective?
3. UBSCT Essay Prompt in Composition Books (start over with Entry #1)
"Many experts say that divorce and single-parent homes no longer have as negative effects on children as they once did because they are becoming the norm."
Remember to PICK A SIDE!!!!
Also, don't go off of your emotions here, go off of what you can most easily prove!
4. How to Read a Poem (this is a handout you will need to get!)
5. Sentence Combining Poem Activity in Class
2. Grammar: Noun or Adjective?
3. UBSCT Essay Prompt in Composition Books (start over with Entry #1)
"Many experts say that divorce and single-parent homes no longer have as negative effects on children as they once did because they are becoming the norm."
Remember to PICK A SIDE!!!!
Also, don't go off of your emotions here, go off of what you can most easily prove!
4. How to Read a Poem (this is a handout you will need to get!)
5. Sentence Combining Poem Activity in Class
B-Day-January 25, 2008
1. Silent Reading
2. Grammar: Noun or Adjective?
3. UBSCT Essay Prompt in Composition Books (start over with Entry #1)
"Many experts say that divorce and single-parent homes no longer have as negative effects on children as they once did because they are becoming the norm."
Remember to PICK A SIDE!!!!
Also, don't go off of your emotions here, go off of what you can most easily prove!
4. How to Read a Poem (this is a handout you will need to get!)
5. Sentence Combining Poem Activity in Class
2. Grammar: Noun or Adjective?
3. UBSCT Essay Prompt in Composition Books (start over with Entry #1)
"Many experts say that divorce and single-parent homes no longer have as negative effects on children as they once did because they are becoming the norm."
Remember to PICK A SIDE!!!!
Also, don't go off of your emotions here, go off of what you can most easily prove!
4. How to Read a Poem (this is a handout you will need to get!)
5. Sentence Combining Poem Activity in Class
Friday, January 18, 2008
Wed. Jan 23 & Thurs. Jan 24
Our lovely school counselor, Mrs. Marsell, will be guiding each class through the delightful registration process!
It will take the entire period.
Yes, you do have seating charts in your new class! Welcome!
It will take the entire period.
Yes, you do have seating charts in your new class! Welcome!
A-Day Friday, January 18, 2008
Today:
1. Silent Reading
2. Grammar #3
3. Sourcebooks page 100-112
4. Write out the essay on page 111 on a separate piece of paper
1. Silent Reading
2. Grammar #3
3. Sourcebooks page 100-112
4. Write out the essay on page 111 on a separate piece of paper
Books to Choose from
Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye
Cry, the beloved Country by Alan Paton
A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird
Cry, the beloved Country by Alan Paton
A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird
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