Independent Reading Project
May 26, 2011 |
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| Independent reading projects presented to your peers today. |
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Homophones - Word Choice (homework)
Due Date: May 24, 2011 |
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| Read and discuss using the right words - homophones. Complete grammar exercises on pages 679, 683, 687, and 691. INDEPENDENT READING PROJECTS DUE THURSDAY MAY 26. |
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Independent Reading
May 20, 2011 |
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| Journal: Write a brief description of a memorable person from your childhood. Independent reading day - projects are due Thursday 5/25. |
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Romeo and Juliet - Final Test
May 18, 2011 |
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| No journal. Study for the test for the first twenty minutes; then, take the test for Romeo and juliet. |
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Romeo and Juliet
May 16, 2011 |
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| Journal: Describe three things you can do today to achieve freedom and peace for tomorrow. Review and view Romeo and Juliet. Final test for the play is Wednesday 5/18. |
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Romeo and Juliet - Act V
May 12, 2011 |
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| Journal: Jot down a list of entertaining tales from your life. Read Act V of Romeo and Juliet on your own. Answer the check your comprehension and critical thinking questions on page 775. |
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Romeo and Juliet - Act IV
May 10, 2011 |
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| Journal: Describe a fairy tale that has a deeper meaning. What is the allegory of the story? Read along with the tape recording for Act IV of Romeo and Juliet. Answer the check your comprehension and critical thinking questions on page 758. |
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Romeo and Juliet - Video
May 6, 2011 |
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| Journal: Describe your thoughts about the United States' capture and killing of Bin Laden. View the first two acts of Romeo and Juliet. |
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ISAT TEST
May 4, 2011 |
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ISAT TEST
May 2, 2011 |
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ISAT TEST
April 28, 2011 |
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Romeo and Juliet
April 26, 2011 |
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Journal: How do you think communities can shape people's actions, attitudes, or values? Jot down your response. Finish reading Act III of Romeo and Juliet and answer the check your comprehension 1-5 and critical thinking 1-6 on page 744. ISAT test April 28th, May 2nd, and May 4th.
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Romeo and Juliet - Act III (homework)
Due Date: April 22, 2011 |
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| Journal: What social issue or attitude bothers you? How do you express your concern about them? Reading circle for Act III of Romeo and Juliet. Independent reading project assigned. |
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 Independent Reading Project (27.14 KB)
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NO SCHOOL - SENIOR PROJECTS
April 20, 2011 |
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Romeo and Juliet - Act II
April 15, 2011 |
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| Journal: Describe the best prank or practical joke you have witnessed. Reading Act II of Romeo and Juliet. |
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Romeo and Juliet - Act I
April 13, 2011 |
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| Journal: What is your definition of love? Finish reading Act I of the play. Answer: Check Your Comprehension 1-2 and Critical Thinking 1-4 on page 695. |
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Romeo and Juliet
April 11, 2011 |
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| Journal: Describe your goals or plans for this summer. Research Projects are due today. After a brief background biography of Shakespeare, we will begin reading Romeo and Juliet. |
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The Chaser - Paraphrasing
April 7, 2011 |
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| Journal: Describe your goals for the last nine weeks of this school year. Today we read the short story "The Chaser". You are to paraphrase the story as we read. Also, you must try and identify the implications in the story. |
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Research Essay (homework)
Due Date: April 5, 2011 |
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| Journal: Describe what you did during Spring break. Rough drafts, ten sources and self evaluation, and peer evaluations are due at the end of the period today. The final draft is due Monday 4/11/11. |
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Research Essay (homework)
Due Date: March 25, 2011 |
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| Journal: Describe your progress researching and writing your essay. Today is the last day in the library for research. Rough drafts are due Tuesday 4/5/11. |
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Library Research
March 23, 2011 |
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| No bell ringer. We will have the entire period to find sources in the schools library. |
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Library Research (homework)
Due Date: March 21, 2011 |
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After a brief power point on the library catalog, keyword searches, and databases, we had time in the library for research and essay writing. The ID and passwords for turnitin.com are:
1B - 3806398 Romeo
2B - 3806401 Juliet
3B - 3806408 Pigman |
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MLA - The Research Project (homework)
Due Date: March 17, 2011 |
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| We had the opportunity to see a performance of Tom Jones by the Image Factory in the CPAC. We discussed the MLA citation assignment. Then we discussed the research project and topic selection. Your homework is to choose two possible topics for your research project. |
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The Research Project (25.09 KB)
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MLA Format - Research Writing (homework)
Due Date: March 15, 2011 |
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| Journal: Jot down some negative consequences that can result from a long-standing dispute between two people. Today, we will begin to explore the persuasive - research essay. We will specifically study the works cited and internal citations. There is a works cited assignment due next class. |
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DWA Practice Expository Essay
March 11, 2011 |
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| No bell ringer for today. You will have 90 minutes to write an expository essay based on the DWA prompt from 2006. |
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The Six Traits of Writing - Expository Essay
March 9, 2011 |
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| Journal: Journal: Record your memories of a time when you looked at something from a new perspective. today we will review the six traits of writing. After the review, we will divide into groups and read examples of expository essays. Each group will evaluate the essay based on the six traits of writing and the direct writing assessment rubric. We will review results and compare these to the actual grade that each essay earned. |
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The Pigman - Final Test
March 7, 2011 |
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| Journal: Jot down different ways of declining and accepting a social invitation. Give a personal example. We will review and discuss the final study guide. We will then take the final test for The Pigman. |
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The Pigman (homework)
Due Date: March 3, 2011 |
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| Journal: Describe a rivalry with which you are familiar. Jot down your thoughts about what might be done to put an end to the rivalry. Read through the end of the novel by next Monday. |
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The Pigman and Registration
March 1, 2011 |
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| Journal: Think of an object that reminds you of a particular person or memory. Describe the object and explain why you link the two together. Discuss the study guide for chapters eight - ten and read chapter eleven. Also, we will go to the computer lab and register for next year. |
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The Pigman (homework)
Due Date: February 25, 2011 |
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| Journal: If you could go back in time and meet one person who would it be? Explain. Read and discuss chapters 8, 9, and 10. Complete study guides due on Tuesday. |
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The Pigman
February 23, 2011 |
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| Journal: If you could go back in time and change one thing in your life, what would it be? Explain. Today, we have the counselors in class to go over registration for next year. After this, we finished the study guides through chapter seven of The Pigman. |
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The Pigman - Narration/Foreshadowing
February 16, 2011 |
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| Journal: Think of an activity that was somehow linked to a particular place. Describe the place and the activity. Today we will go to the library and check out the novel, The Pigman. We will read and discuss chapters one through three. |
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Go Deep to the Sewer - Tone and Setting
February 14, 2011 |
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| Journal: Describe a time in your life when an anticipated event proved disappointing. Today, we will finish with poetry presentations. We will then read the short story by Bill Cosby, "Go Deep to the Sewer." Students will answer the check your comprehension questions on page 323. |
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Poetry Quiz
February 10, 2011 |
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| Journal: Jot down examples of television, radio, and print advertising that encourage people to conform to certain ways of thought, appearance, behavior. We will first take the quiz and then continue with poetry presentations. |
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Poetry Presentation
February 8, 2011 |
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| Journal: Although people have debated the rules of the genre for ages, poetry defies definition. What is your definition of poetry? Today, we are listening to and delivering poetry presentations. Students are presenting a poem to the class with a brief biography of the poet and an analysis of the poem. |
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Poetry - Imagery - Lyric (homework)
Due Date: February 4, 2011 |
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Journal: Briefly describe one of your personal dreams. Read the poems "Blackberry Eating," "Memory," "Uphill," and the lyrics for "The Long and Winding Road." Answer the critical thinking questions for the poems and the three questions following the lyrics. Remember the poetry presentations are due Tuesday, February 8. The ID and passwords for turnitin.com are:
1B - 3806398 Romeo
2B - 3806401 Juliet
3B - 3806408 Pigman |
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Poetry Presentation Rubric (24.06 KB)
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Poetry - Langston Hughes (homework)
Due Date: February 2, 2011 |
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| Journal: Think of an image you find striking - a skyscraper, a shiny new car, a sunset, a pizza hot from the oven. List sensory details that vividly convey image. What emotion do you associate with this image? Read the two Langston Hughes' poems: "Dream Deferred" and "Dreams". With a partner, answer the check your comprehension and critical thinking questions on page 799. |
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Poetry - Tennyson - Dickinson
January 31, 2011 |
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Journal: Society, Death, Solitude, Consciousness, Soul. Choose one of these abstract ideas and quickly write your immediate thoughts about it.
Read "The Eagle" by Lord Alfred Tennyson and "'Hope' is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson. On your own answer the check your comprehension and critical thinking questions on page 797. |
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Poetry - Wordsworth
January 27, 2011 |
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Bell Ringer - Journal: The apparition of these faces in the crowd:
Petals on a wet, black bough.
Explain whether you believe this is a good or bad poem.
Today we discussed vocabulary for discussing poetry. We read pages pages 785-790 the beginning of our poetry unit. We read "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and broke into small groups. As a group you were to come to a consensus in answering the check your comprehension questions 1-3 pg. 790 and critical thinking questions 1-5 pg. 791. Due on Monday. |
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Classroom Expectations - Free Write
January 25, 2011 |
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| Today we covered classroom expectations and grading procedures. There was a two page free write that we wrote half a page at a time. The following were the prompts: Describe your English class from last semester. What did you learn? What did you read and write? Describe one positive and one negative experience form English class last semester. Explain. What has been your favorite English class of all time? Explain why. What would you like to learn or study this semester for English? |
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