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Today I handed out your course terms sheet and we discussed.
We also started the Gettysburg Address.
If you were absent, you can get both handouts from Mrs. Rumfelt tomorrow.
HW: Huck Finn journals and book due tomorrow. We will also finish discussing the Gettysburg Address.
DGP - Monday and Tuesday
3rd: You worked in your groups on your videos. Last day in the computer lab tomorrow; rough cut of video due at the end of class.
8th: Poetry Assignment with "Suicide in the Trenches"; work in groups on projects. Last day in the computer lab tomorrow; rough cut of video due at the end of class.
HW: Work on video!
Discuss Gettysburg Address and the end of Huck Finn.
HW: Huck Finn test on Friday!
DGP- Clauses and Sentence Types
Computer Lab: Last day for projects; upload or email to me by the end of the day (4:00 pm).
HW: Final video and response due Friday.
Huck Finn-review and discuss end of book
Test Tomorrow!!!
DGP-Capitalization & Punctuation
Poetry Terms- camplete sheet
go over editing video-example
writing a narrative poem
HW: Video Project due Monday
Huck Finn Test
HW: We will continue looking at examples of Realism. Complete "Story of an Hour" assignment. Be prepared to discuss on Monday.
DGP - Diagramming! Turn in the last two weeks of DGP.
Media Center - last day for video project. Work on your TP-CASTT Poetry Analysis if you're done.
Download TP-CASTT Poetry Analysis here.
HW: Personal Response and all components of video due on MONDAY.
Quickwrite: Respond to poem, "Dead."
Figurative Language - practice for test
TP-CASTT Analysis - due at the end of the period
Writing a Narrative Poem: You started writing a narrative poem in class today.
Your poetry test is Friday. You should review your work from this unit and also your poetry terms sheet. We will review together in class each day as well.
Here is your poetry terms sheet if you have misplaced it: Download Poetry Terms Handout here.
Today we started discussing the synthesis question portion of the AP exam. You received a sample question to work on.
We also started discussing Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour".
"Story of an Hour" Analysis practice - respond with a thesis and outline to the following prompt:
Discuss the stylistic devices that Chopin uses to create irony in "Story of an Hour"
American Dream freewrite
HW: Synthesis Essay due Friday
Quickwrite: Respond to poems
Poetry Test - Study Guide
Work on narrative poem
Poetry Paragraph practice
HW: Review for test
We finished discussing the American Dream poems and you turned in your synthesis essays.
Poetry Test!!
HW: Read background information on The Odyssey and complete study questions for Monday.
Finish poetry tests.
Go over background information on The Odyssey; take notes.
HW: Quiz tomorrow on background information.
Multiple Choice Monday!
Vocab Unit 1 - Word List - words due Wednesday; quiz Friday. Define and write an original sentence.
morass
noisome
oblivious
poltroon
proselyte
quasi
raillery
ribald
supine
adjunct
bellwether
caterwaul
chimerical
effete
fait accompli
hidebound
hierarchy
liturgy
vignette
mirage
Read "Desiree's Baby" and complete analysis questions.
Discuss "Desiree's Baby"
We continued our study of Realism with Crane and Sinclair - excerpts from Maggie, Girl of the Streets and The Jungle.
HW: Finish packet (please get from Mrs. Rumfelt if you were absent - I don't have it available electronically) and finish vocab words for tomorrow!
DGP - Parts of the Sentence
Quiz: Background Information on The Odyssey
Start reading The Odyssey, Part One. Complete reading log. Download reading log here if you were absent.
DGP - Clauses and Sentence Type
We continued reading in The Odyssey - Cyclops.
We started working on the study guide questions for that section.
Turn in tone writings from Wednesday.
Work on more tone analysis. See Mrs. Rumfelt to make up if you were absent.
HW: Study for your vocab quiz!
DGP - Punctuation and Capitalization
Continue reading The Odyssey: Cyclops. Complete study guide questions.
HW: Questions due tomorrow!
DGP - Diagramming
Discuss The Odyssey: Imagery and Poetic Devices
Finish illustration of important scene from the Cyclops section; turn in questions from Thursday.
Quickwrite #1: Have you ever had to think on your feet like Odysseus did with the Cyclops? Write about a time when you had to think quickly.
Discuss deadlines for this week:
-make-up tests by Friday; book detentions served by Thursday
-Greek Myth project in Media Center tomorrow
Start reading the next section in The Odyssey: The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, and The Cattle of the Sun God
HW: Get ready for research tomorrow!
Download handouts:
Greek Mythology Project Handout
The Odyssey Reading Log -The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, and The Cattle of the Sun God
Multiple Choice Work - China passage
MC Practice - China passage
HW: Read and annotate Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address. Your annotations should include:
-marking the passage for important words and phrases and rhetorical devices
-listing the rhetorical devices he uses
-noting the effects of those devices
Today we were in the Media Center working on your Greek mythology projects. We will start presenting on FRIDAY.
You need to complete the following:
1. Fill out the chart for your god, goddess, or assigned place
2. Create a visual aspect for your presentation
3. Prepare a short oral presentation
HW: Continue reading in The Odyssey
DGP - Parts of Speech
Greek Mythology Presentations
HW: Prepare for presentation if you didn't go today.
Today we went over your American novel project. If you were absent, download the handouts here:
Outside Novel Assignment
Presentation Rubric
Blog Entries Rubric
Here is the novel list: Download list.
Vocab Unit 2 - words due Wednesday.