Thursday, October 31, 2013

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. New vocabulary....study your new homonyms for the test next week
2. Romeo and Juliet
-background info and begin reading together...be sure to take notes!

HONORS

1. Please see the black day plan from yesterday....you have the same plan as them!!!!! See me with any questions if you are confused!

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. I gave new vocab words today...your quiz will be next FRIDAY
2. "Beowulf" continuation
-read section 2 together in class
-continue taking notes

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. Vocabulary: I gave you new words today for a quiz next THURSDAY
2. "Beowulf"
-reading aloud in class
-finish the 3 questions on the handout and be prepared to hand them in next time

ENGLISH 12

1. "Beowulf"
-finish notes TAKE THEM DOWN!
-begin reading section 1 and discuss as a class
2. Your cultural literacy vocab quiz will be next class...study!!

HONORS

1. "In the Twilight"
-more 2 truths and a lie....
-distribute study guide 'points to ponder' about the story....work on them...
-go over sheet and notes...take good notes in preparation for test

2. "The End of Something" by Hemingway
-begin reading as class
-answer the two questions I posed to you....write this out for next time....one was WHAT IS NICK'S PROBLEM, and the other was a list of words and phrases you should try to dissect as far as symbolism goes...

Monday, October 28, 2013

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP

1. BEOWULF with Ms Wadsworth....read your section for next time
2. OWL vocab test....

HONORS

1. "The Bet"
-discuss story...notes on lit devices....moral continuum
2. "In the Twilight"
-2 truths and lie, framed by HOW we make inferences about characters
-distribute stories...read the story for next time

ENGLISH 12

1. Cultural Literacy Vocab...put words in sentences....prepare for quiz on WEDNESDAY
2. "Beowulf"
-begin historical background notes!

Friday, October 25, 2013

ORANGE DAY


College Prep 9:
Today we...
1. Took a vocab quiz.
2. Passed in short stories.
3. Looked up 3 poems and the lyrics to 3 songs that describe you.
Homework: Write 3 paragraphs explaining why you picked the 3 poems and 3 songs, and what literary devices you see in them.

Honors 12:
**Please see the 'Honors 12' plan from yesterday's BLACK DAY blog entry (scroll down, even). You 'orange day' folks are one class behind the black day folks....follow the directions for "The Bet" and the moral continuum you need to pass in for next time!

College Prep 12:
Today we...
1. Reviewed Ongoing Writing List
2. Took notes on timeline leading to Beowulf.
3. Read first two pages of Beowulf, and filled out two worksheets.
4. REMEMBER TO STUDY for the OWL/homonym test on Tuesday!!!!

Thursday, October 24, 2013

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. O.W.L. review
-practice farther/further affect/effect for test
-this test will be on MONDAY
2. College essays
-work on conclusions and body writing
-your printed essays are due on Monday
-PRINT IT BEFORE YOU COME TO CLASS

ENGLISH 12
1. Vocab
-cultural literacy/idiomatic expressions
-scavenger hunt interviewing people on words....

HONORS
1. "Rose for Emily"
-go over all notes and discuss symbolism and other literary devices
2. "The Bet"
-discussion about "millions of dollars" and solitary confinement
-begin reading story....finish for next time
-make a 'moral continuum' for the lawyer:

Create a continuum/time line that shows the transformation of the lawyer during the story....Use quotes and specific examples to hilight the 'main events' of the man's imprisonment that changed him--the lawyer, remember was very arrogant and cocky at the beginning of the story and, as we see, changed VERY MUCH towards the end. What types of things TELL US that?

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

ORANGE DAY


College Prep 9:

Today we...

1. Revised each other's short stories 

2. Had some time to work on our own. 

3. Reviewed some of the vocab words.

Homework: Study vocab. There is atest. Finish second draft of short stories.

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HONORS ENGLISH 12

Please follow Black Day plan from yesterday.....

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College Prep 12:

Today we...

1. Took a few minutes to print finaldrafts of college essays and passed them in.

2. Talked about things we should andshouldn't do at interviews.

3. Practiced interviews.

Homework: If you did not complete theinterview questions in class, questions YOU WOULD ASK IF YOU WERE THEINTERVIEWER, finish ten of them and pass them in next class.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

  • Vocab: Ongoing Writing List--This test will be NEXT MONDAY!!!
  • Essay examples
  • Wrote bodies of essays
  • Homework: some people are writing resumes (you know who you are), and everyone else is finishing the body of their essay for next time.  In class we will worry about the conclusion so don't worry now.

ENGLISH 12

1. HEROES
- work on finishing the entire book....do the 'in class test' for credit for today.....
-go over those questions together
2. On THURSDAY, we will do a vocab list and write to finish up everything with HEROES...yay!


HONORS

1. "A Rose for Emily"
-'whats going on' article...
-puppet man story....frame inferences and how we use them
-read entire story in class and respond to the following in note format:

   A. WHAT ARE THE 'CLUES' ALONG THE WAY THAT 'HINT' AT THE ENDING?
   B. SPOTLIGHT ON LITERARY TERMS, PICKING OUT THE SYMBOLISM, FORESHADOW, 3 TYPES OF CONFLICT, AND ANY OTHER LITERARY
       DEVICES YOU CAN PICK OUT




Monday, October 21, 2013

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. Silent Reading
2. Dialogue discussion and notes
3. Write your 'short story' (see Ms Wadsworth for specifics)....1.5-5 pages....MLA format...double spaced
4. This is not due next class...you need a rough draft for next class!!!
5. Be sure to look at the "Presi"  link:

http://prezi.com/vlmb6ayaf4gu/revision/

HONORS

1. Paper due today
2. Literary Terms test taken
3. "A Rose for Emily"
-begin intro notes and discussion of 'status quo' and people who 'defy' it....

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. New vocab list on homonyms/other commonly misused words....
2. College essay
-work on conclusions in class
-a revised draft of your essay is due next class

Friday, October 18, 2013

BLACK DAY

ALL CLASSES: We heard a presentation on "Creative Careers" today in class. COLLEGE PREP class: Please remember to give me about a page's worth of writing next time answering these two questions: 1) Describe the career path you most want to follow at this point. What does this career entail? What will you do? Etc. 2) How can you/how will you bring CREATIVITY to this career?

Have a great fall weekend!! Good luck sports teams!!!!!

Thursday, October 17, 2013

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. Silent Reading
2. New Vocab words for quiz next Friday
3. Unreliable Narrator discussion/notes
Homework: look at the Prezi and follow the directions:
http://prezi.com/embed/kiyjka7helni/?bgcolor=ffffff&lock_to_path=0&autoplay=0&autohide_ctrls=0&features=undefined&disabled_features=undefined



HONORS

1. Creative Careers presentation....
2. Your Lit Terms test will DEFINITELY be on Monday! Also, your papers are due on Monday...check the blog from a few classes ago or come and see me!

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. Creative Careers presentation
2. Remember to write your reflective piece for me, answering two questions:
  a. Describe YOUR career choice (at this point) and INFORM your reader as to what you want to do.
     Explain your career choice
  b. How can/will you bring CREATIVITY to your chosen career? DOES your career offer the chance
     to be creative?

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

BLACK DAY

BLOCKS 1 AND 2: We did not have a 'conventional' class due to the Financial Fitness Fair in the gym!!!

BLOCK 3-HONORS

1. Silent reading
2. Literary Terms test was taken
3. "A Rose for Emily"
-begin intro notes on this short story by William Faulkner
-you do not need to read this, as you have a paper due Friday.....
4. PAPER for "The Lottery"
-please see the blog from a few classes ago where I wrote out, verbatim, the assignment for this response. Please see me ASAP should you have any questions!!!!

Have a great afternoon!!!!

Friday, October 11, 2013

BLACK DAY: Early Release!

COLLEGE PREP 12

Per Ms Wadsworth.....

For the early release day today, play the F.A.M.E 'game' 'Get a Life' to think about post college 'stuff'

ENGLISH 12

1. HEROES
-we read together, in hopes of finishing the story....we will definitely finish it next time!

HONORS
1. Dont forget you have your Literary Device Test next WEDNESDAY
2. "The Lottery"
-finish all notes on story...discussion, etc
-paper assigned....tentative due date is next Friday. Paper assignment is as follows:

In Shirley Jackson's THE LOTTERY, the characters partake in the yearly lottery simply because it is the way things have always been done....it is TRADITION, and as we see in the story, people do not want to change tradition. 

Now move into a more modern context...what is TODAY'S 'lottery?' What is something that goes on in our  culture that is followed, observed, obeyed, or done simply because 'it has always been done this way.... EVEN THOUGH it might be considered unreasonable, unjust, or flat out wrong! What is a 'tradition' we adhere to simply for tradition's sake? Pick one specific thing and describe....be careful NOT to generalize in this paper. 

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. Took quiz on TELL TALE HEART
2. Go over vocab words....went over definitions
3. Research/share notes you did on Edgar Allan Poe
4. Read one chapter OR 20 pages of your non fiction book and take notes on setting and theme
5. Be prepared for your vocab quiz next class

HONORS

1. Same as black day.....although we didnt go over symbolism or typological names as we had planned...we will do this next time we see each other.....please bring THE LOTTERY story to class again next time! Also, prepare for your literary terms test which will be next THURSDAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. Per Ms Wadsworth....go over outlines for college essays.....for next time, please be sure to have an introduction written for your college essay!

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP
*Per Ms Wadsworth
1. College essay
-go over writing intros from your outlines
-finish your application for next time!
-write an introduction to your essay for next time
2. Vocab test-take!

ENGLISH 12
1. Test on OWL (affect, further, etc)
2. HEROES
-write for five minutes....who is your favorite teacher of all time?
-discuss what makes a good teacher
-read together pg 93-97 and discuss "the scene" of the incident with Nicole and Larry...
-bring your materials for Thursday!

HONORS ENGLISH
1. Literary Terms
-practice test...use notes...go over...this will mimic the actual test that we will have next WED.
2. The Lottery
-begin discussion story (typological names, symbolism, etc)
-we will finish this on the half day
-no new story, since next class is short and then we have four day weekend!!

Monday, October 7, 2013

ORANGE DAY

Monday, October 7, 2013
ORANGE DAY
COLLEGE PREP 9
1. Quiz
2. Notes on Horror vs. Terror
3. Find examples of horror and terror/ compare the two.
HOMEWORK: Read "The Tell-Tale Heart" in textbook on page 81.
Next time, there will be a quiz over the short story.
Define vocab list you chose and put the words into sentences.

HONORS 12
Check Black Day blog entry (Friday, Oct. 4)

COLLEGE PREP 12
1. Talked about prompts/ passed in scholarship applications.
2. Looked at examples of college essays (one good, one bad)
3. Web organizers & outlines.
HOMEWORK: Use a web organizer to narrow your topic from a general prompt (such as tell a personal story) TO a topic that you really want to write about.  Write an outline of this topic for next time.  I will collect both the web and the outline. Remember outlines look like:
I......
      A......
          i......
        B.....
etc.  If you cannot get more than 1 section and three subsections, please find more content.

Friday, October 4, 2013

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12
1. Vocab-remember, your test is Tuesday!!
2. Per Ms Wadworth, continue with college essay/application
-practice applications
-find a scholarship application to bring

ENGLISH 12
1. OWL practice test on affect/effect and farther/further...go over....study this for your quiz on TUESDAY, since it will look VERY MUCH like this review sheet!
2. HEROES
-read together and then individually.....try to get through page 97
-if you didnt finish, no worries! We will have an opportunity to finish on Tuesday
-we will have a reading quiz on these pages....

HONORS

1. Literary Terms
-finish all definitions
-go over mind map stuff from last time....
-we will do a practice sheet in class before we have the quiz next week
2. The Lottery
-iintro notes
-please read this story by Shirley Jackson and try to pick out contrasting images!

Thursday, October 3, 2013

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 9

per Ms Wadsworth....

-view 'Ichabod Crane' video and take notes on characterization
-read "The Most Dangerous Game" for homework
-take notes on mood, characterization, setting

HONORS ENGLISH

1.. Please see Black Day plan from yesterday....
2. Plan on taking your vocab test on MONDAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. Same as Black Day plan.....
2. Please be sure to study for vocab test which will be MONDAY...thanks!!

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Black Day

College Prep 12

1. Finish vocab words....your test will be on TUESDAY next week!
2. College Essay
-begin with Ms Wadsworth looking at applications/scholarships/college essay topics

English 12

1. OWL-learn stationery/stationary, affect/effect, farther/further
2. HEROES
-go over notes from last class
-read though page 72
-write about how ping pong is a metaphor in the story for LIFE

Honors 12

1. Literary Terms
-do most of the definitions (we will finish the rest next time)
-create mind map putting them into situations with films, shows, books, etc...
2. DONT FORGET you have a vocab test on Friday!!

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Orange Day

COLLEGE PREP 9

Per Ms Wadsworth, begin short story....take Lit Term test.....

HONORS

Please check out the plan for the black day honors class from yesterday, as they are ahead of you

COLLEGE PREP 12

Please see black day class plan from yesterday, as they are ahead of you...we will finish the vocab word definitions next time!