BLACK DAY

ENGLISH 12
1. Grammar
-noun, verb, adjective, pronoun review and activities in green workbook....

HONORS
1. "A Rose for Emily"
-review story
-collect/go over notes about the character of Emily and 'clues' that tell us what is going to happen at the end....
2. OWL #1
-begin list of commonly misused homonyms, etc (we will finish next time)
3. Short Story Papers due on Friday....

COLLEGE PREP
1. OWL
-affect/effect/farther/further practice sheet
2. College Essay
-whip around room and share list of "clothing" that is significant to you
-read "Outfits," my own response to this prompt
-begin discussing importance of intros
-writing time to address this prompt: Describe what your "clothing" says about you as in individual"
This must be at least 1.5 pages long....rich in voice....rich in a creative and unusual lead!
-This is due PRINTED OUT on Friday. 

 

BLACK DAY

ENGLISH 12
1. We "curtailed" our normal class stuff for today, due to the unfortunate events surrounding two Winslow High School students, Scott and Alli....

HONORS ENGLISH
1. We had the same plan as the Orange Day class--please see this plan....see me if you need a paper copy of the story...

COLLEGE PREP
1. Check this blog (haha)
2. OWL list
-worksheet and put twenty words in sentences in order to review words
-STUDY the differences between these words, as a lot of you dont know them
-test for this will be on Friday
3. College Essay
-please look at last Thursday's blog entry...you should do this "clothing list" for next time....it will be checked off for a participation grade

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP
1. With Ms Conroy, work on projects involving recorded documentaries....

HONORS
1. Thesis work
-revisit the paper topic and hear working thesis statements
-create thesis statements applying the topic to a favorite movie, book, life experience, etc
2. "A Rose for Emily"
-'what's going on' activity
-read the story together/on own...
-finish it for Monday...and, also, take notes on the "clues" and 3-4 quotes to exemplify the character of Emily Grierson....

BLACK DAY

ENGLISH 12
1. OWL test
2. HEROES
-collect irony responses
-five discussion points written on the board....take a few minutes and respond to each of these opinion questions....
3. Grammar
-begin new unit for next four classes
-brief discussion of nouns, verbs, adjectives, subject, etc....
4. Go vote in mock election!

HONORS
1. Same as orange day class....minor differences though....quick game of inkypinky....create continuum for "The Bet" and discuss story....paper was assigned...PLEASE check yesterday's honors class blog for the exact assignment! Be sure to bring a working thesis to class on Monday....

COLLEGE PREP
1. OWL list number 1....if you missed these notes, get them IMMEDIATELY!
2. College Essay
-voice..."annoying" prompt to prove the differences that exist between our unique writing voices...
-for Monday, please do the following (it will be checked off for a grade!!): Brainstorm a list of your top 15 favorite pieces of "clothing" that you feel describes you as a person. "Clothing" does not just mean pants, shirts, etc....but, rather, all "accessories" (piercings, jewelery, tattoos, hats, things you carry with you, bags, etc etc....). The goal is to think about how your clothing identifies you as an individual....we will be using these lists in class in order to write in class on Monday!

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP
1. Ms Conroy's college essay unit....due on Friday.....begin documentary unit together....

HONORS ENGLISH
1. Vocabulary Test
2. UMO in guidance....many of you went to this presentation....
3. "The Bet"
-with the time we had, we had a brief discussion of the story, lit terms, etc.
-collect literary device notes....
4. Due to time constraints, we will do our final story next time!
5. Paper--due next Thursday--assigned as the culmination of the short story unit...please have a working thesis for next class!:

How can a seemingly POSITIVE quality--such as loyalty, kindness, tenacity, etc--actually work towards DAMAGING a person's (or multiple people's) life? How can this seemingly good quality actually be "bad?" Use one or several stories we have read during this unit in order to explore this idea. Please note that a CLEAR THESIS is a must for this paper

BLACK DAY

ENGLISH 12
1. OWLs
-put 20 of your 32 words into correct sentences, as we prepare for the test
-practice test/worksheet to reinforce homonyms, etc...the test for this will be on THURSDAY
2. HEROES
-I will collect your 'irony' writing next time....the book should be finished!

HONORS
1. Same as orange day class...please see their plan so you know what to do with "The Bet.

COLLEGE PREP
1. College Essay
-"collecting activity" where we make lists in order to generate topics....
-for ten minutes, write, expanding on one of the categories we did in the collecting activity
-model the Point Question Connect strategy with Brittany's writing
-trade papers and PQC to your partner's....give them good feedback...I collect all papers
-taking 'diet rice cake' words and turning them into 'dorito spicy' words!

ORANGE DAY

CP ENGLISH
*Per Ms Conroy's instructions....working on college essays....revisions....

HONORS ENGLISH
1. "Once More to the Lake"
-collect symbolism responses
-before handing in responses, take notes on the conflict, the symbolism, the setting
-discuss these notes and the rest of the essay....idea of how place changes, etc...
2. The vocab test will be FIRST THING ON WEDNESDAY
2. "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov
-read story on-line (see me if you would like a paper copy)
-take a good page of notes on ALL the literary devices you can find within the story....know that there is definitely irony, DRAMATIC irony, foil, and ALL THREE types of conflict in this story...I expect you to identify it all!