Fri 9/28

Sophomores
1. collect essays
2. vocab quiz
3. finish Crucible Act I
4. Crucible Act I study guide
5. HW: read "Sinners"; read choice book and look for key passages; grammar 7,8

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. Rocketnotes 1.4-1.5 of Hamlet
3. watch 1.4-1.5
4. Rocketnotes 1.3
5. Workshop: RD of stories
6. HW: complete FD of stories for next Friday's contest

Thur 9/27

Sophomores
1. grammar 6
2. vocab review-- quiz tomorrow
3. Cast Crucible Act I
4. begin reading Act I
5. HW: FD of LOF essay

Seniors
1. vocab review-- quiz tomorrow
2. begin reader's log: do log on first two scenes
3. Hamlet background-- highlight on your own
4. read aloud Hamlet 1.4 and 1.5
5. workshop: story contest
6. HW: read Hamlet 1.3 and 2.1 (pages 22-28 and 42-47)

Wed 9/26

Sophomores
1. grammar 5
2. debate
3. Crucible three settings lecture, take notes
4. HW: grammar 6, work on essays

Seniors
1. collect observational essays
2. Hamlet 1.2: close reading of first soliloquy, finish reading scene aloud, view it
3. workshop: work on stories

Tue 9/25

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar 3,4
3. college bound reading, library, get Crucible books
4. prepare for Crucible debate
5. HW: grammar 5, work on FD of essay

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. review Hamlet scene 1.1, and first part of 1,2 (close reading): view it, rocketnotes
3. workshop: stories
4. HW: FD observational essay

Mon 9/24

Sophomores
1. grammar 3,4
2. Crucible vocab 1; quiz Friday
3. Anthem small group discussions
4. Anthem freewrite topics 2,3,4
5. Anthem extra credit
6. College bound reading list
7. HW: grammar 5,6, look up vocab, work on essay

Seniors
1. vocab warm up: quiz Friday
2. Hamlet scene one aloud
3. workshop; work on stories, RD due on Friday
4. HW: read Hamlet to page 15, work on FD of observational essay (due Wednesday), look up vocab

Fri 9/21

Sophomores
1. essay peer review
2. Anthem discussion: gut reaction, part one questions
3. HW: grammar 1 and 2; finish Anthem, pick another key passage, work on LOF essay

Seniors
1. Canterbury Tales test
2. get Hamlet books
3. Hamlet line-tossing and story circle
4. workshop: plan story for story-telling contest
5. HW: complete FD of descriptive essay due on Tuesday

Thur 9/20

Sophomores
1. essays: bits and pieces
2. workshop: finish essay RD, read to 51 of Anthem, do grammar pages 1 and 2

Seniors
1. descriptive essay peer review
2. story telling contest: pick our destination; share vices, follies and social conventions; begin planing story
3. HW: study for Canterbury Tales test

Wed 9/19

Sophomores
1. introduce grammar unit
2. get Anthem: read pages 17-51, find a key passage and mark it with a sticky note
3. purple grammar book: helpful pages-- 199-204, 208-209, 477-478
4. workshop: grammar, read Anthem, work on essay

Seniors
1. grammar warm up: fragments and run-ons
2. descriptive essay rubric, MLA style, essay checklist
3. workshop: draft descriptive essay, rough draft due tomorrow

Tue 9/18

Sophomores
1. review topic sentence, unity, coherence
2. complete essay expectations, instructions
3. share cause and effect graphic organizer
4. workshop: work on essay

Seniors
1. complete "Pardoner's Tale" study guide
2. Descriptive essay instructions
3. Canterbury Tales test review sheet
4. workshop: begin working on descriptive essay

Mon 9/17

Sophomores
1. HW check: What is the cause?
2. read and discuss last passage of the book: Why is it key? What's ironic about it? How does it help answer the essay question?
3. essay expectations, what an "A" essay is
4. HW: topic sentence, unity, coherence

Seniors
1. pilgrimage slideshow
2. complete graphic #2
3. Prologue review questions
4. Read "The Pardoner's Tale aloud

Fri 9/14

Sophomores
1. complete debate
2. review last night's key passages
3. essay topic
4. HW: one page of pre-writing in NB

Seniors
1. complete Canterbury study guide and review
2. character graphics for last half of prologue

Thur 9/13

Sophomores
1. review last night's key passages
2. debate (complete tomorrow)
3. HW: Why is this passage key? pages 143, 155, 178

Seniors
1. HW check
2. wrap up graphics and review
3. review day 4 work
4. complete day 5 work for Canterbury Tales

Wed 9/12

Sophomores
1. review last night's passage
2. allegory, symbolism, microcosm in NB
3. HW: chose one of these passages: 109, 113, 140. Why is this passage key? In NB

Seniors
1. review yesterday's characters: Knight, Squire, Nun, Monk
2. complete day 3 work: Friar, Franklin, Oxford Cleric, Lawyer, Guildsman
3. groups: do character visual-- name, 3-5 perfect adjectives, best quotation, symbol
4. HW: complete day 4 work

Tue 9/11

Sophomores
1. grammar test
2. review sentence workshop
3. continue key passageses: pages 62, 63, 88
4. NB respond to key passage (88 for 2nd block, 63 for 4th block

Seniors
1. quickwrite: Describe a person, either real or imagined, from head to toe. Show how appearance suggests character traits. Share aloud for participation.
2. review the Knight
3. continue prologue: Squire, Nun, Monk
4. share highlights from background homework

Mon 9/10

Sophomores
1. turnitin.com ID and password
2. finish gut reaction discussion
3. begin key passage discussion (stamp 4th period NBs)
4. NB: What is the pause in the first passage? What is causing the pause?
5. HW: sentence workshop #2: stringy sentences, revising paragraphs

Seniors
1. do Day 1 of Canterbury study guide
2. review answers, teacher notes
3. listen to Middle English
4. complete Day 2 work
5. HW: read and highlight Canterbury background

Fri 9/7

Sophomores
1. collect parent signatures
2. go over student handbook (2nd block)
3. finish reviewing course desciption (4th block)
4. sentence workshop
5. explain participation
6. begin LOF gut reaction discussion

Seniors
1. parent signatures
2. turnitin.com I.D. and password
3. review satire definition
4. read "Stones and Clubs" sample satire
5. quickwrite: What would you attack if you were to write a satire today? Brainstorm with partner and share as class
6. seven deadly sins: Chaucer's vices and folly, our own today

Thur 9/6

Sophomores
1. seating chart
2. Lord of the Flies test
3. course description
4. HW: sentence workshop

Seniors
1. seating chart
2. course description
3. begin Canterbury Tales unit: define satire

Aloha!

Welcome back my little savages. Be sure to bookmark this page so you can use it to check the daily agenda when you are absent. Good luck with the 07-08 school year.