Fri 5/30

Seniors
1. collect magical realism stories
2. vocab warm up
3. review Chronicle
4. Cover art: Journal in NB on how the art expresses/ symbolizes the story's themes, topics, conflicts, etc.
5. Create a new cover that features a character other than Angela: Express/ symbolize the story's themes, topics, conflicts, etc. Suggested characters: Santiago, Bayardo, Pedro/Pablo, Narrator. Due Monday for 10 points

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. "Voice from the Wall" discussion
3. HW: complete RD of autobio story, read "Half and Half"

Thur 5/29

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. ch 4 review: events, characters, etc
3. Gender roles activity
4. HW: read to page 111


Sophomores
1. vocab review
2. discuss "Rules of the Game"
3. HW: read "Voice from the Wall"

Wed 5/28

Seniors
1. vocab quiz, new vocab
2. chapter 3: timeline, characters (Pablo/Pedro, the crowd, bystandards)
3. HW: read to page 96

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. "Moon Lady"
3. Bicycle Vignette
4. HW: read "Rules of the Game" and draft autobio story

Tue 5/27

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. return TFA essay: 10 points extra credit
3. discuss Chronicle chapter 2: time line, characters, themes, imagery, irony, machismo, etc
4. HW: read chapter 3

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. drafting: POV, verb tense, voice, long shots, etc
3. discuss "The Red Candle"
4. HW: read "The Moon Lady"
Semi autobio RD due next Monday

Fri 5/23

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. essay story peer review-- FD next Friday
3. Chronicle chapter one: characters, timeline, imagery, motifs, irony, humor, themes
4. HW: read chapter 2

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. story starts: good/bad karma, ghost story
3. free write #4
4. discuss "Scar"
5. HW: read "The Red Candle"

Thur 5/22

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. share journal #1
3. journal #2: Hamlet's last scene, discuss collective memory
4. read aloud pages 1-8, finish chapter one for HW
5. HW: complete RD of magical realism story/essay

Sophmores
1. vocab warm up
2. "Zippy"
3. more topics: sibling rivalry, control freak, backfired, that weird family
4. free write #3
5. JLC: 8 fold notes, topics, discussion

Wed 5/21

Seniors
1. Like Water for Chocolate test
2. get Chronicle books
3. Chronicle vocab: quiz next Wednesday
4. Chronicle journal #1: 9/11 in first person

Sophomores
1. grammar retake
2. story ideas: I lost my temper, battle of wills, scar
3. free write #2
4. writer's workshop topic 2
5. read aloud: A Girl Named Zippy

Tue 5/20

Seniors
1. November/December questions and discussion-- test tomorrow
2. magical realism tips
3. HW: work on essay/story

Sophomores
1. semi-autobiographical story unit
2. mine your memory for noteworthy incidents-- list in NB
3. free write on one of your topics
4. get Joy Luck Club
5. HW: study for grammar test, work on Othello FD, read JLC to page 32

Mon 5/19

Seniors
1. October discussion
2. Magical realism assignment, student samples
3. HW: write draft for Friday, read rest of Like Water for Chocolate-- test Wednesday

Sophomores
1. last grammar review: parallel structure
2. essay peer review
3. HW: read every sentence for active/passive voice, pronoun/ antecedent agreement

Fri 5/16

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. collect TFA essays-- don't forget turnitin.com
3. September discussion
4. HW: read October

Sophomores
1. Othello test
2. check Othello journals
3. HW: complete RD of Othello essay
4. HW: study for next Wednesday's grammar test

Thur 5/15

Seniors
1. vocab review
2. journal #5: nurturing
3. August discussion
4. film clip
5. HW: read September, finish TFA essay

Sophomores
1. grammar review
2. Othello test review
3. essay workshop

Wed 5/14

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. June and July discussion
3. film clip
4. HW: work on TFA essay, read August

Sophomores
1. grammar review
2. essay workshop

Tue 5/13

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. semi-pop quiz: chapter 5
3. film clip: wedding cake
4. May questions, discussion
5. HW: read June and July, work on TFA FD

Sophomores
1. grammar review: 621- ex 7, 616- revD
2. essay workshop

Othello Act V

Excellent acting!

Mon 5/12

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Chocolate chapter 4 quesitions
3. Things Fall Apart rough draft self review: FD due Friday
4. HW: read ch 5

Sophomores
1. begin grammar review: semicolons, colons
2. sample essay, essay reminders
3. quotations, searchable Shakespeare
4. HW: work on essay: RD due next Monday
5. reminder: Othello test on Friday

Fri 5/9

Substitute plans for Friday May 9, 2008.
Block 1: Senior English
1. Vocabulary quiz: I’ve left the key with you. When they are done, please share the answers and have them score each other and turn in.
2. Like Water for Chocolate chapter 3 questions. They may discuss these in groups, but please tell them they must complete the answers on the sheet and turn them into you today.
3. Journal #3: Please give them the instruction sheet and have them write in their notebooks for at least five minutes. They may share with each other in pairs when they are done.
4. Homework: Read chapter four of Like Water for Chocolate. Complete rough draft of Things Fall Apart essay. Any time left over at the end should be used to get started on this homework.

Blocks 2 and 4: Pre-IB Sophomore English
They will be continuing the film Othello. They’ve already started, so ask a student to help you find where they left off. Block 2 left off about 18 minutes into the film. Block 4 left off about 27 minutes into the film. I don’t think they will complete the film before the period is over, but if they do they can just work on pre-writing for their essays.

Thur 5/8

Seniors
1. vocab warm up; quiz tomorrow
2. Chocolate semi-pop quiz ch 2
3. ch 2 discussion in groups
4. journal #3: family legend
5. HW: Chocolate ch 3, TFA essay (RD due Monday)

Sophomores
1. grammar warm up
2. return and discuss key passages
3. Othello essay assignment-- sample questions
4. begin Othello film
5. HW: start your essay-- topic, questions, quotations (workshop on Monday and Tuesday)

Wed 5/7

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Chocolate quiz 1
3. Chocolate study questions in groups
4. journal #2: family tradition
5. HW: read chapter 2, work on TFA essay

Sophomores
1. grammar
2. Act V aloud
3. Othello slide show
4. HW: finish all grammar, do Act V journal

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Chocolate journal #1: Describe the "ultimate meal" you would serve for yourself and friends. Go into detail. How would it taste? How would it make you and your friends feel.
3. essay workshop, organization, outline, etc.
4. HW: read ch 1 of Like Water for Chocolate

Sophomores
1. grammar
2. end of Act IV
3. Act IV journal
4. cast Act V
5. HW: grammar 11, 12

Mon 5/5

Seniors
1. Things Fall Apart test
2. essay workshop, pick topic, outline, search for evidence, etc.

Sophomores
1. grammar warm up
2. proof
3. Act IV aloud
4. HW: finish Act IV, paraphrase Desdemona's speech on page 136, grammar 9 and 10

Fri 5/2

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. share freshman proverb
3. TFA end: gut reaction
4. teacher notes on ending
5. essay topics, test study sheet

Sophomores
1. grammar warm up
2. Act III review: NB answers, history of a handkerchief, magic in the web
3. lit term: symbolism
4. HW: grammar 6,7,8, Act III journal

Islamic textiles and Othello

So, is the handkerchief just a "trifle light as air" as Iago suggests? Well, actually textiles are quite important to the Islamic culture Othello comes from. These textiles come in the forms of rugs, drapes, clothing, and yes, handkerchiefs. They often use geometrical shapes, and include fine embroidery and scripture from the Qua ran. So you could imagine how upset Othello would be to think that his wife Desdemona has given away what is essentially a family heirloom.

Here are various pictures of Islamic textiles to give you an idea of how important textile art is in Islamic culture. See if you can spot the fine embroidery or scripture on the textiles. Hint: the scripture is in Arabic calligraphy.

Thur 5/1

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Happy Meal: What details from the article remind you of details/events in TFA? What is the author's ultimate point? Share at least one specific quotation.
3. Ch 18-21 questions
4. HW: finish book

Sophomores
CIM reading test