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

Wed 4/30

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. passage response: (pages 135-137) A. gut reaction; B. What is Achebe's purpose with this passage? What does he want to show us? What is he trying to get us to think or believe?
3. review all events of last chapters
4. Write advice to Freshman proverb, due Friday: (examples: The unchanined gate swings wide and often. The guard who learns to trust the unchained inmate keeps the most secure prison. The thirsty dog is willing to drink muddy water. The snipers bullet is worth a thousand from an ordinary soldier.
5. HW: rea ch 18-21

Sophomores
CIM writing test

Tue 4/29

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. proverb gallery walk
3. semi-pop quiz
4. ch 11-13 questions in your notebook
5. HW: ch 14-17

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. CIM writing test

Mon 4/28

Seniors
1. vocab quiz-- new words for Friday's quiz
2. semi-pop quiz for participation
3. quickwrite: tradition-- When are they good and when are they bad?
4. ch 8-10 questions
5. HW: complete proverb illustration for 10 points
6. HW: read ch 11-13

Sophomores
1. vocab review-- quiz tomorrow
2. review end of Act II with illustration on board
3. Begin reading Act III
4. HW: for Friday-- Act II journal, read Act III and do study questions in NB
Tomorrow: begin CIM testing

Fri 4/25

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. collect RD of commencement speech
3. semi-pop quiz
4. ch 4-7 questions
5. proverb illustration: due Tuesday
6. HW: read ch 8-10

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. colons, dashes
3. finish Othello Act II
4. HW: grammar 4,5

Thur 4/24

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. semi pop quiz
3. quickwrite details of Ibo culture in NB
4. Okonkwo's character in NB
5. work on speech
6. HW: read ch 5-7

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up: quiz Tuesday
2. grammar: semicolon
3. Othello journal discussion
4. Othello 2.1
5. HW: complete 2.1 reading

Tue 4/22

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. advice to Freshman
3. proverbs
4. speech workshop
5. HW: read/highlight TFA background
6. HW: read TFA chapter 1-4
7. HW: vocab sentences for uncanny, delectable, esoteric, impenetrably, incipient

Sophomores
Choice book key passage analysis

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Things Fall Apart anticipation questions: When we think of Africa, what do we think of? Is it okay for one culture to impose/share itself? Why or why not?
3. get books
4. speech workshop

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. lit terms: dramatic irony, allusion, imagery, pun, double entendre
3. end of Act I
4. HW: essay journals by Thursday
5. HW: grammar 1-3 by Thursday

Fri 4/18

Seniors
1. Stranger test
2. defining your personal philosophy: answer three questions in NB
3. commencement speech assignment
4. share samples
5. HW: complete typed RD of speech by next Friday

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. review Othello 1.2
3. Othello 1.3 plus choral reading
4. HW: complete reading of Othello 1.3
5. Tuesday: choice book key passage test

Thur 4/17

Seniors
1. finish Stranger questions
2. notes, review for test, Camus' afterword
3. take ethics survey: subjectivist, relativist, objectivist
4. HW: study for tomorrow's test

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. key passage #2: finding details to help you come up with a theme
3. Othello lit terms: soliloquy, aside
4. review end of Othello 1.1
5. read aloud: Othello 1.2

Wed 4/16

Seniors
1. Sisyphus
2. Absurdism
3. ch 3 questions, review
4. HW: finish the book

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. key passage review: moral vs. theme, lit terms, details
3. aloud: Othello 1.1-- finish for HW
4. HW: do practice key passage #2 on Cry, The Beloved Country in NB

Absurdism

Seniors, read this article on absurdism to better understand The Stranger. Leave a comment for participation. I'll have question for you about it tomorrow.

Tue 4/15

Seniors
1. existentialism-- film clip, background notes
2. answer questions in NB: part 2, chapters 1-2
3. HW: read chapter 3

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. The lover, the girlfriend, the buddy: questions, graphic
3. read aloud: Othello 1.1
4. HW: key passage practice: What theme is being expressed or developed in the passage? (one sentence); Explain how the details of the passage develop or express that theme.

Mon 4/14

Seniors
1. grades for 3rd quarter
2. complete part one question in NB
3. review episodes of part 1
4. HW: read chapter 1,2 of part 2
5. comprehension test on Friday!

Sophomores
1. grades for 3rd quarter
2. line tossing improvs
3. Lover, Girlfriend, Buddy improvs
4. HW: finish choice book if you have not done so already

Thur 4/10

Seniors
1. comics-- Why am I here? What is the meaning of life?
2. wrap up philosophy notes: epstimology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, etc.
3. discuss Stranger ch 1
4. HW: read Stranger to page 59

Sophomores
1. Bardology 101: What do you know about Shakespeare's time?
2. slide show
3. line tossing

This one is for Dylan

Check out this article on spelling differences between American and British English.

This one is for Patrick

This is from Wiki:

Theater is the prevailing American spelling and is used by America's national theater as well as major American newspapers such as the New York Times (theater section) to refer to both the dramatic arts as well as to buildings where performances take place; yet theatre is also current, witness Broadway and The New Yorker. Some places in the United States have "Centre" in their names (i.e. Rockville Centre, New York), named both before and after spelling reform, and there are very occasional uses of "Center" in England [3]). For British accoutre(ment), US practice varies: Merriam-Webster favours the -re spelling,^[31] American Heritage the -er spelling.^[32]

Wed 4/9

Seniors
1. card game-- What's your philosphy?
2. continue philosophy reading
3. complete ch 1 NB questions for The Stranger
4. read chapter 2 and 3 for HW

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar pre-test
3. bardology 101: What do we know about Shakespeare, the man? What do we know about Shakepseare's theater?

Shakespeare authorship controversy

Click here to read the wiki article on the authorship controversy. Read all or part of it and return here and leave a comment for participation.

Tue 4/8

Seniors
1. turn in essay
2. finish film
3. get The Stranger
4. philosophy quickwrite #1
5. World Book notes on philosophy
6. HW: read chapter 1 of The Stranger

Sophomores
complete on demand essay for Cry, The Beloved Country

Mon 4/7

Seniors
1. turnitin.com
2. finish film
3. FD of essay due tomorrow

Sophomores
1. review essays
2. finish film
3. list choice books
4. essay test instructions: pre-write and outline
5. notebooks scored tomorrow

Fri 4/4

Seniors
1. essay peer review-- FD due Tuesday
2. film

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. last three questions of Book III
3. film

Thur 4/3

Seniors
essay workshop--RD due tomorrow

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. begin film

Wed 4/2

Seniors
essay workshop day

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. Book III, first three questions
3. HW: finish book for tomorrow

Tue 4/1

Seniors
1. All Quiet test
2. check thesis RD, discuss possible thesis statements
3. sample Huck Finn essay
4. HW: outline (complete first three questions)

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. review chapter questions: 23, 26, 29
3. HW: read to page 280

Mon 3/31

Seniors
1. complete study guide
2. last discussion on book
3. review essay instructions-- key pages in language book
4. read sample essay on Midsummer
5. HW: write a rough draft of you thesis and list five key passages you could use for your essay

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. Ch 18, 20 review in groups
3. Ch 22 review-- split class
4. HW: ch 23 question in NB (include one quotation in each response)

Fri 3/21

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. All Quiet essay topics
3. review ch 8 quotations
4. HW: finish reading book-- test on Tuesday after Spring Break

Sophomores
1. collect Crucible essays
2. vocab quiz
3. field trip to South Africa
4. HW: finish reading Book II of the book

Thur 3/20

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "Combat to Campus"
3. finish ch 7 questions
4. read to page 198.

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. review end of Book I quesitons
3. debate: rich and poor
4. HW: read ch 18, 19; finish FD of Crucible essay

Wed 3/19

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "Comrade Search"
3. review ch 7, first four questions in NB
4. read to page 185 for HW

Sophomores
1. vocab review
2. review ch 13,14
3. debate: crime
4. HW: finish Book I

Tue 3/18

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Ch 6 questions on your own
3. Paths of Glory clip
4. read Ch 7 to page 162

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. review ch 9 pictures
3. discuss ch 10,11
4. ch 12 aloud
5. draw ch 12
6. HW: read to page 135

Shanty towns

These are some images of shanty towns in South Africa. Leave a comment for participation.

Mon 3/17

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. review chapter 5
3. answer all of ch 5 questions in NB
4. complete ch 6 for tomorrow

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. summarize ch 3-8, family web
3. ch 9 aloud
4. draw ch 9 as collage, use key phrases
5. HW: read ch 10,11; work on essay; visit blog and leave comment

Wed 3/12

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. read "cut off from youth" articles
3. discuss Ch 3 questions for participation
4. ch 4 details
5. show WWI archival footage
6. HW: read to pa 108, do ch 4 questions in NB

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. essay peer review-- FD due next Friday
3. HW: ch 3-8 in Cry, The Beloved Country

Tue 3/11

Seniors
1. vocab warm up-- quiz tomorrow
2. collect definition essays
3. review ch 1 and 2, complete NB work
4. HW: read to page 74, complete ch 3 questions in NB

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. ch 1 aloud-- implied metaphor, key phrases and words
3. read ch 2 aloud-- exposition t-chart in NB
4. HW: work on your essay

Mon 3/10

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. lit of warm: last two items
3. review chapter one of All Quiet; characters, settings, essay topics
4. HW: read to page 50, to questions for first two chapters, complete final draft of definition essay

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up-- quiz next Friday
2. South Africa background
3. get books
4. read chapter one at least twice
5. draw chapter one in notebook; include three quotations
6. HW: work on Crucible essay

Fri 3/7

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. lit of war: "The Soldier" and "Knolt Holheimer"
3. WWI background and statistics
4. HW: read All Quiet ch 1 and 2 and do ch 1 study questions in NB

Sophomores
1. grammar test
2. essay workshop time

Thur 3/5

Seniors
1. essay FD due next Tuesday
2. vocab warm up
3. intro All Quiet unit
4. Lit of war: read "Henry V" speech and excerpt for Johnny Got His Gun
5. get books
6. highlight WWI background

Sophomores
1. last grammar review: page 845- #11-20
2. essay workshop

Wed 3/5

I was out of the building on Wednesday. Here are the plans I left for the substitute:

Block 1, Senior English:

1. Vocab warm up: Give out vocab list and have students identify parts of speech for first ten words.
2. Students watch Act 5 scene 2 of Hamlet (the Kenneth Branagh version). Ian can help you set up projector.
3. Students can do a peer review of their essay of definition using the rubrics on the back of the sample, or they may simply continue to draft the essay. Tell them final draft is due next Monday.
4. HW: read World War I background. Highlight ten most interesting facts/ statements.

Blocks 2 and 4, Pre IB Sophomore English:

1. Grammar review in notebook. Students may write their answers out or simply do the exercises in their head if they wish. This is a review for the upcoming test. In the purple language textbook they should do the following exercises: p. 831 ex4 #1-10; p. 834 ex 5 #2, 8; p. 837 ex 6 #1-10

2. Students are in the early stages of their essays on The Crucible. I’ve left a copy for you of the eleven essay questions they have to choose from. They may use the rest of the period to do one or both of these two things: gather evidence from the text relevant to topic (take notes, use sticky notes to mark pages, etc); begin planning essay (I’ve left outlines you can give to students who are ready for this stage). They may listen to their Ipods during this time if they wish.

Tue 3/4

Seniors
1. "to be" practice
2. sample essay of definition
3. organize and write draft for tomorrow

Sophomores
1. grammar warm up
2. review essays
3. sample essay
4. HW: gather evidence

Mon 3/3

Seniors
1. 20 minute cram session for Hamlet test
2. HW: choose essay topic, define key words
3. watch 5.2 of Hamlet

Sophomores
1. HW: decide on an essay topic
2. Grammar warm up
3. finish Crucible film
4. return essays

Fri 2/29

Seniors
1. Hamlet vocab quiz 3
2. show Hamlet film
3. HW: Hamlet study sheet

Sophomores
1. Crucible test
2. collect forecasting sheets (2nd block)
3. show Crucible film

Thur 2/28

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "to be" practice
3. 5.2 aloud
4. Hamlet review questions

Sophomores
1. grammar warm up: page 871 ex. 6
2. questions about essay questions
3. film

Wed 2/27

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "to be" practice
3. crazy Ophelia, video summary of 4.6-4.7
4. read aloud 5.1
5. do readers log for Act IV

Sophomores
1. grammar answers, complete packet
2. review study guide questions
3. Crucible journal #4
4. Miller clips
5. essay topics

Tue 2/26

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "to be" practice
3. finish ghost film clip
4. summarize 4.1-4.3
5. read aloud 4.4-4.5
6. HW: read pages 137-146

Sophomores
1. grammar answers
2. review Act III study guide
3. read Act IV aloud
4. Act IV study guide
5. HW: grammar 11

Mon 2/25

Seniors
1. Test Friday!
2. return first essay, review errors
3. vocab warm up-- quiz Friday
4. reader's log for Act III in NB
5. view "The Mouse Trap" plus death of Polonius
6. HW: read pages 115-122

Sophomores
1. Test Friday!
2. extra credit-- 10 points
3. grammar answers
4. motif, foils
5. Act III study guide
6. Crucible journal #3
7. cast Act IV
8. HW: grammar 10, read choice book

Fri 2/22

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. read "The Mouse Trap" aloud, view rocketnotes
3. read through to the end of Act III

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. grammar answers
3. read Act III aloud
4. HW: grammar 9, read deleted scene

Sophomores post your titles here

Click on "comments" below. Type in the title of your chosen book and leave your name.

Thur 2/21

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "To be or not to be" close reading, intro of essay topics
3. view "To be" clips

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. review study guide
3. Crucible journal #2
4. HW: grammar 8, post book titles on blog

Tue 2/19

Seniors
1. collect essay/story
2. vocab warm up
3. review 2.1 with Rocketbook
4. read 2.2: review pun, double entendre, classical allusion
5. HW: read to page 73

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar answers
3. review Act I study guide
4. Crucible journal #1
5. cast Act II
6. HW: grammar 6, FD of essay

bambi meets godzilla

Enjoy!

Fri 2/15

Seniors
1. vocab quiz/ new vocab
2. essay/story self or peer review
3. Hamlet 1.5 film clips
4. HW: FD of essay/story due on Tuesday

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz/ new vocab
2. grammar errors
3. essay self review/ NB check
4. turnitin.com ID and password
5. HW: finish Crucible Act I study guide, grammar 5, FD of essay due on Wednesday

Thur 2/14

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. review 1.3, plus Rocketbook notes
3. read aloud 1.4-1.5
4. do reader's log in NB for Act 1
5. HW: finish draft of essay/story, read 2.1 in Hamlet (pages 42-47)

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar answers
3. Finish Crucible Act I
4. begin Act I study guide, finish tomorrow in class
5. HW: complete essay draft, grammar 4

Wed 2/13

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. clip: scene 1
3. review pages 11-15
4. first soliloquy
5. finish 1.2, introduce reader's log
6. HW: work on story/essay, read pages 22-28 in Hamlet

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar answers (1,2)
3. share setting #3
4. Crucible Act I, finish tomorrow
5. HW: work on essay, grammar 3

Tue 2/12

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Rotten Denmark
3. Hamlet scene 1 aloud, finish to page 9
4. view 1.1 Rocketnotes
5. HW: work on essay/story, read Hamlet to page 15

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. Crucible debate
3. Three settings lecture, complete setting #3
4. HW: work on essay, do pages 1,2 of grammar

Mon 2/11

Seniors
1. pick up Hamlet
2. check essays, stories, due Friday
3. Hamlet vocab
4. Hamlet line tossing
5. HW: essay, story, vocab

Sophomores
1. check outlines, more pet peeves, quotations, draft due Friday
2. college bound reading assignment, due April 14
3. Crucible- get books, vocab list, debate topic

Fri 2/8

Seniors
1. turn in CT study guide
2. take CT test
3. writing instructions for Observational Essay and Satirical Story
4. decide on assignment choice, begin planning, RD due next Friday

Sophomores
1. check graphic organizers
2. review essay pet peeves
3. complete an essay outline for Monday

Thur 2/7

Seniors
1. Discuss Pardoner's Tale questions for participation
2. graphic #2
3. test review
4. pilgrimage slideshow

Sophomores
1. check thesis statements
2. sample essay, review key pages in writing text book
3. sample graphic organizer
4. HW: revise thesis statement, complete a graphic organizer for your essay

Wed 2/6

Seniors
1. review last characters of prologue: Miller, Reeve, Manciple, Summoner, Pardoner
2. listen to Pardoner's Tale
3. complete Pardoner's Tale questions

Sophomores
1. share Golding's view
2. last key passages
3. essay topic
4. complete cause and effect chart
5. HW: write a rough draft of your thesis

Tue 2/5

Seniors
1. share graphics
2. review new characters: Cook, Skipper, Doctor, Wife of Bath, Parson, Plowman
3. Complete all question up to the Plowman
4. read rest of Prologue

Sophomores
1. Lord of the Flies debate
2. In NB: What is your view on human behavior? (view #3); What is Golding's view on human behavior? (view #4). Feel free to borrow ideas from our first two views.

Mon 2/4

Seniors
1. review characters so far, read aloud Nun, Merchant, Oxford Cleric, Franklin
2. create character graphic: name, 3-5 perfect adjectives, best quotation
3. complete all study questions up to and including Guildsman
4. HW: read up to and including Plowman

Sophomores
1. collect January letters
2. symbolism: review microcosm and symbols
3. discuss HW key passages: 113, 140, 143
4. prep for tomorrow's debate
5. HW" What makes the passage key? (155, 200)

Fri 2/1

Seniors
1. more notes on satire: irony, wit, dirision, foil
2. read aloud: Monk, Friar
3. complete all study guide quesitons up to and including the Friar
4. review characters, vices, virtues
5. HW: read up to and including the Cook

Sophomores
1. HW: January letter
2. discuss passages from last night's HW
3. allegory, symbolism, microcosm-- in groups, four questions
4. HW: What makes the passage key? (pages 113, 140, 143, 178)

Thur 1/31

Seniors
1. signatures
2. review background: Normans, Feudalism, Knights, Crusades, New City Classes, Thomas Becket, The Plague
3. pages 135-140: Chaucer and the story
4. begin prologue: Middle English, read up to the Yoeman, begin study guide

Sophomores
1. grammar pre-test
2. participation
3. HW questions: share aloud
4. more key passages: pages 60, 62
5. HW: read three passages and answer this question on one of the passages: What makes the passage key? (pages 63, 88, 109)

Wed 1/30

Seniors
1. seating chart
2. share free writes
3. discuss definition of satire
4. seven deadly sins activity
5. brainstorm satire topics
6. Read Canterbury Tales background on Middle Ages

Sophomores
1. review sentence workshop
2. key passages: What is it? Share first key passage and discuss
3. HW: In your notebook-- Question 1: What is causing the "pause"? Question 2: What do you think is the theme of the novel?

Tue 1/29

Seniors
1. course description
2. Introduction to Canterbury Tales Unit: satire, pilgrimage, the art of description
3. Brainstorm list of people, real or imagined, who you want to describe
4. Free write on one person from the list: A. physical details- head to toe; B. Show how physical details reveal personality

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

Fri 1/25

Sophomores
return autobiographical stories, notebook check, JLC test

Thur 1/24

Sophomores
4th block
return stories, check notebooks, complete JLC test
2nd block
IB info, JLC test prep discussions

Seniors
1. check NBs
2. commencement speeches

Wed 1/23

Sophomores
1. finish writing test
2. JLC test prep discussions: study session at 7:20 tomorrow in my room
3. make sure your NB is complete for tomorrow

Seniors
1. turn in map
2. Siddhartha test
3. check NBs
4. tomorrow: speeches

Tue 1/22

Sophomores
1. don't forget turnitin.com for Othello essay or you get 0/100
2. autobio story self-assessment
3. state writing test
4. HW: check grade on esis, read JLC and prep for JLC test

Seniors
1. discuss chapters: "The Ferryman" and "The Son"
2. complete double entry journals
3. mapwork
4. finish book

Fri 1/18

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. sample autobio incident
3. peer review of RD of stories: FD due Tuesday
4. JLC small groups
5. HW: keep reading JLC and be finished by Thursday

Seniors
1. turn in magical realism essay
2. vocab quiz
3. discuss "By the River"
4. map work
5. read to page 127, finish book by Wednesday

Thur 1/17

Sophomores
1. grammar final
2. vocab review
3. read JLC to p 273

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. discuss "Samsara"
3. DEJ: must complete total of six by next Wednesday
4. map work
5. read "By the River"

Wed 1/16

Sophomores
1. grammar review
2. autobio instructions
3. JLC- small group discussions
4. HW: read to pa 236

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. DEJ: Amongst the People
3. map work
4. read "Samsara"

Tue 1/15

Sophomores
1. finish reading test
2. read to 205 in JLC

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. no DEJ due to short classes today
3. share and turn in comics
4. "Kamala" chapter discussion
5. work on Siddhartha maps
6. HW: read to p 73

Mon 1/14

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. HW: read to page 181 in JLC
3. State reading test

Seniors
1. vocab quiz, new vocab list
2. begin Siddhartha map: due next Wednesday
3. HW: complete comic, work on magical realism essay, map or read to page 61

Fri 1/11

Sophomores
1. collect Othello essays
2. vocab quiz
3. grammar review
4. discuss "Voice from the Wall" and "Half and Half"
5. lit term review
6. HW: read "Two Kinds"

Seniors
1. vocab review-- quiz Monday
2. double entry journal for chapter 3
3. discuss chapter 3
4. three forms of learning comic-- due next Tuesday
5. HW: read chapter 4

Thur 1/10

Sophomores
1. grammar review
2. vocab review
3. free write-- instruction packet

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Siddhartha chapter 2 double entry journal
3. Buddhism notes
4. Read ch 3

Wed 1/9

Sophomores
1. grammar review
2. discuss bicycle vignette, next two stories
3. free write #2: control freak, good karma, bad karma, that weird family, malignant gate
4. read to page 140

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. quickwrite: most important words
3. "om" explanation
4. introduce double entry journals
5. HW: read Siddhartha pages 3-24, do double entries journals

Tue 1/8

Sophomores
1. Intro to free writing
2. discuss "Scar," "The Red Candle," "Moon Lady"
3. HW: read "Voice From the Wall"

Seniors
1. get Siddhartha
2. write for 15 minutes-- letter or essay
3. Siddahartha background reading
4. Siddhartha background quiz

Mon 1/7

Sophomores
1. January letter
2. vocab warm up
3. grammar review
4. questions for last three stories
5. read "Rules of the Game"

Seniors
1. January letter
2. magical realism essay-- RD due Friday