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| Monday 1/4/2010! |
Happy New Year!
**Quarter 2 Assignments are posted in "Archived Missed Assignments!**
BW: Should a mentally unstable person be left in solitude to heal; or would that worsen the condition? Why?
-Read Build Background and DO WTK p.765- get stamped!
-Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" pp. 766-778
-Q's p.779 #4,6,7 due BLOCK!(get stamped)
-Read F.Scott Fitzgerald's background p. 862 and KNOW IT! due BLOCK!
-SSR Friday this week!
**Unit 5 Test Friday!
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| BLOCK 1/5 or 1/6 |
BW: What topic(s) did F.Scott Fitzgerald like to address in his writings? (p. 862)
-Get q's stamped!
-Discuss "The Yellow Wallpaper."
-Discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald's background.
-Watch The Great Gatsby and take notes. You will need to know the major characters and events for Friday's test! Make sure you know these characters:
1. Tom Buchanan
2. Daisy Buchanan
3. Nick Carraway
4. Jordan Baker
5. Myrtle Wilson
6. Meyer Wolfsheim
7. Jay Gatsby
8. George Wilson
-SSR Friday
-Unit 5 test Friday!
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| Thursday 1/7 |
BW: What are some guidelines for a good marriage?
-Continue The Great Gatsby. Make sure your notes include major events and at least these characters:
1. Tom Buchanan
2. Daisy Buchanan
3. Nick Carraway
4. Jordan Baker
5. Myrtle Wilson
6. Meyer Wolfsheim
7. Jay Gatsby
8 George Wilson
-Homework - Read "The Story of an Hour" pp. 784 - 785.
-Do questions p. 786 #3, 5, 9 only - due tomorrow
*Unit 5 test tomorrow! (STAMPED work due)
**SSR tomorrow!
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| Friday 1/8 |
BW: none.
-Finish The Great Gatsby.
-SSR -30 minutes - books only!
-SSR Reflection: Change 1 event for the selection you read. How will it change the story? (min. 1 paragraph!)
**Test postponed until Monday - due to my unexpected absence on Friday!** |
| Monday 1/11/10 |
BW: What is your earliest memory of poetry? (2nd grade? A Dr. Seuss book? English 10?)
-Turn in last week's bell work. (3)
-Turn in Unit 5 packet to include WTK p. 765, Q's p. 779, and Q's p. 786.
-Unit 5 Test - Makeup during conference period ONLY!
-Poetry Activity: Cut out 20 or more words from a magazine. Arrange them into a poem. You may ADD up to 10 of your own words. Glue them to a piece of colored or white construction paper. Due TODAY!
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| BLOCK 1/12 or 1/13 |
BW: What does it mean to be sarcastic? Give an example – school appropriate, of course!
-Discuss "found" poetry and share!
-SSR - 30 minutes. Books ONLY!
-SSR Reflection: Write an acrostic poem for a character in your SSR book- first name only! Use short phrases, not 1 word per letter!
-Get a copy of the poem "Did I Miss Anything?" from me. You will be writing your own poem in the same style and approximate length. You may choose "Did I Miss Anything," "Am I Your Favorite," or "Do You Love Me" as your topic. Please choose only one. I will be happy to clarify the details with you when you get a copy of the poem to be read. **Due Thursday!**
-Poetry terms - the worksheet is online in "Handouts and Worksheets." Do only # 1, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13. The definitions are in your yellow lit book, in the literary terms glossary. -due Thursday
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| Thursday 1/14 |
BW: What do people of the opposite sex say about you? If you were to temporarily switch places with someone of the opposite sex, who would you want it to be? WHY?
-Share “Did I Miss…” poem and TURN IT IN!
-Get your poetry terms STAMPED!
-Write a "rap" with the following format:
1st line alliteration - at least 3 words
2nd line assonance - at least 3 words
3rd line consonance - at least 3 words
4th line onomatopoeia - at least 3 words
*You may have more than 3 words in each line, but at least 3 have to follow the pattern.
-Write a "PMS" poem:
1st line - personification
2nd line - metaphor
3rd line - simile
All lines should be somehow related.
-Write a "Gender Switch" poem. "Poof" you've changed genders! Write a poem as a member of the opposite sex! For example, if you are a girl, pretend to be a boy writing about boy stuff. You may write about yourself! MINIMUM 10 lines!
**ALL poems due TODAY!
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| Friday 1/15 |
BW: How do you determine a poem’s rhyme scheme? What type of music contains the most rhyming, in your opinion?
-Turn in bell work.
-Poetry terms - Do only # 2, 5, 6, 9, 14, 15, 16 due today. Get STAMPED! The definitions are in your yellow lit book, in the literary terms glossary. *Look online for any that you cannot find!
-Choose 1 Emily Dickinson poem from pp. 751-759. Write down the following information:
1. "Title" of poem
2. Identify figurative language (QUOTES!) and explain. (personification, metaphor, simile) How does it add to the poem’s meaning/purpose?
3. Symbolism- explained
4. Your interpretation of the poem's meaning **Due today!
-Lyrics & rhyme schemes - In class we looked at song lyrics to determine the rhyme scheme. See me if you have questions about figuring out the rhyme scheme.
**No school Monday (MLK Jr. Day)!**
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| BLOCK day 1/19 or 1/20/10 |
BW: Brainstorm and write down as many possible meanings as you can for the word, “out.” Slang is OK- please be G-rated!
-SSR - 30 minutes. Books ONLY!
-SSR Reflection: Would you switch places with a character in your book? Why or why not? (minimum 1 paragraph!)
-Read Build Background p. 1000
-Read "Acquainted with the Night" p. 1001 and do Q's p. 1001 # 2, 3
-Read "Mending Wall" pp. 1002-1003 and do Q's p. 1003 # 1, 4
-Read "Out, Out-" p. 1004 and do Q's p. 1005 # 3, 4, 6
**In addition, for all poems assigned, write a 1-2 paragraph analysis. Explain the meaning of each poem and what led you to that conclusion.
**ALL assignments due today!
-Poetry terms #7,8,17, 18 due today. (Get STAMPED!)
**Poetry terms quiz Thursday!
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| Thursday 1/21 |
BW: Does your race have any influence over the opportunities available to you? Why or why not?
-Turn in your poetry terms.
-Discuss Robert Frost's poems
-Poetry terms quiz - makeup during conference period ONLY!
-Read pp. 920-923 and take notes on Langston Hughes. Bullet points are fine! Get your notes stamped by me - due today!
-Read "I, Too" p. 925
-Read "Harlem" p. 926
-Read "The Weary Blues" p. 927
*Choose 1 of the 3 poems to illustrate (the meaning) AND color! You may be creative. Due Monday.
***VERY IMPORTANT: PLEASE be here tomorrow! The activity we're doing in class is hard to make up!*** |
| Friday 1/22 |
BW: Which stereotypes do people apply to you? (Unfortunately, they do!) Think about age, race, physical features, family situation, physical ability, athletic involvement, clubs, activities, gender, religion, and socio-economic status. This list is NOT all-inclusive!
-Turn in bell work.
-6 superfast poems. Due today! Absent? See me during conference period for the packet and instructions! This will take nearly an hour to complete!
-Poem illustration and explanation due Monday!
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| Monday 1/25/10 |
BW: What does it mean to be in vogue? Is it a good or bad thing?
*Please take home yoiur Semester 1 work – it’s in the homework drawer!
-Turn in poem illustration.
-Discuss “I, Too,” “Harlem,” and “The Weary Blues.”
-Discuss Friday's super fast poems!
-Read Build Background p. 932
-Read "When the Negro Was in Vogue" pp. 933-936
-Q's p. 937 #1,5,7 -GET STAMPED today!
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| BLOCK 1/26 or 1/27 |
BW: What does “renaissance” mean? What was the Harlem Renaissance? When did it occur?
-SSR - 30 minutes. Books ONLY!
-SSR Reflection: What problems does the main character in your book face? How would you solve the problems if you were that character?
-Discuss "When the Negro Was in Vogue" p. 937 #1,5,7
-Movie Trailer – On the Shoulders of Giants – Go to http://kareemabduljabbar.com/osg/ to view it!
-Harlem Renaissance audio book with music- On the Shoulders of Giants. It is available through Pima County Library e-books. We listened to the intro section.
**Please see the AIMS tutoring schedule on my door and on the IRHS site if you need help passing/exceeding on AIMS!**
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| Thursday 1/28 |
BW: How does music influence your life?
-Listen to On the Shoulders of Giants audio book.
-Reflection: What was interesting or appealing to you about the recording? EXPLAIN! Makeup? Write the same reflection; but use “When the Negro Was in Vogue” instead of the recording.
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| Friday 1/29 |
BW: What makes you personally unique? List 3-4 qualities.
-Read Build Background p.950 and DO WTK! Get stamped!
-Read "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" pp. 951-954
-Q's p. 957 #1,3,7 -Get stamped!
-Discuss!
***IMPORTANT: Bring your student ID to class on Monday! We will be checking out A Raisin in the Sun from the bookstore!***
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| Monday 2/1/10 |
BW: Where did Lorraine Hansberry get the title A Raisin in the Sun? What is the name of this process? (lit. term)
-Get A Raisin in the Sun from the bookstore. Make sure you tell them you are in my class to get the correct version of the play!
-Discuss Hansberry's background.
-Poverty discussion. Watch the video at http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour.htm I wrote the figures/math on the board.
-Choose parts for Act 1 and start reading it!
*Unit 6 Part 1 test- BLOCK day!(and packet due) Test covers Langston Hughes's background and poems, "When the Negro Was in Vogue," and "How It Feels to Be Colored Me." (plus WTK)
-Magazines are OK for SSR this week!
**Qtr.3 project due 3/4/10*
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| BLOCK 2/2 or 2/3 |
BW: Write down 3 facts about Langston Hughes!
-Turn in Unit 6 Part 1 packet to include: Hughes notes, Q’s p.937 #1,5,7, WTK p. 950, Q’s p.957 #1,3,7, and the OSG(audio book) notes
-Unit 6 Part 1 quiz- makeup during conference period ONLY!
*Get the independent reading assignment handout from me!*
-Library Presentation + time to check out a book!
-SSR -30 minutes - Magazines OK!
-SSR Reflection: Would you recommend today’s reading to another student? Why or why not?
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| Thursday 2/4 |
BW: What dreams do you have for your future? What are you doing now to help you achieve those dreams? What do you see yourself doing in 5 years?
-Continue reading ARITS – Read through Act 1 Scene 2 (p.53)
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| Friday 2/5 |
BW: Who is Beneatha more likely to marry, George or Asagai? Justify your answer!
-Turn in bell work.
-Read A Raisin in the Sun (ARITS) Act 2, scenes 1 & 2. (new parts)
-Get an ARITS packet from me. Do pp. 28-31 and p. 100 in the packet- DUE BLOCK!
*Vocab quiz over pp. 28-31- BLOCK day!
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| Monday 2/8/10 |
BW: How will the white neighborhood react to the arrival of the Youngers? Elaborate!
-Read ARITS - Act 2, Scene 3 (new parts)
-Packet p. 12- Act 1 & 2 Q's due BLOCK!
-Packet pp. 28-31 and p. 100 - DUE BLOCK!
*Vocab quiz over pp. 28-31- BLOCK day!
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| BLOCK 2/9 or 2/10 |
BW: Write down 3 of your vocab words and a sample sentence for each.
-Get pp. 12, 28-31, and 100 STAMPED!
-Vocab quiz - pp. 28-31 in ARITS packet. Makeup during conference period ONLY!
-SSR -30 minutes - Magazines OK!
-SSR Reflection: Paraphrase 1 paragraph of today’s reading!
-Read Act 3 - ALL (new parts).
-Packet p. 13- all questions due Thursday!
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| Thursday 2/11 |
BW: What dreams came true for the Younger family?
What dreams are still deferred?
-Get p. 13 STAMPED!
-Do pp. 32-37 Vocab and get STAMPED!
-Do p. 111 (word search) get STAMPED!
-Do pp. 113-114 (crossword) get STAMPED!
*All work due tomorrow*
**Vocab quiz- BLOCK day over pp. 32-37.
-Start Watching A Raisin in the Sun.
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| Friday 2/12 |
BW: Write down a meaningful quote from A Raisin in the Sun. Explain why you chose that quote!
-Turn in bell work.
-Get pp. 32-37, 111, and 113 STAMPED!
-Do the “Quotations” page in your packet. Due Monday.
-Continue Watching A Raisin in the Sun.
**Vocab quiz over pp. 32-37 -BLOCK day!
**Qtr. 3 project due 3/4/10!**
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| Monday 2/15/10 |
BW: Would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. be satisfied with current race relations? What has changed for the better? What has changed for the worse?
-Get quotes stamped and discuss them.
-Continue watching A Raisin in the Sun.
-JUNIORS: There is a mandatory conference period on Tuesday, February 16th in the auditorium. Please be there!
**Qtr. 3 project due 3/4/10!**
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| BLOCK 2/16 or 2/17 |
BW: Which character in A Raisin in the Sun are you most like? Why?
-Vocab quiz over pp. 32-37 - makeup during conference period ONLY!
-Finish watching A Raisin in the Sun.
-SSR -30 minutes - Magazines OK!
-SSR Reflection: Write down an interesting/meaningful quote and explain it!
*ARITS packet due Thursday. Bring it in!*
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| Thursday 2/18 |
BW: How does the movie version compare with your interpretation of A Raisin in the Sun? What did you picture differently?
-Turn in ARITS packet
-Watch some clips from the original movie for A Raisin in the Sun.
-“Yessays” Pre-writing due today. (GET STAMPED) Thesis statement due today (GET STAMPED) Rough draft due Monday 2/22! You will be turning in your rough draft and your prewriting with your final draft! See the ARITS Thesis Power Point presentation in “Handouts and Worksheets” online!
*Book talks start Tuesday during lunch! See me if you haven’t signed up yet! Sign-ups are posted in “Handouts and Worksheets” online!
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| Friday 2/19 |
BW: Is it easier to remember happy times or sad times? Why?
-Read Build Background p. 1034 and DO WTK - get STAMPED
-Read "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" pp. 1034-1042 and do the questions that follow- # 3,5,6 - Get STAMPED!
-Time left? Work on your “yessay” or read your book talk book!
-“Yessay” rough draft due Monday!
-Book talks start during lunch on Tuesday! Sign-ups are posted in “Handouts and Worksheets” online!
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| Monday 2/22/10 |
: BW: How do you refer to the author once you’ve stated his or her full name in your essay? What’s the best way to decide on a title for your essay?
-Get your rough draft STAMPED!
-Peer editing and review- make sure you have at least one person edit and review your essay! 1. Make sure there is a thesis-based title and that body paragraphs support the thesis. 2. Make sure the intro paragraphs and conclusion paragraphs have what they need! 3. You must use the literary present tense when writing about literature. 4. Eliminate prohibited pronouns! Do not use "you, your, I, we, us, or our, my, or myself" in your essay!
**Essay final draft due Monday! It must be typed in 10 pt. Times New Roman and double spaced. You will attach your rough draft and prewriting notes to your final draft and turn in all of your work. Your final draft must also be submitted to turnitin.com by 11:59pm on Monday 3/1!
-Book talks start tomorrow during lunch! Bring your book! The sign-up sheets are posted in “Handouts & Worksheets” online.
*Qtr. 3 project due Thursday, 3/4.
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| BLOCK 2/23 or 2/24 |
BW: What does it take to be an adult? How do people display maturity in their attitudes and actions?
-SSR -20 minutes - BOOKS ONLY!
-SSR Reflection: If your book was a movie, who would you cast for it? Why?
-Read Build Background p. 1045
-Read "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" pp. 1046-54
-Q's p. 1055 #4,5,6,8 - Get stamped!
-Discuss "...Granny..." and "The Man..."
-Book talks continue! Make sure you bring your book!
**Essay final draft due Monday! It must be typed in 10 pt. Times New Roman and double spaced. You will attach your rough draft and prewriting notes to your final draft and turn in all of your work. Your final draft must also be submitted to turnitin.com by 11:59pm on Monday 3/1!
*Qtr. 3 project due Thursday, 3/4.
Have a great rodeo break! Yee-haw!
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| Monday 3/1/10 |
BW: Is modern technology robbing mankind of its human qualities? Defend your argument!
-Turn in your essay- Final draft on top, rough draft(s) in the middle, prewriting on the bottom. Remember, it must ALSO be submitted to turnitin.com by 11:59pm!
-Read Build Background p. 1057
-Read "Mirror" and "Self in 1958" pp. 1058-1060.
-Q's p. 1061 #2,3,4,8- due today- GET STAMPED!
-Unit 6 Part 2 packet due BLOCK day to include:
WTK p. 1034, "Granny" q's, "The Man..." q's, and today's q's!
**Unit 6 Part 2 Quiz- BLOCK day!
*Qtr. 3 project due Thursday!
***Book talks continue during conference periods! You MUST bring your book with you for your book talk! I will be here!
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| BLOCK 3/2 or 3/3 |
BW: What was the focus of Unit Six Part Two? (themes, big ideas)
-Discussion/cram session!
-Turn in Unit 6 Part 2 Packet to include:
WTK p. 1034, "Granny" q's, "The Man..." q's, and yesterday's q's!
-Unit 6 Part 2 Quiz- makeup during conference period ONLY!
-SSR -30 minutes - BOOKS ONLY!
-SSR Reflection: Choose 3 adjectives to describe your character. Explain why you chose each one!
-Find the poems you wrote in class and select your best 5. Make any revisions you would like to those poems.
-Fill out the Poetry Anthology Selection Sheet (available in Handouts & Worksheets online) with a minimum of 3 poems and a maximum of 5. Bring it with your poems to the computer lab on Thursday and Friday!
**Want to include original artwork with your poems? Scan it and put it on a jump drive to bring to the library.
*Qtr. 3 project due Thursday!
***Book talks continue during conference periods! You MUST bring your book with you for your book talk! |
| Thursday 3/4 |
BW: Of all the poems we wrote in class, which was your favorite? Which was your BEST?
-Extra Credit Presentations?
-Turn in Quarter 3 Project.
-Computer canceled due to computer issues with our project! Meet in class on Friday- the lab is TBD! Sorry!
*Book talks continue!
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| Friday 3/5 |
BW: Describe a movie (or a book) that made you really think about your perspective on an issue. Did that movie (or book) change your mind? Elaborate.
-Turn in bell work!
*Due to unforeseen technology issues, the poetry anthology project has been canceled. I’m sorry!*
-Get the Dead Poets Society worksheet. It’s online in “Handouts & Worksheets.”
-Begin watching Dead Poets Society!
**Wednesday conference period is the last chance to makeup tests/quizzes for the quarter!**
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| Monday 3/8 |
BW: Write about a teacher who inspired you in some way. It can be any teacher from elementary school through today!
-Continue Dead Poets Society and worksheet.
-Book talks continue!
**Wednesday conference period is the last chance to makeup tests/quizzes for the quarter!**
-Bring your SSR reflections on BLOCK day to turn them in!
-Bathroom passes will be turned in Thursday for extra credit – late passes won’t be accepted!
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| BLOCK 3/9 or 3/10 |
BW: Write about one of your best friends. What makes the two of you close?
-SSR 30 minutes – Books ONLY!
-SSR Reflection: Create a movie trailer for you book! Give enough detail to entice the reader/viewer; but make sure the ending remains a secret!
-Turn in SSR reflections for the quarter!
-Continue Dead Poets Society and the worksheet!
**Wednesday conference period is the last chance to makeup tests/quizzes for the quarter!**
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| Thursday 3/11 |
BW: Genetically speaking, humans are 99.9% the same. Why, then, do we strive so hard to create our own identities? How does our living environment contribute to our identities?
-Continue Dead Poets Society and the worksheet!
-Turn in bathroom passes for extra credit. (may not be turned in Friday-SORRY!)
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| Friday 3/12 |
BW: Of all the things we read and all the things we did this quarter, what was your favorite? Why?
-Turn in bell work.
-Finish Dead Poets Society and turn in the worksheet!
-Discuss identity markers: species: homo sapiens (humans), gender, physical characteristics (hair, height, weight, skin type, freckles, etc.), socio-economic status, life experiences (veteran), occupations/roles (teacher, mom, wife) age, physical locations, etc. Create lists and compare them. How do you consciously build your identity?
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