Literature: Shakespeare's World
Writng: Final Exam Essay
Homework:
REVIEW for final exam.
Activities
Monday
Write the final exam essay.
Tuesday
Read Shakespeare's World. Discuss and annotate.
Read two love poems from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Annotate poems. Discuss.
Wednesday - Friday
Review parts of speech, parts of a sentence, prepositional phrases, literary terms, epic literary terms, short stories, elements of fiction, vocabulary, etc.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Week #14 November 28-December 2, 2011
Literature: William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Writing: Essay writing
Vocabulary: Refer to handout provided for Twelfth Night.
Homework:
- Prepare SAT vocabulary notes for every 25 words in the Twelfth Night list in time for January. The first 25 words on the list are due on January 3, 2012.
- Review ALL words in your notebook for final exam.
- Part Three activity - due Tuesday Nov. 29, 2011
Activities:
Monday
1. Prepare for NOTEBOOK QUIZ #3. Study all notes. Prepare all notes from pages 1188-1193, character notes on page 1191, and the powerpoint notes. This is going to be the last notebook quiz.
2. Continue film viewing.
Tuesday
1. Go over the Part Three handout.
2. Continue fillm viewing.
Wednesday
1. Finish up the film viewing.
2. WARM-UP: disguise and misdirection, eiron, and thematic game.
Thursday
1. Read two love speeches from Twelfth Night, and take notes on the speeches.
2. Read about Shakespeare's World in the textbook.
Friday
1. Brainstorm for the final exam essay.
2. Write an outline.
Writing: Essay writing
Vocabulary: Refer to handout provided for Twelfth Night.
Homework:
- Prepare SAT vocabulary notes for every 25 words in the Twelfth Night list in time for January. The first 25 words on the list are due on January 3, 2012.
- Review ALL words in your notebook for final exam.
- Part Three activity - due Tuesday Nov. 29, 2011
Activities:
Monday
1. Prepare for NOTEBOOK QUIZ #3. Study all notes. Prepare all notes from pages 1188-1193, character notes on page 1191, and the powerpoint notes. This is going to be the last notebook quiz.
2. Continue film viewing.
Tuesday
1. Go over the Part Three handout.
2. Continue fillm viewing.
Wednesday
1. Finish up the film viewing.
2. WARM-UP: disguise and misdirection, eiron, and thematic game.
Thursday
1. Read two love speeches from Twelfth Night, and take notes on the speeches.
2. Read about Shakespeare's World in the textbook.
Friday
1. Brainstorm for the final exam essay.
2. Write an outline.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Week #13 November 21-22, 2011
Literature: Homer's The Odyssey
Writing: Narrative Letter or Blog post
Vocabulary: No vocabulary this week
Homework:
- SAT vocabulary notes - due Monday
- Prepare for a NOTEBOOK quiz on Tuesday, Nov. 22
- Prepare your drafts for submission on http://www.turnitin.com/ on Monday.
Monday
1. Go to the library to submit drafts of the Odyssey project to http://www.turnitin.com/.
2. Prepare for a notebook quiz.
Tuesday
Take a notebook quiz.
Writing: Narrative Letter or Blog post
Vocabulary: No vocabulary this week
Homework:
- SAT vocabulary notes - due Monday
- Prepare for a NOTEBOOK quiz on Tuesday, Nov. 22
- Prepare your drafts for submission on http://www.turnitin.com/ on Monday.
Monday
1. Go to the library to submit drafts of the Odyssey project to http://www.turnitin.com/.
2. Prepare for a notebook quiz.
Tuesday
Take a notebook quiz.
MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
Click on the link below to learn more about proper citation.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
Friday, November 11, 2011
Week #13 Nov. 14-18, 2011
Literature: Homer's The Odyssey
Writing: The Odyssey Project - a narrative letter or blog post -
Vocabulary: Week #6 - azure, bare, brim, courier, craft, crane, crimson, deflect, dislodge, downcast, entrails, expel, flutter, impostor, infuse, jostle, lithe, lurch, pliant, rally, revelry, taut, thunderstruck, tremulous, underhanded
Homework:
- SAT vocabulary notes - due every Monday
- Vocabulary worksheet - due Monday, 11/14
- Five (5) sets of notes (taken from book article, magazine article, web article, etc.) - due Wednesday, 11/16 (Check for completion today.)
- Narrative letter or blog post draft - due Thursday 11/15 (before one-on-one conference on Friday)
- Narrative letter or blog post - due 11/21 on http://www.turnitin.com/ (We will do the submission together as a class and take a trip to the library. You should have an electronic copy as well as a hard copy of your letter or blog post with you on this day. You can email the assignment to your own email, so that it will be easy to access it from the library. DO NOT SUBMIT THE ASSIGNMENT FROM HOME.)
NOTE: A reading schedule will be given on Tuesday for home reading.
Activities
Monday
1. Read an article on plagiarism (provided by Mr. C.). Have a small or big group dialogue on the issue of plagiarism. (20 minutes)
2. Take a 25 minute test on The Odyssey.
Tuesday
1. Mr. C. will come and visit us in the classroom, and talk about plagiarism.
2. Depending on how long we will spend on plagiarism, if we have time, we will continue reading. Other readings will be assigned at home.
Wednesday
1. Continue reading for the first half of the class period.
2. Write a draft of the narrative letter or blog post while I call students to present their five (5) sets of notes to me for check-up.
Thursday
1. Prepare for a reading check according to reading schedule.
2. Present draft of narrative letter or blog post.
Friday
1. Prepare a redaing check according on reading schedule.
2. Have a one-on-one conference with about your draft to prepare it for the final draft.
Writing: The Odyssey Project - a narrative letter or blog post -
Vocabulary: Week #6 - azure, bare, brim, courier, craft, crane, crimson, deflect, dislodge, downcast, entrails, expel, flutter, impostor, infuse, jostle, lithe, lurch, pliant, rally, revelry, taut, thunderstruck, tremulous, underhanded
Homework:
- SAT vocabulary notes - due every Monday
- Vocabulary worksheet - due Monday, 11/14
- Five (5) sets of notes (taken from book article, magazine article, web article, etc.) - due Wednesday, 11/16 (Check for completion today.)
- Narrative letter or blog post draft - due Thursday 11/15 (before one-on-one conference on Friday)
- Narrative letter or blog post - due 11/21 on http://www.turnitin.com/ (We will do the submission together as a class and take a trip to the library. You should have an electronic copy as well as a hard copy of your letter or blog post with you on this day. You can email the assignment to your own email, so that it will be easy to access it from the library. DO NOT SUBMIT THE ASSIGNMENT FROM HOME.)
NOTE: A reading schedule will be given on Tuesday for home reading.
Activities
Monday
1. Read an article on plagiarism (provided by Mr. C.). Have a small or big group dialogue on the issue of plagiarism. (20 minutes)
2. Take a 25 minute test on The Odyssey.
Tuesday
1. Mr. C. will come and visit us in the classroom, and talk about plagiarism.
2. Depending on how long we will spend on plagiarism, if we have time, we will continue reading. Other readings will be assigned at home.
Wednesday
1. Continue reading for the first half of the class period.
2. Write a draft of the narrative letter or blog post while I call students to present their five (5) sets of notes to me for check-up.
Thursday
1. Prepare for a reading check according to reading schedule.
2. Present draft of narrative letter or blog post.
Friday
1. Prepare a redaing check according on reading schedule.
2. Have a one-on-one conference with about your draft to prepare it for the final draft.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Week #12 November 7-11, 2011
Literature: Homer's The Odyssey
Writing/Grammar: sentences, appositive and verbals
Vocabulary: Odyssey Week 5 - trance, bewitch, lurk, chaos, peril, quest, commandeer, throng, rubbish, aft, contemptible, aloof, defy, fraud, hone, incredulity, jest, lavish, justification, murmur, marvel, meddle, rash, reek, revulsion
Homework:
- SAT vocabulary notes - due on Monday
- Odyssey "Who's who?" - due: on the day of the 3rd notebook quiz (TBA- soon)
- Odyssey essay - due on http://www.turnitin.com/ on TBA
http://www.greeka.com/ionian/ithaca/ithaca-myths/odysseus.htm
Activities
Monday
1. Take Test #11 on week #4 vocabulary and prepositional phrases.
2. Continue reading and annotating The Odyssey.
Tuesday
Continue reading and annotating The Odyssey.
Wednesday
Take a short adjective and adverb prepositional phrase test.
Thursday and Friday
Work in the library on a project.
Writing/Grammar: sentences, appositive and verbals
Vocabulary: Odyssey Week 5 - trance, bewitch, lurk, chaos, peril, quest, commandeer, throng, rubbish, aft, contemptible, aloof, defy, fraud, hone, incredulity, jest, lavish, justification, murmur, marvel, meddle, rash, reek, revulsion
Homework:
- SAT vocabulary notes - due on Monday
- Odyssey "Who's who?" - due: on the day of the 3rd notebook quiz (TBA- soon)
- Odyssey essay - due on http://www.turnitin.com/ on TBA
http://www.greeka.com/ionian/ithaca/ithaca-myths/odysseus.htm
Activities
Monday
1. Take Test #11 on week #4 vocabulary and prepositional phrases.
2. Continue reading and annotating The Odyssey.
Tuesday
Continue reading and annotating The Odyssey.
Wednesday
Take a short adjective and adverb prepositional phrase test.
Thursday and Friday
Work in the library on a project.
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