Warm-Up:
Briefly describe the following characters from "Everyday Use." Try to use some vocabulary words.
The narrator (Mama) -
Maggie -
Dee (Wangero) -
Assignments:
We finished reading "Everyday Use" in class and analyzed different aspects of the story in groups.
Homework:
Essay due Friday, February 5
You have a vocabulary quiz on Monday! Study over the weekend
1/29/10
Thursday, January 28
Warm-Up:
Journal - Do you think that it is important for a person to understand and appreciate their own culture or heritage? What does your family do that is your own unique tradition? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of celebrating your culture or traditions?
Assignments:
There is no homework tonight.
You will have a vocabulary quiz on Monday! Start studying now!
Journal - Do you think that it is important for a person to understand and appreciate their own culture or heritage? What does your family do that is your own unique tradition? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of celebrating your culture or traditions?
Assignments:
- Peer Review and submit homework from 1/27.
- Being reading "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker. This story is also available online at http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug97/quilt/walker.html
There is no homework tonight.
You will have a vocabulary quiz on Monday! Start studying now!
1/27/10
Wednesday, January 27
Warm-Up: Choose five of the vocabulary words and explain how they relate to your life, your interests or your personality.
Assignments:
Define and review the following terms: first person point of view, third person limited point of view, third person omniscient point of view, objective point of view, irony, foreshadowing, characterization, theme, mood, tone, symbolism
We applied these terms to the short story, "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin.
Homework:
Choose one of the literary devices from today or Monday to apply them to "The Story of an Hour." Explain how the literary term is used in the story and analyze its effectiveness. Does it add meaning to the story? How does the author use it to make her point?
Use quotes from the story illustrate your argument. Your response should be at least a page.
Suggestions: irony, symbolism, theme, point of view
Assignments:
Define and review the following terms: first person point of view, third person limited point of view, third person omniscient point of view, objective point of view, irony, foreshadowing, characterization, theme, mood, tone, symbolism
We applied these terms to the short story, "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin.
Homework:
Choose one of the literary devices from today or Monday to apply them to "The Story of an Hour." Explain how the literary term is used in the story and analyze its effectiveness. Does it add meaning to the story? How does the author use it to make her point?
Use quotes from the story illustrate your argument. Your response should be at least a page.
Suggestions: irony, symbolism, theme, point of view
Tuesday, January 26
Journal: Write about your name. What does it mean? Do you like it or hate it? Why? Who gave it to you and why? If you could change your name, would you? Do you have nicknames?
Assignments:
Today, we read an excerpt from The House on Mango Street about names and shared a fact about our own names with the class.
I checked the vocabulary practice and we reviewed the correct answers.
Assignments:
Today, we read an excerpt from The House on Mango Street about names and shared a fact about our own names with the class.
I checked the vocabulary practice and we reviewed the correct answers.
1/25/10
Monday, January 25
Today's Assignments
1. New vocabulary (20 words)
2. Elements of plot definitions and analysis
Homework:
Vocabulary practice
1. New vocabulary (20 words)
2. Elements of plot definitions and analysis
Homework:
Vocabulary practice
1/23/10
1/19/10
Friday, January 15
STUDY for your Final Exam on Wednesday! We will review in class on Tuesday.
You can begin returning your Night books on Tuesday.
You can begin returning your Night books on Tuesday.
1/12/10
Tuesday, January 12
We took a vocabulary quiz on Vocab #7&8. If you missed today's class, make sure you come and see me to make it up!
Homework for tonight:
Period 2: Read pages 66-84
Period 3: Read pages 73-90
Important Dates
Thursday, 1/14: 16 Journals due
Friday, 1/15: Notebook check - You should have all your handouts in the proper order and they should all be completed! This is also the last day to turn in any missing work.
Wednesday, 1/20: Final Exam!
Homework for tonight:
Period 2: Read pages 66-84
Period 3: Read pages 73-90
Important Dates
Thursday, 1/14: 16 Journals due
Friday, 1/15: Notebook check - You should have all your handouts in the proper order and they should all be completed! This is also the last day to turn in any missing work.
Wednesday, 1/20: Final Exam!
1/11/10
Monday, January 11
The first two groups presented today! Nice work.
You have a vocabulary quiz tomorrow!!!
Homework
Remember, if you are not presenting, you still must take notes! You should have roughly 1 page of notes for every 5 pages you read.
Period 2: read pages 47-65.
Period 3: read pages 55-72
Important Dates
Tuesday, 1/12: Vocabulary Quiz
Thursday, 1/14: 16 Journals due
Friday, 1/15: Notebook check - You should have all your handouts in the proper order and they should all be completed! This is also the last day to turn in any missing work.
Wednesday, 1/20: Final Exam!
You have a vocabulary quiz tomorrow!!!
Homework
Remember, if you are not presenting, you still must take notes! You should have roughly 1 page of notes for every 5 pages you read.
Period 2: read pages 47-65.
Period 3: read pages 55-72
Important Dates
Tuesday, 1/12: Vocabulary Quiz
Thursday, 1/14: 16 Journals due
Friday, 1/15: Notebook check - You should have all your handouts in the proper order and they should all be completed! This is also the last day to turn in any missing work.
Wednesday, 1/20: Final Exam!
1/9/10
Friday, January 8
Today, we reviewed the first two chapters of Night together. We also had a handful of brave students present their Romeo and Juliet projects to the class. Thank you to Courtney, Sierra, Liam, John Fontaine and Gil Orsini!
Period 2: Your homework is to read 29-46 and take notes. Presenting groups need to be ready on Monday.
Period 3: Your homework is to read 38-54 and take notes. Presenting groups need to be ready on Monday.
Keep studying Vocabulary chapters #7&8! You will have a quiz on Tuesday, 1/12!
Period 2: Your homework is to read 29-46 and take notes. Presenting groups need to be ready on Monday.
Period 3: Your homework is to read 38-54 and take notes. Presenting groups need to be ready on Monday.
Keep studying Vocabulary chapters #7&8! You will have a quiz on Tuesday, 1/12!
1/7/10
Thursday, January 7
Your homework: Read chapter 7, complete at least one page of notes and finish your Romeo and Juliet project! You are presenting it tomorrow!
1/5/10
Tuesday, January 6
Today, we started reading Night.
Your homework:
Period 2: Read pages 3-14, complete 2 pages of dialectical notes and come up with 6 reading questions
Period 3: Read pages 13-24, complete 2 pages of dialectical notes and come up with 6 reading questions
Romeo and Juliet project is due on Friday, 1/8!
Your homework:
Period 2: Read pages 3-14, complete 2 pages of dialectical notes and come up with 6 reading questions
Period 3: Read pages 13-24, complete 2 pages of dialectical notes and come up with 6 reading questions
Romeo and Juliet project is due on Friday, 1/8!
1/3/10
Holocaust Background WebQuest
For each section, complete the following tasks:
Group B: The Nazi Terror Begins
Group C: SS Police State
Group D: Nazi Propaganda and Censorship
Group E: German Rule in Occupied Europe
Group F: Jews in Prewar Germany
Group G: Antisemitism
Group H: Ghettos in Poland
Group I: Life in the Ghettos
Group J: Auschwitz
You will be graded on your productivity and cooperation as a group, how well you follow directions, the quality of your summary and important information, and the quality of your presentation to the class.
- Identify and define the key terms or important facts that will help others understand your topic.
- Write a brief summary of the information presented in the topic. This summary should be no longer than five sentences. Include only the important information!
- Choose one of the pictures linked to the article to share with the class.
Group B: The Nazi Terror Begins
Group C: SS Police State
Group D: Nazi Propaganda and Censorship
Group E: German Rule in Occupied Europe
Group F: Jews in Prewar Germany
Group G: Antisemitism
Group H: Ghettos in Poland
Group I: Life in the Ghettos
Group J: Auschwitz
You will be graded on your productivity and cooperation as a group, how well you follow directions, the quality of your summary and important information, and the quality of your presentation to the class.
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