English 12
We will finish our presentations on Monday. Today's group was excellent. You will have one final reading day on Monday with journals. We will be starting talking about our I-search project related to the novel.
English 8
You will have one final reading day on Monday with journals. We will be starting talking about our I-search project related to the novel. If you have finished your novel, please bring another reading book to class.
Creative Writing
Short stories on Monday. Please bring your printed version to class with your rubric. We can't wait to hear Megan's ending on Monday! Be prepared to share your writing.
Friday, April 28, 2017
Thursday, April 27, 2017
For Friday
Creative Writing
Bring a printed copy of a favorite poem for tomorrow.
We will be editing our drafts of our stories. Use your rubric to help you with criteria for a strong story.
English 8
Reading journals and questions for tomorrow.
We will have a book club meeting tomorrow in class. We will be talking about our project. If you have a laptop that you can use for movie viewing, please consider bringing it to class.
English 12
We will continue with our book club work tomorrow. You will present your ideas in class.
conflict and character and quotes for presentation.
I will collect your reading journals and your questions tomorrow. Remember to reflect more.
Bring a printed copy of a favorite poem for tomorrow.
We will be editing our drafts of our stories. Use your rubric to help you with criteria for a strong story.
English 8
Reading journals and questions for tomorrow.
We will have a book club meeting tomorrow in class. We will be talking about our project. If you have a laptop that you can use for movie viewing, please consider bringing it to class.
English 12
We will continue with our book club work tomorrow. You will present your ideas in class.
conflict and character and quotes for presentation.
I will collect your reading journals and your questions tomorrow. Remember to reflect more.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
For Wednesday
Creative Writing
We are working on our stories tomorrow.
English 12
Reading time tomorrow.
English 8
We will be doing tableaux tomorrow. We will also be reading.
We are working on our stories tomorrow.
English 12
Reading time tomorrow.
English 8
We will be doing tableaux tomorrow. We will also be reading.
Friday, April 21, 2017
For Monday April 24, 2017
English 12
Reading on Monday and completion of moving tableaux. I will collect your reading journals then.
English 8
Reading on Monday.
Creative Writing
First draft of short stories for Monday
Reading on Monday and completion of moving tableaux. I will collect your reading journals then.
English 8
Reading on Monday.
Creative Writing
First draft of short stories for Monday
Thursday, April 20, 2017
For April 21, 2017
English 12
If you were absent today, please hand in yesterday's worksheet for Catcher or 1984. I will be collecting your reading journals tomorrow. Journals need to make connections; they need to extend the ideas from the novel. Make sure that you have your questions ready to go. Try to create deeper thinking questions, please.
Tomorrow we will be doing a place-mat activity and we will also be doing a moving tableaux related to the theme of the section you are reading.
Creative Writing
Bring first draft to class tomorrow to share.
English 8
Overdue character sketches are due tomorrow. Rough copy and good copy are due,
First book club meeting tomorrow. Make sure that you have read up to the designated page. Also, make sure you have your journal ready to hand in.
If you were absent today, please hand in yesterday's worksheet for Catcher or 1984. I will be collecting your reading journals tomorrow. Journals need to make connections; they need to extend the ideas from the novel. Make sure that you have your questions ready to go. Try to create deeper thinking questions, please.
Tomorrow we will be doing a place-mat activity and we will also be doing a moving tableaux related to the theme of the section you are reading.
Creative Writing
Bring first draft to class tomorrow to share.
English 8
Overdue character sketches are due tomorrow. Rough copy and good copy are due,
First book club meeting tomorrow. Make sure that you have read up to the designated page. Also, make sure you have your journal ready to hand in.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
For Wednesday, April 19, 2017
English 8
Write a draft of a character sketch of one of the main characters from Toy Story for tomorrow. Please have your sheet done with Plot Graph and Theme statement. I will be collecting it.
Creative Writing
We are sharing titles tomorrow and we are working on our short stories.
English 12
Reading for tomorrow. Remember that we have 2 more weeks of reading. Reminder that Crossgrade is on May 15th. One month to go.
Write a draft of a character sketch of one of the main characters from Toy Story for tomorrow. Please have your sheet done with Plot Graph and Theme statement. I will be collecting it.
Creative Writing
We are sharing titles tomorrow and we are working on our short stories.
English 12
Reading for tomorrow. Remember that we have 2 more weeks of reading. Reminder that Crossgrade is on May 15th. One month to go.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
For Tuesday, April 18, 2017
English 12
Book club meeting on Tuesday. Be sure to be ready with your questions and your double-sided journal.
Creative Writing
Brainstorm a list of titles for your story assignment. Make sure that you send me all of your overdue assignments if you want them included in this report card.
English 8
Finish your Toy Story 3 sheet. We will be writing a character sketch on Tuesday in class and we will be beginning our lit circle reading.
Book club meeting on Tuesday. Be sure to be ready with your questions and your double-sided journal.
Creative Writing
Brainstorm a list of titles for your story assignment. Make sure that you send me all of your overdue assignments if you want them included in this report card.
English 8
Finish your Toy Story 3 sheet. We will be writing a character sketch on Tuesday in class and we will be beginning our lit circle reading.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
For April 13, 2017
Creative Writing
Bring your silent reading books to class for tomorrow.
We are going to work on short stories in class.
Poems; Wish List are now due.
English 8
Silent Reading tomorrow
We will finish Toy Story in class. Please continue to fill in your sheet
Poems are due tomorrow. Type them and add a picture that relates to your topic.
English 12
Reading tomorrow. Book club meeting on Monday. Your double sided journal is due on book club day.
Finish worksheets related to your chapters for class tomorrow.
Bring your silent reading books to class for tomorrow.
We are going to work on short stories in class.
Poems; Wish List are now due.
English 8
Silent Reading tomorrow
We will finish Toy Story in class. Please continue to fill in your sheet
Poems are due tomorrow. Type them and add a picture that relates to your topic.
English 12
Reading tomorrow. Book club meeting on Monday. Your double sided journal is due on book club day.
Finish worksheets related to your chapters for class tomorrow.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
For April 12, 2017
English 12
Our first book club meeting is for tomorrow. Be ready to discuss your novel in your groups. Have at least 3 good discussion questions prepared.
English 8
Fill in your character sheet for Toy Story. You can now start filling in the plot graph as well.
Creative Writing
Wednesday is Silent Reading Day
Poems....we are working on them tomorrow. Working on our presentations, that is.
We are looking at our next writing assignment. Short stories?
Our first book club meeting is for tomorrow. Be ready to discuss your novel in your groups. Have at least 3 good discussion questions prepared.
English 8
Fill in your character sheet for Toy Story. You can now start filling in the plot graph as well.
Creative Writing
Wednesday is Silent Reading Day
Poems....we are working on them tomorrow. Working on our presentations, that is.
We are looking at our next writing assignment. Short stories?
Monday, April 10, 2017
For Tuesday, April 11, 2017
English 8
Bring your silent reading book for tomorrow.
Your poem is due on Wednesday. Remember to:
Type it and include a picture of your activity. If you can't type it, you can write it by hand, but make sure your writing is neat.
Review your character types and emotional intelligence types. We are connecting what we are learning to Toy Story 3.
Creative Writing
Wish list poems are due tomorrow for reading in class. We will do silent reading on Thursday this week.
English 12
Great time today at the poetry slam. So many good ideas to be had. Here is the link for: Hullabaloo. Check it out.
Reading for tomorrow. Book club for Wednesday.
Bring your silent reading book for tomorrow.
Your poem is due on Wednesday. Remember to:
Type it and include a picture of your activity. If you can't type it, you can write it by hand, but make sure your writing is neat.
Review your character types and emotional intelligence types. We are connecting what we are learning to Toy Story 3.
Creative Writing
Wish list poems are due tomorrow for reading in class. We will do silent reading on Thursday this week.
English 12
Great time today at the poetry slam. So many good ideas to be had. Here is the link for: Hullabaloo. Check it out.
Reading for tomorrow. Book club for Wednesday.
Friday, April 7, 2017
For Monday April 10, 2017
English 12
Totally forgot that we are going to hear poetry in the theatre on Monday in block B. Please come to class without your books and we will go directly to the theatre.
Bring your independent novel for Monday's class. We will be reading and we will be working on our double-sided journals.
Book club meeting is for Tuesday. You will be handing in your journals every week.
English 8
Type your 2nd draft of your poem for Monday. Please print it or have it on your phone for editing on Monday. You need to think about your line length, your use of imagery, metaphor, simile, or personification. The final version will be due on Wednesday. We are all looking forward to sharing them. Remember to take out all the extra words. Focus on the images when you are writing. Less is more.
Also: Highlight the sheet that I handed out in class about character types. We will discuss this in class.
Read this one:
The Dogs at Live Oak Beach, Santa Cruz A
Alicia Ostriker
As if there could be a world
Of absolute innocence
In which we forget ourselves
The owners throw sticks
And half-bald tennis balls
Toward the surf
And the happy dogs leap after them
As if catapulted—
Black dogs, tan dogs,
Tubes of glorious muscle— Pursuing pleasure
More than obedience
They race, skid to a halt in the wet sand,
Sometimes they’ll plunge straight into
The foaming breakers
Like diving birds, letting the green turbulence
Toss them, until they snap and sink
Teeth into floating wood
Then bound back to their owners
Shining wet, with passionate speed
For nothing, For absolutely nothing but joy.
Notice how the poet has used imagery that creates a gorgeous sense of movement. The scene is described brilliantly. The words are simple, yet vivid.
Creative Writing
Our monologues should be ready for Monday's tea party. Remember what you are bringing for class. You need to come prepared to be your character.
Your Wish List poem is due on Tuesday. We will be reading them in class.
Totally forgot that we are going to hear poetry in the theatre on Monday in block B. Please come to class without your books and we will go directly to the theatre.
Bring your independent novel for Monday's class. We will be reading and we will be working on our double-sided journals.
Book club meeting is for Tuesday. You will be handing in your journals every week.
English 8
Type your 2nd draft of your poem for Monday. Please print it or have it on your phone for editing on Monday. You need to think about your line length, your use of imagery, metaphor, simile, or personification. The final version will be due on Wednesday. We are all looking forward to sharing them. Remember to take out all the extra words. Focus on the images when you are writing. Less is more.
Also: Highlight the sheet that I handed out in class about character types. We will discuss this in class.
Read this one:
The Dogs at Live Oak Beach, Santa Cruz A
Alicia Ostriker
Of absolute innocence
In which we forget ourselves
The owners throw sticks
And half-bald tennis balls
Toward the surf
And the happy dogs leap after them
As if catapulted—
Black dogs, tan dogs,
Tubes of glorious muscle— Pursuing pleasure
More than obedience
They race, skid to a halt in the wet sand,
Sometimes they’ll plunge straight into
The foaming breakers
Like diving birds, letting the green turbulence
Toss them, until they snap and sink
Teeth into floating wood
Then bound back to their owners
Shining wet, with passionate speed
For nothing, For absolutely nothing but joy.
Notice how the poet has used imagery that creates a gorgeous sense of movement. The scene is described brilliantly. The words are simple, yet vivid.
Creative Writing
Our monologues should be ready for Monday's tea party. Remember what you are bringing for class. You need to come prepared to be your character.
Your Wish List poem is due on Tuesday. We will be reading them in class.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
For Friday, April 7, 2017
English 8
Silent Reading tomorrow.
Second draft of your poem about your favorite activity. Good copy will be due on Monday
English 12
Anticipation sheet for your novel study.
Creative Writing
Bring silent reading book for tomorrow
We will share our monologues. Monologues are due for Monday.
Good copy of your poem: Wish list on Tuesday
Silent Reading tomorrow.
Second draft of your poem about your favorite activity. Good copy will be due on Monday
English 12
Anticipation sheet for your novel study.
Creative Writing
Bring silent reading book for tomorrow
We will share our monologues. Monologues are due for Monday.
Good copy of your poem: Wish list on Tuesday
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
For Thursday, April 6, 2017
Reminder: Parent- teacher interviews are tonight: 3:00-4:30 (with an appointment) and 6:00-7:30 open/no appointment needed.
English 8
We read a poem today about playing basketball and being persistent. Tonight, write a paragraph describing yourself doing an activity that is important to you. Describe the action: use imagery: appeal to the senses, uses metaphors, similes, or personification.
We will be working with your paragraph to create a poem.
What was the word we learned today? enjambement.....do you remember what it is? If not, look it up....
English 12
We are going to do our Socratic Seminar tomorrow in class. Have your notes ready for collection.
Remember it is the proposition: Mankind should invest in space exploration.
Creative Writing
Bring your silent reading book for tomorrow
We will be reading our monologues in groups tomorrow.
Monday is tea as our characters
Tuesday you are reading your Wish List poem
English 8
We read a poem today about playing basketball and being persistent. Tonight, write a paragraph describing yourself doing an activity that is important to you. Describe the action: use imagery: appeal to the senses, uses metaphors, similes, or personification.
We will be working with your paragraph to create a poem.
What was the word we learned today? enjambement.....do you remember what it is? If not, look it up....
English 12
We are going to do our Socratic Seminar tomorrow in class. Have your notes ready for collection.
Remember it is the proposition: Mankind should invest in space exploration.
Creative Writing
Bring your silent reading book for tomorrow
We will be reading our monologues in groups tomorrow.
Monday is tea as our characters
Tuesday you are reading your Wish List poem
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
For Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Reminder that parent teacher interviews are on Thursday. Do come with your parent if you can.
English 8
Read the poem: Fast Break by Edward Hirsch
Note images that you liked. Find examples of personification. We will re-read the poem: My box of Letters again tomorrow to look at examples of personification.
Make a list of activities that you do/like to do. We will be drafting a poem tomorrow.
Try to think about how your Emotional Intelligence helps you with the activity you like.
English 12
Note: the main idea for each paragraph
Pros and cons of the article we read
Find other articles to support your opinion about space travel. Our debate topic will be:
English 8
Read the poem: Fast Break by Edward Hirsch
Note images that you liked. Find examples of personification. We will re-read the poem: My box of Letters again tomorrow to look at examples of personification.
Make a list of activities that you do/like to do. We will be drafting a poem tomorrow.
Try to think about how your Emotional Intelligence helps you with the activity you like.
English 12
Note: the main idea for each paragraph
Pros and cons of the article we read
Find other articles to support your opinion about space travel. Our debate topic will be:
mankind should invest in the exploration of space
Monday, April 3, 2017
For Tuesday, April 4, 2017
If you haven't read your interim, please go to the student portal to see it. The login is the same a course selection. Grade 12 students got a separate paper regarding login information.
English 8
Remember: Silent Reading tomorrow
Please bring your book to class!
Write a journal reflection: how true or not true is the multiple intelligences survey? You should write a short paragraph.
English 12
Finish the questions for "Mars is Heaven" for tomorrow.
Creative Writing
Continue to work on your character profiles. Begin drafting your character monologues.
Some dialogue assignments are now overdue.
English 8
Remember: Silent Reading tomorrow
Please bring your book to class!
Write a journal reflection: how true or not true is the multiple intelligences survey? You should write a short paragraph.
English 12
Finish the questions for "Mars is Heaven" for tomorrow.
Creative Writing
Continue to work on your character profiles. Begin drafting your character monologues.
Some dialogue assignments are now overdue.
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