Friday, September 7, 2012

You made it to the end of the first week.

English 12
Good copy of group poem for Monday. You will be presenting it in class on Monday. If you have any work to do on it before class, please be here early.
Choose one of the extension assignments and write a draft for Monday. Be prepared for a homework check.
Lit terms test on Monday up to atmosphere.
Library on Tuesday

English 11
I am poem good copy for Monday.
Draft of extension assignment for Monday. The Charmer. If you were absent, you will have to make this up on Monday.
We are going the library on Tuesday to choose our novels. Reading time on Tuesday.

English 10h
Final version of your project is due on Friday, Sept. 14th
With Mirror Image: Do the questions/short notes for Monday. Definitions and sentences for the 5 words on the back. Be prepared to discuss the discussion questions at the top of the page.

Everyone: Have a wonderful weekend.

September 6, 2012

All classes:

We are going to the library to choose an independent novel for reading on Tuesday next week.

 

English 12
Revise your section of the poem. Bring pictures or work together in some fashion to create a unified poem.
Good copy is due on Monday. Some lovely, lovely poems were presented today.
Do the definitions from the story and write them in a sentence related to the story.
Highlight examples of foreshadowing etc (second question) and be prepared to discuss them in class tomorrow.
Lit terms test on Monday. Up to atmosphere. The test will be matching on Monday.

English 11
Work on revisions to draft of poem. Good copy is due on Monday. Good beginnings, I can tell. Try to use imagery and metaphor to make your poem richer and more unique.
Look up words from the story The Charmer. Under 5 write sentences with the words. Over 5, provide the definition. We will go over them tomorrow in class. We will come up with a class list of words for the story.
Question 1 p. 109. 2 columns and evidence from the story. You don't need to draw anything at the moment.

English 10
Please bring a novel to class for tomorrow. We will read.
Tonight read Mirror Image
Revise your poem for one final time/Think about how you could creatively present it.
That is it. Thanks for the excellent discussion about the poem today. Your insights were exciting and engaging. Good job!

September 5, 2012

Happy end of day one!

Here is the homework for today:
English 12
Finish 3 to 4 lines of the poem (Use the opening of Among the Multitudes) as your beginning.

English 11
Finish your draft of the I am poem. Use the template as your guide. Be creative.
Your first line is your metaphor.

English 10H
Draft of I am from poem. Use the template as a guide. Creativity is a must, must, must.

Good bye Summer School

Thank you to all of you for a wonderful summer. It was fun and energizing. Good luck to you on Tuesday. Remember all that you have learned. Let me know how you do.

For Tuesday

Not much to do this weekend. Except:
Get your scene ready! Be prepared to work on this on Tuesday.
Final tests on Thursday.
Enjoy the sun!

For Friday

This is our last Friday together. Yahoo!
Remember to finish your last journal for the bookclub meeting tomorrow.
Scenes from the play will be on Wednesday.
Lit terms quiz to sonnet tomorrow.
I forgot to talk about tragic heroes. We will be writing about this tomorrow.
Another Koosh question, movie and rehearsal.
Good times!

Wednesday, August 1st

Today:
Finish your essays. Make your corrections. I will collect the three pieces tomorrow.
Irony, Narrative and Synthesis essays.
Final journals with final reflection are due on Friday.
Lit terms quiz to sonnet on Friday
Play journals: I will check them in class tomorrow when you are working on your skits.
We will present tableaux tomorrow.
Have fun this evening. Make sure that your work is all done. Please!

This is for you Kevind