May 30, 2012

My posts have gotten a little shorter these days. I want to remind you that you are great. You are trying to learn and understand Shakespeare; I admire your efforts. It isn't easy. Hang in there; you will find it easier and easier every day.

English 12
Quiz on Act 1 tomorrow. If you listened to my questions, you will do just fine.
Synthesis writing. Have a typed draft ready for tomorrow. Please type it and save it on your computer or on a flash drive.
Do the questions (briefly) up to #7 in scene 2 of Act 2. There will be a quiz on Act 2/3 on Wednesday. I did say Tuesday in class, but I forgot about commencement the night before.

English 10
Go over Romeo's soliloquy in scene 2 of Act 2. Find 5 literary devices and explain what they say. What do they tell you about how Romeo sees Juliet?
For example,
it is the east and Juliet is the sun: Metaphor/ Juliet is very special; she is as bright as the biggest star and without her, his world would be dark.
Please have this done for tomorrow so that we can continue with the Act. Remember that we have a double block on Friday and that it is the last two hours of the day.
Quiz on Act 2/3 on Monday.

Creative Writing
Check out this link Book Crossing
We should check it out in class.
Make sure that you have directions for Bard on the Beach. Please by there by 7:30. Please text me if there is a problem. You all should have my number before you leave. Give your name when you are texting.
I will be at the beach by 7:30 or before.
Please bring your pictures for tomorrow. One should be vertical and the other horizontal. Bring 4 copies of your poem.
Write your first version of the mystery story.

May 29th

English 12
Finish the next paragraph of the synthesis piece
Quiz on Act 1 on  Thursday

Creative Writing
Arrange rides for Thursday
Look up how to get there on a map
Bring your picture stuff for Thursday
Emma got an answer from England...Ask her about it! It is cool!
We are writing mystery story plot ideas for tomorrow. Write 2

English 10
quiz Wednesday on Act 1
We will be practicing wooing our friends. Write two from the sheet I gave you yesterday.
I am sorry, but we are in a hurry.

May 25, 2012

Have a good and safe long weekend

English 12
We are working on our synthesis paper. Second paragraph needs to be done for Tuesday. We will work on paragraph 3 on Tuesday.
Test on Act 1 on Wednesday. We will review on Tuesday. Don't worry too much.

English 10
Act 1 quiz on Wednesday
Finish the questions for Act 1. They will help you review.

Creative Writing
Project for Wednesday. Photo of your poem somewhere. You can be with your poem or it can be a photo of you alone.
We will discuss how to execute this project on Wednesday.
Mysteries....writing/storytelling on Tuesday.
Have fun.

Thursday May 24, 2012

Good work today. Here's what's on for tonight:

English 12
Paragraph 2 of the synthesis essay. Which poem (Out, out or Sea Fever) has the most emotional appeal?
Support your opinion.
We did the introduction in class today.

English 10
Read the summary of Act 1. We will be finishing it in class. We wrote a journal about dreams today. I gave out a worksheet about the Queen Mab speech. If dreams were brought to us by little creatures, what would they look like?

Creative Writing
Please bring your letters to school in envelopes for the elementary students.
Read the article about writing mystery stories.
You are so much fun. Thanks for a good day!

May 23, 2012

Okay, another short post....you are all great, but I write too much! :0 I found my background!!!!!!!
English 10
I handed out a question sheet today. Pick it up if you were away. Do the questions on Act 1 scenes 1-3
Fill in the new character in your Venn Diagram. Today we met Paris (count/man of wax) who wants to marry Juliet. He would go in the middle of the diagram.
Read the synopsis of the next 2 scenes.
We will be doing love poetry tomorrow and working on how to compare.

English 12
Scene 3 cartoon(s) with explanation of what happens in the scene.
Go through Polonius's speech to Laertes/he gives him advice/find 5 and explain them/so, write the line in Shakespeare's language and then explain it in your own words.
In your poetry book, read Out, Out by Robert Frost
Today we read: Sea Fever by Masefield we discuss rhythm, rhyme scheme and onomatopeia

Creative Writing
Letters to elementary school we will finish tomorrow. We are making cards.
Phase 3 photos please send them in.
Poetry project/photo of yourself with your poem by Wednesday next week.
Type out your poem to place in a library book.
Type out another copy and we will give them away.
Tomorrow/mysteries.
Remember: Bard on the Beach is next Thursday. We need to make plans.

That is it folks. If you are away, you will have to make up the work on your own.

Tuesday May 22, 2012

Quick post today.
English 10
Drawings for scene 1 with quotation. Read Scene 2 and 3 on Sparknotes so that you know what happens before we read in class.
Bring poetry book tomorrow.

Creative Writing
Poems for tomorrow. Bring drafts.
Read Canada writeshttp://www.cbc.ca/books/canadawrites/2012/05/louise-penny-master-class-my-top-20-canadian-crime-writers.html
Find out about a mystery/crime writer and bring that information to class
Phase 3 letters and notes to grade 1/2 students. Let's make cards

English 12
Cartoons for Scenes 1 and 2 (1 for scene 1 and 2 for scene 2)
Good copy of metaphor poem.
We are reading poetry tomorrow as well.
Read sparksnotes about Hamlet. It will help, help you.

I hope that you are all enjoying the break from school and you are finding a way to appreciate the clouds. There is not too much for you to remember for the weekend, but there are a few things. 


English 12
Bring your second version of your metaphor poem for Tuesday. Good typed version is due on Wednesday.
We will continue with Hamlet on Tuesday and we will do poetry and Hamlet on Wednesday. You will be expected to keep notes on what happens in the play and who the characters are as we go along. 


Creative Writing
What a great day on Friday! You were absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much for all your enthusiasm and energy with the 1's and 2's.  I know Pam was very appreciative. I will read you the story that she gave me.You could post something on the blog about your experience. If you were away, you could write about missing something and what that feels like.


Rachel: your story to read on Tuesday
We are working on phase 3 letters on Tuesday. Bring appropriate writing materials. Don't forget to send your pictures of yourselves. I haven't received any yet. I'm just saying.....
We are going to write letters to the students at Bayridge.
We are going to start work on mystery stories.
Remember that your drafts of your poems are due for Wednesday. I wanted you all to post one of your poems.  You will be reworking your poems on Wednesday and making the best they can be.
You will be putting them into some kind of booklet or something.....be creative....that's why we are here.

English 10
Thank you so much for a fine first week! You were simply wonderful to teach.
You have a quiz on poetry terms on Tuesday. Review the worksheets that I gave you on Friday. If you were away on Friday, confirm the correct definitions of the words with your friends.
With Romeo and Juliet, I wanted you to write find the oxymorons in Romeo's conversation with Benvolio.
Note them, but also note what message he is giving by using them. Look at each one individually.
You are to draw 2 cartoons for each scene. On Tuesday, you will be asked to write the quotation that best describes that scene. If you feel ambitious, you can do it on the weekend.

Journal assignment:
Persuasive journal: Write about the value of arranged marriages. Be for them or against them and give reasons to support your opinion OR: Write about a time when you were persuaded to do something that you didn't want to do. How did it feel? What was the result of that choice? Homework check. Not done: in at lunch.


Remember that when you read Shakespeare, you don't have to understand everything.
We will be reading sections.