THOUGHT FOR TODAY: I can sum up all that I have learned about life in three words: it goes on. (Robert Frost)
25 January 2011
English 12CP Word of the Day: redacted
Periods 3 & 6 Today, we discussed Hamlet's second soliloquy (What argue and peasant slave am I!). On tap for tomorrow, reading the famous "To be or not to be" as a debate. For homework, read ActIII scene 1. Study for word of the day quiz.
English 10CP
Period 1 New vocabulary today/for homework due tomorrow, 1-26-2011: write a paragraph using no fewer than 8 vocabulary words.
Period 4 No class today.
Have a good night!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
24 January 2011
Grade 12 CP. Word of the Day: egregious
Period 3 No class today. There will be a word of the day quiz on Thursday, 1-27-2011/must be familiar with words from fractious to egregious. On tap tomorrow, watch two film versions of Act II scene 2.
Period 6 There will be a word of the day quiz on Wednesday, 1-26-2011/must be familiar with words from fractious to egregious. for homework, read Act II scene 2. Remember your reading logs -- you should have 21 entries at this point.
Grade 10 CP
Periods 1 & 4 We continue to read Night and to respond to writing prompts.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT! BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WARM HOMES!
Grade 12 CP. Word of the Day: egregious
Period 3 No class today. There will be a word of the day quiz on Thursday, 1-27-2011/must be familiar with words from fractious to egregious. On tap tomorrow, watch two film versions of Act II scene 2.
Period 6 There will be a word of the day quiz on Wednesday, 1-26-2011/must be familiar with words from fractious to egregious. for homework, read Act II scene 2. Remember your reading logs -- you should have 21 entries at this point.
Grade 10 CP
Periods 1 & 4 We continue to read Night and to respond to writing prompts.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT! BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WARM HOMES!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
19 January 2011 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "He who binds himself to a joy/Does the winged life destroy/He who kisses the joy as it flies/Lives in Eternity's sunrise." Wm. Blake
English 12 CP WORD OF THE DAY: inextricably
Period 3 Today, we read Act II scene i of Hamlet. Then we watched the corresponding scenes from the movie. Keep up with your writing journals -- at this time you should have 18 entries (3 for each scene).
Period 6 Today, we illustrated Hamlet's first soliloquy using the images Shakespeare provided. For homework, read Act 1 scenes 4 & 5 and continue writing in your journals.
English 10 CP
Period 1 Vocabulary quiz today. Began Night by Elie Wiesel.
Period 4 Began Night by Elie Wiesel and wrote a response to a writing prompt.
English 12 CP WORD OF THE DAY: inextricably
Period 3 Today, we read Act II scene i of Hamlet. Then we watched the corresponding scenes from the movie. Keep up with your writing journals -- at this time you should have 18 entries (3 for each scene).
Period 6 Today, we illustrated Hamlet's first soliloquy using the images Shakespeare provided. For homework, read Act 1 scenes 4 & 5 and continue writing in your journals.
English 10 CP
Period 1 Vocabulary quiz today. Began Night by Elie Wiesel.
Period 4 Began Night by Elie Wiesel and wrote a response to a writing prompt.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
18 January 2011
English 12CP Word of the Day: inscrutable
Period 3 Today we read Act I scenes 4 & 5. For homework, finish reading scene 5 and write in your journals.
Period 6 No class today. On tap for tomorrow: illustrating Hamlet's first soliloquy using the images from the speech.
English 10CP
Periods 1 & 4 Today, we worked on creating dialogs from the information learned from the diary excerpts. Typed dialogs are due on Thursday (for period 4) and Friday (for period 1). Period 4 had their vocal quiz today. Perd 1 will have theirs tomorrow, January 19th.
Have a great night...stay dry!
English 12CP Word of the Day: inscrutable
Period 3 Today we read Act I scenes 4 & 5. For homework, finish reading scene 5 and write in your journals.
Period 6 No class today. On tap for tomorrow: illustrating Hamlet's first soliloquy using the images from the speech.
English 10CP
Periods 1 & 4 Today, we worked on creating dialogs from the information learned from the diary excerpts. Typed dialogs are due on Thursday (for period 4) and Friday (for period 1). Period 4 had their vocal quiz today. Perd 1 will have theirs tomorrow, January 19th.
Have a great night...stay dry!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
16 January 2011
English 12 CP WORD OF THE DAY: 1-14 amicable (words for 1-10 pristine/1-11 garrulous)
Period 3 Rough drafts of research papers have been collected -- HOORAY!! Please do not expect them to be returned to you before 1-31-2011 at the earliest as they take time to correct. You should have read Act I scenes 1, 2, and 3 in Hamlet. You should also have 9 entries (3 for each scene) thus far in your reading logs. Be sure to stay current with that. On tap for Tuesday, 1-18-2011>>putting scene three into modern day language/improvisations.
Period 6 Rough drafts of research papers have been collected -- HOORAY!! Please do not expect them to be returned before 1-31-2011 at the earliest as they take time to correct. You should have read Act I scenes 1, 2, and 3 in Hamlet. You should also have 9 entries (3 for each scene) thus far in your reading logs. Be sure to stay current with that. There is no class for us on Tuesday. On tap for Wednesday, 1-19-2011>>illustrating Hamlet's first soliloquy (Oh, that this too too sullied flesh...)
English 10 CP
Periods 1 and 4 On Tuesday, 1-18-2011, there will be a vocabulary quiz on the most recent vocabulary words. We will continue with the dialog writing, using the diary excerpts to assist you in creating your conversations.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK-END, EVERYONE! SEE YOU TUESDAY!
English 12 CP WORD OF THE DAY: 1-14 amicable (words for 1-10 pristine/1-11 garrulous)
Period 3 Rough drafts of research papers have been collected -- HOORAY!! Please do not expect them to be returned to you before 1-31-2011 at the earliest as they take time to correct. You should have read Act I scenes 1, 2, and 3 in Hamlet. You should also have 9 entries (3 for each scene) thus far in your reading logs. Be sure to stay current with that. On tap for Tuesday, 1-18-2011>>putting scene three into modern day language/improvisations.
Period 6 Rough drafts of research papers have been collected -- HOORAY!! Please do not expect them to be returned before 1-31-2011 at the earliest as they take time to correct. You should have read Act I scenes 1, 2, and 3 in Hamlet. You should also have 9 entries (3 for each scene) thus far in your reading logs. Be sure to stay current with that. There is no class for us on Tuesday. On tap for Wednesday, 1-19-2011>>illustrating Hamlet's first soliloquy (Oh, that this too too sullied flesh...)
English 10 CP
Periods 1 and 4 On Tuesday, 1-18-2011, there will be a vocabulary quiz on the most recent vocabulary words. We will continue with the dialog writing, using the diary excerpts to assist you in creating your conversations.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK-END, EVERYONE! SEE YOU TUESDAY!
Monday, January 10, 2011
10 January 2011
Grade 12 CP WORD OF THE DAY: pristine (words from 1-6-2011>panacea; 1-7-2011>diffident)
Period 6 Distributed Hamlet books today; read through line 80 of Act I scene i. Rough drafts of research paper due Friday, 1-14-2011. DO NOT PUT OFF TO THURSDAY NIGHT!
Period 3 Outside reading assessment today. On tap for tomorrow: taking a closer look at Hamlet's first soliloquy and illustrating it with Shakespeare's imagery as inspiration. Rough drafts of research paper due Friday, 1-14-2011. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE -- WRITE A LITTLE EACH NIGHT!
Grade 10 CP
Period 1 NO CLASS TODAY!
Period 4 Today, collected final drafts of memoirs. Read Eve Bunting's allegory, Terrible Things and discussed what it means to be a "bystander." Due tomorrow>revisions of common tasks.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT...SEE YOU TOMORROW!
Grade 12 CP WORD OF THE DAY: pristine (words from 1-6-2011>panacea; 1-7-2011>diffident)
Period 6 Distributed Hamlet books today; read through line 80 of Act I scene i. Rough drafts of research paper due Friday, 1-14-2011. DO NOT PUT OFF TO THURSDAY NIGHT!
Period 3 Outside reading assessment today. On tap for tomorrow: taking a closer look at Hamlet's first soliloquy and illustrating it with Shakespeare's imagery as inspiration. Rough drafts of research paper due Friday, 1-14-2011. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE -- WRITE A LITTLE EACH NIGHT!
Grade 10 CP
Period 1 NO CLASS TODAY!
Period 4 Today, collected final drafts of memoirs. Read Eve Bunting's allegory, Terrible Things and discussed what it means to be a "bystander." Due tomorrow>revisions of common tasks.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT...SEE YOU TOMORROW!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
5 January 2011
English 12 CP Word of the Day: pretentious
Periods 3 & 6 Finished reading the summary of Hamlet. Read Act I scene i lines 1-80.
*Remember there is an assessment of your outside reading books on Friday, 1-7-2011.
English 10 CP
Periods 1 & 4 Work continues on your memoir writing. Final drafts are due on Friday (for Period 1) and Monday (for Period 4).
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT! SEE YOU TOMORROW!
English 12 CP Word of the Day: pretentious
Periods 3 & 6 Finished reading the summary of Hamlet. Read Act I scene i lines 1-80.
*Remember there is an assessment of your outside reading books on Friday, 1-7-2011.
English 10 CP
Periods 1 & 4 Work continues on your memoir writing. Final drafts are due on Friday (for Period 1) and Monday (for Period 4).
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT! SEE YOU TOMORROW!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
4 January 2011
Grade 12 CP WORD OF THE DAY: prevaricate
Period 3 Sonnets due today. We began reading a narrative summary of the play Hamlet.
Dates to remember: *1-6-2011 there will be a word quiz (be familiar with the words from precipice to prevaricate); *1-7-2011 there will be an assessment on your outside reading books (10 short answer questions on basic information);*1-14-2011 rough drafts of research papers are due.
Reminder: Bring your Hamlet journals to class each day!
Period 6 WORD OF THE DAY: prevaricate
Sonnets due today. There was a quiz on the Renaissance/pastoral poems/carpe diem poems. We are almost finished with the narrative summary of Hamlet.
Dates to remember: *1-5-2011 there will be a word quiz (be familiar with the words from precipice to prevaricate); *1-7-2011 there will be an assessment on your outside reading books (10 short answer questions on basic information); *1-14-2011 rough drafts of research papers due.
Reminder: Bring your Hamlet journals to class each day!
Grade 10 CP
Period 1 Today, we conducted a "silent warm-up" of the memoir Night. Rough drafts of your memoirs are due tomorrow, Wednesday, 1-5-2011. We will be peer-editing.
Period 4 (No class today.) Tomorrow, we will begin the second step in the memoir writing process. Rough drafts are due on Friday, 1-7-2011 for peer-editing. Do not forget your vocabulary homework due tomorrow, Wednesday, 1-5-2011.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT! SEE YOU TOMORROW.
Grade 12 CP WORD OF THE DAY: prevaricate
Period 3 Sonnets due today. We began reading a narrative summary of the play Hamlet.
Dates to remember: *1-6-2011 there will be a word quiz (be familiar with the words from precipice to prevaricate); *1-7-2011 there will be an assessment on your outside reading books (10 short answer questions on basic information);*1-14-2011 rough drafts of research papers are due.
Reminder: Bring your Hamlet journals to class each day!
Period 6 WORD OF THE DAY: prevaricate
Sonnets due today. There was a quiz on the Renaissance/pastoral poems/carpe diem poems. We are almost finished with the narrative summary of Hamlet.
Dates to remember: *1-5-2011 there will be a word quiz (be familiar with the words from precipice to prevaricate); *1-7-2011 there will be an assessment on your outside reading books (10 short answer questions on basic information); *1-14-2011 rough drafts of research papers due.
Reminder: Bring your Hamlet journals to class each day!
Grade 10 CP
Period 1 Today, we conducted a "silent warm-up" of the memoir Night. Rough drafts of your memoirs are due tomorrow, Wednesday, 1-5-2011. We will be peer-editing.
Period 4 (No class today.) Tomorrow, we will begin the second step in the memoir writing process. Rough drafts are due on Friday, 1-7-2011 for peer-editing. Do not forget your vocabulary homework due tomorrow, Wednesday, 1-5-2011.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT! SEE YOU TOMORROW.
Monday, January 3, 2011
3 January 2011
English 12 CP (Word of the Day: fractious)
Period 6 Welcome back and Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you are all well rested because there is much to be done in the next few weeks.
*For starters, tomorrow (1-4-11), there will be a quiz on the Renaissance, pastoral poetry, and carpe diem poems.
*Also, tomorrow, your sonnets in the style of Shakespeare's Sonnet #18 are due.
*On Wednesday, 1-5-11, there will be a vocabulary quiz; please know the words from precipice to prevaricate (the words in between are: burnish, cantankerous, exhaustive, lethargic, decry, euphonic, troglodyte, redoubtable, extrapolate, and fractious).
*Friday, 1-7-11, there will be an assessment on your outside reading books -- 10 short-answer, basic questions about your books.
You should also be working on the rough draft of your research paper which is due Friday, 1-14-11. Writing two or three paragraphs every night will surely lighten the burden of this arduous task. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE NIGHT BEFORE TO TRY TO WRITE 7 PAGES!
English 10 CP
Periods 1 and 4 Welcome back and Happy New Year, everyone! Right now, both classes are working on writing memoirs in the style of Truman Capote. Rough drafts are due this week for peer editing. Please remember that this assignment is for your portfolio.
In addition, there are new vocabulary words. Homework due tomorrow, Tuesday, 1-4-11>Using 8-10 vocabulary words, write a paragraph which includes all 5 of the verbs in this group of words.
Have a great evening...see you tomorrow.
English 12 CP (Word of the Day: fractious)
Period 6 Welcome back and Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you are all well rested because there is much to be done in the next few weeks.
*For starters, tomorrow (1-4-11), there will be a quiz on the Renaissance, pastoral poetry, and carpe diem poems.
*Also, tomorrow, your sonnets in the style of Shakespeare's Sonnet #18 are due.
*On Wednesday, 1-5-11, there will be a vocabulary quiz; please know the words from precipice to prevaricate (the words in between are: burnish, cantankerous, exhaustive, lethargic, decry, euphonic, troglodyte, redoubtable, extrapolate, and fractious).
*Friday, 1-7-11, there will be an assessment on your outside reading books -- 10 short-answer, basic questions about your books.
You should also be working on the rough draft of your research paper which is due Friday, 1-14-11. Writing two or three paragraphs every night will surely lighten the burden of this arduous task. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE NIGHT BEFORE TO TRY TO WRITE 7 PAGES!
English 10 CP
Periods 1 and 4 Welcome back and Happy New Year, everyone! Right now, both classes are working on writing memoirs in the style of Truman Capote. Rough drafts are due this week for peer editing. Please remember that this assignment is for your portfolio.
In addition, there are new vocabulary words. Homework due tomorrow, Tuesday, 1-4-11>Using 8-10 vocabulary words, write a paragraph which includes all 5 of the verbs in this group of words.
Have a great evening...see you tomorrow.
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