Thought for the day: You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable...it's your choice. (George Hinckley, author of Stand for Something)
28 February 2011
English 12CP
Period 6. Word of the day: inchoate
Today, we played "catch-up". Tomorrow there will be a word quiz (words from redact to bombastic). Also, I will collect your Hamlet journals. Tomorrow, we will have a Socratic seminar to tie up the loose ends of the play. Prepare three questions: one question of fact, one question of interpretation, and one question that extends beyond the text. Finally, the Claudius character group will present tomorrow.
Period 3. Word of the day: inchoate
Today, I returned your Hamlet journals. We had our Socratic seminar. There will be a word quiz on Wednesday, 3/2/2011. Finally, decide on a third quarter outside reading book.
English 10CP
Period 1. There will be a cumulative vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Do not forget your permission slips for Thursday's presentation.
Period 4. There will be. Cumulative vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Do not forget your permission slips for Thursday's presentation. Also, your poem of address is use tomorrow
Have a great night!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
23 February 2011
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "We could never have guessed we were already blessed where we are." --James Taylor
Grade 12 CP
Period 3 On Friday, 2-18-11 (B-day), I returned your research papers (rough drafts). Please be aware that if you earned a grade of 180/200 or better, you may opt out of handing in a final draft. If you decide to do this, your final grade will be 540/600 (or whatever your grade was x3).
I also collected your Hamlet journals. These last entries constitute a test grade worth 25 points.
Please be aware that there will be a word of the day quiz on Wednesday, 3-2-11 (E-day). You must know the following words: redact, zealot, venerate, abate, beguile, coalesce, repudiate, discourse, accolade, acquiesce, bequeath, bombastic.
Also, you must choose a 3rd quarter outside reading book from the list I gave you at the beginning of the 2nd quarter. There will be a project due on Wednesday, 3-23-2011. I will extra copies of the list available for anyone who has "misplaced" theirs.
Finally, on Monday, 2-28-11 (C-day), we will have our Socratic Seminar on Hamlet. As requested last week, please have your 3 questions for the group (1 question of fact, 1 of interpretation, and 1 question that extends beyond the play). You must have these questions written down and ready to hand in as they will count as test grade worth 30 points. If you are not present and miss the discussion, you must write a detailed response to each of your questions to be handed in when you return to class.
Period 6 On Friday, 2-18-11 (B-day), I returned your research papers (rough drafts). Please be aware that if you earned a grade of 180/200 or better, you may opt out of handing in a final draft. If you decide to do this, your final grade will be 540/600 (or whatever your grade was x3).
I also informed you that you must choose an outside reading book for the 3rd quarter. Four additional book titles that you might consider are: Never Let Me Go by K. Ishiguro, Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, The Invisible Wall by Harry Bernstein, and Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. There will be a project due on Wednesday, 3-23-2011.
Please be aware that there will be a word of the day quiz on Tuesday, 3-1-11 (D-day). You must know the following words: redact, zealot, venerate, abate, beguile, coalesce, repudiate, discourse, accolade, acquiesce, bequeath, bombastic.
On Tuesday, I will also be collecting your Hamlet journals. Your final entries constitute a test grade worth 25 points.
Also, on Tuesday, we will have a Socratic Seminar as a way to de-brief Hamlet. You must come to class with 3 questions written on a piece of loose leaf paper that you will hand in to me. These questions will count as a test grade worth 30 points. You must compose 1 question of fact, 1 of interpretation, and 1 question that extends beyond the play. If you are not present and miss the discussion, you must write a detailed response to each of your questions to be handed in when you return to class.
Grade 10 CP
Period 1 No class on Friday, 2-18-2011 (B-day). Please keep in mind, however, that there will be a cumulative vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, 3-1-2011. You must be familiar with all 60 words that you have learned over the last 3 units.
Also, we will be finishing our reading of Night and discussing final thoughts. There will be a final writing assignment that I will explain to you on Monday, 2-28-2011.
I will also assign the outside reading project (a theme-tracking booklet) on Monday. This project will be due on Friday, 3-18-2011.
**One final note: Please remember your permission slips for the in-school field trip to listen to Mr. Silverstein speak to our class about his experiences during World War II in Nazi Germany. He will be speaking to us on Thursday afternoon at 12:30 so you will be missing Periods 6 & 7.
Period 4 On Friday, 2-18-2011, we engaged in a lively discussion of our final thoughts on Elie Wiesel's memoir Night. There will be a final writing assignment that I will explain to you on Monday, 2-28-2011.
Whew!! Lots of work to do...for now, enjoy your time off and RE-ENERGIZE!!
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "We could never have guessed we were already blessed where we are." --James Taylor
Grade 12 CP
Period 3 On Friday, 2-18-11 (B-day), I returned your research papers (rough drafts). Please be aware that if you earned a grade of 180/200 or better, you may opt out of handing in a final draft. If you decide to do this, your final grade will be 540/600 (or whatever your grade was x3).
I also collected your Hamlet journals. These last entries constitute a test grade worth 25 points.
Please be aware that there will be a word of the day quiz on Wednesday, 3-2-11 (E-day). You must know the following words: redact, zealot, venerate, abate, beguile, coalesce, repudiate, discourse, accolade, acquiesce, bequeath, bombastic.
Also, you must choose a 3rd quarter outside reading book from the list I gave you at the beginning of the 2nd quarter. There will be a project due on Wednesday, 3-23-2011. I will extra copies of the list available for anyone who has "misplaced" theirs.
Finally, on Monday, 2-28-11 (C-day), we will have our Socratic Seminar on Hamlet. As requested last week, please have your 3 questions for the group (1 question of fact, 1 of interpretation, and 1 question that extends beyond the play). You must have these questions written down and ready to hand in as they will count as test grade worth 30 points. If you are not present and miss the discussion, you must write a detailed response to each of your questions to be handed in when you return to class.
Period 6 On Friday, 2-18-11 (B-day), I returned your research papers (rough drafts). Please be aware that if you earned a grade of 180/200 or better, you may opt out of handing in a final draft. If you decide to do this, your final grade will be 540/600 (or whatever your grade was x3).
I also informed you that you must choose an outside reading book for the 3rd quarter. Four additional book titles that you might consider are: Never Let Me Go by K. Ishiguro, Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, The Invisible Wall by Harry Bernstein, and Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. There will be a project due on Wednesday, 3-23-2011.
Please be aware that there will be a word of the day quiz on Tuesday, 3-1-11 (D-day). You must know the following words: redact, zealot, venerate, abate, beguile, coalesce, repudiate, discourse, accolade, acquiesce, bequeath, bombastic.
On Tuesday, I will also be collecting your Hamlet journals. Your final entries constitute a test grade worth 25 points.
Also, on Tuesday, we will have a Socratic Seminar as a way to de-brief Hamlet. You must come to class with 3 questions written on a piece of loose leaf paper that you will hand in to me. These questions will count as a test grade worth 30 points. You must compose 1 question of fact, 1 of interpretation, and 1 question that extends beyond the play. If you are not present and miss the discussion, you must write a detailed response to each of your questions to be handed in when you return to class.
Grade 10 CP
Period 1 No class on Friday, 2-18-2011 (B-day). Please keep in mind, however, that there will be a cumulative vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, 3-1-2011. You must be familiar with all 60 words that you have learned over the last 3 units.
Also, we will be finishing our reading of Night and discussing final thoughts. There will be a final writing assignment that I will explain to you on Monday, 2-28-2011.
I will also assign the outside reading project (a theme-tracking booklet) on Monday. This project will be due on Friday, 3-18-2011.
**One final note: Please remember your permission slips for the in-school field trip to listen to Mr. Silverstein speak to our class about his experiences during World War II in Nazi Germany. He will be speaking to us on Thursday afternoon at 12:30 so you will be missing Periods 6 & 7.
Period 4 On Friday, 2-18-2011, we engaged in a lively discussion of our final thoughts on Elie Wiesel's memoir Night. There will be a final writing assignment that I will explain to you on Monday, 2-28-2011.
I will also assign the outside reading project (a theme-tracking booklet) on Monday. This project will be due on Friday, 3-18-2011.
There will be a cumulative vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, 3-1-2011. You must be familiar with all 60 words that you have learned over the last 3 units.
**One final note: Please remember your permission slips for the in-school field trip to listen to Mr. Silverstein speak to our class about his experiences during World War II in Nazi Germany. He will be speaking to us on Thursday afternoon at 12:30 so you will be missing Periods 6 & 7.
Whew!! Lots of work to do...for now, enjoy your time off and RE-ENERGIZE!!
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