Friday, September 28, 2012.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Passed out PSAT booklets and G.U.M. workbooks for students to write name and remove pages 1-4 from workbook. Students will complete pages 2 and 3 for homework.
3. Complete reading of "The Pedestrian," analyzing for MOOD and TONE. Students mapped out Mr. Mead's route by annotating on story text, and will draw a map per assignment on handout. Map due Monday, October 1.
Periods 5 - 7
Distributed G.U.M. workbooks to Period 5 as well as PSAT booklets for students to work on at home.
1. Read "The Pedestrian" analyzing for MOOD and TONE. Assigned project map and song due next Thursday, 10/4.
2. Students removed pages 1-12 from workbook and will complete pages 1-6 by Monday.
3. Vocabulary Quiz Lessons VII and VIII.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012.
Thursday, September 27, 2012.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. "A Sound of Thunder" Reading Quiz
3. Began reading "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury, annotating and underlining/highlighting for setting, sensory details, and MOOD.
Periods 5 -7
1. Vocabulary Lessons VII and VIII review and workbook check. Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.
2. Picked up "ASound of Thunder" Sentence Modeling homework.
3. Passed out PSAT words to add to vocabulary list: ethereal, pungent, curmudgeon, banter, cryptic, raze, yen, paramount, opine, and convoluted.
4. Passed out to Period 7 GUM workbooks to write student names on them as well as PSAT booklets for practice at home. Will distribute to Period 5 tomorrow. Test over literary terms and short stories next week. From Literary Terms handout, we checked off terms studied in class.
5. Began reading "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury, annotating and underlining for setting, sensory details, and MOOD.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. "A Sound of Thunder" Reading Quiz
3. Began reading "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury, annotating and underlining/highlighting for setting, sensory details, and MOOD.
Periods 5 -7
1. Vocabulary Lessons VII and VIII review and workbook check. Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.
2. Picked up "ASound of Thunder" Sentence Modeling homework.
3. Passed out PSAT words to add to vocabulary list: ethereal, pungent, curmudgeon, banter, cryptic, raze, yen, paramount, opine, and convoluted.
4. Passed out to Period 7 GUM workbooks to write student names on them as well as PSAT booklets for practice at home. Will distribute to Period 5 tomorrow. Test over literary terms and short stories next week. From Literary Terms handout, we checked off terms studied in class.
5. Began reading "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury, annotating and underlining for setting, sensory details, and MOOD.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and Log
2. "A Sound of Thunder" Vocabulary Quiz
3. Worked on "A Sound of Thunder" plot chain. Complete for homework.
Periods 5 & 7
1. Warm-up: Completed handout on appositive phrases.
2. Review Absolute phrases.
3. Analyzed sentence structure in "A Sound of Thunder" passage describing the T-Rex, looking for parts of speech, absolute phrases, prep. phrases, clauses, appositive phrases, reflexive/intensive pronouns, participial phrases; adjectives and adverbs.
Homework: Complete sentence modeling .
An absolute phrase is a phrase that when you add the words Was or Were you can get a complete thought- out sentence.
Heart pounding
Hands trembling
Using Absolute Phrases
An absolute phrase -- is a modifier generally made from a noun or noun phrase and a participle. It can modify a noun or pronoun or the whole of the base sentence to which it is attached.
e.g - Teeth chattering, we waited for hours in the bitter cold.
Sails flapping, the boat tugged at its mooring.
The participle may be expanded into a participle phrase --
Sails flapping in the brisk morning breeze, the boat tugged at its mooring.
An absolute phrase with other combinations
1). Noun and adverb phrase - Ram sat back comfortable, feet up on the desk.
2). Noun and adjective - Muscles taut, he hefted the barbells to his chest.
3). Noun and adjective phrase - She waved to the crowd, her face radiant with triumph.
4). Noun and adverb - Shoulders hunched, Ronaldo zigzagged past the linebacker.
We can use various absolute phrases in succession - Hair golden, eyes blue, body slender and tanned, he personified the California look.
Note - We can put an absolute phrase at the beginning of a sentence or at the end, setting it off with a comma.
We can also put an absolute phrase in the middle.
e.g - The speaker, his voice trembling with rage, denounced the hecklers. (note the pair of commas)
“A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury
Sentence Analysis
Directions: Label each section of the following sentences Use the lines to write the name of the phrase or part of speech. Label subject and verb by highlighting the subject in yellow and the verb in green. Enclose all prepositional phrases in parentheses, place brackets around all CLAUSES. Label appositives; reflexive and intensive pronouns; participial phrases; adjectives and adverbs.
And the head itself, a ton of sculptured stone, lifted easily upon the sky.
Its mouth gaped, exposing a fence of teeth like daggers.
Its eyes rolled, ostrich eggs, empty of all expression save [except] hunger.
_____________________________________________________________
It closed its mouth in a death grin.
_____________________________________________________________
It ran, its pelvic bones crushing aside trees and bushes, its taloned feet clawing damp earth, leaving prints six inches deep wherever it settled its weight.
_____________________________________________________________
It ran with a gliding ballet step, far too poised and balanced for its ten tons.
_____________________________________________________________
It moved into a sunlit arena warily, its beautifully reptilian hands feeling the air.
_____________________________________________________________
“A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury
Sentence Modeling Homework
Directions: Write a sentence of your own exactly following the model.
And the head itself, a ton of sculptured stone, lifted easily upon the sky.
Its mouth gaped, exposing a fence of teeth like daggers.
Its eyes rolled, ostrich eggs, empty of all expression save [except] hunger.
_____________________________________________________________
It closed its mouth in a death grin.
_____________________________________________________________
It ran, its pelvic bones crushing aside trees and bushes, its taloned feet clawing damp earth, leaving prints six inches deep wherever it settled its weight.
_____________________________________________________________
It ran with a gliding ballet step, far too poised and balanced for its ten tons.
_____________________________________________________________
It moved into a sunlit arena warily, its beautifully reptilian hands feeling the air.
_____________________________________________________________
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and Log
2. "A Sound of Thunder" Vocabulary Quiz
3. Worked on "A Sound of Thunder" plot chain. Complete for homework.
Periods 5 & 7
1. Warm-up: Completed handout on appositive phrases.
2. Review Absolute phrases.
3. Analyzed sentence structure in "A Sound of Thunder" passage describing the T-Rex, looking for parts of speech, absolute phrases, prep. phrases, clauses, appositive phrases, reflexive/intensive pronouns, participial phrases; adjectives and adverbs.
Homework: Complete sentence modeling .
An absolute phrase is a phrase that when you add the words Was or Were you can get a complete thought- out sentence.
Heart pounding
Hands trembling
Using Absolute Phrases
An absolute phrase -- is a modifier generally made from a noun or noun phrase and a participle. It can modify a noun or pronoun or the whole of the base sentence to which it is attached.
e.g - Teeth chattering, we waited for hours in the bitter cold.
Sails flapping, the boat tugged at its mooring.
The participle may be expanded into a participle phrase --
Sails flapping in the brisk morning breeze, the boat tugged at its mooring.
An absolute phrase with other combinations
1). Noun and adverb phrase - Ram sat back comfortable, feet up on the desk.
2). Noun and adjective - Muscles taut, he hefted the barbells to his chest.
3). Noun and adjective phrase - She waved to the crowd, her face radiant with triumph.
4). Noun and adverb - Shoulders hunched, Ronaldo zigzagged past the linebacker.
We can use various absolute phrases in succession - Hair golden, eyes blue, body slender and tanned, he personified the California look.
Note - We can put an absolute phrase at the beginning of a sentence or at the end, setting it off with a comma.
We can also put an absolute phrase in the middle.
e.g - The speaker, his voice trembling with rage, denounced the hecklers. (note the pair of commas)
“A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury
Sentence Analysis
Directions: Label each section of the following sentences Use the lines to write the name of the phrase or part of speech. Label subject and verb by highlighting the subject in yellow and the verb in green. Enclose all prepositional phrases in parentheses, place brackets around all CLAUSES. Label appositives; reflexive and intensive pronouns; participial phrases; adjectives and adverbs.
And the head itself, a ton of sculptured stone, lifted easily upon the sky.
Its mouth gaped, exposing a fence of teeth like daggers.
Its eyes rolled, ostrich eggs, empty of all expression save [except] hunger.
_____________________________________________________________
It closed its mouth in a death grin.
_____________________________________________________________
It ran, its pelvic bones crushing aside trees and bushes, its taloned feet clawing damp earth, leaving prints six inches deep wherever it settled its weight.
_____________________________________________________________
It ran with a gliding ballet step, far too poised and balanced for its ten tons.
_____________________________________________________________
It moved into a sunlit arena warily, its beautifully reptilian hands feeling the air.
_____________________________________________________________
“A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury
Sentence Modeling Homework
Directions: Write a sentence of your own exactly following the model.
And the head itself, a ton of sculptured stone, lifted easily upon the sky.
Its mouth gaped, exposing a fence of teeth like daggers.
Its eyes rolled, ostrich eggs, empty of all expression save [except] hunger.
_____________________________________________________________
It closed its mouth in a death grin.
_____________________________________________________________
It ran, its pelvic bones crushing aside trees and bushes, its taloned feet clawing damp earth, leaving prints six inches deep wherever it settled its weight.
_____________________________________________________________
It ran with a gliding ballet step, far too poised and balanced for its ten tons.
_____________________________________________________________
It moved into a sunlit arena warily, its beautifully reptilian hands feeling the air.
_____________________________________________________________
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Review "A Sound of Thunder" questions completed for homework. Student work which was completed was stamped with today's date.
3. "A Sound of Thunder" vocabulary review. Quiz tomorrow.
Periods 5 & 7
1. "A Sound of Thunder" figurative Language and foreshadowing warm-up exercise.
2. Checked "A Sound of Thunder" comp. questions completed for homework. Completed student work was stamped.
3. Review of absolute phrase. (Except Per. 7) Google "absolute phrase" and read for homework.
NOTE: Do not forget Manter Hall Vocabulary Lessons VII and VIII due Thursday 9/27.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Review "A Sound of Thunder" questions completed for homework. Student work which was completed was stamped with today's date.
3. "A Sound of Thunder" vocabulary review. Quiz tomorrow.
Periods 5 & 7
1. "A Sound of Thunder" figurative Language and foreshadowing warm-up exercise.
2. Checked "A Sound of Thunder" comp. questions completed for homework. Completed student work was stamped.
3. Review of absolute phrase. (Except Per. 7) Google "absolute phrase" and read for homework.
NOTE: Do not forget Manter Hall Vocabulary Lessons VII and VIII due Thursday 9/27.
Monday, September 24, 2012.
Monday, September 24, 2012.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. You Don't Know Me TEST
3. Complete questions for "A Sound of Thunder" Finish for homework.
4. Passed out progress reports to periods 1 and 2. Period 3: Friday 9/21. Bring signed by parent by tomorrow for homework grade. Period 3: Some students brought reports signed. Bring tomorrow for 90.
Periods 5-7
1. Vocabulary Quiz Lessons I-V Review 1-50 words on list.
2. Complete questions for "A Sound of Thunder." Finish for homework.
3. Passed out progress reports for parent signature to Period 7. Period 5: Friday 9/21. Bring signed for homework grade.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. You Don't Know Me TEST
3. Complete questions for "A Sound of Thunder" Finish for homework.
4. Passed out progress reports to periods 1 and 2. Period 3: Friday 9/21. Bring signed by parent by tomorrow for homework grade. Period 3: Some students brought reports signed. Bring tomorrow for 90.
Periods 5-7
1. Vocabulary Quiz Lessons I-V Review 1-50 words on list.
2. Complete questions for "A Sound of Thunder." Finish for homework.
3. Passed out progress reports for parent signature to Period 7. Period 5: Friday 9/21. Bring signed for homework grade.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG . Make sure you turn in completed log for a project grade. Do not wrinkle, stain, tear, or blemish log. Keep it neat and clean. You may bring your own book to read for SSR.
2. Complete reading of "A Sound of Thunder" actively annotating on margin of handout for characterization of Eckels, Travis, Lesperance; foreshadowing, mood, plot, and theme.
3. NOTE: Make sure you have finished reading/reviewing You Don't Know Me for a TEST on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Make sure you check Gradespeed for missing assignments.
Periods 5 -7
NOTE: Vocabulary Review Quiz Lessons I-V is postponed for Monday, September 24. Study all fifty (50) words on the list for these lessons.
1. Turn in yesterday's warm-up exercise on Tone and Mood. Work on vocabulary for "A Sound of Thunder."
2. Read "A Sound of Thunder" actively annotating on margin of handout for characterization of Eckels, Travis, and Lesperance; foreshadowing, mood, plot, and theme. Bring "AST" handout Monday.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG . Make sure you turn in completed log for a project grade. Do not wrinkle, stain, tear, or blemish log. Keep it neat and clean. You may bring your own book to read for SSR.
2. Complete reading of "A Sound of Thunder" actively annotating on margin of handout for characterization of Eckels, Travis, Lesperance; foreshadowing, mood, plot, and theme.
3. NOTE: Make sure you have finished reading/reviewing You Don't Know Me for a TEST on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Make sure you check Gradespeed for missing assignments.
Periods 5 -7
NOTE: Vocabulary Review Quiz Lessons I-V is postponed for Monday, September 24. Study all fifty (50) words on the list for these lessons.
1. Turn in yesterday's warm-up exercise on Tone and Mood. Work on vocabulary for "A Sound of Thunder."
2. Read "A Sound of Thunder" actively annotating on margin of handout for characterization of Eckels, Travis, and Lesperance; foreshadowing, mood, plot, and theme. Bring "AST" handout Monday.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Thursday, September 20, 2012.
Thursday, September 20, 2012.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Discuss time travel, foreshadowing in literature and character details by taking Cornell notes.
3. Begin reading "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury.
NOTE: Do not forget TEST over You Don't Know Me on Monday, 9/24.
Periods 5 & 7
1. Work on exercise reviewing TONE and MOOD. Complete for homework.
2. Review vocabulary Lessons V and Review VI (All 50 words). Study ten new words as well as forty previous words for quiz tomorrow.
3. Begin reading "A Sound of Thunder" (Period 7 only read from textbook; distributed hard copy of the story but did not read)
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Discuss time travel, foreshadowing in literature and character details by taking Cornell notes.
3. Begin reading "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury.
NOTE: Do not forget TEST over You Don't Know Me on Monday, 9/24.
Periods 5 & 7
1. Work on exercise reviewing TONE and MOOD. Complete for homework.
2. Review vocabulary Lessons V and Review VI (All 50 words). Study ten new words as well as forty previous words for quiz tomorrow.
3. Begin reading "A Sound of Thunder" (Period 7 only read from textbook; distributed hard copy of the story but did not read)
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG. Collected completed logs for project grade.
2. Passed out vocabulary for "A Sound of Thunder" (Except Period 3). Students defined words from story.
3. Discussed TONE and MOOD.
4. Stamped completed homework. Checked questions for "There Will Come Soft Rains." Students turned in questions or review question notes for a partial grade.
Periods 5 and 7
1. Discussed TONE and MOOD with gingerbread man handout.
2. Passed out graded "Harrison Bergeron" Comprehension questions and discussed main topics:
irony, satire, and theme.
3. Passed out graded "There Will Come Soft Rains" questions. Reviewed and discussed TONE and MOOD (in the poem within the story: "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale) in class. Discussed theme of story.
Students who were unprepared took notes and will bring back completed work for partial grade.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG. Collected completed logs for project grade.
2. Passed out vocabulary for "A Sound of Thunder" (Except Period 3). Students defined words from story.
3. Discussed TONE and MOOD.
4. Stamped completed homework. Checked questions for "There Will Come Soft Rains." Students turned in questions or review question notes for a partial grade.
Periods 5 and 7
1. Discussed TONE and MOOD with gingerbread man handout.
2. Passed out graded "Harrison Bergeron" Comprehension questions and discussed main topics:
irony, satire, and theme.
3. Passed out graded "There Will Come Soft Rains" questions. Reviewed and discussed TONE and MOOD (in the poem within the story: "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale) in class. Discussed theme of story.
Students who were unprepared took notes and will bring back completed work for partial grade.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012.
Periods 1 - 3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Vocabulary PSAT List #1 Review
3. PSAT Voc.Quiz 1
4. Work on "There Will Come Soft Rains" comprehension questions. Old book: pg. 87; New text: pg. 324 (Go to My.hrw.com Username: nterry68 Password: p3x6x to access book online. Complete for HOMEWORK.
Periods 5-7
1. Discussed Tone in literature. Students viewed clip on Farenheit 451 that expresses Bradbury's angry tone when speaking about the burning of the books. Bradbury's attitude and love toward books is expressed in this scene with an angry protagonist berating a naive conformist. Passed out handout on "Voice in Writing--A Writer's Fingerprint."
2. Picked up homework questions for "There Will Come Soft Rains"
3. Discussed how life experiences influenced Bradbury's writing and how writing helped him come to terms with traumatic experience with John Houston while in Ireland.
4. Completed film and reviewed film questions. Keep questions for further study.
Periods 1 - 3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Vocabulary PSAT List #1 Review
3. PSAT Voc.Quiz 1
4. Work on "There Will Come Soft Rains" comprehension questions. Old book: pg. 87; New text: pg. 324 (Go to My.hrw.com Username: nterry68 Password: p3x6x to access book online. Complete for HOMEWORK.
Periods 5-7
1. Discussed Tone in literature. Students viewed clip on Farenheit 451 that expresses Bradbury's angry tone when speaking about the burning of the books. Bradbury's attitude and love toward books is expressed in this scene with an angry protagonist berating a naive conformist. Passed out handout on "Voice in Writing--A Writer's Fingerprint."
2. Picked up homework questions for "There Will Come Soft Rains"
3. Discussed how life experiences influenced Bradbury's writing and how writing helped him come to terms with traumatic experience with John Houston while in Ireland.
4. Completed film and reviewed film questions. Keep questions for further study.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012.
Female student survey in library today.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Vocabulary Review ( Place the word in the correct column: NOUN-VERB-ADJECT-ADVERB
3. Continue/begin actively reading "There Will Come Soft Rains" reviewing metaphors, similes, and personification.
4. Work on "TWCSR" questions.
HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR VOCABULARY QUIZ ON TUESDAY, 9/18. SEE WORD LIST ON WEDNESDAY BLOG 9/12/12
Periods 5-7
1. Read "There Will Come Soft Rains" pg. 324 in textbook (Go to My.hrw.com Username: nterry68 Password p3x6x to access book online)
2. Complete chart for metaphors, similes, personification.
3. Vocabulary quiz Lessons III and IV.
HOMEWORK:
A) Complete questions for "TWCSR" on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure you are answering these questions in complete sentences thoughtfully and neatly.
B) Complete Vocabulary Lesson V and Review Lesson VI. Due next Thursday 9/20
C) Check Gradespeed for missing assignments to make up next week ASAP !!
Female student survey in library today.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Vocabulary Review ( Place the word in the correct column: NOUN-VERB-ADJECT-ADVERB
3. Continue/begin actively reading "There Will Come Soft Rains" reviewing metaphors, similes, and personification.
4. Work on "TWCSR" questions.
HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR VOCABULARY QUIZ ON TUESDAY, 9/18. SEE WORD LIST ON WEDNESDAY BLOG 9/12/12
Periods 5-7
1. Read "There Will Come Soft Rains" pg. 324 in textbook (Go to My.hrw.com Username: nterry68 Password p3x6x to access book online)
2. Complete chart for metaphors, similes, personification.
3. Vocabulary quiz Lessons III and IV.
HOMEWORK:
A) Complete questions for "TWCSR" on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure you are answering these questions in complete sentences thoughtfully and neatly.
B) Complete Vocabulary Lesson V and Review Lesson VI. Due next Thursday 9/20
C) Check Gradespeed for missing assignments to make up next week ASAP !!
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012.
Per. 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Vocabulary review: See Wednesday, Sept. 12 blog for vocabulary words.
3. Complete film Ray Bradbury: An American Icon.
4. Begin reading "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, with recording, filling out sheet for similes, metaphors, and personification. p. 324 in new lit text.
Per. 5-7
1. Complete handout on Similes, Metaphors, and Personification by reading "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury silently while vocabulary workbook is checked. (This story is in the lit book pg. 324 in case you want to work on this at home.)
2. Vocabulary review of Lessons III and IV, pp. 6-8 using randomization (cards on desk)
Per. 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Vocabulary review: See Wednesday, Sept. 12 blog for vocabulary words.
3. Complete film Ray Bradbury: An American Icon.
4. Begin reading "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, with recording, filling out sheet for similes, metaphors, and personification. p. 324 in new lit text.
Per. 5-7
1. Complete handout on Similes, Metaphors, and Personification by reading "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury silently while vocabulary workbook is checked. (This story is in the lit book pg. 324 in case you want to work on this at home.)
2. Vocabulary review of Lessons III and IV, pp. 6-8 using randomization (cards on desk)
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012.
Periods 5-7:
1. Photos in Multipurpose Room. Distribute survey.
2. Discuss "Harrison Bergeron" Tone and Style.
3. Begin viewing Ray Bradbury: An American Icon." Take notes.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Photos in Multipurpose Room. Distribute survey.
3. Distributed vocabulary List #1 for study at home.
PSAT Vocabulary List #1
1. immerse- (v) to submerge; to engross or preoccupy
2. inept- (adj) inappropriate; clumsy, foolish
3. laconic- (adj) using few words
4. excruciating- (adj) intensely painful; agonizing
5. oration- (n) a formal speech or lecture
6. exuberant- (adj) full of unrestrained enthusiasm; lively, enthusiastic
7. loiter- (v) to stand around idly with no obvious purpose
8. adjacent- (adj) close to; next to
9. cherubic- (adj) sweet, innocent, resembling an angel
10. effusive- (adj) expressing emotion without restraint; gushy
11. aptly- (adv) appropriately, suitably, accurately
12. cuisine- (n) a style of cooking
13. alienate- (v) to make unfriendly or hostile where there had formerly been affection; to estrange
14. vie- (v) to strive for superiority or victory, to contend or compete
15. secluded- (adj) isolated, remote; removed or remote from others; solitary
We will review tomorrow.
4. Continued film Ray Bradbury: An American Icon.
Periods 5-7:
1. Photos in Multipurpose Room. Distribute survey.
2. Discuss "Harrison Bergeron" Tone and Style.
3. Begin viewing Ray Bradbury: An American Icon." Take notes.
Periods 1-3
1. SSR and LOG
2. Photos in Multipurpose Room. Distribute survey.
3. Distributed vocabulary List #1 for study at home.
PSAT Vocabulary List #1
1. immerse- (v) to submerge; to engross or preoccupy
2. inept- (adj) inappropriate; clumsy, foolish
3. laconic- (adj) using few words
4. excruciating- (adj) intensely painful; agonizing
5. oration- (n) a formal speech or lecture
6. exuberant- (adj) full of unrestrained enthusiasm; lively, enthusiastic
7. loiter- (v) to stand around idly with no obvious purpose
8. adjacent- (adj) close to; next to
9. cherubic- (adj) sweet, innocent, resembling an angel
10. effusive- (adj) expressing emotion without restraint; gushy
11. aptly- (adv) appropriately, suitably, accurately
12. cuisine- (n) a style of cooking
13. alienate- (v) to make unfriendly or hostile where there had formerly been affection; to estrange
14. vie- (v) to strive for superiority or victory, to contend or compete
15. secluded- (adj) isolated, remote; removed or remote from others; solitary
We will review tomorrow.
4. Continued film Ray Bradbury: An American Icon.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Friday, September 7, 2012
Friday, Sept. 7, 2012.
CP English 2 Periods 5 and 7
1. Vocabulary Quiz Lessons I and II.
2. "Harrison Bergeron" Comprehension/Critical Thinking Questions. If you do not complete these, complete them for homework.
NOTE: Monday, Sept. 10: Summer Reading TEST!! Watership Down and Running Loose or if you read the academic level You Don't Know Me, you should have read one more novel: Running Loose. Bring your study guide questions completed.
Vocabulary for next week: Lessons III and IV. (Due Thursday 9/13).
Academic English 2 Periods 1-3
1. SSR and log.
2. Vocabulary review for words from "Harrison Bergeron."
3. Vocabulary quiz over words (See yesterday's log).
4. "Harrison Bergeron" reading check quiz.
Note: Summer Reading TEST (You Don't Know Me):
Monday, September 24, 2012. Make sure you are reading at home if you have not completed this novel.
CP English 2 Periods 5 and 7
1. Vocabulary Quiz Lessons I and II.
2. "Harrison Bergeron" Comprehension/Critical Thinking Questions. If you do not complete these, complete them for homework.
NOTE: Monday, Sept. 10: Summer Reading TEST!! Watership Down and Running Loose or if you read the academic level You Don't Know Me, you should have read one more novel: Running Loose. Bring your study guide questions completed.
Vocabulary for next week: Lessons III and IV. (Due Thursday 9/13).
Academic English 2 Periods 1-3
1. SSR and log.
2. Vocabulary review for words from "Harrison Bergeron."
3. Vocabulary quiz over words (See yesterday's log).
4. "Harrison Bergeron" reading check quiz.
Note: Summer Reading TEST (You Don't Know Me):
Monday, September 24, 2012. Make sure you are reading at home if you have not completed this novel.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 Early dismissal for Open House.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012: Early Dismissal due to Open House
English 2 CP Periods 5 & 7
Completed reading of "Harrison Bergeron." (Per. 7 did not finish the reading.) Homework check for vocabulary completion and then students graded Vocabulary Lessons I and II in their workbooks.
HOMEWORK:
a) Study the twenty (20) words in Lessons I and II. Know the vocabulary from "Harrison Bergeron." (oppression, calibrated, consternation, cower, hindrance, luminous, synchronize, vigilance, wince, symmetry). Make sure you know how to use the words in a sentence.
Quiz tomorrow, 9/7.
b) Don't forget to complete study questions for summer reading novels Watership Down and Running Loose. TEST: Monday, September 10.
c) Due Thursday of next week 9/13: Vocabulary Lessons III and IV. Please come to class prepared with your completed workbook pages.
English 2: Periods 1-3
1. SSR and log
2. Complete reading of "Harrison Bergeron."
HOMEWORK: Study ten (10) vocabulary words from list (oppression, calibrated, consternation, cower, hindrance, luminous, synchronize, vigilance, wince, symmetry) for "Harrison Bergeron." : Quiz tomorrow (Friday 9/7).
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012: Early Dismissal due to Open House
English 2 CP Periods 5 & 7
Completed reading of "Harrison Bergeron." (Per. 7 did not finish the reading.) Homework check for vocabulary completion and then students graded Vocabulary Lessons I and II in their workbooks.
HOMEWORK:
a) Study the twenty (20) words in Lessons I and II. Know the vocabulary from "Harrison Bergeron." (oppression, calibrated, consternation, cower, hindrance, luminous, synchronize, vigilance, wince, symmetry). Make sure you know how to use the words in a sentence.
Quiz tomorrow, 9/7.
b) Don't forget to complete study questions for summer reading novels Watership Down and Running Loose. TEST: Monday, September 10.
c) Due Thursday of next week 9/13: Vocabulary Lessons III and IV. Please come to class prepared with your completed workbook pages.
English 2: Periods 1-3
1. SSR and log
2. Complete reading of "Harrison Bergeron."
HOMEWORK: Study ten (10) vocabulary words from list (oppression, calibrated, consternation, cower, hindrance, luminous, synchronize, vigilance, wince, symmetry) for "Harrison Bergeron." : Quiz tomorrow (Friday 9/7).
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
CP PERIODS 5 AND 7
Tuesday, September 4, 2012.
1. Pop quiz on "The Interlopers." Discussed "The Interlopers" step by step using plot diagram.
2. Analyzed irony in "One Tin Soldier." (Played song for class.)
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
1. Reviewed vocabulary for "Harrison Bergeron." Know these words by Friday. Discuss dystopia and utopia, oppression, and totalitarian government. Passed out literary terms reviewed last week: elements of plot, conflict (external: man vs. society), theme, and static / dynamic character.
2. Begin reading "Harrison Bergeron." Use active reading strategies and discuss inferences the reader needs to make about totalitarian government, conformity, rebellion, and equality. Discuss satire, and Vonnegut's attempt at poking fun at societal flaws.
2. Picked up plot diagrams for "The Interlopers." Picked up late Bio-card projects. Tomorrow last day to turn in for full grade.
3. HOMEWORK: Manter Hall Vocabulary Lessons I and II due tomorrow. You must come prepared for class, for we will review answers to workbook.
ACADEMIC ENGLISH 2 PERIODS 1-3
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012
1. SSR Log in page and summary.
2. Picked up Bio Card project.
3. "Little Red Riding Hood" Analysis of plot, theme, character, and point of view. Filled out graphic organizer.
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.
1. SSR Log in page and summary. There will be a log check on Friday.
2. Pass out vocabulary (10 words) for story. Begin reading "Harrison Bergeron." Use active reading and "Think Aloud" as reading strategies.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012.
1. Pop quiz on "The Interlopers." Discussed "The Interlopers" step by step using plot diagram.
2. Analyzed irony in "One Tin Soldier." (Played song for class.)
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
1. Reviewed vocabulary for "Harrison Bergeron." Know these words by Friday. Discuss dystopia and utopia, oppression, and totalitarian government. Passed out literary terms reviewed last week: elements of plot, conflict (external: man vs. society), theme, and static / dynamic character.
2. Begin reading "Harrison Bergeron." Use active reading strategies and discuss inferences the reader needs to make about totalitarian government, conformity, rebellion, and equality. Discuss satire, and Vonnegut's attempt at poking fun at societal flaws.
2. Picked up plot diagrams for "The Interlopers." Picked up late Bio-card projects. Tomorrow last day to turn in for full grade.
3. HOMEWORK: Manter Hall Vocabulary Lessons I and II due tomorrow. You must come prepared for class, for we will review answers to workbook.
ACADEMIC ENGLISH 2 PERIODS 1-3
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012
1. SSR Log in page and summary.
2. Picked up Bio Card project.
3. "Little Red Riding Hood" Analysis of plot, theme, character, and point of view. Filled out graphic organizer.
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.
1. SSR Log in page and summary. There will be a log check on Friday.
2. Pass out vocabulary (10 words) for story. Begin reading "Harrison Bergeron." Use active reading and "Think Aloud" as reading strategies.
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