Monday, September 30, 2013.
Periods 1-3
1. Cycle 1 TEST + essay (1)
2. Homework: Bring SSR book (novel) you are reading) to class tomorrow. Bring all logs.
Periods 5-6
1. Cycle 1 UNIT TEST + essay (2)
2. SAT Vocabulary List 6 was distributed to students
3. Homework: Sentences for 9/30 and "The Pedestrian" song. (TYPED)
Friday, September 27, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013.
Periods 1-3
1. Review MOOD with a passage to highlight and answer questions.
2. Work on "The Pedestrian" map.
3. Cycle 1 TEST study guide. STUDY FOR TEST ON MONDAY SEPT. 30.
Periods 5-6
1. Review MOOD with passage to highlight and answer questions.
2. Film: Complete viewing of film: Ray Bradbury: An American Icon. Take notes.
NOTE: Poetry Terms handouts were passed out to Period 5. Period 6: Monday.
3. Study for CYCLE 1 TEST: Monday, Sept. 30
4. "The Pedestrian" song is due next Tuesday, October 1.
Periods 1-3
1. Review MOOD with a passage to highlight and answer questions.
2. Work on "The Pedestrian" map.
3. Cycle 1 TEST study guide. STUDY FOR TEST ON MONDAY SEPT. 30.
Periods 5-6
1. Review MOOD with passage to highlight and answer questions.
2. Film: Complete viewing of film: Ray Bradbury: An American Icon. Take notes.
NOTE: Poetry Terms handouts were passed out to Period 5. Period 6: Monday.
3. Study for CYCLE 1 TEST: Monday, Sept. 30
4. "The Pedestrian" song is due next Tuesday, October 1.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013.
Periods 1-3
1. Read "The Pedestrian" for MOOD, TONE, IMAGERY, THEME, and PLOT. Annotate on handout.
2. Assignment: Map of Mr. Mead's walk.
3. Voc. Quiz TWCSR
Periods 5-6
1. "The Pedestrian": Same as above.
2. Film: Ray Bradbury: An American Icon Take notes.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: CYCLE 1 TEST: Will cover all we have studied this six weeks:
Literary Terms
Short stories: Harrison Bergeron, A Sound of Thunder, There Will Come Soft Rains, The Pedestrian.
Ray Bradbury biography
Periods 1-3
1. Read "The Pedestrian" for MOOD, TONE, IMAGERY, THEME, and PLOT. Annotate on handout.
2. Assignment: Map of Mr. Mead's walk.
3. Voc. Quiz TWCSR
Periods 5-6
1. "The Pedestrian": Same as above.
2. Film: Ray Bradbury: An American Icon Take notes.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: CYCLE 1 TEST: Will cover all we have studied this six weeks:
Literary Terms
Short stories: Harrison Bergeron, A Sound of Thunder, There Will Come Soft Rains, The Pedestrian.
Ray Bradbury biography
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Short classes: Early Dismissal 1:30
NOTE for ALL English classes: CYCLE 1 TEST: Monday September 30, 2013.
Periods 1-3
1. "There Will Come Soft Rains" Review of Similes, Metaphors, and Personification. Students identified examples from story to record in chart. Students cited specific passages for participation credit.
2. Read "Is Technology Killing the English Language?" Discuss.
3. Study vocabulary: paranoia, cavorting, tremulous, oblivious, sublime for short quiz tomorrow.
4. Study first fifteen Poetry Terms from handout. If you were absent, please ask for a handout. Quiz next Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Periods 5-6
1. Discuss changes in MOOD in "There Will Come Soft Rains" by identifying cue words. MOOD changes throughout the story from light and casual to gloomy, tense, suspenseful, urgent...
2. Review of Similes, Metaphors, and Personification. Students identified examples from story to record in chart. Students cited specific passages for participation credit.
NOTE: Late "Everyday Use" and SAT List 4 Sentences were turned in.
3. HOMEWORK: Follow SAT Sentence List #5 schedule for Wednesday 9/25.
NOTE for ALL English classes: CYCLE 1 TEST: Monday September 30, 2013.
Periods 1-3
1. "There Will Come Soft Rains" Review of Similes, Metaphors, and Personification. Students identified examples from story to record in chart. Students cited specific passages for participation credit.
2. Read "Is Technology Killing the English Language?" Discuss.
3. Study vocabulary: paranoia, cavorting, tremulous, oblivious, sublime for short quiz tomorrow.
4. Study first fifteen Poetry Terms from handout. If you were absent, please ask for a handout. Quiz next Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Periods 5-6
1. Discuss changes in MOOD in "There Will Come Soft Rains" by identifying cue words. MOOD changes throughout the story from light and casual to gloomy, tense, suspenseful, urgent...
2. Review of Similes, Metaphors, and Personification. Students identified examples from story to record in chart. Students cited specific passages for participation credit.
NOTE: Late "Everyday Use" and SAT List 4 Sentences were turned in.
3. HOMEWORK: Follow SAT Sentence List #5 schedule for Wednesday 9/25.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Tuesday, September 24, 2013.
ALL CLASSES: CYCLE 1 TEST: SEPTEMBER 30, 2013!!!
Periods 1-3
1. Complete viewing Ray Bradbury film: Ray Bradbury: An American Icon Keep questions.
2. "There Will Come Soft Rains" comprehension questions and examples of figurative language.
Complete Similes, metaphors, and personification for homework. Study five vocabulary words:
paranoia, cavorting, tremulous, oblivious, and sublime.
Periods 5-6
1. Turn in SAT LIST 4 Sentences 91-120
2. Turn in "Everyday Use" assignment.
3. SAT Vocabulary Quiz 4
4. "There Will Come Soft Rains" CP level questions. Complete for homework as well as SAT LIST 5 vocabulary sentences for Monday and Tuesday.
ALL CLASSES: CYCLE 1 TEST: SEPTEMBER 30, 2013!!!
Periods 1-3
1. Complete viewing Ray Bradbury film: Ray Bradbury: An American Icon Keep questions.
2. "There Will Come Soft Rains" comprehension questions and examples of figurative language.
Complete Similes, metaphors, and personification for homework. Study five vocabulary words:
paranoia, cavorting, tremulous, oblivious, and sublime.
Periods 5-6
1. Turn in SAT LIST 4 Sentences 91-120
2. Turn in "Everyday Use" assignment.
3. SAT Vocabulary Quiz 4
4. "There Will Come Soft Rains" CP level questions. Complete for homework as well as SAT LIST 5 vocabulary sentences for Monday and Tuesday.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
Periods 1-3
1. Discuss: "Does technology provide more benefits or does it pose more hazards?
2. Share
3. Vocabulary words to know: paranoia, cavorting, tremulous, oblivious, sublime
4. Read "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
Periods 5-6
1. Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers: Participial phrases. Warm up mini-lesson.
2. Discuss: Is technology a boon or a hazard? Discuss over-dependence, addiction, depersonalization in communication, etc.
3. Passed out SAT Vocabulary List 5 (Except to 5th)
4. Read "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
NOTE: "Everyday Use" Assignment due tomorrow, 9/24.
Bring all LIST 4 vocabulary sentences completed tomorrow.
Periods 1-3
1. Discuss: "Does technology provide more benefits or does it pose more hazards?
2. Share
3. Vocabulary words to know: paranoia, cavorting, tremulous, oblivious, sublime
4. Read "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
Periods 5-6
1. Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers: Participial phrases. Warm up mini-lesson.
2. Discuss: Is technology a boon or a hazard? Discuss over-dependence, addiction, depersonalization in communication, etc.
3. Passed out SAT Vocabulary List 5 (Except to 5th)
4. Read "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
NOTE: "Everyday Use" Assignment due tomorrow, 9/24.
Bring all LIST 4 vocabulary sentences completed tomorrow.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013.
Periods 1-3
1. "A Sound of Thunder" Vocabulary quiz
2. Ray Bradbury film
Periods 5-6
1. Literary Terms 2 Quiz
2. "Everyday Use" : Read and answer questions with embedded textual evidence. Make sure to skip lines between responses. Due next Tuesday, Sept. 25.
NOTE: Passed out THICK Literary Terms Glossary. Please ask for one if you were absent.
3. Syntax and Vocabulary: Follow schedule.
Periods 1-3
1. "A Sound of Thunder" Vocabulary quiz
2. Ray Bradbury film
Periods 5-6
1. Literary Terms 2 Quiz
2. "Everyday Use" : Read and answer questions with embedded textual evidence. Make sure to skip lines between responses. Due next Tuesday, Sept. 25.
NOTE: Passed out THICK Literary Terms Glossary. Please ask for one if you were absent.
3. Syntax and Vocabulary: Follow schedule.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Thursday, Sept. 19
Periods 1-3
1. "A Sound of Thunder" Foreshadowing Activity. (Worked as a class with students finding text evidence of foreshadowing and citing page and quote.)
2. Science Fiction Notes: Students read the elements of science fiction (handout). Then students made a list of books, stories, and films that qualify as science fiction and shared with class. In what ways does "A Sound of Thunder" qualify as science fiction?
3. Begin film Ray Bradbury: An American Icon (1st. 1555; 2nd: 1412; 3rd: 1415).
Periods 5-6
1. "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury Foreshadowing exercise.
2. Science Fiction notes
3. Begin reading "The Pedestrian" (Per. 5) only
4. Study for Literary Terms quiz #2 (Complete handout) for quiz Friday, 9/20
Periods 1-3
1. "A Sound of Thunder" Foreshadowing Activity. (Worked as a class with students finding text evidence of foreshadowing and citing page and quote.)
2. Science Fiction Notes: Students read the elements of science fiction (handout). Then students made a list of books, stories, and films that qualify as science fiction and shared with class. In what ways does "A Sound of Thunder" qualify as science fiction?
3. Begin film Ray Bradbury: An American Icon (1st. 1555; 2nd: 1412; 3rd: 1415).
Periods 5-6
1. "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury Foreshadowing exercise.
2. Science Fiction notes
3. Begin reading "The Pedestrian" (Per. 5) only
4. Study for Literary Terms quiz #2 (Complete handout) for quiz Friday, 9/20
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013.
Periods 1-3
1. "A Sound of Thunder" study guide review and grade.
2. "A Sound of Thunder" vocabulary: Look up these words and know them by Friday for quiz:
1. annihilate
2. expendable
3. infinitesimally
4. primeval
5. resilient
6. revoke
7. sheathed
8. subliminal
9. taint
10. undulate
Periods 5-6
1. Check homework: "A Sound of Thunder" Turn in.
2. Review Expectations for English 2 CP students.
3. Discuss participial phrases and syntax homework.
4. Study literary terms on Literary Terms handout for quiz Friday.
Periods 1-3
1. "A Sound of Thunder" study guide review and grade.
2. "A Sound of Thunder" vocabulary: Look up these words and know them by Friday for quiz:
1. annihilate
2. expendable
3. infinitesimally
4. primeval
5. resilient
6. revoke
7. sheathed
8. subliminal
9. taint
10. undulate
Periods 5-6
1. Check homework: "A Sound of Thunder" Turn in.
2. Review Expectations for English 2 CP students.
3. Discuss participial phrases and syntax homework.
4. Study literary terms on Literary Terms handout for quiz Friday.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013.
Periods 1-3
1. Complete reading of "A Sound of Thunder"
2. Discuss characterization, foreshadowing, climax, etc.
3. Begin to respond to comprehension questions.
Periods 5-6
1. Complete discussion/self-grading of "Harrison Bergeron" questions. Turned in.
2. SAT Vocabulary Quiz # 3
3. Complete reading "A Sound of Thunder" and complete comp. reading and questions for homework.
4. Turned in Sentences for List # 3 : 61-90. No late work will be accepted.
5. Homework: SAT List # 4: Sentences for Monday and Tuesday. Study vocabulary.
Periods 1-3
1. Complete reading of "A Sound of Thunder"
2. Discuss characterization, foreshadowing, climax, etc.
3. Begin to respond to comprehension questions.
Periods 5-6
1. Complete discussion/self-grading of "Harrison Bergeron" questions. Turned in.
2. SAT Vocabulary Quiz # 3
3. Complete reading "A Sound of Thunder" and complete comp. reading and questions for homework.
4. Turned in Sentences for List # 3 : 61-90. No late work will be accepted.
5. Homework: SAT List # 4: Sentences for Monday and Tuesday. Study vocabulary.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2011.
Per. 1-3
0. Survey for Yearbook
1. Explanation of Expository and Persuasive essays. (Handout to keep)
2. Literary Terms 2 vocabulary words. See white board. Quiz Thursday, 9/12
3. Edward Snowden Expository essay
Per. 5-6
1. Survey for Yearbook
2. Explanation of Expository and Persuasive essays. (Handout to keep)
3. Edward Snowden expository essay.
4. SAT Vocabulary Quiz #2
Homework: Follow schedule: SAT Words 67-72 with sentences beginning with present-perfect participial phrases followed by a comma.
Per. 1-3
0. Survey for Yearbook
1. Explanation of Expository and Persuasive essays. (Handout to keep)
2. Literary Terms 2 vocabulary words. See white board. Quiz Thursday, 9/12
3. Edward Snowden Expository essay
Per. 5-6
1. Survey for Yearbook
2. Explanation of Expository and Persuasive essays. (Handout to keep)
3. Edward Snowden expository essay.
4. SAT Vocabulary Quiz #2
Homework: Follow schedule: SAT Words 67-72 with sentences beginning with present-perfect participial phrases followed by a comma.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013.
Periods 1-3
Beginning of Year Assessment: Finish and record answers on scantron.
Read silently.
Periods 5-6
1. BOY: Same as above.
2. Nouns ID
3. Participles review. Finish for homework.
4. Pass out SAT List 3 vocabulary and sentence patterns for the week Homework: 61-66
NOTE: Study Voc. List # 2 for quiz tomorrow.
Wednesday: Photo day
Periods 1-3
Beginning of Year Assessment: Finish and record answers on scantron.
Read silently.
Periods 5-6
1. BOY: Same as above.
2. Nouns ID
3. Participles review. Finish for homework.
4. Pass out SAT List 3 vocabulary and sentence patterns for the week Homework: 61-66
NOTE: Study Voc. List # 2 for quiz tomorrow.
Wednesday: Photo day
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Tuesday, September 3. 2013.
Period 1-3
1. " Harrison Bergeron"
Per. 5-6
1. Review of SAT Voc. List 1
2. SAT Voc. Quiz 1
3. Read "Harrison Bergeron" pg. 36 in textbook or online (Google title) if you did not read at home. We will discuss tomorrow.
4. SAT homework: Words 37-42: Series of Participial Phrases
Period 1-3
1. " Harrison Bergeron"
Per. 5-6
1. Review of SAT Voc. List 1
2. SAT Voc. Quiz 1
3. Read "Harrison Bergeron" pg. 36 in textbook or online (Google title) if you did not read at home. We will discuss tomorrow.
4. SAT homework: Words 37-42: Series of Participial Phrases
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