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.
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