Thursday, December 16, 2010

Day 39 (12.16.10) A Day

Objective: Students will be able to: demonstrate
an awareness of class homework; demonstrate
knowledge of advanced SAT and AP vocabulary;
and demonstrate an ability to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • SUMMATIVE: Vocabulary Lesson 6 "Matching"
  • SUMMATIVE: Vocabulary Lessons 5 & 6
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. DUE on Today (12.16.10) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 6-10
Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Vocabulary Lesson 6 "Matching" (SUMMATIVE)
  • Vocabulary Lessons 5 & 6 (SUMMATIVE)

TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Day 38 (12.15.10) B Day

Objective: Students will be able to: demonstrate
an awareness of class homework; demonstrate their knowledge of SAT and AP vocabulary; and demonstrate an ability to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Please Check: your professional email, grades, and Make-Up/Remediation Schedule
  • Summative: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Matching
  • Read/View: Hamlet
  • Formative: Sentence Completion Vocababulary Lesson 6 "Sentence Completion"


Homework:
  1. DUE on Today (12.14.10) A Day: Practice Sentence Model 6
  2. DUE on Thursday (12.16.10) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 6-10
  3. Study for: Summative - Vocabulary Lessons 5 & 6  to be taken on Friday , 12.17.10.
Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Vocabulary Lesson 6 Matching

TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

Monday, December 13, 2010

Day 38 (12.14.10) A Day

Objective: Students will be able to: demonstrate
an awareness of class homework; and demonstrate
an ability to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Please Check: your professional email, grades, and Make-Up/Remediation Schedule
  • Practice: Sentence Model 6
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. DUE on Today (12.14.10) A Day: Practice Sentence Model 6
  2. DUE on Thursday (12.16.10) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 6-10
  3. Study for: Summative - Vocabulary Lesson 6 "Matching" to be taken on Thursday, 12.16.10.
Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Sentence Model 6 Sentences


TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

Day 37 (12.13.10) B Day

Objective: Students will be able to: demonstrate
an awareness of class homework; and demonstrate
an ability to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Please Check: your professional email, grades, and Make-Up/Remediation Schedule
  • Practice: Sentence Model 6
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. DUE on Today (12.13.10) B Day: Copy Sentence Model 6 Notes
  2. DUE on Wednesday (12.15.10) B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 6-10
  3. Study for: Summative - Vocabulary Lesson 6 "Matching" to be taken on Friday, 12.17.10.
  4. Study for: Summative - Vocabulary Lessons 5 & 6 to be taken on Friday, 12.17.10.
Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Sentence Model 6 Sentences


TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Day 37 (12.10.10) A Day

Objective: Students will be able to: demonstrate
an awareness of class homework; and demonstrate
an ability to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Please Check: your professional email, grades, and Make-Up/Remediation Schedule
  • Daily Drill 13
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. DUE on Today (12.10.10) A Day: Copy Sentence Model 6 Notes
  2. DUE on Thursday (12.16.10) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 6-10
  3. Study for: Summative - Vocabulary Lesson 6 "Matching" to be taken on Thursday, 12.16.10.
  4. Study for: Summative - Vocabulary Lessons 5 & 6 to be taken on Thursday, 12.16.10.
Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Daily Drills (online)


TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Day 36 (12.9.10) B Day

Objective: Students will be able to: demonstrate
an awareness of class homework; and demonstrate
an ability to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Please Check: your professional email, grades, and Make-Up/Remediation Schedule
  • Warm-Up: Daily Drill 13
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. DUE on Today (12.9.10) B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 1-5
  2. DUE on Monday (12.13.10) B Day: Copy Sentence Model 6 Notes
  3. DUE on Wednesday (12.15.10) B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 6-10
  4. Study for: Summative - Vocabulary Lesson 6 "Matching" to be taken on Friday, 12.17.10.
  5. Study for: Summative - Vocabulary Lessons 5 & 6 to be taken on Friday, 12.17.10.
Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Daily Drills (online)

  • On Blackboard- Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 1-5


TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Day 36 (12.8.10) A Day

Objective: Students will be able to: demonstrate
an awareness of class homework; and demonstrate
an ability to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Please Check: your professional email, grades, and Make-Up/Remediation Schedule
  • Daily Drill 12
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. DUE on Today (12.8.10) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 1-5
  2. DUE on Friday (12.10.10) A Day: Copy Sentence Model 6 Notes
  3. DUE on Thursday (12.16.10) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 6-10
  4. Study for: Summative - Vocabulary Lesson 6 "Matching" to be taken on Thursday, 12.16.10.
  5. Study for: Summative - Vocabulary Lessons 5 & 6 to be taken on Thursday, 12.16.10.
Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Daily Drills (online)

  • On Blackboard- Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 1-5


TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

Monday, December 6, 2010

Day 35 (12.7.10) B Day

Objective: Students will be able to: demonstrate
an awareness of class homework; and demonstrate
an ability to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Please Check: your professional email, grades, and Make-Up/Remediation Schedule
  • Daily Drill 12
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. Due on Thursday (12.9.10) B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 1-5
Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Daily Drills (online)

TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;




Sunday, December 5, 2010

Day 35 (12.6.10) A Day

Objective: Students will be able to: demonstrate
an awareness of class homework; and demonstrate
an ability to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Please Check: your professional email, grades, and Make-Up/Remediation Schedule
  • Daily Drill 11
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. Due on Wednesday (12.8.10) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 1-5
Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Daily Drills (online)

TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;




Thursday, December 2, 2010

Day 34 (12.3.10) B Day

Objective: Students will be able to: demonstrate
an awareness of class homework; and demonstrate
an ability to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Check your professional email and grades
  • Warm-up: Sentence Models 1-5 Work
    • Write two sentences for each model.
    • Please create new sentences of your own.
  • Daily Drill 11
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. Due on Thursday (12.9.10) B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 1-5
Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Daily Drills (online)
  • Sentence Models 1-5 Sentences

TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;




Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Day 34 (12.2.10) A Day

Objective: Students will be able to: demonstrate
an awareness of class homework; and demonstrate
an ability to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Please Check: your professional email, grades, and Make-Up/Remediation Schedule
  • Warm-up: Sentence Model 5 Work
  • Daily Drill 10
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. Due on Wednesday (12.8.10) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 1-5
Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Daily Drills (online)
  • Sentence Model 5 Sentences

TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;




Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Day 33 (12.1.10) B Day

Objective: Student will be able to:
demonstrate awareness of class homework;
demonstrate an abilitly to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Please Check: your professional email, grades, and the Make-Up/Remediation Schedule
  • Warm-Up: Sentence Model 5   (This can be found on Blackboard in the "Sentence Models Assignments" Tab.)
  • Daily Drill 10
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. Due on Thursday (12.9.10) B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Words 1-5
Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Daily Drills (online)
  • Sentence Model 5 Sentences


TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

Monday, November 29, 2010

Day 33 (11.30.10) A Day

Objective: Student will be able to:
discuss allusions; demonstrate
awareness of class homework;
demonstrate an abilitly to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Please Check: your professional email; grades; and the Make-Up/Remediation Schedule
  • Daily Drill 9
  • Allusions
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. DUE on Thursday (12.2.10 A Day): Copy Sentence Model 5 Notes. 

Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Daily Drills (online)


TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Day 32 (11.29.10) B Day

Objective: Student will be able to:
discuss allusions; demonstrate
awareness of class homework;
demonstrate an abilitly to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    • Log onto Blackboard
    • Go to the Agenda Blog
    • Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Check your professional email and grades
  • Daily Drill 9
  • Allusions
  • Read: Hamlet
Homework:
  1. DUE on Wednesday (12.1.10) B Day: Copy Sentence Model 5 Notes. 

Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Daily Drills (online)


TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

Friday, November 19, 2010

Day 32 (11.19.10) A Day

Objective: Student will be able to:
define key literary terms; demonstrate
awareness of class requirements;
demonstrate a knowledge of complex SAT and AP vocabulary;
demonstrate an abilitly to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    Log onto Blackboard
    Go to the Agenda Blog
    Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Check your professional email and grades
  • Vocabulary Lesson 5 "Matching"
  • SUMMATIVE: Vocabulary Lesson 3 and 4
Homework:

None.

Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Summative Vocabulary Lessons 3 and 4


TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Day 31 (11.18.10) B Day

Objective: Student will be able to:
define key literary terms; demonstrate
awareness of class requirements;
demonstrate a knowledge of complex SAT and AP vocabulary;
demonstrate an abilitly to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    Log onto Blackboard
    Go to the Agenda Blog
    Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Check your professional email and grades
  • Vocabulary Lesson 5 "Matching"
  • SUMMATIVE: Vocabulary Lesson 3 and 4
Homework:

None.

Work collected in class:
  • Daily homework blog
  • Summative Vocabulary Lessons 3 and 4


TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Day 31 (11.17.10) A Day

Objective: Student will be able to:
define key literary terms; demonstrate
awareness of class requirements;
demonstrate a knowledge of complex SAT and AP vocabulary;
demonstrate an abilitly to read Elizabethan drama.

Class Activities
  • Homework Log:
    Log onto Blackboard
    Go to the Agenda Blog
    Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
  • Vocabulary Lesson 5 "Matching" (on Blackboard if internet is available in the “Tests” tab)
  • Vocabulary Lesson 5 "Sentence Completion"


  • Literature Book:
    • Please read “The Evaluation of Fiction,” “A & P” by John Updike, and “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin (pages 31-42) and complete all “Questions for Critical Thinking and Writing” after the stories on a separate sheet of paper to turn in before you leave.
      • (Students you should be able to complete this work with the black Literature Books located at the back of the room on the table.)
      Homework:
       1. DUE Friday (11.19.10 A Day): Study for Vocabulary Test -- Lessons 3 & 4 to be taken on Thursday Nov. 18th and Friday Nov. 19th.
      Work collected in class:
      • Daily homework blog
      • Daily Drills (online)
      • Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 6 -10 (On Blackboard)
      • Questions from Critical Thinking and Writing
      TEKS: 1(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 1(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

      Monday, November 15, 2010

      Day 30 (11.16.10) B Day

      Objective: Student will be able to:
      define key literary terms; demonstrate
      awareness of class requirements;
      demonstrate an ability to read Elizabethan drama.

      Class Activities
      • Homework Log:
        Log onto Blackboard
        Go to the Agenda Blog
        Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
      • Check your professional email and grades
      • Daily Drills
      • Allusions
      • Read and/or view: Hamlet

      Homework:

       1. DUE Thursday (11.18.10 B Day): Study for Vocabulary Test -- Lessons 3 & 4 to be taken on Thursday Nov. 18th and Friday Nov. 19th.
      2. DUE Thursday (11.18.2010 B Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 6-10
      2. DUE Thursday (11.18.10 B Day): "Matching" Lesson 5 and "Sentence Completion"  -- sentence completion exercises to be done in class.

      Work collected in class:
      • Daily homework blog
      • Daily Drills (online)
      • Allusions

      TEKS: 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

      Sunday, November 14, 2010

      Day 30 (11.15.10) A Day

      30Objective: Student will be able to:
      define key literary terms; demonstrate
      awareness of class requirements;
      demonstrate an abilitly to read Elizabethan drama.

      Class Activities
      • Homework Log:
        Log onto Blackboard
        Go to the Agenda Blog
        Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
      • Check your professional email and grades
      • Daily Drills
      • Allusions
      • Read and/or view: Hamlet

      Homework:

       1. DUE Friday (11.19.10 A Day): Study for Vocabulary Test -- Lessons 3 & 4 to be taken on Thursday Nov. 18th and Friday Nov. 19th.
      2. DUE Wednesday (11.17.2010 A Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 6-10
      2. DUE Wednesday (11.17.10 A Day): "Matching" Lesson 5 and "Sentence Completion"  -- sentence completion exercises to be done in class.

      Work collected in class:
      • Daily homework blog
      • Daily Drills (online)
      • Allusions

      TEKS: 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters;

      Thursday, November 11, 2010

      Day 29 (11.12.2010) B Day

      Objective: Student will be able to:
      interpret Elizabethan poetry
      Class Activities
      • No computer
      • Shakespeare's Sonnets

      Homework:

      1. DUE Thursday (11.18.2010, B Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 6-10

      2. DUE Thursday (11.18.10 B Day): "Matching" Lesson 5 and "Sentence Completion" -- sentence completion exercises to be done in class.
      * Make sure that you have taken notes on sentence models 1-4 and they are in your binder. If they are not, then go to blackboard and take those notes!

      Work collected in class:
      • None

      Wednesday, November 10, 2010

      Day 29 (11.11.2010) A Day

      Objective: Student will be able to:
      interpret Elizabethan poetry
      Class Activities
      • No computer
      • Shakespeare's Sonnets

      Homework:

      1. DUE Wenesday (11.17.2010, A Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 6-10

      2. DUE Wednesday (11.17.10 A Day): "Matching" Lesson 5 and "Sentence Completion" -- sentence completion exercises to be done in class.
      * Make sure that you have taken notes on sentence models 1-4 and they are in your binder. If they are not, then go to blackboard and take those notes!

      Work collected in class:
      • None

      Monday, November 8, 2010

      Day 28 (11.9.2010) A Day

      Objective: Student will be able to:
      define key literary terms; demonstrate
      awareness of class requirements;
      demonstrate understanding of poetic sound devices
      Class Activities
      • Homework Log:
        Log onto Blackboard
        Go to the Agenda Blog
        Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
      • Check your professional email and grades
      • Daily Drills
      • Sound: Rhyme, alliteration, assonance
      Homework:

       
      1. DUE Thursday (11.18.2010, B Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 6-10
      2. DUE Thursday (11.18.10 B Day): "Matching" Lesson 5 and "Sentence Completion"  -- sentence completion exercises to be done in class.
      * Make sure that you have taken notes on sentence models 1-4 and they are in your binder. If they are not, then go to blackboard and take those notes!

      Work collected in class:
      • Daily homework blog
      • Daily Drills (online)
      • Google questions for Sound: Rhyme, alliteration, assonance

      Wednesday, November 3, 2010

      Day 26 (11.4.2010) B Day

      Objective: Student will be able to:
      define key literary terms; demonstrate
      awareness of class requirements;
      demonstrate understanding of syntax

      Class Activities

      • Please select a textbook from the back of the class
      • Homework Log:
        Log onto Blackboard
        Go to the Agenda Blog
        Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
      • Check your professional email and grades
      • Announcement: Senior Senior Pictures will be November 10 & 11.
        + Students will go during their English Class to the conference center.
        + We will only be taking formal pictures for the yearbook, with girls in the drape and boys in the tuxedo top.
        + All students photographed will be mailed proofs and purchase information.
        +
        There are no preorders or forms to go home.
        +If a student wishes to have different dress or poses they will need to set up a time outside of school at a studio location.
      • Syntax (DiYanni: pp. 810-817)
      Homework:

      1. DUE on Tuesday (11.9.2010 B Day): Allusions
      2. DUE Today (11.4.2010 B Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 1-5 worksheets should be completed and submitted electronically.
      3. DUE Thursday (11.11.2010, B Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 1-5 matching assignment and sentence completion exercises to be done in class.
      * Make sure that you have taken notes on sentence models 1-4 and they are in your binder. If they are not, then go to blackboard and take those notes!

      Work collected in class:
      • Daily homework blog
      • Google questions

      Day 26 (11.3.2010) A Day

      Objective: Student will be able to:
      define key literary terms; demonstrate
      awareness of class requirements;
      demonstrate understanding of syntax

      Class Activities

      • Please select a textbook from the back of the class
      • Homework Log:
        Log onto Blackboard
        Go to the Agenda Blog
        Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
      • Check your professional email and grades
      • Announcement: Senior Senior Pictures will be November 10 & 11.
        + Students will go during their English Class to the conference center.
        + We will only be taking formal pictures for the yearbook, with girls in the drape and boys in the tuxedo top.
        + All students photographed will be mailed proofs and purchase information.
        +
        There are no preorders or forms to go home.
        +If a student wishes to have different dress or poses they will need to set up a time outside of school at a studio location.
      • Syntax (DiYanni: pp. 810-817)
      Homework:

      1. DUE on Monday (11.8.2010 A Day): Allusions
      2. DUE Today (11.5.2010 A Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 1-5 worksheets should be completed and submitted electronically.
      3. DUE Wednesday (11.10.2010): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 1-5 matching assignment and sentence completion exercises to be done in class.
      * Make sure that you have taken notes on sentence models 1-4 and they are in your binder. If they are not, then go to blackboard and take those notes!

      Work collected in class:
      • Daily homework blog
      • Google questions

      Monday, November 1, 2010

      Day 25 (11.2.2010) B Day

      Objective: Student will be able to:
      define key literary terms; demonstrate
      awareness of class requirements;
      explicate Elizabethan literature
      Class Activities
      • Please select a textbook from the back of the class
      • Homework Log:
        Log onto Blackboard
        Go to the Agenda Blog
        Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
      • Daily Drills
      • Check your professional email and grades
      • Announcement: Senior Senior Pictures will be November 10 & 11.
        + Students will go during their English Class to the conference center.
        + We will only be taking formal pictures for the yearbook, with girls in the drape and boys in the tuxedo top.
        + All students photographed will be mailed proofs and purchase information.
        +
        There are no preorders or forms to go home.
        +If a student wishes to have different dress or poses they will need to set up a time outside of school at a studio location.
      • Allusions
      • Robert Frost (DiYanni: pp. 804-810)
      • Hamlet (time permitting)
      Homework:

      1. DUE on Thursday (11.4.2010 B Day): Allusions
      2. DUE Thursday (11.4.2010 B Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 1-5 worksheets should be completed and submitted electronically.
      * Make sure that you have taken notes on sentence models 1-4 and they are in your binder. If they are not, then go to blackboard and take those notes!

      Work collected in class:
      • Daily homework blog
      • Hamlet test results

      Friday, October 29, 2010

      Day 25 (11.1.2010) A Day

      Objective: Student will be able to:
      define key literary terms; demonstrate
      awareness of class requirements;
      explicate Elizabethan literature
      Class Activities
      • Please select a textbook from the back of the class
      • Homework Log:
        Log onto Blackboard
        Go to the Agenda Blog
        Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
      • Daily Drills
      • Check your professional email and grades
      • Announcement: Senior Senior Pictures will be November 10 & 11.
        + Students will go during their English Class to the conference center.
        + We will only be taking formal pictures for the yearbook, with girls in the drape and boys in the tuxedo top.
        + All students photographed will be mailed proofs and purchase information.
        +
        There are no preorders or forms to go home.
        +If a student wishes to have different dress or poses they will need to set up a time outside of school at a studio location.
      • Allusions
      • Robert Frost (DiYanni: pp. 804-810)
      • Hamlet (time permitting)
      Homework:

      1. DUE on Wednesday (11.3.2010 A Day): Allusions
      2. DUE Wednesday (11.3.2010 A Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 1-5 worksheets should be completed and submitted electronically.
      * Make sure that you have taken notes on sentence models 1-4 and they are in your binder. If they are not, then go to blackboard and take those notes!

      Work collected in class:
      • Daily homework blog
      • Hamlet test results

      Thursday, October 28, 2010

      Day 24 (10.29.2010) B Day

      Objective: Student will be able to:
      define key literary terms; demonstrate
      awareness of class requirements;
      identify Shakespearean speeches
      Class Activities
      • Please select a textbook from the back of the class
      • Homework Log:
        Log onto Blackboard
        Go to the Agenda Blog
        Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
      • Hamlet test
      • When the test is completed, check your professional email and grades
      • Robert Frost (DiYanni: pp. 804-810)
      Homework:

      1. DUE on Tuesday (11.2.2010 B Day): Allusions
      2. DUE Thursday (11.4.2010 B Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 1-5 worksheets should be completed and submitted electronically.
      * Make sure that you have taken notes on sentence models 1-4 and they are in your binder. If they are not, then go to blackboard and take those notes!

      Work collected in class:
      • Daily homework blog
      • Hamlet test results

      Day 24 (10.28.2010) A Day

      Objective: Student will be able to:
      define key literary terms; demonstrate
      awareness of class requirements;
      explicate Shakespearean texts
      Class Activities
      • Please select a textbook from the back of the class
      • Homework Log:
        Log onto Blackboard
        Go to the Agenda Blog
        Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
      • Check your professional email.
      • Check your grades!
      • Hamlet test
      • When the test is completed, do the vocabulary matching assignment on BB
      • Check your professional email and grades
      • Robert Frost (DiYanni: pp. 804-810)
      Homework:

      1. DUE on Monday (11.1.2010 A Day): Allusions
      2. DUE Wednesday (11.3.2010 A Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 1-5 worksheets should be completed and submitted electronically.
      * Make sure that you have taken notes on sentence models 1-4 and they are in your binder. If they are not, then go to blackboard and take those notes!

      Work collected in class:
      • Daily Drill results
      • Response questions: symbolism and allegory

      Wednesday, October 27, 2010

      Day 23 (10.28.2010) B Day

      Objective: Student will be able to:
      define key literary terms; demonstrate
      awareness of class requirements;
      explicate Shakespearean texts
      Class Activities
      • Please select a textbook from the back of the class
      • Homework Log:
        Log onto Blackboard
        Go to the Agenda Blog
        Click on "Daily Homework Blog"
      • Instead of Daily Drills, do the vocabulary matching assignment on BB
      • Check your professional email and grades
      • Hamlet test
      • Robert Frost (DiYanni: pp. 804-810)

      Homework:

      1. DUE on Friday (10.29.2010 B Day): Allusions
      2. DUE Friday (10.29.2010 B Day): Vocabulary Lesson 5 Words 1-5, "Matching," and "sentence completion."
      * Make sure that you have taken notes on sentence models 1-4 and they are in your binder. If they are not, then go to blackboard and take those notes!


      Work collected in class:

      • Daily Drill results
      • Response questions: symbolism and allegory