Day 48 (1.28.11) B Day

Objective: Students will be able to: present research

findings on allusions; review material on exam;
demonstrate knowledge varied sentence models;
develop writing skills. 

Class Activities

• Homework Log:
  • Log onto Blackboard
  • Go to the Agenda Blog
  • Click on "Daily Homework Log"
• Allusions
• Explanation and Practice of Sentence Models 9 and 10
• Review: Semester Exam
• Writing Strategy 1 Practice
• Writing Strategy 2 (Students will take notes.)

Homework:

1. DUE on Friday (1.28.11)  B Day: SUMMATIVE Literature Circles Round 2
2. DUE on Friday (1.28.11) B Day: Daily Drill 16
3. DUE on Friday (1.28.11) B Day: Allusions
4. DUE on Thursday (2.3.11) B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 7 Words 1 - 5 (Turn in to Blackboard)
Work collected in class:

• Homework Log
• Ticket to Leave # 2
• Writing Strategy 1 Practice
• Sentence Models 9 and 10 Practice (Formative)

TEKS: 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters; 7(A) analyze how the author's patterns of imagery, literary allusions, and conceits reveal theme, set tone, and create meaning in metaphors, passages, and literary works.

Day 48 (1.27.11) A Day

Objective: Students will be able to: present research

 viewElizabethan drama; and
develop writing skills. 

Class Activities

• Homework Log:
  • Log onto Blackboard
  • Go to the Agenda Blog
  • Click on "Daily Homework Log"
• View Hamlet: Act IV
• Independent Work:
• Writing Strategy 1 Practice 
• Go to the "Writing" TAB
• Go to "Writing Practice"
• Go to "Writing Strategy 1 Practice Thesis Statements"

Homework:

1. DUE on Monday (1.31.11)  A Day: SUMMATIVE Literature Circles Round 2
2. DUE on Monday (1.31.11) A Day: Daily Drill 16
3. DUE on Monday (01.31.11) A Day: Allusions
4. DUE on Wednesday (2.2.11) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 7 Words 6 - 10 (Turn in to Blackboard)
Work collected in class:

• Homework Log
• Writing Strategy 1 Practice

TEKS: 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters; 7(A) analyze how the author's patterns of imagery, literary allusions, and conceits reveal theme, set tone, and create meaning in metaphors, passages, and literary works.

Day 47 (1.26.11) B Day

Objective: Students will be able to: present research

findings on allusions; demonstrate knowledge of

Wuthering Heights; finish viewing Hamlet. 

Class Activities

• Homework Log:
  • Log onto Blackboard
  • Go to the Agenda Blog
  • Click on "Daily Homework Log"
• Allusions
• View: Hamlet

Homework:

1. DUE on Friday (1.28.11)  B Day: SUMMATIVE Literature Circles Round 2
2. DUE on Wednesday (1.26.11) B Day: Daily Drill 15 (On Blackboard)
3. DUE on Friday (01.28.11) B Day: Allusions
4. DUE on Friday (1.28.11) B Day: Sentence Model Notes on 9 and 10.

Work collected in class:

• Homework Log

TEKS: 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters; 7(A) analyze how the author's patterns of imagery, literary allusions, and conceits reveal theme, set tone, and create meaning in metaphors, passages, and literary works.

Day 47 (1.25.11) A Day

Objective: Students will be able to: present research

findings on allusions; read Elizabethan drama; review material on exam;
demonstrate knowledge varied sentence models;
develop writing skills. 

Class Activities

• Homework Log:
  • Log onto Blackboard
  • Go to the Agenda Blog
  • Click on "Daily Homework Log"
• Allusions
• Read and Finish! Hamlet
• Independent Work:
• Explanation and Practice of Sentence Models 9 and 10
• Writing Strategy 1 Practice
• Literature Circles
• Review: Semester Exam
• Writing Strategy 2 (Students will take notes.)

Homework:

1. DUE on Monday (1.31.11)  A Day: SUMMATIVE Literature Circles Round 2
2. DUE on Monday (1.31.11) A Day: Daily Drill 16
3. DUE on Monday (01.31.11) A Day: Allusions
4. DUE on Wednesday (2.2.11) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 7 Words 1 - 5 (Turn in to Blackboard)
Work collected in class:

• Homework Log
• Ticket to Leave # 2
• Writing Strategy 1 Practice
• Sentence Models 9 and 10 Practice (Formative)

TEKS: 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters; 7(A) analyze how the author's patterns of imagery, literary allusions, and conceits reveal theme, set tone, and create meaning in metaphors, passages, and literary works.

Day 46 (1.24.11) B Day

Objective: Students will be able to: present research

findings on allusions; demonstrate knowledge of

Wuthering Heights; finish viewing Hamlet. 

Class Activities

• Homework Log:
• Log onto Blackboard
• Go to the Agenda Blog
• Click on "Daily Homework Log"
• Allusions
• SUMMATIVE: Reading Check on Wuthering Heights Chapters 1 – 15
• View: Hamlet
• Essay 1 Rollout
• Writing Strategy 1 (Students will take notes.)

Homework:

1. DUE on Wednesday (1.26.11)  B Day: SUMMATIVE Literature Circles Round 2
2. DUE on Wednesday (1.26.11) B Day: Daily Drill 15
3. DUE on Wednesday (01.26.11) B Day: Allusions
4. DUE on Wednesday (1.26.11) B Day: Sentence Model Notes on 9 and 10.

Work collected in class:

• Homework Log
• Ticket to Leave # 2
• Summative - Wuthering Heights Chapters 1-15

TEKS: 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters; 7(A) analyze how the author's patterns of imagery, literary allusions, and conceits reveal theme, set tone, and create meaning in metaphors, passages, and literary works.