Friday Day 63 (3.9.12) B Day

Objective:

Students will

demonstrate learned knowledge of poetry and vocabulary.

Class Activities: 

• Computers: Yes
• Step One: 
• Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 7
• Step Two:
• Poetry Test Parts 1 & 2 [CLOSED NOTES] 
• Note: These will appear together in only one test on Blackboard.

• Step Three:
• Poetry Test Part 3 [Open Note]
• Directions:
• Choose two stanzas to mark. (They must be touching.)
• Rewrite the stanzas neatly in the box, leaving yourself room to mark the meter.
• Scan the two stanzas you have rewritten.
• Mark the feet.
• Mark the meter.

• Step Four:
• Peer Essay Review

Homework:

1. DUE on Today (3.9.12) B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 7 Quiz
2. DUE on Today (3.9.12) B Day: Poetry Test
3. DUE on Today (3.9.12) B Day: Analysis of Evil Rough Draft (Bring printed to class for peer review.)

• Essays should be in the following format:

  MLA Format
  Double-spaced
  Times New Roman
  12 – Font
  5000 words maximum
   Paragraphs should be joined together.
  All words of “Commentary,” “Topic Sentences,” and “Concrete Details” should be removed.
  All verbs should be written in the “Literary Present Tense.”
   You should run a spelling and grammar check before you print the essay.
  Your work will be run through a plagiarism checker, so please be sure that your writing is original and that your quotes are in quotation marks.

1. Read Crime and Punishment.

WORK COLLECTED IN CLASS:

• Vocab. Quiz
• Poetry Test

Thursday Day 63 (3.8.12) A Day

Objective:

Students will

demonstrate learned knowledge of poetry and vocabulary.

Class Activities: 

• Computers: Yes
• Step One: 
• Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 7
• Step Two:
• Poetry Test Parts 1 & 2 [CLOSED NOTES] 
• Note: These will appear together in only one test on Blackboard.

• Step Three:
• Poetry Test Part 3 [Open Note]
• Directions:
• Choose two stanzas to mark. (They must be touching.)
• Rewrite the stanzas neatly in the box, leaving yourself room to mark the meter.
• Scan the two stanzas you have rewritten.
• Mark the feet.
• Mark the meter.

• Step Four:
• Peer Essay Review

Homework:

1. DUE on Today (3.8.12) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 7 Quiz
2. DUE on Today (3.8.12) A Day: Poetry Test
3. DUE on Today (3.8.12) A Day: Analysis of Evil Rough Draft (Bring printed to class for peer review.)

• Essays should be in the following format:

  MLA Format
  Double-spaced
  Times New Roman
  12 – Font
  5000 words maximum
   Paragraphs should be joined together.
  All words of “Commentary,” “Topic Sentences,” and “Concrete Details” should be removed.
  All verbs should be written in the “Literary Present Tense.”
   You should run a spelling and grammar check before you print the essay.
  Your work will be run through a plagiarism checker, so please be sure that your writing is original and that your quotes are in quotation marks.

1. Read Crime and Punishment.

WORK COLLECTED IN CLASS:

• Vocab. Quiz
• Poetry Test
• Peer Review of Rough Draft

Tuesday Day 62 (3.6.12) A Day

Objective:

Students will

read and discuss Hamlet.

Class Activities: 

• Computers: NO
• Step One: 
• Allusions
• Step Two:
• Hamlet Journal 1

Hamlet has a big decision ahead of him. Write an essay about a time when you were faced with an important decision and describe how you handled the situation and finally made your choice.

• Type your response.
• MLA Heading
• Write one and 1/4 pages minimum.
• Email to tholmes@irvingisd.net
• Step Three:
• Read and Discuss Hamlet

• Step Four:
• View Hamlet

Homework:

1. DUE on Today (3.6.12) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 7 Parts 6 - 10

[Due by 11:59 PM on Tuesday night! Submit to Blackboard>Assignments>Vocabulary>Lesson>Lesson 7 Parts 6 - 10] 

1. DUE on Thursday (3.8.12) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 7 Quiz
2. DUE on Thursday (3.8.12) A Day: Poetry Test
3. DUE on Thursday (3.8.12) A Day: Analysis of Evil Rough Draft (Bring printed to class for peer review.)

• Essays should be in the following format:MLA Format
  Double-spaced
  Times New Roman
  12 – Font
  5000 words maximum
   Paragraphs should be joined together.
  All words of “Commentary,” “Topic Sentences,” and “Concrete Details” should be removed.
  All verbs should be written in the “Literary Present Tense.”
   You should run a spelling and grammar check before you print the essay.
  Your work will be run through a plagiarism checker, so please be sure that your writing is original and that your quotes are in quotation marks.

1. Read Crime and Punishment.

WORK COLLECTED IN CLASS:

• Hamlet Journal 1

Monday Day 61 (3.5.12) B Day

Objective:

Students will

read and discuss Hamlet.

Class Activities: 

• Computers: NO
• Step One: 
• Timed Writing 1
• Step Two:
• Read Hamlet
• Step Three:
• Discuss Hamlet

• Step Four:
• View Hamlet

Homework:

1. DUE on Today (3.5.12) B Day: DiYanni Textbook

• Types of Poetry (Pages 775-778)

               [Posted on the AP Course Website>Literature>Poetry]

1. DUE on Tuesday (3.6.12) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 7 Parts 6 - 10

[Due by 11:59 PM on Tuesday night! Submit to Blackboard>Assignments>Vocabulary>Lesson>Lesson 7 Parts 6 - 10] 

1. DUE on Friday (3.9.12) B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 7 Quiz
2. DUE on Friday (3.9.12) B Day: Poetry Test
3. DUE on Friday (3.9.12) B Day: Analysis of Evil Rough Draft (Bring printed to class for peer review.)
4. Read Crime and Punishment.

WORK COLLECTED IN CLASS:

• Timed Writing 1