Turn in check out forms to attendance Wednesday morning. Be sure you and your parent(s) have signed in ALL the appropriate places.
Exemptions for 1st block will be posted on Wednesday morning. Third and fourth blocks will be up by the end of the day (I hope).
ALL students will need to have BOTH textbooks (literature and grammar) on Wednesday. If you don't have the textbooks, you are not exempted from the exam. Don't forget them.
Review for exam will be available. If you need extra help, see me before or after school on Wednesday or Thursday.
Since this is the last message for the year, I hope each of you has a wonderful summer. I have enjoyed teaching all of you. Don't forget to pick up your summer reading list.
Renaissance Poetry Test on Thursday
Study the following information:
Sir Thomas Wyatt "Whoso List to Hunt"
-use of hunt metaphor to describe a man pursuing a woman
-woman is compared to a deer
-speaker is tired of the chase
-clasical allusion warns others that their prey is claimed by a powerful ruler
-while the ruler may claim her, he can't be assured that she is faithful
-this is stated in the ll. 13-14
-introduced to the sonnet form to English literature
-Petrarch (Italian) sonnet form
-sonnets first published in Tottel's Miscellany
-know the definition of a sonnet; stanza form and rhyme scheme of both Italian and English sonnets
(see page 220 in text)
Edmund Spenser
-first book, the Shepheardes Calender, a set of twelve pastoral poems
-lived in Ireland most of his life
-second wife Elizabeth Boyle
-sonnet sequence (sonnet cycle) Amoretti dedicated to E. Boyle
-Amoretti means "little love poems"
-know definition of sonnet sequence, paradox -- find examples in Spenser's sonnets
Sonnet 30 -- fire and ice
Sonnet 75 -- immortalizing one's love by writing the poem
William Shakespeare
--review p. 223-224
Sonnet 29 -- complaint about no friends, no looks, no good fortune (be able to identify the turn)
Sonnet 73 -- growing old but love grows stronger (images of growing older)
Sonnet 116 -- tells what love is and what it is not; marriage of true minds
know synecdoche and where it is found in this poem
Sonnet 130 -- pokes fun at the traditional love sonnets
Christopher Marlowe
-Dramatist
-Most famous work Doctor Faustus
--know definition of pastoral poety
--identify elements of pastoral poetry in Marlowe's Passionate Shepherd to His Love
--what is carpe diem
--how does this poem reflect that theme
Sir Walter Raleigh
Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd
--what realities does the nymph point out
--why is the most famous of all the replies to Marlowe's poem
--how does the poem satirize the carpe diem theme
Robert Herrick
How does "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" reflect carpe diem
What is the basic message of the poem
Andrew Marvell
"To His Coy Mistress"--an invitation to love
--where is hyperbole used
--how does the poem reflect carpe diem
John Donne -- know everything
Discuss the works of John Donne as example of metaphysical literature. Be sure to define (or explain) metaphysical literature and give examples of various types of literary devices / figurative language commonly found in this type of literature.
Compare and contrast the two types of sonnets studied in this unit. Read the following poems. Choose one of the two to discuss. Identify its type, explain any literary devices, figurative language, or allusions found in the poem.
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04/19/2009
Well, we are in a fast and furious race to prepare for the SATP and to reach the end of school.
For the week of April 20-April 24, here are few things to be sure you complete:
1. You will work part of the SATP English II Practice Test # 3. You will work 1-34 on Tuesday and 35-68 on Thursday. Bring to class something to read (HMMM maybe independent reading book).
2. John Donne assignment will not be collected until THURSDAY so you have a little longer to finish. In case you did not write down the assignment, here it is:
a. Read p. 244-254 in your literature text. This will cover John Donne and Metaphysical poetry.
b. "Song" answer questions p. 246, 1-6.
c. Read "Metaphysical Poetry" p. 246
d. Read "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" and answer questions p. 249, 1-8.
e. Read "Meditation 17"; answer questions p. 252, 1-6
f. Read "Death Be Not Proud"; answer questions p. 254, 1-5.
3. Buckle Down Form A up through # 59 is not due until Monday, April 27.
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04/05/2009
These are not all that you are repsonsible for, but this should help. This may be too late to help most of you, but here are a few tidbits.
Read these descriptions of the pilgrims; try to identify which pilgrim is being described.
--he taught, but followed it himself before
--he loved so hotly that till dawn grew pale he slept as little as a nightingale
--Truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy
--I judge he was a gelding or a mare
--she knew the remedies for love's mischances, an art in which she knew the oldest dances
--he had fixed up many a marriage, giving each of his young women what he could afford her
--children were afraid of him when he appeared
--she was all sentiment and tender heart
--he was an honest workker good and true
--in bearing modest as a maid
--he was rich in holy thought and work
--to tell the truth I do not know his name
--And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach
--he liked to play his bagpipes
--many a dainty horse he had in stable
--a medal of St. Christopher, he wore
--he paid his thithes in full when they were due
--he was as fresh as is the month of May
--if gold rust what then will iron do?
--wore a coat and hood of green
--he had a store of tavern stories, filth in the main
--old and chloreic and thin
--he let go by the things of yesterday and took the modern world's more spacious way
--he never yet a borrish thing had said
--she'd had five husbands, all at the church door
--with locks as curly as they had been pressed
--for courtliness she had a special zest
--he preferred having twenty books
--he was a proper forester
--he possessed fine horses, but he was not gaily dressed
--none knew he was in debt
--hunting was his sport
--he had joined our ranks to do his pilgrimage and render thanks
--a lover and cadet
--his nose displayed a wart on which there stood a tuft of hair
--he was less busy than he seemed to be
--he rode the hindmost of the cavalcade
--he was embroidered like a meadow bright / and full of freshest flowers, red and white
--his feathers never drooped their feathers low
--he had a wrought-gold, cunningly fashioned pin into a lover's knot it seemed to pass
--French in the Paris style she did not know
--greyhounds he had
--he was a model among landed gentry
--she had gap-teeth
--his horse his thinner than a rake
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04/03/2009
What should you study for the test on Monday?
1. Read the introductory material p. 75-88 in your text. You are responsible for every fact on those pages.
2. Study the notes from the power point.
3. Read p. 99-100 in text on Chaucer's life. Know this information.
4. Re-read the excerpt from "The Canterbury Tales" in your text.
5. Review and know the quotes describing the various pilgrims.
6. Re-read "The Pardoner's Tale."
I will add more tomorrow. Check back then.
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03/08/2009
Let's try this one more time!!
For your nine weeks test, review the following material:
1. Notes on Julius Caesar, Shakespeare, and Globe Theater -25 questions
2. Notes on Anglo-Saxon History - 30 questions
3. Notes on Anglo-Saxon Literature - 35 questions
4. Chapter on Modifiers - 20 questions
5. Vocabulary lessons 1-4 (workbook) - 25 questions
6. SATP workbook p. 135-204 - 10 questions
The test is multiple choice, matching, listing. The test is not hard. However, my advice is, "Study!!!"
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03/04/2009
Do Now:
1. SATP Workbooks p. 176-177
2. Words of the Day
a. Infusion - an injection of one substance into another; the premeation of one substance into another
b. collateral - secondary; security for debt
c. antithesis - the absolute opposite
Objectives/Activities:
1. check SATP
2. check vocabulary
3. review for A/S lit test
4. write position essay; the prompt is as follows:
Communities across the state are considering establishing a curfew for teen agers under the age of eighteen. Think about whether or not establishing a curfew is a good decision. Take a position. Write an essay for an interestd adult to explain and provide support for your decision. Use reasons and /or examples with specific details to justify your position.
Homework:
1. study for A / S Lit test
2. vocabulary workbook p. 128; p. 155-160
3. Finish position essay
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02/25/2009
Homework:
1. Essay - Beowulf as a folk epic
2. Read "The Seafarer" p. 53
3. SATP workbook complete through p. 157
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02/12/09
Homework:
1. mini rough draft
2. SATP workbook complete up through p. 140 (do NOT write the essay)
3. Grammar workbook - modifier review p. 212-215
4. Vocabulary quiz (lessons 3 & 4) -- Wed. 2/18
5. Modifier TEST Wed. 2/18
6. Anglo-Saxon Background TEST Fri. 2/20
Just as a review of what I explained in class on Wednesday concerning the mini rough draft:
You may write this assignment or type it. DOUBLE - SPACE even the handwritten pages.
For the intro:
Write a minimum of five sentences--topic sentence, one sentence per Roman numeral, end the paragraph with the thesis statement. This is not written in stone--play around with the ideas and think about transitions.
For the body:
You are writing paragraphs to cover part I of your paper. Practice putting ideas together and using different transition techniques. The more you practice this, the easier the completed rough draft will be.
EMAIL me or come see me in the morning if you are having trouble. Print out this page if you think you need a pass. :)
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02/10/2009
Homework:
All classes:
1. vocabulary workbook p. 127; 149-154
2. label note cards
1st block
Modifier worksheet
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02/06/2009
I hope all of you enjoyed watching King Arthur, and I hope that seeing a little of the time period will make the next two units of literature a little more interesting for you.
The following assignments are for all classes:
1. Corrected outline with thesis statement is due.
2. Vocabulary workbook lesson 3 p. 13-14 and lesson 4 p. 17-18
3. SATP workbook p. 122-131.
The folllowing assignment is for 3rd & 4th blocks only:
1. Modifier worksheet - make corrections to the dangling modifiers & misplaced modifiers. You do not have to rewrite sentences on a separate sheet of paper. You make the corrections on the worksheet itself.
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02/01/00
1. This week bring your grammar textbook to class so that we can finish the chapter on modifiers.
2. You do not have to bring your lit book to class. You will take background notes and maybe finish the movie.
3. Finish the assignment in the SATP books.
4. Don't forget 50 notecards are due on Thursday.
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01/28/2009
Do Now: complete & check SATP workbooks p. 81-96
Activities:
1. check grammar workbook - modifiers
Homework:
1. SATP workbooks - p. 97-113 (due Tues.)
2. Vocabulary Quiz
3. Note cards due 2/5/09
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01/09/2009
Do Now:
1. Copy words-of-the-day
a. parody - a satirical imitation
b. pallid - lacking color
2. SATP workbook p. 81-92
Objectives/Activities:
1. Complete & discuss Julius Caesar study guide
2. Check vocabulary workbook
Homework:
1. SATP workbook - finish p. 81-92
2. Vocabulary workbook p. 126; 143-148
3. Study for Julius Caesar test
4. Grammar workbook - finish p. 197-207
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01/08/2009
Do Now:
1. Vocabulary Workbooks
2. Copy words-of-the day
a. irascible - easily angered
b. aberration - something that differs from the norm
3. SATP workbook - check pages 73-80
Class Activities:
1. Grammar book - modifiers
a. check homework
2. Julius Caesar
a. check study guide
b. reading quiz
Homework:
1. vocabulary workbook p. 3-10
a. Lessons 1 & 2
b. omit ex. 1 from each lesson
2. grammar workbook p. 197-207 (not due until 1/15/09)
3. BE SURE YOUR JULIUS CAESAR STUDY GUIDE IS FINISHED!!
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12/14/2008
Check at the end of the previous review information to find the literature information.
STUDY!!!
12/12/2008
Well, here is the review for the exam. Study hard and if you are in 1st block and need help, see you about 7:30 AM on Monday.
By the way, 3rd block, AcaDec moved your papers to the bookcase so I have your Antigone & ASP tests!! So much for "fussing" because you did not put your names on the papers. Sorry!!! :(
Grammar
Chapter 22 Commas – Placements and Reasons
Chapter 23 p. 724 - 728 Semi-colons – Placements and Reasons
Chapter 23 p. 729 - 733 Colons – Placements and Reasons
Chapter 23 Semi-colons vs. Colons – Understanding the difference between the two
Chapter 24 p. 739 -743 Italics – Placements and Reasons
Chapter 24 p. 743 - 752 Quotation Marks – Placements and Reasons; Single vs. Double Quotation Marks
Chapter 24 Italics vs. Quotation Marks – Understanding the difference between the two
Chapter 21 Capitalization Check out the (3) chart p. 672
Chapter 16 p. 532 - 542 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Chapter 16 p. 512 - 531 Subject-Verb Agreement
Chapter 17 p. 546 - 566 Corrrect Pronoun Case
Chapter 17 p. 566 - 568 Clear Pronoun Reference
Chapter 20 Usage
Literature / Reading
BNW / Anti-Utopian Literature
Study background to anti-utopian/dystopian literature, characteristics of anti-utopian literature
Know author, major charcters of BNW, setting, basic plot, theme
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING:
From your old test, study these questions:
1,4,6,7,8,9,12,13,14,15,17 - look back over that entire list,18,19,20,21,23,24 - know the definitions, 25,26,28,29,32,34
Know the theme and definitions of personification, allusion, metaphor, hyperbole, simile, malapropism.
Know the characteristics of an Elizabethan comedy.
THINGS FALL APART:
Look over your old test
INDEPENDENT READING (You will answer the questions that are appropriate to the book you read.)
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY:
From your old test
Look over the matching on the 1st page and the multiple choice that begins at # 1 (2nd sheet) 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,11,14,15,16,17,20,21,23,24,28,29,30,
THE GOOD EARTH:
From your old test
Look over the matching, 17,20,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,40,41,44,46,50
ANTIGONE:
Know the history of Greek drama and conventions of Greek theater.
Know the parts of the theater, parts of the play, role of the chorus, messenger.
Know about the tragic hero and terms such as hubris, hamartia, anagnorsis, peripeteia, catharsis.
Most the information listed above can be found on your old ANTIGONE test.
1-48;66-70
A SEPARATE PEACE:
From the old test
1-4;7,8,13-16; 18-20; 22,23,26-28; 30-32; 36,38,39,41,42,45-50
JANE EYRE (There may be 5 questions on this test--not sure).
Know the six universal themes that we have talked about this semester.
SATP - There will 2 "cold" reads on the exam; one is a prose passage and the other is a poem. Questions are similar to those in your SATP workbook.
THERE ARE NO GLASS MENAGERIE QUESTIONS SINCE WE NEVER HAD TIME TO FULLY DISCUSS.
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12/08/2008
Do Now:
1. Copy words-of-the-day
a. contrite - penitent; eager to be forgiven
b. diaphanous - light, airy; transparent
c. ebullient - extremely lively; enthusiastic
Objectives/Activities:
1. check SATP workbook p. 59-60
2. check grammar excercises
3. discuss ACT I of Julius Caesar
Homework:
1. SATP workbook p. 61-70
2. Grammar workbook p. 296, 297, 298, 300, 301
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12/04/2008
Do Now:
1. Copy words of the day
a. 12/3 expiate - to make amends for; atone
b. 12/4 solicitous - concerned; attentive
2. SATP workbook p. 59-60
Objectives/Activities:
1. check SATP workbooks
2. check grammar diagnostic & discuss rules
3. begin reading ACT I of Julius Caesar
Homework:
1. grammar book - p.741-742 ex. 1 & ex. 2
2. finish reading ACT I of Julius Caesar
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12/02/2008
After the pronoun test, students worked on the following:
1. Purple lit book - read p. 535-542 (background to Julius Caesar)
2. grammar book - chapter 24 p. 738-739 Diagnostic Preview
3. SATP workbooks - p.48-56
Homework:
Finish what you did not finish in class
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11/17/2008
Today, only 3rd block finished the complete discussion of A Separate Peace. While I believe that any accelerated student should be able to interpret and analyze this book without much prompting from me, I have decided to postpone everyone's test until Friday so that 1st & 4th can have an opportunity to adequately discuss the novel.
For Wednesday, all classes will complete grammar workbook pages 152-159.
The test on pronouns has been moved to Tuesday, December 2.
The Vocabulary Quiz will be postponed until Thursday. I failed to "save" the flashcards. I will have to re-enter them; however, I will be unable to do so until Monday because I want to be sure the flashcard definitions match the definitions on the test. So I declare a Vocabulary Holiday.
All other assignments are still due on Tuesday.
1. A Separate Peace, chapters 11-13 study guide
2. Grammar worksheet
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10/30/2008
1st Block ONLY:
Come by my room and get an additional handout which you will need to study for the Antigone test. The other classes received theirs on Tuesday. Sorry!!
Tomorrow is the PLAN. All 10th graders will be involved in testing. Don't forget your canned food items. Remember that MCHS provided over 60% of the cans for the Food for Families Network.
10/27/2008
For 3rd & 4th only (since 1st will be in testing):
1. Study for your Antigone test. It will include all notes from Greek drama, handouts, quotes, and the play itself.
2. SATP workbook p. 30-34
3. Grammar workbook p. 139, 144, 147, 148, 149
4. Due on Monday: Separate Peace ch. 1-7; Jane Eyre journals ch. 1-7
5. Antigone test for 1st period.
GO JAGS!!! BEAT NORTHWEST RANKIN!! SEE ALL OF YOU AT THE GAME FRIDAY NIGHT!!!!
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10/24/2008
Today was a GREAT day in the Jungle. I hope you all have wonderful weekends.
Do Now:
1. Words-of-the-Day
a. accretion - slow growth in size
b. plentitude - superabundance
2. Check p. 16-20 in test prep book
10/16/2008
Do Now:
1. Words-of-the-Day
a. cadence - a rhythm, progression of sound
b. scurrilous - vulgar, coarse
c. contravene - to contradict, oppose, violate
d. umbrage - resentment, offense
e. vitriolic - having a caustic quality
f. nefarious - heinously villainous
2. Semicolon / colon exercise (15 sentence worksheet)
Objectives:
1. discuss grammar homework
2. begin reading Antigone
Homework:
Grammar workbook - p. 283-287
Monday, October 20 - Vocabulary quiz # 4 (flashcards are ready)
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10/08/2008
**You may begin purchasing A Separate Peace at Barnes & Nobles. You will need to have the book by October 22. Until the 22nd, we will work on writing, grammar, and ANTIGONE / Greek Drama.
***3rd & 4th blocks for NINE WEEKS info check the note dated 10/06/2008
Do Now:
1. Review for test
2. Copy words-of-the-day
a. Tues. 10/07 - undulate = to move in waves.
a. Wed. 10/08 - perfidious = disloyal, unfaithful
b. Thurs. 10/09 - latent = hidden, but capable of being exposed
Activities/Objectives:
1. Take Nine Weeks Test (1st block only) or review for Nine Weeks Test (3rd & 4th)
2. Begin advanced punctuation - semicolons, colons, quotation marks, underlining
Homework:
1. Study for GE / CBC quiz (all classes); study for nine weeks test - (3rd & 4th)
2. Grammar Textbook (1st only)
a. "Diagnotic Preview" p. 722-723 - answers only - # 1 - chess; however
(circle the semicolon or colon)
b. Copy the rules 23a, 23b, the l
list of conjunctive adverbs, the list of transitional expressions, the note, 23 c, & 23d
2. Grammar Workbooks (3rd & 4th only)
a. work pages 280-282
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10/06/2008
Congrats to the BAND for their All-Superior performance and overall grand championship. Sophomores, I hope you enjoyed your first MC homecoming!!
***Disclaimer: Your 9-weeks test is not limited to the following information (except VOCAB). In fact, you are responsible for all material covered this nine weeks. This is a BASIC review to help you organize your notes and study time.
For the Nine Weeks Test, study the following:
1. Know these VOCABULARY words -
egg, eminent, pedestrian, cavalier, mete, officious, succinct, verbose, tenacious, empheral, surreptitious, copious, voracious, languid, ruminate, augment,torrid, edification, diffident, waffle, spurious, nemesis, assuage, sublime, kismet, prudent, intrepid
2. Reading Comprehension / Literature
a. Review your Shakespeare notes - know the conventions of a comedy, info about the Globe, Shakespeare's career, his works
b. literary terms from Much Ado About Nothing - soliloquy, aside, metaphor, irony, simile, personification, malapropism
c. know the theme & basic plot of the play
d. Review influences on Huxley's writing and the characteristics of dystopian literature
e. Review names of characters and basic events of BRAVE NEW WORLD
3. Grammar
a. Usage -- chapter 20 beginning on p.636
b. Commas -- chapter 22 beginning on p.692
c. Agreement -- chapter 16 beginning on p.510
GO SOPHOMORES!!! I like your school spirit. I saw many famous "Rockers" today. Remember, tomorrow is WILD HAIR day.
Do Now:
1. Review Vocab. # 3
2. Words of the day
a. transmute - change or alter in form
b. ascetic - practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
Activities:
1. Vocabulary # 3 quiz
2. check & discuss grammar homework
3. group work on BNW.
**** Next week is HOMECOMING WEEK!****
Monday is Rocker Day.
Tuesday is Wild Hair Day.
Wednesday is Wild, Wild West Day.
For sophomores, Thursday is Kindergarten Day.
Friday is Spirit Day -- wear your BLUE & ORANGE!!
GOOD LUCK JAGS!!
Do Now:
SVA worksheet A
Activities:
1. Check homework for accuracy.
2. Continue BNW discussion.
Homework:
1. Study for vocab # 3 quiz. Synonym clusters are listed on 9/15/2008. Words of the day are in the flashcards.
2. Grammar textbook -- write ANSWERS ONLY :)
a. p. 527, Ex 9
b. p. 528, Ex 10
c. p. 530, Ex 11
d. p. 530, Rev. Ex. E
e. p. 531, Rev. Ex. F
f. p. 532, Rev. Ex. G
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09/23/2008
Today, the class took notes on background to BNW. This included influences on Huxley's writings and characteristics of dystopian literature. We will continue with a similar discussion tomorrow.
Homework:
grammar workbook: p. 112-117 (This will be graded for accuracy).
I think you are most interested in the homework so here it is:
1. Bring Brave New World to class.
2. Grammar textbook -- write the ANSWERS ONLY!!!
a. Read p. 512-514; work ex. 3
b. Read p. 516-518; work Ex. 5 & Review B
c. Read p. 520; work ex. 6
d. Read p. 522-524; work Ex. 8 & Review D
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09/15/2008
Hey, Everyone!! Thanks for being so very wonderful while Mrs. Penetta "subbed" for me. She said all the classes were good, but 4th was outstanding!! Sounds like a reward shall be forthcoming for 4th block. (Wait until the end of the month.)
Do Now:
1. Words of the Day
a. assuage - to relieve, to pacify
b. tractable - easily controlled
2. Improving Sentences # 1
(Yes, I heard about the whoever, whomever controversy. We will discuss in class tomorrow.)
Activities:
1. With partners, find examples of figurative language in Much Ado About Nothing.
2. With partners, find examples of the themes and motifs in the play.
Homework:
Comma Review Sheet
**We will grade and/or discuss all the commas worksheets so that you can prepare for the test.
We will also review for the Much Adao About Nothing test.
You will also receive your English II practice test score.
Tomorrow will be very busy, so be prepared!!!
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09/03/2008
Congrats to all those involved in Friday's athletic activities.
Do Now:
1. Words-of-the-Day
a. ruminate - to contemplate, reflect
b. stoic - unaffected by passion or feeling
c. despondent - feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless
d. augment - to add to, expand, enlarge, increase
2. Finish English II Practice Test
Objectives / Activities:
The students will . . .
1. watch powerpoint & take notes on Shakespeare's life / works
2. begin study of comma rules
Homework:
Grammar workbook - p. 264.267.268.270
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08/29/2008
Hey, sophomores, how do you feel? I hope you enjoyed your first MC pep rally. Most of you really joined in showing your school spirit. GO BLUE & ORANGE!! LET'S WIN, JAGS!!!
You also finished your first major test. I hope you feel CONFIDENT in your performance.
I know that you don't LIKE the English II practice test, but we must PERSEVERE!! We will attempt to finish it next week during the DO NOW time of Wednesday and Friday.
*****Because you are not finished with the English II practice test, we will have to spend part of Friday trying to finish the test. So, you do NOT have to bring any other materials to class on Friday. Be prepared to start as soon as everyone finishes the USAGE TEST.*****
Do Now:
1. Words of the Day
a. ostracism - exclusion from a group
b. perjorative - derogatory, uncomplimentary
2. Teest Prep - PSAT # 7
Objectives/Activities:
1. Discuss Double Negatives
2. English II Practice Test
Homework:
1. Study for Usage TEST.
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08/25/2008
Do Now:
1. Words of the Day
a. inimical - hostile, enemylike
b. propitious - favorable
2. Test Prep - PSAT # 6
Objectives/Activities:
1. Check homework.
2. English II Practice Test
Homework:
1st only
From the Grammar Book--
1. p. 649-650, Ex. 5 -- answers only
2. p. 653, Ex. 7 -- corrections only
3. p. 654-655, Rev. Ex. A & Rev. Ex. B -- answers only
We will spend at least 45 minutes of class working in the practice test for SATP English II.
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08/22/2008
TGIF!!!
Do Now:
1. Copy words of the day
2. Test Prep - PSAT # 5
Objectivies: The students
1. checked homework -- grammar worksheets
2. organized test folders
Homework:
1. MAAN study guide MUST be finished.
2. 1st only -- grammar worksheets
3. 3rd & 4th -- from grammar text
p. 649-650 , Ex 5 -- answers only
p. 653, Ex. 7 -- corrections only
p. 654-655, Review Ex. A and Review Ex. B -- answers only
I received good reports from all the teachers who help cover 3rd & 4th periods on Tuesday. Thank you for your cooperation. Because of my absence on Tuesday afternoon, the classes are a little out of sync. First block did not receive the grammar worksheets, and fourth block did not work on the Much Ado About Nothing study guide. I hope to have all classes on schedule after tomorrow.
Here is a basic list of what has been going on:
1. All summer reading quizzes have been completed.
2. Vocab # 1 quiz has been completed.
3. Life of Pi activity completed.
The assigned homework was to finish the MAAN study guide. However, because 4th block didn't get the study guide until the end of class, I would be unreasonable to expect them to finish it in one night. So, I will be checking ACTS I & II tomorrow.
08/16/2008
Thanks for a great week! Now, you must continue the pace and continue to strive for excellence.
The flashcards now have the words of the day so you should be able to study them for the quiz. Remember that the vocab quiz will inclue list # 1, the synonym clusters(see notes from Wednesday),and the words of the day. The test will be multiple choice, matching, and fill in the blank. Good Luck!!
Do Now:
1. Copy words-of-the-day
a. efficacious - having desired results; effective as a remedy
b. privation - lack of the usual comforts or necessities of life
2. Test Prep # 4 - PSAT
Objectives/Activities: The students . . .
1. checked usage homework
2. completed TFA quiz (1st only)
3. completed BNW quiz (3rd & 4th)
4. completed a group activity for LoP
Homework:
1. study for vocab quiz # 1
2. study for BNW quiz (1st only)
3. bring $10 for SATP workbooks
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND ENCOURAGE YOUR PARENTS TO ATTEND BACK-TO-SCHOOL/OPEN HOUSE ON MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008.
Today was another ROCK AND ROLL day. KUDOS for establishing a quick pace here at the beginning of the school year.
The one activity that was not covered in all classes was developing those synonym clusters for the vocabulary quiz. Here are the vocab words and the synonyms that go along with them:
succinct - curt, laconic, terse, pithy
verbose - grandiloquent, garrulous, loquacious, prolix, turgid
diatribe - tirade, harangue, philippic, denunciation, berating
languid - langorous, lethargic, enervated, torpid, phlegmatic
gregarious - convivial, cordial, genial
Do Now:
1. Copy the Word-of-the-Day
a. grandiloquence - lofty, pompous language
b. potable - suitable for drinking
2. Test Prep # 3 PSAT
Objectives/Activities: The students . . .
1. completed pretest
(1st) - MAAN
(3rd & 4th) - TFA
2. discussed usage rules from grammar text
3. (3rd & 4th only) group work - LoP
Homework:
1. complete usage worksheet for accuracy.
2. study for pretest/quiz
(1st) TFA
(3rd & 4th) BNW
We've had two very busy days, and of course, there is no slowing down. Thanks to all of you who have emailed me and registered in the "Notify Me" link. In class, the following activities/objectives were covered:
Do Now:
1. Test Prep # 2
2. Discussed Vocabulary lists
Objectives/Activites: The students . . .
1. completed pretest/quiz on Much Ado About Nothing
2. checked and discussed the rules for Usage Homework # 1
Homework:
1. Study for pretest/quiz on Things Fall Apart
2. Bring Life of Pi to class
In class on Wednesday, after the quiz is finished for TFA, you will complete a group activity for LoP and then work on usage rules (YEA!!)and synonym clusters.
WOW! Everyone did an outstanding job yesterday. From completing the DO NOW to covering the handbook, you all were AWESOME! I hope you are not feeling overwhelmed at the moment. Just relax--over the next few days, you will develop a routine, and you will be fine. I am expecting you to achieve excellence; therefore, you must work diligently--DON'T BE A SLACKER!
Thanks to Chase for responding to the challenge to find the principal parts of "swing."
Welcome to Mrs. Reed's Accelerated English II webpage.
I hope you have had a wonderful summer and are now ready to start a challenging school year.
This webpage will provide assignments and information about what is happening in the class. Please get into the habit of checking daily for updates. In addition, if you will click "Notify Me" at the top of the box and add your email address, you will receive a 100 for a daily grade. This must be done by 8:00 AM, Monday, August 11, 2008.
*****We will spend a great deal of time learning vocabulary. See if you can translate this "P-SAT speak" sentence into everyday use.
Fatuous pedants agglomerate abstruse vocabularies to obfuscate meaning.
Here is a brief look at what we will do on Thursday:
Do Now:
1. Distribute all forms
2. Work Test Prep # 1 (PSAT)
3. Word of the Day
Objectives: Students will. . .
1. Complete all forms
2. Discuss syllabus and expectations
2. Become familiar with class procedures
3. "Get Acquainted"
4. Turn in 5 x 8 book cards (+10 on each test, if cards turned in on first day of class; +5 if turned in on second day of class)
Homework:
1. Study for Much Ado About Nothing pretest
2. Write a short essay on "How I Plan to Achieve Excellence in English"
3. Usage worksheet - overview
4. Parent signature on procedures form
Upcoming due dates and quizzes:
5. Email Mrs. Reed (Notify Me from schoolnotes.com)- (must be done by 8/11)
6. Things Fall Apart pretest - Tuesday, 8/12
7. Brave New World pretest - Thursday, 8/14
8. Parents email to Mrs. Reed (must be done by 8/15)
9. Students email to Mrs. Reed (must be done by 8/15)
10. Vocabulary Quiz # 1 - Tuesday, 8/19
11. Usage Test - Thursday, 8/21
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