November 23-25
NO WORD POWER THIS WEEK.We will go over last week's DGP sentence on Monday.
11/23 Discussion of chapters 2-3 of Lord of the Flies. Be prepared for a discussion based on the study guide (on the green half sheet) handed out in class. Homework: Read chapters 4-5 and update character journals for Wednesday.
11/24 New vocabulary words (due Monday). Time to read, work on vocabulary, practice memorizing poem, and meet with me for writing conferences.
11/25 Symbolism activity. In group determine which symbol you will track for journal #2. Homework: read chapters 6-7 and update journals for Monday
Week 11
NO WORD POWER THIS WEEK OR NEXT.
DGP # 10 can you lend harry and me that literary calvacade magazine or does your group need it to finish the assignment
11/16 Vocabulary definitions due. DGP parts of speech. Activity: the tone map for poetry. Homework: 1. Use 5 (or more) of the vocabulary words to write a paragraph that expresses a tone of your choice, then explain how your diction conveys the tone you chose (due Friday) 2. Create a tone map for the poem you have chosen to memorize for Dec. 3rd recitation (due tomorrow).
11/ 17 DGP sentence parts. Poetry tone map due. More work with analyzing tone.
11/18 Introductory activities for Lord of the Flies. Homework: Read chapter 1.
11/19 Discusssion of chapter 1. Set up reading journals. Homework: For Monday, read chapters 2-3, answer questions on 1/2 sheet, and collect quotes for characters.
11/20 Vocabulary paragraphs due. Work in groups to determine tone. Homework: Lord of the Flies assignments (see above)
Week 10
DGP # 9 i must have drunk four cups of cocoa because I was frozen from skating on lake kenton
11/9 Typed rough draft due for paper exchange activity with partner. Final draft due Thursday. Homework: Go to Poetryoutloud.org and print a copy of the poem you are going to memorize and bring it to class tomorrow. Read Word Power sessions 11-12 this week.
11/10 Information about Poetry Out Loud competition. I will be available to help with your essays. B-C-D vocabulary words due on Monday. Use the handout provided in class to write down your definitions. Words: 1. belie 2. bellicose 3. bowdlerize 4. bilious 5. chicanery 6. churlish 7. circumlocution 8. confabulate 9. caveat 10. cant 11. cogent 12. capacious 13. deleterious 14. diffident 15. disapprobation 16. desultory
11/11 No School---Veteran's Day
11/12 Final draft of essay due. Please bring all rough drafts as well. We will be discussing denotation and connotation.
11/13 Word power 11-12 test. Tone maps for poems.
Week 9 DGP # 8 wally was eager to prove that his dog blue was different from the other hunting dogs
Read Word Power sessions 9-10 this week.
Select a poem from PoetryOutLoud.org web site to memorize by Tuesday, November 10th.
11/02-11/03 Watch film:Dead Poet's Society. Film guide. As you watch, think about how the characters relate to the idea of the hero's journey, as well as whether the story fits the definitions of tragedy we discussed in class. Homework: look over the essay prompts and write three thesis statements. (You wil eventually choose your best one.)
11/04 Brainstorming for essay prompts. Homework: DGP for the week will be graded and entered in the gradebook on Thursday. Bring rough draft of essay to class tomorrow.
11/05 DGP for the week due. Essay: We will work on how to organize your body paragraphs and you will share your essay plan with a partner. Homework: Start drafting your essay. A complete, typed, double-spaced rough draft is due on Monday.
11/06 Word Power 9-10 test Homework: rough draft of essay due on Monday for partner paper exchange activity. The final draft will be due on Thursday, November 12. Select a poem to memorize if you have not already.
Week 8
DGP # 7 the southside babtist church sponsored a festival my mother bought some french pastries there
10/26 DGP parts of speech. Read Arthur Miller's "Tragedy and the Common Man" in groups and turn in assignment that 1.)summarizes his key points, and 2.) notes how his definition is different than Aristotle's definition. Homework: Word Power #7-8 for Friday.
10/27 DGP sentence parts + diagram. Archetypes: recognition and practice. Read "The Green Knight" and Sandra Cisneros' "The Monkey Garden."
10/28 DGP sentence type and punctuation. Hero's journey. Preparation for film: Dead Poet's Society: poetry and archetypes.Homework:Read and annotate the poems handed out today. Look for figurative language, sound effects, rhyme scheme, etc. Try to figure out the poet's point. Be ready to discuss them tomorrow.
10/29 Discuss poems from Dead Poet's Society
10/30 Word Power test on #7-8. Film. Next week we will begin an essay in which you will synthesize your understanding of archetypes, Greek tragedy, and Dead Poet's Society. Have a safe and fun Halloween! Look on the Poetry Out Loud web site and select a poem to memorize!
DGP # 6 Mahua enjoys flying kites so we bought her a new ball of string
10/19 Oedipus test (read through your notes several times). DGP. More work with "A" words. More on Archetypes. Word Power #6.
10/20 Archetypes and Hero's journey. Organize your notebooks to turn in tomorrow.
10/21 Read Antigone. As you read, come up with at least 5 discussion prompts (comments or questions).antigone_discussion.pdf (23.3 k)
10/22 Circle discussion on Antigone. Word Power #6 quiz.
10/23 No school--teacher inservice
Week 6
DGP#5 the four men worked hard to finish the job their boss gave them a large bonus
10/12 "A" word vocabulary assignment due. Oedipus: Scene II, and Ode II Homework: Word Power sessions 4-5 for Friday. Read Scenes III-IV.
10/13 Notes on Oedipus + Scenes III. Write three simple sentences using words 1-3 on "A" list.
10/14 Write three complex sentences using words 4-6 on "A" list. Imagery assignment. Scene IV-Ode IV
10/16 Write two compound sentences using words 7-10 from "A" list. Irony assignment. Notes on elements of Greek Tragedy. Homework: define "archetype" and "hero's journey" (quest) for tomorrow.
10/16 Word Power sessions 4-5 test. Homework: Oedipus test on Monday. Read through all of your notes.
Week 5
Dgp # 4 breck and jolie drove their cars for a long time and then found themselves in arkansas
10/5 DGP parts of speech. Finish Greek god presentations. Homework:Do Word Power session 3 for Friday. Have your quotes about Oedipus ready for tomorrow (see 10/2 for prompt)
10/6 What makes a good leader? Share quotes from your homework. Discuss significance of the gods. We will begin reading the play in class. Homework: read scene 1 and look for examples of paradox and oxymoron for Thursday. Study for Greek god test.
10/7 Counselors will be here to talk about the PSAT. Greek God test. Homework: Read scene 1, see above.
"A" words: 1. abjure 2. abrogate 3. abstemious 4. acumen 5. antebellum 6. auspicious 7. arcane 8. attenuate 9. axiomatic 10. antediluvian 11. alacirity 12. autodidact 13. aphorism 14. addle 15. asperity 16. ameliorate 17 acrimonious 18. allegory 19. anachronism 20.aesthetic
Write a full definition and part of speech for Monday. This goes in the vocab section of your style notebook.
10/8 Read scene 1 in class. Homework: read scene 2
10/9 Word Power test on session 3 + DGP quiz. Read scene 2
Week 4
DGP #3 standing on a ladder i slipped and broke a window
9/28 Dgp parts of speech. Peer editing of essay outline. Homework: Do sessions 1-2 in Word Power, test on Friday. Add a concluding sentence to your essay outline: This essay plan proves............ This should be an abstract idea that has been proved and supported in your essay.
9/29 DGP sentence parts. Library for Greek god research. Homework: final draft of essay outline due tomorrow.
9/30 Essay outline due. Library for work on Greek god presentations.
10/1 Background information on Greek tragedies/Oedipus. Pass out books. Review vocabulary words.
10/2 Greek God presentations. Word power quiz. Homework: Read through the the "prologue" and "parados" and make a list of Oedipus' characteristics based on what other people say about him and based on what he says about himself. Include a full or partial quote, the page number, and the characteristic you glean about Oedipus. Also, look for a reference to your greek god or goddess and try to figure out the significance of the reference. Do Word Power session 3 for next Friday.
Week 3
DGP sentence: someones copy of ethan frome a novel was found in the room but my copy of the play our town in missing
9/21 DGP parts of speech. Thesis statements. Find 10-15 quotes to support your thesis for tomorrow. Remember to include page numbers. Read "My Name" essays for extra credit.
9/22 DGP sentence parts. We will discuss how the inductive process works in writing. You will decide which of your quotes fit together to support your thesis statement. We will discuss how to look for patterns and then create topic sentences that prove the thesis.
9/23 We will discuss topic sentences and how to organize a multiparagraph essay. Homework: write three topic sentences that support your thesis and that can be proved using the quotes you selected. Include an explanation of why the quotes and topic sentence are significant and how they prove the thesis. This is due on Friday. Be prepared to share in small groups how you would organize your essay.
9/24 DGP punctuation. Vocabulary pretest. Finish reading "My Name" essays to the class.Buy Word Power. Session 1-2 test next Friday!
9/25 DGP diagram.Share your essay plan: thesis, topic sentences, quotes, and a discussion of how you would prove your theme (induction). A final draft of this will be due on Monday. Each section will include the metacognitive piece where you will discuss how you would go about building your argument in support of the thesis. Homework: Word Power sessions 1-2; test on Oct. 2.
Week 2
9/14 DGP parts of speech. Share your "My Name" essay in writing groups. Homework: revise essay for tomorrow.
9/15 DGP sentence parts. Final day of peer revision on the "My Name" essay. We will begin working with The Good Earth. Homework: bring five discussion questions for tomorrow; come up with a theme idea/ thesis statement on theme for The Good Earth. Work on final draft of name essay.
9/16 DGP sentence type.Final draft of "My Name" essay due. Student-led discussion on The Good Earth. While you listen to the discussion, take notes on ideas that are relevant to your theme idea. Homework: come up with a thesis statement for tomorrow.
9/17 DGP punctuation. Writing workshop: thesis statements. Homework: come up with three ideas to support your thesis statement.
9/18 DGP diagram. Vocabulary pre-test
Week 1
9/9/09 Your summer assignment will be checked off. Quiz on The Good Earth. Overview of the year.
9/10 Honors 10 Syllabus Read the essay "My Name" by Sandra Cisneros. We will discuss what she says and how she says it. Annotate the essay, and take notes on your own name in preparation for a style imitation essay. Homework: Do some research and take notes on your names.
9/11 Small groups will share prewriting ideas. Homework:Typed draft of "My Name" style imitation essay is due Monday. Signed syllabus is due Monday. What part of speech are you? We will begin DGP on Monday; as a review of the parts of speech, I would like to to choose one that describes you and be prepared to explain why.