11/2-6/09
11/2 (Mon) - complete Salem historical film; begin discussion of modern "witch hunts" - Kearn Country example/McCarthyism
11/3 (Tues) - Kearn County "Witch Hunt" 2009 documentary; DUE - read Arthur Miller's The Crucible "overture" - write a fully developed paragraph describing 2 DIFFERENCES and 2 SIMILARITIES between Arthur Miller's version of history and the lecture/film version. You must fully incorporate 2 direct quotes from Miller's Overture within your paragraphs. 15 pts!!
11/4 (Wed) - Kearn County documentary
11/5 (Thurs) - Kearn County documentary; reading Act I of The Crucible, handed out study guide/vocab sheets
11/6 (Fri) - Crucible Vocab Sheet #1 (CV1) DUE; continue Act I reading
Checking in Act I study guide questions on WEDNESDAY November 11th - answers MUST be written in your notebook, using complete sentences for full credit (2 pts per question)
Here are the vocab words that will be on the Quarter One exam:
accost, animadversion, carping, cavort, celerity, concord, congeal, consummate, credence, decry, disarray, emulate, evince, exhume, exigency, feckless, flotsam, gambit, grouse, insatiable, intransigent, invidious, largesse, mordant, murky, myopic, nefarious, overt, pejorative, reconnaisance, recumbant, sacrilege, strategem, substantiate, verbiage
ColonistLecture.doc for those who would like to review your notes against my lecture notes!
10/26-30/09
10/26 (Mon) - continue Salem film
10/28 (Wed) - DUE: study guide, provide vocab words, continue film
10/29 (Thurs) - Quarter Exams
10/30 (Fri) - Quarter Exams
10/19-23/09
10/19 (Mon) - Colonist Lecture: English Revolution (1640s) to pre-Salem (1690's)
10/20 (Tues) - DUE: read both Anne Bradstreet poems, summarize each and complete worksheet handout, continue lecture
10/21 (Wed) - DUE: Examination of Sarah Good, summarize and complete worksheet handout, continue lecture
10/22 (Thurs) - Vocab Unit 4 Due; begin film
10/23 (Fri) - Vocab Unit 4 Quiz; continue film
10/12-16/09
10/12 (Mon) - No School - Columbus Day
10/13 (Tues) - No School - Teacher In-service
10/14 (Wed) - PLAN/PSAT testing - 1/2 day - no regular classes
10/15 (Thurs) - Wounded Knee/Little Big Horn slide show
10/16 (Fri) - Wounded Knee/ Little Big Horn slide show
10/5-9/09
10/5 (Mon) - Viewing film "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee"
10/6 (Tues) - film reflection due; continue viewing
10/7 (Wed) - DUE: Read "Blue Highways" excerpt in book, summarize excerpt
10/8 (Thurs) - film reflection due
10/9 (Fri) - DUE: Read "My Sojourn..." & summarize story
9/28-10/2/09
9/28 (Mon) - Colonist Lecture (continued) TAKE GOOD NOTES!
9/29 (Tues) - Due Today: read "Of Plymouth Plantation" pp 83-88, due the following in your notebook:
1. Summarize entire selection
2. Paraphrase (using in-text citation) the "First Thanksgiving" passage
3. Complete Lit Analysis chart - incorporating ONE partial direct quote from primary source. (use in-text citation)
9/30 (Wed) - complete Colonist Lecture/slide-show, begin Equaino
10/1 (Thurs) - Due Today: read Equaino's "...Interesting Narrative" pp 93-99: summarize selection and chooes THREE direct quotes that give vivid pictures of conditions/slavery. Incorporate these quotes into your paragraph. (2 paragraphs: 1) summarize entire 2) discuss what you've learned about slave conditions, using direct quotes to support your opinion.) Vocab Unit 3 Due
10/2 (Fri) - Vocab Unit 3 Quiz
9/21-25/09
9/21 (Mon) - Read "Way to Rainy Mountain" DUE today- Summarize & answer related questions (place in notebook)
9/22 (Tues) - Creating Study Guides: Help Yourself! Unit 1 Part 1 Quiz; ACT Book Exercises 1-3 Due TODAY!
9/23 (Wed) - Read "La Relacion" pp 73-78, Summarize and extended response answer to #5 & 6 (p 78) (responses should be 1/2 page each for full credit! DON'T FORGET PAGE #s and Specific Example from text!) Continue Grammar Mini-Lesson (Capitalization wksht - due tomorrow)
9/24 (Thurs) - Unit 1 Literature Quiz: Grammar Worksheet (using punctuation to repair broken sentences...) Due today; Colonization Lecture/slide-show - take GREAT NOTES!
9/25 (Fri) - Grammar Quiz (shortened class period) "Plymouth" postponed until next week!
I hope to have ALL Simpson papers graded ONLINE this week! Please begin checking on 9/25. My comments, rubric, score, etc. will be viewable through turnitin.com! I've taken a LOT of time to respond to your work - so please read my comments!
Up to THREE EXTRA CREDIT POINTS for thoughtful post on English III Discussion Board Posts DUE SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT!
9/14-18/09
9/14 (Mon) - Coyote Stories (Coyote & Buffalo, Fox & Coyote & Whale) & Summarize each in your notebook (2nd & 4/6 DUE today...8th hr, reading in class today - DUE tomorrow)
9/15 (Tues) - Continue/Finish Coyote Trickster discussion/ begin in-class PSAT practice questions
9/16 (Wed) - continue PSAT practice questions; read "Man to Send Rain Clouds," summarize story, write specific examples for ALL three types of conflict (see your notes from mini-lecture!)
9/17 (Thurs) - ACT Reading Pre-Test!!!! Vocab Unit 2 Due
9/18 (Fri) - Vocab Unit 2 QUIZ today!
Up to THREE EXTRA CREDIT POINTS for thoughtful post on English III Discussion Board Posts DUE SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT!
9/7-11/09
9/7 (Mon) - Labor Day
9/8 (Tues) - Simpson Paper due this morning - 8am (through
www.turnitin.com) review Myth lecture
9/9 (Wed) - "World on a Turtle's Back" & worksheet questions due (write answers in notebook); Guidance discussion: college and ACT!!!
9/10 (Thurs) - ACT English Pretest! bring your pencil!
9/11 (Fri) - read all Native American songs & summarize each one in notebook
8/31 - 9/4/09
8/31 (Mon) - LIT Book Cover (5 pts extra credit!) due today; Lecture: Smiley-Face Tricks ; Stonehenge Free-Write
CreationStoryStonehenge.doc
9/1 (Tues) - Viewing Simpson's episode "Lisa the Iconoclast"
- Writing Assignment #1
WritingAssignment1.docdue Tues. 9/8 8am! (through WriteCycle)
9/2 (Wed) - IN LIBRARY - all students should have an email acct and access paperwork! set up WriteCycle/TurnItIn acct
9/3 (Thurs) - Vocab Unit 1 due; LECTURE: Native American Myth (with ppt)
CreationMythandFolktale.pptx begin reading "World on a Turtle's Back" in lit book:
9/4 (Fri) - Vocab Unit 1 Quiz, continue reading "Turtle's Back" in class - DON'T FORGET YOUR PAPER IS DUE TUESDAY 9/8 8AM!!!
THREE EXTRA CREDIT POINTS for thoughtful post on English III Discussion Board Posts DUE SATURDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT!
8/24-28/09
8/24 (Mon) - InService
8/25 (Tues) - InService/ 6-7:30pm Mentor WalkThrough
8/26 (Wed) - Freshman Orientation
8/28 (Fri) - Lecture: Effective Note-taking; SLANT exercise; assign 5 ec pts for Mon - cover your LIT book!
cornellnotetaking.pdf