Friday, September 30, 2011

1. SSR

2. Adjective or Adverb?

3. Around the World: Parts of Speech

Homework:

• Read and Annotate The Odyssey (Book 9: Stanzas 6-10)
• Revise sentences

Thursday, September 29, 2011

1. Quickwrite:

Have you ever been diverted from achieving an important goal by something that temporarily seemed more attractive? What did you need to overcome the distraction? Or were you unable to overcome it? Explain.  If you cannot recall an example from your life, feel free to be creative in your response!

2. Cornell Notes: Adverbs

3. Vote with Your Feet: Odyssey Anticipation Guide

Homework:  

• Read and Annotate Stanzas 1 through 5 of The Odyssey (Book 9)

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

1. SSR

2. Cornell Notes: Verb Moods

3. Verbisections

4. Odyssey Presentation

5. Presentation Quiz

6. Annotations Modeling

Homework:

• Verbisections (6, 7, 8)
• Annotations Individual Practice

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

1. Quickwrite: Describe your feelings about marriage.  Do you need to be married to have that level of commitment?  What does that commitment entail?  Give specific examples and think about the relationship of Odysseus and Penelope, as well as the families of modern day soldiers.
2. Iliad Discussion Questions
3. Odyssey Presentations

Homework:

• Presentations Quiz Tomorrow  

Monday, September 26, 2011

1. SSR
2. Odyssey Presentations
3. Odyssey Reflection Questions

Homework:

• The Iliad Summary and Questions 

Meet and greet tonight from 4 to 7 pm!  Come pick up your interim report and visit with your teachers!

Friday, September 23, 2011

1. SSR
2. Capp Day! 
3. Transitive Intransitive Verbs

Homework:

• The Odyssey Anticipation Guide 

Thursday, September 22, 2011

1. Quickwrite:

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following quotes and the assignment below.

 “Success is not a place at which one arrives but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey.” –Alex Noble

----or----

“When you have completed 95 percent of your journey, you are only halfway there.” –Japanese proverb

Plan and write an entry in which you develop your point of view on one of the quotes. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

2. Student Email Overview

3. The Odyssey Small Group Research Project

Homework:

• Research Presentations Due Tomorrow!
• The Odyssey Anticipation Guide Due Monday, September 26th

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

1. Masks

2. Small Group Research Projects

Homework:

• Presentations due Friday, September 23rd
• Odyssey Anticipation Guide Due Monday, September 26th

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

1. Quickwrite:  Who are your heroes?  Explain why with specific details.
2. The Odyssey Small Group Research Project

Homework:

• The Odyssey Anticipation Guide (due Friday)
• Research presentations due Friday

Monday, September 19, 2011

1. SSR
2. "To Be" Verbs: Why is it more effective to use stronger verbs?
3. Verbs are Tense!
4. "Bonny Barbara Allan" & "Ballad of the Landlord" (#1,2, 6-9)

Homework: 

• Verbs are Tense in the Gettysburg Address  

Friday, September 16, 2011

1. SSR
2. Grammar Focus: Verbs

• Active/Passive Voice
• Action/Linking Verbs
• To Be Verbs
• Parallel Tense

3. Poetry Focus: Meter
4. "To Be" Verbs Analyzer 
5. Cornell Notes: Ballad & Consonance/Assonance
6. "Bonny Barbara Allan" & "Ballad of the Landlord"

Homework:

• Verb Handout

• To Be Verbs Analyzer:  

1. Type an 8-10 sentence paragraph (topic of choice).  
2. Copy and paste the paragraph into the box on the To Be Verbs Analyzer website.   
3. Click on the CHECK button.  
4. Record the percentage of "to be" verbs in your paragraph.
5. Revise the paragraph to strengthen the verbs.
6. Copy and paste the revised paragraph into the box on the To Be Verbs Analyzer website.    
7. Click on the CHECK button.
8. Your final paragraph must have 20% or less "to be" verbs.

Bring the original and revised paragraphs to class on Monday!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

1. Quickwrite: Writer's Toolbox (First Sentence or Last Words)

2. "Six Word Memoir" Off

3. Grammar Focus: Verbs

4. Sounds of Poetry

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

1. SSR
2. Adjective or Noun? (Magic Lens, 28)
3. Six Word Memoirs
4. September 11th Nonfiction Texts

Homework:

• Finish September 11th Questions
• Six Word Memoir for September 11th

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

1. Quickwrite: Free write!
2. Adjectives
3. Good or Well?
4. September 11th Nonfiction Texts
  

Monday, September 12, 2011

1. SSR

2. Presidential Pronouns

3. Grammar Rant

4. September 11th Nonfiction Texts

• • from 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers  
  • from The 9/11 Report
  • FDNY Incident Action Plan October 27, 2011
  
  
  Homework:   Write a Dear Abby letter and response about your grammar pet peeve(s). It should describe the grammar error, explain why it is wrong, and include a response to the letter.
  

Friday, September 9, 2011

Timed Writing #1 (Poetry Analysis)

Homework:

• Presidential Pronouns (read NY Times article and answer discussion questions)

Thursday, September 8, 2011

1. Quickwrite: In what kinds of jobs is it routine to risk one’s life and why are some people attracted to these jobs?  What kinds of jobs attract you?  Why?

2.  Timed Writing 

• Understanding the Rubric
• Analyzing the Prompt
• Evaluating Sample Essays

Homework:

•  Revisit the TPCASTT for the poem of your choice (this will be a tool for use on your timed essay tomorrow!)

Reminder: 
Freshman Tailgate tonight @ 5pm!  Wear your Freshmen T-shirt for free food and admission into the JV game (6pm)!

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

1. Media Center Visit
2. SSR
3. GLURP Bag Presentations
4. TT discussion "The Taxi"
5. Individual Choice TPCASTT
Homework:
Complete TPCASTT on poem of choice (prewriting for timed essay Friday)

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

1. Quickwrite: Write a letter to someone/thing that you miss dearly.  The letter may be written in verse or prose and may be comical or serious in tone.

2. GLURP Bag Presentations

3. Can We Agree? Trade and Grade

4. Pronoun Classification (#6-15 on page 22 in Magic Lens) 

5. TPCASTT and "The Taxi"

Homework:

• Finish the final two Ts of TPCASST (title and theme)