Monday, December 13, 2010.

1) Antigone Fill-In...TEST check in class.

2) Work on study guide.

Tomorrow: Per. 2 and 5 Finals

Friday, December 10, 2010.

Antigone Open-Book TEST

Wednesday, December 8, 2010.

1. Turned in completed Vocabulary Lessons 6 and 7.

2. Distributed Final Exam Study Guide.

3. Removed from GUM workbook pp.
264-270
294
370-371
383-384
280-282
300
313-314
151-155
Attach (staple) to Final Exam Study Guide.

4. Antigone Exodos Per. 1 & 4 Finish the play. Distributed and discussed questions for Scene 5 and Exodos.

5. View the end of Of Mice and Men film.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010.

IMPORTANT: Bring Vocabulary Workshop Lessons 6 and 7 tomorrow for a quiz grade.

1. Notes for Antigone:

Prologue: Intro to problem. Antigone asks Ismene to help her bury their brother Polyneices. Ismene is afraid and refuses to disobey the laws of the State. Antigone states the laws of the gods are greater than the laws of the State.

Parados: The chorus relates events of the battle. The last stanza reveals a hopeful mood.

Scene 1: Creon sets forth his decree. Anyone who buries Polyneices is condemned to stoning to death in the public square. A Sentry arrives to tell Creon that someone has buried Polyneices' body. Creon accuses Sentry of bribery and threatens the Sentry with death.
Ode 1: Man has conquered land, beast, air, and the word, but death he has not.

Scene 2: Antigone is arrested. She defends her action stating that she follows the laws of the gods, who require a body to receive proper burial.

Ode 2: "Man's little pleasure is the spring of sorrow." Man cannot offend the gods and escape punishment.

Scene 3: Haemon attempts to convince his father, Creon, to release Antigone by setting forth a rational argument. Creon becomes obfuscated (angry) and makes derogatory comments about women being inferior.

Ode 3: Unconquerable love.

Scene 4: Antigone is taken to the vault. She asks for pity from the chorus.

Scene 5: Teiresias attempts to convince Creon to release Antigone and bury Polyneices, but Creon refuses, accusing Teiresias of bribery. Teiresias warns Creon of disaster if Creon does not change his mind. The Choragos gives Creon advice stating the Teiresias' prophecies have never been wrong. Creon changes his mind.

Paean: The chorus prays to the gods for mercy.

Exodos: The unraveling of the plot.

Monday, December 6, 2010.

Final Exam essay. If you were absent, you need to make this final ASAP.

Friday, December 3, 2010.

1. Complete reading of Antigone Scene 1, Ode 1 and Scene 2, Ode 2.

2. Passed out graded work for folder.

3. Vocabulary Quiz 5.

HOMEWORK: Complete question handouts for Antigone: Prologue and Scenes 1 and 2.

Don't forget to complete Lessons 6 and 7. Bring completed on Wednesday, 12/8

Thursday, December 2, 2010.

1. Check Voc. Lesson 5. Study for quiz tomorrow.

NOTE: Lessons 6 and 7 are due December 8, (Wednesday) for a quiz grade. Do not forget to bring them in completed.


2. Read Antigone.

Notes: All action in the play occurs off-stage. The setting is the front of Creon's palace. Characterization of Antigone, Ismene, and Creon. Sentry creates light mood, comic relief, contrasting with Creon's rigid, chastising position.Finish Parados.

We completed questions 1-5 in class. We began TAKS-style questions. Finish for homework.
Begin reading Scene 1, Ode 1; Scene 2, Ode 2.

Monday, November 29, 2010.

1. Turn in Of Mice and Men essay [final draft].

Make sure you underlined the thesis and topic sentences; highlight your quotes.
Make sure you cited your quotes correctly. "x..klhgh;;slkjf" (23).
Make sure you have a title: "Of Mice and Men essay" is NOT a title.
Make sure you had two people revise with the checklist rubric on the back of essay handout.
Staple your final draft over your rough draft.
Insert into the packet [without stapling the essays to the packet]
Turn in.

2. Make sure you turned in Of Mice and Men Chapters 1-6 + the character chart.
Make sure all your responses are clear, in complete sentences, and do not begin with a pronoun.

3. Film Of Mice and Men. Take notes to transfer responses to your question handout.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010.

1. Peer review Of Mice and Men essay. Bring final draft on Monday, 11/29.

2. Begin viewing film version of Of Mice and Men. Take notes. Read question handout before viewing.

NOTE: Make sure you have turned in SSR Log 3, OMM Ch. 1-6 + chart, and essay.

Monday, November 22, 2010.

1. Of Mice and Men TEST

2. Complete rough draft of Of Mice and Men essay. Finish for homework and bring tomorrow.

Friday, November 19, 2010.

1. OMM Vocabulary Quiz 4.

2. Of Mice and Men essay. Those students who were prepared with their quotes began writing their essays.

Of Mice and Men TEST: Monday, November 22. Study all focus questions, notes, and biography.

Thursday, November 18, 2010.

1. SSR and LOG

2. Passed out Vocabulary word list for quiz tomorrow:
Study guide for OMM vocabulary quiz 4 tomorrow, Friday 11/19.

scrappy: (adj) fond of fighting; aggressive
scuttle: (verb) to move quickly, especially from danger
skeptical: (adjective) having doubt about whether something is true or not. (skeptically is the adverb form.)
snivel: (verb) to cry or whine in a tearful way
subside: (verb) to become less active/intense; to calm down
sulk: (verb) to show resentment sulkily: (adverb) to do something with resentment.
swamper: (noun) a handyman or helper
timid: (adjective) shy timidly (adverb)
woe: (noun) great sorrow, grief, or misery
writhe: (verb) to twist about in pain

3. Introduced Of Mice and Men essay assignment. Homework: Find six quotes; two for each topic sentence. Write them on your outline sheet.

REMINDER: Of Mice and Men TEST: Monday, 11/22. Study all your notes and focus questions.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010.

1. Quiz over parts of speech Please make up when you return from absence

.2. Read Of Mice and Men Chapter 6.
Notes: Chapter 6 has same setting as Chapter 1, but the mood is different. Aunt Clara and Giant Rabbit as symbols of Lennie's conscience, guilt, greatest fear. Carlson&Curley as foils of Slim. Passed out ch. 6 questions. Work on Ch. 6 focus questions for homework. Bring all questions and chart tomorrow.

Vocabulary words for this week: 21-33 on list.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010.

1. Read Of Mice and Men Ch. 5. Take notes on characterization of Curley's wife, [direct and indirect] Curley's wife's motivation for marrying Curley, why she is a wife with no name, a moment of silence as the narrator's respect for her after her death, and the reason why she appears "pretty" after she is dead. Also, take note on Candy and George's shattered dreams. Complete Focus Questions for homework.

2. Discuss Of Mice and Men Ch. 4 and review Focus Questions for Ch. 4.

REMINDER: Make sure you are keeping up with the completion of these focus questions for each chapter. They will all be due next Monday, when you take the test over the novel.

Vocabulary for the week: Of Mice and Men Vocabulary packet words 21-33.
Quiz Friday, 11/19

Monday, November 15, 2010.


Parts of Speech: Turned in for a test grade. INC will receive a zero.
Nouns & Pronouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions & Interjections


2. Of Mice and Men: Read Chapter 4

Passed out Ch. 4 questions and character chart. Please ask for these when you return from absence.

Vocabulary for this week are the last words on the list.

Friday, November 12, 2010 (Early Dismissal)

1. Of Mice and Men Vocabulary Quiz 3

2. Holt McDougal Language Handbooks were passed out today. Write your name with a permanent marker on the outside and inside write: Name, Mrs. F. Grai English 2, Return to room 313 if lost. If you were absent, please see me when you return to get your workbook.

3. Complete pp. 1-7 in pen in the workbook. Use your notes to help you with this assignment. Bring on Monday, Nov. 15.

4. Bring ALL notes on Parts of Speech Staple them in this order:

1. nouns and pronouns
2. adjectives
3. verbs
4. adverbs
5. prepositions
6. conjunctions and interjections

Make sure your notes are neat and complete. This is a TEST grade.

Thursday, November 11, 2010.

SSR and LOG

1. Read Of Mice and Men, Chapter 3. Period 1: To page 61
Period 2: Finished reading Chapter 3.

2. Benchmark Test # 3.

3. Passed out simplified vocabulary list for quiz tomorrow: liniment - rouge

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

SSR and LOG

1. Begin reading Of Mice and Men Chapter 3
Per. 1: To page 50
Per. 2 & 4: To page 54 inclusive
Notes:

Characterization:
P. 39, 43, Lennie (indirect)
P. 40 Lennie and George
P. 51 Curley's wife

Foreshadowing:
P. 41 Lennie's panic

REMINDER: Make sure you make flashcards and study Of Mice and Men vocabulary words from liniment to rouged. Quiz Friday, 11/12. Extra credit for flashcards.

liniment (noun) : a medicated rubbing solution for pain
majesty (noun) : grandeur (of or related to a king or queen)
maul (verb) : to injure by beating, tearing, or bruising
mollify (verb) : to pacify, (to sooth the temper of)
monotonous (adjective): in the same tone which does not change (boring)
morosely (adverb): gloomily, with an ill-temper
mottled: (adjective): marked with blotched, streaks and spots of different colors
mules: (noun): lounge slippers that do not cover the heel; Curley's wife wears mules.
ominously (adverb): threateningly
overtones (noun): implications; something that is said to mean more than what is said
pantomime (noun): a dramatic presentation/action without using words, only using actions and gestures.
periscope (noun): an optical instrument consisting of a tube with lenses which can see above the submerged body, like a submarine with a periscope.
precede (verb): to come before in time, place, order, rank, or importance
pugnacious (adjective): eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome
raptly (adverb) rapt (adjective) : absorbed or engrossed in something; carried away in spirit, like when one's mind is so engaged, one sees nothing else but the object of attention.
receptive (adjective): open to the favorable reception of a request/suggestion
recumbent (adjective: lying down
reprehensible (adjective): deserving to be [pointed out as something bad done] reprimanded (scolded).
rheumatism (noun): painful condition of the joints
rouged (adjective): made red, very often by make-up

Tuesday, November 9, 2010.


SSR and LOG

1. Check handout on nouns and pronouns. Grade in class front side.

2. Work on Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 questions.

Vocabulary words for the week: Liniment - rouged. 1-20 of second list. Quiz Friday, 11/12

Monday, November 8, 2010.

SSR and LOG

1. Complete reading Of Mice and Men Ch. 2. Passed out focus questions for ch. 2.

REMINDER: Study liniment - rouged

Friday, Nov. 5, 2010

SSR and LOG

1. GUM book tear out pages 17-26. Save p. 25; turn in.
Work on grammar.

2. Voc. Quiz: OMM Voc. Quiz 2 words 12-25 on list.

Thursday, November 4, 2010.

SSR and LOG

1. Picked up signed progress reports for homework grade.

2. Grade for LOG.

3. Read Of Mice and Men Chapter 2.

4. As you read fill out notes writing "F" for forshadowing and "C" for characterization [as well as character name & direct or indirect] and page number where these are found. Keep this log as we read the novel.

REMINDER: Study vocabulary words from Of Mice and Men list words 12-25. Quiz Friday.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010.

SSR and LOG

1. Copy notes on Conjunctions and Interjections

2. Of Mice and Men NOTES:

- Setting is the Salinas Valley area in California
- Between 1920-1935 approx.
- Each chapter in the novel begins with a description of the setting.
- Novel contains six chapters: Can be easily adapted to a play

- Themes related to friendship, isolation, loneliness, alienation, death as a release from pain
- Prejudice against people who are disadvantaged or handicapped.
- Racism against the African American
- Vernacular (everyday speech) includes poor usage: Use of double negatives, cursing, foul language, slang, and idioms.
- Use of the "N" word common in this time period to denote race. Not meant as a derogatory term.
- Characters uneducated. Ironically, the Black character in the story reads sophisticated books.
- Narrator displays a high degree of sympathy toward characters who belong to a minority, are handicapped, crippled, or lonely.

Make a chart to jot down notes on foreshadowing, and Characterization: direct and indirect.

2. Begin reading Of Mice and Men Chapter 2.

REMINDER: DON'T FORGET to study words 12-25 from Of Mice... Vocabulary handout. Quiz Friday, 11/5
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010.

SSR and log.

1. Check Prepositional Phrases 4 and 5 homework for a grade. If you did not bring in this homework assignment, you need to complete the assignment on the handout AND on a sheet of paper and turn it in TOMORROW for a LATE grade.

2. Work on Of Mice and Men Ch. 1 Focus Questions. Discuss Of Mice and Men Ch. 1.

3. Study Of Mice...Vocabulary words 12-25 from the handout for a quiz on Friday, 11/5

Monday, November 1, 2010.

SSR and Log

Of Mice and Men: Read Ch. 1. As you read pay close attention to the description and indirect characterization of the two main character, George and Lennie. To which three animals is Lennie compared? Why do you think the narrator chose to select these animals?

REMINDER: Bring completed work from handout Prepositional Phrases 4 tomorrow.

Vocabulary: Study words from Of Mice and Men Vocabulary handout numbers 12-25. Quiz Friday, 11/5

Friday, October 29, 2010.

1. Prepostion Notes. Copy notes.

Complete Prepositional Phrases 4 handout. Finish for homework.

Bring Monday.

2. OMM Voc. Quiz 1

Thursday, October 28, 2010.

1. Complete viewing biographical film on Steinbeck. Graded notes were passed back for students to continue taking notes on the rest of the film.

2. Complete Steinbeck Author Study handout. Staple all notes to the back of this assignment.

3. Graded work was passed out to store in a portfolio-folder. This folder will contain graded work and essays and will be kept in a file cabinet in the classroom.

REMINDER: Study first 11 words of the Of Mice and Men vocabulary handout for a quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010.
(Odd classes; Stanford Testing Schedule: 34 minute class)

Per. 1

Students viewed a biographical film on the life and works of John Steinbeck (Films for the Humanities and Sciences) and took notes for a grade.

If you were absent please see me about making this up at lunch and picking up a vocabulary packet for Of Mice and Men. Study words 1-11 for quiz on Friday.

Monday, October 25, 2010.

Voc. Lesson 4 Quiz. Short version 1-10.

Mildred Pierce TEST

Friday, October 22, 2010. (Early Dismissal)

1. Finished viewing film Mildred Pierce and review. Make sure you can identify the following literary elements represented in the film:
Round character, flat character, static character, dynamic character, major and minor characters, foil, flashback, dramatic irony, situational irony, suspense, internal conflict, external conflict, resolution, and motivation (select a character from the film and state her/his motive for action).

NOTE: Make sure you are able to state the above examples and elaborate on evidence from film for your choice. Also, make sure you know what each character WANTS and what obstacle is obstructing the achievement of that WANT.

TEST: Monday, 10/25.2.

NOTE: Due to lack of time, you will have Voc. Quiz Lesson 4 on Monday.

2. Nouns & Pronouns review.
Complete I, II, and III. Most students completed I (Chart w/nouns and pronouns).

Absentees: Ask about this handout upon return.

Thursday, October 21, 2010.

GUM WORKBOOK PP. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 due today. Turn in only completed work. INC = 0. You may turn in late GUM workbook pages on Monday, 10/25.

1) Benchmark TEST 2: "A Lesson Learned"

2) Check Vocabulary Lesson 4 pp. 15-18. Quiz tomorrow.

3) ADVERB notes. Copy handout, read, and show me completed notes.

4) Mildred Pierce film: characterization of Monty as a ruthless traitor.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010.

1) Notes on VERBS. Please ask for handout upon return if you were absent.

2) Mildred Pierce film. Character: Veda Pierce as a static character. Mildred Pierce: All actions are motivated by love for daughter.

Vocabulary Lesson 4 p.p. 15-18 due tomorrow. Quiz Friday.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010.

SSR and Log (Except Per. 4)

1) The Adjective. Notes on screen. Please ask for handout upon return if you were absent.

2) Mildred Pierce film. I will check your notes tomorrow.

Monday, October 18, 2010.


1. Parts of Speech: Noun and pronoun classification: personal, intensive, reflective, relative, interogative, demonstrative, and indefinite. Take notes for grade.

2) View Mildred Pierce. Analyze foreshadowing, static, dynamic, round, flat, minor, and major character. Focus: Monty Barrigan.

Friday, October 15, 2010.

SSR and LOG

1) Vocabulary review for Lesson 3.

2) Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 3 + hypo-morph

Thursday, October 14, 2010.

SSR and LOG Collected logs today. If you did not turn in your log, be sure to bring it tomorrow.

1) Checked Vocabulary Lesson 3 "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" in Vocabulary Workshop workbook. Graded. Quiz tomorrow. Study roots: hypo-morph

2) View film Mildred Pierce to Mildred in restaurant. Characterization of Veda Pierce as a selfish, self-centered, and materialistic child.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010.

Shortened classes of 17 minutes due to PSAT test.

1) Viewed film Mildred Pierce: Reviewed flashback, foil, indirect characterization, dramatic irony, and conflict. Most classes viewed to section of film where Wally Faye visits Mildred Pierce.

REMINDER: Vocabulary Lesson 3, pp. 11-14 due tomorrow. Quiz Friday.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010.

SSR and LOG

Benchmark TEST. "Princess Miranda." You need to make this up if you were absent.

Monday, October 11, 2010.

Substitute covering classes. Ask for handout for tast from Elements of Language grammar book.

Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 Early dismissal.

1)SSR and LOG

2)Review words and roots.

3) Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 2 + "derm to hypno"

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010

SSR and LOG

1) Check Vocabulary Workshop Workbook Lesson 2, pp. 7-10. Bring tomorrow to check grade.
QUIZ TOMORROW. ROOTS: "DERM-HYPNO

2) Reviewed following terms:
Situational irony: Occurs when the opposite of what reader/viewer expects to happen in the story actually does happen.

Dramatic irony: Occurs when the reader/viewer knows something that the character does not know or of what he/she is unaware.

Flashback: An interruption in the chronological flow of the story to give information about what happened BEFORE the beginning of the story.

Foreshadowing: Hints about what will happen later on in the story.

3) Viewed beginning of film Mildred Pierce.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010.

1) SSR and log.

2) Recapped story "Everyday Use" with video trailer on focus points in story.

3) Completed reading of "Everyday Use."

4) Worked on/discussed reading check questions. Complete quiz on reverse side for homework.

REMINDER: Bring Vocabulary Lesson 2 completed in Voc. Workshop Wkbk pp. 7-10. Study Greek roots: "derm-hypno."

The Great Depression and the Migrant Experience

Read this for homework.


http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/about.htm

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html

Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

SSR and Log

1) "Everyday Use" p. 48.

Discuss direct and indirect characterization.

Direct characterization: the author directly states a character's traits. Ex. Wilber is a mean, heartless man.

Indirect characterization: The author shows a character's personality through his/her actions, thoughts, feelings, words, appearance, or through another character's observations and reactions. [what the character says, does, thinks, and/or what others say to/about the character.]
Ex. Wilber poked the poor little kitty's eyes out and smashed its tail.

Quickwrite warm-up: If you could save only one precious possession of yours from being destroyed or left behind, what would you save?

Write a composition (one page).

a) Write your topic sentence. Underline it.

b) Describe the precious possession. Use rich adjectives and similes.

c) Elaborate why this possession means so much to you.

2) Begin reading "Everyday Use" beginning on page 50 in new Literature textbook through p. 54.

Monday, October 4, 2010.

Literary Terms & Stories TEST (If you were absent see me about making this up.)

Friday, October 1, 2010.

1. SSR and LOG
2. Complete "There Will Come Soft Rains"
3. Passed out Guide for test on Monday and Glossary.
4. Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 1 + "anthropo - dem" from Vocabulary Workshop

Thursday, September 30, 2010.

1. SSR and LOG

2. Checked Lesson 1 in Vocabulary Workshop Workbook, pp. 5 and 6 for grade. Quiz tomorrow.

3. Read "There Will Come Soft Rains" beginning on page 326.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010.

1. SSR and LOG

2. Completed reading of "The Pedestrian."

3. Students iscussed sensory details, theme, and mood.

4. Students drew a map of Mr. Mead's walk.

Assignment: Re-read and trace Mr. Leonard Mead's walk through the city including the steps he takes during his last walk. Draw a map of Mr. Mead's walk using details from the text (streets and houses) that include the the direction Mr. Mead takes, the cloverleaf intersection where Mr. Mead is arrested, who arrests Mr. Mead and where. [How far from his home is he arrested? Where is he headed?] Be sure to label each item on the map.

REMINDER: Don't forget your vocabulary workbook with Lesson 1 completed: pp. 5 and 6.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010.

1. SSR and LOG

2. Passed out Vocabulary workbooks, and explained procedure to follow for completing lessons.
Marked Greek roots for each quiz, beginning on page ix and starting with "anthropo" - "dem" for quiz 1.
Quiz 2: derm - hypno
Quiz 3: hypo - morph
Quiz 4: neur, nerv - phil, philo
Quiz 5: phob - scope

3. Began reading "The Pedestrian."

Monday, September 27, 2010.

1. SSR and LOG

2. Checked questions for "A Sound of Thunder."

3. Reviewed setting and sensory details.

Friday, September 24, 2010.

1. SSR and LOG

2. Review vocabulary homework sheet for "A Sound of Thunder."

3. Vocabulary quiz: "A Sound of Thunder."

4. Passed out "A Sound of Thunder" study guide questions handout. Begin after quiz and complete for homework. We will grade in class on Monday.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

1. SSR and Log

2. Complete reading of "A Sound of Thunder."

3. Viewed excerpt film "A Sound of Thunder."

REMINDER: Vocabulary quiz tomorrow on 13 words from "A Sound of Thunder." See blog from 9/22

Wednesday, September 22, 2010.

1. SSR and LOG

2. Homework reading quiz on "A Sound of Thunder."

2. Read "A Sound of Thunder," underlining text evidence for characterization, vocabulary in context, and foreshadowing.

REMINDER: Study vocabulary list. See Sept 21 log.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010.

1. SSR and LOG

2. Vocabulary to Know for this week:

1. annhilate: (verb)to destroy completely
2. correlate: (verb)to have a mutual matching relationship.
3. expendable: (adjective) unnecessary
4. infinitesimally: (adjective) immesurable; incalculable
5. malfunctioning: (adjective) not in working order
6. paradox: (noun) a contradiction; a contradictory statement.
7. resilient: (adjective) capable of bouncing back; indomitable
8. stagnating: (adjective) stale; immobile
9. subliminal: (adjective) subconscious
10. undulate: (verb) to move in a wave-like manner
11. primeval: (adjective) ancient
12: revoke: (verb) to cancel or withdraw; to take away as in a license
13. taint: (verb) to spoil, corrupt; to stain or blemish

3. "Time Travel" warm-up: [Per. 1 needs to do this tomorrow.]

If you could travel anywhere into the past or future, where would you go and why? Elaborate with details. One page.

4. Begin reading "A Sound of Thunder." Complete reading for homework.

Monday, September 20, 2010.

1. SSR and LOG. / Review vocabulary.

2. Complete Vocabulary in Action on page. 40: 1-5

3. "Searching for Summer" vocabulary quiz: 1-20

4. Complete Grammar in Context on page 41: 1-4. Have ready to turn in tomorrow.

Thursday, September 16, 2010.

1. SSR and Log

2. Complete questions for short story, "Searching for Summer" on pg. 39: 1-9 + Comprehension Check. Discussed in class how to respond appropriately and how to incorporate textual evidence into response.
Example:
Mr. Noakes is impatient, selfish, cruel, and greedy. A big, red-faced man, he has "...wet, full lips, bulging pale-gray bloodshot eyes, and a crop of stiff greasy black hair" (34).

Study "Searching for Summer" question responses and vocabulary for quiz on Monday.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010.

1. SSR and Log
2. Completed reading story "Searching for Summer." Completed plot diagram.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

1. SSR LOG

2. Pre-reading discussion of painting as theme of story. Read "Searching for Summer."

3. Begin plot diagram: exposition, initial problem, rising action. Discussed static and dynamic characters.

Monday, September 13, 2010

1. SSR and LOG

2. "Harrison Bergeron" Quiz

3. Begin reading "Searching for Summer" in lit book.

Friday, September 10, 2010.

SSR and log

1. Complete questions for "Harrison Bergeron".
2. Take vocabulary quiz for "Harrison Bergeron" 10 words from list.
3. Complete "Oranges" Poem Response: One page reflection essay on a memory of a time you were kind to someone or someone had a kind gesture toward you. If you do not remember the poem, google "Oranges" by Gary Soto.

Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.

SSR and Log

1. Completed reading of "Harrison Bergeron." Copied definitions for vocabulary words. See Tuesday, 9/8 for list of words.

2. Filled out survey for Carillon Yearbook.

3. Picture day: Students walked to MPR for photo-taking.

Tuesday, September 7,
1. SSR and log
2. Begin reading "Harrison Bergeron" P. 36 new book; p. 20 in old text.

Notes:
Utopia: Greek meaning "no place." Human beings have attempted to create utopian societies but have failed.
Distopia: Failed utopian societies in which members of society are unhappy or enslaved to a higher ranking authority.
Characters: George: Husband of Hazel; father of Harrison
Hazel: Wife of George; mother of Harrison
Harrison:
ballerina:
Diana Moon Glampers

Vocabulary to Know for "Harrison Bergeron"See bottom captions from story:
Quiz Friday, 9/10
calibrated, consternation, cower, hindrance, luminous, symmetry, synchronize, vague, vigilance, wince. Copy definitions to a sheet of paper.

REMINDER: Tomorrow is picture day.

Friday, September 3, 2010.

SSR Log

1. Read poem "Oranges" by Gary Soto. Respond to poem with one-page reflection.

2. "Nine Needles" quiz. If you were absent, come see me about making up this quiz.

Thursday, September 2, 2010. Early dismissal for Open House.

1. SSR and Log

2. "Nine Needles": Understanding the Plot. Students engaged in process for responding to questions 1-7 on page 96 in one thorough sentence, restating the question and encompassing the response as concisely and clearly possible.

REMINDER: Quiz on "Nine Needles" + vocabulary for this short story. Please review definitions.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

SSR and Log
Students dicussed plot elements, took notes, and engaged in vocabulary check for "Nine Needles."
Quiz: Friday, 9/3

Tuesday, August 31, 2010.

SSR and log: 10 minutes.

1. Students drew and labeled a plot diagram for "Nine Needles."

2. Read "Nine Needles." Checked for comprehension, reviewing vocabulary, plot elements, and point of view.

H.W. : Study vocabulary for "Nine Needles." Quiz: Friday, Sept. 3.

Monday, August 30, 2010.

1. SSR

2. Summer Reading TEST: You Don't Know Me

3. "Nine Needles": began reading as a class.

Friday, August 27

1. Sustained Silent Reading and Log

2. Literary Terms Quiz

3. Begin reading "Nine Needles" by James Thurber

REMINDER: Summer Reading TEST on You Don't Know Me Monday, 8/30.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

1. Introduced Sustained Silent Reading SSR. Students selected novels to read in class. Logging in pages was explained. Log sheet is a grade.

2. Review of literary terms with document camera.

3. Students turned in BIO poem card.

REMINDER: Literary Terms quiz tomorrow.
REMINDER: Summer reading test on You Don't Know Me: Monday, 8/30

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

1. Literature textbook check today (for grade).

2. Analysis of short story with review of literary terms: setting, PLOT[exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution], characterization, and theme. Please obtain notes from peer of discussion in class.

REMINDER: BIO CARD DUE TOMORROW, THURSDAY 8/26
REMINDER: Bring your literary terms handout completed to class on Thursday.
REMINDER: LITERARY TERMS QUIZ FRIDAY, 8/27
REMINDER: SUMMER READING TEST ON YOU DON'T KNOW ME :MONDAY, 8/30

Tuesday, August 24, 2010.

NOTES to copy from the board:

1. A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence or complete thought.
Ex: [Mary had a little lamb], whose fleece was white as snow. The words inside the brackets compose an independent clause, with "Mary" as the subject and "had" as the verb.

2. A gerund is a verb form ending in -ING that is used as a noun.
Ex:
Walking is good exercise.
Sewing is my hobby.
Heavy jogging may cause future knee injuries.

3. Line 6 in the poem will require three independent clauses, and line 7 will require the use of three gerunds. Please review notes.

Once notes were reviewed, students composed a biographical poem from a model.
Final product will be completed on a colored index card with a photo and collage.
Due: Thursday, 8/26

REMINDER: LITERATURE BOOK CHECK TOMORROW: 8/25
REMINDER: SUMMER READING TEST: MONDAY 8/30
REMINDER: QUIZ ON LITERARY TERMS: FRIDAY, 8/27

Monday, August 23, 2010

Welcome to English 2 !!

Greetings...This is a new school year, and I am hoping that this class will enrich your life and help you to journey smoothly through your academic career.

Because of Advocacy time and scheduling, the calendar is tentative. During this first week, you will look closely at the expectations for this class as well review school policies, procedures and the rules for appropriate classroom etiquette.
1) You will fill out a student interest survey. [8/23] and review course outline and rules. Finish survey for homework and bring completed tomorrow, Tues. 8/24.

2) Create a bio-card. Literary Terms handout. [ 8/24]

3) Bring your new Holt-McDougal Literature Grade 10 book to class for a grade. [8/25]

4) Review selected literary terms, begin reading a short story.

5) You will take a short Grammar Diagnostics test, which will count as a daily grade.

6) You will take a quiz on literary terms studied (Friday).

6) Finally, you will be issued a novel and a schedule for independent reading (at home).

Reminder: Summer Reading Test : August 30, 2010
You are to take a test on the two novels assigned for summer reading: You Don't Know Me. If you were unaware of this reading assignment because you attended another school, please bring last report card as proof of attendance, and you will be given extra time to complete reading. Make sure you are prepared.

Friday, May 14, 2010


Poetry Review:

1. Review differences between free verse and metrical poetry.
Review rhyme scheme(ABCB, ABAB, etc) and form by analyzing poems and stanzas.

Handouts :

1) "Elements of Poetry/"What is Poetry?" , and
2) "Narrative Poetry" / "The Wilderness Tamed."

2. Review alliteration and onomatopoeia with handout. (except Per. 1)

Homework: Complete handouts.Note: Please ask for handouts if absent.

3. Vocabulary Quiz 9 "Economics."

Thursday, May 13, 2010.

1. Introduction to Poetry: Review of "Glossary of Poetry Terms" handout:
Alliteration, assonance, couplet, diction, free verse, imagery, and lyrical poetry, annotating important concepts and using pneumonic devices and key words to identify each.

2. Read handout on Rhythm and Meter. Discussed the iamb as a metrical foot, the most common in the English language. Read examples of poems with formal and casual diction, imagery, and free verse.

Per. 4: Checked Voc. Lesson 9: "Economics" for homework grade. Quiz tomorrow.
Per. 1: Will check Voc. Lesson 9 tomorrow and review for quiz tomorrow.


Wednesday, May 12, 2010.

1. Othello review of Acts IV and V with handout and film viewing of ACT V.

2. Othello ACTS IV and V TEST (If you were absent, please come to make up this test ASAP.)

Tuesday, May 11, 2010.

1. Completed reading of Othello ACT V. We finished reading the play.
2. Filled out review sheet for short test on ACTS IV and V tomorrow.
3. Reminder: Bring Vocabulary Lesson 9 on Thursday. Passed out voc. lessons 9 & 10.

Note: If you are absent, please check in to see what you have missed ASAP.

Monday, May 10, 2010

1. Final Exam Essay: 30% of Final Exam Grade

Note: We will be reading Othello Act V tomorrow. If you are absent, you are responsible for reading this assignment on your own.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

1. Review Vocabulary Lesson 8 "Domestic Life".
Completion and graded lesson will be homework grade.

2. Complete reading of Othello ACT IV (4).
Discuss characterization of Othello with Lodovico as a foil. Discuss characterization of Desdemona as the "good angel" and Shakespeare's use of dramatic irony through Emilia.

3. View Othello film version of today's reading.

REMINDER: Study for quiz on Vocabulary Lesson 8 tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010.

1. Read Othello Act 4, Scenes 1 and 2.
2. Received Voc. Lesson 8: Domestic Life. Bring completed to class for homework grade.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

1. Tear out G.U.M. book pages 235-256; 368-372; 379-382 (Complete for final exam guide). Take G.U.M. workbook home for summer use or to recycle.

2. Othello ACTS I-III TEST

Monday, May 3, 2010

1. Complete Othello ACTS I, II, and III review handout.

Thursday, April 20, 2010.

Per. 1

1. Complete reading of Othello ACT III. (Scene 4.)
2. Begin answering comprehensive questions on handout.

Tuesday, 5/3 :
TEST on Othello, ACTS I-III.
Monday, 5/10 :
Final Exam Essay (If you know you will be absent, please make arrangements to make up this test.)

Wednesday, April 28, 2010.

1. Complete reading of Othello ACT III.4

Tuesday, April 27, 2010.

10th grade TAKS:

Odd classes: Period 1 only.

1. View film: Othello Acts I, II, and III.

Monday, April 26, 2010.

1. Read Othello, Act III, Scenes 1, 2, and 3.

(Per. 4: Voc. quiz 7 Clothing and Fabrics. Class attended Holocaust program in MPR Friday.)

Notes:
a) Comic relief at the beginning of Act III.

b) Iago's plan to incite Othello's jealousy begins to take form.

c) Desdemona loses her hankerchief; Emilia picks it up and gives it to Iago.

d) Quote: III.3.165-167:
"O beware, my lord, of jealousy!/It is the green-ey'd monster which doth mock/The meat it feeds on." (Iago).

Friday, April 23, 2010.

1. Voc. Quiz 7 : CLOTHING AND FABRICS (Except Per. 4 who attended Holocaust program.)
2. Work on comprehension questions for Othello ACT II.


Thursday, April 22, 2010


1. Check/review Vocabulary Lesson 7: Clothing and Fabrics. Quiz tomorrow (Friday 4/23).
2. Complete reading of Othello ACT II.

3. Begin comprehension questions.

Notes:
Significant Quotes:
II.3.248-249 (Othello fires Cassio.)
II.3.262-265 ( Cassio laments loss of reputation.)

Mention of Hydra, Greek nine-headed serpent killed by Hercules: ALLUSION

Wednesday, April 21, 2010


1. Reading of Othello ACT II to pp. 113 [ II.3.149]

2. Take notes:

A) Setting of play shifts from Venice in ACT I to Cyprus in ACT II.

Scene 1: Mother Nature aids Othello in defeating the Turkish fleet whose ships sink due to terrible storm. Cassio, Iago, Desdemona, and Emilia arrive at Cyprus. Iago begins to weave his plan to ensnare Cassio.

Quote: II.1.168-169: "With as little a web as this I will ensnare as great a fly as Cassio." (Iago).

B) Scene 2: Serves three purposes:
1. To celebrate Othello's marriage/victory over the Turks.
2. To show that the people of Cyprus love/support Othello.
3. To set up conflict in scene 3.

C) Cassio:
Good qualities: courteous, gentlemanly, well-mannered and complimentary to young ladies.
Bad qualities: Angers easily, low tolerance for alcohol (gets drunk easily).

NOTE: Keep all notes in order, neatly written on notebook paper. They will be a test grade.

Vocabulary Lesson 7: Quiz Friday, 4/23

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

1. Reading of Othello ACT II to pp. 113 [ II.3.149]
2. Take notes:

A) Setting of play shifts from Venice in ACT I to Cyprus in ACT II.
Scene 1: Mother Nature aids Othello in defeating the Turkish fleet whose ships sink due to terrible storm. Cassio, Iago, Desdemona, and Emilia arrive at Cyprus. Iago begins to weave his plan to ensnare Cassio.

Quote: II.1.168-169: "With as little a web as this I will ensnare as great a fly as Cassio." (Iago).

B) Scene 2: Serves three purposes:
1. To celebrate Othello's marriage/victory over the Turks.
2. To show that the people of Cyprus love/support Othello.
3. To set up conflict in scene 3.

C) Cassio:
Good qualities: courteous, gentlemanly, well-mannered and complimentary to young ladies.
Bad qualities: Angers easily, low tolerance for alcohol (gets drunk easily).

NOTE: Keep all notes in order, neatly written on notebook paper. They will be a test grade.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

1. Complete questions for Othello ACT I. Discuss. Begin drawing for cover sheet.

Monday, April 19, 2010

1. Completed reading of Othello ACT I oral and Elizabethan English with tape.
2. Began working on Othello assignment packet for ACT I.

Significant Quotes:
I.1.58: (Iago) "In following him [Othello] I follow but myself;"
I.1.65: (Iago) "...I am not what I am."
NOTE: Ensign: Lowest commissioned officer under a lieutenant.

I.3.167-168: (Othello) "She lov'd me for the dangers I had pass'd,/And I loved her that she did pity them." (This is how Desdemona and Othello fall in love.)

I.3.193-195: (Brabantio): "I here do give thee that with all my heart/Which but thou hast already, with all my heart would keep from thee."
(Brabantio is bitter and feels betrayed by Desdemona and Othello.)

I.3. 289-290: (Duke) "If virtue no delighted beauty lack,/ Your son-in-law is far more fair than black."
(Duke favors/likes and respects Othello's good qualities.)

I.3.292-293: (Brabantio) "Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see; She has deceiv'd her father, and may thee."
(Brabantio is spiteful toward Desdemona and retaliates by planting a seed of doubt about Desdemona's honesty.)

Friday, April 16, 2010.

1. Vocabulary Quiz 6.
Per. 1: Begin reading play Othello to beginning of Scene 3 (pg. 47).
Per. 4: Continue reading play Othello.

Thursday, April 15, 2010.

1. Check vocabulary Lesson 6; review.
2. Per. 4: Begin reading Shakespeare's play Othello to beginning Scene 3.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010.

1. View Film Clip on Intro to Othello. (From United Streaming Database in Bellaire Library).
2. Take notes.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010.

1. View film clip on Intro to Shakespeare( fromUnited Streaming Database: See Bellaire website)
2. Take notes on handout.

Monday, April 12, 2010.

1. I Had Seen Castles TEST

Friday, April 9, 2010
1. Complete all IHSC Questions. Test on Monday.

Thursday, April 8, 2010
1. Read IHSC Day 6---Finish the novel.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010
1. Work on IHSC Day 5 questions.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010
1. Discuss symbos and effects of WWII on the narrator and his family.
2. Read IHSC Day 5

Monday, April 5, 2010

1. Review vocabulary lesson 5 words (Business)
2. Take Vocabulary Lesson 5 Quiz
3. Work on I Had Seen Castles Day 4 questions.

Tuesday, April 6

1. Discuss symbols and effects of the war on the narrator and his family.
2. Read IHSC Day 5

Wednesday, April 7

1. Work on IHSC Day 5 questions.

Thursday, April 8

1. Check and review vocabulary words from Lesson 5

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Per. 1
1. Read I Had Seen Castles pp. 53-67 (Day 4)
2. Check Vocabulary Lesson 5: Business

Reminder: VocabularyQuiz Lesson 5: Monday 4/5

Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

Students will report to Multipurpose Room for course selection. No class today.

REMINDER: Bring completed Lesson 5: Business to check/grade in class tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

1. Read I Had Seen Castles pp. 53-67
2. Work on I Had Seen Castles Day 3 Questions; work on Day 4 if you have finished.

Reminder: Tomorrow check in for attendance; then proceed to multipurpose room for course selection.

Monday, March 29, 2010

1. Read I Had Seen Castles pp. 33-52; discuss.
2. Begin I Had Seen Castles Day Three (3) Questions.

Friday, March 26

1. Voc. Quiz 4: Art and Music
2. Work on I Had Seen Castles Day TWO comprehension questions 1-16.


Thursday, March 25

1. Check Vocabulary Lesson 4: Art and Music: Ask for handout if you were absent.

2. Complete I Had Seen Castles Day TWO reading, pp. 17-32. Discuss.



Wednesday, March 24

1. Complete I Had Seen Castles Comprehensive Questions for DAY ONE. Turn in for grade.


Tuesday, March 23, 2010

1. Intro to I Had Seen Castles; Read and analyze poem.

2. Read pp. 1-16


Monday, March 22, 2010

1. Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 12-22 TEST. If you were absent, see me for make up.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

1. Students got back graded Farewell Ch. 12-17 questions. If they have an incomplete or low grade, this can be replaced with grade made on the test which will be given on March 22. Test grade must be a 70 or higher. All questions, however, must be completed.

2. Students worked on Farewell Ch. 18-22 questions.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

1. Complete reading of Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 18-22.
2. Work on Farewell...comprehensive questions for Ch. 18-22.

Reminder: If you were absent, please ask for this handout.

Monday, March 8, 2010

1. Complete Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 12-17 questions.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Per. 1:

1. Review Vocabulary Lesson 3 Root "Ment."
2. Vocabulary Quiz 3
3. Read Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 12-17 (pp. 87-123) silently.

Per. 4:

Same as above, but students received comprehensive questions handout for Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 12-17. Please ask for this handout if you were absent today, Friday.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

TAKS TEST

Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

1. Passed out scantrons for tallying scores for practice TAKS test.
2. Read student samples of Score 4 essays.
3. Reviewed TAKS tips.

Monday, March 1, 2010

1. Check completion of "Surroundings" essay.
2. Peer revision of "Surroundings" essays. (Students will revise and turn in tomorrow.)
3. Read student samples of released "Surroundings" essays.

Friday, February 26, 2010

1. Students completed "Revising and Editing" portion of "My Father Sits..." test.
2. Students worked on the following prompt:
Write a personal narrative explaining how your surroundings affect your life.
(One sheet, front and back.)

Thursday, February 25, 2010
Early release: 1:30 P.M.
Per. 1:
1. Students completed rubric scoring of their own essay "Special Place" using handout.
2. Students completed peer-revision of essay "My Father Sits...My Special Place"
2. Students copied prompt:
Write an essay explaining the value of the small, everyday events of life.
3. Complete for homework.

Per. 4:
1. Students turned in their "Everyday Events" composition.
2. Students analyzed state-released student sample compositions "Everyday Events."

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Per. 1:
1. Students' rubric and essay were checked.
2. Students viewed state-released student samples of "Special Place" essays: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
3. Students took essays home to revise and bring back for peer-revising tomorrow.

Per. 4:
1. Students will turn in their "Special Place" final drafts.

Tuesday, February 23
Per. 1
1. Revise "Special Place" essay with Revisers Toolbox rubric.
2. Take Voc. Quiz 2 Latin root "sequ"
Finish essay for homework.

Per. 4:
1. Students viewed state-released student samples of "Special Place" essays: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
2. Students peer-revised their classmates' essays with rubric sheet. Two sheets per student. Each essay must have two graders.
3. Students will then read feedback from peers, revise their work, and rewrite their final copy to turn in, showing all the process (Staple all work with final copy on top). Turn in tomorrow, 2/24.

Monday, February 22, 2010
Per. 1: Students graded their Open-ended responses after viewing state-released student samples on overhead projector. They then tallied their reading test items on a record sheet. They will bring their essays tomorrow. Students need to take Voc. Quiz 2 Latin Root "Sequ" tomorrow 2/23
Per. 4:
1. Review "Leads in Expository Writing" by reading examples of exemplary and not-so-exemplary leads.
2. Review "Voice" with an explanation of voice and a series of examples.
3. Passed out to students a rubric with which they will revise their essays ("My Father Sits...A Special Place") meticulously checking each section in the handout, and writing out on a sheet of paper the points earned for each item (5, 3, or 1) : Ask for these handouts if you were absent.
1. Idea Development
2. Organization
3. Voice
4. Word Choice
5. Conventions
6. Sentence Fluency

HOMEWORK: Revise your essay with rubric. Make sure you rewrite your essay and staple it on top of the rough draft. Staple the rubric to the back. In other words: Staple in this order: Final draft on top, followed by rough draft, followed by rubric(the last sheet).Bring it to class tomorrow.

Friday, February 19, 2010
Per. 1

1. Same as yesterday. Students are still working on open-ended questions 29, 30, and 31.
2. Read handout "Exploding a Moment" and discussed how one single moment can be expanded "exploded" to create an essay.
3. Reviewed vocabulary words for Lesson 2 Latin Root "Sequ" Quiz Monday, 2/22

Per. 4:
1. Students reviewed vocabulary words for Lesson 2 Latin Root "Sequ" Quiz Monday, 2/22
2. Students critiqued and analyzed sample student responses on overhead projector and graded own responses. Students tallied scores for "My Father Sits..." scantron reading test as well as open-ended responses and recorded these on tally sheet.

Thursday, February 18, 2010
Per. 1
1. Work on My Father Sits... Open-ended response for questions 20, 30, and 31.
When finished, write an essay on the following prompt:
Write an essay explaining how a person can feel connected to a special place. One sheet of paper, front and back.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
1. Complete Open-ended response questions to "My Father Sits in the Dark" test.
2. Use AIM handout for question 31 (Crossover) over both selections.
3. Begin essay on following prompt:

Write an essay explaining how a person can feel connected to a special place. One sheet of notebook paper, front and back.

Note: If essay is not finished in class, it must be finished for homework.
Bring to completed essay to class tomorrow.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
1. Continue with Open-Ended Response questions 29, 30, and 31 from TAKS Practice Test:"My Father Sits in the Dark" using rubric and format sheet for questions 29 and 30 and a hand-written box for Crossover question 30.
2. All students must finish scantron questions 1-28. If student is not finished, she/he must finish at lunch tomorrow.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Presidents' Day Holiday

Friday, February 12, 2010
1. Vocabulary Quiz 1 "Scribe-Script"
2. Complete "My Father Sits in the Dark" reading section 1-28 on scantron. Test grade.

NOTE: If you were absent, please make this up during lunch on Tuesday, 2/16.

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Per. 1
1. Check Vocabulary Exercise 1 "Latin Root Scrib-Script."
2. Read handout on details, snapshots, and thoughtshots.
3. Write a description of your "sanctuary." Turn in.

Per. 4
1. Check Vocabulary Exercise 1: "Latin Root Scrib-script."
2. Students read handout on setails, snapshots, and thoughtshots; students brainstormed the crafting of detail on the board: "the spoiled rich girl" became the girl who...
wears a 5 karat diamond, rolls her eyes, flips her hair, smacks her lips when told to do something she doesn't want to do; she has a new BMW every year, and when she crashes her new car, she demands another one from her dad.
3. Students highlighted snapshots in their writing from yesterday with yellow, and thoughtshots with another color, and then traded for peer revision.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Per. 1:
1. Read "A Long Walk to Forever."
2. Complete one open-ended response question. Write rough draft on back; then have two peers revise and grade 1, 2, 3. Then copy onto box provided in handout.
Per. 4:
1. Define sanctuary.
2. Describe briefly with detail your sanctuary. Then skip two lines, and create and describe a fictional character looking for a sanctuary. Use images so the reader can visualize the scene. Write approximately one page to one page and a half.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Per. 1:
1. Students took notes on the definition of a clause:
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
There are two kinds of clauses: independent (IC) and dependent (DC).
Example of IC: Mary ate a cone. [can stand alone as a sentence]
Example of DC: When Mary ate a cone, [cannot stand alone as a sentence]

NOTE: A dependent clause [DC] always needs an independent clause [IC] connected to it.
[When Mary ate a cone] , [she felt full].
[DC] , [IC]
There are three ways to correct run-on sentences:
[IC] . Cap [IC]
[IC] , fanboys [IC] fanboys: ,for ,and ,nor ,but ,or ,yet ,so
[IC] ; [IC]

Example:
Mary ate a cone. She felt full.
[IC] . [IC]
Mary ate a cone (, so ) she felt full.
[IC] , fanboys [IC]
Mary ate a cone ; she felt full.
[IC] ; [IC]

2. After this review, students worked on "First Lady" and "Ions."
3. Checked answers to "First Lady" in class. Check "Ions" tomorrow.

Per. 4:
1. Read "A Long Walk to Forever."
2. Answer open-ended response, writing rough draft on back. Peer revise twice, grade, and then complete final draft on front of handout.

Monday, February 8, 2009
1. Collect TAKS Preparation Workbook pp. 17-24 on a sheet of paper properly labeled.
2. Review items for "First Lady" and "Ions."
3. Collect three open-ended response questions on page 25 from TAKS booklet.
Per. 1: Students worked on "Notes from a Novice" and turned in sheet with answer. We reviewed each item 7-16 in class.
Friday, February 5, 2010
1. Vocabulary Quiz FM 4 (Farewell to Manzanar Vocabulary List words with (4).
2. Read "Notes from a Novice" (pp. 7-9) and takes notes within margin in booklet.
3. Answer questions 7-16 in booklet and on a sheet of paper to turn in.
Homework: Complete "Revising and Editing" on pp. 17-24.

Thursday, February 4, 2010
1. TAKS reading with "Think-Aloud" method and Cornell notetaking. "All the Years of Her Life."Notes and questions 1-6.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
1. Farewell to Manzanar TEST

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
1. Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 1-11 group review with packet.

Monday, February 1, 2010
1. Group review with packet of Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 1-11

Friday, January 29, 2010.
Vocabulary Quiz FM 3 *
Farewell to Manzanar review of ch. 1-11 in groups (with packet).
Thursday, January 28, 2010.
Read Ch. 9-11; answer questions.
Study for quiz on Farewell to Manzanar vocabulary list words with *: Voc. Quiz FM 3 *
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Only Period 1 (Odd classes due to Stanford testing).
Read Farewell to Manzanar ch. 9-11

REMINDER: TEST ON FAREWELL TO MANZANAR CH. 1-11, MONDAY, FEB 1.
REMINDER: STUDY FOR VOCABULARY QUIZ ON FAREWELL WORDS WITH *.
HOMEWORK: Print out Gradespeed progress report, analyze it and have it signed. Bring it to class for a 100 homework grade.

Tuesday, January 26 (Stanford Testing: Even periods only)
1. Review ways of revising sentences for run-ons and fragments in EOL book pp. 344-345; review of subordinating and independent clauses and proper punctuation of these:
IC. IC
IC, (fanboys) IC
f-for
a-and
n-nor
b-but
o-or
y-yet
s-so
IC; IC Sometimes "however, " is placed after the semi-colon.
Also, use a comma after an introductory dependent clause. However, when the independent clause occurs first (before the dependent clause) do not insert comma.
Example: When I missed the bus, I cried.
I cried when I missed the bus. (No comma).

2. Review capitalization rules: EOL pp,668-680. Complete Review A on p. 680 1-10

Monday, January 25
1. Read Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 6-8
2. Complete comprehension question handout.
3. Read pp. 798-799; Complete Exercise 9 1-10 pp. 799-800
4. Read p. 800; Complete Exercise 10 1-10 p. 801

Friday, January 22
1. Voc. Quiz FM 2
2. Read EOL pp. 793-794; Complete Exercise 7 p. 795
3. Read EOL pp. 796-797; Complete Exercise 8 p. 797

Thursday, January 21
1. Review of spelling and usage: Elements of Language pp. 792 and 781: 1-10
Reminder: Study Farewell to Manzanar words with the star.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
1. Check GUM workbook pages Per. 1: 221-222 for grade. Per. 4: 223-224 for grade.
2. Read Farewell... Chapters 3-5; work on comprehensive question handout.
Please ask for Farewell...Ch. 3-5 handout if absent.

REMINDER: Study words on Farewell to Manzanar vocabulary handout: words marked with a star. Quiz Friday, 1/22

Tuesday, January 19, 2010
1. Per. 1
Read Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 3-5
2. G.U.M. workbook pp. 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226. Homework due Wednesday, 1/20
Elements of Language Glossary beginning on page 638.

Per. 4
GUM Workbook same pages as above. Reviewed EOL Glossary pp. 638... and then students worked on GUM workbook pp. 221-222, which we checked in class.

Friday, January 15, 2010
1. Read play "Peaceful Protest, Lasting Freedom" in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2. Voc. Quiz 17 + FM Ch1-11 words.
3. Read Farewell to Manzanar, Ch. 3-5

Thursday, January 14, 2010
1. Quiz tomorrow (Friday 1/15) on Farewell to Manzanar words that have a check next to them.
2. Read Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 3-5.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
1. Complete comprehensive questions for Farewell to Manzanar Chapters 1 and 2. Check.
2. Distribute Farewell to Manzanar vocabulary list. Study all words from Ch. 1-11 for quiz on Friday 1/15.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
1. Read Farewell to Manzanar, chapters 1 and 2. Write a summary of each chapter. Turn it in to the associate teacher.

Monday, January 11, 2010
1. Read background to memoir Farewell to Manzanar, a recount of the Japanese internment experience by Jeanne Wakatsuki-Houston and James D. Houston. Please ask for handout FYI Chapters 1-11 when you return from absence.
2. Farewell to Manzanar notes:
Vocabulary:
subversives (N)
confinement (N)
vigil (N)
displacement (N)
catharsis (N)
Ko Wakatsuki
Manzanar: means apple orchard in Spanish
________________
3. Read Forward on pages 5-6 and A Chronology (historical timeline) on pages 7-8.
Copy definitions of Issei, Nisei, and Sansei on page 8 in the book.
4. Begin Chapter 1.

Friday, January 8, 2010
1. Vocabulary Quiz for Night words.
2. Essay on "The Ultimate Gift":
JANUARY 2010 ESSAY PROMPT
Write a one-two page essay, single-spaced on the following prompt:

If you could give someone anything you wanted, what would be the ultimate gift that you would give to change this person’s life forever?
NOTE: 1) Do not forget to describe in detail the gift.
2) Describe and explain how the person’s life will change with this gift.

*** This essay is due before you leave this class today.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
1. Review of "from Night" vocabulary words and definitions for quiz tomorrow:
See blog from 1/6
2. "From Night" quiz.
3. Begin reading "The Ring" by Isak Dinesen (except period 1).

REMINDER: Study your vocabulary.

Wednesday, January 6
1. Read "from Night" LOL textbook pg. 593-600 and take notes.
2. Discuss passages from memoir.
REMINDER: HOMEWORK:
Study following words:
din (N)
emaciated (adj)
interminable (adj)
notorious (adj)
stature (N)
reprieve (N)
feeble (adj)
ration (N)
meager (adj)
inheritance (N)
torment (verb)
QUIZ: Friday, 1/8

Tuesday, January 5
Happy New Year 2010!
English 2B Expectations:
1. I must arrive on time and be in my seat ready to learn at the ring of the bell. If I have an assignment to turn in, I need to have it ready on my desk, not in my backpack. If I am tardy, I need to obtain my tardy slip before coming to class.
2. While in class, I need to be respectful and on task at ALL TIMES. Petty talk during class is unacceptable.
3. I have a right to my opinion, but I am expected to keep it to myself unless I am asked by my teacher to share it.
4. When I respond to questions in writing, I must NOT begin with a pronoun (He, she, it, they, you) , "that," "to," "because," or any other subordinate conjunction. I will use complete sentences which restate the question.
5. I am expected to avoid being loud or disorderly when entering the classroom.
6. I will be careful with the following homonyms:
their- belonging to them
there- in that place
they're- they are

your - belonging to you
you're - you are

its - belonging to it
it's - it is
too - also, very (degree)
7. I will be avoid using the following words in my formal writing: things, stuff, alot of, freaked out, sucks, sucked.

Composition: "My Resolutions for 2010" Write a one page composition about this topic with three detailed (10th grade level paragraphs) elaborating on 1) your goal(s), 2) Why these are important, and 3) Your specific plan for accomplishing these goals.
Please ask for handout when you return.