Thursday, October 30, 2014

Friday, October 31, 2014

Week 10, Day 4
Objective: analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.


Happy Halloween!!
  1. Grade Week 10 DRE
  2. Turn in The Crucible, Act II Study Guide
  3. Grade The Crucible, Act II Study Guide
  4. Free Read
  5. Study for Week 10 SAT Quiz on Monday
  6. Reminders:
    1. Act II Vocabulary and Literary Terms due TODAY by 4:00pm.
    2. Week 9 SAT Quiz Corrections due Monday at 4:00pm.  
    3. Week 10 SAT Quiz on Monday.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Week 10, Day 4
Objective: analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.

  1. Bell Work: Put your cell phone on your desk, upside down.
  2. Watch The Crucible, Act II
  3. Reminders:
    1. Act II Study Guide due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
    2. Act II Vocabulary and Literary Terms due tomorrow by 4:00pm.
    3. Week 10 DRE due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
    4. Week 9 SAT Quiz Corrections due Monday at 4:00pm.  

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Week 10, Day 3
Objective: analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.
  1. Bell Work: 
    1. Put your phone upside down on your desk
    2. Open your textbook to page 1169
  2. Continue reading Act II
  3. If you can multi-task, you may work on the Act II Study Guide as we read. 
  4. Reminder:
    1. Act II Vocab. and Lit. Terms are due on Friday

Monday, October 27, 2014

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Week 10, Day 2
Objective: analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.
  1. Bell Work: 
    1. Put your phone upside down on your desk
    2. Make a copy of Act II Study Guide
    3. Open your textbook to page 1161
  2. Begin reading Act II
  3. If you can multi-task, you may work on the Act II Study Guide as we read. 
  4. Reminder:
    1. Act II Vocab. and Lit. Terms are due on Friday

Monday, October 27, 2014

Week 10, Day 1
Objective: understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing  

  1. Bell Work: clear off your desk and get ready for your SAT Week #9
  2. SAT Quiz #9
  3. Work on Week 10 DRE
  4. Act II Vocabulary (p. 1160)
    1. Pallor
    2. Ameliorate
    3. Avidly
    4. Base
    5. Deference
    6. Theology
  5. Act II Literary Terms (p. 1160)
    1. Conflict
    2. External Conflict
    3. Internal Conflict
    4. Biblical Allusions
  6. Assign parts for Act II of The Crucible
  7. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Vocab. and Lit. Terms for Act II of The Crucible will be due Friday at 4:00pm.

Friday, October 24, 2014

Friday, October 24, 2014

Week 9, Day 5
Objective: SWBAT write in a voice and style appropriate to audience and purpose, use technology for aspects of writing, vocabulary development, establish and adjust purpose for reading such as to find out, to understand, to interpret, to enjoy, and to solve problems, read silently with comprehension, read to be entertained, to appreciate a writer's craft, to be informed, to take action, and to discover models to use in his/her own writing; 
literary analysis, defining drama terms, cultural and historical impacts on literature, grade-level vocabulary

  1. Grade Week 9 DRE
  2. Turn in Act I Study Guide
  3. Grade Act I Study Guide
  4. Reminders: 
    1. SAT Quiz on Monday!

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Week 9, Day 4
Objective: analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.

  1. Bell Work: Put your cell phone on your desk, upside down.
  2. Watch The Crucible, Act I
  3. Turn in your bell work spiral.
  4. Reminders:
    1. Act I Study Guide due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
    2. Act I Vocabulary and Literary Terms due tomorrow (if you're already done, let me know and I will go ahead and grade it!)
    3. Week 9 DRE due tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Week 9, Day 3
Objective: analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.

  1. Bell Work: Put your cell phone on your desk, upside down.
  2. Work on Study Guide for The Crucible, Act I
  3. We will watch Act I of the movie tomorrow.
  4. Reminders:
    1. Bell Work spiral due Thursday during class.
    2. Act I Study Guide due Friday at the beginning of class.
    3. Act I Vocabulary and Literary Terms due Friday (if you're already done, let me know and I will go ahead and grade it!)

Monday, October 20, 2014

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Week 9, Day 2
Objective: analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.

  1. Bell Work: Put your cell phone on your desk, upside down.  Turn to page 1147 in your textbook.
  2. Continue reading The Crucible, Act I
  3. You may work on your Study Guide for Act I, if you can keep up with what we are reading, too.
  4. Reminders:
    1. Act I Study Guide due Friday
    2. Act I Vocabulary and Literary Terms due Friday

Monday, October 20, 2014

Week 9, Day 1
Objective: understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing  

  1. Bell Work: clear off your desk and get ready for your SAT Week #8
  2. SAT Quiz #8
  3. Grade Week 8 DRE
  4. Work on Week 9 DRE
  5. Study new SAT words
  6. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Vocab. and Lit. Terms for Act I of The Crucible will be due Friday at 4:00pm.