Thursday, November 20, 2014

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Week 13, 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. Finish The Crucible Final Test
  3. Reminders:
    1. Week 12 SAT Quiz Corrections due the Monday we get back from Thanksgiving Break.  
    2. Canned Food Drive ends FRIDAY!

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Week 13, 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. The Crucible Final Test
    1. Follow the directions!!!!!!
  3. Reminders:
    1. Week 12 SAT Quiz Corrections due the Monday we get back from Thanksgiving Break.  
    2. Canned Food Drive ends FRIDAY!

Monday, November 17, 2014

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Week 13, Day 2
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 Week 12 SAT Quiz
  2. Week 12 SAT Quiz
  3. Grade Week 12 SAT Quiz
  4. Grade Act IV Study Guide
  5. Make sure your Vocabulary and Literary Terms for Act IV are done.
  6. The Crucible Test Wednesday and Thursday

Monday, November 17, 2014

Week 13, Day 1
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 IV
  3. SAT Quiz Week 12 TOMORROW!
  4. Reminders:
    1. Act IV Study Guide due TODAY by 4:00pm.
    2. Act IV Vocabulary and Literary Terms due TODAY by 4:00pm.
    3. Because of the internet outage: Week 11 SAT Quiz Corrections due TOMORROW at 4:00pm.  
    4. Canned Food Drive ends FRIDAY!

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Friday, November 14, 2014

Week 12, Day 5Objective: 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. Grade Week 11 and 12 DRE
  2. Finish reading Act IV
  3. Act IV Study Guide (on paper)
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Act IV Vocab. and Lit. Terms due today at 4:00pm.
    2. Turn your assignments in ON-TIME!!!!

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Week 12, Day 4
Objective: understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing  

  1. Talk about Canned Food/Toiletry Drive
    1. Contest among classes
  2. Read Act IV
  3. Act IV Study Guide (on paper)
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Turn your assignments in ON-TIME!!!!

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Week 12, Day 3
Objective: understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing  

  1. Grade Act III Study Guide
  2. Assign parts for Act IV
    1. Look to see what part you might want for Act IV of The Crucible
    2. Don't ask me, "Which one doesn't read very much?!?"  LOOK!!!!
  3. Begin reading Act IV
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Turn your assignments in ON-TIME!!!!

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Week 12, Day 2
Objective: understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing  


Periods 1-4: ASVAB testing

Periods 5-6
  1. Work on Vocab. and Lit. Terms for Act IV (p. 1216)
  2. Act IV Vocabulary (p. 1216)
    1. Conciliatory
    2. Beguile
    3. Retaliation
    4. Adamant
    5. Cleave
    6. Tantalized
  3. Act IV Literary Terms (p. 1216)
    1. Tragedy
    2. Tragic Hero
    3. Tragic Flaw
    4. Allegory
  4. Look to see what part you might want for Act IV of The Crucible
    1. Don't ask me, "Which one doesn't read very much?!?"  LOOK!!!!
  5. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Be good for the sub!

Monday, November 10, 2014

Monday, November 10, 2014

Week 12, 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 Week 11 SAT Quiz
  2. Week 11 SAT Quiz
  3. Turn in Act III Study Guide to Mrs. Avalos
  4. Act IV Vocabulary (p. 1216)
    1. Conciliatory
    2. Beguile
    3. Retaliation
    4. Adamant
    5. Cleave
    6. Tantalized
  5. Act IV Literary Terms (p. 1216)
    1. Tragedy
    2. Tragic Hero
    3. Tragic Flaw
    4. Allegory
  6. Assign parts for Act IV of The Crucible
  7. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Act III Study Guide due TODAY by 4:00pm.
    2. Act III Vocabulary and Literary Terms due TODAY by 4:00pm.
    3. I won't be here tomorrow; be good for the sub.

Friday, November 7, 2014

Week 11, Day 5
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 III
  3. Work on Act III Study Guide, Vocab., and Lit. Terms.
  4. Reminders:
    1. Act III Study Guide due Monday by 4:00pm.
    2. Act III Vocabulary and Literary Terms due Monday by 4:00pm.
    3. Week 11 DRE due Monday.
    4. Week 10 SAT Quiz Corrections due TODAY at 4:00pm.  
    5. I won't be here today; be good for the sub.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Week 11, 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. Get out your Act III Study Guide
  2. Go over Week 11 SAT Words
  3. Finish reading Act III, if needed.
  4. Finish Act III Study Guide.
  5. Finish Act III Vocabulary
  6. Finish Act III Literary Terms
  7. Reminders:
    1. Act III Vocab. and Lit. Terms are due on Friday.
    2. Act III Study Guide will be due on MONDAY instead of Friday.
    3. Friday is the end of the 2nd six weeks!!!!  
    4. I won't be here on Friday.  I am going to a debate tournament.  I will pick up any/all corrections when I get back that evening.  Make sure they are put in the GREEN CORRECTIONS folder on my desk.  

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Week 11, 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. Get out your Act III Study Guide
    3. Open your textbook to page 1197
  2. Continue reading Act III
  3. If you can multi-task, you may work on the Act III Study Guide as we read. 
  4. Reminder:
    1. Act III Vocab. and Lit. Terms are due on Friday

Monday, November 3, 2014

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Week 11, 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 III Study Guide
    3. Open your textbook to page 1186
  2. Begin reading Act III
  3. If you can multi-task, you may work on the Act III Study Guide as we read. 
  4. Reminder:
    1. Act III Vocab. and Lit. Terms are due on Friday

Monday, November 3, 2014

Week 11, 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 #10
  2. SAT Quiz #10
  3. Work on Week 11 DRE
  4. Act III Vocabulary (p. 1186)
    1. Contentious
    2. Deposition
    3. Imperceptible
    4. Anonymity
    5. Effrontery
    6. Incredulously
  5. Act III Literary Terms (p. 1186)
    1. Characterization
    2. Direct Characterization
    3. Indirect Characterization
    4. Irony
    5. Dramatic Irony
    6. Verbal Irony
  6. Assign parts for Act III of The Crucible
  7. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. W9 SAT Quiz Corrections due today at 4:00pm.
    2. Vocab. and Lit. Terms for Act III of The Crucible will be due Friday at 4:00pm.