Freshmen:
Finish The Odyssey Part 1.
Read pgs. 49-76 in the red Odyssey and answer questions on projector.
SSR
HW: Keep working on SSR and projects. Don't wait until the last weeks of school.
AP Lit:
Review "The Snake" AP multiple choice selection
Some more terms: sound devices, scansion and rhyme
Look at a few poems together.
HW: Read in Ch. 13-- "Mr. Flood's Party," "Church Going," "Sonrisas," "The Victims," "The Dance," and "Ode to the West Wind." Then, answer #3 on page 539 thoroughly but informally, (your answer doesn't necessarily have to look like an "essay" as suggested in the prompt.)
Shakespeare:
Begin "The Taming of the Shrew" and turn in Animated Macbeth review.
Tuesday
4/19 (A) & 4/20 (B)
Freshmen:
Daily, SSR & homework check.
Review Trojan/Greek chart.
Begin reading The Odyssey Part 1.
HW: Continue reading your SSR books and working on projects! All 3 projects are due by the end of the year!
AP Lit:
Review "Dover Beach" multiple choice practice.
Some notes on figurative language and a look at some poems.
HW: Another multiple choice AP poetry selection.
Shakespeare:
Turn in Macbeth or Lady Macbeth rough draft.
Begin work on Animated Macbeth review.
HW: Finish review rough draft for Tuesday.
Daily, SSR & homework check.
Review Trojan/Greek chart.
Begin reading The Odyssey Part 1.
HW: Continue reading your SSR books and working on projects! All 3 projects are due by the end of the year!
AP Lit:
Review "Dover Beach" multiple choice practice.
Some notes on figurative language and a look at some poems.
HW: Another multiple choice AP poetry selection.
Shakespeare:
Turn in Macbeth or Lady Macbeth rough draft.
Begin work on Animated Macbeth review.
HW: Finish review rough draft for Tuesday.
Friday
4/17(A) & 4/18(B)
Freshmen:
Daily #18 and SSR and homework check
Review Trojan War homework
Begin the Odyssey
HW: Keep working on your SSR books and SSR projects!
AP Lit:
Reviewed the AP multiple choice practice.
Discuss poems form 481-499. Figurative language? (Maybe it's just about a rose...)
HW: Another multiple choice poetry section w/ a very different kind of poem.
Shakespeare:
Finish and turn in Macbeth or Lady Macbeth rough draft.
Begin writing a review of animated Macbeth.
HW: Finish Macbeth review rough draft.
Daily #18 and SSR and homework check
Review Trojan War homework
Begin the Odyssey
HW: Keep working on your SSR books and SSR projects!
AP Lit:
Reviewed the AP multiple choice practice.
Discuss poems form 481-499. Figurative language? (Maybe it's just about a rose...)
HW: Another multiple choice poetry section w/ a very different kind of poem.
Shakespeare:
Finish and turn in Macbeth or Lady Macbeth rough draft.
Begin writing a review of animated Macbeth.
HW: Finish Macbeth review rough draft.
Thursday
Wednesday
4/15(A) & 4/16(B)
Freshmen:
SSR and/or finish up Map of the Underworld (from Orpheus)
Complete Homer and the Epic Worksheet (from Glencoe text pgs. 804-806)
Notes on last of the Greek Roots
Discuss Epics, read invocation and intro to The Odyssey.
HW: Reread pages 183-195 of Trojan War handout and diagram the Greeks vs. Trojans. Include who was fighting for each side, including the gods, and briefly describe/summarize each person's involvement.
AP Lit:
A bunch of notes on poetry terms.
Discussion of a few poems, focusing on situation, setting and diction. (Can we be sure of "My Papa's Waltz"?)
HW: Read poems on 481-499 and take notes on figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, imagery, etc.) AND do the practice AP Multiple Choice section for "Dover Beach."
Shakespeare:
Begin Macbeth paper: Who is most to blame for the tragedy and the downfall, Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? Which is really responsible for it all?
Watch animated Macbeth, taking notes on positives vs. negatives...
HW: Finish a fully formed rough draft of your essay. Due next class!
SSR and/or finish up Map of the Underworld (from Orpheus)
Complete Homer and the Epic Worksheet (from Glencoe text pgs. 804-806)
Notes on last of the Greek Roots
Discuss Epics, read invocation and intro to The Odyssey.
HW: Reread pages 183-195 of Trojan War handout and diagram the Greeks vs. Trojans. Include who was fighting for each side, including the gods, and briefly describe/summarize each person's involvement.
AP Lit:
A bunch of notes on poetry terms.
Discussion of a few poems, focusing on situation, setting and diction. (Can we be sure of "My Papa's Waltz"?)
HW: Read poems on 481-499 and take notes on figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, imagery, etc.) AND do the practice AP Multiple Choice section for "Dover Beach."
Shakespeare:
Begin Macbeth paper: Who is most to blame for the tragedy and the downfall, Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? Which is really responsible for it all?
Watch animated Macbeth, taking notes on positives vs. negatives...
HW: Finish a fully formed rough draft of your essay. Due next class!
Tuesday
Monday
4/13 (A) & 4/14 (B)
Freshmen:
Daily #17 and SSR
More Roots.
Read Orpheus, then summarize in your notes and make a map of the Underworld that includes at least 15 specific people, places and details from the story.
AP Lit:
Finish discussing tone of poems from last class.
Speaker: what do we KNOW about the speaker of each poem?
HW: Read and take notes on the following poems: (from Ch. 10) "The Night Wind," "To His Coy Mistress," "Morning Song," "Midsummer," "A Map of the City," and (from Ch. 11) "The Golf Links Lie So Near the Mill," "The Red Wheelbarrow," "This is Just to Say," " Pied Beauty," and "[in Just-]."
Shakespeare:
Macbeth test! Woo-hoo!
Daily #17 and SSR
More Roots.
Read Orpheus, then summarize in your notes and make a map of the Underworld that includes at least 15 specific people, places and details from the story.
AP Lit:
Finish discussing tone of poems from last class.
Speaker: what do we KNOW about the speaker of each poem?
HW: Read and take notes on the following poems: (from Ch. 10) "The Night Wind," "To His Coy Mistress," "Morning Song," "Midsummer," "A Map of the City," and (from Ch. 11) "The Golf Links Lie So Near the Mill," "The Red Wheelbarrow," "This is Just to Say," " Pied Beauty," and "[in Just-]."
Shakespeare:
Macbeth test! Woo-hoo!
Thursday
4/9(A) & 4/10(B)
Freshmen:
Daily #16 & SSR
10 more Greek Roots
Finish Prometheus and Pandora, discuss.
Read Phaeton together.
Turn in Trojan War homework.
HW: Read your SSR book(s) and work on projects. I will be entering grades for project #1 next week!
AP Lit:
A few quick notes and terms: subject, theme, tone, anaphora, polysyndeton and asyndeton.
Discussed "Barbie Doll" and "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" together. Focus on tone.
In small groups, identify best word to describe the tone of remaining poem and why. (5th period: we discussed "After Making Love..." (humorous & affectionate) and "Those Winter Sundays" (acknowledgment) so far. We will quickly discuss the others next class.) Turned in homework (#3 page 430).
HW: Chapter 9: Speaker-- read "A Certain Lady," "They flee from me," "To a louse," "Women Have Loved...," "I, being born a woman..." and "We Real Cool." For notes: list all that we know about the speaker of each of these poems.
Shakespeare:
Finished watching Macbeth. Took notes on patterns of tragedy. Know these for test on Monday. You will be asked to explain how Macbeth fits the pattern. (Is Macbeth really a tragic hero?) Also on the test: multiple choice, quote identification, short answer. Bring your golden lines, they will be turned in for credit.
Daily #16 & SSR
10 more Greek Roots
Finish Prometheus and Pandora, discuss.
Read Phaeton together.
Turn in Trojan War homework.
HW: Read your SSR book(s) and work on projects. I will be entering grades for project #1 next week!
AP Lit:
A few quick notes and terms: subject, theme, tone, anaphora, polysyndeton and asyndeton.
Discussed "Barbie Doll" and "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" together. Focus on tone.
In small groups, identify best word to describe the tone of remaining poem and why. (5th period: we discussed "After Making Love..." (humorous & affectionate) and "Those Winter Sundays" (acknowledgment) so far. We will quickly discuss the others next class.) Turned in homework (#3 page 430).
HW: Chapter 9: Speaker-- read "A Certain Lady," "They flee from me," "To a louse," "Women Have Loved...," "I, being born a woman..." and "We Real Cool." For notes: list all that we know about the speaker of each of these poems.
Shakespeare:
Finished watching Macbeth. Took notes on patterns of tragedy. Know these for test on Monday. You will be asked to explain how Macbeth fits the pattern. (Is Macbeth really a tragic hero?) Also on the test: multiple choice, quote identification, short answer. Bring your golden lines, they will be turned in for credit.
Wednesday
EXTRA CREDIT!
In honor of National Poetry Month, follow this link http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41 and enter the Free Verse Photo Competition. It involves writing a favorite line of poetry in a creative way and/or location and snapping and submitting a photo of your poetic statement. There are lots of examples for ideas and inspiration. When you submit your photograph to poets. org, be sure to email a copy to me too at courtney_peterson@reynolds.k12.or.us , so I can post it on this blog. Don't forget to include the poet's name and poem title with your submission so we all know where your lines came from.
Be clever, be creative, have fun.
Be clever, be creative, have fun.
Tuesday
4/7(A) & 4/8(B)
Freshmen:
SSR
Greek Roots...next 10.
Finish up notes on greek gods & goddesses.
Read Prometheus and Pandora-- summarize in your notes.
HW: Read Trojan War handout and complete the worksheet.
AP Lit:
Turn in Hamlet/R&G Papers.
In groups discuss the reading homework (pgs. 398-415) and your individual notes. Take group notes.
HW: Chapter 8 in Norton, especially the poems: "Barbie," "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers," "After Making Love We Hear Footsteps," "Those Winter Sundays," "The Clock," "Postcards from Kashmir" and "Alzheimer's." For notes: complete Suggestions for Writing #3 page 430.
Shakespeare:
Finish reading Macbeth (yeah, he got beheaded...ewwww.)
Next class--notes on tragedy, review for test which will be on Monday.
SSR
Greek Roots...next 10.
Finish up notes on greek gods & goddesses.
Read Prometheus and Pandora-- summarize in your notes.
HW: Read Trojan War handout and complete the worksheet.
AP Lit:
Turn in Hamlet/R&G Papers.
In groups discuss the reading homework (pgs. 398-415) and your individual notes. Take group notes.
HW: Chapter 8 in Norton, especially the poems: "Barbie," "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers," "After Making Love We Hear Footsteps," "Those Winter Sundays," "The Clock," "Postcards from Kashmir" and "Alzheimer's." For notes: complete Suggestions for Writing #3 page 430.
Shakespeare:
Finish reading Macbeth (yeah, he got beheaded...ewwww.)
Next class--notes on tragedy, review for test which will be on Monday.
Monday
4/5 (A) & 4/6 (B)
Freshmen:
Daily #14 and SSR.
Greek Roots-- next 10 definitions and examples.
Continue/finish notes on Olympian gods and goddesses.
AP Lit:
Welcome Mr. Stites!
Debrief the AP scoring activity and turn in scored papers and your "9"
Approaching poetry: what questions do we ask and/or aspects do we look for when studying poetry?
Read and discuss the poems: "Introduction to Poetry," "On Opening a Box of Crayola Crayons" and "The Sick Rose."
HW: Read Norton pages 398-415. Take notes. Be prepared to discuss the terms, ideas and poems. And--of course--finish your Hamlet/R&G papers.
Shakespeare:
Finish and turn in Macbeth/Macduff comparison. Watch film up until Act 5. Read 5.1. (Lade Macbeth is losing it!)
Daily #14 and SSR.
Greek Roots-- next 10 definitions and examples.
Continue/finish notes on Olympian gods and goddesses.
AP Lit:
Welcome Mr. Stites!
Debrief the AP scoring activity and turn in scored papers and your "9"
Approaching poetry: what questions do we ask and/or aspects do we look for when studying poetry?
Read and discuss the poems: "Introduction to Poetry," "On Opening a Box of Crayola Crayons" and "The Sick Rose."
HW: Read Norton pages 398-415. Take notes. Be prepared to discuss the terms, ideas and poems. And--of course--finish your Hamlet/R&G papers.
Shakespeare:
Finish and turn in Macbeth/Macduff comparison. Watch film up until Act 5. Read 5.1. (Lade Macbeth is losing it!)
Thursday
4/1(A) and 4/2(B)
Freshmen:
Daily #13 and SSR
Greek Roots notes--first 10 definitions
Begin notes and discussion of Greek gods and goddesses, reviewing 50 questions as we go.
AP Lit:
Review AP writing scoring guide--for each writing sample I returned to you: assign a score (1-9), justify the given score using the language of the scoring guide, revise/edit/change each sample so it would receive a higher score.
HW: Choose one of your writings and make it a 9. Bring two typed copies next class...one regular copy and one with no name or identifying marks on it. We will do some blind scoring next week.
Shakespeare:
Finish reading Act 4 and update golden lines, oxymorons, etc.
Then, compare and contrast Macbeth and Macduff.
Daily #13 and SSR
Greek Roots notes--first 10 definitions
Begin notes and discussion of Greek gods and goddesses, reviewing 50 questions as we go.
AP Lit:
Review AP writing scoring guide--for each writing sample I returned to you: assign a score (1-9), justify the given score using the language of the scoring guide, revise/edit/change each sample so it would receive a higher score.
HW: Choose one of your writings and make it a 9. Bring two typed copies next class...one regular copy and one with no name or identifying marks on it. We will do some blind scoring next week.
Shakespeare:
Finish reading Act 4 and update golden lines, oxymorons, etc.
Then, compare and contrast Macbeth and Macduff.
Wednesday
3/30 (A) & 3/31 (B)
Freshmen:
Stories to share?
Greek Roots Pretest
Begin discussing: What do you know about Greek Mythology? Why do we study Greek Mythology?
AP Lit:
Hamlet/R &G papers due on Tuesday 4/7 and Wednesday 4/8. Typed, MLA format and, as always, don't forget your metacognition.
Death of a Salesman timed writing.
Shakespeare:
Short skits to review Macbeth. Bravo, actors.
Continue reading Act 4...
Stories to share?
Greek Roots Pretest
Begin discussing: What do you know about Greek Mythology? Why do we study Greek Mythology?
AP Lit:
Hamlet/R &G papers due on Tuesday 4/7 and Wednesday 4/8. Typed, MLA format and, as always, don't forget your metacognition.
Death of a Salesman timed writing.
Shakespeare:
Short skits to review Macbeth. Bravo, actors.
Continue reading Act 4...
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