Freshmen:
Vocabulary Quiz
A few more notes (Ares, Hephaestus and Aphrodite)
HW: Read your SSR books and fill in your 50 questions.
AP Lit:
Vocabulary Quiz
Time to work on your soliloquy translations w/ some help and input if needed.
HW: Read through 3.2 and finish study guide. Finish and bring paraphrased soliloquy (#3, part 1 on sg) for Monday. Continue to take notes on themes and motifs as you read.
Friday
2/25/2010
Freshmen:
5 more roots
More Greek god & goddess notes.
HW: Study vocab for quiz tomorrow.
AP Lit:
Talked briefly about Hamlet's response to the actor's Priam speech, then began reading Act 3 together. Handed out Act 3 study guide (part 1).
HW: Begin working on #3 of study guide.
5 more roots
More Greek god & goddess notes.
HW: Study vocab for quiz tomorrow.
AP Lit:
Talked briefly about Hamlet's response to the actor's Priam speech, then began reading Act 3 together. Handed out Act 3 study guide (part 1).
HW: Begin working on #3 of study guide.
Wednesday
2/24/2010
Freshmen:
New seats for periods 1 & 2.
5 new Greek roots
Began notes on Olympians...(Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, etc.)
AP Lit:
Discussed questions and confusions about Act 2.
Tomorrow? We'll talk about the Priam speech and begin Act 3 (To be, or not to be...?)
New seats for periods 1 & 2.
5 new Greek roots
Began notes on Olympians...(Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, etc.)
AP Lit:
Discussed questions and confusions about Act 2.
Tomorrow? We'll talk about the Priam speech and begin Act 3 (To be, or not to be...?)
Tuesday
2/23/2010
Freshmen:
Began looking at 50 Greek Mythology questions.
Notes on 5 more Greek Roots.
Talked about the rise to power of the 14 main Olympian gods and goddesses.
AP Lit:
Continued reading Act 2 of Hamlet.
HW: Finish reading the rest of scene two and complete the study questions for tomorrow.
Began looking at 50 Greek Mythology questions.
Notes on 5 more Greek Roots.
Talked about the rise to power of the 14 main Olympian gods and goddesses.
AP Lit:
Continued reading Act 2 of Hamlet.
HW: Finish reading the rest of scene two and complete the study questions for tomorrow.
Monday
2/22/2010
Freshmen:
Journal #5: If you could have any special/super power, what would it be and why?
Handout for SSR Project #3: Book Talk
Unforgettable #3 & #4
New vocabulary words
Notes on first 5 Greek Roots
AP Lit:
New vocabulary words
Golden Lines from Act 1
Began reading 2.1 together.
HW: Ongoing assignment to take notes on the themes and motifs listed on Friday.
Journal #5: If you could have any special/super power, what would it be and why?
Handout for SSR Project #3: Book Talk
Unforgettable #3 & #4
New vocabulary words
Notes on first 5 Greek Roots
AP Lit:
New vocabulary words
Golden Lines from Act 1
Began reading 2.1 together.
HW: Ongoing assignment to take notes on the themes and motifs listed on Friday.
Friday
2/19/2010
Freshmen:
Woo-hoo! Oaks Reading testing is done (for most of you). We'll meet up next week and start talking about the Greeks. Be ready.
HW: Feel free to keep reading your SSR book. Follow this link, or click on the link to your left for the instructions for Book Project #3: The Book Talk.
AP Lit:
While you took Vocabulary Quiz #2, I checked and gave you credit for Hamlet study guide #2. Then, we talked about 1.5.
HW: Look back through Act 1 and begin compiling notes on the motifs and themes listed below. Your notes should include a brief description/explanation of how we see the theme and/or the lines/phrases that include the motif. Don't forget to include page numbers and line numbers.
Motifs:
rot/decay
poison/contamination
actors/acting
heaven/hell
gardens/plants
Themes:
Appearance vs. Reality ("Seems, madam. Nay, it is. I know not seems...")
Action vs. Inaction
The Impossibility of Certainty (even death itself is uncertain, isn't it?)
Woo-hoo! Oaks Reading testing is done (for most of you). We'll meet up next week and start talking about the Greeks. Be ready.
HW: Feel free to keep reading your SSR book. Follow this link, or click on the link to your left for the instructions for Book Project #3: The Book Talk.
AP Lit:
While you took Vocabulary Quiz #2, I checked and gave you credit for Hamlet study guide #2. Then, we talked about 1.5.
HW: Look back through Act 1 and begin compiling notes on the motifs and themes listed below. Your notes should include a brief description/explanation of how we see the theme and/or the lines/phrases that include the motif. Don't forget to include page numbers and line numbers.
Motifs:
rot/decay
poison/contamination
actors/acting
heaven/hell
gardens/plants
Themes:
Appearance vs. Reality ("Seems, madam. Nay, it is. I know not seems...")
Action vs. Inaction
The Impossibility of Certainty (even death itself is uncertain, isn't it?)
Wednesday
2/17/2010
Freshmen:
Day #2 of Oaks Testing! If you finished up today, bring your SSR book to read tomorrow.
AP Lit:
Made a chart of similarities and differences between Ancient Greek drama and Shakespearean drama, noted some terms (soliloquy, aside, iambic pentameter, blank verse, heroic couplet), talked about some details of the beginning of Hamlet.
HW: Nope.
Day #2 of Oaks Testing! If you finished up today, bring your SSR book to read tomorrow.
AP Lit:
Made a chart of similarities and differences between Ancient Greek drama and Shakespearean drama, noted some terms (soliloquy, aside, iambic pentameter, blank verse, heroic couplet), talked about some details of the beginning of Hamlet.
HW: Nope.
Tuesday
2/16/2010
Freshmen:
Day 1 of OAKS Reading testing. Woo-hoo! See you tomorrow to continue the fun. Bring your SSR book or some other homework to work on when you finish.
AP Lit:
Copied your new vocab words. I checked Hamlet study guides for credit. Then, I collected the "creative" Oedipus assignment. And finally, we began looking at scene 2.
HW: No new reading. If you were one of the many absent on Friday, get caught up.
Day 1 of OAKS Reading testing. Woo-hoo! See you tomorrow to continue the fun. Bring your SSR book or some other homework to work on when you finish.
AP Lit:
Copied your new vocab words. I checked Hamlet study guides for credit. Then, I collected the "creative" Oedipus assignment. And finally, we began looking at scene 2.
HW: No new reading. If you were one of the many absent on Friday, get caught up.
Friday
2/12/2010
Freshmen:
Vocabulary Quiz, then SSR, then we talked briefly about what your practice reading test scores mean. We'll take the real test next week, so eat your breakfast on Tuesday and show up ready to earn an "Exceeds"!
AP Lit:
Vocabulary quiz (that literally took moments.) We talked for a few minutes about some of the changes between theater for the Ancient Greeks and Shakespeare's England. We then began reading the first scene of Hamlet together.
HW: Read through Act 1, scene 3 for Tuesday and complete the study questions. Be ready to discuss anything you're confused about.
Vocabulary Quiz, then SSR, then we talked briefly about what your practice reading test scores mean. We'll take the real test next week, so eat your breakfast on Tuesday and show up ready to earn an "Exceeds"!
AP Lit:
Vocabulary quiz (that literally took moments.) We talked for a few minutes about some of the changes between theater for the Ancient Greeks and Shakespeare's England. We then began reading the first scene of Hamlet together.
HW: Read through Act 1, scene 3 for Tuesday and complete the study questions. Be ready to discuss anything you're confused about.
Thursday
2/11/2010
Freshmen:
Today we finished the OAKS Reading practice test, finished the Greek Roots pretest and had a few minutes of work or library time.
HW: Study for vocabulary quiz. Remember to bring SSR book.
AP Lit:
We watched the awesome animated Oedipus with vegetables, and listened to Tom Lehrer's Oedipus Rex song. Then you had a few minutes to finish your in-class essay and begin brainstorming for the "creative" writing assignment which is due on Tuesday.
HW: Study your vocab for tomorrow. We'll begin reading Hamlet together and over the weekend you'll need to read through scene 3 of Act 1 and complete the study questions.
Today we finished the OAKS Reading practice test, finished the Greek Roots pretest and had a few minutes of work or library time.
HW: Study for vocabulary quiz. Remember to bring SSR book.
AP Lit:
We watched the awesome animated Oedipus with vegetables, and listened to Tom Lehrer's Oedipus Rex song. Then you had a few minutes to finish your in-class essay and begin brainstorming for the "creative" writing assignment which is due on Tuesday.
HW: Study your vocab for tomorrow. We'll begin reading Hamlet together and over the weekend you'll need to read through scene 3 of Act 1 and complete the study questions.
Wednesday
2/10/2010
Freshmen:
We continued working on the practice reading test. We'll finish that up tomorrow and possibly start to discuss the answers. If you finish up, you will also have the chance to finish the Greek Roots Pretest (if you didn't finish last week) and possibly go to the library to look for an SSR book.
HW: Study for vocab quiz on Friday. Also, you need your SSR book for Friday.
AP Lit:
Today we worked on an in class Oedipus essay. You'll have chance to finish that up tomorrow, if needed. Also, we'll start working on a creative interpretation of Oedipus tomorrow.
HW: Vocab quiz will be on Friday, followed by beginning Hamlet together.
We continued working on the practice reading test. We'll finish that up tomorrow and possibly start to discuss the answers. If you finish up, you will also have the chance to finish the Greek Roots Pretest (if you didn't finish last week) and possibly go to the library to look for an SSR book.
HW: Study for vocab quiz on Friday. Also, you need your SSR book for Friday.
AP Lit:
Today we worked on an in class Oedipus essay. You'll have chance to finish that up tomorrow, if needed. Also, we'll start working on a creative interpretation of Oedipus tomorrow.
HW: Vocab quiz will be on Friday, followed by beginning Hamlet together.
Tuesday
2/9/2010
Freshmen:
Unforgettable #2-- Avoid using "I think", "I feel", "In my opinion" or "I believe" in persuasive formal essays.
Took some notes on the 6 question types from the OAKS Reading test.
Read a sample passage, answered 7 questions and identified each question type.
AP Lit:
Made a list-- Oedipus' missteps.
HW: Make a list of sight/blindness references in Oedipus. Tomorrow we will have an in-class essay and (possibly) begin another creative Oedipus assignment.
Unforgettable #2-- Avoid using "I think", "I feel", "In my opinion" or "I believe" in persuasive formal essays.
Took some notes on the 6 question types from the OAKS Reading test.
Read a sample passage, answered 7 questions and identified each question type.
AP Lit:
Made a list-- Oedipus' missteps.
HW: Make a list of sight/blindness references in Oedipus. Tomorrow we will have an in-class essay and (possibly) begin another creative Oedipus assignment.
Monday
2/8/2010
Freshmen:
We started the week with 5 new vocabulary words, then we spent some time journaling and incorporating examples of the literary devices we are reviewing.
AP Lit:
New vocab words to start off the semester. A few words on Oedipus-- more to come tomorrow.
We started the week with 5 new vocabulary words, then we spent some time journaling and incorporating examples of the literary devices we are reviewing.
AP Lit:
New vocab words to start off the semester. A few words on Oedipus-- more to come tomorrow.
Tuesday
Welcome to 2nd Semester!
Hi kids. We're halfway through and hopefully you're ready to take on the last two terms. Before you know it it will be Spring Break!
2/1/2010
I'm so sorry I wasn't with you today, but I decided to stay home in an attempt to kick this lingering cold. In my absence, here's what you accomplished:
Freshmen: Made posters of last semester's vocabulary words. These may just come up on a end of the year final exam, so be reviewing them regularly.
AP Lit: Looked back through Trifles to find lines that may have multiple meanings, depending on how they are expressed. I'll collect your ideas on this and your responses to A Jury of Her Peers tomorrow.
2/2/2010
Freshmen:
I assigned new seats, gave you new vocabulary words, and talked about how new SSR books need to be a biography or a work of non-fiction. Vocab quiz will be on Friday.
AP Lit:
We discussed Trifles and Jury-- which we preferred, why and titles. Also , discussed the ideas you came up with yesterday.
HW: Read Introduction to Greek Tragedy for tomorrow.
2/1/2010
I'm so sorry I wasn't with you today, but I decided to stay home in an attempt to kick this lingering cold. In my absence, here's what you accomplished:
Freshmen: Made posters of last semester's vocabulary words. These may just come up on a end of the year final exam, so be reviewing them regularly.
AP Lit: Looked back through Trifles to find lines that may have multiple meanings, depending on how they are expressed. I'll collect your ideas on this and your responses to A Jury of Her Peers tomorrow.
2/2/2010
Freshmen:
I assigned new seats, gave you new vocabulary words, and talked about how new SSR books need to be a biography or a work of non-fiction. Vocab quiz will be on Friday.
AP Lit:
We discussed Trifles and Jury-- which we preferred, why and titles. Also , discussed the ideas you came up with yesterday.
HW: Read Introduction to Greek Tragedy for tomorrow.
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