Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
THURS. 12/10 SOUTH IHS
Vocab test on all 20 words from Othello
Watch Act 4 on video
Activities on Act 4
HWK: REVIEW PLAY AND BE READY FOR A TEST ON THE WHOLE PLAY. THE TEST WILL BE A LIST OF CHARACTERS FOR FILLING IN BLANKS REGARDING WHO DOES WHAT, AND THEN 2-3 QUESTIONS YOU'LL ANSWER BY WRITING A PARAGRAGH FOR EACH ONE.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
MONDAY 12/7 SHELDON IHS
Hand in your typed vocab work
Quiz on Act 3
Watch Act 3 on video
I model on overhead how to write a paragraph that has three introductory clauses followed by a comma, and then you write one that we share with the class (a 5 or 6 sentence paragraph with at least 3 of the sentences using an intro clause correctly). IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, you need to do this. Let me know if you need help.
HWK: FINISH READING ACT 4. NEXT CLASS, WE'LL PLAY A VOCAB GAME AND THEN HAVE A VOCAB TEST ON ALL 20 WORDS.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
WED. 12/2 SOUTH IHS (LATE START) and THURS. 12/3 SHELDON IHS
Your presentations!
Also, I announced to the class the following dates:
Tuesday, 12/8 (South) and Wed. 12/9 (Sheldon), we'll have a vocab test on all 20 words from Othello
Monday, 12/14 (South) and Thursday 12/17 (Sheldon) we'll have a final test on Othello that will be part character identification and part paragraph-type answers.
HWK: Read 4.1
Monday, November 30, 2009
MONDAY 11/30 SOUTH IHS
Review the use of commas after introductory clauses. IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, write me a short paragraph that uses this grammar device in at least three sentences. You choose the subject of the paragraph, and it can be fiction or non-fiction
We act out important lines from 3.3 in groups.
HWK:
Finish reading Act 3
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
TUES. 11/24 SOUTH IHS
Take notes on how to write an essay introduction
Quiz on Act 2
Watch Act 2 on video
HWK: Read Act 3, scenes 1-3 (through page 113)
IF YOU HAVE MISSED CLASS BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS, PICK UP A COPY OF OTHELLO WITH LAWRENCE FISHBURNE AND KENNETH BRANAUGH AND WATCH THROUGH WHAT WOULD BE ACT 2 (CONNECT IT WITH YOUR COPY OF THE PLAY; IT'S AFTER IAGO RUBS SOOT FROM A BURNING STICK ONTO HIS HAND). HAVE YOUR PARENTS SCREEN THE R-RATED WEDDING NIGHT SCENE BETWEEN OTHELLO AND DESDEMONA; I DIDN'T SHOW THIS IN CLASS, AND THEY MAY NOT WANT YOU TO SEE IT.
Monday, November 23, 2009
FRIDAY 11/20 SOUTH IHS AND MONDAY 11/23 SHELDON IHS
At Sheldon, we went over how to write an intro for your Great Peacemaker essay. We'll do that at South on Tues. 11/24
Begin your "Othello" presentations!
More instruction and analysis around iambic pentameter
Continue watching the film
HWK: READ ACT 2.3 AND BE READY FOR A QUIZ ON ACT 2
Thursday, November 19, 2009
WED. 11/18 SOUTH IHS AND THURSDAY 11/19 SHELDON IHS
Review first 10 words of Othello vocab with pictures
At South, you turned in the homework assignment "Who Is Iago?"
At Sheldon, I modeled how to do a 2 minute presentation on "Othello," as I'd already modeled at South
Quiz on Act 1
Watch video to end of Act 1
In all classes except SO PM (where we ran out of time), you were introduced to iambic pentameter. We'll go over that in SO PM class on Friday and review it again for all classes.
HWK: READ 2.1 AND 2.2 OF THE PLAY
Monday, November 16, 2009
MONDAY 11/16 SOUTH IHS and TUESDAY 11/17 SHELDON IHS
Turn in first 10 words of "Othello" vocabulary
Shakespearean insults! Everyone gets and gives one of Shakespeare's insults
I model a 2 minute presentation from Act 1, in preparation for your upcoming presentation assignment. At Sheldon IHS, students form groups and sign up for these presentations (sign up was done last week at South). I also talk about how to dress in a "Shakespearean" manner without spending money on a costume.
Watch movie scenes as time allows.
HWK: South, do "Who Is Iago?" assignment from page 4 of the text. We did this at Sheldon in class last week, so Sheldon IHS has a bit of a homework break! (South will get one soon.) BE READY FOR A QUIZ ON ACT 1.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
THURSDAY 11/12 SHELDON IHS
Work on commas after introductory clauses
Discuss/watch video version of the play
"Who is Iago?" mind map in pairs
HWK: READ ACT 1, SCENE 3
FOR YOUR VOCAB HOMEWORK, GO TO THE POST BELOW THIS ONE THAT I DID FOR SOUTH IHS YESTERDAY. YOU'LL FIND VOCAB WORDS, DEFINITIONS, AND DIRECTIONS RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
TUESDAY 11/10 SOUTH IHS
At South, final copies of "Oedipus" essay due
Receive "Othello Dramatic Presentations" assignment and sign up for a date to present
Practice use of commas after introductory adverbial clauses
Begin reading "Othello" and, depending on time, watch the beginning of the video
HWK: FINISH READING ACT 1 OF THE PLAY AND DO FIRST 10 WORDS OF VOCAB
YOUR VOCAB ASSIGNMENT IS HERE! YOU CAN CHOOSE TO EITHER TYPE 20 SENTENCES -- TWO FOR EACH WORD BELOW - THAT CLEARLY SHOWS ME YOU UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THE WORD AND USES THE WORD AS GIVEN. BE SURE NOT TO CHANGE A VERB TO A NOUN OR A NOUN TO AN ADJECTIVE, ETC.
OR OR OR OR OR YOU MAY WANT TO REPEAT THE PICTURE ASSIGNMENT WE'VE HAD TWICE BEFORE. TAKE EACH WORD AND FIND A PICTURE THAT REPRESENTS IT, EITHER ON LINE OR IN A MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER, OR NEATLY DRAW A REPRESENTATION OF THE WORD. PASTE ANY PICTURES ONTO A HALF SHEET OF PAPER AND HANDWRITE THE WORD AND ITS DEFINITION ON BACK OF THE HALF SHEET.
HERE'S THE VOCAB!
1. affinity (noun) -- an attraction to or liking for something
2. beguile (verb) -- to lead by deception or to deceive by trickery
3. castigate (verb) -- to subject to severe criticism or reproof
4. consecrate (verb) -- dedicate to a noble or sacred purpose
5. bestow (verb) -- to convey as a gift, usually used with "on" or "upon"
6. epithet (noun) -- a disparaging or abusive word or phrase OR (2nd meaning) a characterizing word or phrase accompanying the name of a person (such as "black Othello")
7. discord (noun) -- lack of agreement or harmony/quarreling or conflict
8. dilatory (adjective) -- tending to cause delay
9. agile (adjective) -- ability to move with quick, easy grace
10. alacrity (noun) -- promptness in response/cheerful readiness
If you've gotten this far, treat yourself by going back up to the top and feeding the fish! Click on the square with fish in it to see food appear and fish go for the food.
Monday, November 9, 2009
FRIDAY 11/6 SOUTH IHS AND MONDAY 11/9 SHELDON IHS
At South, we peer edited the rough draft of the "Oedipus" essay
Both campuses, we looked at comma rules for commas after introductory adverbial clauses and in restrictive and non-restrictive clauses
Background to Shakespeare's "Othello"
HWK: SOUTH, BRING IN FINAL COPY OF THE "OEDIPUS" ESSAY. SHELDON IHS, READ ONLY SCENES 1 AND 2 FROM ACT 1 OF OTHELLO, STOPPING AT PAGE 21. I TOLD YOU IN CLASS TO READ ALL OF ACT 1, BUT I'VE DECIDED TO SLOW DOWN A BIT, SO ONLY READ TO PAGE 21.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
WED. 11/4 SOUTH IHS AND THURSDAY 11/5 SHELDON IHS
Check out Shakekspeare's "Othello"
Look at new MLA instructions for Works Cited. You can use these new ones or stay with the old for now.
In South AM 1 we peer edited the outline for the "Oedipus" essay. We didn't do that last class because of an extended fire alarm.
Background to Shakespearean theater
HWK: FINAL "OEDIPUS" ESSAY DUE AT SHELDON ON MONDAY 11/9. FOR SOUTH IHS, WE'LL EDIT THE ROUGH DRAFT ON FRIDAY, 11/6.
TUES. 11/3 SHELDON IHS
Continue to work on correct Works Cited form
Watch "Oedipus Vegetables" on YouTube (WITHOUT the sound portion that's definitely R for about 10 seconds)
Take "Oedipus" vocab test
Peer edit outlines for "Oedipus" essay
HWK:
BRING IN YOUR TYPED ROUGH DRAFT OF THE "OEDIPUS" ESSAY
BRING YOUR WRITER'S INC.
Monday, November 2, 2009
MONDAY 11/2 SOUTH IHS
Continue to work on correct form for Works Cited
"Oedipus" vocab test
Watch "Oed. Vegetables" on YouTube (minus about 8 seconds of sound when Oedipus meets Jocasta)
Work in group to peer edit essay outline and get credit for having yours completed (We didn't do this in AM 1 class because of the unexpected and lengthy fire alarm)
HWK: BECAUSE FIRE ALARMS WENT OFF AT LEAST 5 TIMES TODAY, THE EXPECTED CLASSWORK WAS INTERRUPTED. CLASSES ALL VOTED (NO SURPRISE HERE!) TO DELAY THE ROUGH DRAFT OF THE ESSAY UNTIL FRIDAY, WITH THE FINAL DUE TUESDAY 11/10. SOUTH AM 2 AND PM CLASSES HAVE NO HWK; SOUTH AM 1 HAS TO BRING IN THE COMPLETED OUTLINE, WHICH MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE ANYWAY.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
THURS. 10/29 SOUTH IHS AND FRI. 10/30 SHELDON IHS (Early Release at Sheldon)
Collect typed sentences from vocab for "Oedipus"
Receive outline for formal "Oedipus" essay
Take objective test on the characters of "Oedipus"
Working in groups, discuss the "big questions" of Oedipus. If you missed this discussion, you can make up the credit earned by typing out responses to the questions. Get a copy of them from the homework box in the classroom and choose 3 of the questions to discuss -- one well written, thoughtful paragraph as a response to each of the 3 questions.
HWK:
Finish outline for "Oedipus" essay
Be ready for vocab test
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
TUES. 10/27 SOUTH IHS AND WED. 10/28 SHELDON IHS
Turn in masks if you didn't do so last class
Get back graded vocab sentences and review how to do the assignment correctly
Finish working in groups of three to answer questions on the middle reading section of Oedipus
Act out ending of Oedipus, as time allows
HWK: TYPE 2 sentences for each of the last 10 vocab words. Be sure to double space!
Friday, October 23, 2009
FRIDAY 10/34 SOUTH IHS AND MONDAY 10/26 SHS IHS
Go over pgs 116 & 120 in Writer's Inc. to emphasize colorful language and active voice in your writing
At South, we took notes on the 3 kinds of irony, just like Sheldon did last class. Get these notes from a friend if you were absent.
Work in groups of 3 to answer questions on "Oedipus."
Begin work on mask to represent a Greek god/goddess or character from the play
HWK:
FINISH YOUR MASK
FINISH READING THE PLAY
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
WED. 10/21 SOUTH IHS (EARLY RELEASE) and THURS. 10/22 SHS IHS
Receive calendar of all "Oedipus" assignments and handout with topics and expectations for a formal "Oedipus" essay
In groups, act out lines from "Oedipus"
IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, you can work with others who were absent and act out some lines further on in the play when you return and have a chance to practice a few lines (no need to memorize them)
At Sheldon, we also took notes on the three forms of irony -- verbal, situational, and dramatic. Get from a friend if you missed.
HWK:
BRING WRITER'S INC.
READ PGS 65-85 TO [EXIT IOCASTA AND GIRL]
Monday, October 19, 2009
MONDAY 10/19 SOUTH IHS AND TUESDAY 10/20 SHELDON IHS
Toga party! Students come dressed in a toga with accessories that emphasize an assigned character from the play "Oedipus" or a Greek god/goddess.
At South, I went over the very beginning of the play and then assigned groups to act out lines next class.
At Sheldon, we're behind because of the district-wide testing day last week, so students just today received the background info on the play.
HWK: SOUTH IHS -- TYPE THE 20 SENTENCES REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST 10 VOCAB WORDS ON YOUR PURPLE SHEET
HWK: SHELDON IHS -- TYPE THE 20 SENTENCES REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST 10 VOCAB WORDS ON YOUR PURPLE SHEET. ALSO, YOU NEED TO FINISH READING THE PLAY UP TO MIDDLE OF PAGE 65. (Sorry you have more homework than South, but South had more homework than you did this past weekend. It all evens out!)
Friday, October 16, 2009
FRIDAY 10/16 SHELDON IHS (EARLY RELEASE, 40 MIN CLASSES)
We finally got to watch the Simpsons' parody of "Lord of the Flies"!
Check out our next read, the play "Oedipus"
Get new list of 20 vocab words for "Oedipus"
Get assigned a Greek god/goddess or a character from "Oedipus" to represent at our toga party next class. If you missed class, you can contact me for an god/goddess/character OR pick up a sheet from the homework box in the back of the classroom.
SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW FOR SOUTH IHS ON 10/15, WHERE I HAVE TYPED DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING EXTRA CREDIT FOR NEXT CLASS AND HOW TO PREPARE A TOGA AND A NAMETAG.
HWK: COME PREPARED FOR OUR TOGA PARTY! WEAR A NEAT TOGA WITH AN ARTISTIC, NEATLY CREATED NAMETAG FIXED TO YOUR TOGA WITH A PIN, RIBBON, ETC.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
THURSDAY 10/15 SOUTH IHS
Check out "Oedipus" by Sophocles
Get vocab assignment
Background to "Oedipus" and understanding strophe/antistrophe IF YOU MISSED CLASS, YOU SHOULD RESEARCH THE BACKGROUND AND STROPE/ANTISTROPHE ON LINE AND GET AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON AS THE PLAY BEGINS.
Get assignment of a character or Greek god/goddess for our TOGA PARTY! You'll come dressed in a toga and some kind of sandals. You're welcome to wear a T-shirt and pants under the toga,but nothing bulky or distracting like a striped shirt or sweatshirt. You can google "how to make a toga" for info on creating a toga, but please don't spend money on buying new material. Use an old sheet (or buy an old one from Goodwill) that's PLAIN -- no flowers, Mickey Mouse, etc.
Be sure that your toga and the nametag you will make to attach to your toga has some kind of representation of your character/god/goddess (a fake crown, a plastic bow and arrow, etc.). YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON THIS OUTFIT TO DO IT WELL.
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: Bring some Greek foods for our toga party or offer to help me clean up afterwards (I only need two helpers from each class,and you must not have a class after ours in order to stay and clean). Ideas for food: Store bought dolmas, pita bread, hummus, grapes, Greek cheese, tzakziki. If money is any issue at all in getting this extra credit, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! You will not be left without extra credit simply because you couldn't afford to spend money right now. NO ONE SHOULD SPEND MORE THAN $5 ON THIS PARTY FOOD.
HWK;
BE READY FOR OUR TOGA PARTY. IF YOU MISSED THIS, EMAIL ME TOMORROW OR SATURDAY (DON'T WAIT UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT), AND I'LL EMAIL YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A GOD/GODDESS.
READ PG. 49-65 (PLAY STARTS ON P. 49) OF "OEDIPUS." ON PAGE 65, STOP WHERE THE TEXT READS "ENTER CREON."
WED. 10/14 -- REQUIRED STATE TESTING IN ALL 4J HIGH SCHOOLS. NO CLASSES
MONDAY 10/12 SOUTH IHS AND TUESDAY 10/13 SHELDON IHS
Whole class period was spent taking a final test on "Lord of the Flies." Students answer 4 of 6 discussion questions. IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, YOU MUST CONTACT ME ABOUT MAKING IT UP.
HMWK:
None! You have a big piece of work due for projects, so focus on that.
Monday, October 12, 2009
MONDAY 10/12 SHELDON IHS AND TUESDAY 10/13 SOUTH IHS
Whole class was spent taking the final test on "Lord of the Flies," which required 4 long paragraphs written to answer 4 discussion questions. IF YOU MISSED THIS, MAKING IT UP SOONER RATHER THAN LATER WILL BE TO YOUR BENEFIT. YOU HAVE TWO WEEKS TO MAKE IT UP -- EVEN EARLIER THAN TWO WEEKS WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU!
HWK:
None! You have a big piece of sophomore projects due this week, so please work on that.
Wednesday 10/14 is testing (in the morning) for all 4j high school students, so no regular classes at all on that day. I'll be at Sheldon; let me know if you'd like to meet with me on Wed. afternoon for any reason.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
THURSDAY 10/8 SOUTH IHS
Read the final pages of the novel and discuss irony
Take notes on Freud's model of id, ego, and superego and discuss how they apply to the novel
Take notes on Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
To study for the final on Lord of the Flies, be sure you know the characters and major events. One good way to review would be to go through the novel chapter by chapter and be sure you know why the author titled the chapters as he did.
HWK:
Final test next class. You may use any notes we've taken in class on the novel or on grammar. Test will be paragraph responses to discussion questions.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
TUES 10/6 SOUTH IHS
Vocab test
Get back writing on "Peace One Day" and record comments on your tracking sheet. Both writing and tracking sheet to into the folder in the classroom.
Look at how to do in text citation when the author is included (Jones 52). Notice that there's NO COMMA between the author and the page number. This is info you'll want to know for your Great Peacemaker assignment coming due next week.
Whole class discussion on the question: Would girls on the island have signicantly affected the events in the novel?"
HWK:
None! Work on your Great Peacemaker project
Be ready for a test on the whole novel on Monday (Omega) and Tuesday (Alpha) of next week
Friday, October 2, 2009
FRIDAY 10/2 SOUTH IHS AND MONDAY 10/15 SHELDON IHS
Collect the next set of 10 vocab pics
SO AM2 AND SHS, we had a quiz on the reading
SO PM, we took notes on themes of the novel
In all SO classes, we read our autobio poems
In both SO and SHS classes, we looked at page 87 of Writer's Inc. and worked on writing without comma splices from page 88. At Sheldon, students got back in class writing, recorded strengths and weaknesses, and put it in their folders.
Received THEME assignment and went over the expectations. If you missed class, you can get a hard copy of that assignment in the homework box in the classroom. If anyone knows how to make links to assignments such as this from this blog, I'd love for you to show me how!
Played a vocab acting game to practice for test next class (the picture at the top of this entry is an example of one of our vocab words. Do you know which one?
HWK:
Theme assignment -- must be TYPED
Be ready for vocab test next class
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
WED. (LATE START) 9/30 SOUTH IHS AND THURSDAY 10/1 SHS IHS
At SO, students turned in their autobio poems.
Review -- once again! -- in text citation
Take notes on the THEMES. We did this in all classes except SO PM, where we'll do it on Friday.
In SO PM class, students turned in their setting art.
Work in groups of 3 to discuss 3 questions from the novel. If you were absent, you should get the three questions from the homework box (a pink half sheet) in the classroom and complete them on your own.
HWK:
Bring your Writer's inc!
Finish reading the novel.
Bring in vocab pics and definitions for the next ten words from LotF (just like last time we did vocab). The words are:
tacit, belligerence, blatant, malevolently,parody, sinewy, apex, diffidently, increduility, derisive.
Monday, September 28, 2009
MONDAY 9/28 SOUTH IHS AND TUESDAY 9/29 SHELDON IHS
Artwalk to look at your half sheets of art based on the setting description of the island on page 29
In South AM classes and Sheldon, we had a quiz on Chapters 8 & 9. No quiz in SO PM class.
Use your Writer's Inc. to bookmark pages that refer to comma splices, cliches, and how to create a Works Cited page. If you missed class, look in the Table of Contents to find these references and mark them with a sticky note.
Review how to properly use in text citation
Receive an assignment on how an author creates CHARACTERS in a novel and work on it with a partner. If not finished in class, this is due at the beginning of next class. Remember that you must split up the work of writing so that both partners write about half the answers.
HMWK:
SOUTH PM ONLY: Complete the setting art assignment. See previous blog posting for details on how to do this.
Read Chapters 10 & 11
If necessary, finish the CHARACTER assignment.
YOU'LL NEED TO BRING WRITER'S INC. TO CLASS ON FRIDAY AT SO., MONDAY AT SHS, BUT NOT ON WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
WED. 9/23 (LATE START) SOUTH IHS AND THURS. 9/24 SHELDON IHS
I gave you credit for bringing your Writer's Inc. to class, as assigned. The work we were to do in these at South was delayed because so many students DIDN'T bring Writer's Inc.! Oh, no! Definitely bring it on Monday!
Vocab game on first 10 words using the pictures you turned in last class.
Quiz on Chs 6 & 7
I went through the novel reading/explaining passages and reinforcing the literary term "diction" we learned last week
In South AM1 and AM2, we started a setting art project which is due next class (Look at the description of the island on page 29. Using a half sheet of computer paper, draw a DETAILED, NEAT, ACCURATE picture of the island. Your work should fill the page and be colorful.
HWK:
Read Chs 8 & 9
Bring Writer's Inc. next class!
If necessary, finish your setting art
Monday, September 21, 2009
MON. 9/21 -- INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY -- SOUTH IHS AND TUESDAY 9/22 SHS IHS
Check out the grammar book "Writer's Inc."
Turn in vocab pictures and definitions and play a vocab game
Watch 10 minute video from "Peace One Day"
Writing: What can YOU do for peace one day?
HWK: Read Chs. 6 & 7/ Finish "peace" writing if necessary
Bring your Writer's Inc to class next time!
THURS. 9/17 SOUTH IHS AND FRIDAY 9/18 SHELDON IHS
Review terms from last class -- diction & denouement. Add the great word "lagniappe"!
Quiz on chapters 2 & 3
Pair/share/discuss questions from chapters 1 & 2
As time permits, work on autobio poem
HWK: Read chapters 4 & 5/Vocab word assignment due next class on half sheets
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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