February is over! It's on to March. Also, we're at the middle of the quarter, expect progress reports next week! The quarter will end on March 26 for all classes.
AP Research
Today was our day to start to talk about DATA! And I don't mean the android from Star Trek. Today we started to build our data tables - think about our organization - and consider how to make our data digestible to our readers (bite-sized). Take all of this forward as you're working this weekend. Remember that as we work we are building the next section of our paper - RESULTS.
I've posted Reflection 21 for you to complete. Remember that you should also check in on your previous POD Questions. Next week I'll be checking your PREP Folders for your first check - have everything ready and organized for me.
Russian I
Remember to turn in your poet projects this weekend if you haven't yet done so! They should be turned in by Sunday to be scored as on-time!
Today in class we learned our case endings for the rest of the cases for adjectives - Dative Case and Instrumental Case. Remember that these cases are used for indirect objects (Dative) and with tools (Instrumental). From there, we went on to working with our film.
Over the weekend you should finish all of Exercise 2.9 focusing on your case endings. We also have a bit of a scavenger hunt this weekend with a song. Look at the song lyrics, listen to the song, and find all of the adjectives you can! Try to identify which case they are in. I posted the song here so that you can listen as you read.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had our second assessment on Verbs of Motion in Russian. I will have these scored and back to you soon. Hopefully you all felt more prepared this time around than our first quiz as we are continuing to learn and focus on our process of creating sentences in Russian about our motions and travels. Over the weekend there are two things for you to accomplish: First, submit your poet projects. They should be turned in to Google Classroom. I've attached the slides here for your overview of the project. Second, complete your translations. Russian II should just do the ones on the front. Russian III/IV should do the ones on the front and the back. We'll take some time to review these on Tuesday - if you're unsure, give it a try and then ask me for help.
Friday, February 28, 2020
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Homework for the Weekend - 27 February 2020 - B Day
AP Literature
Today was a day to focus on language and its usage in Act 2, Scene 4 as we understand some of what is going on between Orsino and Viola/Cesario. It's also an important day for us to look at the way in which comedy can be used in order to open up a text and make us question some of the actions of our characters in this play.
For tonight/the weekend there are a few things to be aware of. First, finish reading and reviewing Act 2. We'll finish our study of Scene 5 in class on Monday. Check in with your notes and viewing guides. Remember that we're combining the Act II Quiz with Act III. This is also a time to make sure that your vocabulary cards are complete for Act II. Secondly, collaborate with your group and consider your companion sonnet. Next class you'll be able to make your pitch. Lastly, take a look at Sonnet 53. What do you notice about the structure? What do you notice about the style Shakespeare uses?
Any missing assignments should be completed/submitted by Tuesday, at the latest.
AP Research
Today was our day for another round of Peer Editing. Thank you for giving thoughtful feedback to your classmates and for your feedback to me about ways that we can make the class productive moving forward. We have THREE sections left in our paper. But thankfully, they'll go pretty quickly - all we need is the DATA! So, here are my suggestions for tonight:
1. Spend some time with your PREP Folder. Remember that next week I'll check them. Have updates in your required folders (Weekly Work, Research Records, Assessment Task Drafts). Also, be sure that all of your reflections are complete.
2. Work on your POD slides. Do you have slides that line up with where your paper is?
3. Get your data sets together. Next class we'll start to discuss and consider ways to represent our data for our reader/viewer. Bring in what you have, even if it's empty, so that we can build what we need!
Today was a day to focus on language and its usage in Act 2, Scene 4 as we understand some of what is going on between Orsino and Viola/Cesario. It's also an important day for us to look at the way in which comedy can be used in order to open up a text and make us question some of the actions of our characters in this play.
For tonight/the weekend there are a few things to be aware of. First, finish reading and reviewing Act 2. We'll finish our study of Scene 5 in class on Monday. Check in with your notes and viewing guides. Remember that we're combining the Act II Quiz with Act III. This is also a time to make sure that your vocabulary cards are complete for Act II. Secondly, collaborate with your group and consider your companion sonnet. Next class you'll be able to make your pitch. Lastly, take a look at Sonnet 53. What do you notice about the structure? What do you notice about the style Shakespeare uses?
Any missing assignments should be completed/submitted by Tuesday, at the latest.
AP Research
Today was our day for another round of Peer Editing. Thank you for giving thoughtful feedback to your classmates and for your feedback to me about ways that we can make the class productive moving forward. We have THREE sections left in our paper. But thankfully, they'll go pretty quickly - all we need is the DATA! So, here are my suggestions for tonight:
1. Spend some time with your PREP Folder. Remember that next week I'll check them. Have updates in your required folders (Weekly Work, Research Records, Assessment Task Drafts). Also, be sure that all of your reflections are complete.
2. Work on your POD slides. Do you have slides that line up with where your paper is?
3. Get your data sets together. Next class we'll start to discuss and consider ways to represent our data for our reader/viewer. Bring in what you have, even if it's empty, so that we can build what we need!
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Homework for A Day Students - 26 February 2020
AP Research
Today was our day for another round of Peer Editing. Thank you for giving thoughtful feedback to your classmates and for your feedback to me about ways that we can make the class productive moving forward. We have THREE sections left in our paper. But thankfully, they'll go pretty quickly - all we need is the DATA! So, here are my suggestions for tonight:
1. Spend some time with your PREP Folder. Remember that next week I'll check them. Have updates in your required folders (Weekly Work, Research Records, Assessment Task Drafts). Also, be sure that all of your reflections are complete.
2. Work on your POD slides. Do you have slides that line up with where your paper is?
3. Get your data sets together. Next class we'll start to discuss and consider ways to represent our data for our reader/viewer. Bring in what you have, even if it's empty, so that we can build what we need!
Russian I
Today we had our quiz on colors and then we tried to finish our poet cultural projects. Remember that if you didn't finish your project today in class that they are due by the end of the weekend. We then took some time to start on exercises together. Exercise 2.9 is a great one to work on your case knowledge. Use your charts and your information in your textbooks.
Be sure that you're studying the other vocabulary in the Chapter - other adjectives and nouns. Next week we'll begin to work on our grammar project for this unit!
Russian II, III, IV
Today in class we did some review of A, B, C type sentences and the various destinations for these types of action. I was happy with the work that you all did because I think that you clearly understand that A sentences can do A work, B can only do B, and C can only do C. Remember that there should be alignment between the question and the answer. Also, remember to use the preposition after the verb to create a complete sentence/idea.
Your quiz will be on Friday. Using your notes will cost you 500 rubles. Be prepared. Study and review your activities and exercises. Please finish your poetry projects before Sunday. They are due!
Today was our day for another round of Peer Editing. Thank you for giving thoughtful feedback to your classmates and for your feedback to me about ways that we can make the class productive moving forward. We have THREE sections left in our paper. But thankfully, they'll go pretty quickly - all we need is the DATA! So, here are my suggestions for tonight:
1. Spend some time with your PREP Folder. Remember that next week I'll check them. Have updates in your required folders (Weekly Work, Research Records, Assessment Task Drafts). Also, be sure that all of your reflections are complete.
2. Work on your POD slides. Do you have slides that line up with where your paper is?
3. Get your data sets together. Next class we'll start to discuss and consider ways to represent our data for our reader/viewer. Bring in what you have, even if it's empty, so that we can build what we need!
Russian I
Today we had our quiz on colors and then we tried to finish our poet cultural projects. Remember that if you didn't finish your project today in class that they are due by the end of the weekend. We then took some time to start on exercises together. Exercise 2.9 is a great one to work on your case knowledge. Use your charts and your information in your textbooks.
Be sure that you're studying the other vocabulary in the Chapter - other adjectives and nouns. Next week we'll begin to work on our grammar project for this unit!
Russian II, III, IV
Today in class we did some review of A, B, C type sentences and the various destinations for these types of action. I was happy with the work that you all did because I think that you clearly understand that A sentences can do A work, B can only do B, and C can only do C. Remember that there should be alignment between the question and the answer. Also, remember to use the preposition after the verb to create a complete sentence/idea.
Your quiz will be on Friday. Using your notes will cost you 500 rubles. Be prepared. Study and review your activities and exercises. Please finish your poetry projects before Sunday. They are due!
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Homework for B Day Students - 25 February 2020
AP Literature
Today was a class geared around sonnet analysis and skill as we worked through Sonnet 29 in class and then went forward with our sonnet analysis projects. Remember that in the project you should work to compare and contrast a Shakespearean sonnet with one of your own choosing. The sonnets should have something in common (theme/image/tone/idea) and some difference as well. There are roles for each people in the group.
For tonight be sure to read Act 2, Scene 5. This is the scene where the plot against Malvolio goes. Pay attention to the humor and comedy - consider the idea of comedy at someone's expense. Is it still funny? Additionally, be sure that any missing work is turned in this week so that I can update and complete the gradebook this weekend.
Be sure to see us with any questions or concerns.
AP Research
Today was our working day to prepare for our Peer Review 3.0 Day. Next class you will be expected to have a full draft of your Introduction+Literature Review and Method. Hopefully after our work on crafting Literature Reviews and the templates/requirements of a Literature Review, you feel more prepared. Check out Reflection 20 - It's a good question to use as you draft or review your draft.
Have a full copy of your draft as a hard copy or as a full document in Assessment Task Drafts.
Our next classes will focus on data analysis, data sets, and data visualization. It's time to finish our process and move on! Remember the elements of your PREP folder which should be updated as you are working.
Today was a class geared around sonnet analysis and skill as we worked through Sonnet 29 in class and then went forward with our sonnet analysis projects. Remember that in the project you should work to compare and contrast a Shakespearean sonnet with one of your own choosing. The sonnets should have something in common (theme/image/tone/idea) and some difference as well. There are roles for each people in the group.
For tonight be sure to read Act 2, Scene 5. This is the scene where the plot against Malvolio goes. Pay attention to the humor and comedy - consider the idea of comedy at someone's expense. Is it still funny? Additionally, be sure that any missing work is turned in this week so that I can update and complete the gradebook this weekend.
Be sure to see us with any questions or concerns.
AP Research
Today was our working day to prepare for our Peer Review 3.0 Day. Next class you will be expected to have a full draft of your Introduction+Literature Review and Method. Hopefully after our work on crafting Literature Reviews and the templates/requirements of a Literature Review, you feel more prepared. Check out Reflection 20 - It's a good question to use as you draft or review your draft.
Have a full copy of your draft as a hard copy or as a full document in Assessment Task Drafts.
Our next classes will focus on data analysis, data sets, and data visualization. It's time to finish our process and move on! Remember the elements of your PREP folder which should be updated as you are working.
Monday, February 24, 2020
Homework for A Day Students - 24 February 2020
After an unexpected long weekend I am ready to go! Let's conquer the end of February!
AP Research
Today was our working day to prepare for our Peer Review 3.0 Day. Next class you will be expected to have a full draft of your Introduction+Literature Review and Method. Hopefully after our work on crafting Literature Reviews and the templates/requirements of a Literature Review, you feel more prepared. Check out Reflection 20 - It's a good question to use as you draft or review your draft.
Have a full copy of your draft as a hard copy or as a full document in Assessment Task Drafts.
Our next classes will focus on data analysis, data sets, and data visualization. It's time to finish our process and move on! Remember the elements of your PREP folder which should be updated as you are working.
Russian I
Today we spent time looking over Accusative case endings for adjectives before having a small writing workshop and then going on to our film. We'll likely finish the movie this week. Be ready for your quiz next class by studying your colors! Know your words and how to hear the gender of the word. It's a vocabulary quiz, not a grammar quiz, so just focus on learning the meaning of the words and their spelling.
Outside of this continue to focus on your endings. Hopefully the word wall helps. Trying to focus daily on one case makes the work a lot easier.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we focused on A and C type sentences as we reflected on a series of travel in the past and then the general round trip made by those actions. We spent time also reviewing our paired prepositions - remember we have to talk about going FROM and TO a place. It's important to have both sides of the equation. I'll review your in-class work tonight and have it ready for you next class.
For tonight, finish the exercises which we started in class. Also be aware of our quiz on Friday! It will look similar to the last quiz. Use our last quiz to study and prepare. This quiz will focus on the verbs that are newer - to lead, to swim, to fly, to run.
AP Research
Today was our working day to prepare for our Peer Review 3.0 Day. Next class you will be expected to have a full draft of your Introduction+Literature Review and Method. Hopefully after our work on crafting Literature Reviews and the templates/requirements of a Literature Review, you feel more prepared. Check out Reflection 20 - It's a good question to use as you draft or review your draft.
Have a full copy of your draft as a hard copy or as a full document in Assessment Task Drafts.
Our next classes will focus on data analysis, data sets, and data visualization. It's time to finish our process and move on! Remember the elements of your PREP folder which should be updated as you are working.
Russian I
Today we spent time looking over Accusative case endings for adjectives before having a small writing workshop and then going on to our film. We'll likely finish the movie this week. Be ready for your quiz next class by studying your colors! Know your words and how to hear the gender of the word. It's a vocabulary quiz, not a grammar quiz, so just focus on learning the meaning of the words and their spelling.
Outside of this continue to focus on your endings. Hopefully the word wall helps. Trying to focus daily on one case makes the work a lot easier.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we focused on A and C type sentences as we reflected on a series of travel in the past and then the general round trip made by those actions. We spent time also reviewing our paired prepositions - remember we have to talk about going FROM and TO a place. It's important to have both sides of the equation. I'll review your in-class work tonight and have it ready for you next class.
For tonight, finish the exercises which we started in class. Also be aware of our quiz on Friday! It will look similar to the last quiz. Use our last quiz to study and prepare. This quiz will focus on the verbs that are newer - to lead, to swim, to fly, to run.
Friday, February 21, 2020
Snow Day 2 - 2/21/2020
With the way my neighborhood looks, I would expect a normal day on Monday. Remember that our next school day will be an A day. The ACT is scheduled for Tuesday for all juniors - it will run first through third period.
See the post below to review what you should be working on. I've begun to score AP Literature Poetry Critical Analysis Projects. If you are missing this project, please submit via Google Classroom/Drive. The gradebook is updated for other assignments.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Snow Day 1 - 20 February 2020
Tomorrow we have our first snow day of the year with the predicted snow. I, as always, am skeptical of its arrival. Continue to work on the assignments outlined in the most recent posts. Certain classes should be aware of shifted dates as outlined below:
AP Research - Our writing workshop will be pushed back a day to accommodate a workshop day before peer review day. I do want you to have a hard copy of your paper for this round of peer review, let me know if you need me to print for you.
Russian I - We will only have our quiz if our next class is a full ninety minute class. У нас будет контрольная работа только если у нас будет девяносто минут на занятие.
AP Literature - Read your sonnet and Shakespeare. Enjoy! Get caught up if needed and submit work online.
Advanced Russian - Prepare for your upcoming quiz and work on your poet projects. Remember that the date of Olympiada is the same!
AP Research - Our writing workshop will be pushed back a day to accommodate a workshop day before peer review day. I do want you to have a hard copy of your paper for this round of peer review, let me know if you need me to print for you.
Russian I - We will only have our quiz if our next class is a full ninety minute class. У нас будет контрольная работа только если у нас будет девяносто минут на занятие.
AP Literature - Read your sonnet and Shakespeare. Enjoy! Get caught up if needed and submit work online.
Advanced Russian - Prepare for your upcoming quiz and work on your poet projects. Remember that the date of Olympiada is the same!
Homework for B-Day / 19 February 2020
AP Literature
Today in class we spent our time with a close reading of Sonnet 18 and then some critical viewing of the Globe Theatre. We studied Act 2, Scene 2 and 3 - a very critical scene in Twelfth Night as the conflict and the plot is getting developed.
For tonight, you should continue with reading. We have Sonnet 29 and Act 2, Scene 4. Things for reading are available in the slides. Be sure that you are building your vocabulary cards - you should do one per scene.
If you have any missing work it should be turned in this week.
AP Research
Today was an important day. If you were absent, be sure to see me for the handouts that you missed and to see your classmates for the information as well. Our mini-lesson was geared on the Literature Review and how to create that section of the paper. Be sure to see the slides and the templates below.
Next class will be a full workday. We will also finish any conferences that we need to. There will be a drafting day on Tuesday. Be ready with your Intro + Lit Review and Method section ready to go!
Today in class we spent our time with a close reading of Sonnet 18 and then some critical viewing of the Globe Theatre. We studied Act 2, Scene 2 and 3 - a very critical scene in Twelfth Night as the conflict and the plot is getting developed.
For tonight, you should continue with reading. We have Sonnet 29 and Act 2, Scene 4. Things for reading are available in the slides. Be sure that you are building your vocabulary cards - you should do one per scene.
If you have any missing work it should be turned in this week.
AP Research
Today was an important day. If you were absent, be sure to see me for the handouts that you missed and to see your classmates for the information as well. Our mini-lesson was geared on the Literature Review and how to create that section of the paper. Be sure to see the slides and the templates below.
Next class will be a full workday. We will also finish any conferences that we need to. There will be a drafting day on Tuesday. Be ready with your Intro + Lit Review and Method section ready to go!
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Homework for A-Day Students / 18 February 2020
AP Research
Today was an important day. If you were absent, be sure to see me for the handouts that you missed and to see your classmates for the information as well. Our mini-lesson was geared on the Literature Review and how to create that section of the paper. Be sure to see the slides and the templates below.
Next class will be a full workday. We will also finish any conferences that we need to. There will be a drafting day on Monday. Be ready with your Intro + Lit Review and Method section ready to go!
Russian I
Today in class we worked on reviewing the differences between our nouns and our adjectives as we looked at the endings available to us as we activate cases. From there, we spent time with our poet projects. By the end of today's class you should have selected a poet and set up your slides on that poet. I hope that all of you will enjoy this quick foray into Russian literature and culture. Be careful - this is how I got started in Russian!
Tonight, be sure that you complete your exercises on Nominative, Genitive, and Prepositional Cases. Learn your colors. We'll have a quick spelling quiz next class, then on to our new grammar and our movie!
Advanced Russian
We did a lot today! We learned our final verb of motion (to run) and we also learned that Mr. Miller can't conjugate the verb after seventeen years with it. From there we took time to work on the poet culture project. Remember that these projects will be due next week.
After that, we spent time reviewing our quiz. As we did this we were focused on cases (accusative or dative) and the idea of the A, B, and C type sentences. Remember that identifying the sentence type is so important to do this work. Look for your clues in English! Tonight, check in with your new exercises and keep studying your verb cards. We'll have our second quiz on Verbs of Motion next week on Friday. It will be similar to this one we reviewed today, but will focus on newer verbs.
Today was an important day. If you were absent, be sure to see me for the handouts that you missed and to see your classmates for the information as well. Our mini-lesson was geared on the Literature Review and how to create that section of the paper. Be sure to see the slides and the templates below.
Next class will be a full workday. We will also finish any conferences that we need to. There will be a drafting day on Monday. Be ready with your Intro + Lit Review and Method section ready to go!
Russian I
Today in class we worked on reviewing the differences between our nouns and our adjectives as we looked at the endings available to us as we activate cases. From there, we spent time with our poet projects. By the end of today's class you should have selected a poet and set up your slides on that poet. I hope that all of you will enjoy this quick foray into Russian literature and culture. Be careful - this is how I got started in Russian!
Tonight, be sure that you complete your exercises on Nominative, Genitive, and Prepositional Cases. Learn your colors. We'll have a quick spelling quiz next class, then on to our new grammar and our movie!
Advanced Russian
We did a lot today! We learned our final verb of motion (to run) and we also learned that Mr. Miller can't conjugate the verb after seventeen years with it. From there we took time to work on the poet culture project. Remember that these projects will be due next week.
After that, we spent time reviewing our quiz. As we did this we were focused on cases (accusative or dative) and the idea of the A, B, and C type sentences. Remember that identifying the sentence type is so important to do this work. Look for your clues in English! Tonight, check in with your new exercises and keep studying your verb cards. We'll have our second quiz on Verbs of Motion next week on Friday. It will be similar to this one we reviewed today, but will focus on newer verbs.
Monday, February 17, 2020
Homework for Monday - 17 February - B Day
AP Literature
Dear Students - Remember that poetry projects are due today to Google Classroom or via hard copy. If you need an extension, I hope that you have already asked for it. Remember that you can submit multiple files on Google Classroom if needed.
For tonight you should read Sonnet 18 and Act 2, Scene 2 and 3. Remember that you are also constructing a vocabulary card for each scene of Shakespeare. They'll be collected at the end of the act. For ideas of what to read for - see the last slide of the set for your anchors.
See you Wednesday!
Dear Students - Remember that poetry projects are due today to Google Classroom or via hard copy. If you need an extension, I hope that you have already asked for it. Remember that you can submit multiple files on Google Classroom if needed.
For tonight you should read Sonnet 18 and Act 2, Scene 2 and 3. Remember that you are also constructing a vocabulary card for each scene of Shakespeare. They'll be collected at the end of the act. For ideas of what to read for - see the last slide of the set for your anchors.
See you Wednesday!
AP Research
We're just working, working, working as we keep building our task. Remember that you should complete your BOK Analysis and then the two reflections left for you on Google Classroom. Remember that one will focus on presentation, and one will focus on alignment in the paper. Take a look at your findings and takeaways on this assignment. Be sure to use this as you're building your Lit Review. (We'll focus on this next class).
We'll be peer editing our papers on the 25th. Be sure that you have a complete introduction, lit review, and method (as much as possible). Remember that you can write based on projections and then make edits later.
Friday, February 14, 2020
Homework for A Day Students - Weekend - Valentine's Day - 2/14/2020
AP Research
We're just working, working, working as we keep building our task. Remember that you should complete your BOK Analysis and then the two reflections left for you on Google Classroom. Remember that one will focus on presentation, and one will focus on alignment in the paper. Take a look at your findings and takeaways on this assignment. Be sure to use this as you're building your Lit Review. (We'll focus on this next week).
We'll be peer editing our papers on the 24th. Be sure that you have a complete introduction, lit review, and method (as much as possible). Remember that you can write based on projections and then make edits later.
Russian I
Today in class was a day to review the way in which we build complete sentences and agreement between adjectives and nouns. Remember that we're using our Chapter 1 knowledge to know what to do with nouns and our Chapter 2 knowledge to know what to do with adjectives. Keep studying and reviewing how to make these changes.
I was happy to see your improvement on the Backpack assignment. I'll have these back to you soon. Please complete your exercises this weekend - Chapter 2, Exercise 2 and 4 - Use your cases and notes to do this work. Remember to focus on learning your colors - we'll have a quiz on vocabulary next week!
Advanced Russian
Class today was a day for playing with verbs of motion to talk about traveling around Moscow. As we worked with this activitiy we were using actual Russian texts (maps) to talk about our travels. Remember our process - We use A sentences to talk about plans (What we will do.) We use B sentences to talk about going (travel to a destination in the moment). We use C sentences to talk about round trips (Today I went to the Kremlin).
Remember Russian III and IV, it's not enough to use the prefix - you need a preposition too!
Over the weekend, continue to study your cards and complete the remaining exercises. We'll have more time to work with our verbs next week. Don't forget to make corrections to your quizzes for a reassessment.
We're just working, working, working as we keep building our task. Remember that you should complete your BOK Analysis and then the two reflections left for you on Google Classroom. Remember that one will focus on presentation, and one will focus on alignment in the paper. Take a look at your findings and takeaways on this assignment. Be sure to use this as you're building your Lit Review. (We'll focus on this next week).
We'll be peer editing our papers on the 24th. Be sure that you have a complete introduction, lit review, and method (as much as possible). Remember that you can write based on projections and then make edits later.
Russian I
Today in class was a day to review the way in which we build complete sentences and agreement between adjectives and nouns. Remember that we're using our Chapter 1 knowledge to know what to do with nouns and our Chapter 2 knowledge to know what to do with adjectives. Keep studying and reviewing how to make these changes.
I was happy to see your improvement on the Backpack assignment. I'll have these back to you soon. Please complete your exercises this weekend - Chapter 2, Exercise 2 and 4 - Use your cases and notes to do this work. Remember to focus on learning your colors - we'll have a quiz on vocabulary next week!
Advanced Russian
Class today was a day for playing with verbs of motion to talk about traveling around Moscow. As we worked with this activitiy we were using actual Russian texts (maps) to talk about our travels. Remember our process - We use A sentences to talk about plans (What we will do.) We use B sentences to talk about going (travel to a destination in the moment). We use C sentences to talk about round trips (Today I went to the Kremlin).
Remember Russian III and IV, it's not enough to use the prefix - you need a preposition too!
Over the weekend, continue to study your cards and complete the remaining exercises. We'll have more time to work with our verbs next week. Don't forget to make corrections to your quizzes for a reassessment.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Homework for the Weekend - B Day Students - 13 February
AP Literature
Our main task for the weekend is to complete the Poetry Critical Analysis assignment. These are due on Monday. You can submit your work electronically or on hard copy (or you can do both if needed). Remember that you must have two citations for this - the poem itself and the criticism. Both will be cited in your analysis.
Be sure to apply notes and feedback from your timed poetry writing to the work that you are doing this weekend. Remember that poems, like stories, have beginnings, middles, and ends. Showing how ideas develop across beginnings, middles, and ends will often allow you to construct a much more thorough analysis. No more than 500 words please!
AP Research
Today was a day like many other - a day for working and completing the goals we have ahead of us. I hope that you are using these days and this protected time to complete the steps in your method, analyze the data you're collecting, and then organize it to make sure it answers your question.
If you haven't yet finished the BOK Analysis it needs to be done and checked on Monday. Completing this assignment will lead you to both Reflections 18 and 19. Complete these only after you've completed and received a score on the analysis assignment.
Remember that you should be working in Research Records, Weekly Work, Assessment Task Drafts, and Records of Communication. Document all of your work in your PREP Folder as you are completing and working through
Our main task for the weekend is to complete the Poetry Critical Analysis assignment. These are due on Monday. You can submit your work electronically or on hard copy (or you can do both if needed). Remember that you must have two citations for this - the poem itself and the criticism. Both will be cited in your analysis.
Be sure to apply notes and feedback from your timed poetry writing to the work that you are doing this weekend. Remember that poems, like stories, have beginnings, middles, and ends. Showing how ideas develop across beginnings, middles, and ends will often allow you to construct a much more thorough analysis. No more than 500 words please!
AP Research
Today was a day like many other - a day for working and completing the goals we have ahead of us. I hope that you are using these days and this protected time to complete the steps in your method, analyze the data you're collecting, and then organize it to make sure it answers your question.
If you haven't yet finished the BOK Analysis it needs to be done and checked on Monday. Completing this assignment will lead you to both Reflections 18 and 19. Complete these only after you've completed and received a score on the analysis assignment.
Remember that you should be working in Research Records, Weekly Work, Assessment Task Drafts, and Records of Communication. Document all of your work in your PREP Folder as you are completing and working through
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Homework for A Day Students - 12 February 2020
AP Research
Thank you for working with the substitute teacher and with Mr. Ellison today. A few reminders to guide you as you continue to work at home on your studies:
1. Be sure that you document all of your work in your PREP Folder. Especially important right now are Research Records, Records of Communication (participants/expert advisors), Task Log.
2. Complete your BOK Analysis and Reflection 17.
3. Our next major assignment will be a peer editing/revising day focused on Introduction, Lit Review, and Method. Hopefully, as you are moving through this unit, you are making decisions and finalizing these elements of your paper. I hope that you all see how the analysis assignment helps with the drafting elements.
4. We will have a round of conferences in the coming classes to check in on things.
Russian I
Today in class we focused our work on our case learning with adjectives. We were using genitive case and nominative case to talk about identifying animals and to discuss either having or not having something. Remember that as we do this work it's all about agreement with the noun. Whatever gender and case the noun is in, the adjective has to match. As I said in class, we can sort of change the shape of words to fit them where they need to fit.
Continue to study and review your declension charts - both nouns and adjectives - to learn these partnerships. Tonight, you should finish the Chapter 2 exercises which were assigned last class. We'll go over those before getting back to our film on Friday!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had a writing workshop about verbs of motion followed by a new verb (to swim). We ended our day reviewing our exercises for homework tonight as well as reviewing some of the key cases and prepositions we use in Russian to complete full ideas with travels.
For tonight, complete your exercises - follow the instructions and use the model exercise we completed today at the end of class. Continue to study your verb cards. You should know most of your conjugations by this point. I think that a lot of you should also focus on your noun case endings - they work together with the work we're doing now.
Thank you for working with the substitute teacher and with Mr. Ellison today. A few reminders to guide you as you continue to work at home on your studies:
1. Be sure that you document all of your work in your PREP Folder. Especially important right now are Research Records, Records of Communication (participants/expert advisors), Task Log.
2. Complete your BOK Analysis and Reflection 17.
3. Our next major assignment will be a peer editing/revising day focused on Introduction, Lit Review, and Method. Hopefully, as you are moving through this unit, you are making decisions and finalizing these elements of your paper. I hope that you all see how the analysis assignment helps with the drafting elements.
4. We will have a round of conferences in the coming classes to check in on things.
Russian I
Today in class we focused our work on our case learning with adjectives. We were using genitive case and nominative case to talk about identifying animals and to discuss either having or not having something. Remember that as we do this work it's all about agreement with the noun. Whatever gender and case the noun is in, the adjective has to match. As I said in class, we can sort of change the shape of words to fit them where they need to fit.
Continue to study and review your declension charts - both nouns and adjectives - to learn these partnerships. Tonight, you should finish the Chapter 2 exercises which were assigned last class. We'll go over those before getting back to our film on Friday!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had a writing workshop about verbs of motion followed by a new verb (to swim). We ended our day reviewing our exercises for homework tonight as well as reviewing some of the key cases and prepositions we use in Russian to complete full ideas with travels.
For tonight, complete your exercises - follow the instructions and use the model exercise we completed today at the end of class. Continue to study your verb cards. You should know most of your conjugations by this point. I think that a lot of you should also focus on your noun case endings - they work together with the work we're doing now.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Homework for B-Day Students / 11 February 2020
AP Lit
Today was a day to review our work so far with Shakespeare. We created Scene Panels and did some wonderful analysis on Twelfth Night. The slides are helpful for the review at the end.
Next class you will have a quiz on Act I of Twelfth Night. I will not be checking annotations, but if you are still missing vocabulary cards they are due at this time. Additionally, you should have a draft of your project for Thursday. After the quiz you will work in groups to provide peer editing on your drafts. The projects are due on Monday and they will be your primary focus this weekend.
AP Research
Today was our working day to kick-off the week. Our major task for this week is to complete the Body of Knowledge Source Analysis. Please use the form that is in the assignment or the form given to you in class. You may complete either a hard copy version or an electronic version for your score. Hopefully by studying one of your sources in depth, you will get a better understanding of how to construct elements of your own academic paper. Consider how they show their data and how that data is made clear for a reader. How does the language they use lead to an understanding for the reader?
By the end of this week/beginning of next you should be ready with a new draft or a revised draft of your Introduction/Lit Review and Method section. We'll be doing another run of peer editing next week!
Today was a day to review our work so far with Shakespeare. We created Scene Panels and did some wonderful analysis on Twelfth Night. The slides are helpful for the review at the end.
Next class you will have a quiz on Act I of Twelfth Night. I will not be checking annotations, but if you are still missing vocabulary cards they are due at this time. Additionally, you should have a draft of your project for Thursday. After the quiz you will work in groups to provide peer editing on your drafts. The projects are due on Monday and they will be your primary focus this weekend.
AP Research
Today was our working day to kick-off the week. Our major task for this week is to complete the Body of Knowledge Source Analysis. Please use the form that is in the assignment or the form given to you in class. You may complete either a hard copy version or an electronic version for your score. Hopefully by studying one of your sources in depth, you will get a better understanding of how to construct elements of your own academic paper. Consider how they show their data and how that data is made clear for a reader. How does the language they use lead to an understanding for the reader?
By the end of this week/beginning of next you should be ready with a new draft or a revised draft of your Introduction/Lit Review and Method section. We'll be doing another run of peer editing next week!
Monday, February 10, 2020
Homework for Monday - 2/10/2020 - A Day
AP Research
Today was our working day to kick-off the week. Our major task for this week is to complete the Body of Knowledge Source Analysis. Please use the form that is in the assignment or the form given to you in class. You may complete either a hard copy version or an electronic version for your score. Hopefully by studying one of your sources in depth, you will get a better understanding of how to construct elements of your own academic paper. Consider how they show their data and how that data is made clear for a reader. How does the language they use lead to an understanding for the reader?
By the end of this week you should be ready with a new draft or a revised draft of your Introduction/Lit Review and Method section. We'll be doing another run of peer editing next week!
Russian I
Today in class we began to learn our adjectives and the rules for working with them. Remember that adjectives must agree with their nouns by gender and by case. We started to learn the way that we make these changes today - especially focused on nominative and genitive case. From there we moved to arts and crafts - coloring and writing about our creations. Continue to study your new vocabulary tonight (colors) and complete the exercises in your textbook - Chapter 2, Exercise 2 and 4. Focus on being able to identify cases in this work, vocabulary, and gender.
Advanced Russian
Today was a day focused on Anna Karenina and our first attempts at quizzes. Remember the main takeaway from our conversation today - you have to remember the point of view of the speaker as they talk. Also remember that in a Russian brain, a person can only go one place at a time - it doesn't matter if they go other places.
You have the chance to redo your quizzes all this week and the beginning of next. Focus on your verb cards and your cases. Studying and learning these are the majority of your homework. We'll do some writing next class on Anna and her verbs of motion before learning some new verbs and vocabulary.
Today was our working day to kick-off the week. Our major task for this week is to complete the Body of Knowledge Source Analysis. Please use the form that is in the assignment or the form given to you in class. You may complete either a hard copy version or an electronic version for your score. Hopefully by studying one of your sources in depth, you will get a better understanding of how to construct elements of your own academic paper. Consider how they show their data and how that data is made clear for a reader. How does the language they use lead to an understanding for the reader?
By the end of this week you should be ready with a new draft or a revised draft of your Introduction/Lit Review and Method section. We'll be doing another run of peer editing next week!
Russian I
Today in class we began to learn our adjectives and the rules for working with them. Remember that adjectives must agree with their nouns by gender and by case. We started to learn the way that we make these changes today - especially focused on nominative and genitive case. From there we moved to arts and crafts - coloring and writing about our creations. Continue to study your new vocabulary tonight (colors) and complete the exercises in your textbook - Chapter 2, Exercise 2 and 4. Focus on being able to identify cases in this work, vocabulary, and gender.
Advanced Russian
Today was a day focused on Anna Karenina and our first attempts at quizzes. Remember the main takeaway from our conversation today - you have to remember the point of view of the speaker as they talk. Also remember that in a Russian brain, a person can only go one place at a time - it doesn't matter if they go other places.
You have the chance to redo your quizzes all this week and the beginning of next. Focus on your verb cards and your cases. Studying and learning these are the majority of your homework. We'll do some writing next class on Anna and her verbs of motion before learning some new verbs and vocabulary.
Friday, February 7, 2020
States and No School
Well - nobody went to school today with the weather issues, but we still had the State Championship meet. Finals start in just a bit. We'll have today's class likely on Wednesday with the films for Russian I, II-IV classes; AP Research - I'll give you Reflections for two weeks on Monday (you were supposed to get one today) as well as the BOK Analysis assignment.
Take the time this weekend to work on poetry projects Russian students. Those of you working on AP Research should be writing your paper sections that you can, or you should be getting your hands dirty with data. Document the process!
Take the time this weekend to work on poetry projects Russian students. Those of you working on AP Research should be writing your paper sections that you can, or you should be getting your hands dirty with data. Document the process!
Thursday, February 6, 2020
2/6/2020 Early Release - Weather - Weekend Homework - B Day
AP Research
We didn't have class today with the early release due to weather. Don't fear! Keep working at home! Come in on Monday with data collected and drafting done! It will help a lot. We'll make sure that we are ready to keep moving forward then.
AP Lit
Today in class we finished Act I of Twelfth Night. It was a day to go back to London and see the professionals on stage. I am glad that you're getting the humor more as you are watching the play. Shakespeare always makes more sense the more you work with him.
For tonight and the weekend be sure to work on your Poetry Analysis project. Remember that you are heavily annotating the selected poem and then you will write a 500 word analysis that uses a critic to support your interpretation. Come in on Thursday with a draft of this essay - you'll have time to work in class on peer review. Monday will be a day to review Act I and prepare for our assessment. If you haven't started your vocabulary cards yet - be sure to - they are due by Thursday!
We didn't have class today with the early release due to weather. Don't fear! Keep working at home! Come in on Monday with data collected and drafting done! It will help a lot. We'll make sure that we are ready to keep moving forward then.
AP Lit
Today in class we finished Act I of Twelfth Night. It was a day to go back to London and see the professionals on stage. I am glad that you're getting the humor more as you are watching the play. Shakespeare always makes more sense the more you work with him.
For tonight and the weekend be sure to work on your Poetry Analysis project. Remember that you are heavily annotating the selected poem and then you will write a 500 word analysis that uses a critic to support your interpretation. Come in on Thursday with a draft of this essay - you'll have time to work in class on peer review. Monday will be a day to review Act I and prepare for our assessment. If you haven't started your vocabulary cards yet - be sure to - they are due by Thursday!
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Homework for A-Day Students: 5 February 2020
I will not be with you all on Friday since we have the NC State Swimming Championship Meet. Go AquaFalcons! I hope you enjoy the day I have planned for you while I'm away!
AP Research
It's a lot of working days as we are going through this unit. It's good to build in time to break - but make sure that you're continuing to meet your goals as we go forward. Continue to use this time to develop your draft, collect your data, and analyze/group it as it's coming in. This can be a helpful strategy to get ahead on the process of data analysis. As you work - be sure that everything is logged in your PREP Folders (Task Log/Research Records/Assessment Task Drafts).
For those of you who need help with statistical testing, see the post from a few days ago. There's a great resource there from Ms. Saveliff on calculator programming for statistical testing.
You should be prepared to work on a second draft of your paper toward the end of next week! Get ahead!
Russian I
Today we spent time to finalize our work on Unit 1 - The longest unit of the year as it provides a lot of the foundation for our work with the Russian language this year. I hope that you felt prepared for the assessment. You'll have a chance to make test corrections next week.
Tonight you should begin to work through your Chapter 2 Vocabulary. Begin with the adjectives and focus on colors. This will be our first set of words to focus on learning as we develop our case knowledge with adjectives. Also, complete a Falcon Notes sheet to summarize Unit 1. If you didn't have time to do this in class, be sure to finish it for homework.
I hope that you all like the movie I have for you on Friday!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had a rapid-fire review of verbs of motion before launching into our first assessment. I will have these graded and returned to you next week. If you were absent, be sure to see me to make up the quiz that you missed today.
Be sure that you are continuing to study your cards regularly. Some of you are having trouble with conjugating - learn these patterns well so that you will have them moving forward. For tonight, there is no homework except for vocabulary work. Be sure that you are focused on your vocabulary for the unit so that you have the verbs, means of transportation, and the destinations.
AP Research
It's a lot of working days as we are going through this unit. It's good to build in time to break - but make sure that you're continuing to meet your goals as we go forward. Continue to use this time to develop your draft, collect your data, and analyze/group it as it's coming in. This can be a helpful strategy to get ahead on the process of data analysis. As you work - be sure that everything is logged in your PREP Folders (Task Log/Research Records/Assessment Task Drafts).
For those of you who need help with statistical testing, see the post from a few days ago. There's a great resource there from Ms. Saveliff on calculator programming for statistical testing.
You should be prepared to work on a second draft of your paper toward the end of next week! Get ahead!
Russian I
Today we spent time to finalize our work on Unit 1 - The longest unit of the year as it provides a lot of the foundation for our work with the Russian language this year. I hope that you felt prepared for the assessment. You'll have a chance to make test corrections next week.
Tonight you should begin to work through your Chapter 2 Vocabulary. Begin with the adjectives and focus on colors. This will be our first set of words to focus on learning as we develop our case knowledge with adjectives. Also, complete a Falcon Notes sheet to summarize Unit 1. If you didn't have time to do this in class, be sure to finish it for homework.
I hope that you all like the movie I have for you on Friday!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had a rapid-fire review of verbs of motion before launching into our first assessment. I will have these graded and returned to you next week. If you were absent, be sure to see me to make up the quiz that you missed today.
Be sure that you are continuing to study your cards regularly. Some of you are having trouble with conjugating - learn these patterns well so that you will have them moving forward. For tonight, there is no homework except for vocabulary work. Be sure that you are focused on your vocabulary for the unit so that you have the verbs, means of transportation, and the destinations.
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Homework for Tuesday - B Day - 4 February
AP Literature
Today in class we spent some time watching the professionals do Shakespeare with a Globe Theatre production of Twelfth Night. I hope that watching the actors on stage helped you to make better sense of the humor in Act I, Scene 3. From there we reviewed Act I, Scene 4 before spending the end of class with our independent projects.
Tonight, read Act I, Scene 5 - Pay attention to Olivia, Malvolio, and Feste. Use our notes structure to help you make sense of the play. Additionally, finish your set of vocabulary cards. You should have FOUR from the poets we studied earlier, FIVE from Shakespeare (one per scene) and ONE from your choice poem. Speaking of your choice poem, be sure that you are moving forward with your work. The analysis will be due soon.
AP Research
Today we began Unit 4 - This is the unit where you will do most of the work in this class that is all your own. It's time for us to collect data and organize it so that it aligns with our question. As I've said, there are very few grades in this quarter - in fact I can only come up with seven so far. Be sure to complete everything to your best!
Be sure that you are building your data sets and checking in with your work. If you're doing everything right then the process should begin to be moving toward completion soon. Use this time to complete elements of your POD and Paper that you can. Be sure to use the rubric and your peers as you do this work!
Today in class we spent some time watching the professionals do Shakespeare with a Globe Theatre production of Twelfth Night. I hope that watching the actors on stage helped you to make better sense of the humor in Act I, Scene 3. From there we reviewed Act I, Scene 4 before spending the end of class with our independent projects.
Tonight, read Act I, Scene 5 - Pay attention to Olivia, Malvolio, and Feste. Use our notes structure to help you make sense of the play. Additionally, finish your set of vocabulary cards. You should have FOUR from the poets we studied earlier, FIVE from Shakespeare (one per scene) and ONE from your choice poem. Speaking of your choice poem, be sure that you are moving forward with your work. The analysis will be due soon.
AP Research
Today we began Unit 4 - This is the unit where you will do most of the work in this class that is all your own. It's time for us to collect data and organize it so that it aligns with our question. As I've said, there are very few grades in this quarter - in fact I can only come up with seven so far. Be sure to complete everything to your best!
Be sure that you are building your data sets and checking in with your work. If you're doing everything right then the process should begin to be moving toward completion soon. Use this time to complete elements of your POD and Paper that you can. Be sure to use the rubric and your peers as you do this work!
Monday, February 3, 2020
Homework for Monday - 3 February 2020
AP Research
Today we began Unit 4. This is the unit where you will do most of the work in this class that is all your own. It's time for us to collect data and organize it so that it aligns with our question. As I've said, there are very few grades in this quarter - in fact I can only come up with seven so far. Be sure to complete everything to your best!
Be sure that you are building your data sets and checking in with your work. If you're doing everything right then the process should begin to be moving toward completion soon. Use this time to complete elements of your POD and Paper that you can. Be sure to use the rubric and your peers as you do this work!
Russian I
Today was our final review day before our Unit 1 Examination on Wednesday. For the exam on Wednesday you should know how to conjugate verbs, change words for cases, and also the way that cases are used to build sentences. Remember that you can buy a cheat-sheet - but you have to buy it before the test on Wednesday.
Study your Chapter 1 Vocabulary as well as your Grammar Charts. Knowing this information is key. Additionally, be sure that you have finished and turned in your About Me project if you didn't do so already.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we spent the majority of our time applying what we know about Verbs of Motion by watching an episode of Орел и Решка and then writing about their travels around Калининград. As we did this we were working on using our verb knowledge and our case knowledge in advance of the quiz on Wednesday.
On Wednesday we will take time to review homework - have it all finished - before we have our quiz. Remember to have your cards - you will have these checked on Wednesday. Friday will be a day with Anna Karenina.
Today we began Unit 4. This is the unit where you will do most of the work in this class that is all your own. It's time for us to collect data and organize it so that it aligns with our question. As I've said, there are very few grades in this quarter - in fact I can only come up with seven so far. Be sure to complete everything to your best!
Be sure that you are building your data sets and checking in with your work. If you're doing everything right then the process should begin to be moving toward completion soon. Use this time to complete elements of your POD and Paper that you can. Be sure to use the rubric and your peers as you do this work!
Russian I
Today was our final review day before our Unit 1 Examination on Wednesday. For the exam on Wednesday you should know how to conjugate verbs, change words for cases, and also the way that cases are used to build sentences. Remember that you can buy a cheat-sheet - but you have to buy it before the test on Wednesday.
Study your Chapter 1 Vocabulary as well as your Grammar Charts. Knowing this information is key. Additionally, be sure that you have finished and turned in your About Me project if you didn't do so already.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we spent the majority of our time applying what we know about Verbs of Motion by watching an episode of Орел и Решка and then writing about their travels around Калининград. As we did this we were working on using our verb knowledge and our case knowledge in advance of the quiz on Wednesday.
On Wednesday we will take time to review homework - have it all finished - before we have our quiz. Remember to have your cards - you will have these checked on Wednesday. Friday will be a day with Anna Karenina.
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