English IV
As the title of the post implies, today really was the last day to submit any assignments for scores. Since I will not see 2B tomorrow for class, those students should see me outside of class tomorrow to submit anything that is left for this Quarter. On Wednesday we will finish watching Young Frankenstein and complete a brief writing assignment for extra credit on your Frankenstein adaptation essays. This assignment on Wednesday will be only for extra credit added to your previous Frankenstein essays. No work will be collected on Wednesday for other scores.
Advanced Russian
For those of you who will be absent on Wednesday it is imperative that I collect your rubric, grammar goals, and written work to replace your grades for Wednesday's project work. Tonight, you should all be actively preparing for our speaking task on Wednesday. Finish writing your statements and questions, use your textbooks to check on your grammar skills, focus on vocabulary! You'll want a bit of a costume that goes with your character (nothing too elaborate) and a good tone of voice to be your person.
We'll spend some time warming up on Wednesday, run through our speaking assignment, and then spend time asking questions related to the final examination. I'll also tell you on Wednesday if you are exempt or not - be sure that you've checked in on your absences before this time!
Russian I
On Wednesday's class we'll be finishing Office Romance and completing the second viewing guide. Many of you did very well on the first one, just be sure that you are always answering all parts of the question being asked of you. We will also have the chance on Wednesday to do a bit of review - as I go through your Начало sheets tonight I'll make a list of topics and go over the more popular topics for you then.
I'll also go over exemptions on Wednesday for all of you. As I said above, be sure to check in on your absences if needed!
Showing posts with label phonetics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label phonetics. Show all posts
Monday, May 21, 2018
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Homework for A-Day Students: 30 September 2015
English II
Today since we had our quiz on Russian literature we have no official homework to complete. However, I have given you your final project for our Russian literature unit, and it would be a good idea to start working on your project tonight. Next class we'll spend some time in the library working on these projects - make sure that the time in the library is useful by starting tonight. Remember you have to select one of the four projects to complete. Consider what you think will give you your strongest work. Your projects are due on October 8th.
Russian I
Tonight for homework I want you to complete the reinforcement exercises from my Russian grammar textbook. You're completing exercises 51, 52, 53, and 54. For most of these you need to review your notes on gender and possessive pronouns. Remember to select the appropriate pronoun based on the gender of the item. We'll continue working on this and phonetics for Friday's class.
Make sure that with the homework that you write out all of your answers and sentences. Don't just fill in the blank or write the word - writing the whole sentence will help you with your handwriting and your grammar knowledge.
Russian II/III
Tonight you'll continue working on questions and answers as you work through exercise one in chapter four. There are fifteen questions there. I want you to select ten and then complete the example where you give answers to the questions. Make sure that you follow the model. Use this as a chance to check in with verbs and to practice your knowledge of the one-stem verb system in Russian. This is also a good chance for you to review your intonation patterns as we'll be doing some speaking related to questions and answers next class.
Today since we had our quiz on Russian literature we have no official homework to complete. However, I have given you your final project for our Russian literature unit, and it would be a good idea to start working on your project tonight. Next class we'll spend some time in the library working on these projects - make sure that the time in the library is useful by starting tonight. Remember you have to select one of the four projects to complete. Consider what you think will give you your strongest work. Your projects are due on October 8th.
Russian I
Tonight for homework I want you to complete the reinforcement exercises from my Russian grammar textbook. You're completing exercises 51, 52, 53, and 54. For most of these you need to review your notes on gender and possessive pronouns. Remember to select the appropriate pronoun based on the gender of the item. We'll continue working on this and phonetics for Friday's class.
Make sure that with the homework that you write out all of your answers and sentences. Don't just fill in the blank or write the word - writing the whole sentence will help you with your handwriting and your grammar knowledge.
Russian II/III
Tonight you'll continue working on questions and answers as you work through exercise one in chapter four. There are fifteen questions there. I want you to select ten and then complete the example where you give answers to the questions. Make sure that you follow the model. Use this as a chance to check in with verbs and to practice your knowledge of the one-stem verb system in Russian. This is also a good chance for you to review your intonation patterns as we'll be doing some speaking related to questions and answers next class.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Russian Nursery Rhymes
Russian I Students:
Here's the video I mentioned today in class about the rooster poem. Try to practice your reading and follow along!
The character of the goat (коза) uses the beginning to sing the rooster's (петушок) praises and then lure him with a potato (картошка). Try to see how much of the cartoon you understand. You'll hear the rhyme a few times in it.
Russian II and III - Have some fun with this. Listen for the case endings and verb endings - they're clearly in there!
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Back from the long/birthday weekend...Homework for 9/8/15 - A-Day
Remember: Each and every day makes us older and hopefully wiser, too.
Russian II/III
Thursday we will begin with our writing conferences which we cut today in order to work on phonetics. Make sure that for Thursday you are fully prepared with a paragraph that has all nouns, pronouns (of all types), and adjectives translated into Russian into the appropriate case. Your paragraph should reflect all six cases. If you use a translator/dictionary for a word, indicate that so that I can give you another, easier word or reference my dictionary.
For verbs, put your verb analysis chart at the bottom of your work. Verb in English with tense and subject (for II and III) followed by aspect and directionality (III only). As we conference we'll go over the individual verbs you need.
Bring your textbooks - we'll use them in class during conferences.
Russian I
Looking at your handwriting packets I see that a few of us will be having a working lunch to correct some mistakes and misunderstandings. The grades are already posted in PowerSchool - if you have B lunch, you could come to lunch on Wednesday instead of waiting until Thursday to earn your credit back.
For tonight's homework, study your alphabet and your new vocabulary. I encourage you all to make flashcards which will help your handwriting and memory. Study the main words, not really the whole phrases. Also, continue to practice with your phonetics packet - we'll have more phonics work on Thursday.
English II
I've updated PowerSchool to reflect missing assignments including the vocabulary work. If you want to, please turn in your work tomorrow to me or Ms. Ginocchio and we'll fix the grade as soon as we can. Remember that missing work must be turned in by Friday to be eligible for full credit.
For tonight you will be writing your first of three personal reflections to a text - remember that you will keep this until the end of our unit on Russian literature when it will be collected for a full quiz grade. For tonight, you will reflect on Chekhov's "A Problem" - your prompt is:
Do you agree with Sasha's final thought at the end of the story that he is "indeed a criminal" or not? Why do you agree or disagree? Use one clear example from the story to support your opinion.
Remember to follow your rules for good paragraph writing and build complexity by talking about a story.
Russian II/III
Thursday we will begin with our writing conferences which we cut today in order to work on phonetics. Make sure that for Thursday you are fully prepared with a paragraph that has all nouns, pronouns (of all types), and adjectives translated into Russian into the appropriate case. Your paragraph should reflect all six cases. If you use a translator/dictionary for a word, indicate that so that I can give you another, easier word or reference my dictionary.
For verbs, put your verb analysis chart at the bottom of your work. Verb in English with tense and subject (for II and III) followed by aspect and directionality (III only). As we conference we'll go over the individual verbs you need.
Bring your textbooks - we'll use them in class during conferences.
Russian I
Looking at your handwriting packets I see that a few of us will be having a working lunch to correct some mistakes and misunderstandings. The grades are already posted in PowerSchool - if you have B lunch, you could come to lunch on Wednesday instead of waiting until Thursday to earn your credit back.
For tonight's homework, study your alphabet and your new vocabulary. I encourage you all to make flashcards which will help your handwriting and memory. Study the main words, not really the whole phrases. Also, continue to practice with your phonetics packet - we'll have more phonics work on Thursday.
English II
I've updated PowerSchool to reflect missing assignments including the vocabulary work. If you want to, please turn in your work tomorrow to me or Ms. Ginocchio and we'll fix the grade as soon as we can. Remember that missing work must be turned in by Friday to be eligible for full credit.
For tonight you will be writing your first of three personal reflections to a text - remember that you will keep this until the end of our unit on Russian literature when it will be collected for a full quiz grade. For tonight, you will reflect on Chekhov's "A Problem" - your prompt is:
Do you agree with Sasha's final thought at the end of the story that he is "indeed a criminal" or not? Why do you agree or disagree? Use one clear example from the story to support your opinion.
Remember to follow your rules for good paragraph writing and build complexity by talking about a story.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Apologies! Homework for the Weekend! All Classes!
That was a lot of exclaimation marks up there. Sorry for not getting this out to the website until now. Here is what everyone needs to accomplish before next class. A-day, remember that I won't see all of you until Wednesday so you have a lot of time to prepare. I expect that all of you will be prepared.
Russian I:
Be sure that you use the phonetics work that we have done over the last two classes to really know your alphabet sounds as well as be able to say them more clearly, confidently, and with less of an American accent. Think about tongue and lip position as you go through each letter and sound. The mirror technique is a wonderful one to watch yourself as you speak.
You do have a grammar worksheet to complete. The front side has you identifying words in cases and the bottom exercise has you putting words into the accusative case. The back has you doing writing in the prepositional case. Work hard and ask questions on Monday if you need me. I'm available at all lunches.
Oh, and here's our new song for today! It's karaoke version so you can review your lyrics as the song continues.
Russian II:
You've got your sentences still ahead of you and we'll get back to doing that work on Wednesday. If you can continue to work on these over the weekend, please do. When you feel as though you're ready feel free to share the work with me so that I can see and give some feedback.
Make your focus your numbers and your work with time expressions. You have two exercises to complete on telling time - we started all of these in class so that you can continue the work on your own. WRITE OUT ALL NUMBERS! This is key in helping you to learn the spelling and the vocabulary words.
English II:
You don't have any reading homework over the weekend but you should be working on your project. Some of you are moving forward on to the drafting phase of your work - this is wonderful! Make sure to have your planning done first, before moving on. Make sure that your timeline is complete - that you have clearly broken up this important moment in your life to the key parts of it. The closer your focus, the more specific your detail, the better your piece will be.
We'll be finishing Persepolis soon - start reviewing things like vocabulary and notes regularly to prepare for quizzes and the like.
AP English III:
You have your presentations coming up on Monday! This weekend this is your focus. Get these presentations polished, have your scripts, have a run-through of your piece. Remember that you have a ten minute limit to your presentations and that Ms. Gerdes and I will require a copy of your script.
After the presentations we'll review for the exam. Make sure that you have annotations complete throughout your novel. Develop any questions you have for this review.
Russian I:
Be sure that you use the phonetics work that we have done over the last two classes to really know your alphabet sounds as well as be able to say them more clearly, confidently, and with less of an American accent. Think about tongue and lip position as you go through each letter and sound. The mirror technique is a wonderful one to watch yourself as you speak.
You do have a grammar worksheet to complete. The front side has you identifying words in cases and the bottom exercise has you putting words into the accusative case. The back has you doing writing in the prepositional case. Work hard and ask questions on Monday if you need me. I'm available at all lunches.
Oh, and here's our new song for today! It's karaoke version so you can review your lyrics as the song continues.
Russian II:
You've got your sentences still ahead of you and we'll get back to doing that work on Wednesday. If you can continue to work on these over the weekend, please do. When you feel as though you're ready feel free to share the work with me so that I can see and give some feedback.
Make your focus your numbers and your work with time expressions. You have two exercises to complete on telling time - we started all of these in class so that you can continue the work on your own. WRITE OUT ALL NUMBERS! This is key in helping you to learn the spelling and the vocabulary words.
English II:
You don't have any reading homework over the weekend but you should be working on your project. Some of you are moving forward on to the drafting phase of your work - this is wonderful! Make sure to have your planning done first, before moving on. Make sure that your timeline is complete - that you have clearly broken up this important moment in your life to the key parts of it. The closer your focus, the more specific your detail, the better your piece will be.
We'll be finishing Persepolis soon - start reviewing things like vocabulary and notes regularly to prepare for quizzes and the like.
AP English III:
You have your presentations coming up on Monday! This weekend this is your focus. Get these presentations polished, have your scripts, have a run-through of your piece. Remember that you have a ten minute limit to your presentations and that Ms. Gerdes and I will require a copy of your script.
After the presentations we'll review for the exam. Make sure that you have annotations complete throughout your novel. Develop any questions you have for this review.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Homework for Wednesday Night - 11/5/2014
Russian II
Tonight for homework you have a few goals:
Tonight for homework you have a few goals:
- Start learning your numbers - you need to really focus on zero through sixty so that we can focus on telling time.
- Complete exercise fourteen - make sure that you're working on your prepositional case and returning to the months of the year. Answer the questions using the months.
- Preview the other exercises. We'll look at those next class. Consider what you need to know to complete those.
Russian I
Spend a bit of time tonight reviewing and practicing your phonetics. Read what we went over in class. Try to talk about drinking lemonade! Also, you have your song to continue to study. Follow along with the lyrics and sing along. Practice your pronunciation. Watch the video a few times and sing along.
For homework - complete the worksheet on cases. The front side is accusative case, the back is prepositional case. You have to do the writing on the back - practice, practice, practice!
English II
Tonight spend time working on your projects. As a goal - try to complete your timeline of your event. Break it down into the specific moments of that big memory. Put them in chronological order. Think about what was said or done, how it made you feel, what was going on around you. All of these parts will make your comic that much better!
Monday, November 3, 2014
Homework for Monday - A Day - 11/3/2014
Russian II
Tonight complete your writing work on Бриллиантовая рука using the handout we started in class. Write sentences describing the action in the film which you noted. Think about what you are trying to emphasize as you look at your sentences - the process or the completion or both? Work on conjugating the verbs accurately. We will look at some of the new verbs on Wednesday as we finish the sheet together.
Also - don't forget that I want your study plans.
Russian I
For homework tonight consider what you would like to work on during our Phonetics Day next class. To prepare yourselves, complete the reading which I gave you. Practice reading clearly and fluently with your proper intonation patterns. This will be a lot of what we will be doing on Wednesday.
English II
Homework for tonight is to finish your first goals for the project. First, decide on a moment for your focus. Second, begin to brainstorm details you want to include - begin by sketching out a timeline for the memory that you'll focus on.
Tonight complete your writing work on Бриллиантовая рука using the handout we started in class. Write sentences describing the action in the film which you noted. Think about what you are trying to emphasize as you look at your sentences - the process or the completion or both? Work on conjugating the verbs accurately. We will look at some of the new verbs on Wednesday as we finish the sheet together.
Also - don't forget that I want your study plans.
Russian I
For homework tonight consider what you would like to work on during our Phonetics Day next class. To prepare yourselves, complete the reading which I gave you. Practice reading clearly and fluently with your proper intonation patterns. This will be a lot of what we will be doing on Wednesday.
English II
Homework for tonight is to finish your first goals for the project. First, decide on a moment for your focus. Second, begin to brainstorm details you want to include - begin by sketching out a timeline for the memory that you'll focus on.
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