AP English III
In order to prepare for Friday's class there are two things that you need to be working on. First, you need to continue reading and annotating The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. You will need to be to the end of Chapter Twenty-Eight (the Wilkes episode). Be sure to focus on the characters of the Duke and the King as well as Huck's moral development in this section.
In terms of your websites you should be working on your individual portion of the site - your analysis of your source material. In advance of Friday you should upload your rhetorical analysis of your satirical material. This way your partners will be able to read and give you feedback on your work. Remember that you are focusing on explaining an author's argument and how the author makes that argument clear to you. These websites will be presented on the 22nd of November.
English II
For Friday's class make sure that you have finished reading The Boy Who Dared and answering the final comprehension questions. We will be playing our end of unit review game on Friday and preparing for our unit exam which will happen on Wednesday the 9th of November.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Homework for A Day Students - 1 November 2016
Advanced Russian:
Tonight read over the section of the textbook that covers your new grammar for the beginning of the unit. For Russian II this really just covers page 209. Remember that you want to be reviewing and studying your nominative case and genitive case endings. Don't forget your vocabulary.
For Russian III we have the information on modal expressions which is covered on pages 364-369. You should focus on the usage of the dative and nominative cases in this section as well as the use of the verb "to be". You also have vocabulary.
For Russian IV there's the information on verbs of positioning. This is covered on 501-504. Remember to study your conjugations of the new verbs - there are some weird stems there. Did I mention your vocabulary work?
Russian I:
You have a quiz next class on verbs and conjugation. Remember our study guide that we created. Focus on your chapter one verbs and notes. Hopefully the constant practice has helped you to determine what to do with a verb and how to do it to form the present tense in Russian.
English II:
You need to finish reading The Boy Who Dared and complete your questions to prepare for our final exam on this first unit. Make sure that you are ready for your exam which will be happening next week.
Tonight read over the section of the textbook that covers your new grammar for the beginning of the unit. For Russian II this really just covers page 209. Remember that you want to be reviewing and studying your nominative case and genitive case endings. Don't forget your vocabulary.
For Russian III we have the information on modal expressions which is covered on pages 364-369. You should focus on the usage of the dative and nominative cases in this section as well as the use of the verb "to be". You also have vocabulary.
For Russian IV there's the information on verbs of positioning. This is covered on 501-504. Remember to study your conjugations of the new verbs - there are some weird stems there. Did I mention your vocabulary work?
Russian I:
You have a quiz next class on verbs and conjugation. Remember our study guide that we created. Focus on your chapter one verbs and notes. Hopefully the constant practice has helped you to determine what to do with a verb and how to do it to form the present tense in Russian.
English II:
You need to finish reading The Boy Who Dared and complete your questions to prepare for our final exam on this first unit. Make sure that you are ready for your exam which will be happening next week.
Advanced Russian - New Unit Vocabulary
Friday, October 28, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - 28 October - B Day
English II
We almost finished Hotel Rwanda today. There's only a few minutes left, so we'll finish that up on Wednesday. Also, don't forget that you have your reading in The Boy Who Dared. Please read the pages on your comprehension questions (to the end of the book) and answer your questions as notes. These will be very helpful for you as we prepare for our final exam on this first unit.
AP English III
One of your biggest things to work on this weekend is the rhetorical analysis for your group websites. Remember that you need to first thoroughly annotate and read your piece looking for the author's argument and the means by which they accomplish and prove that argument. It's best to organize around rhetorical/literary devices. Sketch out your outline and start drafting. You and your groups should have rough drafts complete by Friday of next week!
In terms of reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn make sure that you have thoroughly read and annotated the section up to Chapter Twenty-Four. We'll work through that section on Wednesday's class and deal with the section up to Chapter Twenty-Eight on Friday. Basically, we're shifting the reading down a day - please make sure that you are caught up, or even ahead!
Lastly, remember what I said moving forward. This is a new experience, being in AP English, if you're doing it the same way you always have; that's just not going to cut it.
We almost finished Hotel Rwanda today. There's only a few minutes left, so we'll finish that up on Wednesday. Also, don't forget that you have your reading in The Boy Who Dared. Please read the pages on your comprehension questions (to the end of the book) and answer your questions as notes. These will be very helpful for you as we prepare for our final exam on this first unit.
AP English III
One of your biggest things to work on this weekend is the rhetorical analysis for your group websites. Remember that you need to first thoroughly annotate and read your piece looking for the author's argument and the means by which they accomplish and prove that argument. It's best to organize around rhetorical/literary devices. Sketch out your outline and start drafting. You and your groups should have rough drafts complete by Friday of next week!
In terms of reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn make sure that you have thoroughly read and annotated the section up to Chapter Twenty-Four. We'll work through that section on Wednesday's class and deal with the section up to Chapter Twenty-Eight on Friday. Basically, we're shifting the reading down a day - please make sure that you are caught up, or even ahead!
Lastly, remember what I said moving forward. This is a new experience, being in AP English, if you're doing it the same way you always have; that's just not going to cut it.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - A Day Students - 27 October
Advanced Russian
Today we had our quarterly exam. I'll have the grades posted as soon as I can for you so that you can see how you've ended the quarter. Over the weekend, focus on your new vocabulary. Learn your nouns and be ready for an upcoming vocabulary quiz!
Russian I
After today's class you now know everything there is to know about conjugating verbs (for the time being). Keep applying this knowledge and practicing. There are a few exercises in your textbooks on verbs that you can do for extra practice if you need it. Over the weekend, you should study and practice your verbs in advance of a quiz on Thursday. Here's a good online exercise with conjugations!
English II
Keep moving forward in your reading of The Boy Who Dared. Remember that you need to finish the questions and the reading by Thursday, the 3rd of November in advance of our unit exam.
Today we had our quarterly exam. I'll have the grades posted as soon as I can for you so that you can see how you've ended the quarter. Over the weekend, focus on your new vocabulary. Learn your nouns and be ready for an upcoming vocabulary quiz!
Russian I
After today's class you now know everything there is to know about conjugating verbs (for the time being). Keep applying this knowledge and practicing. There are a few exercises in your textbooks on verbs that you can do for extra practice if you need it. Over the weekend, you should study and practice your verbs in advance of a quiz on Thursday. Here's a good online exercise with conjugations!
English II
Keep moving forward in your reading of The Boy Who Dared. Remember that you need to finish the questions and the reading by Thursday, the 3rd of November in advance of our unit exam.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Homework for B Day Students - 26 October 2016
AP English III
For Friday's class you should be read and annotated through to the end of Chapter Twenty-Four. In this section you meet two important characters to put on your front covers and they will bring out a lot of satire in the next few sections of the book. Watch them carefully!
Further, you and your partner should have finished your cartoon today and on Friday you and your partner will present it to the class. Before your presentation, however, your cartoon will be analyzed - maybe your classmates will be able to figure it out.
Lastly, you should have finished your group contract for Friday and in it clearly state what it is that you will be analyzing in this project. You should have that "text" with you on Friday so that we can begin to do the work of analyzing and building your individual rhetorical analyses.
English II
Keep on keepin' on with your work in The Boy Who Dared. Next class we'll be hopefully finishing up with Anne Frank and our study of Hotel Rwanda before we start working on our first essay assignment! Keep up with your reading so that you are ready for what is coming next (unit test).
For Friday's class you should be read and annotated through to the end of Chapter Twenty-Four. In this section you meet two important characters to put on your front covers and they will bring out a lot of satire in the next few sections of the book. Watch them carefully!
Further, you and your partner should have finished your cartoon today and on Friday you and your partner will present it to the class. Before your presentation, however, your cartoon will be analyzed - maybe your classmates will be able to figure it out.
Lastly, you should have finished your group contract for Friday and in it clearly state what it is that you will be analyzing in this project. You should have that "text" with you on Friday so that we can begin to do the work of analyzing and building your individual rhetorical analyses.
English II
Keep on keepin' on with your work in The Boy Who Dared. Next class we'll be hopefully finishing up with Anne Frank and our study of Hotel Rwanda before we start working on our first essay assignment! Keep up with your reading so that you are ready for what is coming next (unit test).
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Homework for A-Day Students: 25 October 2016
English II
Your homework that you received today isn't actually due until next week. Over the next few days you should finish reading The Boy Who Dared on your own. As you read, answer the questions to take notes on your reading. You will be having our unit exam quickly after that.
Next class we will keep moving forward with Anne Frank and we will have our presentations of our skits.
Russian I
You have your new vocabulary list to start learning and now you can work with these words. With the exception of the verbs that end in ся and the verb писать you need to create a conjugation chart and conjugate these verbs. Apply your knowledge!
Russian II-IV
Next class you will have your quarter exam. Be prepared. Feel free to ask for extra help that you may need!
Your homework that you received today isn't actually due until next week. Over the next few days you should finish reading The Boy Who Dared on your own. As you read, answer the questions to take notes on your reading. You will be having our unit exam quickly after that.
Next class we will keep moving forward with Anne Frank and we will have our presentations of our skits.
Russian I
You have your new vocabulary list to start learning and now you can work with these words. With the exception of the verbs that end in ся and the verb писать you need to create a conjugation chart and conjugate these verbs. Apply your knowledge!
Russian II-IV
Next class you will have your quarter exam. Be prepared. Feel free to ask for extra help that you may need!
Monday, October 24, 2016
Homework for B-Day Students: 24 October 2016
AP English III
If you have any questions about the website project your first step is to see if the MOCK-UP PROJECT SITE has the answer. The link is available in Google Classroom and it's also here. We're really trying to not have a lot of paper with this project, welcome to the twenty-first century, y'all. By Friday your group should have the empty frames set up on your site as well as complete the group contract. We'll start putting in content on Friday, so be ready for that. You need to state in your contract what each person's role is, i.e. what you will be analyzing for this project (Huck Finn excerpt, modern essay from McGraw-Hill reader, static visual, and non-static visual).
For Wednesday we have the reading of David Sedaris's "Me Talk Pretty One Day". This article is in 50 Essays and it is available at this link. As you read, annotate heavily. Notice how Sedaris creates humor in his writing. He's funny; you should laugh.
For Friday you have reading in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Read and annotate to the end of Chapter Twenty Four.
English II
You have your final assignment with The Boy Who Dared. Read to the end of the book and complete the comprehension questions while you read. You have to finish the book by next Wednesday. So you can average about five or six pages a day, you'll finish in no time!
If you have any questions about the website project your first step is to see if the MOCK-UP PROJECT SITE has the answer. The link is available in Google Classroom and it's also here. We're really trying to not have a lot of paper with this project, welcome to the twenty-first century, y'all. By Friday your group should have the empty frames set up on your site as well as complete the group contract. We'll start putting in content on Friday, so be ready for that. You need to state in your contract what each person's role is, i.e. what you will be analyzing for this project (Huck Finn excerpt, modern essay from McGraw-Hill reader, static visual, and non-static visual).
For Wednesday we have the reading of David Sedaris's "Me Talk Pretty One Day". This article is in 50 Essays and it is available at this link. As you read, annotate heavily. Notice how Sedaris creates humor in his writing. He's funny; you should laugh.
For Friday you have reading in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Read and annotate to the end of Chapter Twenty Four.
English II
You have your final assignment with The Boy Who Dared. Read to the end of the book and complete the comprehension questions while you read. You have to finish the book by next Wednesday. So you can average about five or six pages a day, you'll finish in no time!
Friday, October 21, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - A Day - 21 October 2016
Next week is the last week of the quarter! Only Monday and Tuesday will be your day to submit any missing/redone assignments! Don't be late with this!
Advanced Russian:
On Tuesday we will have our quarter one exam. For all of you, we will have questions related to case governance with verbs and with the one-stem verb system. Make sure that you are reviewing all of your stem knowledge as well as your verb knowledge.
Russian III will also have questions related to telling time and talking about dates in Russian.
Russian IV will also have questions related to participles, deverbal adverbs, and который phrases.
Today's readings should have helped you to review the needed ideas for Tuesday. Remember, if you haven't turned in your profile online, you will have until Sunday to finish and submit it.
Russian I
Today we learned how to conjugate first and second conjugation verbs in Russian. Congratulations! Now all you need to do is memorize how to do this! The homework this weekend will help you to do that. Complete exercise nine as a reading and translating exercise. Complete exercise ten as a writing exercise - using the pictures, answer with a positive sentence using Да or a negative sentence saying Нет ____ не __________. This will help you practice your sentence structure. Exercise one should be completed as writing - read the sentence, find the verb, fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun. Exercise three should be completed as a writing exercise. Read the sentence, find the subject, and conjugate the logical verb to fill in the blank.
Also, if you haven't finished your profile yet, make sure that you submit it by Sunday to be graded.
English II
Over the weekend you should finish your vocabulary playlist activity. Remember to state the word, the name of the song/movie that goes along with the meaning of the word, and then explain how the song matches the word. On Tuesday we will be presenting our skits to help us start wrapping up The Boy Who Dared and our introductory unit.
Advanced Russian:
On Tuesday we will have our quarter one exam. For all of you, we will have questions related to case governance with verbs and with the one-stem verb system. Make sure that you are reviewing all of your stem knowledge as well as your verb knowledge.
Russian III will also have questions related to telling time and talking about dates in Russian.
Russian IV will also have questions related to participles, deverbal adverbs, and который phrases.
Today's readings should have helped you to review the needed ideas for Tuesday. Remember, if you haven't turned in your profile online, you will have until Sunday to finish and submit it.
Russian I
Today we learned how to conjugate first and second conjugation verbs in Russian. Congratulations! Now all you need to do is memorize how to do this! The homework this weekend will help you to do that. Complete exercise nine as a reading and translating exercise. Complete exercise ten as a writing exercise - using the pictures, answer with a positive sentence using Да or a negative sentence saying Нет ____ не __________. This will help you practice your sentence structure. Exercise one should be completed as writing - read the sentence, find the verb, fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun. Exercise three should be completed as a writing exercise. Read the sentence, find the subject, and conjugate the logical verb to fill in the blank.
Also, if you haven't finished your profile yet, make sure that you submit it by Sunday to be graded.
English II
Over the weekend you should finish your vocabulary playlist activity. Remember to state the word, the name of the song/movie that goes along with the meaning of the word, and then explain how the song matches the word. On Tuesday we will be presenting our skits to help us start wrapping up The Boy Who Dared and our introductory unit.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 20 October 2016
AP English III
If you have any assignments that you would like to resubmit for another assessment, you must have that work in to us on Monday. No later. Any work submitted after Monday will not be graded. Many of you will likely want to resubmit your essays on justice, your quests on rhetoric and argumentation, or other assignments. If you have rubles, you can also buy extra points. You also have your bathroom pass to submit as a way to earn extra points on assignments.
You need to read Chapters Seventeen through Twenty over the weekend. This is known as the Grangerford section. Pay close attention to the new characters and situations in which Huck finds himself. Annotate heavily, paying special attention to the motifs/topics and symbols.
English II
Over the weekend you should finish your vocabulary playlist assignment as well as any missing assignments. All missing work must be turned in on Monday to be graded for this quarter. Next class we will be presenting our scenes from The Boy Who Dared - make sure that you have practiced and prepared yourselves so that your scenes are award winning and teach the class about our book and characters.
If you have any assignments that you would like to resubmit for another assessment, you must have that work in to us on Monday. No later. Any work submitted after Monday will not be graded. Many of you will likely want to resubmit your essays on justice, your quests on rhetoric and argumentation, or other assignments. If you have rubles, you can also buy extra points. You also have your bathroom pass to submit as a way to earn extra points on assignments.
You need to read Chapters Seventeen through Twenty over the weekend. This is known as the Grangerford section. Pay close attention to the new characters and situations in which Huck finds himself. Annotate heavily, paying special attention to the motifs/topics and symbols.
English II
Over the weekend you should finish your vocabulary playlist assignment as well as any missing assignments. All missing work must be turned in on Monday to be graded for this quarter. Next class we will be presenting our scenes from The Boy Who Dared - make sure that you have practiced and prepared yourselves so that your scenes are award winning and teach the class about our book and characters.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Homework for Russian Students - A Day - 19 October
What an exciting day! We didn't have fourth period because of the fire. (I bet I'll never say that again.) So, English II will meet again on Friday. We'll keep working on our projects then.
Russian II-IV
If you haven't finished your profile for В КОНТАКТЕ make sure that it is finished and submitted by the end of the day on Friday so that I can grade it over the weekend. Tonight, you are doing some writing for me in Russian. With whom do you want to live in the dormitory? С кем вы хотите жить в общежитии?
You should use evidence from our class discussion/interview. Russian II - Write at least three sentences in Russian. Russian III-IV - Write at least five sentences in Russian.
Don't forget that you'll have an exam next week. I'll go over the topics on Friday.
Russian I
Your vocabulary test is next class. Make sure that you know the meanings of the words, their gender, and their animacy. You will only have to spell about five of the words.
Also, if you haven't finished your profile for В КОНТАКТЕ make sure that it is finished and submitted by the end of the day on Friday so that I can grade it over the weekend.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Homework for B Day Students - 18 October 2016
Tomorrow we have the PLAN (for all tenth graders) test as well as the PSAT (for some juniors). Good luck on your tests tomorrow! Make sure you know where you're going. If you're testing, you will only have fourth period.
AP English III
Today in class you received your timed writings as well as your justice essays. What Ms. McCormick and I found is that many of you have difficulties in your writing which translate into both assignments. You cannot resubmit the AP Timed Writing; however, you can resubmit the justice essay. If you are going to continue to work on it, remember that any resubmissions are due on Monday.
For tonight, make sure that you have read and annotated to the end of Chapter Sixteen in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Also, check in with your vocabulary bookmarks. Remember that this space is for you to record words that aren't a part of your regular vocabulary. Anything that you would like to hold on to here is good.
English II
Next class we will be presenting our skits to review this section of the book. Make sure that you have your scripts and that you have read through it a few times. Know the role that you have in your group and be ready to present it.
Also, if you have any missing assignments or assignments that you would like to resubmit for the quarter, please do that ASAP. Your last day to turn in anything to be regraded is Monday.
AP English III
Today in class you received your timed writings as well as your justice essays. What Ms. McCormick and I found is that many of you have difficulties in your writing which translate into both assignments. You cannot resubmit the AP Timed Writing; however, you can resubmit the justice essay. If you are going to continue to work on it, remember that any resubmissions are due on Monday.
For tonight, make sure that you have read and annotated to the end of Chapter Sixteen in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Also, check in with your vocabulary bookmarks. Remember that this space is for you to record words that aren't a part of your regular vocabulary. Anything that you would like to hold on to here is good.
English II
Next class we will be presenting our skits to review this section of the book. Make sure that you have your scripts and that you have read through it a few times. Know the role that you have in your group and be ready to present it.
Also, if you have any missing assignments or assignments that you would like to resubmit for the quarter, please do that ASAP. Your last day to turn in anything to be regraded is Monday.
Monday, October 17, 2016
Homework for A Day Students - 17 October 2016
Russian II-IV
Next class we will be doing our speaking and introductions of our characters. Be ready to talk about yourselves in Russian. Remember that your Russian Facebook page is meant to be how you prepare for this activity. Know your favorites. Be able to discuss them. Use the language that you know.
Also, remember that you have your quarterly exam next week. This week is your final week to work on any resubmissions of any work.
Russian I
You will be having your vocabulary test on Friday, not on Wednesday. Next class you should aim to finish your Russian Facebook pages. You also will be speaking next class. Be ready to introduce yourselves in Russian and listen to the introductions of others.
Like I said for Russian II-IV, this is your last week for any resubmissions of any work.
English II
Next class we will be presenting our skits. You will want to make sure that you have read through your lines and that you are ready to act out your scenes. The most important thing to do is to read through your lines several times to get ready. We'll go through the scenes in order, and you'll be learning about each of the scenes. This will get us ready to quickly move through and finish the rest of The Boy Who Dared.
Be aware that if you have any missing work or want to resubmit anything - this is your last week to do that.
Next class we will be doing our speaking and introductions of our characters. Be ready to talk about yourselves in Russian. Remember that your Russian Facebook page is meant to be how you prepare for this activity. Know your favorites. Be able to discuss them. Use the language that you know.
Also, remember that you have your quarterly exam next week. This week is your final week to work on any resubmissions of any work.
Russian I
You will be having your vocabulary test on Friday, not on Wednesday. Next class you should aim to finish your Russian Facebook pages. You also will be speaking next class. Be ready to introduce yourselves in Russian and listen to the introductions of others.
Like I said for Russian II-IV, this is your last week for any resubmissions of any work.
English II
Next class we will be presenting our skits. You will want to make sure that you have read through your lines and that you are ready to act out your scenes. The most important thing to do is to read through your lines several times to get ready. We'll go through the scenes in order, and you'll be learning about each of the scenes. This will get us ready to quickly move through and finish the rest of The Boy Who Dared.
Be aware that if you have any missing work or want to resubmit anything - this is your last week to do that.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 14 October 2016
Happy Pep Rally Day, B-Day Students. Here are your reminders for the weekend:
AP English III
Over the weekend you should make sure that you are up to date on your reading in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as well as reading and annotating Malcolm X's "Learning to Read". This article is available in 50 Essays or at this link. As you read the piece, you may find it productive to concentrate on the ideas of learning, power, and language. Consider the role of Jim as you read this as well as Huck - their power as well as their abilities in the society. This is also a very good piece for you to use for your vocabulary bookmarks.
On Tuesday you'll be getting back your essays on In Cold Blood as well as your timed writings. Timed writing assignments are not available to be resubmitted; however, your essays can be resubmitted if you are not happy with your performance. Some of you may find it helpful to conference with us before moving forward on your resubmission. It is important that everything be settled by Monday the 24th as we need to finish the gradebook for the first quarter within that week.
English II
Next class we will be returning to the computer lab to finish working on our skit scripts, costumes, props, and backgrounds. You may continue to work on this over the weekend if you feel like you need to. The main priority that you have over the weekend is to use your progress report to finish any missing assignments. If you have been absent and there are assignments that you need to complete, those have been marked with zeroes. Please make sure to get the assignments from us and get them turned in no later than Monday the 24th so that we can finish your grades for the quarter.
AP English III
Over the weekend you should make sure that you are up to date on your reading in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as well as reading and annotating Malcolm X's "Learning to Read". This article is available in 50 Essays or at this link. As you read the piece, you may find it productive to concentrate on the ideas of learning, power, and language. Consider the role of Jim as you read this as well as Huck - their power as well as their abilities in the society. This is also a very good piece for you to use for your vocabulary bookmarks.
On Tuesday you'll be getting back your essays on In Cold Blood as well as your timed writings. Timed writing assignments are not available to be resubmitted; however, your essays can be resubmitted if you are not happy with your performance. Some of you may find it helpful to conference with us before moving forward on your resubmission. It is important that everything be settled by Monday the 24th as we need to finish the gradebook for the first quarter within that week.
English II
Next class we will be returning to the computer lab to finish working on our skit scripts, costumes, props, and backgrounds. You may continue to work on this over the weekend if you feel like you need to. The main priority that you have over the weekend is to use your progress report to finish any missing assignments. If you have been absent and there are assignments that you need to complete, those have been marked with zeroes. Please make sure to get the assignments from us and get them turned in no later than Monday the 24th so that we can finish your grades for the quarter.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - A Day - 13 October 2016
English II
You have your progress reports which are updated up to today's class. If you are missing any assignments, you have the weekend to get them done and turn them in. Also, if you would like to use rubles to buy extra points then you can do that too. Remember that it is 50 rubles for an extra point on a quiz grade and 10 rubles for an extra point on a homework/classwork grade.
On Monday we'll work more on our skits and our scripts before we present them on Wednesday.
Russian I
Over the weekend you should be spending time with your vocabulary. To do this, you want to write your vocabulary words into categories. Remember to organize them by gender and animacy and then by other logical categories. Spend time each day with your vocabulary list so that you are prepared for next week's vocabulary quiz.
Also, spend time this weekend developing your profiles for our class assignment.
Russian II-IV
Over the weekend you should finish working on your profiles so that we can introduce ourselves to each other on Tuesday. Also, remember that your quarter exam is coming up soon. Be studying your new grammar concepts and reviewing your exercises so that you are prepared for the exam coming up.
You have your progress reports which are updated up to today's class. If you are missing any assignments, you have the weekend to get them done and turn them in. Also, if you would like to use rubles to buy extra points then you can do that too. Remember that it is 50 rubles for an extra point on a quiz grade and 10 rubles for an extra point on a homework/classwork grade.
On Monday we'll work more on our skits and our scripts before we present them on Wednesday.
Russian I
Over the weekend you should be spending time with your vocabulary. To do this, you want to write your vocabulary words into categories. Remember to organize them by gender and animacy and then by other logical categories. Spend time each day with your vocabulary list so that you are prepared for next week's vocabulary quiz.
Also, spend time this weekend developing your profiles for our class assignment.
Russian II-IV
Over the weekend you should finish working on your profiles so that we can introduce ourselves to each other on Tuesday. Also, remember that your quarter exam is coming up soon. Be studying your new grammar concepts and reviewing your exercises so that you are prepared for the exam coming up.
Monday, October 10, 2016
Homework for B-Day Students: 10 October 2016
English II
Your homework is the same as the previous post. Be studying your vocabulary and review The Boy Who Dared so that you are familiar on everything up to page sixty-seven (this includes everything we reviewed today).
If you didn't do the research on KRISTALLNACHT on youtube, make sure to finish that tonight and turn in your research cards next class.
AP English III
Next class you will have your first AP Timed Writing. It will be an argumentative prompt. There is a way to study for this type of assessment - and I'll list that for you below. Ms. McCormick and I are really looking at how well you can construct and prove an argument. How well have you learned all that we have taught you this quarter about writing. To prepare you should:
Your homework is the same as the previous post. Be studying your vocabulary and review The Boy Who Dared so that you are familiar on everything up to page sixty-seven (this includes everything we reviewed today).
If you didn't do the research on KRISTALLNACHT on youtube, make sure to finish that tonight and turn in your research cards next class.
AP English III
Next class you will have your first AP Timed Writing. It will be an argumentative prompt. There is a way to study for this type of assessment - and I'll list that for you below. Ms. McCormick and I are really looking at how well you can construct and prove an argument. How well have you learned all that we have taught you this quarter about writing. To prepare you should:
- Review your bootcamp notes - especially related to your Rules for Good Writing and your Arguments.
- Take a look at the AP rubric that outlines a level 9, 8, 7 and so forth. Make a checklist of what you need to do to get a level nine. If you fall a bit short, you may end up at an eight.
- Remember how to prove and explain your argument from your evidence. It's important to have the evidence paired with convincing explanation.
- Review the sample prompt we annotated as well as the student samples.
On Friday we have our next chunk of reading due. Be prepared for that. If you didn't do well on today's annotation check, learn from your mistakes and stop procrastinating on your reading. Maybe next time we'll have an annotation check and a reading quiz. Why not?
Friday, October 7, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - October 7
English II
Remember to be studying your vocabulary: parts of speech, suffixes, and definitions. You have your vocabulary list from the coloring activity and the mad lib activity to help you study. We'll be testing on these soon.
Also make sure you're caught up in The Boy Who Dared. You should have read and be familiar with at least up to page 67.
AP English III
You need to read and annotate Huck Finn chapters 7-12 for Monday. We'll be having a graded discussion, so you'll need good annotations and thoughts about the chapters to participate and get a good grade.
Don't forget to talk to Mr. Miller or Ms. McCormick about setting up a time to do a resubmit on your Quest, if you feel so inclined. The grading period ends October 28.
Have a good weekend!
Remember to be studying your vocabulary: parts of speech, suffixes, and definitions. You have your vocabulary list from the coloring activity and the mad lib activity to help you study. We'll be testing on these soon.
Also make sure you're caught up in The Boy Who Dared. You should have read and be familiar with at least up to page 67.
AP English III
You need to read and annotate Huck Finn chapters 7-12 for Monday. We'll be having a graded discussion, so you'll need good annotations and thoughts about the chapters to participate and get a good grade.
Don't forget to talk to Mr. Miller or Ms. McCormick about setting up a time to do a resubmit on your Quest, if you feel so inclined. The grading period ends October 28.
Have a good weekend!
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Russian I Resources for the Weekend - 7 October 2016
Russian I Students
Below there are several resources which you may find helpful this weekend as you are finishing the viewing guides for our first film and studying your vocabulary.
First - here's the first part of Office Romance.
And here's the second part.
This file is an audio file which goes over all of your vocabulary words for Chapter One. You'll find it helpful to listen and repeat as you study. You should listen and repeat several times.
Link to Audio File
Below there are several resources which you may find helpful this weekend as you are finishing the viewing guides for our first film and studying your vocabulary.
First - here's the first part of Office Romance.
And here's the second part.
This file is an audio file which goes over all of your vocabulary words for Chapter One. You'll find it helpful to listen and repeat as you study. You should listen and repeat several times.
Link to Audio File
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Homework for A Day Students - 5 October 2016
Russian II - IV
Today I gave all of you exercises which will review the new grammar we have been learning. You should start to work through these exercises, aiming to complete the ones you can and develop questions for me so that we can work together next week on the ones that are confusing to you. Next class you will have time to work on these some more, but they should show a good faith effort at completion by Tuesday the 11th when we review them.
Russian I
Today we learned more about Russian words including gender and animacy. You may want to apply this knowledge to the words that you have already been learning. Those of you who didn't present dialogues today will do that on Tuesday. Remember that on Friday you will be finishing our film and working on your Russian Facebook pages.
If you are missing any work - it is time to turn that in ASAP. Especially if it is your name poster assignment.
English II
Tonight you are going to do a bit of research on KRISTALLNACHT. Use your notecard. On the lined side, write the Internet address of the youtube video you watch on the top line. Then, write five facts you learn about KRISTALLNACHT from the video on the card. We'll collect this next class.
Also, study your mad-libs sheets. We'll be testing with our vocabulary soon!
Today I gave all of you exercises which will review the new grammar we have been learning. You should start to work through these exercises, aiming to complete the ones you can and develop questions for me so that we can work together next week on the ones that are confusing to you. Next class you will have time to work on these some more, but they should show a good faith effort at completion by Tuesday the 11th when we review them.
Russian I
Today we learned more about Russian words including gender and animacy. You may want to apply this knowledge to the words that you have already been learning. Those of you who didn't present dialogues today will do that on Tuesday. Remember that on Friday you will be finishing our film and working on your Russian Facebook pages.
If you are missing any work - it is time to turn that in ASAP. Especially if it is your name poster assignment.
English II
Tonight you are going to do a bit of research on KRISTALLNACHT. Use your notecard. On the lined side, write the Internet address of the youtube video you watch on the top line. Then, write five facts you learn about KRISTALLNACHT from the video on the card. We'll collect this next class.
Also, study your mad-libs sheets. We'll be testing with our vocabulary soon!
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Homework for All Classes - A and B Day - 10/4/2016
I was out yesterday celebrating the New Year (5777) so I didn't post this - here you are!
Russian I, II, III, IV
Next class we have reassessments (alphabet/phonics/vocabulary OR one stem verb system) as well as dialogue presentations. Be ready for those. If you're in Russian III or IV, you don't have a dialogue to present, but you have to listen and understand and transcript.
English II
Make sure that if you are missing anything (mostly it's the vocabulary assignment) that you get that done and turned in ASAP because we are going to be doing a lot with vocabulary over the next few classes. Also, bring your books to class every day!
AP English III
Your papers are due next class. Make sure that your packet is complete and that you have all of the supporting documentation in the packet. For Monday, you have your next section of reading in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Chapters Seven through Twelve. Take the work that we did today in class and make sure that your annotations for Chapters One through Six are complete and thorough.
Special Note for AP - Remember that your argument/thesis is now DEBATABLE. This means you have to deal with and refute the counter argument at some point in the body of your essay. Don't forget this very important step!
Russian I, II, III, IV
Next class we have reassessments (alphabet/phonics/vocabulary OR one stem verb system) as well as dialogue presentations. Be ready for those. If you're in Russian III or IV, you don't have a dialogue to present, but you have to listen and understand and transcript.
English II
Make sure that if you are missing anything (mostly it's the vocabulary assignment) that you get that done and turned in ASAP because we are going to be doing a lot with vocabulary over the next few classes. Also, bring your books to class every day!
AP English III
Your papers are due next class. Make sure that your packet is complete and that you have all of the supporting documentation in the packet. For Monday, you have your next section of reading in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Chapters Seven through Twelve. Take the work that we did today in class and make sure that your annotations for Chapters One through Six are complete and thorough.
Special Note for AP - Remember that your argument/thesis is now DEBATABLE. This means you have to deal with and refute the counter argument at some point in the body of your essay. Don't forget this very important step!
Friday, September 30, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 30 September 2016
L'shana tova! Happy New Year!
AP English III
Over the weekend you should be working on two things: First, you need to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, chapters one through six. As you read, annotate. Remember to add to your covers and investigate elements of humor and satire as well as repeated ideas. Continue to focus on characters - their development and their conflicts. Considering our discussion today around language and identity could also be helpful.
Second, we have your final drafts to begin developing. Use the rubric you received today as well as the feedback from your conference to revise. If you need/would like me or Ms. McCormick to look at your paper, let us know. Come in for a conference before Wednesday afternoon. Once Wednesday gets here we won't be talking about these papers with you. Your final draft and the supporting documents will be collected on Thursday.
English II
Make sure that you are to page fifty-five in The Boy Who Dared for Tuesday's class. We'll be getting back to Helmuth. Hopefully our discussion on Dr. King over the last few classes gives you a lot to think about to connect these two men and times in history.
AP English III
Over the weekend you should be working on two things: First, you need to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, chapters one through six. As you read, annotate. Remember to add to your covers and investigate elements of humor and satire as well as repeated ideas. Continue to focus on characters - their development and their conflicts. Considering our discussion today around language and identity could also be helpful.
Second, we have your final drafts to begin developing. Use the rubric you received today as well as the feedback from your conference to revise. If you need/would like me or Ms. McCormick to look at your paper, let us know. Come in for a conference before Wednesday afternoon. Once Wednesday gets here we won't be talking about these papers with you. Your final draft and the supporting documents will be collected on Thursday.
English II
Make sure that you are to page fifty-five in The Boy Who Dared for Tuesday's class. We'll be getting back to Helmuth. Hopefully our discussion on Dr. King over the last few classes gives you a lot to think about to connect these two men and times in history.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Homework for A Day Students - 29 September 2016
Russian II, III, and IV
This weekend you should all spend time reviewing your new grammar that we have been learning over the past few days and familiarizing yourself with your cases. We'll continue to review next week. Additionally, you should be spending time preparing yourself for your resubmission of your one stem verb quizzes next week.
Russian I
Over the weekend continue to work on your vocabulary and your dialogues. Practice reading aloud and speaking with proper stress. You and your team can create a Google Doc and share it between yourselves to finish your scripts if you need to.
Remember that you also have written homework to do - on the back of the dialogues we studied you should write more of your own, filling in the blanks. Do the work on your own paper. Use your handwriting. Remember to explain how the one dialogue would be different if you were speaking to a different person.
English II
If you have any missing assignments that didn't get in today you need to turn those in as soon as possible - we only have a few weeks left in the first quarter. Also, we will be getting back to The Boy Who Dared next week. Make sure that you have read through to page fifty-five and that you have completed your reading guide for the first part of the book.
This weekend you should all spend time reviewing your new grammar that we have been learning over the past few days and familiarizing yourself with your cases. We'll continue to review next week. Additionally, you should be spending time preparing yourself for your resubmission of your one stem verb quizzes next week.
Russian I
Over the weekend continue to work on your vocabulary and your dialogues. Practice reading aloud and speaking with proper stress. You and your team can create a Google Doc and share it between yourselves to finish your scripts if you need to.
Remember that you also have written homework to do - on the back of the dialogues we studied you should write more of your own, filling in the blanks. Do the work on your own paper. Use your handwriting. Remember to explain how the one dialogue would be different if you were speaking to a different person.
English II
If you have any missing assignments that didn't get in today you need to turn those in as soon as possible - we only have a few weeks left in the first quarter. Also, we will be getting back to The Boy Who Dared next week. Make sure that you have read through to page fifty-five and that you have completed your reading guide for the first part of the book.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Homework for B-Day Students: 28 September
AP English III
We've started with our unit on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Your first reading deadline for the book will be on Tuesday when you will be expected to read to the end of chapter six. Make sure that you are thoroughly annotating and adding to your cover annotations as well as collecting vocabulary.
Tonight you should complete the drafting of your rough draft for our workshop on Friday and read Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue". The essay by Tan is available at this link or in 50 Essays. As you read, think about language and vernacular and how that is used to characterize a person in the view of society. You can also collect vocabulary.
English II
Now that you have your progress reports you can move forward to complete any missing assignments that you may have. Additionally, keep thinking about the reading from Dr. King that we completed in class today. What do you think that Dr. King would say to Helmuth about breaking the law?
We've started with our unit on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Your first reading deadline for the book will be on Tuesday when you will be expected to read to the end of chapter six. Make sure that you are thoroughly annotating and adding to your cover annotations as well as collecting vocabulary.
Tonight you should complete the drafting of your rough draft for our workshop on Friday and read Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue". The essay by Tan is available at this link or in 50 Essays. As you read, think about language and vernacular and how that is used to characterize a person in the view of society. You can also collect vocabulary.
English II
Now that you have your progress reports you can move forward to complete any missing assignments that you may have. Additionally, keep thinking about the reading from Dr. King that we completed in class today. What do you think that Dr. King would say to Helmuth about breaking the law?
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Homework for A Day Classes - 27 September 2016
Russian II
Tonight for homework I want you working with the new knowledge around ходить/быть/гулять and our review of cases. Write five situations in Russian using one of these verbs. Write a full sentence using the verb and the proper case. Then, write a sentence which is synonymous with a new verb. You will have to change cases most likely. Total, you'll be turning in ten sentences.
Russian III
Tonight you are focusing on dates and times in your life. First, think about five significant dates in your life and write them out in Russian. Only use words, no numbers. Follow the rules in your textbook for cases to use with this. Then, from these dates, make them more simple and tell me only about a year or month on which the event occurred.
After that, tell me about three moments of your daily routine. Write the times both in standard format (hour/minute) and then in the Russian way.
Russian IV
Tonight you should finish the exercises on verbal adverbs and study the information in your textbook on verbal adverbs and participles (they are related concepts). Be able to understand how they are used and the meaning that they carry. These show up rarely in Russian, but they are good to know.
Russian II-IV: We will resubmit on the verb quiz next week - use this time to study and review and to ask me for help.
Russian I:
Tonight you should be spending time with your greetings and introductions vocabulary to prepare for our dialogue day next class. Additionally, you may find it helpful to view this video about the Russian alphabet and the sounds of the alphabet.
Use the video here to help you review. Remember that you have to find the space for yourself to review and work with the language in order to get stronger.
English II:
Tonight you should take the time to finish any of your missing assignments that you didn't finish during the in-class workshop. Additionally, we have a question to consider. From our reading today of Dr. King's "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail" what do you think that King would say to Helmuth about his internal conflict? Why do you think that King would say that?
Tonight for homework I want you working with the new knowledge around ходить/быть/гулять and our review of cases. Write five situations in Russian using one of these verbs. Write a full sentence using the verb and the proper case. Then, write a sentence which is synonymous with a new verb. You will have to change cases most likely. Total, you'll be turning in ten sentences.
Russian III
Tonight you are focusing on dates and times in your life. First, think about five significant dates in your life and write them out in Russian. Only use words, no numbers. Follow the rules in your textbook for cases to use with this. Then, from these dates, make them more simple and tell me only about a year or month on which the event occurred.
After that, tell me about three moments of your daily routine. Write the times both in standard format (hour/minute) and then in the Russian way.
Russian IV
Tonight you should finish the exercises on verbal adverbs and study the information in your textbook on verbal adverbs and participles (they are related concepts). Be able to understand how they are used and the meaning that they carry. These show up rarely in Russian, but they are good to know.
Russian II-IV: We will resubmit on the verb quiz next week - use this time to study and review and to ask me for help.
Russian I:
Tonight you should be spending time with your greetings and introductions vocabulary to prepare for our dialogue day next class. Additionally, you may find it helpful to view this video about the Russian alphabet and the sounds of the alphabet.
Use the video here to help you review. Remember that you have to find the space for yourself to review and work with the language in order to get stronger.
English II:
Tonight you should take the time to finish any of your missing assignments that you didn't finish during the in-class workshop. Additionally, we have a question to consider. From our reading today of Dr. King's "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail" what do you think that King would say to Helmuth about his internal conflict? Why do you think that King would say that?
Monday, September 26, 2016
Homework for B-Day Students - 26 September 2016
English II
No official homework for tonight - however if you did not finish the rewrite of your paragraph then you should finish that tonight for Wednesday. We'll be having a workshop on Wednesday to go over missing assignments and give you a chance to finish them in class. We will also be going on to work on some reading next class related to our main idea on conformity and breaking laws.
AP English III
This week we have a large assignment due for us at the end of the week. This Friday we will be working on our rough drafts from our outlines. You will all need to bring a hard copy of your rough draft to class for workshopping. On Friday you'll get your final draft rubric and cover sheet which will help you get everything together for the final draft. Remember that as a minimum you should have a full introduction paragraph with argument as well as a completely developed topic (you understand that this is more than just one paragraph, I hope).
For Wednesday we will have the beginning of our work on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We will need to have books in class on Wednesday. Bring them. If you need to check one out, we will have some.
No official homework for tonight - however if you did not finish the rewrite of your paragraph then you should finish that tonight for Wednesday. We'll be having a workshop on Wednesday to go over missing assignments and give you a chance to finish them in class. We will also be going on to work on some reading next class related to our main idea on conformity and breaking laws.
AP English III
This week we have a large assignment due for us at the end of the week. This Friday we will be working on our rough drafts from our outlines. You will all need to bring a hard copy of your rough draft to class for workshopping. On Friday you'll get your final draft rubric and cover sheet which will help you get everything together for the final draft. Remember that as a minimum you should have a full introduction paragraph with argument as well as a completely developed topic (you understand that this is more than just one paragraph, I hope).
For Wednesday we will have the beginning of our work on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We will need to have books in class on Wednesday. Bring them. If you need to check one out, we will have some.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
B Day Homework - Weekend Edition - 22 September
English II
Another great day. I appreciated the chance to conference with you all today about your writing and your progress so far in class. Over the weekend you should be working on the rewrite of your paragraphs based on what we went over together during the conference. Use the example paragraph to help you out.
You'll turn in the revised paragraph and the old one on Monday to us and get a new grade on it before your progress reports.
You should also be reading in The Boy Who Dared. Getting to page fifty-five by Wednesday is our reading goal.
AP English III
I hope that you all appreciated the time and effort that went in to getting your outlines back to you so quickly. Also, we're hoping that today's class focused on writing and developing paragraphs (both body and introduction) was good for you as we move on to our rough drafts. A few reminders to take you into the weekend:
Another great day. I appreciated the chance to conference with you all today about your writing and your progress so far in class. Over the weekend you should be working on the rewrite of your paragraphs based on what we went over together during the conference. Use the example paragraph to help you out.
You'll turn in the revised paragraph and the old one on Monday to us and get a new grade on it before your progress reports.
You should also be reading in The Boy Who Dared. Getting to page fifty-five by Wednesday is our reading goal.
AP English III
I hope that you all appreciated the time and effort that went in to getting your outlines back to you so quickly. Also, we're hoping that today's class focused on writing and developing paragraphs (both body and introduction) was good for you as we move on to our rough drafts. A few reminders to take you into the weekend:
- Your rough drafts will be checked on Friday and we will have a workshop. Keep working in your Google Doc and let us know if you need our help with something as you are working. This is the joy of working in Google Docs.
- We'll be starting our study of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on Wednesday. You should bring your copy to class with you then. If you do not purchase your own copy you can check one out from me, but you will need post-it notes or some other means to annotate
- Monday will be our Quest on Didion, Erickson, Capote, and Welty. We will have one question on each of the minor pieces and then two questions on In Cold Blood. You should be able to explain author's purpose, the use of the rhetorical triangle and the three classical appeals in order to be successful on this assessment. One of the In Cold Blood questions is open book, so bring your copies of the text. This will also be your final chance to resubmit annotations for In Cold Blood.
That will do it from me. I hope you all enjoy your weekend.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
A Day Homework - 21 September 2016
English II
We will have some time to finish up our vocabulary study on Monday. For tonight, you should all focus on the rewrite of your paragraphs. Take what comments I gave you and what I discussed with you during the conference to rewrite and resubmit your paragraph for a new grade. Remember to use the statements, our class activity, and our example paragraph to help you with your rewrite. You'll turn these in on Friday and get new grades before progress reports.
Russian I
Today we had our quiz on the alphabet. If you need to resubmit or redo a part of it, start studying and reviewing now so that you can resubmit next week. Keep reading and working on your vocabulary! Next class we'll be watching a film.
Russian II - IV
You should be continuing to work on your Global Simulation character and developing him or her. Don't forget that you will be working with new vocabulary next class and watching a Russian television show to develop your listening skills. If you need to keep working on verbs and stems, keep up that work and see me next week to resubmit your quiz.
We will have some time to finish up our vocabulary study on Monday. For tonight, you should all focus on the rewrite of your paragraphs. Take what comments I gave you and what I discussed with you during the conference to rewrite and resubmit your paragraph for a new grade. Remember to use the statements, our class activity, and our example paragraph to help you with your rewrite. You'll turn these in on Friday and get new grades before progress reports.
Russian I
Today we had our quiz on the alphabet. If you need to resubmit or redo a part of it, start studying and reviewing now so that you can resubmit next week. Keep reading and working on your vocabulary! Next class we'll be watching a film.
Russian II - IV
You should be continuing to work on your Global Simulation character and developing him or her. Don't forget that you will be working with new vocabulary next class and watching a Russian television show to develop your listening skills. If you need to keep working on verbs and stems, keep up that work and see me next week to resubmit your quiz.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
B-Day Homework: 20 September 2016
English II
Wonderful job today everyone! Great writing! Great thinking! Great discussing! Keep it going. Tonight you should start reading in The Boy Who Dared to page fifty-five. We will begin working on the book more next week. This reading will be due on Wednesday.
AP English III
If you did not submit your resubmission of your outline today, please get that in ASAP so that we can get you your feedback. On Thursday, we will begin working on rough drafts and developing introduction paragraphs. On Monday, you will have your assessment on In Cold Blood as well as the pieces by Didion, Welty, and Erickson. You'll want to bring your copy of In Cold Blood if you need your annotations checked or re-checked.
This assessment is going to focus on the rhetorical triangle and the rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos) with each of the texts we have studied in this introductory unit. We will discuss more on Thursday to prepare you.
Lastly, we'll be starting Huck Finn next week - you may want to get yourself a copy sooner rather than later.
Wonderful job today everyone! Great writing! Great thinking! Great discussing! Keep it going. Tonight you should start reading in The Boy Who Dared to page fifty-five. We will begin working on the book more next week. This reading will be due on Wednesday.
AP English III
If you did not submit your resubmission of your outline today, please get that in ASAP so that we can get you your feedback. On Thursday, we will begin working on rough drafts and developing introduction paragraphs. On Monday, you will have your assessment on In Cold Blood as well as the pieces by Didion, Welty, and Erickson. You'll want to bring your copy of In Cold Blood if you need your annotations checked or re-checked.
This assessment is going to focus on the rhetorical triangle and the rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos) with each of the texts we have studied in this introductory unit. We will discuss more on Thursday to prepare you.
Lastly, we'll be starting Huck Finn next week - you may want to get yourself a copy sooner rather than later.
Monday, September 19, 2016
Homework for A-Day Students: 19 September 2016
English II
Next class we'll be reading a bit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior's "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail" - that way we can see what he thinks about breaking the law to do the right thing. Tonight you should keep reading The Boy Who Dared. We want you to be to the end of page fifty-five by next week.
Russian I
Next class we'll be having our quiz on the alphabet and your first vocabulary list. You should be able to recognize and produce all of the letters of the Russian alphabet. You should also feel comfortable with the classroom/school vocabulary and the phrases around greetings and introductions.
Also, don't forget to finish submitting your work on Google classroom. I'll be checking everything again tomorrow morning.
Advanced Russian
You also have a quiz next class on verbs and their stems. Remember today's warm-up as you study and prepare. From an infinitive and conjugation you should be able to determine a stem. We'll focus on this next class and then hopefully have time to keep working on our characters.
Don't forget to submit your work on Google classroom before midnight tonight. That is when the assignments will close.
Next class we'll be reading a bit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior's "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail" - that way we can see what he thinks about breaking the law to do the right thing. Tonight you should keep reading The Boy Who Dared. We want you to be to the end of page fifty-five by next week.
Russian I
Next class we'll be having our quiz on the alphabet and your first vocabulary list. You should be able to recognize and produce all of the letters of the Russian alphabet. You should also feel comfortable with the classroom/school vocabulary and the phrases around greetings and introductions.
Also, don't forget to finish submitting your work on Google classroom. I'll be checking everything again tomorrow morning.
Advanced Russian
You also have a quiz next class on verbs and their stems. Remember today's warm-up as you study and prepare. From an infinitive and conjugation you should be able to determine a stem. We'll focus on this next class and then hopefully have time to keep working on our characters.
Don't forget to submit your work on Google classroom before midnight tonight. That is when the assignments will close.
Friday, September 16, 2016
B-Day Homework - Weekend Edition - 16 September 2016
English II
No official homework this weekend, but do spend time thinking about our final question today related to breaking the law in order to do the right thing. Do you know anyone who has done this? Maybe in your social life or in history? Why would someone do this? Will we see Helmuth do this later? Think and ask - and remember to keep reviewing the work we do in class every day!
AP English III
Every one should be submitting a new outline on Tuesday to me and Ms. McCormick that shows how you are already progressing as a writer. Make sure to take our commentary into account as you are making your changes. Many of you had great ideas and great evidence, you were just presenting it in a way that didn't go far enough or didn't connect clearly to a main idea.
If you need help, please see one of us on Monday. Everyone should have something new to turn in on Tuesday - if you need additional time, that works, but make sure that you have something new so that we know you are working forward in good faith.
Also, we will soon be starting our study of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - you may want to get your copy now to give time for shipping. You can get any edition of the text you would like, but make sure that it is unabridged and complete.
No official homework this weekend, but do spend time thinking about our final question today related to breaking the law in order to do the right thing. Do you know anyone who has done this? Maybe in your social life or in history? Why would someone do this? Will we see Helmuth do this later? Think and ask - and remember to keep reviewing the work we do in class every day!
AP English III
Every one should be submitting a new outline on Tuesday to me and Ms. McCormick that shows how you are already progressing as a writer. Make sure to take our commentary into account as you are making your changes. Many of you had great ideas and great evidence, you were just presenting it in a way that didn't go far enough or didn't connect clearly to a main idea.
If you need help, please see one of us on Monday. Everyone should have something new to turn in on Tuesday - if you need additional time, that works, but make sure that you have something new so that we know you are working forward in good faith.
Also, we will soon be starting our study of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - you may want to get your copy now to give time for shipping. You can get any edition of the text you would like, but make sure that it is unabridged and complete.
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Homework for 15 September - A Day
English II
Keep thinking this weekend about our final question - Is it ever okay to break the law? Think about examples of people in your life or in history who have done this. Why are they doing it? Were they successful in getting what they wanted?
Russian I
I hope that you all enjoyed the game today with Russian celebrities and greetings. Keep practicing your new vocabulary - the goal would be for you to learn it this weekend.
If you finished your name poster then you have no real homework for the weekend other than to keep practicing your reading and writing of Russian. If you have not turned in your name poster, then you would need to finish that to turn in on Monday.
Your quiz on the alphabet and handwriting will be on Wednesday.
Advanced Russian
Over the weekend practice with the various verbs and stems that you have been learning in advance of our quiz on WEDNESDAY of next week. The quiz will cover transcription, verb conjugation in past and present tense as well as stem knowledge. You should be using the level specific stems to guide your practice. If I were to give you a verb with that stem or a conjugation of that verb you should be able to determine what to do with that verb.
Additionally, remember your new vocabulary lists. Work with these regularly to learn your new words.
Keep thinking this weekend about our final question - Is it ever okay to break the law? Think about examples of people in your life or in history who have done this. Why are they doing it? Were they successful in getting what they wanted?
Russian I
I hope that you all enjoyed the game today with Russian celebrities and greetings. Keep practicing your new vocabulary - the goal would be for you to learn it this weekend.
If you finished your name poster then you have no real homework for the weekend other than to keep practicing your reading and writing of Russian. If you have not turned in your name poster, then you would need to finish that to turn in on Monday.
Your quiz on the alphabet and handwriting will be on Wednesday.
Advanced Russian
Over the weekend practice with the various verbs and stems that you have been learning in advance of our quiz on WEDNESDAY of next week. The quiz will cover transcription, verb conjugation in past and present tense as well as stem knowledge. You should be using the level specific stems to guide your practice. If I were to give you a verb with that stem or a conjugation of that verb you should be able to determine what to do with that verb.
Additionally, remember your new vocabulary lists. Work with these regularly to learn your new words.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Homework for B-Day Students: 14 September 2016
English II
Tonight we have our next section of reading to complete. Please read pages twenty-seven through to forty-one in The Boy Who Dared. As you're reading, you may find it helpful to take notes about how Germany is changing as Hitler comes to power. What is happening on the streets? What is happening to Helmuth and his family?
Continue your reading!
AP English III
Today we have started the long and arduous process of developing our writing into college-ready writing. Take all that you were taught today about arguments, topics, evidence, and explanation and apply it to your summer assignments. Resubmissions of outlines will be collected on Tuesday. You'll want to either retype and resubmit with the original, or mark changes on the original. Make sure that your updates are clear to me and Ms. McCormick. This will be our final step before we move on to developing these outlines into drafts.
Also, for Friday we have our vocabulary slides due (Google Classroom) and our reading of Welty (see the post below). Make sure that you are ready for this. If you need additional help revising your outline, please let me or Ms. McCormick know.
Tonight we have our next section of reading to complete. Please read pages twenty-seven through to forty-one in The Boy Who Dared. As you're reading, you may find it helpful to take notes about how Germany is changing as Hitler comes to power. What is happening on the streets? What is happening to Helmuth and his family?
Continue your reading!
AP English III
Today we have started the long and arduous process of developing our writing into college-ready writing. Take all that you were taught today about arguments, topics, evidence, and explanation and apply it to your summer assignments. Resubmissions of outlines will be collected on Tuesday. You'll want to either retype and resubmit with the original, or mark changes on the original. Make sure that your updates are clear to me and Ms. McCormick. This will be our final step before we move on to developing these outlines into drafts.
Also, for Friday we have our vocabulary slides due (Google Classroom) and our reading of Welty (see the post below). Make sure that you are ready for this. If you need additional help revising your outline, please let me or Ms. McCormick know.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Homework for A-Day: 13 September 2016
English II
Given what Ms. McCormick and I saw today about reading outside of class, I think that we're going to follow through on Thursday about making sure that everyone has read. Tonight you need to read from page twenty-seven to forty-one. You'll want to pay attention to how things are changing for Helmuth and for Germany as a whole. Take notes as you read - write things down as you notice these changes.
Remember to keep drawing what you say about the characters and events by tying your ideas back to what the book actually says.
Russian I
On Thursday I'll be handing back your handwriting packets and we'll spend some time looking at a few places where we need some improvement (hooked letters are a bother). Don't forget that we'll have our first quiz on Monday which will cover the sounds of the alphabet and handwriting.
Tonight, you should keep practicing your reading and writing with our new vocabulary words. You have words which are useful for names and around school as well as phrases. Write each one at least once on your handout or in your notes (or both). Mark stresses. Read. Use the words with your family and friends. Add a Russian keyboard on your phones! Listen to Russian music on Spotify and read the titles. Use the Russian you're learning.
Advanced Russian
We started moving on to the new topics to cover in this unit (reviewing our last unit for Russian III and IV) and getting our new vocabulary together. Tonight, we've got a few things to do with our vocabulary and with the new grammar.
Russian IV - Read the passages and hunt for participles. Use the ending chart to organize them by types. Work backwards. What are the verbs? What are the который phrases? What do these things mean? Where are cases? Also, start reading Толстой - check out the first few pages.
Russian III - Complete the exercises on reflexive pronouns. Remember to write out the sentences to practice fully with the grammar. Translate and understand what is being said. What cases are being used? You may find it helpful to diagram the sentences and find the subject when using reflexive pronouns.
Russian II - Complete the verb work we started looking at today if you did not finish it already. Also the exercise B which we nearly finished reviewing today.
All Classes II-IV - With your new vocabulary you will see verbs and their stems identified. Hopefully now you are able to fully make sense of what the glossary is telling you. Work with four new verbs, try to work with four different stems. Do what we have been doing with our examples - What's the stem? What are the endings? How do mutations come into effect, if at all? What is the meaning of the verb? What are some cases we use with this?
Given what Ms. McCormick and I saw today about reading outside of class, I think that we're going to follow through on Thursday about making sure that everyone has read. Tonight you need to read from page twenty-seven to forty-one. You'll want to pay attention to how things are changing for Helmuth and for Germany as a whole. Take notes as you read - write things down as you notice these changes.
Remember to keep drawing what you say about the characters and events by tying your ideas back to what the book actually says.
Russian I
On Thursday I'll be handing back your handwriting packets and we'll spend some time looking at a few places where we need some improvement (hooked letters are a bother). Don't forget that we'll have our first quiz on Monday which will cover the sounds of the alphabet and handwriting.
Tonight, you should keep practicing your reading and writing with our new vocabulary words. You have words which are useful for names and around school as well as phrases. Write each one at least once on your handout or in your notes (or both). Mark stresses. Read. Use the words with your family and friends. Add a Russian keyboard on your phones! Listen to Russian music on Spotify and read the titles. Use the Russian you're learning.
Advanced Russian
We started moving on to the new topics to cover in this unit (reviewing our last unit for Russian III and IV) and getting our new vocabulary together. Tonight, we've got a few things to do with our vocabulary and with the new grammar.
Russian IV - Read the passages and hunt for participles. Use the ending chart to organize them by types. Work backwards. What are the verbs? What are the который phrases? What do these things mean? Where are cases? Also, start reading Толстой - check out the first few pages.
Russian III - Complete the exercises on reflexive pronouns. Remember to write out the sentences to practice fully with the grammar. Translate and understand what is being said. What cases are being used? You may find it helpful to diagram the sentences and find the subject when using reflexive pronouns.
Russian II - Complete the verb work we started looking at today if you did not finish it already. Also the exercise B which we nearly finished reviewing today.
All Classes II-IV - With your new vocabulary you will see verbs and their stems identified. Hopefully now you are able to fully make sense of what the glossary is telling you. Work with four new verbs, try to work with four different stems. Do what we have been doing with our examples - What's the stem? What are the endings? How do mutations come into effect, if at all? What is the meaning of the verb? What are some cases we use with this?
Monday, September 12, 2016
Homework for 12 September - B Day
English II
Tonight for homework you have the next section of our book The Boy Who Dared to read. You'll be reading from where we stopped on page fifteen on to page twenty-seven. As you read, take note of the reading guide and complete it. You have work to do on the characters and then assessing the positives and negatives of Hitler's leadership in Germany.
Remember that if we have a quiz on our reading, you'll be able to use the reading guide.
AP English III
You have nothing due next class. Everything in this post is due for Friday's class. First, please finish the work that we began today in Google Classroom - upload the rest of your word slides and have them finalized for Friday. Remember to use your resources - www.dictionary.com and www.etymonline.com. You should consider yourself a bit of an expert on these words by then. Additionally, please read and annotate Eudora Welty's "Listening". You can find it in 50 Essays or at this link.
Next class we will begin the process of revising our essay outlines for new grades. Be ready for some heavy lifting!
Tonight for homework you have the next section of our book The Boy Who Dared to read. You'll be reading from where we stopped on page fifteen on to page twenty-seven. As you read, take note of the reading guide and complete it. You have work to do on the characters and then assessing the positives and negatives of Hitler's leadership in Germany.
Remember that if we have a quiz on our reading, you'll be able to use the reading guide.
AP English III
You have nothing due next class. Everything in this post is due for Friday's class. First, please finish the work that we began today in Google Classroom - upload the rest of your word slides and have them finalized for Friday. Remember to use your resources - www.dictionary.com and www.etymonline.com. You should consider yourself a bit of an expert on these words by then. Additionally, please read and annotate Eudora Welty's "Listening". You can find it in 50 Essays or at this link.
Next class we will begin the process of revising our essay outlines for new grades. Be ready for some heavy lifting!
Friday, September 9, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - 9 September - A Day
Russian II-IV
First things first we will have our first assessment on transcription and verb stems on Monday, September 19. Make sure that you are preparing for this assessment. To help you prepare and finish your learning on this concept, we have our homework this weekend. Only complete parts A and B in the instructions. We will continue to work on these verbs next week. Remember that you have to complete the verbs for your level and below you. My recommendation is to do each verb on a card, that way you have a study card for each type of verb stem. Use your overview sheet to help you complete this.
Also, continue working on your Global Simulation work in Google Classroom. Try to have that submitted if you can, if not, we'll have a chance to finish it in the computer lab soon.
Russian I
We also have Global Simulation work to try and finish if possible - you should be deciding on your Russian name as well as settling the debate between Moscow and St. Petersburg. These assignments are in Google Classroom. Beyond this, you should spend your weekend finishing your handwriting packet and practicing your reading of cognates and sounds.
I will be collecting your handwriting on Tuesday for a grade.
English II
Today we started reading our novel, The Boy Who Dared - we completed the first fifteen pages and discussed the main character (protagonist) and his family. Over the weekend, read pages fifteen through twenty-seven and complete your reading guide as you do this. Remember that if we have a quiz in class for our warm-up, it will cover these pages. You may use your reading guide on the quiz if we have it.
First things first we will have our first assessment on transcription and verb stems on Monday, September 19. Make sure that you are preparing for this assessment. To help you prepare and finish your learning on this concept, we have our homework this weekend. Only complete parts A and B in the instructions. We will continue to work on these verbs next week. Remember that you have to complete the verbs for your level and below you. My recommendation is to do each verb on a card, that way you have a study card for each type of verb stem. Use your overview sheet to help you complete this.
Also, continue working on your Global Simulation work in Google Classroom. Try to have that submitted if you can, if not, we'll have a chance to finish it in the computer lab soon.
Russian I
We also have Global Simulation work to try and finish if possible - you should be deciding on your Russian name as well as settling the debate between Moscow and St. Petersburg. These assignments are in Google Classroom. Beyond this, you should spend your weekend finishing your handwriting packet and practicing your reading of cognates and sounds.
I will be collecting your handwriting on Tuesday for a grade.
English II
Today we started reading our novel, The Boy Who Dared - we completed the first fifteen pages and discussed the main character (protagonist) and his family. Over the weekend, read pages fifteen through twenty-seven and complete your reading guide as you do this. Remember that if we have a quiz in class for our warm-up, it will cover these pages. You may use your reading guide on the quiz if we have it.
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Homework for A Day Students - 7 September 2016
Russian II-IV
As we are getting more comfortable with the different stems, I want you to continue to practice with them to learn this system. Today we went over the (N/S -a) and (-a) stems. Use your glossary to find a verb of each type and take it through its conjugations. Work with these and learn them.
Don't forget you have a quiz coming next week.
Russian I
Tonight you will basically finish the whole handwriting packet with the exception of the word searches and the other exercises I told you to skip. You should finish writing all of the letters of the Russian alphabet.
English II
Today as we worked in the computer lab, Ms. McCormick and I saw a lot of good things going on. I'm glad you were all able to get logged in to our Google Classroom. Please make sure that you have finished the front side of the worksheet/planning. We'll be returning to the computer lab next week to keep working on these writing assignments.
As we are getting more comfortable with the different stems, I want you to continue to practice with them to learn this system. Today we went over the (N/S -a) and (-a) stems. Use your glossary to find a verb of each type and take it through its conjugations. Work with these and learn them.
Don't forget you have a quiz coming next week.
Russian I
Tonight you will basically finish the whole handwriting packet with the exception of the word searches and the other exercises I told you to skip. You should finish writing all of the letters of the Russian alphabet.
English II
Today as we worked in the computer lab, Ms. McCormick and I saw a lot of good things going on. I'm glad you were all able to get logged in to our Google Classroom. Please make sure that you have finished the front side of the worksheet/planning. We'll be returning to the computer lab next week to keep working on these writing assignments.
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Homework for B-Day Students: 6 September 2016
AP English III
Tonight you have a few things to complete to prepare for our next class meeting. First, please read and annotate Stephanie Erickson's "The Ways We Lie". It is available in the first edition of 50 Essays or at this link. As you read, pay attention to the way that Erickson sections her piece and the way that she uses definitions in her article. You may also want to consider how this piece relates to Didion and Capote, especially as regards their idea of truth and lies.
Following that, make sure that you have reviewed Section III of In Cold Blood as well as the vocabulary for that section on your sheet. We'll be working on the vocabulary in earnest next class in the computer lab.
English II
Tonight for homework we have some writing to do and some planning to do. Please follow the instructions on your assignment sheet to review the prompt and to then complete the planning on the front. You should then use the back of the sheet to draft your response. This will allow me and Ms. McCormick to understand where you're starting as a writer this year.
Tonight you have a few things to complete to prepare for our next class meeting. First, please read and annotate Stephanie Erickson's "The Ways We Lie". It is available in the first edition of 50 Essays or at this link. As you read, pay attention to the way that Erickson sections her piece and the way that she uses definitions in her article. You may also want to consider how this piece relates to Didion and Capote, especially as regards their idea of truth and lies.
Following that, make sure that you have reviewed Section III of In Cold Blood as well as the vocabulary for that section on your sheet. We'll be working on the vocabulary in earnest next class in the computer lab.
English II
Tonight for homework we have some writing to do and some planning to do. Please follow the instructions on your assignment sheet to review the prompt and to then complete the planning on the front. You should then use the back of the sheet to draft your response. This will allow me and Ms. McCormick to understand where you're starting as a writer this year.
Friday, September 2, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - 2 September - A Day
Russian II-IV
This weekend I want you all to keep working with your verb knowledge. Now you know (or have reviewed) the present and past tense endings for the conjugation patterns as well as knowing how the stems relate to the conjugation patterns - it's time to put all of this together. Take the five verbs that you have been working on and conjugate them for present and past tense. As you conjugate - do the conjugations in ST before going to Russian. Show how the stem combines with the ending, show what process happens, and then show what this means in Russian letters. It's my hope that things are starting to make sense to you with all of this.
Be prepared for a transcription quiz soon.
Russian I
We've now learned our three groups of letters - the friends, the false friends, and the Greeks - we only have one group left to finish the whole alphabet. This weekend, work on your handwriting packets. You should complete everything up through exercise thirteen on page six. Feel free to work ahead if you would like. I'll collect this when we finish learning our letters for a homework check.
English II
This weekend you have some writing to do for us. Read the prompt on conformity carefully and go through the tasks on the front of the sheet. Work through those tasks and complete them on the sheet. They'll help you to put the paragraph together on the back. Do your best with this writing - we'll spend time working on it to revise it and make it stronger.
This weekend I want you all to keep working with your verb knowledge. Now you know (or have reviewed) the present and past tense endings for the conjugation patterns as well as knowing how the stems relate to the conjugation patterns - it's time to put all of this together. Take the five verbs that you have been working on and conjugate them for present and past tense. As you conjugate - do the conjugations in ST before going to Russian. Show how the stem combines with the ending, show what process happens, and then show what this means in Russian letters. It's my hope that things are starting to make sense to you with all of this.
Be prepared for a transcription quiz soon.
Russian I
We've now learned our three groups of letters - the friends, the false friends, and the Greeks - we only have one group left to finish the whole alphabet. This weekend, work on your handwriting packets. You should complete everything up through exercise thirteen on page six. Feel free to work ahead if you would like. I'll collect this when we finish learning our letters for a homework check.
English II
This weekend you have some writing to do for us. Read the prompt on conformity carefully and go through the tasks on the front of the sheet. Work through those tasks and complete them on the sheet. They'll help you to put the paragraph together on the back. Do your best with this writing - we'll spend time working on it to revise it and make it stronger.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Homework for B-Day Students: 1 September 2016
Happy birthday to my Oma! I'm calling her right after I finish writing this. Here are your reminders for the long weekend in which we celebrate the Labor movement (go workers!) and my birthday!
English II
There's nothing for you to complete this weekend - if you were newly added to class, please complete your forms. If you are interested in learning more about the Holocaust and other genocides around the world, the US Holocaust Memorial and Museum has some really great resources. See their website at https://www.ushmm.org/learn.
On Tuesday we'll start watching our film and work more with new vocabulary.
AP English III
This weekend we're going to continue reviewing Capote's text and do some close study of new vocabulary from the text. On Tuesday, we'll be discussing Section II of the text - "Persons Unknown" as well as getting to Didion. To prepare, review your annotations and maybe reannotate some passages based on our very wonderful discussions today.
Also, you have your vocabulary for the book to begin to study. As you look over the list, follow the instructions on the bottom to work through this assignment. Find the context, decide the meaning, investigate the structure isolate any known word parts (including prefixes, roots, and suffixes - morphemes of all types). I highly suggest working in that order. We'll start to investigate them as a class on Tuesday and work with some very productive ones from the list.
English II
There's nothing for you to complete this weekend - if you were newly added to class, please complete your forms. If you are interested in learning more about the Holocaust and other genocides around the world, the US Holocaust Memorial and Museum has some really great resources. See their website at https://www.ushmm.org/learn.
On Tuesday we'll start watching our film and work more with new vocabulary.
AP English III
This weekend we're going to continue reviewing Capote's text and do some close study of new vocabulary from the text. On Tuesday, we'll be discussing Section II of the text - "Persons Unknown" as well as getting to Didion. To prepare, review your annotations and maybe reannotate some passages based on our very wonderful discussions today.
Also, you have your vocabulary for the book to begin to study. As you look over the list, follow the instructions on the bottom to work through this assignment. Find the context, decide the meaning, investigate the structure isolate any known word parts (including prefixes, roots, and suffixes - morphemes of all types). I highly suggest working in that order. We'll start to investigate them as a class on Tuesday and work with some very productive ones from the list.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Homework for A Day - 31 August 2016
Russian II-IV
Tonight keep working on your five verbs. Tonight you should be able to find the stem for each of your five verbs. Practice writing out the process by which the stem joins with the ending to create the infinitive. Show if it is addition or truncation. Use your glossaries to find the stems and the verbs.
Russian I
Make sure that you are continuing to work through your handwriting packets. You should complete the second and third pages tonight. Keep reading!
English II
If you haven't turned in your forms, try to get them in to me on Friday. Be sure that you think about our key vocabulary for the unit - you'll see it again on Friday. Keep in mind ideas like inhumanity, genocide, prefixes, suffixes, and morphemes. We'll keep learning more on Friday and start our film study.
Tonight keep working on your five verbs. Tonight you should be able to find the stem for each of your five verbs. Practice writing out the process by which the stem joins with the ending to create the infinitive. Show if it is addition or truncation. Use your glossaries to find the stems and the verbs.
Russian I
Make sure that you are continuing to work through your handwriting packets. You should complete the second and third pages tonight. Keep reading!
English II
If you haven't turned in your forms, try to get them in to me on Friday. Be sure that you think about our key vocabulary for the unit - you'll see it again on Friday. Keep in mind ideas like inhumanity, genocide, prefixes, suffixes, and morphemes. We'll keep learning more on Friday and start our film study.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Homework for 30 August - B Day Kids
Hello B-Day Students! Welcome back! It was great getting to know you and to start working with you for the year. Please see the reminders below for your work tonight.
AP English III
Tonight we have two things to complete to prepare for our next class. First, make sure that you have reviewed In Cold Blood - section one "The Last to See Them Alive". As you are reviewing, consider your annotations. You may see something that you missed before, mark it now. Secondly, we have our article by Joan Didion called "On Keeping a Notebook" which is found at this link.
Please read the article. Take notes on paper or print the article and annotate it. Be sure to organize your notes by paragraph numbers. As you read, consider the questions we discussed at the end of class today:
1. Why does Didon write? Why does Capote write? Are their goals similar or different? How?
2. Does art have to be true? Can there be numerous kinds of truths?
Outside of this - have your parent contact form and your honor code pledge.
English II
Don't forget to complete your parent contact form and to get your supplies for this class. After that, remember our key question from today: What happens when there is no respect in the world? Try to consider this as a jumping off point for Thursday's class.
AP English III
Tonight we have two things to complete to prepare for our next class. First, make sure that you have reviewed In Cold Blood - section one "The Last to See Them Alive". As you are reviewing, consider your annotations. You may see something that you missed before, mark it now. Secondly, we have our article by Joan Didion called "On Keeping a Notebook" which is found at this link.
Please read the article. Take notes on paper or print the article and annotate it. Be sure to organize your notes by paragraph numbers. As you read, consider the questions we discussed at the end of class today:
1. Why does Didon write? Why does Capote write? Are their goals similar or different? How?
2. Does art have to be true? Can there be numerous kinds of truths?
Outside of this - have your parent contact form and your honor code pledge.
English II
Don't forget to complete your parent contact form and to get your supplies for this class. After that, remember our key question from today: What happens when there is no respect in the world? Try to consider this as a jumping off point for Thursday's class.
Monday, August 29, 2016
Homework for 29 August - A Day - First Day of School
Welcome back everyone! I'm very glad to get to know you or to get to know you better as the case may be. Please read below for reminders about class and to prepare for next class.
Russian II-IV
Tonight you need to start learning STRUCTURAL TRANSCRIPTION of the Cyrillic alphabet. Take five verbs that you remember and write them in ST. Account for hardness and softness. Try to identify the root and the ending. What is the meaning of the verb? What cases are associated with this verb? Pull out all that you remember! Have this on paper for us to work from next time.
Russian I
Tonight begin to work on your handwriting. Please complete page one of your handwriting packet.
English II
Remember our key question from today: What happens when there is no respect in the world? Try to consider this as a jumping off point for Wednesday's class.
For All Classes: Please remember to complete your parent communication forms (online version below) and to get your school supplies!
Russian II-IV
Tonight you need to start learning STRUCTURAL TRANSCRIPTION of the Cyrillic alphabet. Take five verbs that you remember and write them in ST. Account for hardness and softness. Try to identify the root and the ending. What is the meaning of the verb? What cases are associated with this verb? Pull out all that you remember! Have this on paper for us to work from next time.
Russian I
Tonight begin to work on your handwriting. Please complete page one of your handwriting packet.
English II
Remember our key question from today: What happens when there is no respect in the world? Try to consider this as a jumping off point for Wednesday's class.
For All Classes: Please remember to complete your parent communication forms (online version below) and to get your school supplies!
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Our Online Presence! 2016/2017
Hello Parents and Students!
In this class I like to maintain a large online presence. So, I've got a few online resources for you this year and I'll put them here. These are for all classes in the 2016-2017 school year.
All Classes
Parent Contact Form - This is the same as the paper form, so if you'd rather fill this out here, go ahead. Please return the paper form to me and write the word ONLINE at the top. All of the classes also have a REMIND code and a Google classroom page.
Russian I
Remind: Text @hde6hd to 81010
Google Classroom: Please use the code: pk3iyno
Advanced Russian
Remind: Text @6ebaead to 81010
Google Classroom: Please use the code: uybgwsg
AP English III
Remind: Text @43e9aa to 81010
Google Classroom: If you're in 2B, use the code: d6xa5qr. If you're in 3B, use the code: ovf1nt.
English II
Remind: Text @bkek8 to 81010
Google Classroom: If you're in 4B, please use the code: ymhzby. If you're in 4A, please use the code: mmiee2.
Special Note - For Google Classroom you need to be logged in to your DPS gmail account. Please familiarize yourself with how to access this. You can go to - http://www.google.com/a/dpsnc.net and use your school login and password to access this.
Be aware that I regularly update PowerSchool with grades and progress updates. Please stay regularly checked in with PowerSchool and let me know if you have questions about grades.
In this class I like to maintain a large online presence. So, I've got a few online resources for you this year and I'll put them here. These are for all classes in the 2016-2017 school year.
All Classes
Parent Contact Form - This is the same as the paper form, so if you'd rather fill this out here, go ahead. Please return the paper form to me and write the word ONLINE at the top. All of the classes also have a REMIND code and a Google classroom page.
Russian I
Remind: Text @hde6hd to 81010
Google Classroom: Please use the code: pk3iyno
Advanced Russian
Remind: Text @6ebaead to 81010
Google Classroom: Please use the code: uybgwsg
AP English III
Remind: Text @43e9aa to 81010
Google Classroom: If you're in 2B, use the code: d6xa5qr. If you're in 3B, use the code: ovf1nt.
English II
Remind: Text @bkek8 to 81010
Google Classroom: If you're in 4B, please use the code: ymhzby. If you're in 4A, please use the code: mmiee2.
Special Note - For Google Classroom you need to be logged in to your DPS gmail account. Please familiarize yourself with how to access this. You can go to - http://www.google.com/a/dpsnc.net and use your school login and password to access this.
Be aware that I regularly update PowerSchool with grades and progress updates. Please stay regularly checked in with PowerSchool and let me know if you have questions about grades.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
English II Final Grades
I have uploaded all of the final grades for English II with three exceptions - you three still have an INC (incomplete) because I'm waiting on the state to finish your exam grading. I'm very sorry about this. You may receive a report card which says INC for your grade, in that case you should refer to PowerSchool for the update or contact the school for the updated grade.
This is likely going to be my final post for the year - it's been a good one. I'm looking forward to the summer and to next year. Enjoy the summer, read a lot!
This is likely going to be my final post for the year - it's been a good one. I'm looking forward to the summer and to next year. Enjoy the summer, read a lot!
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Final Grades Complete
Everyone except for students in English II will now find their final grades for the year posted in PowerSchool. I have finalized grades for all classes except for English II - I am waiting on EOC scores and will likely have them uploaded by Monday or Tuesday next week.
Friday, June 3, 2016
Final Grades - 3B
I have grades complete for AP English III (3B) and for (2B) since we had some late exams. If you would like to know where you fall for the year, please let me know.
English II Students - You have your EOCs beginning on Monday morning. 4A students will test Monday morning in room 212. Be on time for your exam. 4B students will test on Tuesday morning in the Media Center. Again, be on time. Make-up exams will be held on Wednesday, but taking a make-up exam will severely delay your final scores.
Enjoy the last weekend of school!
English II Students - You have your EOCs beginning on Monday morning. 4A students will test Monday morning in room 212. Be on time for your exam. 4B students will test on Tuesday morning in the Media Center. Again, be on time. Make-up exams will be held on Wednesday, but taking a make-up exam will severely delay your final scores.
Enjoy the last weekend of school!
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Final Grades - 3A
I have finished grades for Russian I. If you would like to know where you fell for the year, please let me know.
Final Grades - 2B
I have grades finalized for Russian II/III and AP English III (2B). Please see me if you would like to know your final standing in the class.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Final Grades
I have final grades calculated for Russian 2/3. I won't be able to enter them until the 8th of June in PowerSchool, but if you'd like you can see me before or after school.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Exams Upcoming
Russian II/III Students
Your exam will be held on Tuesday morning at 7:30 in my classroom. Please make sure that you are on time and prepared for the exam.
If you have any textbooks or class materials, please bring them.
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Exams Have Begun!
Please follow the exam schedule and ask if you don't know where or when to be. At this point, grades have been finalized for the fourth quarter with a few exceptions. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Reminders for B-Day Students: LDOC - 5/25/2016
And with that the school year has come to a close. Thanks for a great finish today. Remember that if you are exempt from my final exam (AP English III) then you are essentially done for the year. If you would like to come to the review and take the exam, it can only help you.
If you are not exempt from the exam I expect to see you at the review session. I also expect to see all English II students at the review since none of you are exempt from state testing.
If you are not exempt from the exam I expect to see you at the review session. I also expect to see all English II students at the review since none of you are exempt from state testing.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Homework for A-Day Classes - LDOC - 5/24/2016
English II
We're all done! Remember that we have our review session and our EOC still ahead. Our review session will fall on June 3rd at 11:32. Our EOC will be on Monday, June 6th at 7:30 in room 212.
Russian I
We're all done too! Our final review session will fall on June 1 at 11:32 and our exam will be on June 2nd at 7:30. You will have listening, reading, writing, and speaking along with your grammar questions and tasks.
Remember to keep your practice up over the summer, especially for those of you who are exempt.
Russian II/III
And we are done too! Yay for your work and accomplishment today in our talk show. Our review session will be on May 31st at 11:32 and the exam will follow on the next day at 7:30.
We're all done! Remember that we have our review session and our EOC still ahead. Our review session will fall on June 3rd at 11:32. Our EOC will be on Monday, June 6th at 7:30 in room 212.
Russian I
We're all done too! Our final review session will fall on June 1 at 11:32 and our exam will be on June 2nd at 7:30. You will have listening, reading, writing, and speaking along with your grammar questions and tasks.
Remember to keep your practice up over the summer, especially for those of you who are exempt.
Russian II/III
And we are done too! Yay for your work and accomplishment today in our talk show. Our review session will be on May 31st at 11:32 and the exam will follow on the next day at 7:30.
Monday, May 23, 2016
B-Day Homework and Reminders - 23 May 2016
English II
To those of you who have missing assignments or would like to revise your essays for a new grade, please make sure that anything you still have gets turned in next class - Wednesday, the 25th of May. This is the day that we will finish everything for class including: Escape from Sobibor and your viewing guide for the film, our EOC review game, and a few quick reminders for the end of the year.
None of you are exempt from my final exam - so you should all be at my review session.
AP English III
Next class we will be having our character cafe - please make sure that you have your character study sheet complete. You may drop off food and props and costumes in the morning - just make sure that it is in a bag and that your bag is labeled with your name.
I'll be finalizing exemptions and all of that next class so if you need to know, you should ask.
To those of you who have missing assignments or would like to revise your essays for a new grade, please make sure that anything you still have gets turned in next class - Wednesday, the 25th of May. This is the day that we will finish everything for class including: Escape from Sobibor and your viewing guide for the film, our EOC review game, and a few quick reminders for the end of the year.
None of you are exempt from my final exam - so you should all be at my review session.
AP English III
Next class we will be having our character cafe - please make sure that you have your character study sheet complete. You may drop off food and props and costumes in the morning - just make sure that it is in a bag and that your bag is labeled with your name.
I'll be finalizing exemptions and all of that next class so if you need to know, you should ask.
Friday, May 20, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - A Day - 20 May 2016
There is only one more A day left in the year before we begin examinations!
Russian I
This weekend you should spend your time reviewing verbs. You have your verb charts to go over regular verb conjugation. Work through your Russian I verb list and complete the conjugations that go along with the verbs. Also, remember the cases that pair with the verb to create whole sentences.
We'll continue to look at these on Tuesday and do some more practice with them then.
Be reminded that since Tuesday is the last day of class any retakes or submissions of missing work or completing missing quizzes due to absence is Tuesday. That is your last chance.
Russian II/III
Over the weekend you should spend time preparing for our talk show on Tuesday. Make sure that you have your costume, your props, your introduction to your character and any notes that you may have made to help you with the speaking.
Also, make sure to answer the questions which Myah is preparing for you. Those questions and answers will be a very useful tool to prepare yourself for Tuesday.
Be reminded that since Tuesday is the last day of class any retakes or submissions of missing work or completing missing quizzes due to absence is Tuesday. That is your last chance.
English II
Remember that you all will start with me on Tuesday. We're going in reverse order that day. On Tuesday we will finish our website presentations and then go on to finishing Escape from Sobibor and our viewing guides on the film.
Be reminded that since Tuesday is the last day of class any retakes or submissions of missing work or completing missing work due to absence is Tuesday. That is your last chance. Some of you have missed a lot of class recently - please finish strong. We'll go over our exam schedule on Tuesday.
Russian I
This weekend you should spend your time reviewing verbs. You have your verb charts to go over regular verb conjugation. Work through your Russian I verb list and complete the conjugations that go along with the verbs. Also, remember the cases that pair with the verb to create whole sentences.
We'll continue to look at these on Tuesday and do some more practice with them then.
Be reminded that since Tuesday is the last day of class any retakes or submissions of missing work or completing missing quizzes due to absence is Tuesday. That is your last chance.
Russian II/III
Over the weekend you should spend time preparing for our talk show on Tuesday. Make sure that you have your costume, your props, your introduction to your character and any notes that you may have made to help you with the speaking.
Also, make sure to answer the questions which Myah is preparing for you. Those questions and answers will be a very useful tool to prepare yourself for Tuesday.
Be reminded that since Tuesday is the last day of class any retakes or submissions of missing work or completing missing quizzes due to absence is Tuesday. That is your last chance.
English II
Remember that you all will start with me on Tuesday. We're going in reverse order that day. On Tuesday we will finish our website presentations and then go on to finishing Escape from Sobibor and our viewing guides on the film.
Be reminded that since Tuesday is the last day of class any retakes or submissions of missing work or completing missing work due to absence is Tuesday. That is your last chance. Some of you have missed a lot of class recently - please finish strong. We'll go over our exam schedule on Tuesday.
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Homework for B-Day Students: Weekend Edition - 19 May 2016
There are only two B-days left in the regular school year! Yay! So exciting!
AP English III
Have fun this weekend - that's your homework. On Monday we'll finish up with Flannery O'Connor, sign up for our food items for our character cafe on Wednesday and round out the year with course evaluations.
English II
If you have any missing assignments or need to take this weekend to finish your website project it is important that you settle that work no later than Wednesday. Monday will be the day that we will finish our presentations and get back to watching Escape from Sobibor. On Wednesday we'll finish the film, play some review games, and round out the year.
AP English III
Have fun this weekend - that's your homework. On Monday we'll finish up with Flannery O'Connor, sign up for our food items for our character cafe on Wednesday and round out the year with course evaluations.
English II
If you have any missing assignments or need to take this weekend to finish your website project it is important that you settle that work no later than Wednesday. Monday will be the day that we will finish our presentations and get back to watching Escape from Sobibor. On Wednesday we'll finish the film, play some review games, and round out the year.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Homework for A Day Classes - 18 May 2016
Russian I/II/III
You all have your assessments next class to prepare for. Hopefully after today's class you are feeling ready for them. Here are some quick questions to ask yourself to check your preparation:
Russian III Students:
You all have your assessments next class to prepare for. Hopefully after today's class you are feeling ready for them. Here are some quick questions to ask yourself to check your preparation:
Russian III Students:
- Can you identify the different endings for participles and use those endings to indicate the voice and tense of the participle?
- Can you recognize the verbal root to the participle?
- Do you know how to find the antecedent for a participle?
- Can you rewrite a participial phrase as a который phrase?
Russian II Students:
- Do you know when you should use a double negative expression versus a singular negative expression?
- Where do prepositions go when working with negative expressions?
- Do you know the difference between не and ни?
Russian I Students:
- Can you identify your parts of speech in Russian?
- Can you identify genders for these parts of speech in Russian?
- Do you know which words are irregular plural words?
- Can you form the plural from the singular in the nominative case?
- Do you remember what your conjunctions are and what they mean?
These quizzes will be your final assessment before the Final Examination (except for your speaking assignment for Russian II/III). Make sure that you show your best on this.
English II:
For our final two classes we will be presenting our research projects and then watching a film to finish our study of the Holocaust and genocides. Pay attention to the reminders below as your are finishing your websites tonight. Remember - everyone should be ready to present next class, even if your website isn't perfect.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Homework for B-Day Students: 17 May 2016
AP English III
Tonight you all need to work on two things at the same time - the work which will finish out our year. First, you have your compare and contrast assignment on Mean Girls and The Crucible. Remember that you are focusing on a motif and then elucidating that motif using evidence related to characters or conflicts. Recall that you have to be making a clear insight about our society related to this motif. Prove and relate that point!
Further, we also know our final day of class will be on the 25th of May. You'll have your Character Cafe this day. Bring in your snack/party item as well as your costume for our day. You also have your entry ticket to the party which is your completed "Character Bone Structure" activity sheet. The answers on this sheet should be based on the text in which the character is found or the author him/herself.
English II
We have our website presentations beginning next class. Half of you will present on Thursday and the following half will present on Monday to finish our year. Please make sure that you have used the rubric to prepare your final product.
The key things to remember are:
Tonight you all need to work on two things at the same time - the work which will finish out our year. First, you have your compare and contrast assignment on Mean Girls and The Crucible. Remember that you are focusing on a motif and then elucidating that motif using evidence related to characters or conflicts. Recall that you have to be making a clear insight about our society related to this motif. Prove and relate that point!
Further, we also know our final day of class will be on the 25th of May. You'll have your Character Cafe this day. Bring in your snack/party item as well as your costume for our day. You also have your entry ticket to the party which is your completed "Character Bone Structure" activity sheet. The answers on this sheet should be based on the text in which the character is found or the author him/herself.
English II
We have our website presentations beginning next class. Half of you will present on Thursday and the following half will present on Monday to finish our year. Please make sure that you have used the rubric to prepare your final product.
The key things to remember are:
- you must have at least two focus paragraphs for your website
- you must deal with the other questions/pages - if you can't find information, address that fact and move on
- your must have at least one photo per page
- you must cite where your information has come from
- you should have an introduction to your website on the home page
- you can have notecards for your presentation
This is your final major grade of the year - make it count!
Monday, May 16, 2016
Homework for Monday - 16 May 2016 - A Day Students
English II
Hopefully with our workshop today in class you all were able to finish a good chunk of work on your websites. Make sure that by the end of the weekend you have really:
1. finished and uploaded your two focus paragraphs with parenthetical citations
2. finished your citation page
3. uploaded an image for each page
Tonight - please finish the Elie Wiesel writing and stay focused on his use of subjective and objective language. Remember as you read that you should find at least one objective example and one subjective example per page. Remember that as we discussed in class, some paragraphs can have a mix of objective and subjective language - remember to think about the difference between facts and feelings.
We will start website presentations on Friday. It is important that you finish everything by then.
Russian I/II/III
You'll be having quizzes on Friday. Make sure that you are all preparing yourselves based on the grammar ahead of you on your quiz. Here is a brief outline:
Hopefully with our workshop today in class you all were able to finish a good chunk of work on your websites. Make sure that by the end of the weekend you have really:
1. finished and uploaded your two focus paragraphs with parenthetical citations
2. finished your citation page
3. uploaded an image for each page
Tonight - please finish the Elie Wiesel writing and stay focused on his use of subjective and objective language. Remember as you read that you should find at least one objective example and one subjective example per page. Remember that as we discussed in class, some paragraphs can have a mix of objective and subjective language - remember to think about the difference between facts and feelings.
We will start website presentations on Friday. It is important that you finish everything by then.
Russian I/II/III
You'll be having quizzes on Friday. Make sure that you are all preparing yourselves based on the grammar ahead of you on your quiz. Here is a brief outline:
- Russian I - plurals in the nominative case and conjunctions
- Russian II - using double negatives in Russian
- Russian III - recognizing and being able to analyze participles in Russian
We've been spending a lot of time on all of these goals recently, so hopefully you are feeling prepared. I also spent time going over what you are missing (if anything) at this point in the year. Remember that I won't take any late work past the last day of class which is Monday, the 24th of May.
Friday, May 13, 2016
Homework for B-Day Students: 13 May 2016
English II
Hopefully with our workshop today in class you all were able to finish a good chunk of work on your websites. Make sure that by the end of the weekend you have really:
1. finished and uploaded your two focus paragraphs with parenthetical citations
2. finished your citation page
3. uploaded an image for each page
This weekend - please finish the Elie Wiesel writing and stay focused on his use of subjective and objective language. Remember as you read that you should find at least one objective example and one subjective example per page. Remember that as we discussed in class, some paragraphs can have a mix of objective and subjective language - remember to think about the difference between facts and feelings.
We will start website presentations on Thursday. It is important that you finish everything by then.
AP English III
Take some time to sum up the observations that you made from today's viewing of Mean . If you turned in your copy of The Crucible then feel free to use this online version.
We'll finish this next class and have a brief writing workshop before we move on to looking at one of my favorite American authors, Ms. Flannery O'Connor.
Also - here's the link to the Russia trip.
Hopefully with our workshop today in class you all were able to finish a good chunk of work on your websites. Make sure that by the end of the weekend you have really:
1. finished and uploaded your two focus paragraphs with parenthetical citations
2. finished your citation page
3. uploaded an image for each page
This weekend - please finish the Elie Wiesel writing and stay focused on his use of subjective and objective language. Remember as you read that you should find at least one objective example and one subjective example per page. Remember that as we discussed in class, some paragraphs can have a mix of objective and subjective language - remember to think about the difference between facts and feelings.
We will start website presentations on Thursday. It is important that you finish everything by then.
AP English III
Take some time to sum up the observations that you made from today's viewing of Mean . If you turned in your copy of The Crucible then feel free to use this online version.
We'll finish this next class and have a brief writing workshop before we move on to looking at one of my favorite American authors, Ms. Flannery O'Connor.
Also - here's the link to the Russia trip.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Homework for A Day Students - Weekend Edition - 12 May 2016
English II
Given today's workshop you really have all that you need to finish your websites and begin moving toward your presentations. Remember that for the websites you will need at least two paragraphs that answer the research questions. You'll need to show me how you are using facts from research by including parenthetical citations in your paragraph whenever you use a fact from your research.
By Monday's class you should have at least one paragraph uploaded to your website. I would also recommend going ahead and finishing the citation for the resources you used to write this paragraph. Put that on your citations page. Also make sure that your images are complete.
Russian I
This weekend you should finish working on exercise 3.8 which has you combining sentences using our conjunctions of И, А, НО. Remember as you use these conjunctions to combine sentences that you will want to cut down on how much of the sentence you are holding on to as you combine. Remember to look at what we did today in class as you are working through your homework as examples of how to work through this exercise.
Remember that we will have our unit exam on unit three on Friday, May 20th. This will be the last major grade of the year. Today we finished learning any new content. From here on out it is all review.
Russian II/III
All of you have your two minute introductions to your characters due on Monday. With this I should see that you have put the work you've done to research vocabulary for your character. You should all be prepared to speak to the class and state who you are and what your motivations are for the show. Remember to think about the mini-introductions we see on talk shows; we get the dirt, the background, the full story from the person's perspective.
Outside of this, Russian III Students have an additional homework assignment. You should do the translation exercise on Past Passive Participles in their short form. That is exercise 11.12. Use the list of PPP on page 472 to help you out.
ALL STUDENTS:
You have only until the last day of class which is May 24th for A Day students to complete any missing work or to resubmit anything. Past this date the gradebook will be locked to any changes with the exception of the final exam.
Given today's workshop you really have all that you need to finish your websites and begin moving toward your presentations. Remember that for the websites you will need at least two paragraphs that answer the research questions. You'll need to show me how you are using facts from research by including parenthetical citations in your paragraph whenever you use a fact from your research.
By Monday's class you should have at least one paragraph uploaded to your website. I would also recommend going ahead and finishing the citation for the resources you used to write this paragraph. Put that on your citations page. Also make sure that your images are complete.
Russian I
This weekend you should finish working on exercise 3.8 which has you combining sentences using our conjunctions of И, А, НО. Remember as you use these conjunctions to combine sentences that you will want to cut down on how much of the sentence you are holding on to as you combine. Remember to look at what we did today in class as you are working through your homework as examples of how to work through this exercise.
Remember that we will have our unit exam on unit three on Friday, May 20th. This will be the last major grade of the year. Today we finished learning any new content. From here on out it is all review.
Russian II/III
All of you have your two minute introductions to your characters due on Monday. With this I should see that you have put the work you've done to research vocabulary for your character. You should all be prepared to speak to the class and state who you are and what your motivations are for the show. Remember to think about the mini-introductions we see on talk shows; we get the dirt, the background, the full story from the person's perspective.
Outside of this, Russian III Students have an additional homework assignment. You should do the translation exercise on Past Passive Participles in their short form. That is exercise 11.12. Use the list of PPP on page 472 to help you out.
ALL STUDENTS:
You have only until the last day of class which is May 24th for A Day students to complete any missing work or to resubmit anything. Past this date the gradebook will be locked to any changes with the exception of the final exam.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Homework for B Day Student - 11 May 2016
AP English III
I hope you crushed it. I hope that there was nothing left for you to give and you put it all on the paper. Good work. Remember to bring your things for our study of Mean Girls on Friday.
English II
Tonight for homework you should finish the rough draft of your first focus paragraph for your website. Remember that you need to clearly answer the research question, provide evidence to support and clarify your answer, and then explain that evidence. If you are using any information from your research, it should be cited.
Additionally, you may want to go ahead and finish up your MLA citation for your citation page based on this paragraph. For example, if you've used one source to write your focus paragraph you will want to create your citation for this source on your citation page.
We'll have a writing workshop next class to start finishing up this assignment.
I hope you crushed it. I hope that there was nothing left for you to give and you put it all on the paper. Good work. Remember to bring your things for our study of Mean Girls on Friday.
English II
Tonight for homework you should finish the rough draft of your first focus paragraph for your website. Remember that you need to clearly answer the research question, provide evidence to support and clarify your answer, and then explain that evidence. If you are using any information from your research, it should be cited.
Additionally, you may want to go ahead and finish up your MLA citation for your citation page based on this paragraph. For example, if you've used one source to write your focus paragraph you will want to create your citation for this source on your citation page.
We'll have a writing workshop next class to start finishing up this assignment.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Homework for A Day Students - 10 May 2016
English II
Now that we have gone over the requirements of the website project I hope that you will all be actively working on completing these over the next few classes. We will only be working on them in class for about two more sessions. They should be finished by the end of next week.
Next class I'll be checking your research cards. You should have five cards total - with one on each topic and an extra on a topic where you've found a lot of information. Five cards is the minimum. Do more if you need to.
If you have any missing work, like the paper - make sure to turn it in sooner rather than later.
Russian I
For homework you should complete the masculine nouns, moving from the singular to the plural. There are some of the irregulars that we learned today within this list, so make sure that you use your notes as you are working.
Additionally, you have the study guide for the final exam. Remember that it will cover Chapters One, Two and Three from our textbook. You should be reviewing the information in these chapters and the study guide. If you can't do something, then make sure to ask soon so that you can review.
Russian II/III
For homework tonight you should all be focusing on the new vocabulary within your chapters. Level Three students also need to keep working on exercise eleven. You're moving on to sentences 7-13. For these sentences remember to analyze the participles for (gender, active/passive, present/past, case, and antecedent) as well as being able to translate the participle.
If you can, try to change the sentence into a который sentence - you may have an easier time managing the grammar using a который construction.
Level II students should continue to focus on new vocabulary and negation - you will have a final unit quiz/test soon on these concepts before the end of the year.
Now that we have gone over the requirements of the website project I hope that you will all be actively working on completing these over the next few classes. We will only be working on them in class for about two more sessions. They should be finished by the end of next week.
Next class I'll be checking your research cards. You should have five cards total - with one on each topic and an extra on a topic where you've found a lot of information. Five cards is the minimum. Do more if you need to.
If you have any missing work, like the paper - make sure to turn it in sooner rather than later.
Russian I
For homework you should complete the masculine nouns, moving from the singular to the plural. There are some of the irregulars that we learned today within this list, so make sure that you use your notes as you are working.
Additionally, you have the study guide for the final exam. Remember that it will cover Chapters One, Two and Three from our textbook. You should be reviewing the information in these chapters and the study guide. If you can't do something, then make sure to ask soon so that you can review.
Russian II/III
For homework tonight you should all be focusing on the new vocabulary within your chapters. Level Three students also need to keep working on exercise eleven. You're moving on to sentences 7-13. For these sentences remember to analyze the participles for (gender, active/passive, present/past, case, and antecedent) as well as being able to translate the participle.
If you can, try to change the sentence into a который sentence - you may have an easier time managing the grammar using a который construction.
Level II students should continue to focus on new vocabulary and negation - you will have a final unit quiz/test soon on these concepts before the end of the year.
Monday, May 9, 2016
Homework for B Day Students - 9 May 2016
Happy Victory Day! С Днем Победы!
If we were in Russia we would be at a parade today, but we're in America so we're at school. Here are your reminders going in to Wednesday.
English II
Make sure that you have finished your research cards for Wednesday. You should have five completed cards and at least one on every topic. Now that you know how to do your citations for the website, you should go back to some of your source material and try to do that work now too. Next class we'll be focusing on finishing up our research before we are writing and constructing the websites in earnest.
AP English III
YOU HAVE YOUR AP EXAM NEXT CLASS! YOU'RE GOING TO BE AMAZING! KILL IT!
See you on Friday when we'll be working on Mean Girls...
If we were in Russia we would be at a parade today, but we're in America so we're at school. Here are your reminders going in to Wednesday.
English II
Make sure that you have finished your research cards for Wednesday. You should have five completed cards and at least one on every topic. Now that you know how to do your citations for the website, you should go back to some of your source material and try to do that work now too. Next class we'll be focusing on finishing up our research before we are writing and constructing the websites in earnest.
AP English III
YOU HAVE YOUR AP EXAM NEXT CLASS! YOU'RE GOING TO BE AMAZING! KILL IT!
See you on Friday when we'll be working on Mean Girls...
Friday, May 6, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - 6 May 2016 - A Day Students
Russian II/III
Make sure that your character development sheets are ready for me on Tuesday. Remember that all of the questions should be answered in Russian and are meant to help you fully realize the character that you are embodying for our final speaking presentation.
Russian III Students - You have the second task of going to our exercise and rewriting the participles as который clauses instead of as participles. Next class we will continue to work on participles and delve into the difference between active and passive voices.
Russian I
This weekend you have your work on singulars and plurals in neuter and feminine gender. Please complete the chart/worksheet by organizing your words by gender and then applying the notes we did today in class to create the plurals.
English II
Your homework is the same as what we have below for the B day classes. We're going to six cards instead of five since we had a bit more time in the library today. Remember that they should be organized by topics and reflect your sources. Right now you should have at least two sources (one is a website and one is a book). Next week we'll start plugging the information to the websites.
Make sure that your character development sheets are ready for me on Tuesday. Remember that all of the questions should be answered in Russian and are meant to help you fully realize the character that you are embodying for our final speaking presentation.
Russian III Students - You have the second task of going to our exercise and rewriting the participles as который clauses instead of as participles. Next class we will continue to work on participles and delve into the difference between active and passive voices.
Russian I
This weekend you have your work on singulars and plurals in neuter and feminine gender. Please complete the chart/worksheet by organizing your words by gender and then applying the notes we did today in class to create the plurals.
English II
Your homework is the same as what we have below for the B day classes. We're going to six cards instead of five since we had a bit more time in the library today. Remember that they should be organized by topics and reflect your sources. Right now you should have at least two sources (one is a website and one is a book). Next week we'll start plugging the information to the websites.
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - B Day Students - 5 May 2016
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Here are your reminders going into the weekend.
English II
I'd like for all of you to spend time this weekend working on your research cards for our project. By Monday, you should have five completed notecards. If you are having trouble finding information on one of your topics (remembrance or resistance, for example), then spend time and develop more notecards on another topic so that you can meet your overall goal of five cards.
Next week we will start to put the information we've collected onto our websites, so it's important we work hard now to collect this information.
AP English III
This weekend I want you to spend your time reflecting on your portfolios and the written work that you have prepared for me this year. Spend time especially with your timed writings. Consider some of the consistent feedback you've received this year and make concrete plans to improve on those areas of your writing before we get to our exam on Wednesday. For Monday's class we will be finishing The Crucible and then reviewing some last minute tips before the AP Exam.
English II
I'd like for all of you to spend time this weekend working on your research cards for our project. By Monday, you should have five completed notecards. If you are having trouble finding information on one of your topics (remembrance or resistance, for example), then spend time and develop more notecards on another topic so that you can meet your overall goal of five cards.
Next week we will start to put the information we've collected onto our websites, so it's important we work hard now to collect this information.
AP English III
This weekend I want you to spend your time reflecting on your portfolios and the written work that you have prepared for me this year. Spend time especially with your timed writings. Consider some of the consistent feedback you've received this year and make concrete plans to improve on those areas of your writing before we get to our exam on Wednesday. For Monday's class we will be finishing The Crucible and then reviewing some last minute tips before the AP Exam.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Homework for A Day Students - 4 May 2016
English II
Good work today in the library related to your projects. Keep working on the research if you didn't reach your goal of three research cards.
The required homework for tonight is to read the article on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and answer the attached questions. Remember that some of the questions are interpretation/me questions so you won't find the answers directly in the story.
Remember as well that if you have missing work it is important to get that turned in ASAP so that we can wrap up the semester well.
Russian I
Please finish the exercise that we began in class - checking the sentences for nominative case words and then changing those words from singular to plural. We are identifying and changing only adjectives and possessive/demonstrative pronouns from singular to plural. Also remember that everything changes to plural - all genders.
If you haven't yet presented on your country - you'll be doing this next class.
Russian II/III
With today's class being small due to AP testing we will be doing a lot of today's work next class. Russian III students, we will be reviewing the homework exercise next class, so make sure that is prepared.
All students should continue to develop their characters for our final speaking assignment. Remember to use the worksheet we reviewed today in class to sketch out and prepare to embody your character. All answers should be in Russian.
Good work today in the library related to your projects. Keep working on the research if you didn't reach your goal of three research cards.
The required homework for tonight is to read the article on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and answer the attached questions. Remember that some of the questions are interpretation/me questions so you won't find the answers directly in the story.
Remember as well that if you have missing work it is important to get that turned in ASAP so that we can wrap up the semester well.
Russian I
Please finish the exercise that we began in class - checking the sentences for nominative case words and then changing those words from singular to plural. We are identifying and changing only adjectives and possessive/demonstrative pronouns from singular to plural. Also remember that everything changes to plural - all genders.
If you haven't yet presented on your country - you'll be doing this next class.
Russian II/III
With today's class being small due to AP testing we will be doing a lot of today's work next class. Russian III students, we will be reviewing the homework exercise next class, so make sure that is prepared.
All students should continue to develop their characters for our final speaking assignment. Remember to use the worksheet we reviewed today in class to sketch out and prepare to embody your character. All answers should be in Russian.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Homework for B-Day Students: 3 May 2016
AP English III
Next class we will be having our quiz on Acts I-III of The Crucible. In order to prepare for this assessment you should spend your time reviewing your characters, the study questions for Acts I-III, and the work that we did today on Machiavelli.
Your quiz will have multiple choice questions, quote identifications, and a short answer where you are drawing connections between the ideas of Machiavelli and the ideas of Miller in The Crucible.
English II
Today we had some time in the media center to begin our research on genocides around the world. Next class you will be continuing to work on the research before we start working on the websites again. If you would like to continue working on research at hope you are more than welcome to do so. Keep using your cards as you keep doing research.
For homework I want you to read the small selection about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising during World War II. With the reading, make sure that you read carefully, and highlight information to help you answer the questions. You will need to answer all the questions at the end. I will check this for completion next class.
Next class we will be having our quiz on Acts I-III of The Crucible. In order to prepare for this assessment you should spend your time reviewing your characters, the study questions for Acts I-III, and the work that we did today on Machiavelli.
Your quiz will have multiple choice questions, quote identifications, and a short answer where you are drawing connections between the ideas of Machiavelli and the ideas of Miller in The Crucible.
English II
Today we had some time in the media center to begin our research on genocides around the world. Next class you will be continuing to work on the research before we start working on the websites again. If you would like to continue working on research at hope you are more than welcome to do so. Keep using your cards as you keep doing research.
For homework I want you to read the small selection about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising during World War II. With the reading, make sure that you read carefully, and highlight information to help you answer the questions. You will need to answer all the questions at the end. I will check this for completion next class.
Monday, May 2, 2016
Homework for A- Day Students: 2 May 2016
English II
For tonight you have two articles to read about life in a Jewish ghetto. As you are reading the articles make sure that you are underlining and taking note of the living conditions in the ghetto for the Jews. These are your copies so you can feel free to underline on the articles themselves.
You might want to compare and contrast the conditions that are seen in these readings to the conditions that Anne and her family endure in the Secret Annex.
Many of you didn't have essays today. Get them in to me ASAP!
Russian I
For homework tonight you have to work on exercise four in chapter three. For this exercise you will not be following the written instructions. For the exercise, you will be focusing tonight on rewriting any words that are possessive or demonstrative pronouns or adjectives in the nominative case from the singular to the plural. If the word is in any case except nominative, do not work with it.
For any nouns that you will need to change, leave a space. We will deal with nouns later.
You should do this work on your own paper. We will continue with our presentations next class as well.
Russian II/III
Tonight we have exercises in our textbooks focusing on the new grammar that we are learning to round out the year.
For tonight you have two articles to read about life in a Jewish ghetto. As you are reading the articles make sure that you are underlining and taking note of the living conditions in the ghetto for the Jews. These are your copies so you can feel free to underline on the articles themselves.
You might want to compare and contrast the conditions that are seen in these readings to the conditions that Anne and her family endure in the Secret Annex.
Many of you didn't have essays today. Get them in to me ASAP!
Russian I
For homework tonight you have to work on exercise four in chapter three. For this exercise you will not be following the written instructions. For the exercise, you will be focusing tonight on rewriting any words that are possessive or demonstrative pronouns or adjectives in the nominative case from the singular to the plural. If the word is in any case except nominative, do not work with it.
For any nouns that you will need to change, leave a space. We will deal with nouns later.
You should do this work on your own paper. We will continue with our presentations next class as well.
Russian II/III
Tonight we have exercises in our textbooks focusing on the new grammar that we are learning to round out the year.
- Russian III Students - Work on exercise eleven, but only focus on numbers 1-6. In this section, identify your participles and their antecedent. Identify the type of participle being used and attempt to translate. This is more of a reading and analysis assignment - we'll deal with more of the grit later.
- Russian II Students - For homework you have exercises eleven and twelve. For these, focus on your rules related to double negatives as well as your vocabulary around negative expressions. Remember that the use of the double negative is key in Russian!
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