English IV 2A:
Today, we finished reading/watching Twelfth Night, Act I. At this point, you should have just about your entire character chart full of notes. You were also split into groups to begin your "Acting a Fool" project, which we will hopefully complete next Tuesday. If you haven't yet made up your Canterbury Tales test, you need to email me ASAP. We have given you many chances to make this up, and you're coming up on a zero in the grade book if it isn't addressed now. For all of you, have a wonderful and safe break, eat a lot of good food, and come back next week ready to learn!
English IV 2B:
Yesterday, we made more progress on Twelfth Night and learned about elements of physical comedy. When we return, we will finish Act I and begin working on a group project. The advice above to students who have not yet taken the Canterbury Tales test applies here as well. I need you to submit your work, or you're looking at a zero. Have a wonderful and safe break, be smart and responsible, eat good food, and come back ready to push towards the winter!
AP English III:
Yesterday, you all completed the third timed writing of the year, but this time it was a rhetorical analysis prompt. I'll be grading these over the break; when we return I will have a set of rules for good writing to go over in response. You also went over color analysis and new information about Gatsby with Mr. Miller, which I hope opened some more doors for you in terms of understanding the language, Fitzgerald's rhetorical devices, and the text's overall themes. When we return from break, we will go over Chapter 5, so make sure you're reading and annotating thoroughly. Also, please read and consider Langston Hughes's "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain." While you are reading, condense Hughes's argument into one or two sentences and take notes on how you feel in response to his argument. We will have a lengthy discussion of his piece in light of Gatsby on Monday. Have a wonderful break, make good decisions, and I'll see you on Monday!
Showing posts with label canterbury tales. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Friday, November 17, 2017
Homework for the Weekend - English Students - 17 November 2017
English IV
Today, we continued our reading of Twelfth Night after a good discussion about physical comedy. Make sure you are keeping in mind the various strategies Shakespeare is using to make us laugh throughout the play! At this point, just about everyone has made up the Canterbury Tales test. If you still haven't taken it, make sure you are prepared and have communicated with me or Mr. Miller about the best way to get it done; we need to have all of these tests complete and graded before Thanksgiving. Also, please consider finishing up the college applications many of you began in the media center this week. Have a great weekend, I'll see you on Tuesday!
Today, we continued our reading of Twelfth Night after a good discussion about physical comedy. Make sure you are keeping in mind the various strategies Shakespeare is using to make us laugh throughout the play! At this point, just about everyone has made up the Canterbury Tales test. If you still haven't taken it, make sure you are prepared and have communicated with me or Mr. Miller about the best way to get it done; we need to have all of these tests complete and graded before Thanksgiving. Also, please consider finishing up the college applications many of you began in the media center this week. Have a great weekend, I'll see you on Tuesday!
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Homework for B Day Students - 7 November 2017
English IV
Today, we had a productive review session in preparation for our unit test on Thursday. We also learned a little bit about puns and how they work with regard to Shakespeare's language. After the test, we are going to move forward learning about different kinds of humor and reading Twelfth Night. As you prepare for your test, remember the different qualities Chaucer likes and doesn't like, as well as plot details and characters from The Canterbury Tales. Good luck studying, I look forward to seeing you on Thursday!
AP English III
Both sections had a very productive first day of the unit on The Great Gatsby. It was a lot of fun for me and Mr. Miller to see how each of you processed the visual discussion as well as the reading of the Declaration of Independence. For next class, you will need to read the first chapter of Gatsby, making careful annotations that relate to Fitzgerald's strategies and purpose. Why is he making the choices as a writer he is making? Like I said, today was excellent. Let's continue to stay focused and do well as me move through the unit together.
Today, we had a productive review session in preparation for our unit test on Thursday. We also learned a little bit about puns and how they work with regard to Shakespeare's language. After the test, we are going to move forward learning about different kinds of humor and reading Twelfth Night. As you prepare for your test, remember the different qualities Chaucer likes and doesn't like, as well as plot details and characters from The Canterbury Tales. Good luck studying, I look forward to seeing you on Thursday!
AP English III
Both sections had a very productive first day of the unit on The Great Gatsby. It was a lot of fun for me and Mr. Miller to see how each of you processed the visual discussion as well as the reading of the Declaration of Independence. For next class, you will need to read the first chapter of Gatsby, making careful annotations that relate to Fitzgerald's strategies and purpose. Why is he making the choices as a writer he is making? Like I said, today was excellent. Let's continue to stay focused and do well as me move through the unit together.
Monday, November 6, 2017
English Homework for A-Day Students - 6 November
English IV
Today, we began our discussion of Twelfth Night with a small exercise on puns and wordplay jokes. We then spent the rest of class finalizing our review before the unit test next class meeting. More specifically, we covered avoidable mistakes on resumes and cover letters, as well as some important things to remember when doing professional writing.
We also spent time reading and analyzing passages about characters in the "General Prologue." Make sure you are remembering the processes we covered in class for textual analysis; they will come in handy on Wednesday.
Be sure to study and come to class prepared for a test, I believe all of you have the capability to excel with the right amount of preparation!
Today, we began our discussion of Twelfth Night with a small exercise on puns and wordplay jokes. We then spent the rest of class finalizing our review before the unit test next class meeting. More specifically, we covered avoidable mistakes on resumes and cover letters, as well as some important things to remember when doing professional writing.
We also spent time reading and analyzing passages about characters in the "General Prologue." Make sure you are remembering the processes we covered in class for textual analysis; they will come in handy on Wednesday.
Be sure to study and come to class prepared for a test, I believe all of you have the capability to excel with the right amount of preparation!
Thursday, November 2, 2017
English Homework for the Weekend - A Day - November 2
English IV (2A)
Today, we spent some time doing grammar practice and familiarizing ourselves with some of the funnier elements of Shakespeare's language. We then dedicated the rest of class to reviewing details from Quarter 1 (The Canterbury Tales, elegy, vocabulary) before next week's test.
Over the weekend, continue studying your notes and making sure you know the plot details from both "The Wife of Bath's Tale" and "The Miller's Tale." The more you study now, the easier the test will be. Have a great weekend, looking forward to seeing you on Monday!
Today, we spent some time doing grammar practice and familiarizing ourselves with some of the funnier elements of Shakespeare's language. We then dedicated the rest of class to reviewing details from Quarter 1 (The Canterbury Tales, elegy, vocabulary) before next week's test.
Over the weekend, continue studying your notes and making sure you know the plot details from both "The Wife of Bath's Tale" and "The Miller's Tale." The more you study now, the easier the test will be. Have a great weekend, looking forward to seeing you on Monday!
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Homework for A-Day - 31 October 2017
English IV
Now that you know what will be on your exam next week, it is important that you start to study your notes and get yourselves together for the exam on The Canterbury Tales. Begin by focusing in on characters. Know who the characters are. Know where they appeared (which story/part of The Canterbury Tales). And, finally, know how they act and what their attitude is like.
Advanced Russian
II - You should be able to complete a rough draft of your Russian aspect sentences given the work we did in class. Begin to develop complexity in your sentences by adding in some of the prepositions we have looked at today. You should also spend time studying the new vocabulary related to adverbs in Chapter Five that clue in to aspect. Incorporate these where needed to help add complexity and expand your vocabulary.
III - Focus on studying and learning your numbers in their ordinal form as well as your adjective declensions. You will want to read over the section in Chapter Eight that deals with telling time in Russian (it goes over several pages) as you will be applying your knowledge around numbers to this content. Also, continue your research and drafting - now that we know the requirements, you can begin to finish some of the refining around your outline and thesis.
Russian I
Continue studying your Chapter One vocabulary - continue to focus on nouns, but also go forward into the verbs as well. Read through the information on pages 44-48 in Chapter One around verb conjugation - next class we'll start to learn our conjugation models.
Now that you know what will be on your exam next week, it is important that you start to study your notes and get yourselves together for the exam on The Canterbury Tales. Begin by focusing in on characters. Know who the characters are. Know where they appeared (which story/part of The Canterbury Tales). And, finally, know how they act and what their attitude is like.
Advanced Russian
II - You should be able to complete a rough draft of your Russian aspect sentences given the work we did in class. Begin to develop complexity in your sentences by adding in some of the prepositions we have looked at today. You should also spend time studying the new vocabulary related to adverbs in Chapter Five that clue in to aspect. Incorporate these where needed to help add complexity and expand your vocabulary.
III - Focus on studying and learning your numbers in their ordinal form as well as your adjective declensions. You will want to read over the section in Chapter Eight that deals with telling time in Russian (it goes over several pages) as you will be applying your knowledge around numbers to this content. Also, continue your research and drafting - now that we know the requirements, you can begin to finish some of the refining around your outline and thesis.
Russian I
Continue studying your Chapter One vocabulary - continue to focus on nouns, but also go forward into the verbs as well. Read through the information on pages 44-48 in Chapter One around verb conjugation - next class we'll start to learn our conjugation models.
Friday, October 27, 2017
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 27 October
English IV
Over the weekend you should spend your time organizing and reviewing the work that you have done this quarter related to The Canterbury Tales. You should find notes related to "The General Prologue", "The Miller's Tale", and "The Wife of Bath's Tale". You will also want to find your notes on vocabulary (word parts) and general information around Chaucer and his time period.
You'll have your exam the week of November 6th. Next week will be our review and transition week. Be ready for your exam!
AP English III
This weekend you should be actively memorizing and finishing your drama projects. Remember that all visual comparisons and explanations are due on Wednesday. This is a must for all people. Keep in mind that you'll have your visual comparison on the front and the explanation on the back. Your visual should be the size of a standard piece of paper - if you made it already, it can be bigger. Keep in mind the rubric as you are working.
If you received a red card today then you will present on Wednesday. Black cards will present on Friday. We will also finish watching Mean Girls next week and have our in-class essay to finish The Crucible. That is where you'll use your notes from our viewing.
Lastly, make sure that you find a copy of The Great Gatsby - our main text for the next unit. If you can provide a donation copy for another student, it would be greatly appreciated.
Over the weekend you should spend your time organizing and reviewing the work that you have done this quarter related to The Canterbury Tales. You should find notes related to "The General Prologue", "The Miller's Tale", and "The Wife of Bath's Tale". You will also want to find your notes on vocabulary (word parts) and general information around Chaucer and his time period.
You'll have your exam the week of November 6th. Next week will be our review and transition week. Be ready for your exam!
AP English III
This weekend you should be actively memorizing and finishing your drama projects. Remember that all visual comparisons and explanations are due on Wednesday. This is a must for all people. Keep in mind that you'll have your visual comparison on the front and the explanation on the back. Your visual should be the size of a standard piece of paper - if you made it already, it can be bigger. Keep in mind the rubric as you are working.
If you received a red card today then you will present on Wednesday. Black cards will present on Friday. We will also finish watching Mean Girls next week and have our in-class essay to finish The Crucible. That is where you'll use your notes from our viewing.
Lastly, make sure that you find a copy of The Great Gatsby - our main text for the next unit. If you can provide a donation copy for another student, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Homework for A Day Students - Long Weekend - 26 October
It's the end of the first quarter! Way to go everyone!
Russian I
If you would like to reassess on your vocabulary section for your quiz, come and see me tomorrow to do that. You could also throw some rubles on it if you have any left. Over the weekend you should spend your time studying and clarifying the different types of pronouns (subject/possessive) and how they are used.
Also, please spend time studying your vocabulary. You should, at a minimum, be spending approximately thirty minutes per day on vocabulary studying.
Advanced Russian
III - Over the weekend continue to do your preliminary research as well as building your outline collaboratively in Google Classroom. This weekend you should be focused on refining the question that you are asking and start to find information related to these questions. Remember that the information you find must be in Russian. I am here to help you make sense of it.
This weekend you should also focus on studying your ordinal numbers (1-10 are strange, they're pretty regular after 11). Review the spelling and formation of these as well as when they are used.
II - One of the only ways to learn aspect is to do aspect, so that's why you have your project. For this weekend you should select which types of verbal action you'll be using, which verbs you'll be using, and make your sentences in English. I'll be able to look at this and give you feedback on how to proceed.
English IV
Make sure that you have gone through your folder and organized your notes around The Canterbury Tales. Start studying now to prepare for your unit exam.
Russian I
If you would like to reassess on your vocabulary section for your quiz, come and see me tomorrow to do that. You could also throw some rubles on it if you have any left. Over the weekend you should spend your time studying and clarifying the different types of pronouns (subject/possessive) and how they are used.
Also, please spend time studying your vocabulary. You should, at a minimum, be spending approximately thirty minutes per day on vocabulary studying.
Advanced Russian
III - Over the weekend continue to do your preliminary research as well as building your outline collaboratively in Google Classroom. This weekend you should be focused on refining the question that you are asking and start to find information related to these questions. Remember that the information you find must be in Russian. I am here to help you make sense of it.
This weekend you should also focus on studying your ordinal numbers (1-10 are strange, they're pretty regular after 11). Review the spelling and formation of these as well as when they are used.
II - One of the only ways to learn aspect is to do aspect, so that's why you have your project. For this weekend you should select which types of verbal action you'll be using, which verbs you'll be using, and make your sentences in English. I'll be able to look at this and give you feedback on how to proceed.
English IV
Make sure that you have gone through your folder and organized your notes around The Canterbury Tales. Start studying now to prepare for your unit exam.
Friday, October 20, 2017
Homework for the Weekend - A Day - 20 October
Russian I
This weekend you should spend your time studying and reviewing your grammar notes around gender and possessive pronouns as well as your vocabulary - the Chapter One nouns. For the nouns focus on those that are very useful to everyday life (radio, mom, dad, brother, class, dictionary, etc.) don't worry so much about words you wouldn't use that often.
The quiz will be matching, fill in the blanks, translation, and free response.
Advanced Russian
II - Over the weekend read over pages 191-196 and take notes related to the different types of actions that are connected to imperfective and perfective aspect. This is a good follow-up on our work today in class. Once you have done this, move on to exercise two at the end of the chapter and analyze the underlined verbs for their aspect. Try to explain why that aspect is used with that particular situation.
III - Your work this weekend is related to your research project. This weekend you will find on Google Classroom a document which you should work through to refine and determine your research question. Please work on this collaboratively. You should each find fifteen new words that would be helpful when working on your topic. Create a separate document with these words. On Tuesday we will meet as a group and go through the work that you have done. Your topic is due to the competition next week - so it is important that you finish this work this weekend.
English IV
Over the weekend you should revise your resume on Google Classroom, review your notes and packets that we have done with The Canterbury Tales and determine what you will apply for in the outside word (college, military, job) so that as we develop our final writing assignments we can direct them toward a specific purpose.
Oh, and before I forget...a treat for the Russians. Практика для вас!
This weekend you should spend your time studying and reviewing your grammar notes around gender and possessive pronouns as well as your vocabulary - the Chapter One nouns. For the nouns focus on those that are very useful to everyday life (radio, mom, dad, brother, class, dictionary, etc.) don't worry so much about words you wouldn't use that often.
The quiz will be matching, fill in the blanks, translation, and free response.
Advanced Russian
II - Over the weekend read over pages 191-196 and take notes related to the different types of actions that are connected to imperfective and perfective aspect. This is a good follow-up on our work today in class. Once you have done this, move on to exercise two at the end of the chapter and analyze the underlined verbs for their aspect. Try to explain why that aspect is used with that particular situation.
III - Your work this weekend is related to your research project. This weekend you will find on Google Classroom a document which you should work through to refine and determine your research question. Please work on this collaboratively. You should each find fifteen new words that would be helpful when working on your topic. Create a separate document with these words. On Tuesday we will meet as a group and go through the work that you have done. Your topic is due to the competition next week - so it is important that you finish this work this weekend.
English IV
Over the weekend you should revise your resume on Google Classroom, review your notes and packets that we have done with The Canterbury Tales and determine what you will apply for in the outside word (college, military, job) so that as we develop our final writing assignments we can direct them toward a specific purpose.
Oh, and before I forget...a treat for the Russians. Практика для вас!
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Homework for the Weekend - 12 October 2017 - A Day
Russian I
That was a very productive class! I think that we did a great job reviewing on our rules around masculine, feminine, and neuter gender and then seeing how these ideas connect to the idea of possession and possessive words like my, your, and our. Tonight, practice with these concepts to reinforce the learning in class.
Complete exercise 11 and 12 at the end of Chapter One. For exercise 11, use your notes or the information in your textbook - you can find the chart we made in there too - and fill in the blanks. Make sure to look for and consider gender. In exercise 12 you'll be doing the same thing, but adding in a translating and writing step. If the words are in English, translate to Russian and then write a question and answer like the example. If it's already in Russian, just write a question and answer.
This will help you to do the other thing which is study your vocabulary! Remember our reflection today in class about applying better study habits outside of class. Spend time with this idea and practice. There's also a video you can check out here:
That was a very productive class! I think that we did a great job reviewing on our rules around masculine, feminine, and neuter gender and then seeing how these ideas connect to the idea of possession and possessive words like my, your, and our. Tonight, practice with these concepts to reinforce the learning in class.
Complete exercise 11 and 12 at the end of Chapter One. For exercise 11, use your notes or the information in your textbook - you can find the chart we made in there too - and fill in the blanks. Make sure to look for and consider gender. In exercise 12 you'll be doing the same thing, but adding in a translating and writing step. If the words are in English, translate to Russian and then write a question and answer like the example. If it's already in Russian, just write a question and answer.
This will help you to do the other thing which is study your vocabulary! Remember our reflection today in class about applying better study habits outside of class. Spend time with this idea and practice. There's also a video you can check out here:
It goes into plurals and a lot of other information if you're interested. You just have to focus on singular.
Advanced Russian
Today we started moving into our new units! Yay! Russian II has a very interesting journey ahead as you start to move into aspect. You all should be focused on the new vocabulary that we used at the end of class today. Look at your verbs in the beginning of the chapter. Use them and learn them. Apply what you have learned about stems to the work you are now doing!
Russian II - You will find it helpful to locate the list of all aspectual verb pairs in Chapter Five. This is within the chapter. With it, you should analyze the poem in exercise one. Do you see an imperfective (one you already know) or perfective (new information) verb? What's the tense? What do you understand about the poem. This is exercise one at the end of Chapter 5.
Russian III - You will begin by looking at the first exercise too. This is a list of questions. Using your vocabulary list answer ten of these questions about yourself. Activate what you know. Analyze the question to think about the case you'll need in your answer.
Both groups should also review the reading at the beginning of the chapter. Mark unknown words and grammar structures. Try to summarize each paragraph, in English.
English IV
Next week is going to be a heavy week in terms of finishing our unit on The Canterbury Tales and personal writing. Make sure that if you want to revise your essay that you have done that. Way to go to those of you who already have. If you've made changes in Google Docs, please let us know via email. Also, we'll have the resume and the personal character project to finish. Make sure that you have done some work related to these two items (our planning sheet for the resume and graphic organizer for the characters).
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Homework for B Day Students - 5 October 2017
English IV
I was very happy with how class went today. Everyone came ready to focus and discussion was very lively. Let's keep this momentum going as we move through the rest of the semester! We will be finishing our unit on the Canterbury Tales very soon, so if there is any work you have missing, be sure to turn it in as soon as you can. We'll be working a little more with the Canterbury Tales, before finishing up the unit with a test and a final writing assignment. Remember that all missing and redone work needs to be complete by the time we give the final unit exam. Have a great weekend!
AP English III
Remember that on Monday you will be taking a quiz on Acts I and II of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. For the quiz, you will be expected to answer multiple choice questions, perform quotation identification, and write free responses. Use your time wisely this weekend to study Acts I and II. As far as your In Cold Blood essays go, final drafts are now due on Wednesday, October 11. Mr. Miller and I have opened up some more slots for writing conferences, and highly encourage you to come see us for help. Many of you have already done this, and can vouch for their usefulness. Have a great weekend, look forward to seeing all of you on Monday!
I was very happy with how class went today. Everyone came ready to focus and discussion was very lively. Let's keep this momentum going as we move through the rest of the semester! We will be finishing our unit on the Canterbury Tales very soon, so if there is any work you have missing, be sure to turn it in as soon as you can. We'll be working a little more with the Canterbury Tales, before finishing up the unit with a test and a final writing assignment. Remember that all missing and redone work needs to be complete by the time we give the final unit exam. Have a great weekend!
AP English III
Remember that on Monday you will be taking a quiz on Acts I and II of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. For the quiz, you will be expected to answer multiple choice questions, perform quotation identification, and write free responses. Use your time wisely this weekend to study Acts I and II. As far as your In Cold Blood essays go, final drafts are now due on Wednesday, October 11. Mr. Miller and I have opened up some more slots for writing conferences, and highly encourage you to come see us for help. Many of you have already done this, and can vouch for their usefulness. Have a great weekend, look forward to seeing all of you on Monday!
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