5/24: We've been writing the in-class essay for the past two days; it is due at the end of the day today
5/21: On Tuesday, we took our final test (ESA) on a short story (Modernist)
5/17: Friday's journal was reviewing literary devices for the final exam next Tuesday; study all the journals for the exam. 5/16: Thursday's journal was a vocabulary set to prepare for your final exam next Tuesday.
5/15: Wednesday's journal was connotation, denotation, and explication ; we also took a quiz on "Catcher" chapters 9-11. 5/14: Our journal for today was aphorims, allusions, and allegories. Also, today we read Soldier's Home by Hemingway. 5/13: Today's journal was on juxtaposition; also, we had a verbal quiz on Catcher in the Rye chapters 1-9. 5/10: Today's journal was on oxymorons and paradoxes. Also, we are reading "Catcher" and you should be to the end of chapter 6 5/9: As we get closer to our final test, in-class essay, and project for the final two weeks of class, I'll be preparing you for them by creating your own study guide with our Final English Journal. You are meant to study these journals in preparation for the last ESA's of the year.
5/8: Go to our Catcher in the Rye class page for our reading schedule to read at home (or wherever you read) Remember to have chapters read by the date. Reading quizzes will randomly be assigned.
5/2: Today we finished reading "A Raisin in The Sun" in class; we discussed it and looked at specifics (movie version) Tomorrow is the ESA test on "Raisin". You may use your book and the documentary questions on the test
May 2019 4/30: We have begun reading "A Raisin in the Sun"; currently, we are in Act II scene II.
4/23: To better prepare for the final and our last few American literary thought-eras, go to our quizlet class page
4/10: We started our new thought-era today: Realism
4/9: We peer edited again today using the Peermark feature on turnitin.com
4/8: You brought in the rough draft of your JRP today and you peer edited the draft with the rubric with the intent of looking at what is well done and what needs improvement; you do get an ESA grade for peer editing
4/3: Today we discussed Emily Dickinson; even though we're working on our JRP, there is a Dickinson Project we're working on but you do get to do it with partners, and it isn't due until Thursday
4/1: Today you turned in the sources of your JRP that needed to be highlighted and annotated You were given a rubric and you self-assessed your research, then turned it in
April 2019 3/27: We discussed the JRP and chose topics today; if you didn't choose one yet, you have time but make it happen soon
3/26: Today we started the JRP (junior research paper); we at least discussed it and did some research (click on the letters to get to the explanations, instructions, and due dates)
3/22: As you've been SBAC testing, we read Henry David Thoreau's Walden; we turned in the annotated text
3/11: As we continue studying ethos, logos, and pathos we're going to participate in CLASS DEBATES
3/8: The final draft of your Gatsby essay is due tonight by 11:59 on turnitin.com; remember to get it in
3/6: We visited the counselors today, so we didn't have time to work on the Gatsby ESA. Work on it at home. A rough draft is due in class tomorrow for peer editing. 3/5: We finished The Great Gatsby film today; I gave you the prompts for the Gatsby ESA for this week
3/1: Finish reading Great Gatsby by Monday (chapters 7-9; remember to annotate for the themes)
March 2019 2/28: Read chapter 6 of Great Gatsby by Friday. 2/26: Finish reading chapter 5 of Great Gatsby by Thursday. 2/22: Poetry analysis for the poem "The System" by A.D. Winans is due Monday (2/25).
2/21: Finish reading Great Gatsby chapter 3 tonight. 2/19: As we begin The Great Gatsby (finish reading chapter 1 tonight), we are also working on Economic concepts and and activities and how they relate to the novel itself. Chapter 2 needs to be read by Wednesday night. 2/12: We have started the Practice SBAC today. It is comprised of reading Literary and Nonfiction texts and answering questions as well as a Performace Task essay. Take it seriously; it is an ESA.
2/6: Today we wrapped up our discussion on the documentary "Inequality for All". We also started discussing basic Economic principles in preparation of The Great Gatsby.
2/4: Continue writing your "Virtue Journals" based on Ben Franklin's Arriving at Moral Perfection slide (from 1/28). The last one is due tomorrow on classroom.
February 2019 1/28: Today we worked on the Amendments project. You will have the opportunity to work on it tomorrow too, but it's due Wed.
1/25: We covered the Amendments/Bill of Rights project in class today. You will have time next week, but it's due Wednesday
1/24: We began our next American thought-era of "Rationalism" (or The Age of Reason)
1/18: We worked on the "City on a Hill" expository essay in class today. If you didn't finish it in class, it is due tonight on turnitin.com
1/16: Today you took home "Letters from an American Farmer" by St. Jean De Crevecoeur. Read and annotate it tonight. You will have a quiz on it tomorrow. Email me if you have any questions. 1/14: Poetry analysis for the poem "The New Colossus" is due tomorrow. Don't forget to fill out the analysis page.
1/11: On Friday, we shared our research for "City on a Hill" and debriefed the "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" questions. For Monday, be prepared to turn in your first annotated piece of research for "City on a Hill". 1/10: After having read the "City on a Hill" sermon, research one source to help you agree or disagree that we are the "city on a hill" the Colonialists/Puritans believed we should be. Bring it in on Friday. 1/9: We finished discussing themes and ideas relevant to our class today; also, we took notes on Colonialism/Puritanism and the beginnings of American Lit. We also read John Winthrop's sermon of "A City on a Hill" which needed to be read and annotated. 1/8: Juniors! Today we covered the class syllabus. Have your parents read the class syllabus and have your parents also fill out the electronic form for points. Due Thursday. January 2019 |