April 30

Today in class you finished posters, completed 3rd book group discussions.
Homework:
Assignments on 3rd 1/4 of the book due tomorrow.
Vocab Quiz Tomorrow.

****FINISH YOUR BOOKS FOR FRIDAY! :)

FRIDAY :)

Today in class we reviewed our 2nd Yeats poem. Then, we started group posters on choice reading books.
The posters should include:
1. Three examples of each motif
2. An effect for each motif
3. A character web: 10 characters, their relationships, 3 illustrations.

April 26

1. Review Grammar!
2. Group Meeting #2
3. Group Evaluation #2


Homework:
1. Next 1/3 of your book for Monday.
2. S.A.T. Vocab Quiz: Monday!

Monday April 23rd

HOORAY FOR MONDAY!!
Today in class we did the following:
1. Common usage (grammar packet p. 2)
2. Dashes (grammar packet p. 3)
3.  SAT Vocab Part 1: definitions and sentences
4. RIOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :)



Homework:
1. Finish the 2nd quarter of your reading and 2 more assignments for Wednesday.
2. Don't forget to forecast!!! 
 INSPIRATION:

 

Wednesday April 18th

Today in class we...
1. Finished coding "Easter 1916"
2. Discussed the effect of paradox in the poem
3. Did a "write-like" for W.B. Yeats (seven lines including repetition, alliteration, allusion and imagery).
4. FORECASTING!!!!!!!!!!!

Homework:
YOUR GROUP MEETING IS TOMORROW. READ AND COMPLETE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS. :)

TAB!

DON'T FORGET TO TAB WHILE YOU'RE READING :)

Tuesday April 17th

Today in class we did the following:
1. Grammar Quarter 4 Pre-Test
2. Discussed poetic elements: rhyme, meter, etc. and "how to read a poem" (both hand-outs)
3. Read and coded the first two stanzas of Yeats' "Easter 1916".

Homework:
Keep reading your choice novels; your reading and your first two assignments need to be completed by Thursday. Our first group discussion will happen Thursday.

Monday 4/16

READ THE FIRST 1/4 OF YOUR CHOICE BOOK BY THURSDAY AND COMPLETE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS (BASED ON THE ROLES YOU SIGNED UP FOR).

The Great Gatsby
(You'll be tabbing: colors, setting, symbols)

The Color Purple
(You'll be tabbing: colors, clothing, symbols)

Catcher in the Rye
(You'll be tabbing references/allusions, setting, symbols)

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
(You'll be tabbing: religion, dreams, symbols)

Animal Farm
(You'll be tabbing: rhetoric, music, symbols)

A Clockwork Orange
(You'll be tabbing: slang, media, symbols)

Wednesday

Today you turned in your essays. Yippy skippy!

We also did the following in class:
1. Introduction to Yeats
2. Introduction to Easter Uprising
3. "The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
4. Checked out bookie wooks.

Homework:
1. Bring reading books for Monday. See me if you need help getting one.
2. Re-writes will be due Monday. Hooray! :)

SUMMARIES

Click on the following titles to view the summaries:

The Great Gatsby
(You'll be tabbing: colors, setting, symbols)

The Color Purple
(You'll be tabbing: colors, clothing, symbols)

Catcher in the Rye
(You'll be tabbing references/allusions, setting, symbols)

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
(You'll be tabbing: religion, dreams, symbols)

Animal Farm
(You'll be tabbing: rhetoric, music, symbols)

A Clockwork Orange
(You'll be tabbing: slang, media, symbols)

Monday 4/9

Today in class we did the following:
1. Grammar Review
2. Literary Present Practice
3. Writer's Workshops


Homework:
1. Study for your grammar test tomorrow.
2. Final drafts due Wednesday.

4/6

Today in class we did the following:
1. Grammar Review
2. Introductions... hooray!!!

Remember...

-Essay rough draft 4/9
-Final draft 4/11
-Grammar final 4/10

April 4

Today in class:
We turned in assignments and started our Cry essays.
Tomorrow, I will check your essay prep/thesis.

DUE DATES:
1. Rough drafts due Monday.
2. Final drafts due Wednesday April 11, 2012.
3. Re-writes due Monday April 16, 2012.
4. Grammar Final: Tuesday April 10, 2012.