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GRADES WERE UPDATED ON October 28, 2009 at 11:00 am.   

Remember to check your grades, you enter Lastname, First name then your
student number without 
the '0'.   

!!!!Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 am is the LAST opportunity to make up any 
tests missed during the 1st nine weeks!!!!



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We will have a meeting on October 6, 2009 at 5:30 pm. in the auditorium.  
Please be in attendance.  First timers are welcome to hear the information if 
you are considering the trip.   Our current price quote has been extended 
through October 8, 2009.  


2010 European Trip Information and registration: Go to my "links" page on my 
Teacher Web page and click on the link for the "price quote" for the trip.  
That page lists the price for the trip and the items included.   At the 
bottom of the page is a link (www.eftours.com/enroll) on enrolling on line 
and an 800 number (1 800 665 5364) if you want to do it over the phone.  The 
tour name is "ROME, TUSCANY, AND THE RIVIERA".  The tour number is 706765.  

 

WOW!!!! Summer flew by once again, but I do hope you all managed to enjoy 
some down time and lots of fun.  Welcome back to CSHS and your senior year!  
I look forward to workging with each of you as you prepare to achieve the 
next big stage of your life -- GRADUATION!!!!   I will do my best to prepare 
you for a successful year in college(at least as far as English is concerned) 
and help you to better prepare yourself for independent thinking and 
comprehension of the written word both in your textbook and in everyday 
media.  


August 17 - basic information - classroom policies - school policies
            1st assignment:  compose an essay of approximately 300 words
                detailing your idea of success.  What is success? What do 
                you look forward to most in your future to consider yourself
                successful?
       18 - Notes/lecture on "The AnglosSaxon Period and the Middle Ages"
       19 - Notes/lecture on "The AnglosSaxon Period and the Middle Ages"
       20 - Introduction of Thomas Hardy, Mayor of Casterbridge novel, and
                reading of Chapter 1 in class.  
       21 - Essays due
            STAR testing
            AR novel checkout 
       24 - Journal - What is the one most important thing you want to 
                      accomplish in life?  Why is that so important to you?
            Read cheapters 2 and 3 in Casterbridge
            Define vocabulary words
                      Vocabulary Words:  Week 1

                       1.  abhor	11.  agoraphobia
                       2.  acrophobia	12.  bitter
                       3.  blazon(2)	13.  upsurge
                       4.  bridle(2)	14.  extenuate
                       5.  finicky	15.  gloat
                       6.  hibernate	16.  impunity
                       7.  lascivious	17.  macabre
                       8.  moratorium   18.  notorious
                       9.  occult(1)	19.  omniscient
                       10.  perturb	20.  sabbatical
       25 - Journal - What is the one characteristic you find most important
                      in a friend?  Why?
            Complete vocab definitions
            Read chapters 4-6 in Casterbridge(on your own)
       26 - Journal - To whom do you feel you owe most of the success in your
                      life?  Why?
            Discussion of Chapters 4-6  Questions/Answers
            Watch video segment of Casterbridge
            Study for notes test - The AngloSaxon and Middle Ages
       27 - Journal - What is the one thing that you like  most about yourself
                      and why?
            Quiz on notes from "Anglo Saxon and Middle Ages"
            Read chapters 7 & 8 in Casterbridge
            Read pgs 24-30 in  Beowulf in lit book by Monday
       28 - Journal - Do you feel you are leading a life that is honorable and
                     just?  Explain.
            Vocabulary Test
            AR Reading/Library 
       31 - Journal - If forced to leave your home, what one thing would you 
                    take with you and try to protect and why?
            Discuss 24-30 of Beowulf
            Define Vocabulary
              1. juncture        	11. malleable  
              2. lament (1) 		12. malignant  
              3. lapse (1)		13. loathe  
              4. latitude          	14. livid   
              5. legacy      		15. lexicon 
              6. mandatory 	        16. meticulous 
              7. mannerism   	        17. merge   
              8. martial                18. melodramatic
              9. meager  		19. mentor  
             10. mediocre    	        20. melancholy
            HW - Read "The Battle with Grendel's Mother" pgs 34 - 38
Sept    1 - Journal - Do you have someone in your life you consider a hero? 
                     Who and why?  If not, why do you not believe in heroes?
            Discuss The Battle with Grendel's Mother
            Read "The Battle with the Dragon" and "The Funeral Fire" pgs 38-50
            Answer questions 1-9 on pg 51
        2 - Journal - If you could switch places with any character from a 
                      novel or movie, who would it be and why?
            Discuss last sections of Beowulf - review questions
            Complete study guide/handout
            "Mayor of Casterbridge"
        3 - Journal:  What is one quality you think others admire most about
                       you? explain
            Read chapters 7-9 in "Mayor of Casterbridge"
            Study for Voc Test #2
            Reading assignment:  Chapters 10 - 20 by Monday, Sept 14!!! Quiz.
        4 - Journal: What has been the one gift you have appreciated in life? 
            Vocabulary Test 2
            AR Reading/Novels/Testing
        8 - Journal:  When is the appropriate age for a person to be held 
                       responsible for his/her actions?  Explain
            Define vocabulary for week 3
             1.  misnomer 			11.  covet	
             2.  intrigue(1)			12.  attenuate
             3.  warble(1) 			13.  tortuous
             4.  mute(3)			14.  monger
             5.  insolent			15.  elate
             6.  macerate 			16.  procrastinate
             7.  baccalaureate			17.  ken
             8.  badinage 			18.  redolent
             9.  squalid 			19.  torrid
             10. hellion 			20.  commiserate
            Read "The Seafarer"  pgs 75-78
                   Answer questions 1-7 pg 79
                   Complete handout
        9 - Journal: Have you experienced a time in your life when you felt
                     completely lost and alone?  Explain.
            Discuss Seafarer, review questions, and handout
            Read "The Heroes" and answer questions
       10 - Journal: Do you feel the past four years have been a positive or
                     negative experience for you at CSHS?  Explain
            Review of the Heroes article from Time Magazine
            Discussion of article
            Complete handout/study guide
            Read AR/Novel 
       11 - Journal:  Do you feel the U.S. has done a good job in the fight 
                      against terrorism?  Explain
            vocabulary test 3
            AR Reading/Novel/Testing/Library
       14 - Journal:  Which college is/would be your preference for next year
                      should you gradeuate as planned?  Why is it your choice?
            Reading Quiz on Casterbridge - Chapters 10 - 20
            Discussion of Casterbridge
            Quick Review for Literature Test on Wednesday.  
            Define Vocabulary Week 4 - Test Thursday Sept 17!!!!
                 1.  vehement         11.  transcend
                 2.  unprecedented    12.  transitory
                 3.  timorous         13.  wan
                 4.  zenith           14.  whimsical
                 5.  zephyr           15.  visage
                 6.  vigilant         16.  verbatim
                 7.  ultimatum        17.  transition
                 8.  translucent      18.  vulnerable
                 9.  wane             19.  wheedle
                10.  wreak            20.  zealous
       15 - Journal:   TURNED IN JOURNALS TODAY (15 journals @ 10 pts = 150)
            Literature Test:  Beowulf, Seafarer, History of Heroes(Mult Choice
                       and Short Answer)
            Read AR
       16 - Journal:  NONE
            Literature Test:  Beowulf, Seafarer, History of Heroes(Essays)
       17 - Journal:  NONE
            Vocabulary Test
            AR Reading/Novel
       18 - AR Novel/Reading  Have thru chapter 31 complete in Casterbridge
                          by Wednesday, 9/23
                    AR Points are due by October 7th!!!!
       21 - Journal:  Should the state begin requiring community serve as a 
                     portion of graduation requirements?  Why or  Why not?
            Introduce Geoffrey Chaucer and Canterbury Tales
            Define Vocab week 5
               1.  gaily            11. staunch(2)
               2.  rend             12. penitence(1)
               3.  haversack        13. loquacious
               4.  poppycock        14. zeal
               5.  forge (3)        15. canonical
               6.  aerate           16. buffoon
               7.  quip             17. tepid
               8.  paraphernalia    18. obliterate
               9.  afflict          19. frail
               10. preposterous     20. gawk
      22 - Journal:  What is the one thing your parents do that annoys you the
                   most?
           Begin the Prologue to Canterbury Tales
               List the characters and specific traits of each.  
           Complete reading for homework - through line 398.  Continue the
               listing of characters and specific traits of each.  
      23 - Journal:  Do you feel Chaucer believed the ministerial group that 
                     was traveling to Canterbury was a good representation of
                     what true morals and virtues stood for?  Why/Why not?
           Complete Prologue to  Canterbury Tales
           Discuss Ch 21 - 31 of Casterbridge
           Reading Assignment: Read from line 711 through the end and
                               Answer questions 1-6 on pg 115
      24 - Journal:  Which of the characters from teh prologue would you most
                       like to meet and why?
           Discuss the ending of Prologue and discussion questions.
           Complete handout  
           Turn in HW questions from Wed night
           HW - Read Pardoner's Tale pgs 117-122
                Answer questions 1-6 on page 123
      25 - Journal:  What is your favorite restaurant in Shreveport and why?
           Vote on homecoming 
           Vocabulary Test #5
           AR Reading/Testing
           HW - Read Pardoner's Tale pgs 117-122
                Answer questions 1-6 on page 123
      28 - Journal:  If you could travel to any time period - past or present-
                         when and why would you do so?
           review "Pardoner's Tale"
           Define Vocabulary week 6
             1.  indict				11.  inarticulate
             2.  inclement			12.  implacable
             3.  hors d’oeuvre		        13.  inadvertent
             4.  impediment		        14.  indignant
             5.  incendiary			15.  imposition
             6.  immaculate		        16.  inalienable
             7.  imperceptible		        17.  indomitable
             8.  incentive			18.  indestructible
             9.  inaccessible		        19.  impartial
             10.  inanimate		        20.  inconsistent

           Complete Study Guide for Pardoner's Tale
      29 - Journal:  What is the one thing in your life that you feel is the 
                      most positive thing you have at this point?  Explain
           Review Pardoner's Tale Handout
           Begin "Wife of Bath's Tale"
           Make up session for Vocab Test 5 is tomorrow morning at 730 am.
      30 - Journal:  Which color best represents your personality and why?
           video - Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 
           discussion of video
           handout - Wife of Bath's Tale
Oct    1 -Guest Speaker - Susan Kirton from Career Technical College.  
       2 - Journal:  none today
           Vocabulary Test 6
           AR Reading/Testing  Last chance to use classtime to take AR tests: 
                 Remember, your AR Points are due Before October 7, 2009.  You
                 can test before or after school and during lunch Mon 10/5-7.
       5 - Journal:  Is there ever a good time or opportunity to tell a lie?  
                       Explain your response.  
           Define vocab 7:
                             1.  heathen	11.  liquidate
                             2.  prolific	12.  hurtle
                             3.  egress	        13.  cliché’
                             4.  brandish	14.  proctor
                             5.  tenure	        15.  wayfarer
                             6.  wit		16.  coy
                             7.  concentric	17.  avow
                             8.  brawl	        18.  allege
                             9.  divination	19.  pneumatic
                             10. apostle	20.  gentility
           Read:  from the diary of "Margery Kemp" pgs 145 - 149
                  Answer questions 1-7 pg 150
       6 - Journal:  What is the one most important quality/characteristic
                         you seek in a future mate?   Explain
                  Complete handout - Margery Kemp
                  Read "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People"
                          pgs 84-88
                  Answer questions 1-8 pg 89
                  Complete handout for "Ecclesiastical History...."
       7 - Journal:  What is your opinion of 'secret sin' and how it may 
                         affect someone who is dealing with it?  Explain
           Review Margery Kemp/Ecclesiastical History
           Review Canterbury Tales
       8 - Journal:  None
           Literature Test:  Canterbury Tales, margery Kemp, and Ecclesiastic
                   History of English People
           Study for vocab #7
       9 - Journal:  None
           Finish Lit Test
           vocabulary test 7
           AR Testing/Reading
           Be sure that you have completed the novel: Mayor of Casterbridge by
                    Monday, October 12.   The test is October 13.  
      12 - Journal: Do you feel that Obama should have already been given the
                      Nobel Peace Prize?  Explain 
           Define vocabulary 8
                1.  ogle		11.  piety
                2.  heckle		12.  giddy
                3.  avail(1)		13.  egotism
                4.  clairvoyant		14.  axiom
                5.  bounty		15.  quintessence
                6.  morass		16.  dogmatism
                7.  suave		17.  inconspicuous
                8.  inebriate		18.  ripple
                9.  levee(2)		19.  heave(2)
                10. polyphony		20.  woe
           Discussion of Casterbridge novel for test on Tuesday
           
      13 - Journal: None
           Mayor of Casterbridge Test
           AR Reading
           Make sure you have a copy of Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 
           We will begin this novel next week.
      14 - Mayor of Casterbridge video
      15 - Vocabulary Test 8
           Mayor of Casterbridge video
      16 - NO SCHOOL - - - FALL BREAK!!!!!!!
      19 - Journal:  If money was no object, what would be the first thing
                    you would buy and why?
           Complete discussion/viewing of Mayor of Casterbridge
           Study for vocabulary Test 8
      20 - Journal:  If stranded on a distant island, what one person would
                      you like to have with you and why?
           Vocabulary Test 8
           Introduction to Morality Plays
           Define vocabulary 9:
            1.  peeve(1)		11.  quill
            2.  sputum			12.  bionic
            3.  oblige			13.  abase
            4.  articulate(1)  	        14.  magnanimous
            5.  monger			15.  keen(1)
            6.  interpose		16.  extenuate	
            7.  intrigue(1)		17.  diabolical
            8.  finesse			18.  curio
            9.  quince			19.  perpetrate
            10. narcissism		20.  delinquent(2)


      21 - Journal: What is your idea or belief concerning the idea of "after 
                   life"?  Explain
           Read "Ev'ry Man"
      22 - Journal:  Do you feel colleges put too much emphasis on 
                 standardized tests?  Why or Why not?
           Complete "Ev'ryMan"
           Discuss questions
           Complete study guide
           Study for vocab test 9
      23 - Journal:  No journal
           AR Reading/Novel Reading
      26 - Journal:  Turn them in - there should be 16 journals
           Define vocabulary #10:
           1.  heist			11.  exacerbate
           2.  median			12.  stale
           3.  retrospective		13.  concoct	
           4.  twitter			14.  confer
           5.  profound			15.  clench
           6.  armistice		16.  lax
           7.  excommunicate		17.  exude
           8.  semantic			18.  zany
           9.  douse			19.  gingerly
           10. glean			20.  mediate
           Read pages 165-178 - Sir Gawain and Green Knight.  Complete through
                     line #165
           ACCIDENTAL TOURIST ASSIGNMENT - complete chapters 2-6 by Nov. 3
           Study for vocabulary test #9
      27 - Journal:  Do you feel that you would be willing to take someone's
                  place if tehy were challenged to a fight?  Why/Why not?
           Complete reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
      28 - Journal: Do you believe that there is any true ideal of chivalry
                   existent in today's society?  Why/Why not?
           Study Guide/Questions/Discussion of Sir Gawain and Green Knight
      29 - Guest speaker
      30 - No school - Weather
Nov    2 - Journal:  Do you think song lyrics play a major role in what 
                  young people think about real life?  why/why not?
           Define Vocabulary 11:
                  1.  libido			11.  phonology
                  2.  abstemious		12.  billow(2)
                  3.  debilitate		13.  repertoire
                  4.  flippant			14.  traipse
                  5.  unyielding		15.  interlude
                  6.  sputter			16.  altercation
                  7.  covey			17.  diaristic
                  8.  profuse			18.  mistral
                  9.  ostentation		19.  machismo
                 10.  turret			20.  transcendentalism
           Complete Study guide for Distant Mirror
       3 - Journal:  Do you believe we as a nation have a true "open door"
                   policy for all races and cultures?   Explain
           Review Study Guide - Distant Mirror
           Vocabulary Test 10
           Read Le Morte D'Arthur - pgs 196-204
           Answer questions 1-7 pg 205
           AR READING/TESTING
       4 - Journal:  Do you think you could have survived during the Middle 
                      Ages?  Why/Whynot?
           Discuss Le Morte D'Arthur 
           Review Questions pg 205
           Complete Study Guide - Le Morte D'Arthur
           Review "Ev'ryMan", "Sir Gawain...", "Distant Mirror" 
           Literature Test tomorrow (11/5)
       5 - Journal:  If you wrote a biography, what type of story would it be?
                       Explain...
           Literature Test
           AR Reading
           Study for Vocab Test #11
       6 - Journal:  Do you feel America does a good job on monitoring and 
                  maintinaing a successful and safe "open door" policy? exp.
           Vocabulary Test #11
           AR Reading/Testing
       9 - Journal:  Would you rather have dinner with a well known famous 
                  person or would you rather spend some quality time with your
                  Mom?  Explain 
           Define vocabulary 12:
                1.  vacuity		11.  optimize
                2.  valid		12.  reversion
                3.  syntax		13.  extort
                4.  syndicate		14.  coup
                5.  sacrilege		15.  quash
                6.  repugnance		16.  chaos
                7.  melancholia		17.  banter
                8.  lethargy		18.  pomp
                9.  karma		19.  wrangle
               10. forsake		20.  yuppie
           Read introduction to the Ballad and traditions pgs 208-209
           answer questions 1-3 pg 209
           Read pgs 211-216:  Sir Patrick Spens
                              Bonnie Barbara Allen
                              Get Up and Bar the Door
           Answer questions 1-7 pg 217
      10 - Journal: Do you believe in "love at first sight"?  Explain
           Discuss Ballads 208 - 216
           AR Reading/Novel Reading
           Remember chapters 1-10 are due in Accidental Tourist
      11 - Journal:  No journal
           Mrs. Day meets with Seniors during English Classes
      12 - Journal:  Free write - choose and write about any topic of your
                    choice. 
           Video & Discussion of legends- King Arthur
           Study Vocab 12
      13 - Journal:
           Complete study guides for ballads  
           Voc Test 12
           AR Reading/Novel Reading/AR testing





           

        

          

 

           
       

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