Monday, 23 March 2009
HO/HW: Romanticism Review/Melville
Melville Video: Great Books: Moby-Dick
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Ed & WW Poetry
HO: Text/Graphic Poetry Responses
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
DUE: Romanticism Review/Melville
Final Benchmark
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Ed & WW Poetry
HO/HW: Reflections on Nature, Thoreau/Emerson
Friday, 27 March 2009
NO SCHOOL
Monday, 30 March 2009
DUE: ED & WW poetry pics
Review WW poems
Read WW p 518 "Leaves of Grass"
Read ED p 524-527, 533
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
Read ED poetry p 526-533
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
BRING COMPOSITION BOOKS TODAY (and all month)!!!
We will think outside the box each day; grab your quote/prompt when you enter the classroom. :)
April is national poetry month--we will read a poem or an excerpt from a poem each day. Respond to it in your composition book. "Fork" by Charles Simic
IF YOU MISS A DAY, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE UP BOTH YOUR THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND THE POEM FOR THE DAY (Go to CP Handouts to get the poetry assignment)
Thursday, 2 April 2009
DUE: Emerson/Thoreau sheet
BRING COMPOSITION BOOKS TODAY (and all month)!!!
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke
Emerson/Thoreau
Friday, 3 April 2009
BRING COMPOSITION BOOKS TODAY (and all month)!!!
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month "Oranges" by Gary Soto
Test: WW, ED, Emerson, Thoreau, Romanticism
Monday, 6 April 2009
BRING COMPOSITION BOOKS TODAY (and all month)!!!
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: Langston Hughes "I, Too"
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by MLK, Jr.
DUE: Nature/Emerson/Thoreau (if you haven't turned it in)
Bonus: Open Book Test COMPLETED
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
HO: DPS Lessons Learned WS
Dead Poets Society
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
Dead Poets Society
Thursday, 9 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "To the Virgins, Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick
Dead Poets Society
fRIday, 10 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "O Me! O Life!"
COMP BOOK CHECK: TOtB & Responses to Poetry 4.1-4.9
Dead Poets Society
DUE: Open Book Test: Romanticism, Whitman, Dickinson, Emerson
Monday, 13 April 2009
Finish Dead Poets Society
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "Wild Nights--Wild Nights!" by Emily Dickinson
Discuss DPS
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "The Man in the Moon" & "Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins p 1244-5
EOI Test Prep: ED Poem
DUE: Lessons learned from DPS
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson p 882
Discuss EOI test
Take EOI Practice in LAB (last half of class)
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: e.e. cummings "old age sticks"
Discuss EOI Practice Test
HO: EOI Test Booklet
EOI Practice Test
fRIday, 17 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: Alanis Morissette "Ironic"
Review for Writing/Grammar
Monday, 20 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "This Is Just to Say" William Carlos Williams
History EOI
Ambrose Bierce: "Bitter Bierce"
Occurence at Owl-Creek Bridge
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "Nothing Gold Can Stay" Robert Frost
EOI Essay Prep
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
English EOI Writing Portion
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "dog" by Valerie Worth
English EOI Writing Portion Make-up
fRIday, 24 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month
English EOI Multiple Choice Portion
Monday, 27 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "Street Music" by Arnold Adoff
Watch The Adventures of Mark Twain
Complete Crossword, 15 quotes/ideas you appreciate from Twain
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
Watch The Adventures of Mark Twain
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "The Pasture" by Robert Frost
Algebra II EOI
Watch The Adventures of Mark Twain
DUE: Crossword, Quotes/Ideas
Thursday, 30 April 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "The Tiger" by William Blake
DUE: 20-30 pictures dealing with term paper topic
Algebra II EOI
Friday, 1 May 2009
Think Outside the Box
Poem for National Poetry Month: "Love That Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
DUE: Term Paper PSA
Monday, 4 May 2009
HW: Message, Purpose, Pathos/Ethos/Logos Appeals, Rhetorical Strategies, Words/Images/Music Due TOMORROW
Work on PSA on Macs
Extra Credit: buy Tuesdays with Morrie and bring to class...
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
DUE: homework for PSA
Work on PSA (due Friday)
Extra Credit: buy Tuesdays with Morrie and bring to class...
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Extra Credit: buy Tuesdays with Morrie and bring to class...
Tuesdays with Morrie Write about a mentor that has taught you a life lesson. Name the person, explain the lesson, and explore how they taught you the lesson. Choose 3 of the most important ideas/quotes/elements mentioned thus far and write them in your journal WITH SPACE BETWEEN THEM. (p 1-13)
1984 Write "The Awful Course of Human History." Hypothetically design the ways in which we, in the future, destroy what it means to be human. What do you know about Winston, the girl, and O'Brien so far? Choose 3 of the most important ideas/quotes/elements mentioned thus far and write them in your journal. (p 1-11)
Thursday, 7 May 2009
ContinueTuesdays with Morrie (ask for questions) (p 14-27)
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (p 11-17)
Extra Credit: buy Tuesdays with Morrie and bring to class...
Friday, 8 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie (p 28-42)
1984: Turn in 3 quotes; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (p 17-37)
Extra Credit: buy Tuesdays with Morrie and bring to class...
Monday, 11 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie (p 42-47) 5 ways you can contribute to your community:
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (p 37-48)
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie (p 48-58)
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (p 48-63)
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie (p 59-79)
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (p 63-81)
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie (p 80-99)
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (p 81-104)
Friday, 15 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie (p 100-114) 10 Best Life Lessons You've found in TWM so far
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT
DUE: PSA
Monday, 18 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie (p 100-114)
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (p 105-147)
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie (p 115-141)
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (p 147-167)
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie (p 142-159)
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (p 167-184)
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie: (p 160-180)
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (p 184-201) Friday, 22 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie: (p 180-192), Nightline program
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (p 201-239)
Monday, 25 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie lab (project)
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (239-260)
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie lab (project)
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (260-282)
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (282-297) (Appendix: 298-312)
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie
1984: Turn in 3 quotes/characters; add 3 new quotes/ideas BE WRITING ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HELP YOU COMPREHEND THE TEXT (Afterword 313-326)
9 Weeks Exams
Friday, 29 May 2009
9 Weeks Exams
