June 15, 2006
Pd. 4:
Poetry exam
submission of textbooks
writing portfolio updated
Pd. 5:
Quarter 4 Vocab. Test
Poetry Test
submission of textbooks
writing portfolio updated
*Have a great summer! I am outta here!
Welcome to the world of Language Arts! This year's ( 2012-2013) blog has been created for AP Literature & Composition (Pds. 1 & 6) & Language Arts 3 (Pds. 3, 4 & 5). Lesson plans are provided for absentee students, those who forgot the homework assignment or day's agenda & for parents who want to be in the know! Thanks for checking in!! It's going to be a stellar year!!!!
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
6/13 lesson plans
June 13, 2006
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· Pd. 1 only – Poetry exam & book submission
· Pds. 3 & 4 – last minute poetry exam prep
Pds. 5 & 6:
· Pd. 5 only – last minute poetry exam prep
· Pd. 6 only – Qtr. 4 Vocab. Exam , Poetry exam, Writing Portfolio updated & book submission
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· Pd. 1 only – Poetry exam & book submission
· Pds. 3 & 4 – last minute poetry exam prep
Pds. 5 & 6:
· Pd. 5 only – last minute poetry exam prep
· Pd. 6 only – Qtr. 4 Vocab. Exam , Poetry exam, Writing Portfolio updated & book submission
Monday, June 12, 2006
6/12 lesson plans
June 12, 2006
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· Poetry Exam Prep & Review (see a peer)
· paired in class worksheet on Villanelle (completed & discussed)
· ps. – some of my personal novels are missing; if you have one, please return it
· reminder – textbooks need to be submitted (Perrine’s & McDougal Littell)
Pds. 5 & 6:
· Unit 16 exercises corrected (review of Units 13, 14 & 15) (submit please)
· discussion & notes for ballad, epic, dramatic monologue & free verse (see a peer)
· discussion & review of sonnet form & iambic pentameter (get handout from red tray)
· Poetry Test Prep & Review (see a peer); poetry worksheets returned (use as review too)
· Homework – review for Qtr. 4 Vocab. test & Poetry test
· reminder – textbooks need to be submitted (Prentice Hall & McDougal Littell)
· ps. – some of my personal novels are missing; if you have one, please return it
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· Poetry Exam Prep & Review (see a peer)
· paired in class worksheet on Villanelle (completed & discussed)
· ps. – some of my personal novels are missing; if you have one, please return it
· reminder – textbooks need to be submitted (Perrine’s & McDougal Littell)
Pds. 5 & 6:
· Unit 16 exercises corrected (review of Units 13, 14 & 15) (submit please)
· discussion & notes for ballad, epic, dramatic monologue & free verse (see a peer)
· discussion & review of sonnet form & iambic pentameter (get handout from red tray)
· Poetry Test Prep & Review (see a peer); poetry worksheets returned (use as review too)
· Homework – review for Qtr. 4 Vocab. test & Poetry test
· reminder – textbooks need to be submitted (Prentice Hall & McDougal Littell)
· ps. – some of my personal novels are missing; if you have one, please return it
Friday, June 09, 2006
6/9 lesson plans
June 9, 2006
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· discussion of sonnet packet
· chpt. 4 notes and poem 34 discussed (see a peer)
· sound devices worksheet
· pd. 4 – poem 31 read & discussed with application/notes on Villanelle (see a peer)
· homework – complete sound devices worksheet for Mon. (review)
Pds. 5 & 6:
· No SSR
· discussion and self-correction of sound devices worksheet (see me if you need help)
· read and discussed “The Listeners” (pg. 638) with sound devices
· finished the in class only “figurative language” worksheet
· completed “The Bat” worksheet in class (get from tray & complete)
· homework – complete Unit 16 (review unit) with Vocab. Lab 4 exercises in “Wordskills” – due Mon. in preparation for qtr. vocab. exam
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· discussion of sonnet packet
· chpt. 4 notes and poem 34 discussed (see a peer)
· sound devices worksheet
· pd. 4 – poem 31 read & discussed with application/notes on Villanelle (see a peer)
· homework – complete sound devices worksheet for Mon. (review)
Pds. 5 & 6:
· No SSR
· discussion and self-correction of sound devices worksheet (see me if you need help)
· read and discussed “The Listeners” (pg. 638) with sound devices
· finished the in class only “figurative language” worksheet
· completed “The Bat” worksheet in class (get from tray & complete)
· homework – complete Unit 16 (review unit) with Vocab. Lab 4 exercises in “Wordskills” – due Mon. in preparation for qtr. vocab. exam
Thursday, June 08, 2006
6/7 & 6/8 lesson plans
June 7, 2006
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· SSR (last in class day to work on Linking worksheet; schedule if needed)
· “Fire & Ice” discussed with s. guide
· “Fire & Ice” quiz (schedule)
· notes/discussion of poems 13, 14 & 17 (pd. 4 only notes on chpt. 2 also)
· homework – read chpt. 3 with poems 24, 27 & 30
Pds. 5 & 6:
· No SSR
· submit research paper with Works Cited, Topic Outline & revision checklist
· “Casey at the Bat” quiz (schedule please)
· notes/discussion on Dramatic poetry (get from a peer)
· Read/discussed “Incident in a Rose Garden”
· Figurative Language Worksheets – in class only(schedule please)
· No homework
June 8, 2006
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· discussion and notes on chpt.3 & poems 24, 27 & 30 (get from a peer)
· pds. 3 & 4 only – we also finished discussion of poems 13, 14 & 17 that remained (get from a peer)
· discuss and application activity- we read poem 31 aloud, took notes and acquired understanding of a “Villanelle” (get from a peer)
· homework – complete sonnet packet
Pds. 5 & 6:
· figurative language discussion and notes (get from a peer)
· read & discussed “The Eagle” (pg. 627) & “Dreams” (pg. 631) for meaning & figurative devices
· as a class, completed figurative language practice worksheet with discussion (get from red tray & complete)
· finished remainder of in class worksheet on figurative language that was started on Wed. (schedule time asap)
· homework – complete “Sound Devices” worksheet for Fri.
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· SSR (last in class day to work on Linking worksheet; schedule if needed)
· “Fire & Ice” discussed with s. guide
· “Fire & Ice” quiz (schedule)
· notes/discussion of poems 13, 14 & 17 (pd. 4 only notes on chpt. 2 also)
· homework – read chpt. 3 with poems 24, 27 & 30
Pds. 5 & 6:
· No SSR
· submit research paper with Works Cited, Topic Outline & revision checklist
· “Casey at the Bat” quiz (schedule please)
· notes/discussion on Dramatic poetry (get from a peer)
· Read/discussed “Incident in a Rose Garden”
· Figurative Language Worksheets – in class only(schedule please)
· No homework
June 8, 2006
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· discussion and notes on chpt.3 & poems 24, 27 & 30 (get from a peer)
· pds. 3 & 4 only – we also finished discussion of poems 13, 14 & 17 that remained (get from a peer)
· discuss and application activity- we read poem 31 aloud, took notes and acquired understanding of a “Villanelle” (get from a peer)
· homework – complete sonnet packet
Pds. 5 & 6:
· figurative language discussion and notes (get from a peer)
· read & discussed “The Eagle” (pg. 627) & “Dreams” (pg. 631) for meaning & figurative devices
· as a class, completed figurative language practice worksheet with discussion (get from red tray & complete)
· finished remainder of in class worksheet on figurative language that was started on Wed. (schedule time asap)
· homework – complete “Sound Devices” worksheet for Fri.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
6/6 lesson plans
June 6, 2006
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· SSR (work on linking worksheet, if unfinished)
· finished notes/discussion of chpt. 1 poems (see a peer)
· discussion and notes for chpt. 2 begun (see a peer)
· homework -application activity “Fire and Ice” worksheet (yellow tray)
Pds. 5 & 6:
· SSR(work on finishing s. guide for “Casey at the Bat”)(schedule please)
· discussion of last minute questions/concerns about research project
· correction of “Casey at the Bat” s. guide
· homework – due tomorrow, completed research project; submit as follows: research paper with parenthetical citations, Works Cited, topic outline (# these in MLA format); attach 2 pg. revision checklist to the back(yellow handout)
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· SSR (work on linking worksheet, if unfinished)
· finished notes/discussion of chpt. 1 poems (see a peer)
· discussion and notes for chpt. 2 begun (see a peer)
· homework -application activity “Fire and Ice” worksheet (yellow tray)
Pds. 5 & 6:
· SSR(work on finishing s. guide for “Casey at the Bat”)(schedule please)
· discussion of last minute questions/concerns about research project
· correction of “Casey at the Bat” s. guide
· homework – due tomorrow, completed research project; submit as follows: research paper with parenthetical citations, Works Cited, topic outline (# these in MLA format); attach 2 pg. revision checklist to the back(yellow handout)
Monday, June 05, 2006
6/5 lesson plans
June 5, 2006
Pds. 1,3 & 4:
· SSR (schedule please)
· Perrine’s chpt. 1 notes and discussion (see a peer)
· homework – read chpt. 2 and poems # 13, 14 & 17 (skim questions too)
Pds. 5 & 6:
· SSR (schedule please)
· Poetry notes and poetry terms given/discussed (get from a peer); important to keep for review for poetry unit exam
· began “Casey at the Bat” poem with s. guide in class; will redistribute tomorrow to finish; will quiz on poem after discussion
· homework- continue drafting research paper (5 paragraph minimum, must have parenthetical citations, Works Cited, and topic outline); follow all the handouts for examples, support and guidelines – due Wed., June 7
Pds. 1,3 & 4:
· SSR (schedule please)
· Perrine’s chpt. 1 notes and discussion (see a peer)
· homework – read chpt. 2 and poems # 13, 14 & 17 (skim questions too)
Pds. 5 & 6:
· SSR (schedule please)
· Poetry notes and poetry terms given/discussed (get from a peer); important to keep for review for poetry unit exam
· began “Casey at the Bat” poem with s. guide in class; will redistribute tomorrow to finish; will quiz on poem after discussion
· homework- continue drafting research paper (5 paragraph minimum, must have parenthetical citations, Works Cited, and topic outline); follow all the handouts for examples, support and guidelines – due Wed., June 7
Friday, June 02, 2006
6/2 lesson plans
June 2, 2006
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· No SSR
· “Glass Menagerie” exam (schedule asap please)
· read chpt. 1 & poems 1,3 5 & 11 carefully of Perrine’s “Sound & Sense”, (textbooks were distributed for it today (see yellow tray)
Pds. 5 & 6:
· No SSR
· completed Day 2 of required District in-class essayhomework- continue drafting research paper (5 paragraph minimum, must have parenthetical citations, Works Cited, and topic outline); follow all the handouts for examples, support and guidelines
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· No SSR
· “Glass Menagerie” exam (schedule asap please)
· read chpt. 1 & poems 1,3 5 & 11 carefully of Perrine’s “Sound & Sense”, (textbooks were distributed for it today (see yellow tray)
Pds. 5 & 6:
· No SSR
· completed Day 2 of required District in-class essayhomework- continue drafting research paper (5 paragraph minimum, must have parenthetical citations, Works Cited, and topic outline); follow all the handouts for examples, support and guidelines
Thursday, June 01, 2006
6/1 lesson plans
June 1, 2006
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· No SSR
· finished reading rest of play from 2nd page of scene 6
· s. guide distributed for scene 7
· exam prep given (format & review)
Pds. 5 & 6:
· No SSR
· began first day of 2-day district required in-class essay (compare & contrast); if absent schedule asap
· homework – continue drafting research paper (5 paragraph minimum, must have parenthetical citations, Works Cited, and topic outline); follow all the handouts for examples, support and guidelines
Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
· No SSR
· finished reading rest of play from 2nd page of scene 6
· s. guide distributed for scene 7
· exam prep given (format & review)
Pds. 5 & 6:
· No SSR
· began first day of 2-day district required in-class essay (compare & contrast); if absent schedule asap
· homework – continue drafting research paper (5 paragraph minimum, must have parenthetical citations, Works Cited, and topic outline); follow all the handouts for examples, support and guidelines
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