Dec. 17, 2010 Lesson Plans

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Happy Holidays to You and Yours!
Winter break assignment – distributed crit. rdg. guide and historical with bio. context; read context prior to starting novel please; read forward, dedication & bio. from novel prior to chpt. 1 too as a focus strategy (get a sense of the writer of this great piece of lit)
Crit. rdg. guide, annotated novel (DO THIS WHILE RDG.) & AP One Sheet due on day of return; No Lit. glossary assigned
Finished MC Exam #4 corrections

Pds. 4 & 5:
Happy Holidays, Everyone!
Vocabulary Quiz (Schedule if absent ASAP)
Returned Huck Finn Quickwrite and updated Portfolio
Finished Thoreau Video

Dec. 16, 2010 lesson plans

Dec. 16, 2010

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:

Prose Terms Exam (schedule asap if absent please)
Remainder of pd. – continue MC exam #4 corrections, due tomorrow by end of 6th

Pds. 4 & 5:
Thoreau bio (see Mr. Koehler)
Thoreau video (see Mr. Koehler to schedule viewing)

Dec. 14, 2010 Lesson Plans

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Tone paragraph submitted for “The Rattler”
Douglass’ slave narrative distributed – read/annotate for tone clues & draft an intro. paragraph – due tomorrow typed
Remainder of pd. – work on MC Exam#4 corrections
Study for prose term exam on Thurs.

Pds. 4 & 5:
“Self-Reliance” Discussion
TranscendenTASTIC! (Get from yellow bin if absent)
Homework: Vocab Unit 4 Flash Cards and study “Self-Reliance” and “Nature” for quiz tomorrow

Dec. 13, 2010 Lesson Plan

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Introductory para. with tone using “The Rattler” passage due tomorrow – all 3 pds. (typed, 12 pt. font please)(if absent, see me asap)
Homework- Read Douglass’s passage for pds. 3 & 6; pd. 1 read Douglass’s passage & draft tone paragraph for tomorrow (typed only please)
M.Choice Practice Exam #4 corrections due by end of 6th on Fri.
Prose Terms Exam on Thurs.
Status of senior project with name submitted of mentor or advisor?

Pds. 4 & 5:
SSR (Schedule if absent)
Read “Self-Reliance” essay (Pg. 364 in yellow textbooks)
Homework: Finish Self-Reliance handout

Dec. 10, 2010 Lesson Plans

Pds. 1, 3 & 6
Mnemonic quit (if absent, schedule asap please)
Discussion of tone/attitude sentences from yesterday
Multiple Choice Practice Exam #4 (corrections begun today; due by end of day next Fri.
Tone and Attitude – introductory paragraph with thesis as opener (if absent, see me for powerpt. revisiting)
Prose stylistic terms exam (terms/defs. matching scheduled next Thurs. 12/16; recommend flashcards for exam prep)

Pds. 4 & 5:
“Nature” Discussion
“Nature” Imagery Sheet
Homework: Unit 4 Vocabulary Cards

Dec. 9, 2010 Lesson Plans

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Prose Unit begins
If absent, get handouts from red tray asap
Mnemonic quiz on prose stylistic devices (15) tomorrow
Prose stylistic terms exam (terms/defs. matching scheduled next Thurs. 12/16; recommend flashcards for exam prep)
Tone and Attitude as prose stylistic devices begun (prose sentences with your tone choice, using tone words hdout

Pds. 4 & 5:
Finish Emerson Bio Notes
“Nature” excerpt and Study Guide
Homework: Finish “Nature” excerpt and Study Guide

Dec. 8, 2010 lesson plans

Dec. 8, 2010

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Multiple Choice Exam (schedule asap if absent)

Pds. 4 & 5:
Transcendentalism Intro Notes
Ralph Waldo Emerson Bio Notes
Homework: Get SSR Book

Dec. 7, 2010 lesson plans

Dec. 7, 2010

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
King Lear essay completed today (if absent, schedule asap please)

Pds. 4 & 5:
Finish Huck Finn In-Class Essay (20 Minutes, Schedule if absent ASAP)
Transcendentalism Big Picture
Transcendentalism Intro Notes

Dec. 6, 2010 lesson plans

Dec. 6, 2010

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
King Lear Essay – discuss body paragraph & conclusion expectations
Began in class essay drafting
Proposal approvals given (submit to on-campus advisors as needed)

Pds. 4 & 5:
Huck Finn in class essay (see me & schedule asap, if absent please)

Dec. 3, 2010 lesson plans

Dec. 3, 2010

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
King Lear essay drafting discussion continued (in class only)
Submit Proposal

Pds. 4 & 5:
Huck Finn Final Exam (Schedule if absent ASAP!)
Homework: Review the Essay Sheet
Bring in your Huck Finn book on Monday!

Dec. 2, 2010 lesson plans

Dec. 2, 2010

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Open ended essay #4 returned with observation sheet
Discussion of “So What” for AP lit prompt focus
Handout given - AP Lit Brainstorm Template (get from red tray if absent)

Pds. 4 & 5:
Pass back the benchmark exam and discuss
Review Sheet (Get from yellow bin if absent)
Homework: Study for Exam!

Dec. 1, 2010 Lesson Plans

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Qtr. 1 Benchmark (see me asap to makeup by end of tomorrow)
Rhetorical Devices & Fig. Lang. wksheet discussed & self-corrected (see me or a peer if absent for self-check & explanation)
Essay tomorrow on King Lear (please bring your annotated playbook & pencil for this one)

Pds. 4 & 5:
SSR (Schedule if absent)
“Sivilized? No, Thanks!” Text excerpts (Schedule if absent)
Finish Study Guides
Homework: Review Study Guides