Semester 2
Jan. 31, 2010
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit syntax para. rewrites
Discussion of Brave New World One Sheets (attach addendum: read if absent please)
Prose Essay #2 Observation sheets discussed; essays returned; anchor papers read & scored
Completed Prose Unit Record Sheet (if absent, see me asap) – collate & store these materials in portfolio (may want to keep in binder til we finish our prose practice essays)
Pds. 4 & 5:
Introductions
Seating requests
Intro. to next lit. unit – Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby
Bio. handout distributed (get from yellow tray if absent; copy from a peer)
Began watching Fitzgerald’s short story Bernice Bobs Her Hair on video (if absent, schedule viewing time asap since there is a quiz on the short story/video)
Update SSR cards – get a new novel if reading same once since nov.
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!!!!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Jan. 27, 2010 Lesson Plans
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Classes not in session per semester exam schedule
Homework -Read text bio. & forward with Phase the One; due on Monday with corresponding wksheets in packet completed; remember, annotate text for one sheet & lit. glossary(8 items) while reading
Pds. 4 & 5:
Final Exam. (Schedule ASAP if absent)
Handed back Transcendental Essays
Organized Portfolios
Classes not in session per semester exam schedule
Homework -Read text bio. & forward with Phase the One; due on Monday with corresponding wksheets in packet completed; remember, annotate text for one sheet & lit. glossary(8 items) while reading
Pds. 4 & 5:
Final Exam. (Schedule ASAP if absent)
Handed back Transcendental Essays
Organized Portfolios
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
January 26, 2011
Jan. 26, 2011
Pds. 3:
Final exam – 2nd Prose Practice Essay with Multiple Choice Prose Exam
Distributed Tess packet - Read text bio. & forward with Phase the One due on Monday with corresponding wksheets in packet completed; remember, annotate text for one sheet & lit. glossary while reading
Update portfolios as needed please
Pds. 4 & 5:
Not in attendance today per finals schedule
Pds. 3:
Final exam – 2nd Prose Practice Essay with Multiple Choice Prose Exam
Distributed Tess packet - Read text bio. & forward with Phase the One due on Monday with corresponding wksheets in packet completed; remember, annotate text for one sheet & lit. glossary while reading
Update portfolios as needed please
Pds. 4 & 5:
Not in attendance today per finals schedule
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Jan. 25, 2011 Lesson Plans
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Final exam – 2nd Prose Practice Essay with Multiple Choice Prose Exam for pds. 1 & 6;
Pd. 3 – study prep
Distributed Tess packet - Read text bio. & forward with Phase the One due on Monday with corresponding wksheets in packet completed; remember, annotate text for one sheet & lit. glossary while reading
Pds. 4 & 5:
Pass out Review (Get from yellow bin if absent)
Pass back papers as well as NEW grade sheet
Review scheduled for Tomorrow, Wednesday after school! Bring your lunch!
Homework: Study for Final on Thursday!
Final exam – 2nd Prose Practice Essay with Multiple Choice Prose Exam for pds. 1 & 6;
Pd. 3 – study prep
Distributed Tess packet - Read text bio. & forward with Phase the One due on Monday with corresponding wksheets in packet completed; remember, annotate text for one sheet & lit. glossary while reading
Pds. 4 & 5:
Pass out Review (Get from yellow bin if absent)
Pass back papers as well as NEW grade sheet
Review scheduled for Tomorrow, Wednesday after school! Bring your lunch!
Homework: Study for Final on Thursday!
Monday, January 24, 2011
January 24, 2011 lesson plans
January 24, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Prose Essay #1 – anchor papers read & discussed; returned essays with observation sheet & discussed
Final exam (40 min. prose essay #2 (review prose sheets in preparation) with multiple choice prose exam)
Returned prose paragraphs that were 2nd drafts with rescoring
Bring last minute sheets that remain to update & collate “Record Sheet” for your portfolios
Pds. 4 & 5:
Semester Final on Thursday!
Went over Final Exam format and methods of review for the Exam.
Reading of Act 1:
Pd. 4 – read from the top of Pg. 89 (Henry: I’m Henry Thoreau) to the end of the play
Pd. 5 – read from the middle of Pg. 91 (Waldo: I have cast my vote!) to the end of the play
(Please come in during 0 pd. or break & read that since I only have a class set of play books-thanks)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Prose Essay #1 – anchor papers read & discussed; returned essays with observation sheet & discussed
Final exam (40 min. prose essay #2 (review prose sheets in preparation) with multiple choice prose exam)
Returned prose paragraphs that were 2nd drafts with rescoring
Bring last minute sheets that remain to update & collate “Record Sheet” for your portfolios
Pds. 4 & 5:
Semester Final on Thursday!
Went over Final Exam format and methods of review for the Exam.
Reading of Act 1:
Pd. 4 – read from the top of Pg. 89 (Henry: I’m Henry Thoreau) to the end of the play
Pd. 5 – read from the middle of Pg. 91 (Waldo: I have cast my vote!) to the end of the play
(Please come in during 0 pd. or break & read that since I only have a class set of play books-thanks)
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Jan. 19, 2011 Lesson Plans
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Wrap up Syntax discussion
Draft syntax paragraph for tomorrow (MLA, 12 pt.) & complete chart (staple to back of para.)
Prose Anchor paper begun: 1) read & annotate prompt’s passage; 2) read student anchor papers & score on scratch paper (observe/compare your style elements vs. students’ papers style elements)
Thanks for continued updating of portfolio’s Open-ended unit materials
Pds. 4 & 5:
Collected Transcendental Essays
Checked Unit 7 Vocab Flash Cards
Reading of Act 1:
Pd. 4 – read from the top of pg. 45 (Waldo’s first line) to the top of pg. 54 Waldo’s first line
Pd. 5 – read from the top of pg. 48 (Henry’s first line) to the top of pg. 54 (Waldo: (Accusingly.) Your thinking, Mr. Thoreau.)
(Please come in during 0 pd. or break & read that since I only have a class set of play books-thanks)
Wrap up Syntax discussion
Draft syntax paragraph for tomorrow (MLA, 12 pt.) & complete chart (staple to back of para.)
Prose Anchor paper begun: 1) read & annotate prompt’s passage; 2) read student anchor papers & score on scratch paper (observe/compare your style elements vs. students’ papers style elements)
Thanks for continued updating of portfolio’s Open-ended unit materials
Pds. 4 & 5:
Collected Transcendental Essays
Checked Unit 7 Vocab Flash Cards
Reading of Act 1:
Pd. 4 – read from the top of pg. 45 (Waldo’s first line) to the top of pg. 54 Waldo’s first line
Pd. 5 – read from the top of pg. 48 (Henry’s first line) to the top of pg. 54 (Waldo: (Accusingly.) Your thinking, Mr. Thoreau.)
(Please come in during 0 pd. or break & read that since I only have a class set of play books-thanks)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
January 18, 2011
Pd. 4 – read from bottom of pg. 19 (Waldo: An intelligence governs the universe…) to the top of pg. 28 (Ellen: What about tuition?)
Pd. 5 – read from bottom of pg. 25 (Henry: They are not training to be soldiers. Not my students.) to the bottom of pg. 29 (John: I’ve never seen it before.)
(Please come in during 0 pd. or break & read that since I only have a class set of play books-thanks)
Pd. 5 – read from bottom of pg. 25 (Henry: They are not training to be soldiers. Not my students.) to the bottom of pg. 29 (John: I’ve never seen it before.)
(Please come in during 0 pd. or break & read that since I only have a class set of play books-thanks)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Jan. 13, 2011 Lesson Plans
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit Pt. of View paragraph for Madame Bovary
Organization(10) and Structure (11) – notes, discussion, distributed White Heron passage (in red tray if absent)
Read passage, analyze for org., complete chart & draft para. (MLA, 12 pt. font)
Chart and para. due tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
Reading of Act 1:
Pd. 4 – read from beginning of Act 1 to bottom of pg. 19
(Waldo: An intelligence governs the universe…)
Pd. 5 – read from beginning of Act 1 to bottom of pg. 25
(Henry: They are not training to be soldiers. Not my students.)
(Please come in during 0 pd. or break & read that since I only have a class set of play books-thanks)Distributed Act 1 reading guide (complete while reading script; if absent get from yellow tray)Homework –
Study Unit 6 vocab. for tomorrow’s quiz
Transcendentalism Essay Tracker: Write Introduction Paragraph and Map out 3 Body Paragraphs
Submit Pt. of View paragraph for Madame Bovary
Organization(10) and Structure (11) – notes, discussion, distributed White Heron passage (in red tray if absent)
Read passage, analyze for org., complete chart & draft para. (MLA, 12 pt. font)
Chart and para. due tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
Reading of Act 1:
Pd. 4 – read from beginning of Act 1 to bottom of pg. 19
(Waldo: An intelligence governs the universe…)
Pd. 5 – read from beginning of Act 1 to bottom of pg. 25
(Henry: They are not training to be soldiers. Not my students.)
(Please come in during 0 pd. or break & read that since I only have a class set of play books-thanks)Distributed Act 1 reading guide (complete while reading script; if absent get from yellow tray)Homework –
Study Unit 6 vocab. for tomorrow’s quiz
Transcendentalism Essay Tracker: Write Introduction Paragraph and Map out 3 Body Paragraphs
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Jan. 12, 2011 lesson plans
Jan. 12, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:Submit Tone, Diction & Detail paragraphs for Bede excerpt
Pt. of View discussion/powerpt/ handout (if absent, get hdout from red tray)
Read Madame Bovary excerpt (hdout in red tray if absent) & draft pt. of view paragraph
Pds. 4 & 5:
Thoreau Quiz
Assigned the 100 pt Transcendental Essay
Homework:
Think of Essay Event and Thesis.
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:Submit Tone, Diction & Detail paragraphs for Bede excerpt
Pt. of View discussion/powerpt/ handout (if absent, get hdout from red tray)
Read Madame Bovary excerpt (hdout in red tray if absent) & draft pt. of view paragraph
Pds. 4 & 5:
Thoreau Quiz
Assigned the 100 pt Transcendental Essay
Homework:
Think of Essay Event and Thesis.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Jan. 11, 2011 Lesson Plans
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Revisitation of Diction & Detail analysis/paragraphs for Bede passage
Recompose as needed; 3 paragraphs (tone, diction & detail) due Wed. for Bede passage (typed, MLA, 12 pt. font)
Pds. 4 & 5:
Finish Walden and Study Guide
Walden and Civil Disobedience Review
Homework:
Unit 5 Flash Cards
Study for Walden and Civil Disobedience Quiz tomorrow!
Revisitation of Diction & Detail analysis/paragraphs for Bede passage
Recompose as needed; 3 paragraphs (tone, diction & detail) due Wed. for Bede passage (typed, MLA, 12 pt. font)
Pds. 4 & 5:
Finish Walden and Study Guide
Walden and Civil Disobedience Review
Homework:
Unit 5 Flash Cards
Study for Walden and Civil Disobedience Quiz tomorrow!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Jan. 10, 2011 Lesson Plans
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
James Passage – Tone discussed/validated
Draft in class diction & detail paragraphs (if absent, complete at home; follow para. templates/format)
Homework – read Bede passage (if absent, get from red tray) & draft tone, diction & detail para (3) in MLA, typed, 12 pt. font for tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
SSR
Discussed “Solitude”, “Pond in Winter” and “Spring”
Started discussion on “Conclusion”
Updated TranscendenTASTIC worksheet
Homework: Finish Walden excerpt in yellow text books
James Passage – Tone discussed/validated
Draft in class diction & detail paragraphs (if absent, complete at home; follow para. templates/format)
Homework – read Bede passage (if absent, get from red tray) & draft tone, diction & detail para (3) in MLA, typed, 12 pt. font for tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
SSR
Discussed “Solitude”, “Pond in Winter” and “Spring”
Started discussion on “Conclusion”
Updated TranscendenTASTIC worksheet
Homework: Finish Walden excerpt in yellow text books
Friday, January 07, 2011
Jan. 7, 2010 lesson plans
Jan. 7, 2010
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Senior Project research paper & journal due dates addressed
Submit Mentor/Advisor agreements & Profiles
Resubmit tone rewrites
James passage read, marked for tone/message details & 2 tones identified
Pds. 4 & 5:
Unit 5 Vocab. quiz (schedule asap if absent)
Discussion of Walden excerpts on “Solitude” & “Pond in Winter” (if absent, see me)
Homework- read line 187-249 for Monday & complete corresponding study guide ques. for Monday
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Senior Project research paper & journal due dates addressed
Submit Mentor/Advisor agreements & Profiles
Resubmit tone rewrites
James passage read, marked for tone/message details & 2 tones identified
Pds. 4 & 5:
Unit 5 Vocab. quiz (schedule asap if absent)
Discussion of Walden excerpts on “Solitude” & “Pond in Winter” (if absent, see me)
Homework- read line 187-249 for Monday & complete corresponding study guide ques. for Monday
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Jan. 6, 2010 lesson plans
Jan. 6, 2010
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Prose Style Devices – revisit tone/attitude
Homework – redo/resubmit tone paragraph if assigned
Senior Project Agreement & Profile due tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
Finish Walden, Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
Homework:
Read Solitude and Pond in Winter on Page 386
Study Vocabulary Flash Cards for Unit 5 Quiz tomorrow!
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Prose Style Devices – revisit tone/attitude
Homework – redo/resubmit tone paragraph if assigned
Senior Project Agreement & Profile due tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
Finish Walden, Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
Homework:
Read Solitude and Pond in Winter on Page 386
Study Vocabulary Flash Cards for Unit 5 Quiz tomorrow!
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Jan. 4, 2010 Lesson Plans
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Discussion of Brave New World
Exam tomorrow with submission of One Sheet
Bring novel for exam (format – m.choice through passages revisited)
Pds. 4 & 5:
Knowledge Celebration on Civil Disobedience (Schedule with me if absent)
Civil Disobedience Discussion with Study Guide (get from yellow bin)
Homework: Vocabulary Flash Cards for tomorrow
Discussion of Brave New World
Exam tomorrow with submission of One Sheet
Bring novel for exam (format – m.choice through passages revisited)
Pds. 4 & 5:
Knowledge Celebration on Civil Disobedience (Schedule with me if absent)
Civil Disobedience Discussion with Study Guide (get from yellow bin)
Homework: Vocabulary Flash Cards for tomorrow
Monday, January 03, 2011
Jan. 3, 2010 lesson plans
Jan. 3, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Welcome Back!
Agenda dates given for remainder of Sem. (see a peer or me)
Brave New World discussion begun (one sheet and exam on Wed.)
Discussion of agreement and profile items for senior project due on Fri. (see me if absent)
Pds. 4 & 5:
Welcome Back!
Unit 5 Vocabulary words were given (See me ASAP if absent)
TranscendenTASTIC Review (In yellow Bin)
Started reading Civil Disobedience on Pg. 369 in the yellow textbook
Homework: Finish reading Civil Disobedience with Study Guide
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Welcome Back!
Agenda dates given for remainder of Sem. (see a peer or me)
Brave New World discussion begun (one sheet and exam on Wed.)
Discussion of agreement and profile items for senior project due on Fri. (see me if absent)
Pds. 4 & 5:
Welcome Back!
Unit 5 Vocabulary words were given (See me ASAP if absent)
TranscendenTASTIC Review (In yellow Bin)
Started reading Civil Disobedience on Pg. 369 in the yellow textbook
Homework: Finish reading Civil Disobedience with Study Guide
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)