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, March 31, 2011
March 31, 2011 lesson plans
March 31, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: MC Exam #7 revisited (see me asap if absent please) Poetry essay #1 returned – reread it and observation sheet for tomorrow All things Distinguished Scholars due today Pds. 4 & 5: Day 3 of Library Research on controversial issue topic (if absent or released early for athletics, must get into library on own time & use book cart; online can be accessed at home) Extra note sheets available for both book & online resources – see me if you need any anytime Must have another source with facts completed today RSVP’s for Distinguished Scholars – due today
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
March 30, 2011 lesson plans
March 30, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: MC Practice Exam #7 Are you done with your senior project hrs.? RSVP’s, senior pics & questionairres due tomorrow for Distinguished Scholars Pds. 4 & 5: Day 3 of Library Research on controversial issue topic (if absent or released early for athletics, must get into library on own time & use book cart; online can be accessed at home) Extra note sheets available for both book & online resources – see me if you need any anytime Must have another source with facts completed today RSVP’s for Distinguished Scholars – due by 3/31
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011 lesson plans
March 29, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Poems 64 & 74 with poems 75 -79 & 81 discussed (a few need discussion yet; see a peer) RSVP’s and questionairres – due by 3/31 MC Exam #7 occurs tomorrow Pds. 4 & 5: Day 2 of Library Research on controversial issue topic (if absent, must get into library on own time; use book cart & online) Extra note sheets available for both book & online resources – see me if you need any anytime Must have another source with facts completed today RSVP’s for Distinguished Scholars – due by 3/31
Monday, March 28, 2011
March 28, 2011 lesson plans
March 28, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Sonnet review Sonnet quiz (schedule asap, if absent please) Exam#6 corrections – due today RSVP’s and questionairres – due by 3/31 Pds. 4 & 5: Library Research begun on controversial issue topics (if absent, must get into library on own time; use book cart & online) Extra note sheets available for both book & online resources – see me if you need any anytime
Friday, March 25, 2011
March 25, 2011 lesson plans
March 25, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit sec. 4
MC Exam 6 corrections began this morn – due by 3 pm next Mon.
Dis. Scholars questionnaire & RSVP – due asap please
Handout – read & discussed on form & verse types (in red tray if absent)
Handout – read & applied to sonnet wksheet on sonnet types (in red tray if absent)
Chpt. 8 assigned with responses for poems 90, 96 & 97 – due Monday
Pds. 4 & 5:
Discussion & confirmation for research topics & day 1 plan for research Monday
Homework – read & review all research handouts
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit sec. 4
MC Exam 6 corrections began this morn – due by 3 pm next Mon.
Dis. Scholars questionnaire & RSVP – due asap please
Handout – read & discussed on form & verse types (in red tray if absent)
Handout – read & applied to sonnet wksheet on sonnet types (in red tray if absent)
Chpt. 8 assigned with responses for poems 90, 96 & 97 – due Monday
Pds. 4 & 5:
Discussion & confirmation for research topics & day 1 plan for research Monday
Homework – read & review all research handouts
Thursday, March 24, 2011
March 24, 2011 lesson plans
March 24, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
1st Poetry Essay (available 0 pd.; schedule asap, if absent please)
Sec. 4 – due Fri.
MC Exam 6 corrections began this morn – due by 3 pm next Mon.
Dis. Scholars questionnaire & RSVP – due asap please
Pds. 4 &5:
Research Writing: Discussion & smartboard display of El Dorado’s library website & Owl Purdue; sources to help you select a strong controversial issue discussed;
Read & discussed handouts (online note sheet, book note sheet, research paper rubric & MLA packet) for researching and drafting a great research paper
All controversial issue topics must be approved by 3 pm tomorrow; we start researching Monday
Homework – read & review all research handouts
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
1st Poetry Essay (available 0 pd.; schedule asap, if absent please)
Sec. 4 – due Fri.
MC Exam 6 corrections began this morn – due by 3 pm next Mon.
Dis. Scholars questionnaire & RSVP – due asap please
Pds. 4 &5:
Research Writing: Discussion & smartboard display of El Dorado’s library website & Owl Purdue; sources to help you select a strong controversial issue discussed;
Read & discussed handouts (online note sheet, book note sheet, research paper rubric & MLA packet) for researching and drafting a great research paper
All controversial issue topics must be approved by 3 pm tomorrow; we start researching Monday
Homework – read & review all research handouts
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
March 23, 2011 lesson plans
March 23, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Last day to purchase AP exam
Sec. 4 – due Fri.
MC Exam 6 corrections began this morn – due by 3 pm next Mon.
Dis. Scholars questionnaire & RSVP – due asap please
Poetry Essay – discussion, annotation of Donne prompt, scored anchor papers
Distributed handouts on poetry essay writing (if absent, get from red tray asap) – please read all pages carefully prior to tomorrow’s first poetry essay
Pds. 4 & 5:
Link crew presentations (see a peer if absent)
Returned SAT practice posttest – opportunities to improve errors given (schedule time to do this, if absent asap)
Controversial Issue topics for research paper? (in lib. next week researching)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Last day to purchase AP exam
Sec. 4 – due Fri.
MC Exam 6 corrections began this morn – due by 3 pm next Mon.
Dis. Scholars questionnaire & RSVP – due asap please
Poetry Essay – discussion, annotation of Donne prompt, scored anchor papers
Distributed handouts on poetry essay writing (if absent, get from red tray asap) – please read all pages carefully prior to tomorrow’s first poetry essay
Pds. 4 & 5:
Link crew presentations (see a peer if absent)
Returned SAT practice posttest – opportunities to improve errors given (schedule time to do this, if absent asap)
Controversial Issue topics for research paper? (in lib. next week researching)
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
March 22, 2011 lesson plans
March 22, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Finished discussion of poems 46, 47 & 61
Tomorrow we anchor paper for 1st poetry prompt
Sec. 4 – due Fri.
MC Exam 6 corrections began this morn – due by 3 pm next Mon.
AP exam purchases - due tomorrow
Dis. Scholars questionnaire & RSVP – due yesterday please
Pds. 4 & 5:
SAT – Sentence completion strategies applied & discussed with practice wksheet (self-corrected too)
SAT – Critical Reading Section posttest completed - apply strategies discussed & used with earlier practice wksheets (must schedule asap; graded)
Controversial Issue topics for research paper? (in lib. next week researching)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Finished discussion of poems 46, 47 & 61
Tomorrow we anchor paper for 1st poetry prompt
Sec. 4 – due Fri.
MC Exam 6 corrections began this morn – due by 3 pm next Mon.
AP exam purchases - due tomorrow
Dis. Scholars questionnaire & RSVP – due yesterday please
Pds. 4 & 5:
SAT – Sentence completion strategies applied & discussed with practice wksheet (self-corrected too)
SAT – Critical Reading Section posttest completed - apply strategies discussed & used with earlier practice wksheets (must schedule asap; graded)
Controversial Issue topics for research paper? (in lib. next week researching)
Monday, March 21, 2011
March 21, 2011 lesson plans
March 21, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit Dis. Scholars questionnaire & RSVP
Groups discussed & shared poems #44,45, 46 & 47
Assigned chpt. 7 narrative with poems 74 through 77 – due tomorrow
Sec. 4 – due Fri.
MC Exam 6 corrections began this morn – due by 3 pm next Mon.
AP exam purchases - due Wed.
Pds. 4 & 5:
Finished dbl. rdg. passage with discussion & applied strategies
Introduction to & completed practice wksheet on Sentence Completion (get from yellow tray if absent – read & complete)
Are you considering your controversial issue topic for research paper? (in lib. next week researching your topic for your paper)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit Dis. Scholars questionnaire & RSVP
Groups discussed & shared poems #44,45, 46 & 47
Assigned chpt. 7 narrative with poems 74 through 77 – due tomorrow
Sec. 4 – due Fri.
MC Exam 6 corrections began this morn – due by 3 pm next Mon.
AP exam purchases - due Wed.
Pds. 4 & 5:
Finished dbl. rdg. passage with discussion & applied strategies
Introduction to & completed practice wksheet on Sentence Completion (get from yellow tray if absent – read & complete)
Are you considering your controversial issue topic for research paper? (in lib. next week researching your topic for your paper)
Friday, March 18, 2011
March 18, 2011 lesson plans
March 18, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit Section 2
Poem Presentations/Discussions (see a peer if absent, discuss poems addressed that pd.)
Buy AP exams by 3/23
Complete Distinguished Scholar RSVP & questionnaire for Monday
Pds. 4 & 5:
Unit 10 Vocab. quiz (schedule asap, if absent)
Complete Distinguished Scholar RSVP for Monday (if you got one)
Consider possible controversial issue topics for research paper please
Distributed double reading passage wksheet for SAT unit (if absent, see me for one)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit Section 2
Poem Presentations/Discussions (see a peer if absent, discuss poems addressed that pd.)
Buy AP exams by 3/23
Complete Distinguished Scholar RSVP & questionnaire for Monday
Pds. 4 & 5:
Unit 10 Vocab. quiz (schedule asap, if absent)
Complete Distinguished Scholar RSVP for Monday (if you got one)
Consider possible controversial issue topics for research paper please
Distributed double reading passage wksheet for SAT unit (if absent, see me for one)
Thursday, March 17, 2011
March 17, 2011 lesson plans
March 17, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit Sonnet wksheet packet
MC Practice Exam #6 (schedule asap please)
DS questionnaire & RSVP?
Sec. 2 due tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
Returned Unit 10 Sent. & Defs. (get from pd. tray, if absent)
SAT Critical Reading Section begins:
Get Handouts from tray – read hdout on notes/strategies & complete practice crit. rdg. test; apply strategies from discussion (see hdout if absent for these)Study Unit 10 tonight for tomorrow’s vocab. quiz
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit Sonnet wksheet packet
MC Practice Exam #6 (schedule asap please)
DS questionnaire & RSVP?
Sec. 2 due tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
Returned Unit 10 Sent. & Defs. (get from pd. tray, if absent)
SAT Critical Reading Section begins:
Get Handouts from tray – read hdout on notes/strategies & complete practice crit. rdg. test; apply strategies from discussion (see hdout if absent for these)Study Unit 10 tonight for tomorrow’s vocab. quiz
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
March 16, 2011 lesson plans
March 16, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6
Pair Share Presentations
Complete Sonnet wksheet (if absent, in red tray)for tomorrow
Purchase AP exams by 3/23!
Complete RSVP & questionnaire ASAP for Distinguished Scholars
Sec. 2 – due Fri.
Need an evaluation form anyone?
Pds. 4 & 5:
Submit Unit 10 sent. & defs. please
Introduction to SAT Unit (if absent, get notes from a peer)
Handout on SAT Crit. Rdg. (get from tray if absent, read it)
Crit. rdg. practice test given (get from tray, if absent, complete it)
Are you studying flashcards for Fri.’s vocab. quiz?
Pds. 1, 3 & 6
Pair Share Presentations
Complete Sonnet wksheet (if absent, in red tray)for tomorrow
Purchase AP exams by 3/23!
Complete RSVP & questionnaire ASAP for Distinguished Scholars
Sec. 2 – due Fri.
Need an evaluation form anyone?
Pds. 4 & 5:
Submit Unit 10 sent. & defs. please
Introduction to SAT Unit (if absent, get notes from a peer)
Handout on SAT Crit. Rdg. (get from tray if absent, read it)
Crit. rdg. practice test given (get from tray, if absent, complete it)
Are you studying flashcards for Fri.’s vocab. quiz?
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
March 15, 2011 lesson plans
March 15, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Poems Continue
Read chpt. 6 narrative with responses for poems # 60, 61, 62, 63 & 64 – due tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
EAP essay today (see me if absent asap please)
Homework – Unit 10 sent. & defs. due tomorrow
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Poems Continue
Read chpt. 6 narrative with responses for poems # 60, 61, 62, 63 & 64 – due tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
EAP essay today (see me if absent asap please)
Homework – Unit 10 sent. & defs. due tomorrow
Monday, March 14, 2011
March 14, 2011 lesson plans
March 14, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
“One Art” & “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” with notes on synesthesia & villanelle (get from a peer if absent asap)
MC Exam corrections – due Wed.
Section 2 – due Fri.
Pds. 4 & 5:
EAP (Early Assessment Program for CSU’s & Comm. Colleges)essay tomorrow – discussion of timed writing
Homework – Unit 10 vocab. sentences & defs. – due wed.
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
“One Art” & “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” with notes on synesthesia & villanelle (get from a peer if absent asap)
MC Exam corrections – due Wed.
Section 2 – due Fri.
Pds. 4 & 5:
EAP (Early Assessment Program for CSU’s & Comm. Colleges)essay tomorrow – discussion of timed writing
Homework – Unit 10 vocab. sentences & defs. – due wed.
March 11, 2011 lesson plans
March 11, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Poetry Quiz (if absent, schedule asap please)
MC Exam 5 corrections for remainder of pd.
Pds. 4 & 5:
Unit 10 vocab. for next week (sent. & defs. due on Wed.; typed; follow prior format)
Continued Gatsby video
Homework – Start Unit 10 vocab. defs. & sent.
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Poetry Quiz (if absent, schedule asap please)
MC Exam 5 corrections for remainder of pd.
Pds. 4 & 5:
Unit 10 vocab. for next week (sent. & defs. due on Wed.; typed; follow prior format)
Continued Gatsby video
Homework – Start Unit 10 vocab. defs. & sent.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
March 10, 2011 lesson plans
March 10, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Pair Share (discuss with a peer the poems & analysis we covered for your notes, if absent)
MC Exam 5 corrections due on Wed. – schedule time please
Reminder of reflection for section 2 of journal also – due 3/18
Are you responding to the poetry questions?
Pds. 4 & 5:
In class Gatsby essay (if absent, I am here 0 pd. tomorrow even; so, come in then if you like! Or schedule on your return asap)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Pair Share (discuss with a peer the poems & analysis we covered for your notes, if absent)
MC Exam 5 corrections due on Wed. – schedule time please
Reminder of reflection for section 2 of journal also – due 3/18
Are you responding to the poetry questions?
Pds. 4 & 5:
In class Gatsby essay (if absent, I am here 0 pd. tomorrow even; so, come in then if you like! Or schedule on your return asap)
March 9, 2011 lesson plans
March 9, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Continued Pair Share
MC Exam 5 corrections due on Wed. – schedule time please
Discussion of interview questions; reminder of reflection for section 2 of journal also – due 3/18
Are you responding to the poetry questions?
Pds. 4 & 5:
Discussion & review for writing tomorrow’s in class essay (get notes from a peer if absent)
Homework – revisit writing notes & read essay rubric I distributed today for tomorrow’s essay; bring rubric tomorrow to attach to essay following drafting
Reminder – in class EAP essay for Cal States & Comm. Colleges – next Tues.
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Continued Pair Share
MC Exam 5 corrections due on Wed. – schedule time please
Discussion of interview questions; reminder of reflection for section 2 of journal also – due 3/18
Are you responding to the poetry questions?
Pds. 4 & 5:
Discussion & review for writing tomorrow’s in class essay (get notes from a peer if absent)
Homework – revisit writing notes & read essay rubric I distributed today for tomorrow’s essay; bring rubric tomorrow to attach to essay following drafting
Reminder – in class EAP essay for Cal States & Comm. Colleges – next Tues.
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
March 8, 2011 lesson plans
March 8, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
MC Exam #5 – discussion on exam scores; corrections due by Wed., 3 pm.; welcome to begin today
MC Exam strategies handout distributed (if absent, get from red tray) – please read thoroughly
Pair Share continued
Read chpt. 5 with responses for poems #44, 45, 46 & 47 – due Wed.
Pds. 4 & 5:
Gatsby exam (schedule asap, if absent; I am available 0 pd. daily too)
Bring Finn essay & writing notes to class tomorrow to discuss & prep for Thurs. in class essay
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
MC Exam #5 – discussion on exam scores; corrections due by Wed., 3 pm.; welcome to begin today
MC Exam strategies handout distributed (if absent, get from red tray) – please read thoroughly
Pair Share continued
Read chpt. 5 with responses for poems #44, 45, 46 & 47 – due Wed.
Pds. 4 & 5:
Gatsby exam (schedule asap, if absent; I am available 0 pd. daily too)
Bring Finn essay & writing notes to class tomorrow to discuss & prep for Thurs. in class essay
Monday, March 07, 2011
March 7, 2011 lesson plans
March 7, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Pair Share
Read chpt. 4 & responses for poems #32, 33, 34, 36 & 40
AP exams available for purchase 3/9-3/23 in finance or school webstore
Pds. 4 & 5:
Review Methods & exam format for Gatsby exam provided (if absent, discuss with a peer)
Gatsby exam tomorrow
Continued Gatsby video
Looking ahead – discussion for in class Gatsby essay on Wed.; in class Gatsby essay on Thurs.
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Pair Share
Read chpt. 4 & responses for poems #32, 33, 34, 36 & 40
AP exams available for purchase 3/9-3/23 in finance or school webstore
Pds. 4 & 5:
Review Methods & exam format for Gatsby exam provided (if absent, discuss with a peer)
Gatsby exam tomorrow
Continued Gatsby video
Looking ahead – discussion for in class Gatsby essay on Wed.; in class Gatsby essay on Thurs.
Friday, March 04, 2011
March 4, 2011 lesson plans
March 4, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Revisited senecdoche & metonym
Chpts. 1-3 pair-share assigned poems to present interpetations to class
Finish poems #28, 30. & 31 with responses for Mon.
Senior project – journal entry #2 coming up & status of project hrs completion?
Pds. 4 & 5:
Color association wksheet – due end of pd.
Symbolism wksheet - due end of pd.
Distributed review wksheets – complete as homework for Mon. (helpful for novel exam on Tues.; format & review methods for exam will be given on Mon.)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Revisited senecdoche & metonym
Chpts. 1-3 pair-share assigned poems to present interpetations to class
Finish poems #28, 30. & 31 with responses for Mon.
Senior project – journal entry #2 coming up & status of project hrs completion?
Pds. 4 & 5:
Color association wksheet – due end of pd.
Symbolism wksheet - due end of pd.
Distributed review wksheets – complete as homework for Mon. (helpful for novel exam on Tues.; format & review methods for exam will be given on Mon.)
Thursday, March 03, 2011
March 3, 2011 lesson plans
March 3, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Discussion of poem # 5 & #280 (applied Perrine’s technique for experiencing a poem (chpt. 1) & how to read a poem (chpt. 2 Perrine’s 21 questions)
Assigned chpt. 3 with responses to poems 23, 24, 27, 28, 30 & 31 – get through narrative & ½ of poems only for tomorrow
MC Exam #5 corrections due by 3pm, 3/11
AP Exam purchases available 3/9-3/23 in finance office
Pds. 4 & 5:
Registration today (if absent, schedule asap in the counseling office for senior yr. registration)
Returned to room & completed color association wksheet thru chpt. 9 & backside of wksheet too
Got through ½ of symbol wksheet (if absent, schedule time asap please)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Discussion of poem # 5 & #280 (applied Perrine’s technique for experiencing a poem (chpt. 1) & how to read a poem (chpt. 2 Perrine’s 21 questions)
Assigned chpt. 3 with responses to poems 23, 24, 27, 28, 30 & 31 – get through narrative & ½ of poems only for tomorrow
MC Exam #5 corrections due by 3pm, 3/11
AP Exam purchases available 3/9-3/23 in finance office
Pds. 4 & 5:
Registration today (if absent, schedule asap in the counseling office for senior yr. registration)
Returned to room & completed color association wksheet thru chpt. 9 & backside of wksheet too
Got through ½ of symbol wksheet (if absent, schedule time asap please)
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
March 2, 2011 lesson plans
March 2, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
MC Practice Exam #5 (schedule asap if absent please; available 0 pd. too)
Chpt. 2 with poem responses for #13, 14, 14 & 17 – due tomorrow
Senior Project – Are you getting the project completed? See me for an eval. form when ready.
Pds. 4 & 5:
Chpt. 9 discussion
Chpt. 9 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)
Complete color wksheet thru chpt. 9 & back of wksheet (if absent, schedule time as needed)
Continue with in class only symbol wksheet as time permits
Homework – Did you complete the study guides while rdg.? If not, complete them as great novel review.
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
MC Practice Exam #5 (schedule asap if absent please; available 0 pd. too)
Chpt. 2 with poem responses for #13, 14, 14 & 17 – due tomorrow
Senior Project – Are you getting the project completed? See me for an eval. form when ready.
Pds. 4 & 5:
Chpt. 9 discussion
Chpt. 9 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)
Complete color wksheet thru chpt. 9 & back of wksheet (if absent, schedule time as needed)
Continue with in class only symbol wksheet as time permits
Homework – Did you complete the study guides while rdg.? If not, complete them as great novel review.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
March 1, 2011 lesson plans
March 1, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Chpt. 1 discussion (see a peer for Perrine’s focus)
If absent, see me for in class only poem too
Chpt. 2 with poems/responses for #13, 14, 15 & 17 – due on Thurs.
MC Practice exam tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
Class discussion of char. highlights; grade update distributed too
Continue in class only color wksheet through chpt. 8
Began in class only symbol wksheet (schedule asap if absent)
Remember, chpt. 9 with s. guide is due tomorrow
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Chpt. 1 discussion (see a peer for Perrine’s focus)
If absent, see me for in class only poem too
Chpt. 2 with poems/responses for #13, 14, 15 & 17 – due on Thurs.
MC Practice exam tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
Class discussion of char. highlights; grade update distributed too
Continue in class only color wksheet through chpt. 8
Began in class only symbol wksheet (schedule asap if absent)
Remember, chpt. 9 with s. guide is due tomorrow
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